This kart racer always eclipsed Mario Kart to me, I think the drifting and turbo mechanics just really ended up making me like this game more than any other racing game until then. Story mode is great, too. My only gripe is that you can't do story mode as Ripper Roo, but they fixed that in the remake. That being said, I still prefer this version over the remake, as it does not have that excessive store front and currency grinding stuff with skins diluting a lot of the character design and visual cohesion of the game.

My favorite track is Polar Pass!