Mary-Kate and Ashley: Winner’s Circle is a questionable cut of horse meat

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I don’t know much about horses. I know that they have four legs and taste amazing. That’s about it. I never had a horse-obsessed phase when I was growing up. That’s probably because I played video games, where they’re mainly depicted as cars that run on oats.

I also never had an interest in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, probably also because of video games. They’re also only a year older than me, and anyone who is in the same age group that I am is a threat and not a hero. So, going back and replaying these games is an attempt at living a lost part of someone else’s young adolescence.

I last played Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course back in 2021, and it has taken me this long to recover from it. So now that the wound has finally closed up, it’s time to take our scalpel and rip that baby right back open with Mary-Kate and Ashley: Winner’s Circle on PS1.

I couldn’t convince my husband to play Mary-Kate and Ashley: Winner’s Circle with me. That’s a shame, but his unique self-preservation instinct is what got me to marry him. I like a challenge.

So, I played alone. You start by customizing your horse and rider. You can play as Mary-Kate or Ashley, but there’s also a character creator that allows you to make an avatar that resembles you. Unless you’re a man. Or Black. Or have red hair. One of the first things we learn about Winner’s Circle is that it’s full of hate.

If you don’t believe me, one of the spectators has a shirt that just says “GW SUX.” I’m going to guess this is referring to Graeme Webb, one of the programmers for the game. Graeme’s an industry veteran who is still a lead programmer for some notable projects today. Maybe this shirt isn’t referring to GW’s programming skills, though. Maybe they SUX as a person. I’m