...haracters out of the Mario Brothers video games. Each character has a certain weight that predetermines the choice of the carts that they will use. The heavier the character the bulkier and slower the cart will be and vice versa. When choosing a cart it will let you know how fast and how sturdy the cart will be on the road. Each cart will hold two characters; a driver and a passenger. The passenger will attack the other players with the different items that are picked up from the question marks. Some of the optimal items to get are the spiny shell, red shell, mushroom, star, and thunderbolt. When you choose your two characters they also have the ability to give you special items that nobody else can get when you grab a question mark. Mario gets fire balls, Baby luigi gets the chain chomp, and Bowser gets the bowser shell, etc. When deciding your characters and your carts at the beginning of the game this is something to take into consideration.

The choice of characters and all of their special items really make this game fun to play. The voice overs for the characters are also very amusing even though there is a limited variety. The game is very repetitive and for some people may only keep them interested until they beat the levels and unlock all of the items. This game is geared more toward group play rather than solitary play which is why you can play with up to four players. The split screen can be distracting and may give some people a bit of a headache, but it is a good way to involve everyone, as ...more

New Super Mario Bros. Cheat codes

... right arrow icon will be lit in the top right corner of the map screen.

secret exit in World 7-4

To locate the secret exit in World 7-4, you will need a mini-mushroom (in storage, if possible). Make your way past the mid-level point and upwards to the left side of the screen (high up). You will eventually come to a flying "?" block. Use the mini-mushroom to make Mario smaller and jump onto the block to stop it. Then, use the block to jump into the little opening in the brick wall. Make a "C" jump (backwards C) and jump up and to the left to land at the top of the wall. Go over and ...more

Top Ten Games for Nintendo 64

...de style golf game isn't the most realistic one you will find but it is fun for endless hours. Play single player and beat new characters in a round to unlock them. And then play against your friends with your newly unlocked characters. I personally played this game hundreds of hours when it first came out. A friend and I played a round of 18 ever day after school for a whole year. It must be fun if it can keep me coming back for that many hours.

7. Star Wars Racer - A racing game based off the Star Wars Episode 1 racing scenes. Race in the same events Anakin did, plus many more. Choose different craft, some faster, some tighter on the corners and try to beat a galaxy's worth of competition. Any Star Wars fan will have fun with this one.

6. Super Smash Bros. - A simple, yet fun fighter with all the Nintendo characters. Fight as Mario or Bowser and even some of the more obscure Nintendo characters including Ness from the Earthbound series. The fighter just uses two buttons for the most part and the joystick so it is much easier to start pl...more

How to Choose a Video Game Console

... is for the games, so you have to be sure the games you want to play are on the system you choose. Some systems have very wide selections of games because they were so popular, like Playstation 2, Playstation, and Super Nintendo. With these systems you can almost always find a game in the genres you like. If you really like a particular series of games (Mario, Halo, Final Fantasy, etc) you need to be sure to pick the system that those games come out on. Mario games are only available on Nintendo consoles, including Gamecube, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, and Super Nintendo. Halo is only on Microsoft's systems, Xbox and Xbox 360. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy has changed systems. You can only find the newest Final Fantasy games on Playstation 2 and you can find older ones on SNES, Gameboy advance, and Playstation.

Other Capabilities -

Many systems have features unique to them that might be important to you or change game play dramatically. For example, the Wii uses motion-sensing controllers so all of their games use a different style of game play compared to ...more