Multiplayer is a near impossible option, but still a very good game

I've had it since day one | Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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	• Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance \| Nintendo, 2001 average customer review:based on 279 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mario Kart Super Circuit

I bought this product for my six year old grandson. He absolutely loved it. Since it was used, I was a little hesitant about purchasing it. However, the description said it was like new in the original packaging so I ordered it. When it arrived, it looked brand new to me. You could not tell it was used at all. The packaging was perfect. More importantly, it worked fine. He plays it every day and just loves the game. It's good to know you can rely on the description of a used product. When it says like new....believe it !

Multiplayer is a near impossible option, but still a very good game

Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a blend of concepts from the SNES Mario Kart and the N64 Mario Kart, all squished onto a tiny GBA cart. For its time, its graphics were impressive, and they still look pretty good thanks to bright colors and consistent art design.

The music is catchy, the sound effects add some personality, and the overall presentation is very slick.

The gameplay feels more like the SNES Mario Kart but with some refinement. Coins still litter the tracks, which adds a metagame to the proceedings. In order to achieve high rankings in cups, players need to collect lots of coins, use items effectively, AND get good times.

The items are just as useful as they ever were, taking a page from Mario Kart 64 as far as their execution is concerned: items can be be held onto, thrown forward and backward, etc. The items are essentially a copy of everything from Mario Kart 64, and that's all that was needed here. The controls can feel a bit cramped after long periods of play due to the mandatory use of both shoulder buttons and heavy use of the D pad while the A button is held down the majority of the time. If you've played Mario Kart DS, the button layout will be practically the same on your DS. The physics, as with each Mario Kart, have their own feel this time, and are more reminiscent of the SNES title.

Lastly, and most importantly, the track design is superb. Not only are all of the SNES tracks unlockable, there's a full set of brand new ones, and many of them are some of the most clever in the whole series. The new tracks look great and play excellently, with plenty of curves and turns and obstacles, each one feeling unique, for the most part.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit main flaw is that multiplayer is relatively bust. You'll need AT LEAST multiple GBA and link cables, (can't do it on the DS) plus you'll want multiple copies of the game for the full experience. Players can't do Battle Mode against CPUs, either, which is a disappointment. That said, this title is still quite fun even with just its single player stuff, and is n my opinion one of the best GBA games out there and one of the top Mario Kart games. Give it a go if only to experience the sweet tracks and revisit old ones.

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I've had it since day one

I wanted this bad back then and when I got it I was bored quick even for GBA. It's just a mix bag for racing... even after so long it is hit of mis no matter what mario fans say. I guess at best 50% great if you agree with the 5 star people but if you dis-like it then look for what they hate.

My reaview in the end is good but repetative short 50 to 100 to 150. Just makes its a short run game or its just a game with easy to hard.

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Fun!

Bought this for my girlfriend, and she loved it. Great for kids and adults alike.

One of my favorites for the GBA

Fun game but the graphics r not as good as the 64s. It is more like the snes version for graphics anyway. I played this game all the time when it first came out. It was the only GBA game i wanted to play after a while. It has a good two player mode not many GBA games had two player. I thought the graphics were good at first untill i got the ds mario kart and i stoped playing it. Then i thought the graphics were horrible but u got to remember its the GBA and it came out in 2001. Now its 2009 and sometimes i still play it. The 64 graphics were only better because nintindo went computerized with is so it had more of unblocky graphics. But this and the snes have about the same graphics. The sound is pretty good so over all i give this game a 7.5/10 but mostly because of the graphics compared to the ds but i got to remember that it is 8 years old.

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