My favorite racing game Intro

     Mario Kart is one of the few modern racing games that still does an amazing job at familiarizing the player with the track in a short 10 or so second intro sequence. Cloudtop cruise, my undisputed favorite Mario Kart track, only really needs to show two shots the introduce the player to their environment and let them know what to watch out for.
     The first shot shows the calmer and more twisty section of the race on the pleasant clouds. It introduces the visual motifs as well as one of the more difficult turns on that section if you were to be unfamiliar with the track.

     The second shot introduces you to the more industrial and scary parts of the map, where you are not only on an anti-gravity portion, but is also a faster and more dangerous part of the map with a unique obstacle; Lightning. The beginning of the shot guides you through the main curve of the track and the end of the shot showcases where the lightning is likely to strike.


     I think this is an amazing race intro because it is able to show a huge amount of the level and its mechanics in just about 10 seconds. I think I could use this type of camera movement and shot language to show my obstacles (tanks and blocked paths) so the first lap is as easy as possible for the player to understand and not make any mistakes that would cause them to have to reset or adjust after and epic crash.