If you see Mario Kart With the franchise F-ZERO In a franchise, it’s very easy to determine which of the two is more successful. On the one hand, Mario Kart is seeing a major release by 2020 at Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, and a large number of DLCs will be released for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe until the end of 2023. On the contrary, F-ZERO-oh, our poor F-Zero-hasn’t seen a major release for nearly 20 years when F-Zero Climax was launched in Japan in 2004. West! Complain …
So it seems strange to think that Nintendo will implement a mode in Mario Kart to potentially help the game reach F-ZERO fans. Well, that’s almost what happened on the Mario Kart 64 during the development of the game in the mid 90’s. According to Hideki Konno, Mario Kart 64 once had an “no item” mode, allowing players to focus on driving and take part in “serious races.” However, in the end, the mode was removed from the final game because the player demonstrating the title refrained from choosing the mode.
Sounds like the equivalent of Mario Kart’s “no item” mode Super Smash Bros. It’s a franchise. To be honest, the concept of Mario Kart without red shells, bananas, lightning bolts, etc. sounds a bit miserable to us, so we are grateful that Nintendo has decided to remove it from the game.
Mario Kart 64 can now be played via a switch. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. It’s still a cracking game and has won 8/10 in our review, but at the time of writing, it’s currently behind some other titles on the “Best Mario Kart Game Ever” list.
What do you think? Did you enjoy Mario Kart’s “No Items” mode? Share your thoughts in the usual place!
