<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
series	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selling	O
8.76	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	B-Device
SNES	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
differing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
innovation	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
having	O
been	O
key	O
to	O
expanding	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
into	O
non-platforming	O
games	O
;	O
this	O
diversity	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
it	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
franchise	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sequels	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
for	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
handhelds	B-Application
and	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
each	O
enjoying	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
elements	O
have	O
developed	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
the	O
core	O
experience	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
remained	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
several	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
differing	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
drive	O
karts	O
around	O
tracks	O
with	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
either	O
finish	O
a	O
race	O
ahead	O
of	O
other	O
racers	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
controlled	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
computer	I-Application
and	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
complete	O
a	O
circuit	O
in	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	B-Application
players	I-Application
have	O
specific	O
special	O
powers	O
associated	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
throughout	O
the	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Karts	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
battle	O
mode	O
as	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
two	O
single-player	O
modes	O
:	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
GP	O
(	O
which	O
stands	O
for	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
)	O
and	O
Time	O
Trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
GP	O
,	O
one	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
seven	O
computer-controlled	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
series	B-Application
of	O
five	O
races	O
which	O
are	O
called	O
cups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
time	O
trial	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
clock	O
through	O
the	O
same	O
tracks	O
that	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
GP	O
mode	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
three	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
;	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
GP	O
,	O
Match	O
Race	O
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
GP	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
single-player	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
human-controlled	O
and	O
six	O
computer-controlled	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
features	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
–	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
,	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
and	O
Toad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
powers	O
are	O
specific	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
drops	O
eggs	O
which	O
cause	O
players	O
who	O
hit	O
them	O
to	O
lose	O
coins	O
and	O
spin	O
,	O
while	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
throws	O
bananas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
other	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
Luigi	O
in	O
a	O
non-platforming	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
selection	O
and	O
different	O
attributes	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strengths	O
,	O
IGN	O
describing	O
a	O
well-balanced	O
"	O
all-star	O
cast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
present	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
Jr.	O
and	O
Koopa	O
Troopa	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
only	O
appeared	O
intermittently	O
after	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
and	O
Wario	O
respectively	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tracks	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
locations	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Donut	O
Plains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
obstacles	O
themed	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
appear	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Thwomps	O
in	O
the	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
Cheep-Cheeps	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
Koopa	O
Beach	O
and	O
pipe	O
barriers	O
which	O
are	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
naming	O
its	O
top	O
five	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
tracks	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
named	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
Course	O
4	O
at	O
number	O
three	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
–	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
–	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
themes	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
influenced	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
;	O
recurring	O
themes	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
include	O
haunted	O
tracks	O
,	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
been	O
duplicated	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
twenty	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
tracks	O
are	O
unlockable	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remakes	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
1	O
,	O
Donut	O
Plains	O
1	O
,	O
Koopa	O
Beach	O
2	O
and	O
Choco	O
Island	O
2	O
appear	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Retro	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
series	B-Application
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
remakes	O
of	O
Ghost	O
Valley	O
2	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
Course	O
4	O
appear	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Retro	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
and	O
battles	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
remakes	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
2	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
appear	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Retro	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Donut	O
Plains	O
3	O
appears	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Retro	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
and	O
battles	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
of	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
appears	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8s	I-Application
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Battle	O
Course	O
1	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
Retro	O
Battle	O
Course	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
and	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
3	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
wave	O
of	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxes	I-Device
Booster	B-Application
Course	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Tadashi	O
Sugiyama	O
and	O
Hideki	O
Konno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
two	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
screen	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
simpler	O
tracks	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kimura	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
start	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
featured	O
a	O
generic	O
kart	O
racer	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
that	O
characters	O
three	O
heads	O
tall	O
would	O
best	O
suit	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
karts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
not	O
decide	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
until	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
was	O
made	O
after	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
when	O
observing	O
how	O
one	O
kart	O
looked	O
to	O
another	O
driving	O
past	O
it	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
it	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
the	O
kart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thinking	O
that	O
having	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
the	O
kart	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
previous	O
designs	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
themed	O
racing	O
game	O
was	O
born	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Mode	O
7	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
seen	O
in	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
Mode	O
7	O
is	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
which	O
allows	O
a	O
plane	O
to	O
be	O
rotated	O
and	O
scaled	O
freely	O
,	O
achieving	O
a	O
pseudo-three-dimensional	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
DSP	O
(	O
Digital	O
Signal	O
Processor	O
)	O
chip	O
;	O
DSPs	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
as	O
they	O
provided	O
a	O
better	O
handling	O
of	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
calculations	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
maths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSP-1	O
chip	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
DSP	O
chip	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
composer	O
Soyo	O
Oka	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
such	O
as	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
and	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
release	O
after	O
selling	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
8.76	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	B-Device
game	I-Device
ever	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
SNES	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
above	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
titles	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
1993	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
250,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
scoring	O
sites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
MobyGames	B-Application
both	O
give	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
90percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
is	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
Thunderbolt	O
has	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
deepest	O
 [ and ] 	O
most	O
addictive	O
...	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
console	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
style	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
was	O
also	O
praised	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
individual	O
characteristics	O
of	O
each	O
racer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
wrote	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
cynical	O
attempt	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
cash	O
in	O
on	O
its	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
franchise	O
"	O
the	O
review	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
plunking	O
the	O
familiar	O
characters	O
down	O
in	O
souped-up	O
go-carts	O
actually	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
delightful	O
racing	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
of	O
capturing	O
the	O
thrill	O
of	O
Go-cart	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
wraps	O
it	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
familiar	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
Mario-land	O
atmosphere.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
been	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
several	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
16th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
as	O
number	O
7	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Imitated	O
a	O
thousand	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
,	O
ever	O
,	O
equalled	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
changed	O
the	O
rules	O
for	O
the	O
driving	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
world	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
engrossing	O
and	O
addictive	O
two-player	O
experiences	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
15th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
attributing	O
its	O
higher	O
ranking	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
which	O
came	O
in	O
49th	O
)	O
to	O
its	O
superior	O
track	O
design	O
and	O
powerups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
19	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
Edge	O
ranked	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
at	O
number	O
14	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
their	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
continued	O
influence	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
seventh	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
inventing	O
the	O
"	O
kart	O
racing	O
"	O
subgenre	O
of	O
video	O
gaming	O
;	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
several	O
other	O
developers	O
attempted	O
to	O
duplicate	O
its	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Sonic	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
;	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1994	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
Street	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
which	O
included	O
a	O
four	O
player	O
mode	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apogee	O
Software	O
released	O
Wacky	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
released	O
Atari	O
Karts	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
games	O
that	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
mould	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
include	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
Konami	B-Application
Krazy	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
,	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
several	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	O
to	O
the	O
karting	O
games	O
released	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
describing	O
them	O
as	O
tending	O
to	O
be	O
bad	O
while	O
1UP.com	O
notes	O
that	O
countless	O
developers	O
have	O
tried	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
formula	O
without	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
is	O
credited	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
non-platforming	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
sequels	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
released	O
numerous	O
other	O
sporting	O
and	O
non-sporting	O
Mario	B-Application
spin-offs	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
;	O
a	O
trend	O
in	O
part	O
accredited	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
many	O
sports	O
games	O
including	O
those	O
relating	O
to	O
basketball	O
,	O
baseball	O
,	O
golf	O
,	O
tennis	O
,	O
and	O
association	O
football	O
(	O
soccer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-sporting	O
franchises	O
using	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	B-Application
of	O
board	O
game-based	O
party	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
made	O
cameos	O
in	O
games	O
from	O
other	O
series	B-Application
such	O
as	O
SSX	B-Application
on	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
,	O
both	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genre-spanning	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
that	O
was	O
sparked	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
and	O
longevity	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
keeping	O
people	O
interested	O
despite	O
the	O
infrequency	O
of	O
traditional	O
Mario	B-Application
platforming	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
model	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
with	O
193	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
almost	O
40	O
million	O
units	O
ahead	O
of	O
second-ranked	O
franchise	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	B-Device
Virtual	I-Device
Console	I-Device
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
starting	O
from	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
22nd	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
update	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
re-released	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
has	O
a	O
stage	O
with	O
a	O
look	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
racetracks	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
has	O
a	O
remix	O
,	O
when	O
racing	O
an	O
RC	O
car	O
around	O
a	O
track	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Donk	I-Application
City	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Metro	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
future	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
games	O
contain	O
re-imaginings	O
of	O
courses	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
contains	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
contains	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
1	O
,	O
Donut	O
Plains	O
1	O
,	O
Koopa	O
Beach	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
Choco	O
Island	O
2	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
has	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Valley	O
2	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
3	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
has	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
2	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
entry	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
has	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Donut	O
Plains	O
3	O
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
courses	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
later	O
added	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Circuit	O
3	O
course	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sequels	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
successive	O
generations	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
each	O
receiving	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
elements	O
have	O
developed	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
the	O
core	O
experience	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
has	O
remained	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
game	O
to	O
feature	O
fully	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
reviewers	O
including	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
gameplay	O
was	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
four-person	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
–	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
–	O
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
featured	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
featuring	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
tracks	O
if	O
certain	O
achievements	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
any	O
other	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
game	O
before	O
or	O
since	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
two	O
riders	O
in	O
each	O
kart	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
where	O
one	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
kart	O
's	O
movement	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
fires	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
game	O
to	O
include	O
online	O
play	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
handheld	B-Application
racing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
selling	O
7.83	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
and	O
incorporates	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
12-player	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
it	O
includes	O
online	O
play	O
;	O
it	O
allows	O
racers	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
user-created	O
Miis	O
(	O
after	O
unlocking	O
the	O
Mii	O
character	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
comes	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
peripheral	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
control	O
mechanism	O
when	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
worldwide	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
racing	O
on	O
land	O
,	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
kart	O
and	O
to	O
race	O
in	O
first-person	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
GP	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
GP	I-Application
2	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
GP	I-Application
DX	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Namco	O
and	O
feature	O
Namco	O
characters	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Blinky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
is	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
brings	O
back	O
gliders	O
and	O
propellers	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
12-player	O
racing	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
TV	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
watch	O
highlights	O
of	O
previous	O
races	O
and	O
uploading	O
them	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
keeps	O
most	O
elements	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
more	O
characters	O
,	O
kart	O
parts	O
,	O
battle	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
series	B-Application
has	O
progressed	O
,	O
many	O
aspects	O
included	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
been	O
developed	O
and	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-up	O
boxes	O
which	O
are	O
flat	O
against	O
the	O
track	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
became	O
floating	O
boxes	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roster	O
of	O
racers	O
has	O
expanded	O
in	O
recent	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
greater	O
selection	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
including	O
some	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
created	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Karts	I-Application
release	O
–	O
such	O
as	O
Petey	O
Piranha	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
!!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
has	O
remained	O
a	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
and	O
has	O
expanded	O
from	O
the	O
two-player	O
modes	O
available	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	O
first	O
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
simultaneous	O
players	O
in	O
split-screen	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
;	O
then	O
leveraging	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
's	I-Device
LAN	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
for	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
;	O
and	O
eventually	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
twelve	O
simultaneous	O
online	O
players	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
themes	O
have	O
been	O
retained	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
–	O
the	O
final	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
Special	O
Cup	O
–	O
which	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
every	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
present	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
have	O
disappeared	O
from	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
other	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
games	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
coin	O
collecting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
are	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aspects	O
of	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
retained	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	B-Application
have	O
led	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
face	O
criticism	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
but	O
the	O
franchise	O
is	O
still	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
beloved	O
household	O
name	O
by	O
many	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
familiar	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
