We are no strangers to Mario Kart, having careened around the Mushroom Kingdom in Double Dash on the GameCube and with Mario Kart DS having become almost a staple food in our diet.

Double Dash was in all honesty the game that introduced me to the wonderful world that is console gaming. While the game did not feature any online functionality, the real charm lay in the fact that four players could enjoy simultaneous racing. While one player controlled the racing aspect, the second player seated behind the driver held an equally important role in launching red shells and bombs at other teams and making sure they slipped up on banana peels. Obviously this meant the driver also had to develop seriously quick evasive skills to avoid the aforementioned shells and bombs.

Now although my driving skills were not up to scratch because I was the designated ‘back-seat driver,’ I can say that my wiggling abilities (toggling the analogue stick quickly left and right to earn that much needed boost) soon became an integral part of my Double Dash team.

Continue reading Lisa’s editorial A trip down Mario Kart memory lane.