Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

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Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 is the sequel to Mario Kart Arcade GP. It is the second game in the Arcade series. The game seemingly has custom karts for characters, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS. Also what seem to be several new items have been revealed.

How To Play

To play the game, the player has to insert $2 per turn (in coins of $ 1) . First, the player can adjust their seat within the time limit by moving a lever near their feet and sliding to any position on the arcade machine. After that happens, the player can choose a character to play with. Then the player has to take a picture of him or her within the time limit, if the player didn’t take the picture; a countdown starts to force the player to take it. Then the racing starts as the player has to be in 1st place. If the player gets a lower place, the player has to do it again to unlock the course by giving the game certain money or some tokens. If the player got 1st place, the player will move on if the player pays the game another token or dollar(s).

Controls

Accelerate - Accelerator pedal
Brake - Brake pedal
Item - ITEM button on center of steering wheel.
VS Cancel - VS CANCEL button right of the steering wheel
Mario Card holder - Mario Card slot on the bottom right of the screen
Money holder - Money slot under Mario Card slot

Mario Card

A Mario Card from Japan

A Mario Card is the data card (or save file) that appears was copied from Mario Kart Arcade GP and appears in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. It appears in all sorts of different colors and designs.

Features

The player's chosen nickname
The player's amount of coins
The player's rank
The player's item (eg. 70 SP Item Get!, 64)
The player's amount of VS wins (if any)
The card's password for the Internet Rankings
The player's completed GP cups and class

Modes

Grand Prix

In Grand Prix, the player races against computer drivers for winning the throphies in every race. There are three engine levels available: 50cc, 100cc and 150cc, with 50cc being the slowest and 150cc being the fastest. There are four rounds in each cup within this order: Track A, Track B, Track A, Track B. After have completed each round, the player will get a challenge, somehow similar to the Mission Mode that appeared in Mario Kart DS.

Time Trial

In Time Trial mode, the user tries to get the fastest time on the tracks. Rainbow Coaster and Rainbow Downhill can be raced on regardless of the player's GP Progress.

VS

After inserting coins, the machine starts a search for VS races. It is similar to Bark Mode on Nintendogs. If found, the player selects the track and speed. The players play against each other and four computers.

Mario Coins and Coins

The Mario Coin in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Mario Coins, are coins that the player can pick up in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2. If the player gains an amount of Mario Coins and Coins, the player can unlock prizes to save on the player's Mario Card (eg. new karts, special items).

Item Boxes

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The new, multi-coloured, hexagonal item boxes

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 doesn't feature the normal cube item boxes seen in previous games, it comes with multi-coloured, hexagonal item boxes. They have a white question mark while fake item boxes have a white, upside-down question mark.

Playable Characters

All characters from Mario Kart Arcade GP will be returning along with two new characters, Waluigi and a Tamagotchi named Mametchi.

All-Around Racers

Tricky Racers

Speed Racers

Power Racers

Cameo Appearances

Although these characters are not playable in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, they all make small cameos somewhere in the game.

Techniques

Rocket Start

At the start of the countdown, "1" is displayed, press down on the accelerator and the timing of the dash to start with the cart! It is a simple technique always try to succeed. Rocket Start is successful or not significantly changed in the early battles you will.

Jumping

In-depth on the accelerator and brake in a moment to step in a cart to be able to jump! Jump over the obstacles and challenges important techniques used in the game!

Drifting

In a firm handle on and off the jumps and had to drift cart can be quickly around the corner! From the cart and get a shield from attack by rivals can protect Cart! All for the Cup championship is the most important techniques to learn from good practice!

Basic Items

Six new items (on the left), of which one looks like F.L.U.D.D, another one like the carrot that can transform Mario into Rabbit Mario.

Faces

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Some of the faces avaliable.

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 features 'faces'. These are the borders around the players face when the player gets their photo taken.

Internet Rankings

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, along with Mario Kart Arcade GP, has a Internet Ranking. It is run by Bandai Namco Games Japan, and a Mario Card is required.

Courses

These are the courses the player can race on in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Returning tracks

Mario Stage

DK Stage

Wario Stage

Pac-Man Stage

Bowser Stage

Rainbow Stage

The Rainbow Stage is only unlocked if the player completes the first 7 stages.

Retro tracks

Yoshi Stage

Waluigi Stage

Trivia

Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 are the only Mario Kart games that don't have battle mode.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 is the only Mario game featuring Mametchi, a tamagotchi.

Gallery

Promotional

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