Mario Kart 9 (DandidooTheXD)

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Mario Kart 9 is a racing game developed by Nintendo, for the Nintendo Switch and the PC. It is the tenth console installment in the Mario Kart series (it's the tenth installment because i included Tour). This installment is the follow-up game of the Wii U (Nintendo Switch if you wanna include Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) title Mario Kart 7. Like many other Nintendo games, this game can be purchased both physically at retail and digitally through the Nintendo eShop, with the digital version requiring 4949.8 MB (approx. 4.83 GB) of memory to be installed. The game was released on February 2023 worldwide.
A whole new feature are Retro Pipes which teleports the player to another dimension, using the SNES, N64, GBA, GCN, DS, Wii, or 3DS style. Elements from the other games are reused, such as 12-racer fields, bikes, gliding, underwater driving, kart customizing, anti-gravity, and ATVs. The game also features more detail in courses, specifically retro tracks, which appear more redesigned than their original appearances.
==Gameplay==
The gameplay maintains the traditional elements of previous Mario Kart games. Players pick a character of three weight classes and drive vehicles of varying stats, strengths, and weaknesses around an obstacle course-like racetrack, in an attempt to finish first of the twelve racers, During the race, racers can pick up items from Item Boxes, where the probability of receiving items is dependent on the racers' distance from the frontrunner for example, first place typically receives defense items such as Bananas and Green Shells, while racers at intermediate distance from the lead receive more powerful offense items such as Triple Red Shells and Fire Flowers and racers far from the lead receive items that lead to an increase in speed or the possibility of going off-road without losing speed, such as the Super Star or Bullet Bill, to help compensate their distance. Players receive an amount of points depending on the position they end up with. Whichever player has the most amount of points wins the entire race.
Karts, which feature similar designs from Mario Kart 8, can be customized once again, alongside the returning bikes, which handle similar to the karts now and can only perform a wheelie via a boost, and ATVs. The hang-glider and underwater mechanics also return from Mario Kart 7, as well as Coins, with the player being able to collect up to ten in one race, and automatic drifting activated by steering in a direction for a certain amount of time, with a turning capability that, unless a without motion controls is used, matches the one while drifting (and even surpasses that in the case of sport bikes)[9], with the ability to slowly charge Mini-Turbo and Super Mini-Turbo boosts, added in this game.[10] Tricks and the ability to look behind also return in this game.
Two types of bikes return: standard bikes, that perform regular drifts, and sport bikes, that lean toward the inside of the turn instead of drifting. While leaning instead of drifting, sport bikes lose less speed, but have a lower turning capability with respect to outside drifting vehicles, this being a feature seen in Mario Kart Wii as well.
==Controls==
===Menu navigation===
Select: Use the left stick or d-pad on Switch. Hover the mouse over a button on PC.
Confirm: A on Switch. Click on PC.
Cancel: B on Switch. Backspace on PC.
===Racing===
Accelerate: A on Switch. W on PC.
Reverse: B on Switch. S on PC.
Steer: Left stick on Switch. A and D on PC.
Drift: ZR on Switch. Shift on PC. (same buttons are used for jump boosts)
Use item: ZL on Switch. Alt on PC.
Pause: + on Switch. P on PC.
Rear view: X on Switch. Enter on PC.
==Game modes==
There are various game modes for Mario Kart 9. All modes available on single player (some also on local and online multiplayer) are listed here.
===Grand Prix===
Mario Kart 9s Grand Prix works similar to past installments. Like past games the 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc engine classes are available by default, and completing 150cc unlocks Mirror; for the former three, however, Grand Prix rankings carry over to the lower engine classes after being completed on a higher engine class. Players choose a cup, which takes them through four consecutive races of set order in that cup. Only the Mushroom and Shell Cups are available at the start of the game, with the others being unlocked after completing the cup before, and are available in every engine class after being unlocked. Players now have the option to do a multiplayer Grand Prix up to four players, unlike in most previous home console Mario Kart games, where only up to two players can race in Grand Prix.
===Time Trials===
Time Trial mode lets the player complete a selected course in the fastest time possible. Leaderboards also return.
===VS Race===
VS mode can be played locally with up to four players. Players can set rules such as which items appear, the difficulty level of the CPUs, how many races to play, and whether to race on a Team or race Solo. Players can also set how the courses appear, choose a course after one is finished, or play all tracks randomly or in order. In this game, Mirror Mode appears as a default engine class, even if it isn't unlocked in Grand Prix. The point system is the same as the Grand Prix.
===Battle===
Battle mode contains all-new arenas. Balloon Battle can be played in teams or in free-for-all mode. It combines survival battle mode from Mario Kart DS and earlier installments and the timed points battle mode introduced in Mario Kart Wii; all players start with three points and three balloons each. Successfully making an opponent lose a balloon awards the player a point, and losing a balloon through any method will cause the player to lose a point. Balloons can never be regained (unless one is stolen from another player with a Mushroom or a Super Star), and if all balloons are lost, points can no longer be lost or gained. Defeated players can still drive and attack players as a Ghost, although they cannot receive points. Players can also adjust the time limit from one to five minutes, and they can set up to 32 rounds in set intervals.
===Online===
As with Mario Kart Wii, one or two local players can play over the Internet against other remote players. Players can race and battle with up to eleven other players from around the world or in their region, and can join and race with friends from the Friends menu. Finally, players are able to join a worldwide room using custom rules. Players can also set up their own rooms for friends and can race with custom rules, such as engine class, whether items are on or off, vehicle types available, control method, whether to play with computer players or not. players can also toggle whether they want to play on just the original 32 courses, the original courses, or every available course by pressing after selecting Worldwide or Regional, as well as when setting up a room for friends. When playing online worldwide or regional, players earn VR points based upon their ranking at the end of a race or battle like in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7; like in Mario Kart 7 a player's VR starts at 1000, though like Mario Kart Wii players have different VR rankings for races and battles. Between 1000 and over 4000 VR when playing Worldwide or Regional VS. Race, players race at 100cc, and starting at over 5000 VR, players race at 150cc.
Players can also create their own tournaments, similar to the communities from Mario Kart 7. When creating a tournament, players can choose an icon and a name for their tournament as well as set the rules, including engine class, whether to play in teams or not, whether to have items or not, vehicle types, whether there are computer players or not. Players can also set times in which the tournament is available (weekly, daily, or between a fixed period and at what day and time the tournament begins and ends), the number of races before scores are totaled, and whether the groups shuffle after every four matches or not. Finally, the availability can be set, including whether a code is required, or if it is open to anybody worldwide or regional, and whether only players of certain ratings can play. When looking for a tournament, players can enter a code, search by type, or look at active tournaments.
After entering a room, players can choose one of three predetermined tracks or "Random", which chooses one of any of the game's tracks at random if the player's option is ultimately chosen (this is to prevent people from selecting the same course repeatedly). When playing with friends, however, players can select from any of the tracks available depending on the settings. Once every player has selected a track, a roulette selects one of these options as the track to be raced on.
Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread	Point Spread
 	1st 	2nd 	3rd 	4th 	5th 	6th 	7th 	8th 	9th 	10th 	11th 	12th
2 players 	3 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
3 players 	4 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
4 players 	5 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
5 players 	6 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
6 players 	7 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
7 players 	9 	7 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
8 players 	10 	8 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	— 	—
9 players 	11 	9 	7 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	— 	—
10 players 	12 	10 	8 	7 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	— 	—
11 players 	13 	11 	9 	8 	7 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1 	—
12 players 	15 	12 	10 	9 	8 	7 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1
===Mario Kart TV===
Returning from Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart TV is an Internet-based feature in which players can view and share highlights of their and others' race and battle highlights. In the Mario Kart TV menu, the game automatically saves the twelve most recent race and battle replays, and the player can favorite up to six at one time. Players can view and edit theirs and others' replays by changing the duration of the replay and the focus characters and actions and can slow down, speed up, and rewind the replay while watching.
==Characters==
===Drivers===
There are 40 total playable characters in Mario Kart 9, consisting of 16 default characters, and 24 unlockable characters. There are new playable characters. Unlike other Mario Kart games (barring the use of glitches), multiple players can use the same characters, both in local and online play.
====Starting drivers====
File:MarioNSMBUDeluxe.png|Mario
File:LuigiMK7.png|Luigi
File:PeachMK7.png|Peach
File:Daisy MP10.png|Daisy
File:Yoshi Bike MKW.png|Yoshi
File:Toadsmgartderf.png|Toad
File:Koopa Troopa - New Super Mario Bros.png|Koopa Troopa
File:Shy Guy (Mario).png|Shy Guy
File:Baby Mario MK9.png|Baby Mario
File:Baby Luigi MK9.png|Baby Luigi
File:Bowser-1.png|Bowser
File:ScratchCatNORM.png|Scratch Cat
File:Wiggler-MSS.jpg|Wiggler
File:Donkey kong mario kart RPG.png|Donkey Kong
File:Wario MP100.png|Wario
File:Waluigi MK9.png|Waluigi
====Unlockable drivers====
File:Rosalina Mk7.png|Rosalina
File:Metal Mario Kart 7.jpg|Metal Mario
File:Spike.jpg|Spike
File:Toadette MK9.png|Toadette
File:Baby Rosalina MK8 Icon.png|Baby Rosalina
File:PinkGoldPeachMK9U.png|Pink Gold Peach
File:Lakitunkart mk7hfczs.png|Lakitu
File:Honey Queen 3DS.jpg|Honey Queen
File:Sonic 171.png|Sonic
File:Pikachu SSB4.png|Pikachu
File:Tap Trial Girl.png|Tap Trial Girl
File:Tailsracingbigfilesizesharpecolor.png|Tails
File:Scorbunny.png|Scorbunny
File:The Chorus Kids Megamix.png|Chorus Kid
File:Tibby.png|Tibby
File:BlooperMK7.png|Blooper
File:Bros.gif|Hammer Bro (technically any kind of bro)
File:Bowser Jr. MP9.png|Bowser Jr.
File:Dr. Mario SSB4.png|Dr. Mario
File:Cat Mario.jpg|Cat Mario
File:Aka-Chan.webp|Aka-Chan
File:Kii-Yan.jpeg|Kii-Yan
File:Ao-Kun .webp|Ao-Kun
File:Pop Singer Fan Club 2.png|Idolum Tergum (originally Pop Singer)
File:Mii.png|[[Mii]
==Vehicle parts==
There are 22 karts, 6 standard bikes, 5 sport bikes, 4 ATVs (37 bodies in total), 21 sets of tires, and 14 gliders available to use in Mario Kart 9 for a grand total of 10,878 vehicle combinations.
Some parts can change colors either for every character, a specific group of characters, or based on a limited number of color schemes. The color schemes used by each Mii color serve as a default set of color schemes for each of the 12 colors which are also used by alternative Yoshi and Shy Guy colors as well as the Mii Racing Suits. All of them use the default color scheme for parts which have unique color schemes for only certain characters. The other characters may have personalized color schemes for their Standard bodies, Pipe Frame and Super Glider, and for the other parts, they may use other color schemes other than those of their expected color; for example, Mario's GLA is the gray one used by the yellow Miis instead of the red one used by the Miis wearing the racing suit based on him.
===Available parts===
The parts available are listed here in the order shown in the vehicle customization screen, with the following notation: 
*Bold = Part is available at the start.
** = Changes color, depending on the character.
*** = Changes color for the Toss Boys.
**** = Changes color for Daisy, Baby Daisy, Rosalina, and Baby Rosalina
The "8" logos on the parts are replaced with the character's symbol, except on the Gold Standard and Gold Glider.
====Karts====
StandardKartBodyMK8.png|Standard Kart*
PipeFrameBodyMK8.png|Pipe Frame*
Steel Driver.png|Steel Driver
CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|Cat Cruiser
CircuitSpecialBodyMK8.png|Circuit Special*
BadwagonBodyMK8.png|Badwagon
PrancerBodyMK8.png|Prancer
BiddybuggyBodyMK8.png|Biddybuggy*Buggybud
LandshipBodyMK8.png|Landship**
SneakerBodyMK8.png|Sneeker*Bounder
SportsCoupeMK8.png|Sports CoupeSports Coupé
GLA-MK8.png|GLA* (DLC)
W25SilverArrow-MK8.png|W 25 Silver Arrow (DLC)
MK8BlueFalcon.png|Blue Falcon (DLC)
MK8PWing.png|P-Wing (DLC)
File:Shopping Kart.png|Shopping Kart
File:Minecart.jpeg|Mine Kart
File:Cact X.png|Cact-X
File:Kart.png|Wii Kart
File:Blue Seven.png|Blue Seven
====Standard bikes====
StandardBikeBodyMK8.png|Standard Bike*
TheDukeBodyMK8.png|The Duke
FlameRiderBodyMK8.png|Flame Rider
VarmintBodyMK8.png|Varmint
MrScootyBodyMK8.png|Mr. ScootyMr Scooty
File:Flame Runner (Funky Kong) Model.PNG|Flame Runner
====Sport bikes====
CometBodyMK8.png|Comet
SportBikeBodyMK8.png|Sport Bike*
JetBikeBodyMK8.png|Jet Bike
YoshiBikeBodyMK8.png|Yoshi Bike
MK8MasterCycle.png|Master Cycle
====ATVs====
StandardATVBodyMK8.png|Standard ATV*Standard Quad
WildWigglerBodyMK8.png|Wild Wiggler
TeddyBuggyBodyMK8.png|Teddy Buggy
MK8BoneRattler.png|Bone Rattler
====Tires====
StandardTiresMK8.png|StandardNormal
MonsterTiresMK8.png|Monster
RollerTiresMK8.png|Roller
SlimTiresMK8.png|Slim
SlickTiresMK8.png|Slick
MetalTiresMK8.png|Metal
ButtonTiresMK8.png|Button
Off-Road.png|Off-Road
SpongeTiresMK8.png|Sponge
WoodTiresMK8.png|WoodWooden
CushionTiresMK8.png|Cushion
Blue Standard.png|Blue StandardNormal Blue
HotMonsterTiresMK8.png|Hot MonsterFunky Monster
AzureRollerTiresMK8.png|Azure Roller
CrimsonSlimTiresMK8.png|Crimson Slim
CyberSlickTiresMK8.png|Cyber Slick
Retro Off-Road.png|Retro Off-Road
Gold Tires MK8.png|Gold TiresGold Wheels
GLATires-MK8.png|GLA Tires (DLC)GLA Wheels
MK8-TriforceTires.png|Triforce Tires Triforce Tyres
Leaf Tires MK8.png|Leaf Tires Leaf Tyres
====Gliders====
SuperGliderMK8.png|Super Glider*
WarioWingMK8.png|Wario Wing
WaddleWingMK8.png|Waddle Wing
PeachParasolGliderMK8.png|Peach Parasol***
ParachuteGliderMK8.png|Parachute
ParafoilGliderMK8.png|Parafoil
BowserKiteMK8.png|Bowser Kite
PlaneGliderMK8.png|Plane Glider
MKTVParafoilGliderMK8.png|MKTV Parafoil
MK8-HylianKite.png|Hylian Kite (DLC)
PaperGliderIcon-MK8.png|Paper Glider (DLC)
File:SMMGO Crowber.png|Crowber Glider
File:Beast Glider.png|Beast Glider
===Unlocking criteria===
Vehicle parts and characters are unlocked by completing cups in Grand Prix.
*Toadette: Win 50cc Mushroom Cup
*Pipe Frame: Win 50cc Flower Cup
*Pikachu: Win 50cc Star Cup or have a save file of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
*The Duke: Win 50cc Special Cup
*Comet: Win 50cc Shell Cup
*Spike: Win 50cc Banana Cup
*Tap Trial Girl: Win 50cc Leaf Cup
*Blooper: Win 50cc Lightning Cup	
*Metal Mario: Win 100cc Mushroom Cup
*Tibby: Win 100cc Flower Cup
*Slick Tires: Win 100cc Star Cup
*Idolum Tergum: Win 100cc Special Cup or have a save file of Rhythm Heaven Ultimate
*Steel Driver: Win 100cc Shell Cup
*Flame Rider: Win 100cc Banana Cup
*Lakitu: Win 100cc Leaf Cup
*Wild Wiggler: Win 100cc Lightning Cup	
*Metal Tires: Win 150cc Mushroom Cup
*Wario Wing: Win 150cc Flower Cup
*Cat Cruiser: Win 150cc Star Cup
*Varmint: Win 150cc Special Cup
*Jet Bike: Win 150cc Shell Cup
*Teddy Buggy: Win 150cc Banana Cup
*Button Tires: Win 150cc Leaf Cup
*Waddle Wing: Win 150cc Lightning Cup	
*Circuit Special: Win Mirror Mushroom Cup
*Yoshi Bike: Win Mirror Flower Cup
*Mr. Scooty: Win Mirror Star Cup
*Bone Rattler: Win Mirror Special Cup
*Off-Road Tires: Win Mirror Shell Cup
*Peach Parasol: Win Mirror Banana Cup
*Sonic the Hedgehog: Win Mirror Leaf Cup or have a save file of Sonic Mania
*Prancer: Win Mirror Lighting Cup	
*Flame Runner: Win 200cc Mushroom Cup
*Sponge Tires: Win 200cc Flower Cup
*Master Cycle: Win 200cc Star Cup
*Pink Gold Peach: Win 200cc Special Cup
*Hammer Bro: Win 200cc Shell Cup
*Bowser Jr.: Win 200cc Banana Cup
*Tails: Win 200cc Leaf Cup
*Landship: Win 200cc Lightning Cup
===Miscellaneous unlocks===
Time Trial Unlocks	Battle Mode Unlocks
*Rosalina: Beat the staff ghost on 3DS Rosalina's Ice World
*Baby Rosalina: Do a time trial on 8 different courses
*Honey Queen: Beat the staff ghost on Sunset Pier
*Scorbunny: Do a time trial on all the nitro courses or have a save file of Pokémon Sword and Shield
*Chorus Kid: Beat the staff ghost on GBA Cheep Cheep Island
*Random Tires: Beat a staff ghost
*Sneeker: Beat the staff ghost in GCN Baby Park
*Sports Coupe: Beat the staff ghost in Serpent Cavern
*GLA: Beat the staff ghost on Wii U Mario Kart Stadium
* W 25 Silver Arrow: Beat the staff ghost on N64 Royal Raceway
*Blue Falcon: Beat the staff ghost on Wii Moonview Highway	
*Dr. Mario: Pop 10 balloons
*Cat Mario: Destroy 5 swoops in Swoop Cavern
*Aka-Chan: Win a match in Magma Dome
*Ao-Kun: Win a match in Swoop Cavern
*Kii-Yan: Win a match in Chasm Cove
===Special parts===
Special gold parts are unlocked with the following criteria: 
*Gold Standard: Obtain a minimum of one star ranking in all cups of every engine class.
*Gold Tires: Beat the Staff Ghost on 32 courses.
*Gold Glider: Obtain 10,000 coins.
==Courses==
There are 32 courses in the main game (excluding Extra Cups); 16 new and 16 classic, featuring one course each from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, four courses from Mario Kart 64, two each from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii, and three each from Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 7. As with the retro courses from the 3DS installment, those in this game feature altered sections that incorporate the game's glider, underwater, and anti-gravity features. The game features orchestrated music for all of the new courses and most of the classic courses. The courses have been described as narrower compared to previous Mario Kart courses, specifically those from Mario Kart Wii.
Several courses' names differ between the American and British English releases: 
*Yoshi Land is Yoshi’s Amusement Park
*Koopa Ravine is Bowser Valley
*Serpent Cavern is Serpent's Cave
*Moonlight Higlands is Moonlight Plateau
*Scorching Sandlands is Scorching Sands
*Cheep Cheep Seas is Cheep Cheep Waters
*Frostbite Woods is Frostbite Forest
*Subterranean Sanctum is Boo Sanctuary
*3DS Maka Wuhu is Wuhu Mountain Loop, as in Mario Kart 7
===Nitro courses===
Mushroom Cup 	Flower Cup 	Star Cup 	Special Cup
Shy Guy Circuit	Mario Circuit 	Scorching Sandlands	Frostbite Woods
Yoshi Land 	Sunset Pier 	Cheep Cheep Seas 	Subterranean Sanctum
Koopa Ravine 	Moonlight Highlands	Spectrum Highway 	Bowser's Castle
Serpent Cavern 	Redwood Pathway 	DK Moor 	Rainbow Road
===Retro courses===
Shell Cup 	Banana Cup 	Leaf Cup 	Lightning Cup
N64 Moo Moo Farm 	GCN Mario Circuit 	DS DK Pass 	Wii U Cloudtop Cruise
GBA Peach Circuit	N64 Mario Raceway 	N64 Bowser's Castle	SNES Donut Plains 3
Wii U Mario Kart Stadium	Tour New York Minute	3DS Maka Wuhu 	Wii Moonview Highway
GCN Peach Beach 	Wii U Shy Guy Falls 	GBA Ribbon Road 	GCN Rainbow Road
===Extra courses===
Four additional cups, each one containing four courses for a total of 16, are unlocked after beating 150cc or mirror.
After beating 150cc 	After beating 150cc 	After beating Mirror 	After beating Mirror
Stamp Cup 	Hammer Cup 	Blimp Fruit Cup 	Superball Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 4 	DS Yoshi Falls 	Wii Moo Moo Meadows 	DS Luigi's Mansion
GCN Baby Park 	GBA Bowser Castle 2 	DS Delfino Square 	N64 Royal Raceway
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway	N64 Kalimari Desert 	3DS Rosalina's Ice World	Tour Sydney Sprint
Wii Coconut Mall 	3DS Piranha Plant Slide	GBA Sky Garden 	GBA Cheep Cheep Island
===Battle courses===
Wii Funky Stadium	GCN Tilt-a-Kart	SNES Battle Course 1	GBA Battle Course 2
Swoop Cavern 	Magma Dome 	Chasm Cove 	Nintendo Switch
==Downloadable content==
DLC packs included 10 new characters, 2 cups, and 2 new battle courses for the game.
===Pack 1===
File:SnifitArtwork.png|Snifit
File:Play-Yan.png|Play-Yan
File:Dry Bowser.jpeg|Dry Bowser
File:Boshi.png|Boshi
File:Funky Kong - Mario Kart X.png|Funky Kong
File:Monty Mole NSMBU Solo.png|Monty Mole
File:DiddyK.png|Diddy Kong
File:King Bob-omb MPSR.png|King Bob-omb
File:Paratroopa MK9.png|Koopa Paratroopa
File:Cosmic Mario SM3DW.png|Cosmic Clone
====New Cups====
=====Spiny Cup===== 
*GBA Sunset Wilds
*Coffee Cosmos
*GCN Waluigi Stadium
*Boshi's Skate Park
=====Golden Dash Cup===== 
*3DS Rock Rock Mountain
*Wii Dry Dry Ruins
*Candy Caves
*Wii DK Summit
====Battle Courses==== 
*GBA Battle Course 4
*Construction Site
===Pack 2===
File:Sprixie Princess Group Artwork - Super Mario Crystalline World.png|Sprixie Princess
File:Birdo MK9.png|Birdo
File:Practice Tram.webp|Tram
File:Practice Paulinw.webp|Poline
File:Pauline - Mario Kart X.png|Pauline]
File:Steve SSBUltimate.png|Steve
File:Toadsworth MK9.png|Toadsworth
File:DJ Yellow DS.png|DJ Yellow
File:Mary Tergum.png|Mary
File:Louisa Tergum.png|Louisa
File:Susie Tergum.png|Susie
====New Cups====
=====Coin Cup===== 
*Tour Athens Dash
*Deep Dark Dash
*3DS Wario Shipyard
* GPDX Sky Arena
=====P Switch Cup===== 
* Tour Piranha Plant Cove
*Rhythm Island
*Wii Koopa Cape
*Yoshi's Island
====Battle Courses==== 
*Pillager Outpost
*Wii Block Plaza
Category:Mario Kart Games
==Character info==
===Characters who have abbreviations on the map screen=== 
*Koopa Troopa is Koopa.
*Scratch Cat is Scratch.
*Donkey Kong is DK.
*Metal Mario is M. Mario.
*Baby Rosalina is B. Rosalina.
*Pink Gold Peach is PG. Peach
*Honey Queen is H. Queen.
*Tap Trial Girl is Girl.
*Boomerang Bro. is B. Bro.
*Idolum Tergum is Idolum.
*Miis that have names that are too long will just be called Mii.
*King Bob-Omb is K. Bob-omb.
*Koopa Paratroopa is Paratroopa.
*Cosmic Clone is C. Clone.
===Voice Actors===
*Mario, Luigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario, Waluigi - Charles Martinet
*Peach, Toad, Toadette - Samantha Kelly
*Daisy - Deanna Mustard
*Yoshi - Kazumi Totaka
*Koopa Troopa uses his hiccup-like voice.
*Shy Guy - Nate Bihldorff
*Bowser - Kenny James
*Scratch Cat was voiced by a cat.
*Wiggler - Dolores Rogers
*Donkey Kong - Takashi Nagasako
*Rosalina, Baby Rosalina - Laura Faye Smith
*Metal Mario - Charles Martinet edited
*Spike - Sanae Sukzaki
== References to other games ==
* Other games in the Mario Kart series - Karts, Characters, and Courses return from the other games.
* Super Mario Frenzy - Hoproaches can be seen in the background of Serpent Cavern, although they don't interact with players in any way.
* Super Mario Galaxy - The Comet Observatory can be seen in the background of Rainbow Road.
* Super Mario Bros. - There is some graffiti in Spectrum Highway one of them being a ? block from the original Super Mario Bros.
* Super Mario 3D World - Sprixie Princesses and Cat Mario are playable characters, and the Super Bell is Cat Mario's special item
* Super Mario Galaxy 2 - The Dash Pepper is Yoshi's secondary special item, allowing him to enhance his speed for a short time. Smeeches are obstacles in DK Moor. Kleptoads can be seen in the crowds of some courses.
* Chirpy Reverie - The Battle Course Chasm Cove shares its name with Chasm Cove (Level 3) from Chirpy Reverie, there is also graffiti in Spectrum Highway that looks like Ignis, Static Mind, Eryn, and Chirpy.
* Minecraft - Steve is a playable character and the course Deep Dark Dash is based off the Ancient City.
* Rhythm Tengoku - A billboard in Spectrum highway advertises a Drum Girls concert. Mahou Tsukai and Ojou-chan can be seen in crowds. Tap Trial Girl, Play-Yan, Tram, and Poline are playable characters. Sneaky Spirits are obstacles in Moonlight Highlands.
* Rhythm Heaven - Pop Singer and DJ Yellow are playable characters, and the Frogettes can be seen in crowds.
* Rhythm Heaven Fever - Monkeys can be seen in crowds. The Reporter can be seen in the North American boxart, although she doesn't make any appearances in the actual game.
* Sonic The Hedgehog - Sonic and Tails are playable characters.
* LittleBigPlanet - The Mr. Scooty bike has a doll on the back of the bike, which looks very similar to Sackboy.
* Pokémon Quest - There is a poster somewhere in Coconut Mall that has a Pikachu made out of PokéPixel.
== References in later games ==
* Mario Kart 128 - Characters, Courses, and Kart parts return in the game.
* Super Mario Bros. Madness - Orville (The orange Toad who runs the shops in Central Isle) sometimes says something about time traveling pipes if the player visits in Altaqua City.
*