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I could copy and paste my Super Mario Kart review here honestly. The portability does give extra points though

Probably the worst Mario Kart, but it's still fun.


While being better than the SNES version of Mario Kart, it just doesn't hold up for me and I haven't had much desire to play it by modern standards. The fact you can't drift is a deal breaker for me and it is hard to get fast. The thing that this game does better than the first one are some of the tracks. Shy Guy Beach, Sunset Wilds, and Cheese Land have always been favorites for me.

I pooped my pants on Boo lake

I guess I’m happy I didn’t play this as a kid to have to pretend to like it now as an adult.

Not a bad game, but also not a great one. It has its charm, but there are much better Mario Kart games.

Super circuit isn't a game you play, it's a game you contract.
It's an upgraded super mario kart... good for it?

I mean if you have literally nothing better to do with your gameboy on a long car ride in the back seat it's the best mario kart. but it's 2023, play literally anything else.

People lump this one in with Super Mario Kart as being one of the shitty ones but I don't think that's fair. The controls are way better now and the track designs are a lot more creative. Not one of the best Mario Karts, but still lots of fun

This is better than Super Mario Kart in every aspect. Honestly, it's probably the first good Mario Kart game. I don't understand the hate.

Not my most favorite Mario Kart, but it does the job for the first portable game in the series. I wont say too much about this one other than it's just Super Mario Kart but better. 150cc is difficult and time trials are fun, but otherwise there isnt much else here.

Just not good imo. Might have to try it on the original hardware

Good kart racer, has some of the most variety until Mario Kart DS came out.

At least its better than the first one

Mostly nostalgia driven. It's kinda clunky to play today, but I played it to death as a kid.

Super Circuit has not aged as gracefully as I would have hoped, but it’s still a fun little romp. I played the hell out of this as a kid and remember beating it 100% only to lose it at school (was absolutely livid for about a week) only to find it on the oval (was absolutely radiant for about a week). Video games are a fuck

playing the tracks on 50cc is pretty relaxing; you can appreciate the cute visuals of the game and the creative courses like sky garden and cheese land but on 150cc its straight up not fun. the drifting feels overly unpredictable and each level feels like an ice level due to all the slippiness, coins are a stupid feature which the game very well could've gone without, and controlling the game just feels frustrating.

There's isn't any reason to play this nowadays.


I never played this one before but actually really liked it. It’s a surprisingly compelling middle ground between SNES and N64 Mario Karts. The problem is that graphically it’s rough to look at on any screen and tracks aren’t too great, but it’s easily one of the top tier Kart racers in my humble opinion.

Probably the only mario kart game I would consider to be genuinely bad. Slippery controls, unfair coin system and the odd addition of a lives system just makes this game frustrating and not fun to play. Track design is boring with there only being a few highlights like Sunset Wilds, Ribbon Road and Lakeside Park. Overall, not an enjoyable kart racer which is disappointing considering how high quality other mario kart titles are.

This game is genuinely embarrassing to the Mario Kart name. The graphics and controls are the worst the series has ever been.