System: Nintendo 64
Trivia: Contrary to his waistline, Mario was listed as a middleweight in the game.
Year: 1997

This was the game that fractured friendships, estranged family, and caused general disgust for fellow man. Mario Kart 64 was the most addictive racing experience to date, untainted by the rubber-band artificial intelligence that allowed racers to come back from seemingly insurmountable deficits. Fuck you, blue shell. Fuck. You.