Retro Live 2017 - issue 2

in the gaming press, and the footage
I had seen of it was quite impressive.
Whenever I used to visit
James or Clinton, Streetfighter 2
was still the game that saw the
most action in the Super Nintendo.
When Super Mario Kart came
along, we all of a sudden we went
from kicking each other’s heads
in to racing and battling on the
Mario themed tracks.
Interestingly, the “VS mode” was
the least used, as my friends
and I preferred battle mode with
the occasional grand prix race. I
played the game at every opportunity
and became so good that I
would use the “shrink characters”
cheat code to give myself more of
a challenge. This can be achieved
by highlighting your desired racer
on the character select screen,
then holding down the Y button
and pressing A. Your character
will shrink as if they had picked
up a poisonous mushroom. However,
beware of the other racers.
If you don’t get to the front of the
pack quickly then you’re likely to
be squashed over and over again!
I can be found online doing crazy
things like writing about video
games. If you want to see more
of what I do then feel free to give
me a follow on Twitter, where I am
@dizrythmia
See you next time!
1994 - 1995
WRITTEN BY
PAUL MONOPOLI