Very much a quarter-munching game of its time with some bullshit here and there, but its replay value is beyond compare. The game's no more than an hour long on a typical playthrough, but there's so many secrets and weapons scattered throughout that it encourages you to hold onto that nifty weapon in hopes of finding something even crazier. The pixel art and music are fantastic. There's a reason I've been seeing and hearing it for so many years. This is the most video game-y video game I've played in quite some time, and I eagerly anticipate revisting it in the future.

Mario Kart 8 on Wii U was fantastic, but as an enhanced rerelease, I wish more of an effort was made to distinguish itself from base game. That's changing now with the reveal/release of the Booster Course Pass, but they could've taken things just a step further by providing a more solid character roster, in-depth game mode customization, and more tracks. Despite these complaints, if you've yet to play 8/8 Deluxe, change that. It's still a fantastic game, and you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you haven't gotten it yet.