Super Mario Kart
"Super Mario Kart" was produced by "Mario" creator Shigeru Miyamoto and directed by Tadashi Sugiyama and Hideki Konno. The development team set out to produce a racing game capable of displaying two players on the same game screen simultaneously, in contrast to the single-player gameplay "F-Zero". This led to simpler tracks than those of "F-Zero". "Computer and Video Games" suggest that this initial emphasis on creating a two player experience is the reason for the game's horizontal split-screen during single-player. Battle Mode was developed from the desire to create a one-on-one mode where victory was not determined simply by competing for rank. Masato Kimura, who worked on "F-Zero", served as the lead programmer for "Super Mario Kart".