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Mario Kart Advance

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Also known as
Mario Kart Advance マリオカートアドバンス

Race on 20 new tracks, collect coins for speed boosts, and use items like shells in multiplayer battles.

Mario Kart Advance (known as Mario Kart: Super Circuit outside Japan) was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. It is the original game for this platform, so the original release year is also 2001.

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Released
2001
Perspective
Behind view
Size
2.20 MB
Rating
2 votes

About Mario Kart Advance

Mario Kart Advance is a Game Boy Advance title that merges features from two earlier console releases. Its track design incorporates twenty new courses, which utilize components from those previous games.

The roster consists of eight characters, all returning from the Nintendo 64 installment. Multiplayer functionality supports up to four participants in both racing and battle modes, with options for either a single shared cartridge or individual copies for full character selection.

Gameplay involves collecting coins scattered on the courses to increase kart velocity. The arsenal of items includes several projectile types, such as the familiar colored shells and the spiked shell.

Mario Kart Advance Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Japanese title screen
Main menu
Character selection
Waiting for the race to start.
Driving in the grass is much slower than driving on the road.
Grab a box and get an item that you can use to slow down the other drivers.
The final results
Cup selection (with 4 tracks per cup). The extra tracks are unlocked by winning the regular cups twice and collecting 100 coins in your second attempt.
Collect golden coins during the race to increase the maximum speed of your kart.
Being squashed by a thwomp, a frequent hazard on the tracks with a Bowser Castle theme.
Get a speed boost at the starting line by hitting the gas just before Lakitu's final light is illuminated.