Mario Kart Arcade GP

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Mario Kart Arcade GP
Promotional flyer for MarioKart Arcade GP
Developer(s)	Namco, Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Namco
Designer(s)	Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer(s)	Shinobu Tanaka
Series	Mario Kart
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release date(s)	October 2005
Genre(s)	Racing game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Input methods	Steering wheel
Cabinet	Sit-down
Arcade system	Triforce
Display	Raster, horizontal orientation

Mario Kart Arcade GP is an arcade-only iteration of Nintendo's Mario Kart series, developed by both Namco and Nintendo. Designed for the Triforce arcade board (also used for F-Zero AX), players can race as one of eleven characters in twenty-four tracks. On certain machines a player's data can be saved on a magnetic card, which can be inserted into the machine again later to retain unlocked items and records.

This game's arcade cabinet houses a camera that will take a photograph of the player's face. The photo can be customized and then will be displayed above the player's character during multiplayer races.

The game is noted for being the first Mario Kart to feature playable crossover characters: Namco's Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky. The game received a sequel in 2007 in the form of Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Playable characters

Gameplay

There are a total of six stages, with four tracks in each. After a track is completed, the player must insert additional credits to continue the game, even if first place is achieved. After finishing all 4 races from each stage, a "challenge game" comes up, in which the player is required to complete a certain task; each of them requires the player to drive to a goal under a certain amount of time while under a certain condition, such as driving backwards through a field of banana peels.

When a player hits one of the item boxes scattered throughout the tracks, the player is given one of the three selected items chosen at the start of a race. Mario Kart Arcade GP features items new and old. Unique to this game is a lock-on feature for the items.

Also unique to this game is a temporary shield that is produced while powersliding which protects players from items thrown at them by the other racers.

Sequel

Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 is the second game in the Mario Kart Arcade GP arcade game series. The game features the "Nam Cam" camera features of its predecessor, and 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc difficulty modes, as well as new items. The Japanese version of the game features color commentary by the prominent Japanese voice actor and on-screen personality, Kōichi Yamadera.^[1] It adds two new characters - Waluigi from the Mario series, and Mametchi from the Tamagotchi series. Play magazine gave a 6.9 out of 10, praising for the courses backgrounds, multiplayer, and graphics.

References

External links

• Official Mario Kart Arcade GP website
• Mario Kart Arcade GP on Super Mario Wiki
• Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 on Super Mario Wiki