The feather item and Magikoopa were in the beta version of Mario Kart 64. The feather item was cut out entirely and Magikoopa was replaced in favor of Donkey Kong.
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Fun Fact: Firsts For Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 featured the first appearances of rubber band AI racing where characters aren’t easily separated. And the blue shell item too, then known as the spiny shell.
Fun Fact: Mario Kart 64 Was Using 2D Graphics
Despite being a 3D game, Nintendo actually had to use traditional 2D Sprites to fake an illusion of 3D for the characters racing in Mario Kart 64. While 3D renders were possible, it was not possible to have eight of them at a time with the processing power the Nintendo 64.
Things I Like: Princess Peach (Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope)
Princess Peach was one of my favorite characters in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope on the Nintendo Switch. I think I used her a lot during Kingdom battle and she was one of my main three characters I almost exclusively used entirely for the length of the whole game. Story wise she’s about what…
Things I Like: Bowser (Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope)
Bowser was one of my favorite characters in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. This was his first time being a playable character in this sub series, as he merged with some evil being and served as the final boss the last go around. He pops up during one of the early boss battles. And…