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#MarioKart64

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I wasn't expecting to get this Mastery on #RetroAchievements because racing games are not really my bag. Especially when we talk Time Trials.

Graciously, #MarioKart64 tracks are quite short, with the exception of Rainbow Road and Wario Stadium. Mist time trials are within about 2 minutes. Doesn't stop some of them being ridiculously tight! Banshee Board Walks Sub 2 minutes anyone?

So once I got the hang on trying to mini turbo as much as I could, it didn't take too long to clear all the tracks, in fact there were numerous first time clears that I wasn't expecting.

But I can now safely put this classic game to bed, having played my fill of it. I don't know if I will come back to this. It was fun to play. However, it doesn't actually have much going on besides the tracks and cheap-ass computer drivers.

I have a few games I have beaten on my channel before I discovered RA. So I think next on my list is Starfox 64/Lylat Wars
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I suspect that one will be a relatively easy time 😂

Something I realised over the weekend, I have an unprecedented amount of nostalgia for #MarioKart64

Is it a good game? For the time, yes. Playing it now, it certainly feels like it is held together with hopes, dreams and mushrooms.

I forgot how aggressive the rubber banding can be for the AI. Not only that, but they also super accelerate way into the lead with little hope to catch them.

There are clearly some processor saving techniques being used. Like removing collision from drivers out of view range, allowing them to fly through the walls and floors of Bowser's Castle.

I also noticed the AI doesn't seem to use shells as weapons, at least not that I had noticed, and I have recently sat through 50 to 150cc over the course of a couple of days.

Perhaps I am too used to the chaos of later Mario Kart games. But the 64 was just quite... quiet?
Still a reasonably fun time, but I feel the nostalgia goggles definitely cloud the judgement on this one.

Let it be known that this was a miserable achievement for #MarioKart64 from #RetroAchievements

I spent the better part of 2 hours just trying to get through Bowser's Castle unscathed and in fourth or better.

Bowser's Castle N64 is a horrid track, with 90⁰ turns, narrows corridors, and a spiral tower too tight to just drift around.

All the while, you need to be cautious of bananas and other drives who could force you into walls.

One time, I was at the last corner and had to make a dramatic evasive swerve, which caused my wheel to clip the wall with the finish line on sight.

Each time you fail, you have to finish the race in 5th or worse to retry, potentially wasting time, especially if you fail on lap one.

Thankfully, the track can be beaten in less than 3 minutes.
But this was torture.

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