Mario Kart 64 - 150cc Star Cup (Actual N64 Capture)

This is a capture of me playing through the 150cc Star Cup in Mario Kart 64 for the Nintendo 64. This is not an emulator and was not played on the Wii Virtual Console. This footage was captured directly from my N64. I'm using my favorite character in the game: Yoshi.

I received Mario Kart 64 for my birthday in March of 1997, which was just after the game was released. I played Super Mario Kart a ton before that, so I was really, really excited about getting a new game in the series, especially since it was going to have four-player support. I even remember when it was still being called Super Mario Kart R in Nintendo Power magazine.

Mario Kart 64 ranks fairly high on my favorite Mario Kart games list, but it doesn't rank the highest. Some of the courses are too long and the controls are the worst in the series. Despite that, some of the courses are really good, and I still have a lot of fun playing the game, even by myself. I've probably replayed this game more than any other Mario Kart.

Since I wanted to show off the entire course, I didn't use the huge shortcut on Wario Stadium where you jump over the wall using the dirt hills in the beginning. So there were no shortcuts used in this cup.

I don't know if anyone else ever noticed this, but on Bowser's Castle on 150cc, if the first place racer (other than you) gains any sort of lead for even a moment, you will be unable to catch up. That character will get so far ahead in such a short time that you will not be able to take first no matter what you do. It's the weirdest damn thing, and it only seems to happen on this track. So I have to make sure to not let anyone get in front of me for more than a second.

Recorded with the Hauppauge HD PVR and the official N64 S-video cable. I used a Toshiba model D-R550 DVD Recorder to upconvert the N64's native 240p signal to 480i so that the Hauppauge could capture the console's audio/video signal.

I'm using a standard N64 controller.