What I love about this game is that you can decide on if you want to test drive the courses alone and just go for a joy ride or you can race and set the difficulty level. I love this game!! You can choose between Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi (fave), Bowser, Donkey Kong Jr, Toad, and Koopa Troopa. Going with one of the smaller characters always works in your favor as they seem to move faster.