Mario Kart 64 was a big improvement in many ways over the original, especially in the graphics, presentation, and sound departments.
I always thought that the gameplay was not the best and found the drifting/sliding as well as the physics a bit off and never felt like they clicked properly with the game.
Track design and overall content is among my favorite in the series, with newly created 3D tracks featuring interesting shortcuts ranging from simple to complicated ones. Royal Raceway (featuring Peach's Castle) was an incredible track to experience at the time shortly after the release of Super Mario 64. Toad's Turnpike was another favorite of mine with the modern feel and addition of traffic obstacles. Battle mode was fun and properly done for the Nintendo 64.
I always thought that the gameplay was not the best and found the drifting/sliding as well as the physics a bit off and never felt like they clicked properly with the game.
Track design and overall content is among my favorite in the series, with newly created 3D tracks featuring interesting shortcuts ranging from simple to complicated ones. Royal Raceway (featuring Peach's Castle) was an incredible track to experience at the time shortly after the release of Super Mario 64. Toad's Turnpike was another favorite of mine with the modern feel and addition of traffic obstacles. Battle mode was fun and properly done for the Nintendo 64.