I first played this game in about 1994, a couple years after it first came out, at a friend's house. At this time Mario Kart was one of the most popular games for the SNES. My friends and I would have tournaments, though usually on battle mode. We liked Yoshi and Peach because their turning ability was better than the others, but we used Toad and Koopa Troopa during races because of their superior control at drifting.