The mainline games that followed may have refined the formula to the Nth degree, but despite feeling barebones by comparison, controls, track design, and item balance are still nigh-on perfect in this first outing, and getting behind the wheel still feels good. The Battle mode has also stood the test of time superbly, and that iconic power-slide move still feels natural and intuitive. The split-screen layout (which is present even when racing solo) encourages a second player to pick up the pad, and it's certainly a game that is best enjoyed with a friend (or foe). There's no worrying about picking karts or wheels here you select your character and hit the track. The game that birthed an entire genre (albeit a genre it dominates to the point where you wonder why any other company decides to make their own kart racer), Super Mario Kart got so much ju st right from the starting line that it still remains surprisingly playable and accessible decades later.

Release Date: 1st Sep 1992 ( USA) / 21st Jan 1993 ( UK/EU) We asked Nintendo Life readers to submit user ratings for their favourite SNES games and we present to you below the top 50 Super NES games ever, as rated by you. 2020 was the 30th anniversary year of the Super Nintendo's launch in Japan (known there as the Super Famicom, of course). Whatever the reason, the 16-bit Super Nintendo and SEGA's Genesis / Mega Drive represent a pinnacle of gaming for many of us. Or perhaps developers and hungry platform holders really were at the very top of their game-the peak of their powers-before polygons arrived and sent teams back to the drawing board to re-examine and experiment with the expanded possibilities of household gaming. Maybe the console wars and the playground debates gave every game release an extra little frisson. Maybe it's just rose-tinted specs for our long-lost childhood. To be fair, a lot can happen in one year (2020 was a stark reminder of that), but 20?!? We saw five-ish console generations in that time, and some incredible advances in the tech and design ideas behind video games, but there was something special about the 16-bit generation. It is, therefore, subject to fluctuation, even now! If you haven't rated any of the games below, simply tap the star on the corresponding entry and rate the game out of 10 to exert your personal influence on the ranking, or use the search tool just below to find your favourite SNES game that doesn't appear (yet). Remember, this list is dynamic and based on the User Ratings for each game submitted in the Nintendo Life games database.

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