Mario Kart Tour (Fan Version)

Mario Kart Tour is a mobile game in the Mario Kart series. It is free-to-start from the App Store and Google Play. It incorporates a free-to-play microtransaction mechanic, where players have restrictions and timers unless they spend some of the various types of currencies in-game, as well as having loot boxes in the form of items being launched out of pipes.
The game officially launched for both iOS and Android devices on September 25, 2019, in 163 territories.
==Gameplay==
The goal of the game is to be in first place at the end of each race, using items obtained by driving through Item Boxes. The game is played in a portrait position, while the phone's touch controls are used to play the game, such as dragging the finger across the screen to steer the kart. There are three ways the player can make turns. For the phones supporting it, the gyroscope can be used to steer. Touch controls can be used in two configurations. The main setting has the driver jumping every time the screen is tapped, making drifting the main way to take turns, controlled by how the fingers slide on the screen. In the other configuration, the kart does not jump when tapping the screen, which results in it steering and auto-drifting as the fingers slide on the screen. This configuration does not allow the charge of an Ultra Mini-Turbo. Karts accelerate automatically and can steer players away from walls. The intensity of smart-steering can be changed in the game's settings.
When a race is completed, the player will be awarded Grand Stars, experience points for the used driver, kart and glider, and coins. If the player finishes in the top three places, the gauge to level up will be filled, while if the placement is 5th or lower, the gauge will be dropped. When the gauge is already empty, however, the player will not go level down. Grand Stars are awarded depending on whether a certain point threshold has been reached. Experience points for the driver, kart and glider are awarded depending on the placement. The coins obtained are those collected during the race, but a player will get one additional coin for every 1000 points obtained during the race. Each day, it is possible to obtain up to 150 experience points for drivers, karts and gliders and up to 300 coins by racing. When those limits are reached the player cannot obtain experience points or coins by racing until the next day. In order to continue gaining experience points or collecting coins, the player can use point-boost tickets for the former and can play Coin Rush or get rewards from challenges for the latter. Grand Stars are used to unlock new cups and to receive Tour Gifts that appear in the form of gift boxes in the race selection screen. Experience points for drivers, karts, and gliders are used to increase the points earned for a race by selecting a said driver, kart or glider. Coins are mainly used in the shop to purchase items. Filling up the gauge to level up gives a reward to the player, increases the points earned when reaching a specific placement in the race and, when level 7 or level 12 are reached, allows the player to buy more items in the shop.
==Characters==
Upon launching the game, players will be given either Toad or Toadette, with Mario being unlocked after completing the tutorial (but he's launched out of the pipe). Unlike other Mario Kart games, there are no weight classes between characters, but they are sorted by their rarity of unlocking them, via opening up randomized green pipes with rubies. There are three tiers of rarity: Normal, Super, and High-End. While the Normal characters are easier to unlock, rarer characters have a greater amount of starting points, have a higher top speed, higher coin-earning rates, likelihood of picking up mid-race weapons and items, and have more favored courses.
===Normal===
Baby Mario (Mario).png|Baby Mario
T730BabyPeach.png|Baby Peach
NSMBWiiUToad.png|Toad
Toadette - Mario Party 10.png|Toadette
Green Koopa New.png|Koopa Troopa
ShyGuy.png|Shy Guy
===Super===
Mario MP100.png|Mario
LuigiSR.png|Luigi
Peach MP100.png|Peach
MKPC Yoshi Solo.png|Yoshi
SuperMarioParty Daisy.png|Daisy
T730DryBones.png|Dry Bones
NSMBWiiUBowser.png|Bowser
MP8Wario.png|Wario
Donkey Kong-3.png|Donkey Kong
===High-End===
Metal Mario (Mario).png|Metal Mario
Rosalina MP10.png|Rosalina
NSMBUDXNabbit.png|Nabbit
Pauline_MKT.png|Pauline
MKT_Mario_Musician_Outfit_render.png|Mario (Musician)
==Items==
There are two types of items: Normal Items, and Special Items. Normal Items are for everyone, while Special Items are items that can be used by anyone.
===Normal Items===
Banana Peel MK8.png|Banana Peel
WiiGreenShellMK8.png|Green Shell
WiiRedShellMK8.png|Red Shell
3DSBlueSpinyShellMK8.png|Spiny Shell
BobOmb.png|Bob-Omb
SuperMushroomNSMB2.png|Super Mushroom
800px-BulletBillWii.png|Bullet Bill
BlooperSMM3D.png|Blooper
434px-LightningBoltMK8.png|Lightning Bolt
HORN.png|Super Horn
===Special Items===
File:New_Super_Mario_Bros._U_Deluxe_Fire_Flower.png|Fire Flower (Mario, Luigi)
Boomerang Flower MK8D.png|Boomerang Flower (Baby Mario)
GiantBananaMK8.png|Giant Banana Peel (Donkey Kong)
GreenShellMarioKart3.png|Triple Green Shell (Koopa Troopa, Dry Bones)
T730MegaMushroom.png|Mega Mushroom (Toad, Toadette, Nabbit)
MKT Icon DoubleBobomb.png|Double Bob-Omb (Shy Guy, Wario, Metal Mario)
MKT_Icon_Bubble.png|Buble (Baby Peach)
MKT_Icon_Heart.png|Heart (Peach, Daisy)
YoshieggNSMBU.png|Yoshi's Egg (Yoshi)
T730BowserShell.png|Bowser's Shell (Bowser)
MKT_DashRing.png|Dash Ring (Rosalina, Pauline)
1200px-Question_Block_Artwork_-_Super_Mario_3D_World.png|Coin Box (Mario (Musician))
==Karts==
Just like with characters, Karts are sorted by their rarity of unlocking them, via opening up randomized green pipes with rubies. There are three tiers of rarity: Normal, Super, and High-End.
===Normal===
MKT Icon PipeFrameRed.png|Pipe Frame RD* (Baby Mario, Mario, & Pauline Only)
MKT Icon PipeFrameGreen.png|Pipe Frame GN* (Luigi & Yoshi Only)
MKT Icon PipeFramePink.png|Pipe Frame PN* (Baby Peach, Toadette, & Peach Only)
MKT Icon PipeFrameYellow.png|Pipe Frame YL* (Koopa Troopa, Daisy, & Donkey Kong Only)
MKT Icon PipeFrameBlue.png|Pipe Frame BL* (Toad Only)
MKT_Icon_PipeFrameTurquoise.png|Pipe Frame TQ* (Rosalina Only)
MKT Icon PipeFrameOrange.png|Pipe Frame OR* (Bowser Only)
MKT Icon PipeFramePurple2.png|Pipe Frame PR* (Wario & Nabbit Only)
MKT Icon PipeFrameBlack.png|Pipe Frame BK* (Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Metal Mario, and Mario (Musician) Only)
Mushmellow.png|Mushmellow
BirthdayGirl.png|Birthday Girl
B-Dasher.png|B Dasher
16.Bullet Blaster Transparent.png|Bullet Blaster
SuperBlooper.png|Super Blooper
NOTE: Karts with * are all under the Pipe Frame Kart (for example, it's Pipe Frame RD when Mario is selected, but become Pipe Frame OR when Bowser is selected).
===Super===
Classic_Dragster.png|Classic Dragster
5.turbo_yoshi_Transparent.png|Turbo Yoshi
442D6EA7-8891-4359-89E1-100899DFCBBC.png|Cheep Charger
14.Barreltrain_Transparent.png|Barrel Train
Poltergust4000model.png|Poltergust 4000
AB632FF3-2016-47FD-BC8F-8C41DD5CA13B.png|Soda Jet
CactusKart Transparent.png|Cact-X
Steel_Driver.png|Steel Driver
MK8PWing.png|P-Wing
===High-End===
MKT_Icon_FlameFlyer.png|Flame Flyer
BadwagonBodyMK8.png|Badwagon
MK8BlueFalcon.png|Blue Falcon
YellowTaxi.png|Yellow Taxi
MKT_Icon_PipeFrameGold.png|Golden Pipe Frame
==Gliders==
Just like with the karts and characters, Gliders are sorted by their rarity of unlocking them, via opening up randomized green pipes with rubies. There are three tiers of rarity: Normal, Super, and High-End.
===Normal===
SuperGliderRD.png|Super Glider RD* (Baby Mario, Mario, & Pauline Only)
SuperGliderGN.png|Super Glider GN* (Luigi & Yoshi Only)
SuperGliderPN.png|Super Glider PN* (Baby Peach, Toadette, & Peach Only)
SuperGliderYL.png|Super Glider YL* (Koopa Troopa, Daisy, & Donkey Kong Only)
SuperGliderBL.png|Super Glider BL* (Toad Only)
SuperGliderTQ.png|Super Glider TQ* (Rosalina Only)
SuperGliderOR.png|Super Glider OR* (Bowser Only)
SuperGliderPR.png|Super Glider PR* (Wario & Nabbit Only)
SuperGliderBK.png|Super Glider BK* (Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Metal Mario, and Mario (Musician) Only)
ParachuteGliderMK8.png|Parachute
ParafoilGliderMK8.png|Parafoil
NOTE: Gliders with * are all under the Super Glider (for example, it's Super Glider GN when Luigi is selected, but become Super Glider YL when Donkey Kong is selected).
===Super===
MKT_Icon_PaperGlider.png|Paper Glider
PeachParasolGliderMK8.png|Peach Parasol
CloudGliderMK8.png|Cloud Glider
Flower_Glider_-_Mk7.png|Flower Glider
===High-End===
Ghastly_Glider.png|Beast Glider
MKT_Icon_Swooper.png|Swooper
FareFlyer.png|Fare Flyer
MKT_Icon_SuperGliderGold.png|Golden Super Glider
==Tracks==
===New===
NewYorkMinute.png
===SNES===
SNESMarioCircuit1.png
SNESRainbowRoad.png
===N64===
N64LuigiRaceway.png
N64KoopaTroopaBeach.png
===GBA===
GBABowserCastle1.png
GBACheeseLand.png
===NGC===
NGCYoshiCircuit.png
NGCDinoDinoJungle.png
===DS===
DSLuigisMansion.png
DSWarioStadium.png
===WII===
WIIMooMooMeadows.png
WIICoconutMall.png
===3DS===
3DSToadCircuit.png
3DSShyGuyBazaar.png
3DSRockRockMountain.png
===U===
USunshineAirport.png
==Tours==
For more information on the actual cups and spotlights in the tour, see Mario Kart Tour (Fan Version)/Tours
The New York Tour was the first tour of the game and lasted from September 25, 2019, to October 8, 2019. The spotlights consisted of the following:
September 25, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Pauline MKT.png|CHARACTER: Pauline
YellowTaxi.png|KART: Yellow Taxi
FareFlyer.png|GLIDER: Fare Flyer
==Credits==
*The information on the gameplay was taken directly from the Mario Kart Tour page on the Mario Wiki.
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