Play Mario Kart Online

Game Overview

Mario Kart on the DS is still one of the best ways to kill time on a handheld. You’ve got all the usual suspects—Mario, Luigi, Peach—but the real magic is how tight the controls feel, even on that tiny screen. Drifting around corners becomes second nature after a few races, and nothing beats the chaos of a well-timed blue shell when you’re in last place.

The single-player cups are fun, but the local multiplayer is where this shines. Four players, one cartridge—just like the good old days. You’ll hear a lot of yelling over who stole whose mushroom or who got hit by a stray banana peel. It’s simple, fast, and somehow still holds up years later.

If you’ve got a DS lying around, this is the game you dig out when friends are over.