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 Wi-Fi was Mario Kart DS for the Nintendo DS. The next Wi-Fi Mario Kart was Mario Kart Wii for the Wii.

Contents 1 Games 2 History 3 Playable Characters 4 External links

GamesEdit

Title	Console	Innovation
Super Mario Kart	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	The first game in the series. The first and only the game not to include Item Box, but yellow ? panels act as a replacement.
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	Introduced the series into 3D. Added voices for each character. First game to have item boxes, although they look like rainbow diamond.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Game Boy Advance	First handheld game. Item boxes start to become a cube box.
Mario Kart: Double Dash‼	Nintendo GameCube	Added two players for each kart. The first game not to have any karts that appeared in past games. Also, there are brand new double item boxes.
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Arcade	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 that have previous track games (SNES, N64, GBA and GCN). There are brand new 2 items in rainbow box (Blooper & Bullet Bill). Mario Kart: Super Circuit is also compatible.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Arcade	Added Tamagotchi as a playable character. Karts look slightly similar.
Mario Kart Wii	Wii	Included Wii Wheel, 12 players online (and with AI). Also, the only the game to have bikes. First game to include Miis. Controls change when using different Wii stuff controllers. Had new 3 items (Thundercloud, POW Block & Mega Mushroom). Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is also compatible with this game.
Mario Kart 7	Nintendo 3DS	The first Mario Kart game with autostereoscopic 3D functionality, as well as the ability to hangglide in the air, and race underwater. Also, players can make their own karts unlike previous Mario Kart games. Included 3 new items (Lucky Seven, Fire Flower & Super Leaf). Also compatible with Mario Kart DS.

HistoryEdit

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.

Playable CharactersEdit

Character	Weight	Games
		SMK	MK64	MKSC	MKDD	MKGP	MKDS	MKWii	MKGP2	MK7
Mario	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Luigi	Medium	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Princess Peach	Medium and Small	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yoshi (character)	Medium and Small	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Toad	Small	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bowser	Large	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong	Large	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wario	Large	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Koopa Troopa	Small	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Waluigi	Medium and Large	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Princess Daisy	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong Jr.	Large	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Baby Mario	Small	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Baby Luigi	Small	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Bowser Jr.	Small & Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Diddy Kong	Small and Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Koopa Paratroopa	Small	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Toadette	Small	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Birdo	Medium	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Dry Bones	Small	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Petey Piranha	Large	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
King Boo	Large	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
R.O.B.	Large	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Pac-Man	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ms. Pac-Man	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Blinky	Medium	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Shy Guy	Small	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Mametchi	Small	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Baby Daisy	Small	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Baby Peach	Small	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Dry Bowser	Large	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Funky Kong	Large	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Rosalina	Large	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Mii	Depends on weight of Mii	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Metal Mario	Large	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Red Lakitu	Small	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Wiggler	Medium	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Honey Queen	Heavy	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

External linksEdit

• The Mario Kart series on Mario Kart Racing Wiki.
• The Mario Kart series on MarioWiki.