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MKT Icon BlueBadwagon.png|[[Blue Badwagon]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Mini-Turbo.png|35px]]<br>Mini-Turbo Plus | MKT Icon BlueBadwagon.png|[[Blue Badwagon]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Mini-Turbo.png|35px]]<br>Mini-Turbo Plus | ||
MKT Icon GoldTrain.png|[[Gold Train]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png|35px]]<br>Rocket Start Plus | MKT Icon GoldTrain.png|[[Gold Train]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon RocketStart.png|35px]]<br>Rocket Start Plus | ||
MKT Icon Bruiser.png|[[Bruiser]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png|35px]]<br>Jump Boost Plus | MKT Icon Bruiser.png|[[Bruiser]] (Returning from ''Mario Kart 7'')<br>[[File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png|35px]]<br>Jump Boost Plus | ||
MKT Icon SnowSkimmer.png|[[Snow Skimmer]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png|35px]]<br>Jump Boost Plus | MKT Icon SnowSkimmer.png|[[Snow Skimmer]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon JumpBoost.png|35px]]<br>Jump Boost Plus | ||
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- This article is about the vehicles from the Mario Kart series. For the lorry-like objects found in various other games, see Mine Cart.
Karts are the main vehicles in the Mario Kart series. They can come in various sizes and colors for each character. While early Mario Kart games only depicted one universal kart model, the Pipe Frame, subsequent games have introduced newer models with their own distinct stats such as speed, acceleration and handling. Usually, the kart that is closest to average in terms of stats in each game is defined as the Standard Kart.
Karts have also appeared in other game series and media such as in the Super Smash Bros. series, comics, and toys.
History
Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart features Pipe Frames as the default go-kart model used by all characters. The term "kart" also applies to the extra lives a driver has in Grand Prix mode; drivers start out each Grand Prix cup with three karts, and can lose them one by one by coming in 5th or lower in a race or by retrying a race. When all karts are lost, the player is forced to exit to the title screen. It is possible to regain one more life in Grand Prix by placing the same position three times in a row.
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Mario Kart 64
Pipe Frames return in Mario Kart 64 as the universal kart, with slight design changes and new sounds. Depending on the characters that use them, karts pertain to one of three weight classes: light, medium, and heavy. Lights are karts that show a high speed but a fairly low endurance. Medium karts show all-around traits, whereas Heavy karts have high endurance but poor speed.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Pipe Frames reappear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit with the same traits as in Mario Kart 64, yet again being the only usable kart model. The player can press to sound the horn on the kart during a race.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the basic models of the karts, seen from Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, are taken out. For the Mario Kart for the Nintendo GameCube, the karts appear in new models and styles. Most of them reflect some character's special characteristics, such as Mario's kart, the Red Fire, which it is a red and blue-colored all-terrain vehicle, rendering Mario's letter M emblem on its body and wheels. The design of the karts also are changed, regarding the new concept "two racers in one vehicle" within the game. The karts have a seat on the front where a character drives the kart and a platform in the rear of the vehicle where the second character is able to use an item, taken from the Item Boxes. Just as in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the karts are split in three weight groups: Light, Medium, and Heavy. The use of these karts is determined by the characters' weights; therefore, while one of the two characters has a higher weight, characters use a kart within the Medium or Heavy weight class. Pairing both lightweight characters results in a vehicle used as a light kart. The Parade Kart breaks this rule, being usable for any character. The player can press the item button (/) (without the rear character holding an item) to sound the horn, and the rear player makes a small pose.
Every kart has also its own stats. The kart's stats are qualified by the amount of stars on its acceleration, speed, and weight. However, these stars can be misleading. In general, lightweight karts have a high acceleration, but a fair low speed and endurance. Medium-weight karts have balanced stats, whereas heavyweight karts show a high top speed and endurance, and low acceleration.
Despite that conventional-looking Karts are absent in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the Toad Kart and the Toadette Kart greatly resemble a Standard Kart as seen in Mario Kart DS and later games.
There are twenty-one karts in all for this installment.
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Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series
In Mario Kart Arcade GP, all the characters use a standardized model of the kart, appearing with rounded details and a solid build (somewhat akin to a bumper car) as opposed to many other previous Mario Kart games.
However, in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, the characters have an option to choose a secondary kart that was made for them, rather similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS.
Just as in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, all the karts are rated by the amount of the stars for each aspect. Regarding to the character selected, they can be light, medium, or heavy, emphasizing one of these aspects for the vehicle available.
Mario Kart Arcade GP
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Standard
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Luigi's kart
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Peach's kart
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Toad's kart
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Yoshi's kart
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Donkey Kong's kart
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Wario's kart
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Bowser's kart
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Ms. Pac-Man's kart
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Mametchi's kart
Personal
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Mario Kart DS
Unlike what happened in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the basic models of the karts reappear in Mario Kart DS, having the name of Standard Karts. These karts are redesigned, having white bumpers and a hood of different color palettes that matches the character's custom color. The decal of the character is shown over the hood, although the player can replace it with their own in the emblem maker option. Additionally, every character can select at least one of three vehicles (excluding Shy Guy, having only his Standard Kart SG), exclusive for being rather different in design and stats than the character's Standard Kart. While a Standard Kart has plain stats, the other vehicles can have a high speed, acceleration or items ratio, depending on what the vehicle is made for. Every Kart is qualified by six ratings:
- Acceleration: The time for achieving the top speed. Lightweight karts like Yoshi's Standard Kart YS have the highest acceleration rating.
- Speed: The top speed level when a kart moves forward. Most of the karts within the heavyweight class show the highest speed rating.
- Weight: The kart's endurance. When a kart has a higher weight, it is capable of knocking lighter karts further.
- Drifting: The friction power of the kart when turns by powersliding. A high drifting rate makes the kart turn tighter.
- Handling: The control over the vehicle in all type of terrains. The strength of the Mini-Turbo boost caused by drifting also depends on how high the kart's handling is.
- Items: The variety of items to obtain in an Item Box. As the kart's item stat is high, the character can receive more rare items to use. The smaller the kart's wheels, the lower the meter is for the Items stat.
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Standard Kart (Mario's)
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Mario Kart Wii
The Karts in Mario Kart Wii are once again redesigned with various details added than they appeared formerly. Similar to Mario Kart DS, the typical go-karts receive the name of Standard Karts, and are classified according to the size of the vehicle, split in three groups: Standard Kart S for small-sized characters; Standard Kart M for medium size characters and Standard Kart L for large characters. Albeit weight classes are replaced for size classes, the general aspects of the karts are the same as appeared throughout the series.
- Speed: The level of the top speed.
- Weight: The strength of the vehicle to knock apart others.
- Acceleration: The time to achieve the top speed.
- Handling: The control of the vehicle.
- Drift: The friction power of the vehicle.
- Off-road: The speed of the vehicle over rough terrain.
- Mini-turbo: The power of the momentary speed burst after drifting or making a trick.
In addition, each racer can vary the kart's custom stats with the bonus points he or she has for each feature and select other five karts in the determined character's size. Unlike in other games, every kart has a unique color scheme for the players using it, not just the Standard Karts.
Unlike their two-wheeled counterparts Bikes, Karts cannot perform wheelies. However, they can release a more powerful boost by drifting than a bike, depending how long the respective button is pressed. Compared to bikes, karts generally offer superior speed and weight in exchange for being weaker in every other stat. Additionally, bikes have six trick variants while karts only have three.
Baby Mario tricking on his Standard Kart S
Booster Seat (Baby Booster)
Mini Beast (Concerto)
Tiny Titan (Rally Romper)
Sprinter (B Dasher Mk 2)
Classic Dragster (Nostalgia 1)
Daytripper (Royal Racer)
Super Blooper (Turbo Blooper)
Jetsetter (Aero Glider)
Honeycoupe (Dragonetti)
Mario Kart 7
Karts make another appearance in Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS, with the Standards having a similar design to their appearance from Mario Kart DS. They are seen to have some new additions: they deploy gliders if a character is propelled in the air from a high place to help them glide, and when underwater, a propeller will appear at the back to help push the kart along. Players are able to customize their karts as well. Some Karts from previous installments also return in the game.
Gold Standard (Gold Kart)
Birthday Girl (Royal Ribbon)
Bruiser (Growlster)
B Dasher (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
Egg 1 (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
Barrel Train (Returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Zucchini (Gherkin)
Pipe Frame (Returning from Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart: Super Circuit)
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The standard Kart appears in Mario Kart 8. They have a similar appearance to the Standards from Mario Kart 7, but this time they have a new addition for the anti-gravity; the wheels go horizontal. Like in Mario Kart 7, the players are able to choose the bodies, wheels, and gliders for their karts. The Pipe Frame and Gold Standard return from Mario Kart 7 with slightly different appearances. The player can also press the player icon on the to sound the horn (or press the item button when there's no item being held), a feature absent since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Karts also come equipped with lights, which turn on when karts enter a tunnel or a dark area.
Three additional karts are available for free (the GLA, W 25 Silver Arrow and the 300 SL Roadster), while eight more are paid DLC.
In the enhanced Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, all the kart parts from Mario Kart 8 return as base game content, including the DLC parts. As well, the Koopa Clown returns from Mario Kart 7 as the only kart body not present in Mario Kart 8.
Kart parts
Pipe Frame (Returning from Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and Mario Kart 7)
GLA (DLC)
W 25 Silver Arrow (DLC)
300 SL Roadster (DLC)
Blue Falcon (DLC)
Tanooki Kart (DLC)
B Dasher (DLC) (Returning from Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 7)
Streetle (DLC)
P-Wing (DLC)
Koopa Clown (Deluxe only)
Mario Kart Tour
Karts make their reappearance in the mobile installment Mario Kart Tour, functioning similarly to how they worked in Mario Kart 7, though parts are now acquired randomly through Pipes, which cost rubies. In addition, Karts are sorted into three rarities: Normal, Super, and High-End, with the last ones being rarer, and overall being more powerful.
Kart parts
Normal
Pipe Frame
Slipstream PlusBirthday Girl
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Dash Panel PlusMushmellow (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
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Jump Boost PlusKoopa Dasher (Returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
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Rocket Start PlusBiddybuggy
Slipstream PlusBlue Biddybuggy
Slipstream PlusCheep Charger
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Jump Boost PlusPink Mushmellow
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Dash Panel PlusBirthday Girl Rosalina
Slipstream PlusGreen Kiddie Kart
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Rocket Start PlusRed Kiddie Kart
Slipstream PlusBullet Blaster (Returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
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Rocket Start PlusBull's-Eye Banzai
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Rocket Start PlusLandship (Returning from Mario Kart 8)
Mini-Turbo PlusPipe Buggy
Slipstream PlusWarship
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Cheep Charger
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Jump Boost Plus
Super
Mach 8
Slipstream PlusDaytripper
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Dash Panel PlusTurbo Yoshi
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Jump Boost PlusSoda Jet
Mini-Turbo PlusSuper Blooper
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Blooper
Mini-Turbo PlusRoyale
Slipstream PlusCloud 9
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Jump Boost PlusPoltergust 4000 (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
Slipstream PlusStreamliner (Returning from Mario Kart DS)
Slipstream PlusWhite Royale
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Rocket Start PlusZucchini
Mini-Turbo PlusRed Streamliner
Slipstream PlusRed Turbo Yoshi
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Rocket Start PlusBlue Seven
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Rocket Start PlusSuper 1
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Jump Boost PlusDasher II
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Dash Panel PlusTea Coupe
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Jump Boost PlusYellow Turbo Birdo
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Dash Panel PlusEgg 1
Mini-Turbo PlusFlame Flyer
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Rocket Start PlusBarrel Train
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Rocket Start PlusDK Jumbo
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Jump Boost PlusChrome DK Jumbo
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Jump Boost PlusKoopa Clown
Mini-Turbo PlusDark Clown
Mini-Turbo PlusPara-Wing
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Jump Boost PlusTurbo Birdo
Mini-Turbo PlusLight-blue Turbo Birdo
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Rocket Start Plus
High-End
B Dasher
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Dash Panel PlusBlack B Dasher
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Dash Panel PlusYellow Taxi
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Jump Boost PlusQuickshaw
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Rocket Start PlusKabuki Dasher
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Dash Panel PlusCircuit Special
Slipstream PlusBlack Circuit
Slipstream PlusBumble V
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Dash Panel PlusQueen Bee
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Dash Panel PlusTrickster
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Dash Panel PlusGhost Ride
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Rocket Start PlusMacharon
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Jump Boost PlusCarrot Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusCheermellow
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Rocket Start PlusWild Wing
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Dash Panel PlusRadish Rider
Slipstream PlusWildfire Flyer
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Jump Boost PlusRibbon Rider
Mini-Turbo PlusDouble-Decker
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Dash Panel PlusSwift Jack
Slipstream PlusRed B Dasher
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Rocket Start PlusJingle Bells
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Dash Panel PlusPlatinum Taxi
Mini-Turbo PlusGlam Bruiser
Slipstream PlusGilded Prancer
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Jump Boost PlusIce-blue Poltergust
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Dash Panel PlusP-Wing
Mini-Turbo PlusApple Kart
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Jump Boost PlusComet Tail
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Dash Panel PlusBright Bunny
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Jump Boost PlusBadwagon
Mini-Turbo PlusBlue Badwagon
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Train
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Rocket Start PlusBruiser (Returning from Mario Kart 7)
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Jump Boost PlusSnow Skimmer
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Jump Boost Plus
Other
Gold Standard (exclusive to Coin Rush mode)
Bolt Buggy (currently only available in the beta version of the game)
Other appearances
Club Nintendo
"Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All"
In the Club Nintendo comic "Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All", Mario and Luigi are seen driving karts in their mission to find a spaceship shaped like the Nintendo 64. They compete against Wario and Bowser and make another reference to the Mario Kart games by dropping Banana Peels and making them crash. The karts seen in this comic resemble those seen in the then-new Mario Kart 64. Unlike their video game equivalents, though, they can also be turned into jet skis by pushing a button on their steering-wheels.
Mario Kirby Meisaku Video
A Kart makes an appearance resembling the one in Super Mario Kart in the Mario segment of the Mario Kirby Meisaku Video where Mario drives it during his pursuit of the mysterious thief W. Eventually, after being attacked by some monsters, he spins out near a vegetable garden.
Super Mario-Kun
Karts are seen the Mario Kart adaptions of Super Mario-Kun. The first time they appear, Mario races against other characters including Donkey Kong Jr. and Bowser.
Mario Kart 8 From the Pit
The kart appeared in the video series Mario Kart 8 From the Pit with Crew Chief Andrew Trego. In one of the episodes, Andrew is sitting on a kart while singing the Super Star theme.
Super Mario Maker
In Super Mario Maker, one of the various forms of Costume Mario is Mario driving a kart. When he is jumping, his kart deploys a glider. The sound effects from Super Mario Kart are heard.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, Luigi can be seen driving on his kart when Mario and Huey retrieve all six Big Paint Stars. It can also be seen at the end of the game.
Super Mario Run
In Super Mario Run, Mario and his kart appears as a statue.
Item description
- Mario Kart: "Start your engines! Looking at this statue may give you the urge to drift, but try to be careful."
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Karts make a brief appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unlike in Melee, where they appear as trophies, they are obstacles for the Mario Circuit battle stage. All the karts are as seen in Mario Kart DS, driven by red Shy Guys competing a race, while characters carry out their battle there. The karts tend to pass in the road where contestants fight, dealing damage to anybody who makes contact with them. Characters can use their moves against karts to send them flying away. Unlike how they looked in Mario Kart DS, Karts come in various colors, and their bumpers and emblems are colored differently as well.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Karts driven by Shy Guys reappear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS on the Rainbow Road stage, as well as in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on both the new Mario Circuit stage and the one returning from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong were also seen driving karts in Rosalina's trailer.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | カート[?] Kāto |
Kart | |
Hungarian | Kártya (Template:Media link)[?] |
The word normally means "playing card", but the context (kártya glide) changes its meaning to "kart". |
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Russian | Карт[?] Kart |
Kart |
Trivia
- The Kart appears in Nintendo Monopoly under the name "Mario Kart", where it replaces Reading Railroad as a purchasable vehicle. It costs $200. There is also a Coin Block/Brick Block card that charges the player $150 for renewing their Kart license in the 2006 version, and only $50 in the 2010 version. The ? Block card in both versions allows the player to take a spin in the kart, which advances them to the Mario Kart space along with a $200 passing Go bonus.
- In the DS game Nintendogs, it is possible to find Mario, Peach, and Bowser Karts from Mario Kart DS which play the Mario Circuit, Peach Beach, and Bowser's Castle music from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, respectively, when used.
- Mario and Peach Karts also return in the 3DS game Nintendogs + Cats while Yoshi Kart replaces Bowser Kart. When used, Mario, Peach and Yoshi karts play Mario Circuit, DS Peach Gardens, and DS Yoshi Falls music, from Mario Kart Wii, respectively.
- In Mario Kart 7 the Gold Standard's steering wheel is gold, but in first person view, it is black, unless the player has earned the Golden Steering Wheel.
- Karts
- Mario Kart 64 Objects
- Mario Kart 7 Objects
- Mario Kart 8 Objects
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Mario Kart Arcade GP
- Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
- Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Objects
- Mario Kart DS Objects
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit Objects
- Mario Kart Tour Objects
- Mario Kart Wii Objects
- Paper Mario: Color Splash Objects
- Super Mario Kart Objects
- Super Mario Maker
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
- Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophies