<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
and	O
retains	O
its	O
predecessors	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
:	O
as	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
character	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
opponents	O
around	O
tracks	O
based	O
on	O
locales	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
includes	O
various	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
racing	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
last	O
man	O
standing	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
graphical	O
style	O
changed	O
drastically	O
from	O
early	O
demos	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
resembling	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
visually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
mid-2001	O
,	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
modes	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
though	O
responses	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
critics	O
have	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
lesser	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
technical	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
sold	O
5.91million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bestselling	B-Device
GBA	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
races	O
opponents	O
in	O
karts	O
around	O
tracks	O
themed	O
around	O
locales	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxes	O
labeled	O
with	O
question	O
marks	O
populate	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
40	O
tracks	O
;	O
they	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
random	O
item	O
based	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
games	O
to	O
help	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
are	O
lightweights	O
;	O
Luigi	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
are	O
middleweights	O
;	O
and	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Wario	O
are	O
heavyweights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
features	O
three	O
single-player	O
modes	O
:	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
(	O
GP	O
)	O
,	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
and	O
Quick	O
Run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
graded	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
GP	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
they	O
collected	O
;	O
achieving	O
a	O
high	O
grade	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
original	O
cups	O
unlocks	O
a	O
single-player	O
cup	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
fastest	O
time	O
shared	O
via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
Game	O
Link	O
Cable	O
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
cable	O
that	O
connects	O
GBA	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Mobile	O
Adapter	O
GB	O
peripheral	O
,	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
upload	O
and	O
download	O
track	O
times	O
using	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
's	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
mode	O
differs	O
from	O
other	O
modes	O
as	O
it	O
sees	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
an	O
arena	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
in	O
English	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
annual	O
Space	O
World	O
exhibition	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
unveiled	O
alongside	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
console	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
graphical	O
style	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
and	O
Mode	O
7-style	O
scaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
not	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
itself	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
June	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
after	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
through	O
iQue	O
,	O
which	O
localized	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Chinese	O
translation	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
significant	O
piracy	O
of	O
iQue	O
's	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
localized	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
digital	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
free	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Ambassador	O
Program	O
,	O
eligible	O
for	O
entry	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
accessed	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
eShop	B-Application
service	O
before	O
the	O
console	O
received	O
a	O
price	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
also	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
tier	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
sold	O
350,000	O
units	O
by	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
bestselling	B-Device
GBA	I-Device
game	I-Device
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
2006	O
had	O
sold	O
2.1million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
offerings	O
were	O
lauded	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
commended	O
their	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
declared	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
the	O
best	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
said	O
the	O
vehicle	O
handling	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
competitors	O
like	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
movement	O
that	O
felt	O
"	O
effortlessly	O
perfect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
presentation	O
received	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
admiring	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
its	O
graphical	O
similarity	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
considered	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
GBA	B-Device
model	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
a	O
backlit	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
which	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
the	O
bright	O
color	O
palette	O
helped	O
rectify	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
had	O
combined	O
all	O
the	O
positive	O
aspects	O
of	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
"	O
seamlessly	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
and	O
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
few	O
flaws	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
naming	O
it	O
an	O
exemplar	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
received	O
"	O
Favourite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
Nickelodeon	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
both	O
the	O
2001	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
and	O
the	O
2002	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
shows	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
"	O
Mobile	O
"	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
BAFTA	O
Awards	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
ranks	O
low	O
on	O
retrospective	O
critics	O
 '	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
fewest	O
innovations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
blamed	O
this	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
;	O
GamesRadar	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
scarcity	O
of	O
the	O
Link	O
Cable	O
made	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
multiplayer	O
experience	O
less	O
memorable	O
than	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
described	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
as	O
"	O
lost	O
"	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
technically	O
pioneering	O
releases	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
64	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
critics	O
rank	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
to	O
include	O
tracks	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
tradition	O
that	O
would	O
carry	O
with	O
every	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
starting	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Paste	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
Cheese	O
Land	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
;	O
he	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
having	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
wackiest	O
,	O
out-there	O
tracks	O
"	O
,	O
surmising	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
course	O
designers	O
had	O
n't	O
yet	O
been	O
stultified	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
massive	O
success	O
to	O
come	O
during	O
the	O
DS	O
and	O
Wii	O
eras	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
