There are a multitude of different items that help the player out, some being better than others. In all, there are three levels of difficulty - 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc, with each one resulting in faster karts and harder computer controlled characters. When no more karts remain, the mode is over. If the players get lower than fourth place, they have to retry the race (like Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit), costing one of the player's four karts. The top three characters with the most amount of points in the end of the five races wins. After each course, the player is rewarded a set amount of points nine for first, six for second, three for third, and one for fourth. Afterwards, they have to pick one of four different cups with five courses in each. In single-player mode, it will still be split-screen though the bottom will feature a map of the stage.īefore the player starts the race, he/she has to pick one of eight different characters, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Bowser, Toad, Donkey Kong Jr., and Koopa Troopa.
#SUPER MARIO KART THEME SERIES#
Super Mario Kart is a racing game that can be played with one or two players (the latter being split-screen), contrary to the other games in the series where at least four people can play (in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii, 8 and 12 players can play at once, respectively). The game was made available for the Virtual Console if you reached gold status in Club Nintendo in 2012.Īn example of the single-player split-screen Even the designers of futuristic anti-gravity racer Wipeout acknowledged Super Mario Kart, with its speed boost pads and weapons, as an influence. It's concept of a colorful cast of characters racing in miniature vehicles, and using weapons against their competitors, has served as the blueprint for countless racing games since, in the form of not only its many sequels, but also a huge number of imitators.
It was notable at the time of its release for its use of the SNES's Mode 7 technology which gave the illusion of racing in a three-dimensional space. Super Mario Kart is arguably one of the most influential video games of all time. There are plenty of items to use and courses to play, with a total of eight playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Koopa Troopa, Toad, Bowser, and Donkey Kong Jr.
#SUPER MARIO KART THEME TRIAL#
It features a 1-player Grand Prix mode, a 2-player mode, a Time Trial mode, and even a Battle mode. It was also released in Japan on Jin United States on Novemand on Apin Europe and Australia as a Virtual Console title. The game was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and rereleased in 1996 as the Player's Choice.
Romaji: Sūpā Mario Kāto) (also called SMK) is the first game in the Mario Kart series. Super Mario Kart ( JP Japanese: スーパーマリオカート