Mario Kart is one of those racers that is more about luck than skill. While being good at the game will give you a first place win in multiplayer more often than not, the game penalizes you heavily for being a good player, so much that I personally think sandbagging, lagging behind purposefully at a lower place, atleast third,, and then taking the lead on the last lap gives me a better chance at getting first more often.
I've always found the issue of being penalized for being a better player an annoyance so have never been a fan, although I still ended up buying Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 7, selling them off later. There are other kart racers I've enjoyed more because they don't use that annoying trait.







