Mario Kart series

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The Mario Kart Series is a major franchise in the video game world. It features many different characters from the Mario world as they race to the finish line on unique and different tracks (compared to other racing titles) as they toss plenty of items at you and other opponents. The first game in the series was Super Mario Kart for the SNES. The first game in the series to go on Wifi was Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS. The next WiFi Mario Kart was Mario Kart Wii for the Nintendo Wii.

Contents 1 Games 2 History 3 Playable Characters 4 Links

[edit] Games

Game Title	Console	Innovation
Super Mario Kart	SNES	The first game in the series.
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	Introduced the series into 3D. Added voices for each character.
Mario Kart Super Circuit	Game Boy Advance	First handheld game.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	GameCube	Added two players for each kart.
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Arcades	First arcade Mario Kart game. First game to include third party characters.
Mario Kart DS	Nintendo DS	Added online play. Featured map on bottom screen. Also, first game with retro cups.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Arcade	Added Tamagotchi as a playable character.
Mario Kart Wii	Wii	Included Wii Wheel, 12 players online (and with AI).

[edit] History

The Mario Kart series debuted on the SNES with the release of Super Mario Kart. The game is considered the foundation of the Kart genre, which has spawned hundreds of video games, most of which star popular characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man and Mickey Mouse.

The next installment appeared on the Nintendo 64, thus introducing the series to an improved 3D engine and various new characters such as Donkey Kong and Wario. The series' first handheld game was with Mario Kart Super Circuit, and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! brought two characters for each kart. Probably the most dramatic update to the series was with Mario Kart DS, which allowed players to compete online with each other. Pac-Man and a few other Namco characters appeared in the first and second arcade Mario Kart video games, and the Wii Wheel is included with Mario Kart Wii.

[edit] Playable Characters

Character	Weight	Games
		SMK	64	SC	DD	GP	DS	Wii	GP2
Mario	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Luigi	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Peach	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yoshi	Light	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Toad	Light	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bowser	Heavy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong	Heavy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wario	Heavy	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Koopa Troopa	Light	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Waluigi	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Daisy	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong Jr.	Heavy	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Baby Mario	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Baby Luigi	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Bowser Jr.	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Diddy Kong	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Koopa Paratroopa	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Toadette	Light	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Birdo	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Dry Bones	Light	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Petey Piranha	Heavy	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
King Boo	Heavy	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
R.O.B.	Heavy	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Pac-Man	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Ms. Pac-Man	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Blinky	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Shy Guy	Medium	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tamagotchi	Light	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Baby Daisy	Light	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Baby Peach	Light	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Dry Bowser	Heavy	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Funky Kong	Heavy	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Mii	Depends on weight of Mii	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

[edit] Links

Mario Kart Racing wiki