STACK #150 Apr 2017

FEATURE GAMES

2014

Mario Kart 8 Released for the Wii U, Mario

Kart 8 saw the return of the Wii’s motorbikes, a huge roster upgrade, and also the addition of altered gravity on tracks, letting you climb up walls and drive upside down. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , coming to the Switch this month, includes all the content from Mario Kart 8 , as well as all the post- launch DLC.

2011

Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart 7 took things to a new level – literally – adding gliders for bigger jumps. Being a 3DS title, the art style was very inclusive of the shiny new 3D graphics, and the game also featured much more customisation than seen in previous titles.

2008

Mario Kart Wii The revolutionary (at the time) hardware of the Nintendo Wii

2003

Mario Kart: Double Dash Mario Kart: Double Dash made its way to the GameCube in 2003. It was (and still is) the only game in the series to put two

enabled the company to take more daring leaps with Mario Kart Wii . The motion controllers could be turned sideways and used as a steering wheel (the game even came with a wheel accessory), and you could also ride motorbikes as well as karts. Mario Kart Wii ’s roster included Dry Bowser, Baby Peach and Baby Daisy, and you could even unlock Rosalina if you played Super Mario Galaxy , or race as your very own Mii.

characters to a kart. You could switch between either character at any time – one would be driving, the other would be using items. The addition of a passenger also doubled the player roster. Diddy Kong, Daisy, Birdo, Waluigi, Bowser Jr., Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Toadette, Petey Piranha and King Boo all joined the ranks, and each racer had their own ability that you could use as a passenger.

2005

Mario Kart DS When Nintendo went touchscreen with the Nintendo DS, they also took advantage of the dual screen in their next Kart instalment – Mario Kart DS . The lower screen displayed the course map, and you drove on the top screen. You could also make use of DS Download Play to take on your mates.

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