3 Clones Better Than the Original Games They Copied

I remember when Mario Kart first came out – it wasn’t the very first racing game of its kind, but it totally blew everything else away! It was a huge hit, and a bunch of copycats tried to follow in its tire tracks, but none of them quite measured up to Nintendo’s fantastic game. Then Crash Team Racing came along in 1999, and it took the Mario Kart formula and really turned it up a notch with faster speeds and a more exciting feel. It wasn’t groundbreakingly original, but honestly, who cared? It’s still one of the best kart racers from the 90s, and a lot of fans – myself included – actually think it’s even better than the original Mario Kart!





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