Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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| 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
Tracks
| Mushroom Cup | Flower Cup | Lightning Cup | Star Cup | Special Cup |
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| 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.
Sequels
It was followed by Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Gamecube in 2003. The next handheld installment was Mario Kart DS.
See Also
| Titles in the Mario Kart Series |
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| Super Mario Kart - Mario Kart 64 - Super Circuit - Double Dash!! - Mario Kart DS Mario Kart Wii - Mario Kart 7 - Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) Mario Kart Arcade GP (2 - DX - VR) - Mario Kart Tour - Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit |