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Most people have grown up playing the mustachioed plumber’s countless adventures. Yet, his exploits behind the wheel have become just as recognizable as his core series. This is not only due to attracting a following through multiplayer mayhem, but providing a thrilling go-cart experience for Nintendo’s home and portable consoles. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we take a look back at the Mario Kart franchise.
Mario Kart Franchise Retrospective
He doesn’t just jump across the Mushroom Kingdom; he zips across it at over 50ccs. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be taking a look back at the Mario Kart franchise.
Most people have grown up playing the mustachioed plumber’s countless adventures. Yet, his exploits behind the wheel have become just as recognizable as his core series. This is not only due to attracting a following through multiplayer mayhem, but providing the first-ever go-cart experience within a console game.
One of the longest running and best-known spinoffs series ever made, Mario Kart debuted in 1992 for the Super Nintendo. Its original 16-bit game “Super Mario Kart” launched the series only one year after the release of the incredibly popular “Super Mario World.”
Due to this, it pitted players against each other as they raced through signature areas from that game. Unsurprisingly, this method of supporting Mario’s latest adventures with four-wheeled counterparts became commonplace, such as in 1997’s Mario Kart 64”, which not only introduced 3D graphics, but 4-player play to the series.
No matter the installment, the games have always had players select from the most popular characters from the Mario universe. Each even featured their own agility and speed traits, and made extensive use power-ups items.
These included star power, bananas, mushrooms and the infamous leader-seeking Blue Turtle Shell, which players used to gain the upper hand against their friends and the computer. Of course, certain characters have always been prone to receiving one type of item over another, such as Toad constantly collecting Mushroom speed boosts.
In terms of tracks, Mario Kart has always separated races by unique Cup challenges. These have included such challenges as the Mushroom Cup, Fireflower Cup, Lightening Cup and Star Cup, along with Mirror and Retro Cups. These each contain several courses, while difficulty and skill is further divided by the selectable speed of the vehicle motor, which ranges from 50ccs up to 150ccs.
While there are always new tracks and retro throwbacks, the series is known for featuring regular staples. Among these are beaches, stadiums, Bowser’s Castle and the fall-defying and massive Rainbow Road. Despite the setting, the races have always been intense and close, due in large part to Nintendo’s use of rubber-banding AI enemies.
This means that no matter what you throw at them, they’ll usually manage to stay one step behind or ahead of you.
Meanwhile, the racing series has always sported a Ghost mode so players could race themselves, and a thrilling Battle Mode. This includes a balloon challenge, which has players try and pop each other’s three balloons in order to win.
Not just a staple of each and every one of Nintendo’s home consoles since the early 90s, Mario Kart has regularly appeared on their portable systems as well. As a result, the series has felt the need to innovate and make drastic changes in order to keep things fresh. These various gimmicks have ranged from the use of two passenger vehicles in “Mario Kart: Double Dash!!”, to motorcycles in “Mario Kart Wii”, and more recently gliders and submarines in Mario Kart 7. Interestingly, this is in fact the 9th entry in the series if you count its two Namco-led Arcade GP romps.
An iconic series, Mario Kart continues to lead the way for fun on Nintendo platforms, and other companies continue to unsuccessfully mimic its remarkable success and universal appeal.
Mario Kart TV — Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Mario Kart TV menu
Mario Kart TV’s logo
Mario Kart TV is the fictional broadcasting system in Mario Kart 8, and the successor to the Mario Kart Channel in Mario Kart Wii. Within the game, the Mario Kart TV feature integrates with Miiverse, allowing players to view and share replay videos of races, which others from around the world can then watch and leave comments on. Players can view highlight reels at any time by choosing the View Highlight Reel option after a race/battle or from the Mario Kart TV menu. While viewing, players can edit their own replay videos by using various options, including slow motion, rewinding, and fast-forwarding, as well as changing the focus of the video to include specific players and actions, as well as the duration of the video. Players can also favorite up to six of their own replays.
The videos can also be uploaded to YouTube, if the player has a Google/YouTube account, though they cannot be longer than sixty seconds.
An accompanying web app was also released on May 28, 2014,[1] which allows users to find and view shared highlights posted to Mario Kart TV and YouTube. Users who log in with their Nintendo Network ID are also able to find things that are specific to them.[2] On March 8, 2016, it was announced that the portal site would be closed on April 4.[3]
Nintendo has planned to «send out videos of attractive reels, and hints and tips as official Nintendo videos.»[4]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also features the ability to show replay videos, but unlike the original, it is no longer possible to upload videos to YouTube.
As of November 7, 2017, it is no longer possible to upload Mario Kart 8 highlight reels onto YouTube, due to the termination of the Miiverse service.
In the game itself, Mario Kart TV is also a sponsor in many courses such as Mario Kart Stadium.
There is also a glider based on Mario Kart TV, known as the MKTV Parafoil.
Outside of the Mario Kart series, a Mario Kart TV patch appears on the front of the racing outfit in Super Mario Odyssey, and multiple Mario Kart TV banners appear alongside the Mario Motors and Burning DK banners in the race track area of the World of Light in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge attraction at Super Nintendo World, the attraction queue passes by a broadcasting truck and studio for Mario Kart TV where Lakitu explains the ride’s interactive components.
A Mario Kart TV truck appears in 3DS Toad Circuit and Wii Coconut Mall in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.[5]
- The Miis react to events during a replay, such as falling over when a racer gets hit with an item or cheering when a racer crosses the finish line.
- There is a similar game mode in F-Zero GX called F-Zero TV.
Nintendo (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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| Racers | |||
| Featherweight | Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy Koopa • Dry Bones | ||
| Light | Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue* · Black* · Green* · Yellow* · White* · Blue* · Pink* · Orange*) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Cat Peach* • Villager (Female)* • Isabelle* • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl | ||
| Medium | Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue* · Black* · Red* · Yellow* · White* · Blue* · Pink* · Orange*) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Tanooki Mario* • Villager (Male)* • Inkling Boy | ||
| Cruiser | Rosalina • Metal Mario (Gold ) • Pink Gold Peach • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy Koopa • Link* • King Boo | ||
| Heavy | Bowser • Wario • Morton Koopa Jr. • Dry Bowser*
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| Any | Mii | ||
| Vehicle parts | |||
| Bodies | Karts | Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA* • W 25 Silver Arrow* • 300 SL Roadster* • Blue Falcon* • Tanooki Kart* • B Dasher* • Streetle* • P-Wing* • Koopa Clown | |
| Standard bikes | Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper* • Master Cycle Zero ** | ||
| Sport bikes | Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle* | ||
| ATVs | Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler* • Inkstriker • Splat Buggy | ||
| Tires | Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires* • Triforce Tires* • Leaf Tires* • Ancient Tires ** | ||
| Gliders | Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite* • Paper Glider* • Paraglider ** | ||
| Courses | |||
| New courses | Mushroom Cup | Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins | |
| Flower Cup | Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls | ||
| Star Cup | Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario | ||
| Special Cup | Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser’s Castle • Rainbow Road | ||
| Classic courses | Shell Cup | Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad’s Turnpike | |
| Banana Cup | GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle | ||
| Leaf Cup | DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley | ||
| Lightning Cup | DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road | ||
| DLC courses | Egg Cup* | GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City | |
| Triforce Cup* | Wii Wario’s Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit | ||
| Crossing Cup* | GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing | ||
| Bell Cup* | 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue | ||
| Golden Dash Cup *** | Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall | ||
| Lucky Cat Cup *** | Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway | ||
| Turnip Cup *** | Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball | ||
| Propeller Cup *** | Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae | ||
| Rock Cup *** | Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway | ||
| Moon Cup *** | Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road | ||
| Battle courses | Wii U | Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad’s Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor | |
| Switch | 3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi’s Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony | ||
| Other | |||
| Items | Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells | ||
| Course objects | Antigravity Panel • Arrow field *** • Barrel • Bell* • Board • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain Pipe • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe *** • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile* • Master Sword* • Millstone • Mine Cart* • Oil slick • Pit* • Ring • Rupee* • Snowboy* • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Stamp • Submarine • Train* • Truck • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser *** | ||
| Enemies and species | Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Deku Baba* • Dolphin • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Ghost • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Knight • Jellybeam • Keese* • Little bird • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad* • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti* • Noki • Penguin *** • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Raving Piranha Plant • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Super Thwomp* • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Unagi • Wiggler *** • Whomp ***
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| Techniques | Anti-gravity • Drift • Gravity • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Trick • U-turn | ||
| Miscellaneous | Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8* • DK’s Tree House • Emblem • Finish Line • From the Pit • Highlight Reel • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8* • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass *** • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8* • Miiverse • Official tournaments • Pre-release and unused content • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Deluxe) • Stamps • Starting Grid • Underwater driving | ||
| Related Play Nintendo activities: Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Racing through this poll • One cup, four tracks… • Leaf it to me • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up |
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 6.0 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • *** — Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass • — Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 • — Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit goes on sale tomorrow is an augmented reality game that turns any living room into a race track.
Offering an innovative mix of toy and video game, the new Mario Kart comes complete with a Mario or Luigi kart that is controlled remotely via the Switch and drives along a created route right in your home. Up to four players can participate in a race.
The car is equipped with a built-in camera, thanks to which the user sees his room on the console screen as if it were the world of Mario Kart. Players can also use home furnishings as obstacles for more interesting racing track building. But what if you have a pet?
Youtuber from channel Unranked Podcast was already able to get the game and tested it. At first, the cat was interested in Mario’s map and went up to him to sniff, but curiosity did not last long — as soon as the car started moving and began to pursue the pet, the poor man literally could not find a place for himself in the house .
Looks like Mario Kart Live and a pet cat isn’t the best combination to play AR kart.
