Anyone who enjoys this game should check out Andretti Racing, a sequel released in 1997. Overall, it's a solid racing game that offers some new ideas and decent realism, though it's nothing earth-shattering.

In this episode Mario and I chat about what brought his family to The United States, and how he and his twin brother Aldo got bitten by the racing bug. The best feature of the game is undoubtedly the innovative 'career path' option that tracks your progress from rookie to circuit champion, a really cool feature for its time that sadly wasn't followed by later games. Podcast: Play in new window Download Mario Andretti Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Mario Andretti.

The driving was fair, even for the time, but with six different types of cars. A nifty little title that challenged racers to a variety of series and then allowed them to spend the resulting prize money as they moved up the ranks to 'Championship Cars'. I'm not a fan of the early 90's 3D polygons in racing games, but Mario Andretti offers some pretty interesting racing action for its time.

It features a fun career mode and a nice selection of different tracks and cars, from Sprint Cars and Stock Cars to Formula 1 and Indy. Nice 3D racing game from Canadian racing game experts Distinctive Software.

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