What a great game, sure the tracks are a bit bland, and the cars have a low poly count, but the simplicity of them gives them a kind of sleek feel.  All that sacrifice adds up though, and the framerate is AMAZING, with all  the cars zipping around at 700kmph its SOO COOL.  The graphics are meant to  be FUNCTIONAL, it is not a sightseers game, anyway, you'll be too busy  going hyperdrive to stop and look at things. The X-CUP is especially great  because it randomly generates a track every time, so you NEVER get the same  track.  Also the pure selection of cars is great, and the tracks are SO  well laid out, especially big blue (the tubing one) where you race 360* on  a tube!  It RULLLES! The best racing game on the N64!