Mario Kart 64 is an arcade developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, released 14 December 1996 on Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 64.
What Mario Kart 64 is
Mario Kart 64 is an arcade game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 1996. It was published by iQue. It is available on Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 64.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mario Kart 64 is a 1996 kart racing game for the Nintendo 64 (N64). Developed and published by Nintendo, it is the second installment in the Mario Kart series after 1992's Super Mario Kart. The game retains the gameplay of its predecessor: the player, controlling a Mario franchise character, races opponents around tracks based on locales from the Super Mario platform games. Tracks contain obstacles to slow the player down and item boxes which give the player power-ups to aid in their progress. Mario Kart 64 contains different single-player and local multiplayer game modes, including a Grand Prix racing mode and a last man standing battle mode.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, kids and party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Mario Bros. series
Mario Kart 64 is the 18th of 66 entries we hold in the Mario Bros. series. The next entry was Wario Land II in 1998. Its critic score of 81 is 7 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.
How it was received
Mario Kart 64 holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 610 votes.
What it launched against
Mario Kart 64 launched on 14 December 1996, within three weeks of Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8 and Robotron X. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper, Mega Man 8, Robotron X.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mario Kart 64 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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