Battle Course 4 LIVES

Monday, May 5, 2008 » gaming image

For some reason1, I only just got around to trying Mario Kart Wii's battle mode today, and I almost had a heart attack when I saw this pop up on the screen:

Why didn't anyone tell me this: Battle Course 4 from Super Mario Kart returns!!

I was disappointed when Nintendo stuffed Mario Kart DS full of retro tracks from older games and didn't throw this one in. (In fact, I vaguely recall pledging to buy a single-track add-on for full price.) But now it's here! I can finally relive the SNES days of skidding around in circles endlessly. And now it's even online.

Of course, sure, Nintendo kind of screwed up the battle mode itself this time around, with forced teams that battle until time is up, rather than when players are eliminated. I'm too happy to see this course again to really be bothered, though.

1 Grand Theft Auto IV