{"id":134181,"date":"2023-08-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153886"},"modified":"2023-08-12T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T11:00:00","slug":"video-the-n64-kart-racer-that-deserves-to-be-on-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/12\/video-the-n64-kart-racer-that-deserves-to-be-on-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The N64 Kart Racer That Deserves To Be On Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you had a Nintendo 64 growing up, we bet you had Mario Kart 64<\/a>. This was many people’s first Mario Kart game, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can play it on the Switch thanks to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Alongside Super Mario Kart<\/a> and Mario Kart: Super Circuit<\/a> (both on NSO too) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a>, that’s four different Mario Kart games on one system.<\/p>\n

But \u2014 in the lovely Alex Olney’s words \u2014 “the best Mario Kart game isn’t on Switch”, and he wants to talk about it. Mario Kart wasn’t the only<\/em> kart racer on the N64, oh no. Rare also had a slice of the pie with the fantastic Diddy Kong Racing<\/a>, which marked the debut of many iconic Rare characters including Conker, Banjo, and Tiptup.<\/p>\n

“But wait, Diddy Kong Racing isn’t<\/em> Mario Kart!” We know, we know<\/em>. But it’s absolutely inspired by it and, arguably, might well beat Mario Kart 64 at its own game. How? Well it has a full-fledged adventure mode, planes and hovercrafts as well as<\/em> karts, and delightful music.<\/p>\n

The game has been stuck on N64 since its release (no, the DS version<\/a> didn’t happen \u2014 you can’t make us remember it), and we think it deserves a chance on the Switch. If Banjo-Kazooie<\/a> and GoldenEye 007<\/a> can make the jump, surely Diddy and friends can pull up at the start line?<\/p>\n

Listen to Alex wax lyrical about Diddy Kong Racing over on our YouTube channe<\/a>l, and let us know what you think of this wonderful game in the comments.<\/p>\n