![]() While there are none of the gravity-defying moves that would appear in later iterations, the game absolutely stands up to the high standards of modern Mario Kart. Super Mario Kart managed to incorporate the excitement of a racing game with the competitive nature of a fighting game, all wrapped up in bright colors of the Mario world. The music, the fights, the expanded playable characters, the mixture of fun and skill that it takes to navigate a tricky course like Bowser’s Castle: it’s easy to see why Super Mario Kart, all of the following games in the series, have been huge hits. Mario/Luigi get a star, Princess/Toad get a mushroom, Yoshi an egg, Bowser a fireball, DK a banana, and Koopa gets a green shell. These backgrounds add a level of depth to the split-screen battles. Each Character has his/her own special item to use. Like F-Zero, Super Mario Kart uses the Mode 7 graphics to create the impression of three-dimensional backgrounds. While single-player mode makes for an addictively fun time-killer (an entire Cup of five races takes about twenty minutes), the game introduction of a battle mode gave it the hook it needed to become a franchise. However, Super Mario Kart’s true innovations came in its multiplayer modes. The game's battle mode is truly its killer app.
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