Draiva is an old-school themed driving game that incorporates cars from popular phenomena through the decades!

The game is a relaxed racing game at its core, though it controls like Mario Kart on the NES. It features a top-down view where you can drive on tracks complete with scenery and even a day and night cycle. It’s actually very pleasurable and relaxing just to cruise around.

The default view puts you down in an isometric view, but you can also switch to first-person and even traditional perspectives such as chasing cams as well.

But that’s not the cool part.

You can choose from over 14 different cars in the current version. You can pick cars from Back to the Future, Starsky & Hutch, The Flintstones, Dukes of Hazzard, and even The Blues Brothers.

Pick your favorite ride and cruise in a voxel-based version and race other players on tracks. The tracks are varied and random and can even be shared with other players using seed codes.

The game doesn’t really offer anything else at this point other than a joyride. But it’s actually pretty entertaining. You can race other players and win the race, but you’ll have more fun just cruising around as your favorite vehicle from your favorite show.

Oh, and if you crash, you can screw up your position easily.

It’s still in early development so the controls are a little sloppy. But it’s still very fun to play for any racing fan. The voxel graphics, spiffy artwork, and the fact that you can ride in the roller from The Flintstones and race against Starsky & Hutch is just awesome.

Try out Draiva. It’s worth a play.

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Logan Kart 8 is a fan-made parody of Mario Kart 8- and it’s awesome.

It’s pretty much Mario Kart 8 with all the best levels and highlights of all the games in the series combined into one game. It’s been built from scratch to provide the fast-paced, goofy little kart game you’d expect in a fan game based on Mario Kart.

It’s like playing Mario Kart with a bunch of random weapons, characters, and karts. You can tell it’s based on Mario Kart, but it’s not exactly it. But if you’ve played any of the games, you’ll easily get the references to the original series.

The game features 9 different karts with 8 different characters to choose from. You’ll instantly recognize a few of the characters (they’re basically characters from the Mario franchise with very minor adjustments that you may even call copyright infringement), and some of the characters are original and never-before-seen!

Choose your characters and your kart, and then take on the races on a few different tracks that are full of references and tribute to the original game (I-5 Loop, Waluigi Vending Machine, Sea-Tac Circuit, and tons more!). The entire game features 16 tracks and 4 competitive cups for you to try out!

For those who are into time trials and Grand Prix, Logan Kart 8 also includes those modes as well.

True to the original, the game is less about skill and more about having a fun time. There’s a physics system that’s just plain whacky and frustrating at the same time. There’s an original OST, a host of sound effects, and even lighting effects.

Logan Kart 8’s levels have environmental hazards and challenges, and it takes some degree of skill to learn and master them. You also get items to use to slow down, blast apart, and get ahead of your opponents. Some of these you’ll recognize straight from the Mario Kart universe, but some of them are brand-new, such as the Golden Blue Shell.

There are also 6 race classes to master, unlike the 3 different classes in the original Mario Kart 64. The hardest difficulties are very…difficult. It’s pretty much Mario Kart 150cc on steroids. It’s nearly uncontrollable.

And the best part? Multiplayer.

That’s right. Logan Kart 8 has full VS Mode for split-screen multiplayer races with up to 4 players, or 2 players using the same keyboard. If you play with 4 players, you can each have your own gamepads as well. If you play with 2 players, you can share the same keyboard to keep it simple. Whether you’re playing solo, or with 1 friend, or 3 friends, keyboard support, and gamepad support are all there. Any combination goes.

The game is built for PC and the controls work pretty well even on a keyboard. It also has a graphics setting adjuster so you can turn quality down or up depending on your rig- now that’s dedication. Most games don’t have this feature at all. And it also has gamepad and joystick support!

The keybindings can also be mapped as you wished.

Logan Kart 8 is one of the best multiplayer games we’ve played all year. And it’s the perfect game to start off 2018!

And thanks to you for reading our stuff. Here’s to an awesome new year! Thank you for being a part of Peach’s Castle!

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TUBE is a fantastic fast-paced racer game that’ll remind you of F-Zero.

You control a spaceship from the future in a psychedelic tunnel. The only objective is to race through the level as fast as you possibly can. The levels are filled with hazards like rolling gears, fans, tunnels, bricks, and roadblocks. The game offers absolutely no mercy and raging is guaranteed.

You have the ability to dodge, dash, and even do a barrel roll while you hover through the twisting and winding tracks. The main move you’ll be using is dashing because it’s super useful for getting an extra speed boost to get a nice time.

If you hold down the dash button, you can speed yourself up and get the best possible time. You don’t actually race other players, but rather you try to beat the clock.

But you need to use the other abilities as well. You can dodge and barrel roll to quickly move left or right so you can dodge obstacles that appear. You can also jump and leap off ramps for quite a distance. If you push back on the control stick, you can actually fly temporarily. This is actually pretty cool. You can hover this way.

The game plays similar to Super Meat Boy.

TUBE is a very difficult game that requires twitch reflexes. If you’re not fast enough, you’ll smash into something and it’s game over. You’ll only progress through trial-and-error. If you fail, you’ll have to try again. It’s rage-inducing. Every track is possible to beat, but it’s not easy at all. The tracks get more difficult as you progress.

If you’re in for a challenge, TUBE is worth checking out. The graphics fit the genre and the fast-paced, ragey gameplay are perfect. You’ll need some patience to play this game. Get ready to rage quit. It’s built for that.

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