But mostly we played Smash Bros. Melee and Mario Kart: Double Dash. I could recite a dissertation of fond memories from this too-short year of gaming in our shared basement. Yes, the landlord had ...

from Mario Kart: Double Dash's dual racers, to Mario Kart Wii's introduction of bikes, to Mario Kart 7's gliders and underwater sections, to Mario Kart 8's anti-gravity. And now, all eyes are on ...