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Originally posted by Yakumo View Post
So the Saturn version is by far the best, that said I found to the game to be rather crap, other than the fun one got in the Multiplayer area and also the fact that it supported 8 players.
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Suuuuuperrrrrb vid mate but (SHUDDERS) in no way was Street Racer SNES better than SMK. I'd agree it was mega-impressive, tho. Very, very full of the best type of Euro slickness.
I had the Saturn version, too. I don't like Street Racer much but I do remember it looking really inventively impressive and playing really well.
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Originally posted by JazzFunk View PostSuuuuuperrrrrb vid mate but (SHUDDERS) in no way was Street Racer SNES better than SMK. I'd agree it was mega-impressive, tho. Very, very full of the best type of Euro slickness.
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I have the Saturn version of Street Racer and my goodness it is truly terrible. It may be the best port of the lot, but the game comically bad. The field of view is so close it feels like everything is right up against your face, and the lack of any sort of sliding mechanic makes it feel very stiff to play. To add to the pain, the character design and music are awful, and the tracks are stuffed full of right angles which make the shallow FOV even more distracting. To me, this is a 1/10 game, maybe 2/10 if I was feeling generous. It's easily the worst of all of the kart racers of the 16 and 32-bit generations.
The original Mario Kart is in my opinion a near perfect kart racer by comparison. Sublime controls, superb course design, and great music. It's a masterpiece.
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Originally posted by Kotatsu Neko View PostThe field of view is so close it feels like everything is right up against your face, and the lack of any sort of sliding mechanic makes it feel very stiff to play.
Originally posted by Kotatsu Neko View PostTo add to the pain, the character design and music are awful,
But obviously, the range of characters might feel a bit generic to some. It's certainly not greatly inventive in the design department.
Originally posted by Kotatsu Neko View PostThe original Mario Kart is in my opinion a near perfect kart racer by comparison. Sublime controls, superb course design, and great music. It's a masterpiece.Last edited by Leon Retro; 19-05-2019, 10:37.
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Originally posted by Yakumo View PostThis week on Battle of the Ports we are going to take a look at one of the earlier cart racers which first appeared on the Super Nintendo. This is Street Racer.
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Originally posted by Superman Falls View Postthough both have been several times over beaten by later Kart games
Mario Kart 64 with its wide, long tracks felt completely different. Other karting games from the 32-bit era onwards tended to copy the MK64 formula. You only got SMK style karting games on the GBA, such as Konami Krazy Racers, which is really good.
So when I go back to SMK, I appreciate the qualities that still make it a really fun karting experience. I don't have to compare it to MK64, Double Dash, MK8 etc...
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I was never much a fan of SMK either, but after pouring so much time into MK8 decided to go back for a revisit. I'm glad I did because I can appreciate it's qualities a lot more now. An astonishing game which is by pretty much all accounts perfect. What I like most is how each of the Mode7 track surfaces handle differently. That tech was awesome for giving 3D feel.
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Originally posted by Yakumo View Post
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