It must have been around the year 2000, maybe a year later or so. I was visiting my grandfather, and we stopped by a toy store. There stood a Game Boy Advance demo pod with Mario Kart Super Circuit on it. I played the game and couldn’t believe my eyes! The Mario Kart 64 that I loved so much, now in the palm of your hand? How was this possible?!

Mezmerized

I was mesmerized by the game. Super Circuit seemed to give me everything I expected from a Mario Kart game. It didn’t take long before I bought my own Game Boy Advance, along with the amazing Super Circuit, of course. And even now, I’m convinced that Super Circuit is a fantastic game, even if it’s somewhat the black sheep of the franchise.

Fourty tracks?!

And how could it be otherwise? There are no less than fourty tracks to race on, twenty of which come from the original SNES classic Super Mario Kart. A game that also holds a special place in my heart. That amount was quite extraordinary for that time, considering its predecessor, Mario Kart 64, had only sixteen tracks. And I haven’t even mentioned the fact that you could play multiplayer games against each other with just one cartridge. Something I did frequently.

A small revolution

Mario Kart Super Circuit has earned a special place in my heart, and it bothers me that this game is often overlooked. It might not have aged the best by today’s standards, but back then, it was a small revolution in your hands. Mario Kart Super Circuit is a game that entertained me for hours, and I still pick it up from time to time. Those sprites, the music, it makes me long for simpler and maybe even better times.

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