This kicked off the subgenre of Mascot Racers, as other companies have often imitated the concept with their own mascots to varying degrees of success.Īs the name implies, the games draw major inspiration from the Mario platformers. Unlike more serious racing game series such as Daytona USA, Gran Turismo, Forza, or even Need for Speed, Mario Kart isn't just about driving technique, but mixes things up with items that racers can obtain from item boxes, while the tracks themselves can have a significant number of obstacles and hazards such as enemies from the Super Mario Bros. Starting on the SNES, the series has graced every subsequent Nintendo console and handheld with at least one installment, with the exception of the Virtual Boy and the Game Boy Color (portable Mario Karts started appearing with the Game Boy Advance). Mario Kart is a successful series of go-kart video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark and highly successful Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games. Twelve of them were playable initially, and six more have been included as downloadable characters.- The man in red himself, Mario Kart 64 note The Japanese version has a crowd of children shouting 'Mario Kart!' Mario Kart Arcade GP DX has a total of 18 playable characters. The racing commentary returns in this game and this time, it is voiced in Japanese by Rica Matsumoto, who also voices Ash Ketchum in the Japanese version of the Pokémon anime, and in English by Jack Merluzzi, who played in the in-game announcer in Fast Racing Neo. The two players can combine their karts to form a more powerful kart, with one player driving and the other serving as the gunner, similar to Mario Kart Double Dash!!.

Team mode allows two players to face against two computer-controlled opponents. Alter-Ego mode uses online functionality to allow players to race against ghosts records previously set by other players. Along with Grand Prix and Battle mode, the game introduces two new modes Alter-Ego and Team. The game features ten redesigned courses, as well as features introduced in Mario Kart 7 such as gliders and underwater racing.

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