Ah the days where my mom and aunt freaked out when they saw Mario or Luigi’s severed head on the screen with the blood dripping or me running over everything. I can’t believe I found this in my elementary years.
Not gonna lie, this game was the first thing I ever knew about Mario Kart, I found it really scary because of Mario's head on the screen (I only chose Mario back then). Then, every time I heard or read the name Mario Kart when talking about the original games, I remembered this game and the image of Mario's head, thinking they were talking about the same scary game. That was until I started playing some of the original Mario Kart games.
I too loved to play this game, it was very fun trying to hit a lot of stuff in a row at max speed, but it was I who didn't like the blood, actually, I had to desensitize myself in order to enjoy the gameplay and it was hard sometimes, especially when I found out Diddy is one of the things that you hit, but it was worth it for the fun memories
When I stumbled across this game back then. I didn't know what blood was. I thought it was ketchup? I was about 5 at that time. But when I got a little old almost now in my 20s I completely understand that that is definitely not ketchup and that is blood. The good days.