Kart
- Not to be confused with Car.
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 kart, the Pipe Frame, subsequent games have introduced newer karts with their own distinct appearances and 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
In Super Mario Kart, Pipe Frames are the only kart in the game. The term "kart" also applies to the extra lives a driver has in Grand Prix mode. In the mode, all drivers start out with three karts, and one kart is lost when a driver comes in 5th place or lower 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 kart in the Grand Prix by placing the same position three times in a row.
Mario's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Princess Peach's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong Jr.'s Pipe Frame
Koopa Troopa's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart 64
Pipe Frames return in Mario Kart 64, 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's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Peach's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Wario's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Pipe Frames reappear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit with the same traits as in Mario Kart 64. The player can press to sound the horn on the kart during a race in the game.
Mario's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Peach's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong's Pipe Frame
Wario's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, there are new karts with new appearances and styles. Most of them reflect a character's special characteristics, such as Mario's Red Fire, which is a red and blue-colored all-terrain vehicle, rendering Mario's letter M emblem on its body and wheels. In this 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. Similarly to previous games, the karts are split in the Light, Medium, and Heavy weight groups, though drivers can only use karts that fit their own weight. 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 its own stats, which are qualified by the amount of stars on its acceleration, speed, and weight. In general however, 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. There are twenty-one karts in the game.
Mario Kart Arcade GP subseries
In Mario Kart Arcade GP, all the characters use a kart with rounded details and a solid build as opposed to 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. In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, there are now different karts that can be used by drivers.
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. Some karts return in later installments and are listed in bold.
Mario Kart Arcade GP
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Standard
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Luigi's standard kart
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Peach's standard kart
- ToadGP2.jpg
Toad's standard kart
- YoshiGP2.jpg
Yoshi's standard kart
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Donkey Kong's standard kart
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Wario's standard kart
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Bowser's standard kart
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Ms. Pac-Man's standard kart
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Mametchi's standard kart
Personal
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Mario Kart DS
In Mario Kart DS, Standard Karts replace Pipe Frames in the game. These karts are redesigned, having white bumpers and a frame of different color palettes that matches the character's custom color. The emblem 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 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 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 rarer items more commonly. The smaller the kart's wheels, the lower the meter is for the Items stat.
Mario's Standard MR
Mario's Shooting Star
Luigi's Standard LG
Luigi's Streamliner
Princess Peach's Standard PC
Princess Peach's Light Tripper
Yoshi's Standard YS
Yoshi's Cucumber
Toad's Standard TD
Toad's 4-Wheel Cradle
Donkey Kong's Standard DK
Donkey Kong's Wildlife
Wario's Standard WR
Wario's Dragonfly
Bowser's Standard BW
Bowser's Hurricane
Princess Daisy's Standard DS
Princess Daisy's Light Dancer
Dry Bones' Standard DB
Dry Bones' Dry Bomber
Waluigi's Standard WL
Waluigi's Zipper
R.O.B.'s Standard RB
R.O.B.'s ROB-LGS
Mario Kart Wii
In Mario Kart Wii, karts 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. Though 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.
The Karts and newly-introduced Bikes can be divided into six classes of vehicle counterparts based on their stats. In addition, each racer can vary the kart's custom stats with the bonus points they have 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. Unlike 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.
Small karts
Baby Mario tricking on his Standard Kart S
Koopa Troopa driving his Standard Kart S with rotating Green Shells
Baby Luigi's Standard Kart S
Baby Mario's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Peach's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Daisy's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Toad's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Toadette's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Dry Bones' Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Male Mii's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Mario's Mini Beast/Concerto
Toad driving his Cheep Charger
Baby Peach driving her Cheep Charger and dropping Bananas
Baby Mario's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Baby Mario's Blue Falcon
Medium karts
Mario driving his Standard Kart M
Mario's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Luigi's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Peach's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Daisy's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Yoshi's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Birdo's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Diddy Kong's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Bowser Jr.'s Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Mario's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Mario's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Mario's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Large karts
Wario driving his Standard Kart L
Rosalina's Standard Kart L
Wario's Offroader
Waluigi's Offroader
Donkey Kong's Offroader
Bowser's Offroader
King Boo's Offroader
Funky Kong's Offroader
Dry Bowser's Offroader
Donkey Kong driving his Flame Flyer and preparing to throw a Red Shell
Bowser driving his Flame Flyer and preparing to throw a Spiny Shell
Wario's Piranha Prowler
Wario's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Wario's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Battle Mode
Mario Kart 7
Karts return in Mario Kart 7, with the Standard Karts having a similar design to their appearance from Mario Kart DS. Karts now deploy gliders if a character is propelled in the air from a high place to help them glide, and when underwater, a propeller appears at the back to help push the kart along. Players are able to customize their karts as well by selecting different tires and gliders.
Returning
New
Gold Standard (Gold Kart)
Birthday Girl (Royal Ribbon)
Bruiser (Growlster)
Zucchini (Gherkin)
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Karts return in Mario Kart 8. In the game, kart wheels go horizontal when racing in anti-gravity. 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, and some new karts are added.
Returning
Gold Standard (Gold Kart)
Koopa Clown (Deluxe only)
New
Biddybuggy (Buggybud)
Sneeker (Bounder)
Sports Coupe (Sports Coupé)
Mario Kart Tour
Karts make their reappearance in Mario Kart Tour, where they are now acquired randomly through Pipes or Spotlight Shop, 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. Unlike in previous games, the player cannot customize their karts, and karts no longer have different stats. Karts now boost the points obtained in racers, and all of them have different skills which can also boost points.
Returning
Normal
Pipe Frame
Slipstream PlusBirthday Girl
Dash Panel PlusMushmellow
Jump Boost PlusKoopa Dasher
Rocket Start PlusBiddybuggy
Slipstream PlusCheep Charger
Jump Boost PlusBullet Blaster
Rocket Start PlusLandship
Mini-Turbo Plus
Super
Mach 8
Slipstream PlusDaytripper
Dash Panel PlusTurbo Yoshi
Jump Boost PlusSoda Jet
Mini-Turbo PlusSuper Blooper
Mini-Turbo PlusRoyale
Slipstream PlusCloud 9
Jump Boost PlusPoltergust 4000
Slipstream PlusStreamliner
Slipstream PlusZucchini
Mini-Turbo PlusBlue Seven
Rocket Start PlusEgg 1
Mini-Turbo PlusCucumber
Slipstream PlusFlame Flyer
Rocket Start PlusBarrel Train
Rocket Start PlusDK Jumbo
Jump Boost PlusKoopa Clown
Mini-Turbo PlusPara-Wing
Jump Boost PlusTurbo Birdo
Mini-Turbo PlusBolt Buggy
Slipstream PlusRambi Rider
Rocket Start Plus
High-End
B Dasher
Dash Panel PlusCircuit Special
Slipstream PlusBumble V
Dash Panel PlusWild Wing
Dash Panel PlusP-Wing
Mini-Turbo PlusPrancer
Slipstream PlusSports Coupe
Rocket Start PlusSteel Driver
Slipstream PlusCat Cruiser
Mini-Turbo PlusB Dasher Mk. 2
Dash Panel PlusTanooki Kart
Slipstream PlusSneeker
Rocket Start PlusDragonfly
Slipstream PlusGoo-Goo Buggy
Rocket Start PlusGold Standard
Slipstream PlusStreetle
Jump Boost PlusBadwagon
Mini-Turbo PlusBruiser
Jump Boost PlusOffroader
Jump Boost PlusKoopa King
Rocket Start PlusCact-X
Slipstream PlusPiranha Pipes
Jump Boost PlusBoo Pipes
Slipstream PlusWild Wiggler
Jump Boost Plus
New
Normal
Blue Biddybuggy1
Slipstream PlusPink Mushmellow
Dash Panel PlusBirthday Girl Rosalina1
Slipstream PlusGreen Kiddie Kart
Rocket Start PlusRed Kiddie Kart
Slipstream PlusBull's-Eye Banzai
Rocket Start PlusPipe Buggy
Slipstream PlusWarship
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Cheep Charger
Jump Boost Plus
Super
Gold Blooper
Mini-Turbo PlusWhite Royale
Rocket Start PlusRed Streamliner
Slipstream PlusRed Turbo Yoshi
Rocket Start PlusSuper 1
Jump Boost PlusDasher II
Dash Panel PlusTea Coupe
Jump Boost PlusYellow Turbo Birdo
Dash Panel PlusBirthday Girl Daisy1
Rocket Start PlusRed Standard 81
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Standard 81
Jump Boost PlusBlue Royale
Jump Boost PlusBlue Turbo Yoshi
Slipstream PlusOrange Turbo Yoshi
Dash Panel PlusPink Turbo Yoshi
Slipstream PlusLight-blue Turbo Yoshi
Rocket Start PlusYellow Turbo Yoshi
Jump Boost PlusChrome DK Jumbo
Jump Boost PlusDark Clown
Mini-Turbo PlusLight-blue Turbo Birdo
Rocket Start PlusBlue Turbo Birdo
Jump Boost PlusOrange Turbo Birdo
Dash Panel PlusRed Turbo Birdo
Jump Boost PlusGreen Turbo Birdo
Mini-Turbo Plus
High-End
Black B Dasher
Dash Panel PlusYellow Taxi
Jump Boost PlusQuickshaw
Rocket Start PlusKabuki Dasher
Dash Panel PlusBlack Circuit1
Slipstream PlusQueen Bee
Dash Panel PlusTrickster
Dash Panel PlusGhost Ride
Rocket Start PlusMacharon
Jump Boost PlusCarrot Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusCheermellow
Rocket Start PlusRadish Rider
Slipstream PlusWildfire Flyer
Jump Boost PlusRibbon Rider
Mini-Turbo PlusDouble-Decker
Dash Panel PlusSwift Jack
Slipstream PlusRed B Dasher
Rocket Start PlusJingle Bells
Dash Panel PlusPlatinum Taxi
Mini-Turbo PlusGlam Bruiser
Slipstream PlusGilded Prancer
Jump Boost PlusIce-blue Poltergust
Dash Panel PlusApple Kart
Jump Boost PlusComet Tail
Dash Panel PlusBright Bunny
Jump Boost PlusDozer Dasher
Dash Panel PlusClanky Kart
Jump Boost PlusWild Black
Mini-Turbo PlusKarp Kart
Rocket Start PlusRose Queen
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Apple Kart
Slipstream PlusChoco Macharon
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Egg
Jump Boost PlusSweet Daytripper
Rocket Start PlusRed Taxi
Dash Panel PlusPink Wing
Slipstream PlusHappy Ride
Mini-Turbo PlusBlue Soda
Dash Panel PlusClackety Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Clanky Kart
Dash Panel PlusFestival Girl
Jump Boost PlusBlack Kabuki Dasher
Mini-Turbo Plus8-Bit Pipe Frame
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Pipe Frame
Jump Boost PlusSurf Sailer
Dash Panel PlusStar-Spangled Flyer
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Circuit1
Jump Boost PlusPumpkin Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusDark Trickster
Jump Boost PlusSunset Cloud
Dash Panel PlusHoliday King
Slipstream PlusGold Snow Skimmer
Rocket Start PlusDreamy Egg
Dash Panel PlusFast Frank
Jump Boost PlusIron Cucumber
Rocket Start PlusRose Taxi
Slipstream PlusDecal Streamliner
Jump Boost PlusOrange Streamliner
Rocket Start PlusWhite Turbo Yoshi
Dash Panel PlusSakura Quickshaw
Slipstream PlusJet Cruiser
Rocket Start PlusInferno Flyer
Slipstream PlusRambi Runner
Mini-Turbo PlusPink Dozer
Jump Boost PlusGrand Badwagon
Slipstream PlusPaintster
Dash Panel PlusLime Tea Coupe
Mini-Turbo PlusSunny Surf Sailer
Rocket Start PlusPinch Hitter
Slipstream PlusCleanup Hitter
Mini-Turbo PlusIce Dozer
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Double-Decker
Slipstream PlusBlack Cat Cruiser
Dash Panel PlusRed B Dasher Mk. 2
Dash Panel PlusPink B Dasher Mk. 21
Jump Boost PlusClassic B Dasher Mk. 2
Rocket Start PlusSky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2
Mini-Turbo PlusMetal B Dasher Mk. 2
Rocket Start PlusCream B Dasher Mk. 21
Jump Boost PlusGreen B Dasher Mk. 21
Slipstream PlusGold Pumpkin Kart
Rocket Start PlusLunar Cruiser
Rocket Start PlusSleigh Rider
Mini-Turbo PlusWhite Snow Skimmer
Slipstream PlusFrosty Bells
Jump Boost PlusFrost Wing
Dash Panel PlusGray Cat Cruiser
Rocket Start PlusSports Coupe 2022
Mini-Turbo PlusRoaring Racer
Slipstream PlusJukebox Buggy
Jump Boost PlusGreen Lightning
Dash Panel PlusCupid's Arrow
Jump Boost PlusWild Slugger
Dash Panel PlusProp Kart
Jump Boost PlusMagma Broom
Mini-Turbo PlusStar Broom
Rocket Start PlusYellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame
Dash Panel PlusWarrior Wagon
Mini-Turbo PlusArmored Rider
Slipstream PlusBlack Turbo Yoshi
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Bunny
Slipstream PlusFlower Kart
Jump Boost PlusFirefly
Rocket Start PlusDaikon Rocket
Dash Panel PlusCapsule Kart
Dash Panel PlusBlue-Green Capsule Kart
Slipstream PlusWhite Bruiser
Mini-Turbo PlusCoconut 1
Rocket Start PlusPink Capsule Kart
Jump Boost PlusCream Cat Cruiser
Jump Boost PlusGreen Cat Cruiser
Slipstream PlusGoo-Goo Pink
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Kiddie Kart
Dash Panel PlusSweet Ride
Mini-Turbo PlusWhite Fast Frank
Rocket Start PlusTuk-Tuk Kart
Dash Panel PlusTropical Truck
Rocket Start PlusGold Zucchini
Slipstream PlusLightning Streamliner
Mini-Turbo PlusFlowery Badwagon
Dash Panel PlusCoral Jet Cruiser
Slipstream PlusWatermelon Kart
Rocket Start PlusIce-Cream Minibus
Mini-Turbo PlusChocolate Banana Minibus
Rocket Start PlusStrawberry Soft Swerve
Slipstream PlusShielded Speedster
Jump Boost PlusGold Double-Decker
Rocket Start PlusBlack Carriage
Dash Panel PlusGreen Speeder1
Slipstream PlusFlaming Speeder
Dash Panel PlusGold Sweet Ride
Jump Boost PlusBlue Speeder
Mini-Turbo PlusSwift Talon
Jump Boost PlusGold Eagle
Rocket Start PlusBlazing Eagle
Slipstream PlusCamo Tanooki Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Rambi Rider
Jump Boost PlusMoo Moo Offroader
Dash Panel PlusPink Speeder1
Jump Boost PlusPink Sneeker
Slipstream PlusGold Jingle Bell
Mini-Turbo PlusHoliday Speeder
Rocket Start PlusWild Gold
Rocket Start PlusRainbow Taxi
Rocket Start PlusBlooper Shuttle
Dash Panel PlusGold Lunar Cruiser
Jump Boost PlusGold Quickshaw
Mini-Turbo PlusPineapple 1
Slipstream PlusHot Pot Hot Rod
Jump Boost PlusRainbow Streetle
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Capsule Kart
Dash Panel PlusGold 8-Bit Pipe Frame
Rocket Start PlusTaiko Drum Dasher
Mini-Turbo PlusSakura Sports Coupe
Dash Panel PlusBright Girl
Jump Boost PlusHuffin Puffin Egg
Mini-Turbo PlusJumbo Jetter
Slipstream PlusGold Paintster
Rocket Start PlusSilver Flower Kart
Dash Panel PlusBronze Cucumber
Jump Boost PlusCream Classic
Mini-Turbo PlusRed Comet
Slipstream PlusPink Comet
Mini-Turbo PlusGreen Comet
Jump Boost PlusGold Comet
Rocket Start PlusMach 8-R
Dash Panel PlusGold Cupid's Arrow
Rocket Start PlusSilver Cupid's Arrow
Slipstream PlusSilver Warrior Wagon
Dash Panel PlusGold Warrior Wagon
Rocket Start PlusBlack Shielded Speedster
Slipstream PlusGold Shielded Speedster
Mini-Turbo PlusYeehaw Wagon
Dash Panel PlusDesert Rose Wagon
Dash Panel PlusYellow Sub Scooter
Slipstream PlusBlue Sub Scooter
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Driver
Dash Panel PlusDolphin Drifter
Jump Boost PlusPurple Rattle Buggy
Slipstream PlusGoo-Goo Gold
Dash Panel PlusGold Wild Slugger
Rocket Start PlusSpicy Zucchini
Dash Panel PlusChocolate Mint Soft Swerve
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Soft Swerve
Rocket Start PlusMonarch Kart
Dash Panel PlusGold Monarch Kart
Rocket Start PlusBlack B Dasher Mk. 2
Slipstream PlusGold B Dasher
Jump Boost PlusBlue Badwagon
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Train
Rocket Start PlusSnow Skimmer
Jump Boost PlusBanana Master
Mini-Turbo PlusPoison Apple Kart
Dash Panel PlusCheep Snorkel
Jump Boost PlusGold Cheep Charger
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Cheep Snorkel
Rocket Start PlusDark Buggy
Jump Boost PlusBrown Offroader
Dash Panel PlusPirate Sushi Racer
Rocket Start PlusSilver Bullet Blaster
Jump Boost PlusHead Honcho
Mini-Turbo PlusDK Maximum
Dash Panel PlusSushi Racer
Slipstream PlusGilded King
Dash Panel PlusCrawly Kart
Slipstream PlusBlack Dozer
Rocket Start PlusParty-Wing
Mini-Turbo PlusPenguin Slider
Dash Panel PlusBlack Penguin Slider
Rocket Start PlusCact-Ice
Dash Panel PlusBlack Turbo Birdo
Slipstream PlusPurple Bunny
Rocket Start PlusJade Hop Rod
Jump Boost PlusCrimson Hop Rod
Dash Panel PlusDark Hop Rod
Mini-Turbo PlusKamek's Zoom Broom
Jump Boost PlusSilver King
Mini-Turbo PlusVampire Flyer
Jump Boost PlusRed Crawly Kart
Dash Panel PlusYellow Offroader
Mini-Turbo PlusCact-R
Rocket Start PlusCheership
Slipstream PlusCandy Clown
Dash Panel PlusTiger Bruiser
Dash Panel PlusCombo Cruiser
Mini-Turbo PlusSakura Hop Rod
Rocket Start PlusWhite Turbo Birdo
Rocket Start PlusGreen-Yellow Capsule Kart
Rocket Start PlusRed Offroader
Slipstream PlusGoo-Goo Black
Jump Boost PlusCact-B
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Bullet Blaster
Dash Panel PlusRed Vampire Flyer
Slipstream PlusGold Trickster
Rocket Start PlusGold Bruiser
Rocket Start PlusBlack Sneeker1
Dash Panel PlusPurple Dozer
Slipstream PlusBlue Crawly Kart
Mini-Turbo PlusRainbow Pipe Buggy
Jump Boost PlusGold Hop Rod
Slipstream PlusBlack Jingle Bell
Slipstream PlusGold Sushi Racer
Jump Boost PlusDry Bones Dasher
Mini-Turbo PlusWaluigi Racer Mk. 2
Jump Boost PlusChain Chomp Chariot
Slipstream PlusFish Bone Ferry
Mini-Turbo PlusGold Fish Bone Ferry
Rocket Start PlusWiggler Egg
Jump Boost PlusGold Pipes
Rocket Start Plus
1 - These karts appeared in previous games as a palette swap, but returned as individual karts for Mario Kart Tour.
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 they drop Banana Peels to make Wario and Bowser crash. The karts in this comic resemble those from 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 Pipe Frame appears in the Mario segment of the Mario Kirby Meisaku Video where Mario drives it during his pursuit of W. After being attacked by some monsters, the kart spins out near a vegetable garden.
Super Mario-kun
Karts are commonly seen in the Mario Kart adaptions of Super Mario-kun, where they are used in races against other racers.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is a collectible trophy of a red Pipe Frame, but it is called "Racing Kart," associating it with karts in general.
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 are also seen driving karts in Rosalina's reveal trailer.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The aforementioned stages except for Rainbow Road and their kart obstacles return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Paper Mario series
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, one of Luigi's adventures takes place at Circuit Break Island, where the citizens have kart races every day. Luigi begs Torque to let him drive a kart, called the Big Green 01, and instantly wrecks it. Unable to pay and repair the kart, Torque follows Luigi to Rogueport.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, after Mario collects the green Big Paint Star from the Emerald Circus, it flies off the map to restore Luigi's kart's colors somewhere off-screen before returning to the Prisma Fountain. When the Big Paint Stars form a rainbow road up to Black Bowser's Castle, Luigi drives to Port Prisma in his kart, and he later transports Mario and Huey to the castle. After Mario and Huey defeat Black Bowser and rescue Princess Peach, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Mario drive back to Port Prisma in Luigi's kart.
Paper Mario: The Origami King
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Luigi uses his kart to drive Mario to Toad Town, stopping in front of Princess Peach's Castle. Later, the kart is seen tipped over at the castle grounds, and Luigi drives it again after being rescued from inside a wall. Near the end of the game, Luigi finds the Key to Peach's Castle in his kart's tailpipe.
Mario Kart 8 From the Pit
A 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 series
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.
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."
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Stuart from the Despicable Me and Minions series uses a kart in the Illumination logo prior to the opening. When Mario, Princess Peach, and Toad arrive at the Jungle Kingdom, the Kong that greets them brings them to Cranky Kong on a kart. When it goes off a ramp, it opens its glider. After Cranky Kong suggests using karts to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, the group go to the kart workshop to build their own vehicles. Mario builds a kart resembling the Standard Kart M and Pipe Frame while Toad builds a kart resembling the Tiny Titan. The group are joined by Donkey Kong, Cranky Kong, and the Great Kong Army on their own karts to drive down the secret passage and Rainbow Road. While the group drive down Rainbow Road, the Koopa Troop ambush them with their own karts. Some resemble the Bullet Bike with Banzai Bill faces, while others are equipped with cannons that fire Green Shells and Bullet Bills. The karts built by the Kong Army are powered by banana juice, while the karts built by the Koopa Troop are powered by lava.[1]
Other appearances
In the Nintendogs, it is possible to find Mario, Peach, and Bowser Karts from Mario Kart DS, They play the GCN Mario Circuit, GCN Peach Beach, and Bowser's Castle music from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, respectively, when used. Mario and Peach Karts also return Nintendogs + Cats, with the Bowser Kart being replaced by the Yoshi Kart. When used, Mario, Peach and Yoshi karts play the Mario Circuit, DS Peach Gardens, and DS Yoshi Falls music from Mario Kart Wii, respectively.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | カート[?] Kāto |
Kart | |
Catalan | Kart (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)[?] | Kart | |
Chinese (simplified) | 卡丁车[?] Kǎdīngchē |
Kart | |
Chinese (traditional) | 賽車[?] Sàichē |
Kart | |
Hungarian | Kártya (2020 Mario Kart Kinder Surprise promotion in Romania and Hungary )[?] |
The word normally means "playing card", but the context (kártya glide) changes its meaning to "kart". |
|
Russian | Карт[?] Kart |
Kart | |
Spanish | 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.
References
- ^ rawmeatcowboy (June 5, 2023). Miyamoto suggested Mario shouldn't like mushrooms in the Mario movie (and more bonus facts!) Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 5, 2023. (Archived June 5, 2023, 21:08:44 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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