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Mario Kart DS

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Nintendo
North America November 14, 2005 Nintendo
Europe November 25, 2005 Nintendo
Japan December 8, 2005 Nintendo
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Mario Kart DS review HG exclusive

With so many great tracks, it’s hard to pick a favorite. If you’re missing some of the good times of old, a lot of those are back, too. You can race through re-imagined versions of the tracks from each of the past games in the series. They’re just as much fun as they were…

Jason Venter · December 27, 2005

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Mario Kart DS review

This game is a great addition to the whole Mario Kart series and I think that it's one of the best. I enjoyed this game a lot and I definitely got what I paid for. Not only is this game single player, but multi player too. Single card, multi card, and Wi-Fi are all available on…

Stevewins123 · December 22, 2007

Mario Kart DS review

When I was a little kid, one of my favorite games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the original Mario Kart game, simply titled Super Mario Kart. The game was an amazing achievement for the system, and is often hailed as not only one of the best racing games on the…

horror_spooky · November 18, 2007

Mario Kart DS review HG exclusive

I’ll spare you the traditional lectures at the beginning of reviews for Mario games. I’m not going to go on about how Nintendo just loves shoving the little red plumber into every genre ever created (coming soon: Mario Tournament 2007) and I’m certainly not going to question or…

asherdeus · April 3, 2006

Mario Kart DS review

The Mario Kart franchise has always been a stalwart in Nintendo's lineup of games. Featuring all of the iconic Nintendo characters in zany karts, a party-like spin is what makes Mario Kart great. While it still takes skill to be good, an assortment of powerups can be used to…

Linkamoto · November 22, 2005

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