Winter Gold (1996) part Amiga demoscene production, part SNES technical showcase for the Super FX 2 chip, 1–8 players can compete across six winter sports events. Downhill and luge are my favourites. Very fun!

I never understood what to do on the halfpipe though!

I often wonder if the developers of Excite Truck were inspired by this game? It's certainly as close a relative as I've found. It features same BIG AIR adrenalin rush, impossible powers and close racing.

One of the few games where the control system is truly mind-blowing. You feel like a god directing the players. The whole experience is quite frankly phenomenal.

I think 2011 was the last version worth buying, after that it was roster only updates.

Astonishing.

Worth it if only for Donkey Kong's Crash Course (though there are lots of other great games in it) a motion-controlled mini-game in Nintendo Land on Wii U. Navigate the maze-like stages using all your skill and dexterity. A forgotten prototypes that made it into a real game! 100% pure Nintendo.

Best Mario Kart.

This game was a real time sink for me during my formative years, with its simple rules hiding a fiendishly difficult set of puzzles that chewed through the hours as if they were minutes. It has to be said, however, that the Quavers crisps licence attached to the game was a very odd marketing move.

https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/22/pushover/

Superb port of an arcade game people think is like Crazy Taxi but is more Out Run with mad shortcuts! Extended play rewarded by seeing more wow moments. I'm yet to see them all. Crash into King Kong's bits!

I'm yet to play the GBA version.

I used to live for time on the bus to play this amazing game.

Peak Nintendo User Interface Design.

Not as good as the PlayStation version.

A blast multi-player and Derby Dash goes down as one of the all-time greats.

It’s a fascinating, old-school arcade game that still holds up well today.

https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2010/10/27/joust/