Super Mario Kart

Super Mario Kart
System Super Nintendo
Developer Nintendo
Genre Racing
Series Super Mario Series

A racing game starring Mario and friends. Choose from eight characters and race around circuits based on locations from the Mario games, collecting items to use against your opponents.

The Grand Prix has four Cups with five circuits in each. If you come 4th place or above in a race then you receive points. The player with the most points at the end of the Cup wins.

As well as Grand Prix mode, you can also try for the best time in Time Trial or take part in a Match Race against the computer or another player. You can also try the 2-Player Battle Mode, where players must drive around arenas, using items to burst the balloons on the opponents' kart.

Release Information

Region Name Release
Japan スーパーマリオカート Super Mario Kart 27 Aug 1992
US Super Mario Kart Sep 1992
Europe Super Mario Kart Jan 1993

Re-releases

System Japan U.S. Europe
Wii Virtual Console 09 Jun 2009 23 Nov 2009 02 Apr 2010
Wii U Virtual Console 19 Jun 2013 06 Aug 2014 27 Mar 2014
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console - 24 Mar 2016 17 Mar 2016

Also available to play in:

Game Boy Advance Mario Kart: Super Circuit (All Tracks Unlockable)