| Mnementh said: Well, Wacky Wheels was my first love. Didn't knew back then this was a Mario Kart clone, I didn't play console. But today Mario Kart is quite great, and MK8 combines pretty much all good things. |
Thinking about it, I came up with a bit more to the topic. While the point stands, that MK8 is the most accomplished Kart Racer, there were some Racers that were quite fun and were going in another direction.
A friend of mine is a Sonic fan and got a Sonic collection on one console (probably Wii). I am not a Sonic fan, but on game was particularly fun for me:
Sonic R is not really a Kart racer in the sense (obviously missing the Karts). But for me gameplay is quite similar to a Kart Racer and it is a lot of fun. The sense of speed feels just right.
Another thing missing these days is MicroMachines:
Also not exactly a Kart racer. But it was great fun to race about desks and in multiplayer the way you lose by falling out of the screen was great.
