10 Video Games You Loved As A Teen (But Should Never Play Again)

5. Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart 64
Nintendo

This is the last time we'll pick on an N64 classic - we promise.

Mario Kart 64, like GoldenEye, is one of the most iconic multiplayer console games of all time, because anyone who grew up with an N64 doubtless spent hundreds of hours playing this thing with their friends on the couch.

Though MK64 is decidedly more playable than GoldenEye these days, in large part thanks to its more simplistic controls, it's also aged far more egregiously than many fans may be prepared to accept.

For starters, the sprite karts in a 3D environment are an absolute eye-sore, but worse still, the tracks feel so empty and lacking in detail, especially when compared to contemporary games. They might even be called dull, honestly.

Playing it with friends can still be fun, but when you've got a sequel as fantastic as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, on a platform as versatile as the Switch no less, there's zero reason to go back to this of-its-time classic.

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