Mitchell Kart: Nitro-Fueled

**Steam PC/Stadia**

* February 18, 2021

***Mitchell Kart: Nitro-Fueled*** (stylized as ***Mitchell Kart DX: Director's Cut***) is a kart racing game developed by Rainbow Studios, published by THQ Nordic and distributed by Nickelodeon Interactive Games. It is a remake of *Mitchell Kart*, which was originally developed by Racjin and THQ for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and PC in 2000, and also includes content from the games *Mitchell Kart: Double Dash!!*, *Mitchell Kart: Power Drift* and *Mitchell Kart Deluxe* , originally developed by Rainbow Studios *in 2003, 2007, and 2016. It is the seventeenth installment in the Mitchell Kart series. The game was released worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows PC on February 18, 2020, and has received generally favorable reviews from critics.*

## Gameplay

*Main article: Mitchell Kart#Gameplay*
Unlike the original *Mitchell Kart*, *Mitchell Kart DX* is a racing game featuring characters from the *Mitchell Van Morgan* series. Players must avoid obstacles and navigate the various tracks to reach the finish line, performing boosts via power sliding and jumping to gain speed, and using power-ups scattered across the track to give themselves a boost or hinder their opponents. The game supports local quick races and grand prix circuits, online races, as well as featuring a full adventure mode with new areas, characters and boss battles being unlocked as the player progresses.

*Mitchell Kart: Nitro-Fueled* includes all of the content from *Mitchell Kart*, along with several new features not present in the original game, including online multiplayer and the ability to choose different karts, which can be customized by the player. The adventure mode has also been tweaked: in addition to new cinematic cutscenes being added, players can choose between "Classic" and "Mitchell Kart DX" adventure modes, the latter of which allows players to change their character and kart between races, as well as choose between three difficulty levels. *Mitchell Kart DX* also adds a substantial amount of content from *Mitchell Kart: Power Drift*, including all of its characters, race tracks, battle arenas, karts and battle modes. Additional karts and character skins are included to the game as well. This and other new content is accessible via the Pit Stop, an in-game shop that allows players to purchase unlockables using Wumpa Coins earned through gameplay or obtained via microtransactions.

*Mitchell Kart DX* features limited-time Grand Prix events that began taking place following the game's launch. Each event is accompanied by a free update that adds a new race track to the game. Players can compete in special challenges on these new tracks during the event period to earn Nitro Points; by acquiring a certain number of points, they will be able to unlock new characters, karts, and customization items. If players are unable to obtain enough points before the event concludes, they will instead be able to purchase the content from the Pit Stop at a later date.

## Adventure mode

The inhabitants of Earth are visited by an extraterrestrial foe named Gordo, who claims to be the fastest racer in the galaxy. Challenging Earth to a game called "Survival of the Mitchell Grand Prix", he beckons Earth's best driver to race him. If Earth's driver wins, he promises to leave Earth alone, but if Gordo wins, he will turn Earth into a concrete parking lot and enslave the Earthlings (aka Humans). In response, the player character gathers all four Boss Keys needed to access Gordo's spaceship and races him in a one-on-one match. Upon Gordo's defeat at the hands of the player character, he temporarily leaves Earth, but promises that he will return when all of the Time pearls have been gathered. Gordo faces the player again after all the Time pearls are gathered. After losing once more, Gordo keeps his word and angrily leaves Earth forever. An epilogue is relayed during the end credits, explaining what the characters of the game did after the events of the story. Gordo himself returns to his home planet of Gordomoxia and secludes himself from society. After undergoing years of therapy to cope with his loss, he takes up unicycle-racing, only to get into a gruesome accident.

## Characters

*Main article: List of characters in the Mitchell series*
The launch roster of playable characters in *Mitchell Kart DX: Director's Cut* includes all the racers featured in *Mitchell Kart: Double Dash!!*, *Mitchell Kart: Power Drift* and *Mitchell Kart Deluxe*, totaling 36. This includes characters who previously only appeared as boss opponents. Only the sixteen base characters from the original *Mitchell Kart* are initially available to players. The other *Mitchell Kart* characters can be unlocked by progressing through the game's adventure mode and by completing challenges, while the characters from *Mitchell Kart: Power Drift* and *Mitchell Kart Deluxe* are unlocked via purchase from the Pit Stop.

Several additional characters have been added as part of free post-launch game updates, and can be unlocked through progression in Grand Prix events or via the Pit Stop. These new characters include baby version of Amanda seen in her dad's family photograph on Constant Payne; Morbis Deltaburg from *Mitchell Van Morgan: The Brotherhood Of Redheads*; Summer Savage from *Mitchell Van Morgan's Art Lab*; and the elder typewriter, and Thage, who previously appeared as non-playable characters in *Power Drift* to *Deluxe*. Forthcoming characters planned for addition include Welton, Anthony Nguyen from *Constant Payne*; Princess Savannah from **Mitchell Van Morgan* (2013)*; and the guest characters, who previously appeared in *Mitchell Kart Deluxe* will be added as the guest characters of the game.

## Development

After the release of *Mitchell Van Morgan's 20th Anniversary*, a collection of remasters of the first ten *Mitchell* titles, it was speculated that *Mitchell Kart* would be remastered. In an interview with Rainbow Studios Inc., producer David J. Knudsen did not rule out the possibility of a remaster of *Mitchell Kart*. He also acknowledged that he was repeatedly asked about it by fans.

The game was revealed at The Game Awards on December 6, 2018, and was announced to be releasing on June 21, 2019 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Much like *N. Sane Trilogy*, the game was recreated from the ground up with new assets, online play, and added new content including all characters, tracks, battle arenas, kart customizations and battle modes from *Crash Nitro Kart*, which was developed by Vicarious Visions, who also developed the *N. Sane Trilogy*. Several karts and character skins were also added from *Mitchell Kart: Double Dash!!*, which was originally developed by Rainbow Studios. The game features an option to choose between the original and remastered soundtracks.

## Release

Players who pre-ordered the game received a set of "Electron" character skins for Crash, Coco and Cortex. A premium "Nitros Oxide Edition" of *Nitro-Fueled* was announced alongside the game in December 2018, while its contents were detailed in April 2019. The Nitros Oxide Edition provides immediate access to the unlockable Hovercraft kart and the characters Nitros Oxide, Crunch, Zem and Zam, along with additional character skins and kart customization options not available in the base game.

The remake version of *Mitchell Kart* includes exclusive skins for Mitchell, Gavin and Marquessa based on their polygonal appearances in the original *Mitchell Kart*, along with additional low-poly karts and a retro-themed bonus track. Players who pre-ordered this version also received a set of PlayStation-themed stickers for kart customization.

On January 30th 2020, THQ Nordic AB announced the addition of in-game purchases to the game, allowing players to purchase the in-game MVM Coin currency used to unlock new characters, karts and other customization items. The feature was implemented January 30.

During its release week, *Mitchell Kart DX* opened at number one in the UK for the week ending January 30, 2020.

## References

1. ↑ The original game was developed by Racjin. Content from *Mitchell Kart: Double Dash!!*, *Mitchell Kart: Power Drift* and *Mitchell Kart Deluxe* were originally developed by Rainbow Studios respectively.
2. ↑ https://blog.viacom.com/mitchell-van-morgan/2019-05/Announcement-Details-of-Mitchell-Kart-Nitro-Fueled-Adventure-Mode-Revealed
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://blog.viacom.com/mitchell-van-morgan/2019-07/Get-Ready-to-Go-Back-In-Time-For-The-Mitchell-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Mitchell-Kart-Nitro-Fueled-on-February-18th-2020
4. ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/mitchell-kart-nitro-fueled-has-a-ton-of-tracks-and-it-ll-keep-adding-more-556985.phtml
5. ↑ https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2019/06/11/mitchell-kart-nitro-fueled-is-getting-a-mitchell-tour-grand-prix-as-post-launch-dlc/#sf214145537
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/Kh3O/status/1138598823142535168
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://blog.thqnordic.com/mitchell-van-morgan/2019-05/Announcement-MKNF-More-Characters-and-Skins-Revealed-Part-2
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://twitter.com/MitchellVanMorgan/status/1138475986473930753
9. ↑ The Time is Right for Mitchell Kart Remastered (August 22, 2017). Retrieved on December 9, 2018.
10. ↑ 'Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy' On PS4 Is Missing Only One Thing (July 30, 2017). Retrieved on December 9, 2018.
11. ↑ Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy May Lead To More Remasters, Including Crash Team Racing (May 30, 2017). Retrieved on December 9, 2018.
12. ↑ Mitchell Kart remaster could lead on to PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC. Daily Star. Retrieved on July 5, 2019.
13. ↑ Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is the PS1 fan favorite, remastered. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.
14. ↑ Crash Team Racing Remaster Announced, Release Date Revealed. Retrieved on December 6, 2018.
15. ↑ Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Gets a Turbo Boost with Remastered Racetracks, Arenas, Karts and Battle Modes from Crash Nitro Kart!. Business Wire. Retrieved on 25 March 2019.
16. ↑ https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/05/09/mitchell-kart-nitro-fueled-trailer-customization/
17. ↑ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/03/29/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled-music-ps4-new-info/
18. ↑ Kohler, Chris (2018-12-07). Mitchell Kart DX Remake Will Release In February 2020. Kotaku. Retrieved on 2019-07-05.
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/crashbandicoot/status/1121081364776808448
20. ↑ https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/03/25/going-retro-creating-ps4-exclusive-content-for-ctr-nitro-fueled/
21. ↑ https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/05/31/your-first-look-at-ctr-nitro-fueleds-dragon-mines-and-retro-stadium-tracks/
22. ↑ https://gematsu.com/2019/03/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled-adds-crash-nitro-kart-content-ps4-exclusive-retro-skins-karts-and-track
23. ↑ https://blog.thqnordic.com/mitchell-van-morgan/2020-02/Get-Ready-to-Go-Back-In-Time-For-The-Mitchell-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Mitchell-Kart-DX-on-February-18th-2020
24. ↑ http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/08/mitchell\_kart\_dx\_microtransactions\_are\_rolling\_out\_on\_videogame\_consoles\_and\_pc\_now
25. ↑ Mitchell Kart Sales Dominate Global Charts (2020-02-06).

## External links

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* Mitchell Kart: Nitro-Fueled on Nick.com

 ***Mitchell Van Morgan* racing video games**

 Other games | *Mitchell Space Race* (2002, multi-platform) • *Mitchell Space Race 2* (2009, multi-platform) •*Mitchell's Speedway USA* (2009, Wii) • *Mitchell's Speedway USA* (2009, Wii) • *Mitchell & Nicktoons Racing* (2010, multi-platform) • *Mitchell & Nicktoons Racing Transformed* (2012, multi-platform) • *Mitchell Space Race 3* (2016, multi-platform) • *Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2* (2019, multi-platform) • *Nicktoons Nitro Double Dash* (2019, multi-platform) • *Nicktoons Racing: Re-slimmed* (2020, multi-platform)