Mario Kart: Ancient Circuit/DLC

Mario Kart: Ancient Circuit is the fourth game by St. Clair Publications for which paid downloadable content exists, the others being the original Wii-U releases of Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Traning, Pokémon Stadium X and Super Mario All-Stars X.
DLC packs for this game are generally released twice a year and consist of one racer, three Karts (one of which is a bike and the other of which is an ATV), one cup (with five tracks), and a "surprise". The new Karts and cups don't generally follow the "rules" and can be a mixture of Nitro and Retro.
==Pack 1: Old School==
Released: November 10, 2020.
*New Character: Peachette
*New Karts:
**GCN Parade Kart
**Wii Bit Bike
**Meowth Balloon
*New Tracks:
**SNES Mario Circuit 1
**SNES Donut Plains 1
**SNES Ghost Valley 1
**SNES Bowser Castle 1
**SNES Mario Circuit 2
*New Battle Courses:
**Luncheon Kingdom
**Wii Chain Chomp Wheel
The main focus of this DLC pack is the tracks, hence its name. This pack also takes some content Alex planned for the game but cut, and restores it.
==Pack 2: Mario Kart × Undertale==
Released: August 2, 2021.
*New Character: Undyne
*New Karts:
**GCN Goo-Goo Buggy
**MTT-XX
**Asriel Dreamer
*New Tracks:
**The Ruins
**GBA Snowland
**Waterfall
**Wii-U Shy Guy Falls
**Hotland
*New Battle Courses:
**Snowdin Town
**3DS Sherbet Rink
Self-explanatory. The fact that Undyne is the character rather than Sans or Papyrus is an example of the famous "St. Clair Twist", a running gag in St. Clair Publications works believed to have debuted around May 1974, when the "pregnancy" arc of Paper and Pencil began, ultimately leading to the cliffhanger the show ended on.
==Pack 3: Butch vs. Femme==
Released April 5, 2022.
*New Character: Alene Keshishian
*New Karts:
**GCN Heart Coach
**Mother Armenia
**Hungry Luma
*New Tracks:
**3DS Mario Circuit
**Mario Sports Mix
**Wii Daisy Circuit
**MKT LA Laps
**Sanclairia Circuit
*New Item:
**Double Cherry
*New Game Modes:
**Mission Mode
**Power Moon Panic
**Grand Star Gridiron
*Other:
**The Mini-Turbo stat was nerfed for all characters to provide .14 seconds of boost per point, for a maximum of 3.5 seconds; previously, it was .2 seconds. This also affected Mushroom and Dash Panel boosts and was done in response to fan complaints that a 5-second maximum of boosting was excessive. Drafting, however, was buffed to .24 seconds of boosting per Mini-Turbo point, for a 6-second maximum.
**The default item distribution was adjusted quite a bit. An "old distribution" option was added to the "Items" portion of the Rules in case you wanted the old distribution back.
"Battles of the sexes" have shown up in St. Clair Publications media ever since a pair of infamous 1973 tennis matches. However, since Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Training, they haven't been outright men vs. women affairs so much as they've been between the "butch" and "femme" gender identities, hence the name and intended theme of this set. This DLC pack contains a rare acknowledgement of Mario Kart Tour as well as two new Battle Mode types and the grand return of Mission Mode, back from Mario Kart DS!
==Pack 4: Naked==
Released October 17, 2022.
*New Character: R.O.B.
*New Karts:
**Nintendo Cabriolet System
**Duck Hunt Dog
**DS ROB-LGS
*New Tracks:
**GBA Bowser Castle 4
**Hurricane Highway
**Kingdom Valley
**GBA Lakeside Park
**3DS Bowser's Castle
*Other:
**This DLC pack's namesake? The ability to select "No Kart" when making your Kart selection! With this, your character will run on foot! Using this mode will simply double your character's stats by giving them a "Kart" that has the same stats as them.
==Pack 5: Mario Kart × NASCAR==
Released April 30, 2023.
*New Character: Kamek
*New Karts:
**1994 Chevy Monte Carlo Edition
**Wii-U Yoshi Bike
**DS Tyrant
*New Tracks:
**Martinsville Speedway
**Daytona International Raceway
**Watkins Glen Raceway
**Wii Luigi Raceway
**The Homestead @ Miami
*Other:
**A Mii skin, that gives your Mii a -esque round, pudgy face much like Deegan's own.
**Jackets for your Mii, one with Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s famous GM Goodwrench insignia on it, another with 's famous sky blue deal, and another with 's classic Dupont rainbow design.
**Because Alex actually likes the "stages" seen in modern NASCAR races, he decided to give the purists a massive middle finger by allowing you to have them for races in Vs. Mode. Just go to the "Stages" setting in the rules and set the number higher than 1 (max is 5). The end of a stage is indicated by a green-and-white checkered flag; the next stage will be on the exact same track. You will be able to change your character and Kart in between stages, subject to the time limit if you're playing online. Points are paid out according to each driver's average result.
**Also, another rule is added that lets you use your Time Trial times for qualifying, instead of automatically starting you in the back.
==Pack 6: Alex's 35th Birthday Bash==
Released November 13, 2023.
*New Characters: Pianta and Noki
*New Karts:
**1988 Chevy K-1500 Silverado Edition
**Franklin County Eagle
**Smith Mountain Lakewatcher
*New Tracks:
**VA Route 122
**N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
**Alexandria Rush
**3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
**Ferrum College
*New Battle Courses:
**Franklin County High School
**Wii Funky Stadium
==Beta elements==
Alex kept planning a "Mario Kart × " pack (similar to MK8/Deluxe's Mercedes pack), but always kept getting tripped up on what cars to include; since GM isn't exactly known for its bikes, ATV's, characters(at least not without borrowing from NASCAR, and is being in a Mario Kart game exactly how Dale Earnhardt would want to be remembered? -_-;) or racetracks, he didn't feel that he could include enough cars from GM's storied past and maintain the constraints he defined for DLC packs. DLC Pack 5 eventually emerged as a sort of workaround.
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