Mini Racers

The game involves the player driving a toy car from a top-down perspective, similar to the R.C.

[1][2][3][4] The gameplay primarily entailed driving the car around a given track in efforts to complete a set number of laps - usually 8 - faster than opponents.

[5][4] Rumors about the game were reported on by publications for over a year prior to its announcement, partially due to Nintendo's securing the rights to a website of the same name.

IGN felt its original concept and "addictive multiplayer" lead them to be that "it's certainly got the potential to be a hit when it debuts later this year, even in the saturated genre of 'racers', and we use this term loosely here.

[5] N64 Magazine was more negative on the preview builds, citing concerns with the camera system, which they felt made it to hard to see surroundings when driving.