Virtually Free: Karting, 64-style

by Alisha Karabinus { Apr 30th 2008 at 12:00PM }

Mario Kart Wii may be out already, but that doesn't mean we have to stop celebrating it! This week, we're giving away a copy of Mario Kart 64 (1000 points/$10) on the Virtual Console to one lucky reader, to better enable you to compare and contract the past and present of the series. Or, you know, just to have fun. Whatever works for you.

So what do you have to do to win? First of all, you have to leave a comment (with a valid e-mail address) on this post suggesting one other Mario Kart title you'd like to see on the Virtual Console. Second, you must be a legal resident of the United States with an American Wii (sorry, Canadians, we have to leave you out of this one; blame the gifting system and not us!) and 18 years of age or older. You may enter once per day between now and Monday, May 5; the contest comes to a close that night at 11:59 PM Eastern time. Questions? Check out the official rules.

Tags: mario-kart-64, mario-kart-week, virtually-free

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 10)

samfish @ Apr 30th 2008 12:07PM

Screw Mario Kart! I want Diddy Kong Racing game instead.

Santos L. Halper @ Apr 30th 2008 12:11PM

Diddy Kong Racing is trash.

Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 12:14PM

Its the poor mans Mario Kart.

seetrapp @ Apr 30th 2008 7:01PM

Yeah I want Diddy Kong Racing as wellJOKE.

Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 12:14PM

Well this is a very simple question, Mario Kart Super Circuit, one of the best GBA games I have played next to Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission.

rimbaud @ Apr 30th 2008 12:15PM

Ummm... well, how about Super Mario Kart...
Isn't that the only one (excluding hand-held entries) not on the VC?

Alex @ Apr 30th 2008 12:16PM

SNES Mario Kart =o

Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 12:21PM

Thats a given its going to on there some time.

tannhauser @ May 4th 2008 2:52PM

SNES mario kart, hands down.

zach5277 @ Apr 30th 2008 12:19PM

Super Mario Kart; it's really the only other one that has any chance of making it's way to VC.

Ray Ray @ Apr 30th 2008 12:19PM

How 'bout Mario Kart DS. I know it's still kinda new, but for people without a DS, it would be Great.

CJC @ Apr 30th 2008 12:20PM

The SNES one is pretty sweet too, and the only other one that's even possible on the VC.

bhengh @ Apr 30th 2008 12:20PM

I'm gonna say Super Circuit. Not because I love the game, but because I'd like to see GameBoy games on the VC.

Jeff @ Apr 30th 2008 12:21PM

Noa! Stealer!

Indiana Hoosier @ Apr 30th 2008 12:22PM

Super Circuit. My first MK game and it still holds up pretty good.

Jay @ Apr 30th 2008 12:26PM

I'd like to see Mario Kart Super Circuit from the GBA.

Waffala @ Apr 30th 2008 12:27PM

Super Circut, if only to get the VC some GB goodness.

Garu @ Apr 30th 2008 12:30PM

The original Super Mario Kart is a no brainer.

gordo @ Apr 30th 2008 12:30PM

Kart Fighter!

milrtime83 @ Apr 30th 2008 12:31PM

Super mario kart

cwk5014 @ Apr 30th 2008 12:34PM

SNES Super Mario Kart!

Enigma @ Apr 30th 2008 12:36PM

Mario Kart DS please.

joe @ Apr 30th 2008 12:36PM

the original snes one, of course

John Stout @ Apr 30th 2008 12:39PM

I too would love to see more systems on the VC. Why cant we have Gameboy?

Or C64
Or Atari
Or Coleco Vision

Venas Rotas @ Apr 30th 2008 12:44PM

mario kart super circuit!

BgRdDg @ Apr 30th 2008 12:46PM

Super Mario Kart

Tim @ Apr 30th 2008 12:47PM

The only other one i've played....Super Mario Kart!

Phil S. @ Apr 30th 2008 12:49PM

Super Mario Kart!

I would prefere Super Circuit on VC but it has a few strikes against it that would make it unlikely...

First, it is a GBA game. How many GB games are on the VC? Oh, yeah, now count the number of GBA games... Go ahead, I'll wait....

Second, it is still selling well. As well as just about any other GBA game anyway.

Third, it is still supported in it's original form by a current generation unit, the DS. I can't think that the VC games make more money per unit than the cartridge.

So, even tho I am sure many of us would prefer to see Super Circuit with it's many enhancements, I think that we would have to wait until the current generation of handhelds no longer support the cart before we see any GBA games from Nintendo on VC.

Until then, I DO want SMK!

Emily @ Apr 30th 2008 12:51PM

I would have to say Super Mario Kart. Not because it's the only one that can get onto VC, but rather I used to play it with my sisters when I was little and loved playing as the Koopa trooper (before I moved to Yoshi on Mario Kart 64). I remember it was so much fun, but so impossible to beat.

ThekonamiMan @ Apr 30th 2008 12:52PM

Like everyone says, with the way the VC is right now they could only do Super Mario Kart for SNES. Which would be very nice, very nice indeed.

Brian @ Apr 30th 2008 12:54PM

Mario Kart Super Circuit

phenylketonurics @ Apr 30th 2008 12:55PM

Definitely Super Circut from the GBA. It's the ONLY Mario Kart game I've never played~

Ian @ Apr 30th 2008 12:59PM

Super Circuit! I want Gameboy games on the VC

Jonas @ Apr 30th 2008 1:00PM

the snes version would certainly be welcome

slthytove @ Apr 30th 2008 1:02PM

My vote's for Super Circuit, since GBA games are getting harder to come buy in shops these days.

Crabbyman @ Apr 30th 2008 1:02PM

Mario Kart DS!

neoimmortal @ Apr 30th 2008 1:03PM

Super Mario Kart from SNES

matt @ Apr 30th 2008 1:03PM

i would have to say super mario kart..... possible diddy kong racing. that was pretty fun too!

Nate @ Apr 30th 2008 1:05PM

Super Circuit, because I never played it.

Happy Steve @ Apr 30th 2008 1:07PM

Mario Kart: Vice City

Keith Benedict @ Apr 30th 2008 1:12PM

I'd like to see Re-volt for the N64 added.

JayPer @ Apr 30th 2008 1:15PM

I've still got my SNES hooked up, and I frequently play Super Mario Kart so I'm going to use my vote for something else.

If DS games were available on the Virtual Console, I'd love to see Mario Kart DS because I've heard so many great things about it but don't have a DS and would love to try it out.

s.mario @ Apr 30th 2008 1:20PM

the GBA Mario Kart...i hope GBA games make their way onto the VC

Sonic_13 @ Apr 30th 2008 1:20PM

Hmm...one other VC Mario Kart game...

Super Circuit? No....no GBA games on the VC
Double Dash? No...no GCN games on the VC
Mario Kart DS? No.....no DS games on the VC
Mario Kart Wii? No...that just came out

Well, I think the game I have to pick is quite obvious then...

Mario Kart Arcade GP!