While the majority of the game feels dated compared to modern entries, Mario Kart DS contains something no other Mario Kart games does, and that's DS in the title mission mode.
Mission mode serves as Mario Kart DS' single player campaign, and while it's not the deepest mode in the world, it adds a substantial amount of content and I find it baffling that no future Mario Kart game included something similar.
Is the game worth playing nowadays for the mission mode? No. Is it still impressive how much content they managed to cram onto a handheld Mario Kart game? Absolutely.
Mission mode serves as Mario Kart DS' single player campaign, and while it's not the deepest mode in the world, it adds a substantial amount of content and I find it baffling that no future Mario Kart game included something similar.
Is the game worth playing nowadays for the mission mode? No. Is it still impressive how much content they managed to cram onto a handheld Mario Kart game? Absolutely.