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Average Player Score
Based on 9399 ratings
8.5
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Score Breakdown Based on 9399 ratings
  1. 10 (2191)
  2. 9 (3832)
  3. 8 (2241)
  4. 7 (794)
  5. 6 (202)
  6. 5 (61)
  7. 4 (12)
  8. 3 (15)
  9. 2 (14)
  10. 1 (37)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9.5

    Brilliant.

    This game is awsome there is four player game and you race till all the three laps are finish there are 8 characters in the game there is Toad from mario games ,there is donkey kong there is, yoshi from mario games too ,... Read Full Review

    8 of 8 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Mario Kart 64

  • Rating:10

    Mario Kart 64

    Still as amazing in 2022 as 1997. Timeless fun that will never age. The smooth controls for this game make most racing games today look bad. If you get a chance to download this on the Nintendo switch make sure you do... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6

    Rubberband AI ruined GP.

    Good - they did an amazing job of bringing Mario carts into 3D. The controls are fluent and responsive. I also liked how they changed up the drifting so that you can get boost, and also the angle is less awkward as super... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Fun, but still with friends

    I'm not only a fan of racing games, but I've always liked Mario Kart, because it's fun and fun to play with friends, a game that guarantees good laughs, it's very simple too, it has a lot of phases, a lot of soundtrack G... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Fun, but still with friends

    I'm not only a fan of racing games, but I've always liked Mario Kart, because it's fun and fun to play with friends, a game that guarantees good laughs, it's very simple too, it has a lot of phases, a lot of soundtrack G... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    A 64 bit step up from 16 bit

    This is a great game with good tracks but some may be super hard like Bowser Castle that I hate it. But the one thing that shines the most in this game is the battle mode! This game is fun but the characters is limited a... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    The second in the Mario Kart series

    Mario Kart 64 was the first sequel to the series which made its début on the SNES. Nintendo's go-kart racer's roster is similar to the original with only two changes: Donkey Kong replaces DK Junior and Wario repla... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    My First Console Video-Game

    This was pretty much my first video-game experience. I remember visiting my Dad in Switzerland when he showed us he'd got this. The excitement of unboxing that N64 bundle with this game hasn't been matched to this day! M... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    I don't know what Gamespot were talking about, I LOVE THIS GAME!!!

    Mario Kart 64 is another kart racing game with your favorite plumber, Mario. Whether you have played Mario Kart 64 or you had an N64 and you did not play it, Mario Kart 64 will stay as one of the best racers on the N64 o... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    Why is this game a 6.4? It's a great game, it's fun, awesome, funny, hilarious and hysterical. Good, fun for the family.

    My 8th review after Sonic Unleashed (Wii version).I played this game at my cousins house. It's so fun and it's so awesome and it's so funny and it's so hilarious and it's so hysterical. One of the best racing games for t... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Super Mario Bros. characters racing go-karts . . . that shoot weapons? Yeah, you knew this game was going to be good!!

    Mario Kart 64 was released in 1997 for the N64 and is the second game in the best-selling Mario Kart franchise. It's predecessor was Super Mario Kart, released for Super Nintendo in 1992. The Mario Kart franchise was not... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful