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Of course we couldn't make a feature of racing games recreated in the latest kart racer without tipping our hat to the genre's grandaddy by making DK's Jungle Parkway track from Mario Kart 64.
Here's the original N64 version:
And here's our own:
This one plays best out of the three, but that's probably because it was designed as a track for kart racing game. Everything from the item placement to the progression of difficulty around the track is beautifully balanced. Mario Kart 64 is a true classic - and now you can race it on PS3! Until the copyright police take it down, of course. Bah.
So that's our first creative effort - what can you do?
21 May, 2010
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Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.


