Of all the racing games , what is peoples obsession with mario cart ? Pole postion was the only racing game I liked .....why do you all love mario cart so much ?
I played the game a few times , I didnt think it was anything special .
Pole postion on the other hand , I used to love that game as a kid , and spy hunter.
You are thinking about it with the wrong perspective.
Mario Kart isn't really a racing game. It's just an imitation of one.
Racing games are about thinking fast, predicting the outcome of events, and using precision to
complete courses in the shortest amount of time while avoiding crashing into walls or other objects.
Mario Kart isn't designed like that. Instead, it uses it's rubberband AI to hold your hand to victory
by giving you speed boosts, items to knock out opponents ahead of you, and improving handling to
help you around corners if you happen to suck.
If you happen to be experienced, it will slow you down, warp opponents closer to you,
make you the target of special items, and degrade handling of your vehicle in order to punish you.
It's less like a racing game and more like a slot machine with the purpose of putting an experienced
person on equal footing with someone who picked up a controller for the first time,...ever.
"It's fun for the whole family!" like a parent who tells their mentally handicapped child that they are "special".