Played as part of Atari 50.
Really not the worst thing in the world, it's very much just a SMK knockoff but with a kind of annoyingly prolonged progression system that gates off most of the game until you slog through the easy difficulties first. This was the 90s though, and releasing this a mere 1 year before MK64 really puts into perspective how much Atari was struggling to keep up with the industry.
Really not the worst thing in the world, it's very much just a SMK knockoff but with a kind of annoyingly prolonged progression system that gates off most of the game until you slog through the easy difficulties first. This was the 90s though, and releasing this a mere 1 year before MK64 really puts into perspective how much Atari was struggling to keep up with the industry.
Maybe the most decent Jaguar game i've played yet, i'm simply disappointed at how laggy it is.
Also, all those literally who Atari IP characters but no Yar from Yar's Revenge?💀
Also, all those literally who Atari IP characters but no Yar from Yar's Revenge?💀
(played as part of ATARI 50)
Okay so wait, are these other characters from Atari games, or is Bentley Bear the only one? I don't know which would be more embarrassing - that he's the only remotely recognizable one, or that they genuinely couldn't field a roster of eight for a mascot racer so they just got ONE and made the rest up themselves.
Anyway, it's pretty dire. Looks, sounds, and feels like a bad PC game. I played an entire circuit and never figured out if any of the powerups do anything, literally.
Okay so wait, are these other characters from Atari games, or is Bentley Bear the only one? I don't know which would be more embarrassing - that he's the only remotely recognizable one, or that they genuinely couldn't field a roster of eight for a mascot racer so they just got ONE and made the rest up themselves.
Anyway, it's pretty dire. Looks, sounds, and feels like a bad PC game. I played an entire circuit and never figured out if any of the powerups do anything, literally.
The gameplay is kinda dick but the soundtrack SLAPS WOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
pffft hahaha
So if you turn too hard in this game you start to skid, or sometimes even spin out completely, so you have to keep letting go of the acceleration every time you make a turn in order to maintain any semblance of speed. Normally this type of thing wouldn't be too much of a problem, but it's a kart racer with a lot of turns.
Thankfully, Atari Karts features the funniest power-up I've ever seen in any racing game: the steering wheel. When you use this power-up, you, for a brief moment, are allowed to experience normal-ass turning without skidding, like literally every other kart racing game I've ever played.
This game sucks, but I'm gonna go ahead and give it an extra star because the playable rooster wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket goes hard.
Also THIS is the music that plays after you've finished a course. Hell, it's the music that plays after you've WON A GRAND PRIX.
Get off the track, Bentley Bear.
He looks like he was kidnapped and doesn't want to be here.
So if you turn too hard in this game you start to skid, or sometimes even spin out completely, so you have to keep letting go of the acceleration every time you make a turn in order to maintain any semblance of speed. Normally this type of thing wouldn't be too much of a problem, but it's a kart racer with a lot of turns.
Thankfully, Atari Karts features the funniest power-up I've ever seen in any racing game: the steering wheel. When you use this power-up, you, for a brief moment, are allowed to experience normal-ass turning without skidding, like literally every other kart racing game I've ever played.
This game sucks, but I'm gonna go ahead and give it an extra star because the playable rooster wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket goes hard.
Also THIS is the music that plays after you've finished a course. Hell, it's the music that plays after you've WON A GRAND PRIX.
Get off the track, Bentley Bear.
He looks like he was kidnapped and doesn't want to be here.
(Atari 50)
This feels competent but Bentley Bear and a bunch of random characters we made for this game do not have the star power you need for a mascot kart racer
This feels competent but Bentley Bear and a bunch of random characters we made for this game do not have the star power you need for a mascot kart racer