<s>
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
,	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Fighter	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
by	O
Taiwanese	O
studio	O
Hummer	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
unauthorized	O
appearances	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
mascot	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
in	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
has	O
received	O
some	O
media	O
attention	O
,	O
including	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
perceived	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
follows	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
rules	O
and	O
conventions	O
already	O
established	O
for	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
controls	O
resemble	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
to	O
move	O
the	O
character	O
towards	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
opponent	O
or	O
to	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
nearly	O
all	O
characters	O
have	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
projectile	O
attack	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
move	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
blocking	O
system	O
is	O
more	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
although	O
several	O
have	O
been	O
renamed	O
or	O
are	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
names	O
–	O
Mari	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Peach	O
(	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
)	O
,	O
Yossy	O
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Kupa	O
(	O
Bowser	O
)	O
,	O
Donkey	O
(	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
)	O
,	O
Nokonoko	O
(	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kinopio	O
(	O
Toad	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
appearances	O
are	O
closely	O
adapted	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
sprites	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
to	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
has	O
a	O
substantially	O
different	O
appearance	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
miniskirt	O
and	O
boots	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Chun-Li	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
made	O
it	O
a	O
particularly	O
frequent	O
choice	O
for	O
unauthorized	O
ports	O
and	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
resulting	O
game	O
made	O
from	O
this	O
craze	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
known	O
as	O
Hummer	O
Team	O
or	O
Gouder	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hong	O
Kong-based	O
Ge	O
De	O
Industry	O
,	O
likely	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
emulated	O
the	O
general	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
1992	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
Famicom	O
would	O
have	O
forced	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
look	O
far	O
worse	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
four	O
colors	O
instead	O
of	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Material	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
stolen	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
stage	O
background	O
taken	O
from	O
Little	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Master	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hummer	O
Team	O
also	O
created	O
other	O
unauthorized	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
1998	O
Super	O
HIK	O
4	O
in	O
1	O
12M	O
multicart	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
appeared	O
alongside	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
engine	O
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
used	O
was	O
also	O
modded	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Sailor	O
Moon-themed	O
AV	O
Bishoujo	O
Senshi	O
Girl	O
Fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
attention	O
for	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
cited	O
its	O
originality	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
relative	O
lack	O
of	O
bugs	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
considering	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
unauthorized	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
meeting	O
or	O
exceeding	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
similar	O
licensed	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
TMNT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Complex	O
considered	O
Kart	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
fighting	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
remarked	O
negatively	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
flicker	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sprite	O
system	O
,	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
missing	O
menu	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
proper	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
