Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Developer	Intelligent Systems
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (3DS, Wii U)
Release Date	Game Boy Advance JP July 21, 2001 US August 11, 2001 EU September 14, 2001 3DS Virtual Console December 16, 2011 (Ambassador) Wii U Virtual Console JP November 13, 2014 PAL April 23, 2015 US July 22, 2015
Genre	Racing
Gallery	GH Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (known as Mario Kart Advance in Japan) is the Game Boy Advance continuation of the Mario Kart subseries. It is the third Mario Kart game and the first handheld one.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to the original Super Mario Kart, but with the the roster of characters from Mario Kart 64. It also features the multiplayer racing and battle mode games that were popularized by the Nintendo 64 game. Up to four players could play together over the Game Link Cable with only one game pak required. Additionally, there were unlockable Extra Courses which contained all of the racetracks from Super Mario Kart.

Playable Characters

• Mario
• Luigi
• Princess Peach
• Toad
• Yoshi
• Bowser
• Wario
• Donkey Kong

Tracks

Mushroom Cup	Flower Cup	Lightning Cup	Star Cup	Special Cup
Peach Circuit	Mario Circuit	Luigi Circuit	Snow Land	Lakeside Park
Shy Guy Beach	Boo Lake	Sky Garden	Ribbon Road	Broken Pier
Riverside Park	Cheese Land	Cheep Cheep Island	Yoshi Desert	Bowser Castle 4
Bowser Castle 1	Bowser Castle 2	Sunset Wilds	Bowser Castle 3	Rainbow Road

Legacy

This was notable as being the first Mario Kart game for a handheld system. Several courses from this game would reappear in later games as Retro courses, starting in Mario Kart DS.

Ports/Remakes

• In 2011, it was included in the set of Game Boy Advance games that were released for free download on the 3DS to those participating in the Ambassador Program. While it never received a normal 3DS Virtual Console release, it was later released for download on the Wii U as part of the Wii U Virtual Console, in 2014/2015. The multiplayer was not functional in either of those releases.
• In February 2023, it was among the first wave of Game Boy Advance games made available on the Nintendo Switch for subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack program. Unlike the previous ports of the game, this one retained the game's multiplayer functionality and also allowed it to be played online.

Sequels

It was followed by Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Gamecube in 2003. The next handheld installment was Mario Kart DS.

See Also

• Mario Kart Tracks