8<\/em>.<\/p>\nSo why not? May as well just tip that numeral over and call it Mario Kart \u221e<\/em>. Add a whole bunch more tracks, update something else, call it a day. And for Mario Kart 9<\/em>, let\u2019s go deep.<\/p>\nOne of my all-time favorite games is 2004’s Mario Golf: Advance Tour<\/em>. I have never played a real game of golf in my life, and have no interest in golf games in general, but that Game Boy Advance game was utter joy from start to finish. You played as one of two kids, Neil or Ella, who join the Marion Clubhouse as potential star golf students. There you meet an eclectic mix of humans and Mario<\/em> characters, with the ultimate aim of beating Mario himself in the final championship. And it\u2019s wonderful! Utterly bonkers, with splendid writing, the vast majority of the time you\u2019re actively playing the core golf game, but all within a narrative, and surrounded by RPG elements.<\/p>\nWhen developers Camelot returned with 2014’s Mario Golf: World Tour<\/em>, I was so excited! Ten years later there was to be another entry! And then I found out this was a follow-up to the GameCube\u2019s Toadstool Tour<\/em>, no RPG at all, and I went off and sulked. I went through much the same in 2021 with Mario Golf: Super Rush<\/em>. I\u2019m still sulking now. But I still hold hope in my heart. I still believe that every single Mario<\/em> game can be massively improved by being an RPG. So let me sell you on this idea for Mario Kart<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n
Screenshot: Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nYou pick a character, whether it\u2019s a Neil or an Ella or a Toad, and you get your first kart. You have just arrived at the Marion Gran Prix Academy, a location that has four local racetracks, Luigi Raceway, Moo Moo Farm, Koopa Troopa Beach and Kalimari Desert. You\u2019re tasked with completing various training races, learning skills like jumping and skidding, as well as how best to use the various item drops. Once you\u2019ve completed these tasks, you can take part in each track\u2019s big race, and once you\u2019ve won trophies in all four, you unlock access to the next site, the one that has Toad\u2019s Turnpike, Frappe Snowland, Choco Mountain, and Mario Raceway.<\/p>\n
Along the way, you gain levels, letting you spend points in speed, drift, bounce, steering, and the all-important luck. You develop your character according to your own preferred approach to Mario Kart<\/em>, the relatively minor tweaks letting you lean in to your own skills.<\/p>\nEach site has Mario<\/em> characters scattered about, people to talk with, little secrets to discover. And each has its own unique bonus rounds, time trials, and extra challenges. The ultimate goal is, of course, to beat Mario on the Rainbow Road, but that\u2019s a distant dream when you begin. You\u2019ll need to have developed your kart into something really special to manage that, tweaked its brakes and drift to your ideal settings, and gained the best skills in a starting boost.<\/p>\nObviously this is the greatest idea anyone has ever had, but alongside my rightfully being given a million-billion dollars and a crown, I imagine there are a few ne\u2019er-do-wells who would argue, \u201cBut I want a PROPER Mario Kart 9<\/em>!\u201d That\u2019s because they didn\u2019t read the first half of this perfect argument properly, and realize they just already have it. It\u2019s Mario Kart Infinite<\/em>, remember? When Nintendo is building me my throne made of Master Swords, I\u2019ll remind them they have to make that Switch 2 upgrade for 8<\/em>\/Infinite<\/em>, with the handful of new tracks, and that\u2019ll keep them distracted while the rest of us have the best time ever<\/em>.<\/p>\nGlad we could get this sorted.<\/p>\n
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