/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7850143
>is it good other than for the novelty of a kart game in the doom engine?
I hate making comparisons, but when it comes to originality of kart racing games it all points back to Super Mario Kart. That said it's SMK with 3D-planes and slopes, but it's not for casual gameplay. The past week I've played in online lobbies I've been getting my ass handed to me. The drifting is weird in this as you need to get drifting spark-boosts to maintain your speed (MKDD and DS was like this too); said sparks only work on three levels and there's no in-between calculation that's dependent on how long you drift. If you slip up wrong and mistime a spark, you can lose your place really quick. The time trials ghosts range from easy as a tutorial to demanding near-perfection on the more difficult tracks like Toxic Castle or Volcanic Valley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahvsMbAV8Is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMcirZIrLN4
>How's the character roster?
It has Sonic characters, so I know that's an immediate turn-off for people. But since it's DOOM, If there's a WAD for it, you can race as anyone. Pic related