Io giocavo sempre con le bambole e i videogiochi come Mario Kart. Mi piaceva molto.
Why?
Mario Kart (sbj) piaceva molto a me.
/piacere/ has the meaning of /to like/, BUT it turns the syntax pattern of
form1) /I like that/ into the
form2) / that gives_pleasure to me/
So:
step 1): English to English 'translation' from form_1 to form_2
step2): Engish to Italian translation using 'form_2' and the verb 'piacere'
This is a true Italian recipe, some of us keep it secret, I like sharing the dining room and the kitchen also.