Super Mario Kart
84Happy KittySadkitty Score
86KitSuperintelligent review
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Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first game of the Mario Kart series, as well as the game that sets precedents to the fictional kart racing genre. Part of this game is heavily based on Super Mario World in terms of graphics and overall theme. Using Mode 7 scaling, the first true kart game on the SNES has you collecting coins to boost your speed while using shells and bananas to stop others on the track.
Kit's verdict · 8.6/10
Rough by today's standards but still sharper and harder than you remember.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Tight, demanding driving
- Battle Mode is still great
- Created a whole genre
Not so much
- CPU racers cheat with unlimited special items
- Flat Mode 7 tracks look dated
Play it if anyone who wants the original kart racer with real skill demands.
Skip it if players used to the generous, chaotic modern Mario Kart.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Super Mario Kart doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Hop with the shoulder button to tighten your turns and power-slide through corners.
- Keep coins: each one raises your top speed, and getting hit with none makes you spin out.
- Hold a banana or shell behind you as a shield instead of firing it right away.
- Learn Rainbow Road's edges; there are no barriers and falling costs a lot of time.
- Use the feather to jump over walls on certain tracks for big shortcuts.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- It began as a two-player racing project built on F-Zero technology.
- The cart used a special DSP chip to help track the karts.
- It sold around nine million copies and launched one of Nintendo's biggest series.
- Its Battle Mode is often credited as the start of split-screen arena play on consoles.
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