Mario Kart Returns!

Mario Kart Returns is a racing game developed by Puzzle Studios, a developer who will develop most of the game in 2021-2030. It will release on the Nintendo Switch on Fall 2022. It is also the 13th installment of the Mario Kart series. A lot of these features are ported from Mario Kart: Infinity Remix. However, there are some new features from other Mario Kart games such as DLC, staff ghosts, and others. This game also has all assets from Mario Kart: Infinity Remix.

## Gameplay

The gameplay in Mario Kart Returns is similar to most Mario Kart game in the series. Mostly Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour. You race against 19 other people in obstacle course-like race tracks and try to get 1st place in every race. You can also collect item boxes to help you throughout the race. You can pick vehicles from various stats, strengths and weakness.

Mario Kart Returns brings most elements from previous games from the series, like anti-gravity, underwater racing, and gliding return from Mario Kart 7 and 8, functioning similar to their previous appearances. Coins can can be collected to make your kart go faster. Also, you can collect more than 10 coins now. Kart customization from Mario Kart 7 returns with a lot more karts, tires, and gliders to make your own vehicles. Bikes, ATVs, and Sports Bikes all return from Mario Kart 8, and Team bodies return from Mario Kart: Infinity Remix, and like Mario Kart Double Dash and it’s sequel, double characters on karts returns. Smart-steering and auto-acceleration returns fro Mario Kart 8 too

### Grand Prix

The Grand Prix in Returns is similar to most of the previous installments, mostly Mario Kart: Infinity Remix. Players can choose from 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, 200cc, which all are available at the start, with a new unlockable race class, 300cc. Players choose from different cups, which takes them to six consecutive races in a set order. The points players get are tallied at the end of a race, and depending on their points, they get a trophy.

Rankings are similar to Mario Kart: Infinity Remix, where they are judged purely by the player’s position. All 1st place finishes will give the player a 3-star rank, a second place finish will give the player a 2-star rank, two 2nd-place finishes or a 3rd place finish gives the player a 1-star rank, and so on. Unlike Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart Infinity Remix, you can now play with up to 8 players.

### Time Trials

Time Trials is a game mode where you have to race in a course for the fastest time possible. They are provided with Triple Mushrooms at the start of every attempt to make shortcuts and save time to beat a high score. Players can also race ghosts, depending if it would be normal staff ghosts or ghosts created from around the world. Times can be set and ghosts can either be created on 150cc, 200cc, or Mirror Mode; there are Staff Ghosts on every course for both.

A new feature in Time Trials is you can race with 9 other staff ghosts.

### VS Race

VS Race can be locally played with 8 players. Compared to other games, Returns allows the most customization of any game thus far. Similar to the Super Smash Bros. series, individual items can be turned on and off. Players can additionally race individually or in teams, choose what courses appear, play them randomly, or play them in order, set how many CPU characters there are, and set how many races there are.

### Battle Mode

Battle Mode can be played with up to 8 players. It is most similar to its iteration in Mario Kart: Infinity Remix and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. and like that game, several different battle modes can be available. The player in the lead, or the highest ranking player in the winning team will wear a crown on top on their head, and almost every battle mode can be played in free-for-all or a team setting. As with VS mode, individual items can be turned on and off. Unlike other modes, the maximum amount in Battle Mode is 12 like in previous games to keep teams even. The team dividing is 2 teams of 6.

#### Battle Modes

##### Balloon Battle

The classic mode where players pop the other opponents’ balloons, with everyone starting with 5 balloons. Balloon Battle is similar to its iteration in Mario Kart Wii and above. If all of your balloons have been popped, you will respawn again with 5 balloons again. In free-for-all, the player with the most balloons wins, and in teams, the teams with the most balloons wins.

##### Coin Runners

In Coin Runners, players most collect Coins scattered throughout the course in order to have the most by the end of the game. If a player is hit by an item or an hazard, half of their coins will scatter, allowing other people to get them. In free-for-all, the player with the most points wins, and in teams, the Coins are tallied up by the end of the round and the team with the most collective coins wins.

##### Bob-Omb Blast

In Bob-Omb Blast, Bob-Ombs are the only item that can be used. The mode plays similar to its Mario Kart: Double Dash!! iteration; players must use Bob-Ombs to attack their opponents, with up to ten being able to be stored, and successfuly hitting one will give the player a star. However, they lose a star if they get hit themselves. The first player to reach five stars will win. This battle mode cannot be played in teams.

##### Renegade Roundup

In Renegade Roundup, players are split into two teams, with half permanently using Potted Piranha Plants. In a cops-and-robbers style game, the players with the Potted Piranha Plants must use them to capture the other teams and trap them in cages above the course. However, teammates can free captured allies by hitting key switches under the cages. If the team with the Potted Piranha Plants captures all of the other team, they will win, but if the can’t before the timer runs out, the other team will win. This mode cannot be played in free-for-all.

### Mission Mode

Mission Mode returns from Mario Kart DS. You go through tons of mission like touching every coin or don’t touch an obstacle. This is also similar to the last race in every cup in Mario Kart Tour. Completing certain missions can also unlock some kart parts.

### Tour Mode

Tour Mode is a new mode in the Mario Kart series which brings a tour every 2 weeks, similar to Mario Kart Tour. The current tour is the Lego Mario Tour. Also, like Mario Kart Tour, each cup is four races like in most games in the series instead of six races. Another note is that all courses in the series are playable unlike the normal courses.

This list shows every tour in Mario Kart Returns.

1. New York (September 25, 2022- October 8, 2022)
2. Tokyo (October 9, 2022-October 22, 2022)
3. Halloween (October 23, 2022-November 5, 2022)
4. Paris (November 6, 2022-November 19, 2022)
5. Winter (November 20, 2022-December 3, 2022)
6. London (December 4, 2022-December 17, 2022)
7. Holiday (December 18, 2022-December 31, 2022)
8. New Year’s (January 1, 2023-January 14, 2023)
9. Ice (January 15, 2023-January 28, 2023)
10. Valentine’s (January 29, 2023-February 11, 2023)
11. Vancouver (February 12, 2023-February 25, 2023)
12. Mario Bros (February 26, 2023-March 10, 2023)
13. Lego Mario (March 11, 2023-March 24, 2023)
14. Friday Night Funkin (March 26, 2023-April 7, 2023)

The current tour is the Friday Night Funkin Tour

#### Spotlight Week 1

* Boyfriend: High-End
* Concert Bike: High-End
* Speaker Glider: High-End

#### Spotlight Week 2

* Daddy Dearest: High-End
* Retry Beans Kart: Super
* Arrow Glider: High-End

#### Courses

##### Ice Bro Cup

1. Pico Streets
2. U: Electrodome
3. GBA: Snow Land T
4. Do Jump Boosts

##### Rosalina Cup

1. 3DS: Wuhu Loop T
2. SNES: Bowser Castle 2R
3. Wii: Koopa Cape R/T
4. Ring Race

##### Baby Luigi Cup

1. N64: Wario Stadium R
2. Wii: Moonview Highway T
3. Pico Streets R/T
4. Goomba Takedown

##### Nabbit Cup

1. GBA: Bowser Castle 4T
2. Pico Streets
3. DS: DK Pass
4. Big Reverse Race

##### Captain Toadette Cup

1. Tour: Berlin Byways 2R/T
2. 3DS: Maka Wuhu R
3. GCN: Sherebt Land R
4. Glider Challenge

##### King Boo Cup

1. U: Big Blue T
2. Pico Streets
3. DS: Bowser’s Castle T
4. Combo Attack

##### Aurora Rosalina Cup

1. N64: Frappe Snowland R
2. Tour: Vancouver Velocity R/T
3. DS: Tick-Tock Clock
4. Smash Small Dry Bones

##### Wiggler Cup

1. Pico Streets R
2. 3DS: Piranha Plant Slide R/T
3. SNES: Vanilla Lake 2
4. Goomba Takedown

##### Pink Gold Peach Cup

1. DS: Tick-Tock Clock T
2. GBA: Cheese Land
3. U: Thwomp Ruins
4. Glider Challenge

##### Bowser Jr. Cup

1. N64: Luigi Raceway
2. GCN: Mushroom City
3. Tour: Berlin Byways 2R
4. Steer Clear Of Obstacles

##### Koopa Troopa Cup

1. N64: Sherbet Land T
2. DS: Luigi’s Mansion
3. Pico Streets T
4. Time Trial

##### Boom Boom Cup

1. 3DS: Maka Wuhu R/T
2. Tour: New York Minute 3T
3. GCN: Bowser’s Castle
4. Big Reverse Race

## Characters

### Starter:

* Mario: Medium: Super
* Luigi: Medium: Super
* Peach: Medium: Super
* Yoshi: Medium: Super
* Bowser: Heavy: Super
* Donkey Kong: Cruiser: Super
* Koopa Troopa: Light: Normal
* Toad: Light: Super
* Wario: Heavy: Super
* Daisy: Medium: Super
* Baby Mario: Feather: Normal
* Baby Luigi: Feather: Normal
* Baby Peach: Feather: Normal
* Baby Daisy: Feather: Normal
* Bowser Jr.: Light: Super
* Waluigi: Cruiser: Super
* Toadette: Light: Super
* Dry Bones: Light: Normal
* Shy Guy: Light: Normal
* Rosalina: Cruiser: Super
* Magikoopa: Medium: Super
* Baby Rosalina: Feather: Normal
* Metal Mario: Cruiser: High-End
* Hammer Bro: Medium: Super

* Boo: Feather: Normal

### Unlockable:

* Birdo: Cruiser: Win the 100cc Horn Cup: Super
* Dry Bowser: Heavy: Complete the 300cc Turnip Cup: High-End
* Baby Wario: Feather: Win 30 WFC Matches: Normal
* Baby DK: Light: Complete the 150cc Special Cup: Normal
* King Boo: Cruiser: Complete the Mirror Mode Feather Cup: Super
* Funky Kong: Heavy: Complete the 100cc Lightning Cup: High-End
* Wiggler: Cruiser: Beat all Staff Ghosts in the retro cups: High-End
* Paratroopa: Light: Complete World 5 of Mission Mode: Normal
* Larry: Light: Get at least a 2-star rank on the Banana Cup: Normal
* Morton: Heavy: Participate in 20 300cc races: Normal
* Wendy: Light: Complete the Heart Cup on every race class: Normal
* Iggy: Medium: Complete the SMB2 Mushroom cup 5 times on 50cc: Normal
* Roy: Cruiser: Normal: Get 100 Gold Points in My Nintendo account
* Lemmy: Feather: Normal: Win the 100cc Horn Cup
* Ludwig: Medium: Normal: Complete all retro cups in Mirror 100cc
* Luma: Feather: Super: Play as Rosalina in all cups in any class
* Boom Boom: Heavy: High-End: Have a save file of Bowser’s Fury
* Pom Pom: Cruiser: High-End: Complete the 300cc Coin Cup
* Antasma: Cruiser: High-End: Complete all 200cc Time Trial ghosts
* Dreambert: Light: Super: Win 50 Local Play races
* Professor E. Gadd: Medium: Super: Complete the 200cc Shine Cup
* Cappy: Light: Normal: Use all items excluding special items
* Topper: Medium: Super: Win 150 Friend Matches
* Hariet: Light: Super
* Rango: Medium: High-End
* Spewart: Cruiser: High-End
* Sledge Bro: Heavy: Super
* Nabbit: Light: Super
* Pauline: Cruiser: High-End
* Honey Queen: Heavy: Super
* Lakitu: Light: Super
* Petey Piranha: Heavy: High-End
* King Bob-Omb: Heavy: High End
* Dixie Kong: Light: Super
* Goomba: Feather: Normal
* Swooper: Feather
* Mii: Feather/Light/Medium/Cruiser/Heavy: Super
* R.O.B: Cruiser: High-End
* Peachette: Medium: High-End
* Sprixie: Light: Super
* Koopa Kid: Cruiser: High-End
* Bob-Omb: Light: Normal
* Whomp: Heavy: Super
* Fuzzy: Light: Normal
* Mouser: Medium: Super
* Wart: Heavy: High-End
* Cackletta: Cruiser: Super
* Bully: Heavy: Super
* Goomboss: Heavy: High-End
* Chief Chilly: Cruiser: Super
* Rex: Medium: Normal
* Geno: Cruiser: Super
* Madame Broode: Heavy: Super
* Goob: Medium: Super
* Hammer: Heavy: Super
* Oozer: Medium: Super
* Slinker: Cruiser: Super
* Polterpup: Light: Normal

### DLC:

Note: All of the Normal DLC Packs cost $19.99.

#### Normal DLC Pack 1:

* Link: Medium
* Zelda: Medium
* Inkling Girl/Boy: Medium
* Villager Boy/Girl: Medium
* Isabelle: Light
* Pikachu: Light
* Captain Falcon: Cruiser
* Mega Man: Medium
* Sonic: Medium
* Pac-Man: Cruiser
* Fox: Cruiser
* Pit: Medium
* Ms. Pac Man: Cruiser
* Blinky: Medium
* Don-Chan: Light
* Mametchi: Light

#### Normal DLC Pack 2:

* Dark Pit: Medium
* Palutena: Cruiser
* King Dedede: Heavy
* Meta Knight: Light
* Ness: Medium
* Lucas: Medium
* Snake: Cruiser
* Little Mac: Cruiser
* Toon Link: Light
* Young Link: Medium
* Marth: Medium
* Ike: Medium
* Chrom: Medium
* Lucina: Cruiser
* Corrin: Medium
* Cloud: Medium
* Bayonetta: Cruiser
* Tails: Medium
* Olimar: Light
* Knuckles: Cruiser
* Cosmetta: Cruiser: High-End
* Luvbi: Feather: Normal
* Queen Merelada: Medium
* Princess Fusee: Cruiser

#### Object Show Contestant Pack: $68.99

* Blocky: Medium
* Bubble: Light
* Coiny: Medium
* Eraser: Medium
* Firey: Medium
* Flower: Medium
* Golf Ball: Light
* Ice Cube: Feather
* Leafy: Medium
* Match: Medium
* Needle: Light
* Pen: Medium
* Pencil: Medium
* Pin: Medium
* Rocky: Light
* Snowball: Cruiser
* Spongy: Heavy
* Teardrop: Feather
* Tennis Ball: Cruiser
* Woody: Feather
* OJ: Medium
* Taco: Medium
* Bomb: Cruiser
* Pickle: Light
* Salt: Medium
* Pepper: Medium
* Paper: Light
* Paintbrush: Medium
* Lightbulb: Medium
* Marshmallow: Feather
* Apple: Light
* Knife: Cruiser
* Baseball: Heavy
* Nickel: (II): Light
* Yin-Yang: Cruiser
* Test Tube: Medium
* Fan: Light
* Box: Light
* Soap: Cruiser
* Trophy: Medium
* Tissues: Feather
* Cheesy: Light
* Microphone: Medium
* Cherry: Light
* Book: Medium
* Bomby: Cruiser
* Dora: Medium
* Nickel: (II): Medium
* Yellow Face: Medium
* Donut: Medium
* Fries: Cruiser
* Gelatin: Medium
* Puffball: Light
* Ruby: (BFDI): Light

#### Minecraft Pack: $17.99

* Steve: Medium
* Alex: Light
* Creeper: Light
* Zombie: Medium
* Skeleton: Medium
* Spider: Feather
* Slime: Light
* Enderman: Cruiser
* Iron Golem: Heavy
* Cow: Cruiser
* Pig: Medium
* Chicken: Feather
* Sheep: Medium
* Wolf: Light
* Ghast: Cruiser
* Zombified Piglin: Medium
* Piglin: Medium
* Ender Dragon: Heavy
* Wither: Heavy

#### SMG4 Pack: $8.99

* Tari: Cruiser
* Saiko: Medium
* Shroomy: Light
* Axol: Medium
* Fishy Boopkins/Spike: Light
* Bob: Medium
* SMG4: Cruiser
* Jeeves: Light

#### SML Pack: 12.99

* Jeffy: Medium
* Chef Pee Pee: Medium
* Brooklyn T. Guy: Medium
* Mr. Goodman: Medium
* Jackie Chu: Cruiser
* Blue M&M: Light
* Patrick: Light
* Scooter: Medium
* Feebee: Medium
* Tyrone: Cruiser

#### Crash Co. DLC Pack: $32.99

* Pearl: Feather
* Ruby: (TRS: BB): Cruiser
* Brittany: Feather
* Belle: Light
* Brittany: Light
* Diamond: Light
* Sarina: Medium
* Bailey: Medium
* Dampermian: Light
* Rockhinger: Feather
* Bloo: Feather

#### Super Monkey Ball Pack: $29.99

* AiAi
* MeeMee
* Baby
* GonGon
* YanYan
* Doctor
* Jam
* Jet
* Dr. BadBoon
* C-AiAi
* W-MeeMee
* A-Baby
* F-GonGon
* P-YanYan
* R-Doctor
* N-Jam
* B-Jet

### Alternate Costumes

#### Mario

* Mario (Musician)
* Mario (Hakama)
* Mario (Santa)
* Mario (Happi)
* Builder Mario
* Mario (Classic)
* Mario (Chef)
* Mario (Sunshine)
* Mario (SNES)
* Mario (Halloween)
* Mario (Swimwear)
* Mario (Wedding)
* Ice Mario
* Fire Mario
* Cat Mario
* Tanooki/White Tanooki Mario
* Acorn/P-Acorn Mario
* P-Balloon Mario
* Frog Mario
* Penguin Mario
* Hammer Mario
* Cape Mario
* Small Mario
* Mini Mario
* Mega Mario
* Mario with No Cap

#### Luigi

* Luigi (Classic)
* Luigi (Lederhosen)
* Penguin Luigi
* Cat Luigi
* Tanooki/White Tanooki Luigi
* Fire Luigi
* Luigi (Gamer)/Weegeepie
* Ice Luigi
* Shopping Luigi
* Gooigi
* Luigi with Poltergust G-00
* Dr. Luigi
* Builder Luigi
* Gold Luigi
* Green Bronze Luigi

#### Peach

* Peach (Kimono)
* Peach (Wintertime)
* Peach (Vacation)
* Dr. Peach
* Cat Peach
* Tanooki Peach
* Fire Peach
* Peach (Wedding)
* Gold Peach

#### Daisy

* Dr. Daisy
* Daisy (Fairy)
* Daisy (Holiday Cheer)

#### Yoshi

* Red Yoshi
* Orange Yoshi
* Yellow Yoshi
* Cyan Yoshi
* Blue Yoshi
* Pink Yoshi
* Purple Yoshi
* White Yoshi
* Black Yoshi
* Brown Yoshi
* Yoshi (Reindeer)
* Yoshi (Easter)
* Gold Yoshi

#### Bowser

* Dr. Bowser
* Bowser (Santa)
* Wedding Bowser
* Mega Bowser

#### Donkey Kong

* Dr. Donkey Kong
* Donkey Kong Jr.
* Donkey Kong (SNES)

#### Wario

* Dr. Wario
* Wario (Hiker)
* Wario (Cowboy)
* Wario (WarioWare)
* Gold Wario

#### Waluigi

* Dr. Waluigi
* Waluigi (Bus Driver)
* Gold Waluigi

#### Rosalina

* Rosalina (Halloween)
* Rosalina (Aurora)
* Dr. Rosalina
* Rosalina (Swimwear)
* Fire Rosalina
* Cat Rosalina
* Tanooki Rosalina
* Gold Rosalina

#### Shy Guy

* Orange Shy Guy
* Yellow Shy Guy
* Green Shy Guy
* Cyan Shy Guy
* Blue Shy Guy
* Pink Shy Guy
* Purple Shy Guy
* Black Shy Guy
* Brown Shy Guy
* White Shy Guy
* Shy Guy (Pastry Chef)
* Gold Shy Guy

#### Hammer Bro

* Fire Bro
* Ice Bro
* Boomerang Bro
* Gold Hammer Bro

#### Lakitu

* Lakitu (Party Time)
* Lakitu (Green Shell)
* Dr. Lakitu

#### Metal Mario

* Gold Mario
* Platinum Mario
* Bronze Mario

#### Toad

* Red Toad
* Blue Toad
* Yellow Toad
* Green Toad
* Purple Toad
* Toad (Party Time)
* Cat Toad
* Tanooki Toad
* Fire Toad
* Builder Toad
* Toad (Pit Crew)
* Dr. Toad
* Captain Toad

#### Bowser Jr.

* Dr. Bowser Jr.
* Bowser Jr. (Pirate)
* Gold Bowser Jr.

#### Toadette

* Builder Toadette
* Dr. Toadette
* Captain Toadette

#### Sprixie

* Yellow Sprixie
* Blue Sprixie
* Orange Sprixie
* Purple Sprixie
* Cyan Sprixie
* Red Sprixie

#### Sledge Bro

* Heavy Fire Bro
* Heavy Boomerang Bro
* Heavy Ice Bro
* Gold Sledge Bro

#### King Boo

* Dr. King Boo
* King Boo (Luigi’s Mansion)
* Gold King Boo

#### Paratroopa

* Blue Paratroopa
* Green Paratroopa
* Gold Paratroopa

#### Koopa Troopa

* Red Koopa Troopa
* Blue Koopa Troopa
* Green Koopa Troopa
* Dr. Koopa Troopa
* Koopa (Freerunning)
* Koopa (Blue Freerunning)
* Koopa (Gold Freerunning)
* Koopa (Green Freerunning)
* Koopa (Purple Freerunning)

#### Dry Bowser

* Dr. Dry Bowser
* Gold Dry Bowser

#### Goomba

* Bone Goomba
* Goombrat
* Galoomba
* Gold Goomba

#### Baby Mario

* Baby Mario (Yoshi’s Island)
* Baby Mario (Koala)
* Dr. Baby Mario

#### Baby Luigi

* Dr. Baby Luigi
* Baby Luigi (Yoshi’s Island)

## Vehicles

Like Mario Kart 7 and 8 Deluxe, kart customization returns in Mario Kart Returns. You can pick by hundreds of karts, bikes, sport bikes, ATV’s, tires, and gliders. Also, like usual, every vehicle has different stats of the normal 5 weight classes. Feather, Light, Medium, Cruiser, and Heavy. So here are all of the vehicles in Mario Kart Returns.

### Karts

* Standard Kart
* Pipe Frame
* B-Dasher
* Poltergust 4000
* Royale
* Egg 1
* Mushmellow
* Rambo Rider
* Brute Tyrant
* Power Flower
* Banisher
* Gold Mantis
* Red/Green Fire
* Heart/Bloom Coach
* Turbo Yoshi/Birdo
* Goo-Goo/Rattle Buggy
* Koopa Dasher
* Para Wing
* Toad/Toadette Kart
* DK Jumbo
* Barrel Train
* Wario Car
* Waluigi Racer
* Boo/Piranha Pipes
* Mini Beast
* Cheep Charger
* Wild Wing
* Super Blooper
* Sprinter
* Offroader
* Flame Flyer
* Jetsetter
* Bolt Buggy
* Blue Seven
* Zucchini
* Cloud 9
* Koopa Clown
* Cact-X
* Tiny Tug
* Soda Jet
* Bumble V
* Steel Driver
* Badwagon
* Cat Cruiser
* Prancer
* Biddybuggy
* Landship
* Sneeker
* Sports Coupe
* Red Kiddie Kart
* Dasher II
* Tea Coupe
* Circuit Special
* Ghost Rider
* Dozer Dasher
* Macharon
* Ice-Blue Poltergust
* Jingle Bells
* Kabuki Dasher
* P-Wing
* Octopus Racer
* Long-Neck Dino
* Eggman’s Ship
* Rock Roller
* Jetpack Dasher
* Roller Skater
* Super Spike Ball
* Gold Kart

### Tires

* Standard Tires
* Monster
* Metal
* Wooden
* Button
* Slim
* Slick
* Off-Road
* Sponge
* Wood
* Cushion
* Blue Standard
* Hot Monster
* Azure Roller
* Crimson Slim
* Retro Off-Road
* Cyber Slick
* Gold Tires
* Scuba Fan
* Submarine Window
* Gray Panels
* Unicycle Cycle
* Big Pedaling
* Dog Faces
* Hamming Stand
* Spinning & Spook

### Gliders

* Super Glider
* Parachute
* Parafoil
* Peach Parachute
* Bowser Kite
* Cloud Glider
* Wario Wing
* Waddlewing
* Flower Glider
* Plane Glider
* MKTV Parafoil
* Gold Glider
* Swooper
* BBIA Parafoil
* Droplet Glider
* Piranha Plant Parafoil
* Piston Glider
* 8-Bit Jumping Mario
* Bob-Omb Parafoil
* Eggshell Glider
* Shell Parachute
* Blizzard Balloons
* Starchute
* Wicked Wings
* King Boo Parachute
* Super Bell Glider
* Pickaxe Parafoil
* Torch Wing
* Cage Glider
* Birch Wood Parafoil
* Gold Glider

### Bikes

* Standard Bike
* Bullet Bike
* Quacker
* Magikruiser
* Mach 8
* Zip Zip
* Dolphin Dasher
* Flame Runner
* Shooting Star
* Phantom
* Comet
* Sport Bike
* The Duke
* Flame Rider
* Varmint
* Mr. Scooty
* Jet Bike
* Yoshi Bike
* Slot Machine
* Popcorn Cranker
* Football Shafter
* Cake Tilter
* Horse Fright
* Emergency Rusher
* Gold Bike

### ATV’s

* Standard ATV
* Wild Wiggler
* Teddy Buggy
* Food Truck
* Mario Circuit ATV
* Shopping Cart ATV
* Heavy Oultlet
* Gold ATV

## Courses

There are 132 courses in total, divided into 22 cups with 6 tracks, which is the biggest selection of courses in the Mario Kart series. The nitro courses with new courses are the Mushroom, Flower, Turnip, Egg, Feather, Cherry, Acorn, Shine, Star, SMB2 Mushroom and Special cups. But the retro courses with returning courses are the Shell, Banana, Leaf, Coin, Bell, Boomerang, Horn, Heart, P-Balloon, Lightning, and Moon cups.

On particular note, the retro cups don’t focus on bringing back courses that have been reintroduced. Instead the courses focus on bringing back the most fun and interesting courses, depending on when they have returned or not.

### Nitro Courses

#### Mushroom Cup

1. Mushroom Circuit
2. Luigi’s Underground Mine
3. Hydraulic Factory
4. Cheep Cheep Ocean
5. Starship Mario
6. Tiki Head Town

#### Flower Cup

1. Candlelight Street
2. Mario Circuit
3. Goomba Shoe Park
4. Rosalina’s Mall
5. Ice Bro’s Lab
6. Throwback Warps

#### Turnip Cup

1. New Donk Districts
2. Crabwalking Beach
3. Seesaw Bridges
4. Boom Boom’s Fortress
5. Yoshi Hills
6. Lakitu’s Cloud Garden

#### Egg Cup

1. Flower Fields
2. Super Mario Maker
3. Daisy City Freeways
4. Half-Pipe Skatepark
5. Bracken Cave
6. DK’s Ruins

#### Feather Cup

1. Hazy Maze Cave
2. Swinging Reefs
3. Now You Tripped Up!
4. Robo Bowser Summit
5. Gelado Field
6. Dungeon Of Dooms

#### Cherry Cup

1. Lethal Lava Land
2. Comet Observatory
3. Wario’s Fortress
4. Monty Mole Stadium
5. Iceberg Chill Cavern
6. Twister Labs

#### Acorn Cup

1. Baby Mario’s Room
2. Steakside Street
3. Item Box Factory
4. Foggy Fortress
5. Pipeway Plants
6. Blimpy Waters

#### Shine Cup

1. Meme Streets
2. King Bob-Omb’s Military Zone
3. DK’s Ice Ships
4. Slipsand Galaxy
5. GameBoy
6. Fishing Boo Forest

### Retro Courses

#### Shell Cup

1. GBA: Peach Circuit
2. 3DS: Shy Guy Bazaar
3. SNES: Bowser Castle 1
4. U: Mario Circuit
5. Wii: DK Summit
6. N64: Kalamari Desert

#### Banana Cup

1. GCN: Mushroom Bridge
2. Tour: Tokyo Blur 2
3. DS: Peach Gardens
4. Wii: Maple Treeway
5. 3DS: Wuhu Loop
6. SNES: Vanilla Lake 1

#### Leaf Cup

1. U: Electrodome
2. GBA: Sunset Wilds
3. N64: Banshee Boardwalk
4. Tour: Vancouver Velocity
5. 3DS: Rock Rock Mountain
6. DS: Airship Fortress

#### Coin Cup

1. N64: Choco Mountain
2. GCN: Mario Circuit
3. Wii: Moonview Highway
4. SNES: Ghost Valley 3
5. DS: Mario Circuit
6. U: Twisted Mansion

#### Bell Cup

1. DS: Delfino Square
2. Tour: Berlin Byways 2
3. 3DS: Neo Bowser City
4. GBA: Yoshi Desert
5. Wii: Koopa Cape
6. SNES: Mario Circuit 4

#### Boomerang Cup:

1. N64: Wario Stadium
2. 3DS: Maka Wuhu
3. U: Super Bell Subway
4. GCN: Wario Colosseum
5. DS: Tick-Tock Clock
6. SNES: Choco Island 1

#### Horn Cup:

1. Tour: Sydney Skies
2. GCN: Yoshi Circut
3. Wii: Mario Circuit
4. 3DS: Rosalina’s Ice World
5. SNES: Vanilla Lake 2
6. GBA: Lakeside Park

#### Heart Cup:

1. N64: Royal Raceway
2. U: Sunshine Airport
3. Tour: Merry Mountain
4. GCN: Daisy Cruiser
5. 3DS: Piranha Plant Slide
6. DS: Shroom Ridge

#### P-Balloon Cup

1. DS: Waluigi Pinball
2. SNES: Bowser Castle 2
3. GCN: Bowser’s Castle
4. U: Shy Guy Falls
5. Wii: Mushroom Gorge
6. N64: Bowser’s Castle

#### Lightning Cup:

1. Wii: Rainbow Road
2. SNES: Rainbow Road
3. 3DS: Rainbow Road
4. GCN: Rainbow Road
5. U: Rainbow Road
6. N64: Rainbow Road

#### Moon Cup:

1. GBA: Bowser Castle 4
2. U: Cloudtop Cruise
3. N64: DK’s Jungle Parkway
4. GCN: Mushroom City
5. DS: Bowser’s Castle
6. Tour: RMX Rainbow Road 2

### DLC

#### Green Hill Cup

1. GCN: Waluigi Stadium
2. Tour: Ninja Hideaway
3. Oscillating Overpass
4. Green Hill Zone
5. Yoshi Iceway
6. Neon Disco Mansion

#### Whispy Cup

1. N64: Sherbet Land
2. 3DS: DK Jungle
3. GBA: Riverside Park
4. Lava Bubble Lake
5. Fractal Hills
6. The Star Core

## Battle Courses

### Normal

#### Nitro Tracks

* Holiday Hills
* Internet City
* Peach’s Tropical Hotel
* Dungeon Hall
* Toad’s Pit Station
* Koopa Art Class
* Dinosaur Forest

#### Retro Tracks

* SNES: Battle Course 2

* N64: Double Deck
* GBA: Battle Course 4
* GCN: Block Plaza
* DS: Tart Top
* Wii: Funky Stadium
* 3DS: Sherbet Rink
* U: Lunar Colony

### DLC

#### Retro Tracks

* SNES: Battle Course 3
* N64: Block Fort
* GBA: Battle Course 2
* GCN: Tilt-A-Kart
* DS: Twilight House
* Wii: Chain Chomp Wheel
* 3DS: Wuhu Town
* U: Urchin Underpass

## Items

Every Mario Kart item returns in Mario Kart Returns, including the ones in the Mario Kart GP series and Mario Kart Tour. Items can be collected via item boxes in most races like in previous games in the series. granting them a specific item depending on your placement, for example, weak items like Bananas and Green Shells are given to players in high positions and strong items like Spiny Shells and Bullet Bills are given to players in lower positions.

### Normal Items

* Banana
* Mushroom
* Green Shell
* Red Shell
* Triple Bananas
* Triple Green Shells
* Triple Red Shells
* Triple Mushrooms
* Bullet Bill
* Lightning
* Spiny Shell
* Blooper
* Bob-Omb
* Potted Piranha Plant
* POW Block
* Thundercloud
* Fake Item Box
* Super Horn
* Mega Mushroom
* Super Leaf
* Boomerang Flower
* Fire Flower
* Coin

### Special Items:

* Bubble: Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Lemmy, Mini Mario
* Mushroom Cannon: Peach (Vacation), Toadette, Hero Don-Chan, Puffball, Shy Guy (Pastry Chef), Shroomy, A-Baby
* Coin Box: Gold Dry Bones, King Boo, Dry Bowser, Mario, Peach, Luigi, Yoshi, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Rosalina, and Shy Guy
* Whale: Slime, Teardrop, Dreambert, SMG4, B-Jet
* Bob-Omb Cannon: Mario (Happi), Wario (Hiker), Builder Toad, Bomb, Creeper, Baby Mario (Koala)
* Yoshi/Birdo Egg: All Yoshi and Birdo Alternate Costumes
* Bowser Shell: Bowser, Bowser Jr., Dry Bowser, Bowser (Santa) Snowball
* Heart: Peach, Daisy, Pauline (Party Time), Flower, Wendy
* Dash Ring: Rosalina, Rosalina (Halloween) Ludwig, Cat Toad, Paratroopa
* Red/Green Fireball: Mario, Luigi, Mario (Hakama), Firey, Ghast, Wither, Fire Rosalina, Fire Bro, Green Bronze Luigi
* Giant Banana: DK, Morton, Funky Kong, Rango, Mario (Hakama), Jam
* Super 9: Goomba, Petey Piranha, Steve, Alex, Enderman, Jeffy, Boomerang Bro
* Cappy: Book, Rosalina (Swimwear) Larry, Yin-Yang, Mario (Wedding), Cappy, Bob
* Super Bell: Cat Toad, Peach, Rosalina, Luigi, and Mario, Taco, Wolf, Patrick
* Giga Bob-Omb: King-Bob Omb, Bomby, Heavy Fire Bro
* Hammer: Hammer Bro, Builder Mario, Luigi, and Toad, Villager, Tari, W-MeeMee
* Ice Bro: Rosalina (Aurora), Ice Bro, Ice Cube, Marshmallow
* Banana Barrels: Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Test Tube, AiAi, Dr. BadBoon, GonGon, MeeMee, Baby
* Bazooka: Bowser Jr. (Pirate) Swooper, Nickel (II), Paintbrush, Axol, N-Jam, Coiny
* Spike Spinner: Topper, Dr. Peach, Olimar

## Obstacles

Obstacles are gimmicks that harm the player or block the player in a race. Up to 12 to 24 obstacles are in most courses.

* Goomba
* Piranha Plant
* Music Piranha Plant
* Pipes
* Warp Pipes
* Boo
* Thwomp
* Monty Mole
* Rocky Wrench
* Bulet Bill
* Fire Piranha Plant
* Banzai Bill
* Burner
* Pokey
* Cactus
* Bowser Momentum
* Mecha Bowser
* Lava/Water Geyser
* Cheep Cheep
* Lava Bubble/Podoboo
* Chain Chomp
* Bob-Omb
* Huckit Crab
* Dino
* Fish Bone
* Hammer Bro
* Dry Bones
* Wiggler
* Octogoomba
* Chargin’ Chuck
* Eletric Koopa Lines
* Lightning
* Cars
* Pinball
* Mechakoopa
* Hammer Knight
* Barrel
* Screaming Pillar
* Tiki Goon
* Stingby
* Super Robot
* Octogoomba
* Toad
* Koopa Troopa
* Toadette
* Shy Guy
* Paratroopa

## Terrain

* Road
* Ramps
* Trick Ramps
* Half-Pipes
* Blowing Pipes
* Bridge
* Dash Panel
* Glider Ramp
* Wavy Road
* Anti-Gravity Spinners

## Updates

Here are a list of updates in Mario Kart Returns.

### Version 1.0.1

* New characters, Goomba, Swooper, and the Normal DLC Pack was released.
* Alternate Costumes for Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Wario, Waluigi, and Hammer Bro are now available.
* New DLC items for the Normal DLC Packs are now released.

### Version 1.0.2

* New characters, Gold Daisy, Rosalina, Wario, Waluigi, Hammer Bro, Sledge Bro, Bowser Jr., Goombrat, Galoomba, and Bone Goomba are now released.
* Some characters changed special items.

### Version 1.0.3

* Baby Mario and Baby Luigi alternate costumes and Green Bronze Luigi are now released