It did seem to have a few gimmicks, but I preferred it a lot more than Double Dash. The controls on that game were a bit much for me because in every track you had to use that Drift to navigate the turns. MK Wii and 64 were at least playable for almost any age group, and far less frustrating, but that's mainly because I'm a casual gamer. I've never played the NES version either--or the handheld titles--so no comment there also.