A karters timeline

Nintendo DS Arcade Game Boy Advance Let’s duel! th Wait, they made three Mario goes portable! of these? st 14 Nov 2005 The Nintendo DS brought with it the Winter 2013 21 Aug 2001 This was the first release, utilising Release Date dual screen and Mario Kart DS took Due to the success of the arcade the upcoming colour handheld complete advantage, essentially Release Date Super Nintendo Entertainment System Release Date Mario games, Namco Bandai made consoles on the market. It included showing the race map on one screen a third! It featured a reduction of a whole host of new tracks but a with the character on the other. This characters but slightly tighter controls Where it all started. similar roster line. 13 was also the first-time players could st race online due to the consoles WIFI 13 and smoother gameplay, improving 08 Number of Racers on past versions. 1 Sept 1992 Super Mario Kart was undoubtedly integration. Number of Racers Release Date one of the most popular games on Number of Racers the SNES, forming a sub-genre of racing. Rather than focusing on realism and skill, it added items to the Wii 08 mix. Keeping true Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch philosophy, it was accessible to all, Number of Racers with power-ups balancing the game Enter motion controls. regardless of track position. th Back to the present. 27 Apr 2008 As the DS brought WIFI, the Wii th Release Date brought with it motion controls, 28 April 2017 Everyone knows the sales of the Wii U making use out of the Wii’s steering Release Date were poor, but the game Mario Kart 8 wheel if they so wanted to. Mario Kart was great. So, what better way of Wii also added motorbikes to the mix, utilising the gigantic popularity of the 25 making Mario Kart more than ‘karting’. Nintendo Switch, than by remaking it Arcade for the console with portable and Number of Racers 36 docked capabilities? Whack in an Sit down, strap up. Number of Racers extra game mode and a few more tracks and jobs a good’un. Oct 2005 The first Mario Kart to come to the Release Date arcade! In traditional arcade style, players sat in a racing seat with pedals and were treated to over 100 weapons. Compare that to the dozen 11 or so in previous iterations. Number of Racers Wii U GameCube Did someone say gravity? Double the fun! th th 30 May 2014 If you thought gliding was crazy, how 17 Nov 2003 Double Dash introduced a cool Release Date about physics defying gravity themed Release Date feature which allowed a player to courses!? Mario Kart 8 brought back essentially control two characters. Nintendo 3DS the best parts of the Wii version, bikes, Nintendo 64 Whilst one character was driving the Arcade motion controls and a huge increase in player could switch to the other to roster size, to a whopping 30! throw items. A neat feature which Glide to victory. 30 The long-anticipated sequel. 20 th th unfortunately never returned! Déjà vu 4 Dec 2011 Number of Racers 10 Feb 1997 Mario Kart 64 enabled up to 4 Number of Racers Mario Kart 7 was a slight upgrade on 2008 Release Date previous versions of the game, Release Date players to race simultaneously. Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 was a simple Whilst the roster remained Release Date upgrade to the original arcade game, introducing gliders and welcoming a relatively similar, there was an bringing along with it a few new few new characters such as Metal introduction of Donkey Kong. characters and tracks. If it ain’t broke Mario and Lakitu. 08 don’t fix it! 17 Number of Racers 13 Number of Racers Number of Racers