This game actually has some personal significance to me as my grandmother got this for me a long time ago at an FYE after I begged for her to buy me this back when I was obsessed with racing games. Ultimately she made the right choice as this is easily one of the best racing games on the GBA and I still have this relic to remember her by. Sentimental value aside, there are a lot of positives I can say about Konami Krazy Racers.
For starters, most if not all the characters feel unique to play as since they all have different speed and handling which gives me a lot of options to choose from judging by play style. One advantage this game has over Mario Kart is that there are a few extra characters you can unlock that not only play differently but also are pretty cool. I always used Bear Tank from that one Konami N64 fighting game since he was the fastest racer in the game. It also has a time attack mode and some really fun battle modes that I enjoyed playing against NPCs on. The soundtrack slaps as well and the main song samples Omega Rugal's theme from KoF 98 which I found to be a pretty cool discovery. However, this game isn't perfect and I will go over the main gripe I have with it as well.
The track variety is pretty bad, one thing I will give Mario Kart: Super Circuit credit for over this is that nearly each track in that game is different and unique as opposed to the three Castlevania, Ganbare Goemon, and Metal Gear tracks that all these franchises have in the game with the same background and theme to them with the only difference being the track layout. Not only is it just a lack of variety but can also lead to the game getting a little more repetitive as it feels like you're just racing on the same tracks but just harder versions of them. That being said it's still a great GBA game to get, especially if you like kart racers and want to play something other than Mario Kart.
For starters, most if not all the characters feel unique to play as since they all have different speed and handling which gives me a lot of options to choose from judging by play style. One advantage this game has over Mario Kart is that there are a few extra characters you can unlock that not only play differently but also are pretty cool. I always used Bear Tank from that one Konami N64 fighting game since he was the fastest racer in the game. It also has a time attack mode and some really fun battle modes that I enjoyed playing against NPCs on. The soundtrack slaps as well and the main song samples Omega Rugal's theme from KoF 98 which I found to be a pretty cool discovery. However, this game isn't perfect and I will go over the main gripe I have with it as well.
The track variety is pretty bad, one thing I will give Mario Kart: Super Circuit credit for over this is that nearly each track in that game is different and unique as opposed to the three Castlevania, Ganbare Goemon, and Metal Gear tracks that all these franchises have in the game with the same background and theme to them with the only difference being the track layout. Not only is it just a lack of variety but can also lead to the game getting a little more repetitive as it feels like you're just racing on the same tracks but just harder versions of them. That being said it's still a great GBA game to get, especially if you like kart racers and want to play something other than Mario Kart.