SNES

Super Mario Kart

Description

A collection of Super Mario characters, including Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser and Donkey Kong Jr., are out to win the Super Mario Kart championship. Using Mode 7 scaling, the first true kart game on the SNES has you collecting coins to boost your speed while using shells and bananas to stop others on the track.

There are 4 cups in all to race for, Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup and Special Cup, each with a selection of tracks to race on (based in Bowser's Castle, Super Mario World and more). Plus, a 2 player battle mode is on offer, where the first to pop the three balloons wins.

Alternate Titles

• "スーパーマリオカート" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Center CX challenge games
• Kart racing
• Mario games
• Mario Kart series

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User Reviews

Who could help but love this game?	DudeOfMonson (106)
This game is all about fun...	tbuteler (3030)
Classic,truly classic!	Big C (49)	unrated

The Press Says

Total! (Germany)	Sep, 1993	1 out of 6	100
HonestGamers	1998	10 out of 10	100
GamePro (US)	Dec, 1992	5 out of 5	100
VicioJuegos.com	Jul 27, 2005	96 out of 100	96
Power Unlimited	Jul, 1993	9.5 out of 10	95
GameFan Magazine	Jan, 1993	94.5 out of 100	94
Power Play	Nov, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
N-Force	Nov, 1992	88 out of 100	88
Game Freaks 365	2000	8.5 out of 10	85

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Trivia

Innovation

Super Mario Kart is often credited with inventing the kart racing genre.

Japanese version

In the original Japanese version, Bowser and the Princess drink champagne during the award ceremony after they won the race. In the Western versions they only wave with the bottle.

Awards

• EGM
  • Issue #200 - #19 out of 200 "Greatest Games of Their Time"
• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue #100) - #35 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1993 – Best SNES Game in 1992