Mario Kart Double Dash – Game Cube
Listen, I didn’t have a lot of video games when I was a kid, and you could ask anyone I know and they’d tell you that my main strategy is video gaming is button smashing and hiding my character. However, I can crush you in Mario Kart Double Dash, no questions asked. It’s the first video game I ever seriously owned (not including Pac Man on my gameboy) and I remember hours (days even) being dedicated to playing the game and getting better and better.
The big moment in the game was when he unlocked the extra courses, and my family and I were introduced to the hellish Rainbow Road. It was seemingly impossible, with the only way to win without getting dizzy was to go at snail speed.
This was a game that I played with my family in my early years of middle school and later in high school with friends and then, even in college after someone dusted off their old Game Cube. I’m still not a big gamer (Dragon Age was fun but I cannot for the life of me keep the point of view steady) but Double Dash still brings a bit of nostalgia. – Allyson Johnson
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