Game review 25: Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix Race Pinball

A Nintendo classic in ball-bearing, analogue form

First off, an admission: a boyhood Atari ST owner here. I therefore never quite got Mario.

While I loved Donkey Kong, the NES game appeared to be a fairly standard scroller about a plumber who never plumbs. Other later Mario games were met with the same indifference.

That was until Mario Kart came along, which really was glorious. I didnt care much for t…