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Lonely_Dolphin on 20 May 2013
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MikeRox said:
Einsam_Delphin said:


Yeah already jotted down the added depth dual karts adds. Idk how many fps MK7 runs at, but it's definitely smooth all the time. Obviously MK7 doesn't have 4 player split screen, but that's due to the system it's on being a handheld which has it's own unique advantages like playing anywhere an enabling all 8 karts to have human players. I didn't mention any of this stuff since it's more console v.s. handheld and I'd say their advantages cancel out. Also I think you're confusing magic with nostalgia. :P


Lol no, not magic and nostalgia, played Mario Kart double dash solid for several years. None of the subsequent releases came close, was still playing DD when DS was out, and unlike 3DS, I had people to play DS multiplayer in the same room. But Handhelds can't touch split screen.

If it was nostalgia, I'd have rated Mario Smash Football over Mario Strikers: Charged (another uni classic, the sequel however we still play now) ;) I wish the PS3/360 had a game that could come close to Mario Strikers: Charged, it is this gen's definitive multiplayer title. I'd also say Super Mario Kart had the best battle mode as in 1992, that was my first experience of Mario Kart, and I've been in love with the franchise ever since.

Then moving onto N64, I think Block Fort and Double Decker were amazing battle mode stages. Initially I was dissapointed with Double Dash, but when I learned the depth of the weapon management via switching characters, the nuances of the arenas and more importantly, the angles to be able to shoot at people on higher floors etc, the battle mode became the best Battle Mode any mario kart has ever had.

Mario Kart 7 is very nice, lovely buttery 60fps even with the 3D turned on. However, the course design is compromised as a result due to the 3DS's hardware limitations on the race modes, and playing on a handheld system even same room multiplayer just doesn't deliver the same experience as a big screen with split screen. Theres something that brings gamers together with same screen multiplayer. It's a shared experience.

As I said. Mario Kart 7 ticks all the boxes, but it's generic and soul-less. Something I hate to say about a Nintendo game, but is a worryingly increasing phenomenon.



If it's not nostalgia then what is it? I can't jot down "it has magic!" under MKDD's pros lol. Also, I understand you had more fun with the game and like the capabilitiys being a console game provided, but that just goes towards it being your favorite, not necessarily the best. Diamond n Pearl is my favorite Pokemon game, but it'd be silly of me to say it's the best now that Black n White exsist.

And of course it's soulless. It's just a game! And I think you're mistaking generic for refined. ;)