More of a toy rather than a game. My dogs are not fans.
Yeah, you are Mario, in a Kart.
very flawed just because of the tech but when it works it is rly fun
Decently fun. Not very replayable
Tres bien
very cool when it works (it works only sometimes)
fuck carpets
It’s cool the first time, but after a while the novelty kind of wears off and also my house isn’t really suited for this game
Cool tech but mario kart relies on multiplayer to be fun
Mario Kart Live is essentially a Mario Kart builder that allows you to play Mario Kart in your own house or location, problem is that you wouldn't want to do that as most house holds either dont have enough space or location to actually use the damn thing. Also when Nintendo barely cares to release characters to use other than: MARIO and LUIGI. It really just makes this Kart Racer a one and done. It's a toys to life game that is just fun if you want to play around in your house. Though if you want a good kart racer, play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Crash Team Racing NitroFueled
Interesting concept, but kind of boring after a first viewing.
this idea was executed poorly, but how else were you gonna do it?
Mario Kart Live is a fun gimmick. Creating your own tracks is kinda neat. The stage gimmicks can be really annoying sometimes. Particularly with the stage that flips your screen, it’s a hazard that doesn’t effect CPU players so it’s kinda unfair in a way. Still fun though. Gets kinda bumpy on carpets.
The Mario Kart franchise faces its biggest obstacle yet: pets.
It's really neat and fun to play with other people. The AR works really well, and setting up tracks is always fun.
Shit was actually really fun. Making a course around your house is great, just after a bit you kinda lose interest.
I always pull this out whenever I have family over. Cool until the appeal wears off.
GOTY 2020 - NUMBER TWO
Video version
Oh, so fucking toys are allowed on the list now? Right, look, I know, but this is a Mario Kart game. What do I think of the Grand Prix mode and AI opponents? Never mind that. What I like is making courses and doing time trials. I’m not interested in next gen games yet. The fanciness of a game’s visuals isn’t what excites me. It’s unique experiences, and Mario Kart Live certainly provides that.
There’s so much in this formula that appeals to me. I’m always going on about “wee guy” games, like Chibi-Robo or Micro Machines, where the gimmick is getting a new perspective on mundane domestic settings. I love that. Now make that game Mario Kart, and put it in my house with my stuff, and we’re talking about another thing entirely. And that’s without talking about how I always used to want a remote control car with a camera on it. I’d watch those bits of Home Alone 3 about an inch away from the screen. I thought I was being daft spending £100 on this on launch day, but now I have it, I feel daft for ever doubting I’d love it.
It’s the invitation to create a real-world Mario Kart game with whatever I want to use. Just driving a remote control car is fun. It’s more fun if you make a racecourse. It’s more fun if you can view the in-car perspective. It’s more fun if it looks, sounds and handles like Mario Kart.
I think the big thing is how refreshing it feels to have a game that doesn’t set its limitations. If you have an idea, you can put it together and try it out. If it doesn’t work, you learn from it. If it does, you’re granted exciting, tangible, real-world Mario Kart built to your specifications. For someone like me, there’s few better rewards than that. Try to come up with an idea for Mario Maker and you’ll come up against the restrictions of the grid, item placement, and object behavior again and again. Think of something for Mario Kart Live, and you just make it, and it’s there. If you don’t have the ideal obstacle or setpiece, you can go buy it or make it or rework what you have to masquerade as it. If you want to try it, nothing’s stopping you.
Games with physical components have always appealed to me, whether that takes the form of a lightgun or a Labo kit or a spinning Top Skater skateboard. Mario Kart Live might be the most physical videogame I’ve ever played (even if the software is download-only). It exists around you. If you’re in a good viewing spot, you can play it without looking at the screen. Making your home part of a videogame makes it more interesting. It’s an excuse to play around with it, and that’s quite welcome at a time when people are stuck indoors.
I love Mario Kart. I feel weirdly proud when I see it’s the best-selling game on three Nintendo systems in a row, or how it’s become a fundamental component of every arcade, or when I watch Tony Soprano playing it on TV. It’s become one of those games. As recognisable and synonymous with the medium as Super Mario Bros itself. I’m glad the series can take opportunities to do stuff as ambitious and out-there as Mario Kart Live, and it doesn’t feel like it’s ignoring the die hard fans at all. I don’t think this is Mario Kart 9, but I have no idea what that would be. I’m dying to find out.
Video version
Oh, so fucking toys are allowed on the list now? Right, look, I know, but this is a Mario Kart game. What do I think of the Grand Prix mode and AI opponents? Never mind that. What I like is making courses and doing time trials. I’m not interested in next gen games yet. The fanciness of a game’s visuals isn’t what excites me. It’s unique experiences, and Mario Kart Live certainly provides that.
There’s so much in this formula that appeals to me. I’m always going on about “wee guy” games, like Chibi-Robo or Micro Machines, where the gimmick is getting a new perspective on mundane domestic settings. I love that. Now make that game Mario Kart, and put it in my house with my stuff, and we’re talking about another thing entirely. And that’s without talking about how I always used to want a remote control car with a camera on it. I’d watch those bits of Home Alone 3 about an inch away from the screen. I thought I was being daft spending £100 on this on launch day, but now I have it, I feel daft for ever doubting I’d love it.
It’s the invitation to create a real-world Mario Kart game with whatever I want to use. Just driving a remote control car is fun. It’s more fun if you make a racecourse. It’s more fun if you can view the in-car perspective. It’s more fun if it looks, sounds and handles like Mario Kart.
I think the big thing is how refreshing it feels to have a game that doesn’t set its limitations. If you have an idea, you can put it together and try it out. If it doesn’t work, you learn from it. If it does, you’re granted exciting, tangible, real-world Mario Kart built to your specifications. For someone like me, there’s few better rewards than that. Try to come up with an idea for Mario Maker and you’ll come up against the restrictions of the grid, item placement, and object behavior again and again. Think of something for Mario Kart Live, and you just make it, and it’s there. If you don’t have the ideal obstacle or setpiece, you can go buy it or make it or rework what you have to masquerade as it. If you want to try it, nothing’s stopping you.
Games with physical components have always appealed to me, whether that takes the form of a lightgun or a Labo kit or a spinning Top Skater skateboard. Mario Kart Live might be the most physical videogame I’ve ever played (even if the software is download-only). It exists around you. If you’re in a good viewing spot, you can play it without looking at the screen. Making your home part of a videogame makes it more interesting. It’s an excuse to play around with it, and that’s quite welcome at a time when people are stuck indoors.
I love Mario Kart. I feel weirdly proud when I see it’s the best-selling game on three Nintendo systems in a row, or how it’s become a fundamental component of every arcade, or when I watch Tony Soprano playing it on TV. It’s become one of those games. As recognisable and synonymous with the medium as Super Mario Bros itself. I’m glad the series can take opportunities to do stuff as ambitious and out-there as Mario Kart Live, and it doesn’t feel like it’s ignoring the die hard fans at all. I don’t think this is Mario Kart 9, but I have no idea what that would be. I’m dying to find out.
After setting things up again when a bunch of friends came over. We had fun.
The main problem I have with it is that it is and experience. An expensive one at that. This is not a game you are going to come back to. But it is fun when you do. I wish it was only 60 bucks though.
5/10
The main problem I have with it is that it is and experience. An expensive one at that. This is not a game you are going to come back to. But it is fun when you do. I wish it was only 60 bucks though.
5/10
it's a mario kart.
Fell off faster than me falling down the stairs
Fell off faster than me falling down the stairs
Had lots of fun with my little brother :)
It's a great toy and a lot of fun, until you realize you are an adult that paid good money for it, so you have to clean your floor and the toy every time you want to play.
This is so fucking fun
Definitely, a game that I would have lost my shit over if I was a kid.
pretty fun until you realize you have to clean it up when you're done
fun but still gimmicky