Mario Kart 7

But as I'll explain, I kind of grew to become very fond of it through, I think, kind of playing it more retro time, getting back into GameCube games.

But I think actually speaking of Mario Kart Tour, we do have handheld variants of Mario Kart, like Mario Kart Super Circuit on the GBA and Mario Kart 7 on the DS.

And I just didn't really ever get to grips with those games.

I think maybe it was like the hand cramping, particularly with Mario Kart Super Circuit.

Hmm

... like, Mario Kart 7 and 8.

Yeah.

Right? 'Cause it does introduce bikes in this one.

It feels like more of the same with, like, a couple extra ideas-

Hmm

... and that they were just kinda, like, gearing up to do the big shift that they did, which I guess really started with Mario Kart 7 on the, the 3DS.

Yeah.

But it was much more of an underground activity back then, and I think this film was America's introduction to drifting and, and drift culture, which I thought was super cool, uh, that it really does do a lot to show us this unique automotive subculture.

You think that it did more to popularize, uh, to popularize drifting and bring drifting into the critical consciousness than Mario Kart 7?

Uh, yeah, I think so, man.

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Is that gonna be your recommendation this week? If you're, uh, feeling like Tokyo Drifting, why don't you play Mario Kart 7?

I have such a good recommendation this week.

I think you're really gonna love it.

It was so light, and it had loads of great games.

I'm thinking two Phoenix Wright trilogies, my favourite iteration of Rhythm Paradise, Mario Kart 7, and it even has a Smash Bros.

For the rest of your life, you could only play a 3DS.

That's a choice.

I can't remember if it's like Mario Kart, does it?

Mario Kart DS, yeah, Mario Kart 7 had the little map on the bottom and things like that.

You've also, the Batman games on the Wii U was very good because you could swap out weapons without having to pause it or have the menus.

Yeah.

So it's kind of like taking from that era and like, oh, we can do whatever we need to.

But they didn't adopt that until Mario Kart 7.

So this one was way ahead of its time.

Very true.