Courses now include underwater racing and launch ramps for gliding through the air, and the player can fully customize their kart with individual selections of driver, chassis, wheels, and glider.
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Mario Kart 7 ( Nintendo 3DS, 2011): Has 16 characters plus your Mii and the now-standard 32 courses (16 old/16 new), but races are reduced back to 8 racers at once for balance reasons (and likely due to the 3DS being unable to handle 12 players).It allows a massive 12 characters on the track at once, features a selection of motorbikes in addition to the usual karts, a "Wii Wheel" attachment for motion-control steering, and fully-featured online multiplayer. Mario Kart Wii ( Wii, 2008): Has 24 characters plus the player's Mii and, again, 32 courses in four new cups and four retro cups.A special mode exclusive to this game, Mission Mode, has the player meeting special objectives in the tracks, including boss battles. note At least internationally the Japanese release of Pokémon Crystal had online battling as well. Also marks a landmark in Nintendo history as being the company's first foray into online multiplayer gaming. Mario Kart DS ( Nintendo DS, 2005): Has 12 characters with 3 karts apiece and 32 courses - 16 new courses and 16 returning.It's also rather famous for its pre-order bonus disc.
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The first game to allow players to pick their drivers and kart separately, as well as having the first unlockable characters for a total of 20 (one being Toadette, who makes her debut here), and character-specific "special" items. It also returns to the standard 16 courses arranged in 4 cups, but does not include any retro courses (instead, it features a unique All-Cup Tour where racers go through all 16 existing tracks).
Mario Kart: Super Circuit ( Game Boy Advance, 2001): Has 8 characters again and 20 new courses, 5 cups with 4 courses each.
and introduced Mirror Mode (known as "Extra" mode in this game). and Koopa Troopa instead of DK and Wario. Mario Kart 64 ( Nintendo 64, 1996): First use of actual 3D, and set the standards for much of the series: it organized its 16 courses into 4 cups with 4 tracks each, established the usual eight-character starting roster, note Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Bowser, DK, Toad, and Wario.Used "Mode 7" faux-3D graphics, so all the courses were completely flat. Has 8 characters and 20 courses, organized into 4 cups with 5 tracks each. Super Mario Kart ( SNES, 1992): The original.