Super Mario Kart

Super Mario Kart is a video game, released in Japan for the Super Famicom, and in North America and Europe for the Super Nintendo. It was released in 1992.

In the game, players play as one of eight characters from the Super Mario Bros series, each of whom are driving go-karts. The game gave birth to the sub-genre of go-kart racing.

The music was composed by Koji Kondo, Soyo Oka, and Taro Bando.

Game modes

Multiplayer

Mario Kart GP (Grand Prix)

Exactly like playing with one player, the only difference is that there is one less computer controlled driver. In order to proceed to the next track only one of the drivers has to rank among the top four.

Match race
Two players race each other for the best finishing time on the game's normal race tracks.

Battle mode
The most praised and one of the game's most popular features. Two players play on four specially designed battle mode-levels which are filled with question-blocks, and the main objective is to use items obtained from those, such as koopa shells, banana peels, etc. to inflict damage upon the other player. Each player carries three balloons that rotate around them; and on a hit, one of these balloons is burst. The player who first loses all of his or her balloons loses.

Fans of Mario Kart claim that the battle mode in this game is much more balanced than in other games in the series, since it relies less on luck and more on skill. However, support for more than two players simultaneously probably makes one of the sequels a better choice if one is looking for multiplayer mayhem.

Characters

Well-balanced mid-range traits: