Talk:Mario Kart 64/@comment-3507581-20170808031352

Also adding that this is the Mario Kart where most of the recurring features in the series were added:

-The introduction of the Blue Shell.

-Mini-turbo

-Multiplayer up to 4 players

-Characters were divided by weights: Light, Heavy and medium.

Although newer games have really cool features retro courses (some of them coming from this game), unlockable characters, bikes and kart customizations and aerial, underwater and gravity courses, I think all of these could not feel the same without the MK64 introductions. Besides, most other kart games wouldn't exist if MK64 hadn't set the rules!