Mario Kart: Gold

 

Mario Kart: Gold
Developer(s)	Button Studios
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)	Action, Racing
Series	Mario Kart
Predecessor	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Release Date(s)	September 6th 2018 September 6th 2018 September 7th 2018 September 13th 2018
Mode(s)	1-4 players (offline)
Age Rating(s)
Media Included	Cartridge, Nintendo eShop
Available Input	Joy Cons, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Wiimote
Storage Needed	7.31GB

Mario Kart: Gold is a 2018 Mario Kart game for the Nintendo Switch that was first released on September 6th 2018 in Japan and Europe. Mario Kart: Gold is the second Mario Kart game for this platform after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and it introduces the Plasma Gauge mechanic as well as many new tracks and racers.

A remaster for the Nymbus called Mario Kart: Platinum was released worldwide on May 3rd 2020. The remaster features all of the content from Mario Kart: Gold as well as 16 added tracks, 10 characters and various new gameplay features.

Gameplay

 

New Features

 

Plasma Gauge

The new Plasma Gauge mechanic relies on a point-based system where players can earn points during a race to try to fill their Plasma Gauge. When the capacity of the gauge reaches 100, players earn an 8-second speed boost before their gauge resets to 0. The plasma in the gauge can be affected by a wide range of different actions, which are listed below.

Effect on Plasma Gauge	Actions
Add 25	Release a purple turbo drift.
Add 15	Hit a player with a Green Shell or Bob-Omb. Release an orange turbo drift.
Add 10	Hit a player with a Red Shell, Lightning Bolt, Bullet Bill or Super Star. Steal another player's item.
Add 5	Have a player slip on your Banana Peel. Attack a player with a Potted Piranha Plant. Perform a trick. Release a blue turbo drift
Add 1	Collect a Coin or Item Box.
Lose 1	Crash into a wall.
Lose 10	Be hit by a Red Shell, Lightning Bolt, Bullet Bill, Super Star or Potted Piranha Plant.
Lose 15	Be hit by a Green Shell or Bob-Omb. Slip on a Banana Peel. Crash into a track obstacle such as a Goomba.
Lose 50	Fall off the track.
Lose 100	Release the Plasma Gauge's 8-second boost.

Waluigi's Slot Machine

A new feature is Waluigi's Slot Machine. If the player wins a race, they will receive a Purple Slot Token which they can use in the Slot Machine. Here, they have a chance to receive a Playable Character, Vehicle Parts, Stamps or Coins. The slot machine which is seen by the player is based on Waluigi's design, however it is a Purple Toad which operates the device.

A Wa Token.

In order to use Waluigi's Slot Machine, the player must first acquire a Wa Token. The player starts the game with one Wa Token but they can be obtained either through completing tasks, or by purchasing them with real money. Wa Tokens can be achieved by:

• Winning a Grand Prix with a 3-Star Rank.
• Beating an Expert Staff Ghost in Time Trials by at least 1 second.
• Winning 10 Online Races or Battles in a row.
• Purchasing them in bundles in the Nintendo Switch eShop.
• Scanned amiibo have a 1% chance of yielding a Wa Token.
• Gifted for free on rare occassions. On December 25th 2018, all players received three Wa Tokens for free.

Once a Wa Token is obtained, players must put the token into the machine to receive their prize.

Wa Token Bunch
$0.99

Wa Token Stack
$2.49

Wa Token Trove
$5.99

Wa Token Jackpot
$9.99

Stamps

Mario Kart: Gold includes 168 collectible stamps that can be obtained from the Slot Machine, and beating other players' time trial times. When another player's time is beaten, the user can select a stamp from their Stamp Book to copy into their own Stamp Book. All stamps can be won from Waluigi's Slot Machine but some stamps have alternative methods of unlocking.

• Character stamps can be unlocked by completing a Grand Prix whilst playing as that character.
• Track stamps can be unlocked by recording a Time Trial on that track.

Stamps 1 through 100 are in the base game and further stamps were released in future updates, with more released in the DLC package.

List of Stamps in Mario Kart: Gold Stamps 1-100 are available in the base game. 1 - Baby Mario 2 - Baby Peach 3 - Birdetta 4 - Bowser 5 - Bowser Jr. 6 - Donkey Kong 7 - Dry Bowser 8 - Kamek 9 - Koopa Troopa 10 - Luigi 11 - Mario 12 - Metal Mario 13 - Peach 14 - Pianta 15 - Rosalina 16 - Shy Guy 17 - Toad 18 - Waluigi 19 - Wario 20 - Yoshi 21 - Rosalina Circuit 22 - Starfall Lake 23 - New Donk Junction 24 - Gloom Gloom Jungle 25 - Mario Circuit 26 - Bubble Pier 27 - Toad's Farm 28 - Starlight Summit 29 - Choco Island 1 30 - Daisy Hills 31 - Cheep Cheep Island 32 - Sunshine Airport 33 - Mario Circuit (DS) 34 - Shy Guy Bazaar 35 - DK Summit 36 - Mushroom City 37 - Goomba 38 - Luma 39 - Taxi 40 - Tropical Wiggler 41 - Piranha Plant 42 - Chocoomba 43 - Cow 44 - Cheep Cheep 45 - Bomb Car 46 - Baby Daisy 47 - Baby Luigi 48 - Baby Rosalina 49 - Baby Wario 50 - Blue Silver Luigi 51 - Boom Boom 52 - Daisy 53 - Diddy Kong 54 - Donkey Kong Jr. 55 - Dry Bones 56 - Funky Kong 57 - Hammer Bro. 58 - Hariet 59 - Honey Queen 60 - King Boo 61 - King K. Rool 62 - Lakitu 63 - Monty Mole 64 - Nabbit 65 - Pauline 66 - Petey Piranha 67 - Pink Gold Peach 68 - Pom Pom 69 - Professor E. Gadd 70 - Rango 71 - Spewart 72 - Toadette 73 - Toadsworth 74 - Topper 75 - Wiggler 76 - Peach Park 77 - King Boo's Mansion 78 - The Bulletworks 79 - Rabbit Ridge 80 - Koopa Cave 81 - Wildfire Woods 82 - Bowser's Castle< 83 - Rainbow Road 84 - Dry Dry Ruins 85 - Vanilla Lake 2 86 - Cloudtop Cruise 87 - Shroom Ridge 88 - Lakeside Park 89 - Wario Stadium 90 - Bowser's Castle (GCN) 91 - Rainbow Road (Wii) 92 - Boo 93 - Banzai Bill 94 - Lava Bubble 95 - Pokey 96 - Cooligan 97 - Parakoopa 98 - Thwomp 99 - Chain Chomp 100 - Mario Kart: Gold Stamps 101 - 136 were added in Version 1.0.1, which was released on September 15th 2018 worldwide. 101 - Mushroom 102 - Triple Mushroom 103 - Green Shell 104 - Triple Green Shell 105 - Red Shell 106 - Triple Red Shell 107 - Banana Peel 108 - Triple Banana Peels 109 - Bob-Omb 110 - Lightning Bolt 111 - Bullet Bill 112 - Golden Mushroom 113 - Power Star 114 - Blooper 115 - Spiny Shell 116 - Thunder Cloud 117 - Super Horn 118 - Ice Flower 119 - Cappy 120 - Metal Box 121 - Huckit Crab 122 - Warp Pipe 123 - Item Box 124 - Coin 125 - Skyview Stadium 126 - Royal Gardens 127 - Iceberg Beach 128 - Tostarena Square 129 - Boohemoth's Crypt 130 - Rainbow Space Station 131 - Double Deck 132 - Tart Top 133 - Delfino Pier 134 - Honeybee Hive 135 - Battle Course 4 136 - Tilt-A-Kart Stamps 137 - 146 are added to the game when the player purchases the Mario Kart Gold x Nintendo DLC package. 137 - Baby Yoshi 138 - Big Bob-Omb 139 - Captain Falcon 140 - Cookatiel 141 - Dixie Kong 142 - Falco 143 - Fox 144 - Lubba 145 - Olimar 146 - Penguin 147 - Cosmo Terminal 148 - Vibrant Volcano 149 - Ghost Valley 3 150 - Bulborb Gardens 151 - Figure-8 Circuit 152 - Sparkling Lagoon 153 - Spewart's Swamp 154 - Rock Rock Mountain 155 - Toad's Factory 156 - Mt. Buzzy 157 - Sunset Wilds 158 - Space Gate Assault 159 - Mario Circuit 4 160 - Phanto Temple 161 - Electrodrome 162 - Super Mario Driftway 163 - Lava Bubble 164 - Peepa 165 - Bulborb 166 - Buzzy Beetle 167 - Phanto 168 - Mii

Vehicle Customisation

Player now have even more customisation options when it comes to vehicles. Instead of being stuck with one color, players can choose whatever color they would like their kart to be. For example, the Pipe Frame kart would normally be the same color as the racer (eg: Mario's would be red), but now players can change this, adding thousands of possibilities to vehicle design.

Propellers are now the fourth vehicle part which can be customised. Each one affects underwater racing, affecting stats such as speed, off-road and traction while underwater.

Game Modes

Every game mode in Mario Kart: Gold has a host character which becomes playable after requirements are met within that game mode. They are all costumes for Toad.

Grand Prix

Grand Prix is one of the main game modes available from the start of the game. At first, players have access to only the Mushroom, Flower, Shell and Banana Cups, but by completing all four of these, they can unlock the Star, Special, Leaf and Lightning Cups. There are five modes in Grand Prix with increasing difficulty.

• 50cc - Easy Difficulty. All Karts move relatively slowly and CPU characters are restricted to a certain range of items (Green Shell, Red Shell, Blooper, Super Star, Mushroom, Bob-Omb, Ice Flower, Lightning). Players may only use Karts in this mode.
• 100cc - Normal Difficulty. Karts move faster than in 50cc and CPU characters will perform tricks and use shortcuts. They also now have access to more items (Spiny Shell, Triple Banana, Super Horn, Golden Mushroom, Metal Box, Huckit Crab). Players may only use Bikes in this mode.
• 150cc - Hard Difficulty. Karts move very quickly, with CPU characters now being able to drift and use items to protect themselves. They have access to more items (Thunder Cloud, Bullet Bill, Triple Green Shell, Boo) and players can only use Quads (ATVs) in this mode.
• Mirror Mode - Same speed and difficulty as 150cc. All courses are flipped, so a left turn in 150cc becomes a right turn in Mirror Mode. Players and CPUs have no restrictions on vehicle choice.
• 200cc - Expert Difficulty. Karts move extremely quickly, and CPU characters can now use all items. No restrictions to vehicle choice apply.

Additionally, All-Cup Tour makes its return for the first time since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Up to 4 Players race on all 32 tracks in the game in a randomised order, but always starting with Rosalina Circuit and ending with Wii Rainbow Road. Grand Prix is hosted by Blue Toad.

Grand Prix	How to Unlock
Mirror Mode	Earn a trophy in 150cc Cups.
200cc	Earn a trophy in all Mirror Mode Cups.
All-Cup Tour	Unlock every cup in 200cc.

VS Race

Up to 4 Players can play together on the same console. VS Races are essentially free-play. All sorts of settings are customisable by the user, including number of CPU opponents, item frequency, Engine Class, Vehicle Restrictions, item restrictions. Items can even be turned off to make for competitive races. Team Races are also possible, with up to 4 teams of three; Blue, Red, Yellow and Green teams. VS Race is hosted by Green Toad. Results points awarded are somewhat more strict than in recent iterations of the franchise, as positions 9th - 12th will recieve no points at all.

Games	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
Super Mario Kart Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart: Super Circuit	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Kart DS	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mario Kart Wii	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Mario Kart 7	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	15	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Mario Kart: Gold	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0

Elimination Circuit

A new mode that shows up alongside Grand Prix and VS Race, Elimination Circuit is an event which lasts about 20 minutes. 12 racers begin the race, but at the end of every lap (or track segment), the last racer to cross the finish line is eliminated from the event. As the number of racers decreases, the game becomes more chaotic, with enemies filling the track and portions of the course crumbling away. Elimination Circuit is hosted by Yellow Toad.

Time Trials

Time Trials returns to the Mario Kart franchise. This time around, multiplayer time trials are available, allowing two players to record their own time trials simultaneously. Staff Ghost Data returns as well - this time, there is only one staff ghost per track, however the difficulty is quite high and the ghosts require a lot of practice to beat, particularly on the harder tracks. All Time Trials are recorded at 150cc.

• (For a full list of Staff Ghost Data, see full article: Mario Kart: Gold/Staff Ghost Data.)

Time Trials are hosted by Pink Toad.

Battle

Battles are similar to those in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with the option of playing in teams (default) or individually (in certain modes, there is no option for individual play). This time, there are 12 Battle Courses to select from, and the introduction of several new battle modes.

Every racer starts with five balloons. For every balloon that they lose, their team loses 1 point. However, if they manage to pop another racer's balloon with an item, their own team gains a point.
The racers compete to collect the most coins within a time limit. Racers will lose half of their coins if they are hit by an item or obstacle.
One team, the Authority, must catch all of the members of the other team, the Renegades, before the time enders. If the renegades are not all caught by the end of the time, the renegades win. (Teams only).
A new version of Shine Thief. One Power Moon is found at the center of the course, and in order to win, a player's team must hold the Moon for 30 seconds.
Similar to Balloon Battle, racers have five balloons that can be popped by items. However, in this mode, once a player loses all of their balloons, they will not respawn. The team with the most players at the end will win.
Each team has a coloured Chain Chomp that moves around the track. The opposing team must deplete the Chain Chomp's health using items. The first team to fully deplete the health of the opposing chain chomp will win. (Teams only).

Battle mode is hosted by Orange Toad.

Online

Online mode returns, with up to four players being able to play online from the same console. Players can enter 'Regional' or 'Global' leagues. Regional leagues are exclusive to the user's country, while in Global leagues, players from all over the world can play together. The user also has the option to set up rooms to play with their friends, either exclusively with friends, or against strangers with friends. Online is hosted by Black Toad.

Missions

Missions return to the Mario Kart series for the first time since Mario Kart DS, as a single-player mode where players can earn Vehicles and collectable stamps. There are 8 levels, each with 8 missions and a boss fight for a grand total of 72 missions. Missions mode is hosted by Light Blue Toad.

Level	Objective	Time Limit	Stage	Character
Level 1
1-1	Pass through the numbered gates in order.	01:00	Rosalina Circuit	Peach
1-2	Defeat 3 Goombas using Green Shells.	00:50	Mario Circuit	Baby Mario
1-3	Pass the finish line before Waluigi.	None	Gloom-Gloom Jungle	Luigi
1-4	Collect 20 Coins.	00:45	3DS Daisy Hills	Toad
1-5	Complete two laps of the circuit.	01:40	New Donk Junction	Metal Mario
1-6	Perform 15 tricks in one lap.	00:50	Wii DK Summit	Donkey Kong
1-7	Perform 6 mini-turbo boosts in one lap.	00:35	Rosalina Circuit	Koopa Troopa
1-8	Win the race against the original Super Mario Kart roster.	None	SNES Choco Island 1	[Choose]
1-Boss	Defeat Mummipokey.	03:00	Tostarena Square	Mario
Level 2
2-1	Defeat 7 Goombas using Super Stars.	00:40	Starfall Lake	Rosalina
2-2	Complete three laps.	02:25	The Bulletworks	Bowser
2-3	Open 5 Item Boxes in one lap.	00:55	Bubble Pier	Baby Peach
2-4	Pass through the numbered gates in order.	01:00	GBA Cheep Cheep Island	Yoshi
2-5	Go down the mountain while reversing.	00:35	Starlight Mountain	Baby Luigi
2-6	Pass the finish line before Petey Piranha.	None	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Birdetta
2-7	Perform 4 mini-turbo boosts.	00:25	Toad's Farm	Baby Mario
2-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart 64 newcomers.	None	N64 Wario Stadium	[Choose]
2-Boss	Defeat Pymaw	02:30	GBA Battle Course 4	Daisy
Level 3
3-1	Collect 25 Coins.	00:50	Peach Park	Shy Guy
3-2	Perform 3 Tricks in one lap.	00:30	SNES Choco Island 1	Diddy Kong
3-3	Pass the finish line before King Boo but after Koopa Troopa.	N/A	Koopa Cave	Dry Bones
3-4	Complete one lap while reversing.	01:25	Mario Circuit	Mario
3-5	Hit King Boo with three Green Shells.	01:00	King Boo's Mansion	Luigi
3-6	Perform 4 super mini-turbo boosts in one lap.	00:50	U Cloudtop Cruise	Rosalina
3-7	Defeat 3 Pokeys using Red Shells.	00:20	Wii Dry Dry Ruins	Birdetta
3-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart: Double Dash newcomers.	N/A	GCN Mushroom City	[Choose]
3-Boss	Defeat Porcupuffer.	03:00	Wii Delfino Pier	Toadette
Level 4
4-1	Perform 12 mini-turbo boosts in one lap.	00:55	Koopa Cave	Koopa Troopa
4-2	Collect 20 Coins while reversing.	01:20	Wii Dry Dry Ruins	Baby Daisy
4-3	Pass through the numbered gates in order.	01:00	Wildfire Woods	Monty Mole
4-4	Pass the finish line before Topper, Rango and Spewart.	N/A	Rabbit Ridge	Hariet
4-5	Defeat 5 Piranha Plants using Bob-Ombs.	00:45	GBA Lakeside Park	Pianta
4-6	Complete one lap without hitting any obstacles.	01:10	Bowser's Castle	Peach
4-7	Perform 12 Tricks in one lap.	00:55	Rainbow Road	Pink Gold Peach
4-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart DS newcomers.	N/A	DS Shroom Ridge	[Choose]
4-Boss	Defeat Bouldergeist.	03:00	Boohemoth's Crypt	Baby Rosalina
Level 5
5-1	Complete one lap while reversing.	01:10	Rosalina Circuit	Topper
5-2	Win the race against Toad.	N/A	Toad's Farm	Toadsworth
5-3	Open 16 Item Boxes in one lap.	01:40	N64 Wario Stadium	Rango
5-4	Perform 13 mini-turbo boosts in two laps.	01:35	The Bulletworks	Spewart
5-5	Win the Balloon Battle against Luigi.	02:00	Skyview Stadium	Mario
5-6	Pass through the numbered gates in order.	02:00	3DS Honeybee Hive	Honey Queen
5-7	Defeat 20 Goombas using Super Stars.	00:45	Koopa Cave	Wario
5-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart Wii newcomers.	N/A	Wii DK Summit	[Choose]
5-Boss	Defeat Mechawiggler.	02:00	New Donk Junction	Pauline
Level 6
6-1	Pass through the numbered gates in order while reversing.	01:25	3DS Daisy Hills	Wiggler
6-2	Perform 2 ultra mini-turbo boosts in one lap.	00:50	U Cloudtop Cruise	Hammer Bro.
6-3	Defeat 8 Piranha Plants using Super Horns.	00:25	DS Mario Circuit	Yoshi
6-4	Win the race against Metal Mario and Pink Gold Peach	N/A	Rainbow Road	Blue Silver Luigi
6-5	Win the race against King Boo	N/A	King Boo's Mansion	Luigi
6-6	Perform 6 tricks.	00:25	SNES Choco Island 1	Donkey Kong Jr.
6-7	Open 1 Item Box.	00:10	GCN Bowser's Castle	Boom Boom
6-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart 7 newcomers.	N/A	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	[Choose]
6-Boss	Defeat the Ruined Dragon.	03:00	Skyview Stadium	Waluigi
Level 7
7-1	Win the race against Donkey Kong.	N/A	Gloom Gloom Jungle	King K. Rool
7-2	Open 6 Item Boxes while reversing.	01:20	SNES Vanilla Lake 2	Baby Mario
7-3	Complete two laps without hitting a car.	01:35	GCN Mushroom City	Dry Bones
7-4	Complete a lap while reversing.	02:00	Wii Rainbow Road	Funky Kong
7-5	Pass through the numbered gates in order.	00:45	DS Shroom Ridge	Bowser Jr.
7-6	Defeat 7 Boos using Green Shells.	00:40	King Boo's Mansion	E. Gadd
7-7	Find the 4 hidden coins on the track.	01:30	Bubble Pier	Baby Wario
7-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart 8 newcomers.	N/A	U Sunshine Airport	[Choose]
7-Boss	Defeat Gobblegut.	02:45	Rainbow Space Station	Dry Bowser
Level 8
8-1	Collect 20 Coins using a Golden Mushroom.	00:10	Mario Circuit	King Boo
8-2	Defeat 8 Crabs with Green Shells while reversing.	01:20	GBA Cheep Cheep Island	Koopa Troopa
8-3	Complete 5 laps.	04:00	Peach Park	Pink Gold Peach
8-4	Perform 4 ultra mini-turbo boosts in one lap.	01:00	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Shy Guy
8-5	Win the race against Boom Boom.	N/A	Bowser's Castle	Pom Pom
8-6	Collect 20 Item Boxes.	01:40	GBA Lakeside Park	Diddy Kong
8-7	Perform 16 tricks in one lap.	01:35	N64 Wario Stadium	Hammer Bro.
8-8	Win the race against the Mario Kart: Gold newcomers.	N/A	Rainbow Road	[Choose]
8-Boss	Defeat Shadow Bowser.	05:00	Royal Gardens	Mario

Characters

 

Playable Racers

Mario Kart: Gold features a wide range of playable characters, 20 of which are available at the start of the game. The rest have to be unlocked from completing challenges. The costumes feature returns from Mario Kart 8, with many returning costumes including Tanooki Mario.

Default

Baby Mario
Feather

Baby Peach
Feather

Toad
Feather

Shy Guy
Feather

Peach
Light

Kamek
Light
(New Driver!)

Koopa Troopa
Light

Bowser Jr.
Light

Mario
Medium

Luigi
Medium

Yoshi
Medium

Birdetta
Medium

Wario
Cruiser

Waluigi
Cruiser

Pianta
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Rosalina
Cruiser

Bowser
Heavy

Dry Bowser
Heavy

Donkey Kong
Heavy

Metal Mario
Heavy

Unlockable

Baby Luigi
Feather

Baby Daisy
Feather

Baby Rosalina
Feather

Toadette
Feather

Toadsworth
Feather
(New Driver!)

Lakitu
Feather

Diddy Kong
Light

Daisy
Light

Monty Mole
Light
(New Driver!)

Dry Bones
Light

Baby Wario
Light
(New Driver!)

Nabbit
Light
(New Driver!)

Topper
Medium
(New Driver!)

Hariet
Medium
(New Driver!)

Spewart
Medium
(New Driver!)

E. Gadd
Medium
(New Driver!)

Pauline
Medium
(New Driver!)

Hammer Bro
Medium
(New Driver!)

Rango
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Wiggler
Cruiser

Donkey Kong Jr.
Cruiser

King Boo
Cruiser

Boom Boom
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Pom Pom
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Petey Piranha
Heavy

Honey Queen
Heavy

Blue Silver Luigi
Heavy
(New Driver!)

Pink Gold Peach
Heavy

Funky Kong
Heavy

King K. Rool
Heavy
(New Driver!)

Mii
Varied

Downloadable

Baby Yoshi
Feather
(New Driver!)

Captain Olimar
Feather
(New Driver!)

Dixie Kong
Light
(New Driver!)

Penguin
Light
(New Driver!)

Fox McCloud
Medium
(New Driver!)

Falco Lombardi
Medium
(New Driver!)

Lubba
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Captain Falcon
Cruiser
(New Driver!)

Big Bob-Omb
Heavy
(New Driver!)

Cookatiel
Heavy
(New Driver!)

Racer Statistics

Within weight classes, there are further sub-classes of character that have different stats. There are six stats in Mario Kart: Gold which all appeared in Mario Kart 8, which are Speed, Acceleration, Weight, Handling, Traction and Mini-Turbo.

Characters	Speed	Acceleration	Weight	Handling	Traction	Mini-Turbo
	1	10	1	10	6	4
	2	9	1	10	3	7
	2	8	2	9	7	3
	3	8	2	9	6	4
	3	7	3	8	2	8
	4	7	4	7	8	2
	4	6	5	5	5	5
	5	6	5	5	2	8
	6	5	6	5	3	7
	6	5	6	5	4	6
	7	4	6	5	7	3
	7	4	7	4	8	2
	8	3	8	4	6	4
	9	2	9	3	4	6
	10	2	10	1	6	4
	10	1	10	1	5	5

Vehicle Frame Sizes

In addition to a weight class, each character has a size, which determines the size of the vehicle that they drive. These sizes do not necessarily correlate with weight.

Size	Characters
Small
Medium
Large

Unlocking Criteria

Characters can be unlocked in two ways - either by completing a specific amount of races, or by another method. Once the criteria has been met, the player must beat the character in a 1 v 1 race at a random track at 150cc.

Character	Play VS Races	Alternative Method
Mii	N/A	Connect your save file to a Nintendo Network account.
Toadette	5	Beat 1 Time Trial Staff Ghost.
Baby Luigi	10	Win the 50cc Flower Cup.
Daisy	15	Win the 50cc Shell Cup.
Boom Boom	20	Record Time Trials on 8 Tracks.
Donkey Kong Jr.	30	Win the 50cc Special Cup.
Dry Bones	40	Win the 50cc Leaf Cup.
Lakitu	50	Record Time Trials on 32 Tracks.
Nabbit	60	Beat 12 Time Trial Staff Ghosts.
Diddy Kong	70	Win the 100cc Mushroom Cup.
King Boo	80	Win the 100cc Banana Cup.
Honey Queen	90	Win the 100cc Star Cup.
Monty Mole	100	Win the 100cc Lightning Cup.
Pauline	115	Beat 24 Time Trial Staff Ghosts.
Hariet	130	Win the 150cc Flower Cup.
Topper	145	Win the 150cc Shell Cup.
Rango	160	Win the 150cc Special Cup.
Spewart	175	Win the 150cc Leaf Cup.
E. Gadd	190	Beat all 32 Time Trial Staff Ghosts.
Baby Daisy	205	Win all Mirror Nitro Cups.
Pink Gold Peach	220	Win all Mirror Retro Cups.
Wiggler	235	Win all 200cc Nitro Cups.
Funky Kong	250	Win all 200cc Retro Cups.
Toadsworth	265	Unlocked from Waluigi's Slot Machine.
Baby Wario	280	Unlocked from Waluigi's Slot Machine.
Pom Pom	295	Unlocked from Waluigi's Slot Machine.
Baby Rosalina	300	Win all 50cc Cups with a 3-Star Rating in every cup.
Hammer Bro	350	Win all 100cc Cups with a 3-Star Rating in every cup.
Blue Silver Luigi	400	Win all 150cc Cups with a 3-Star Rating in every cup.
King K. Rool	500	Win all 200cc Cups with a 3-Star Rating in every cup.

Alternate Costumes

Returning from Mario Kart 8, alternate costumes can be selected by choosing a character, which then gives options for costumes should they be unlocked. Most costumes are unlocked by scanning specific amiibo, but there are several other costumes that can be unlocked in other ways, such as the Toad costumes. All amiibo costumes that are unlocked from amiibo can also be unlocked from the Slot Machine after completing Missions Mode.

1 2 3 4 5 Mario Default Dr. Mario Scan a Dr. Mario amiibo Mario (Classic Colors) Scan an NES Mario amiibo Mario (Wedding Outfit) Scan a Wedding Mario amiibo Tanooki Mario Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.	1 2 3 Peach Default Peach (Wedding Outfit) Scan a Wedding Peach amiibo Cat Peach Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.	1 2 3 Bowser Default Bowser (Wedding Outfit) Scan a Wedding Bowser amiibo Hammer Slam Bowser Scan a Bowser Skylanders figure	1 2 Wario Default Wario (Biker Outfit) Scan a Wario amiibo (Super Smash Bros.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Yoshi Default Red Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Orange Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Yellow Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Blue Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Cyan Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Brown Yoshi Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Yarn Yoshi Scan a Yarn Yoshi amiibo.	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Toad Default Blue Toad Win every single 200cc Grand Prix. Green Toad Win 250 Races in VS Race. Yellow Toad Win 20 Games of Elimination Circuit. Pink Toad Beat Expert Staff Ghosts on 16 Tracks. Orange Toad Win 50 Battles. Black Toad Win 25 Online Races. Cyan Toad Complete all Missions.	1 2 Donkey Kong Default Turbo Charge Donkey Kong Scan a Donkey Kong Skylanders figure.	1 2 3 Hammer Bro. Default Boomerang Bro. Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Fire Bro. Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.
1 2 Metal Mario Default Gold Mario Scan a Gold Mario amiibo.	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shy Guy Default Orange Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Yellow Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Green Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Cyan Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Blue Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Purple Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine. Pink Shy Guy Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.	1 2 King Boo Default King Boo (Alternate) Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.	1 2 King K. Rool Default King K. Rool (Alternate) Won from Waluigi's Slot Machine.

Tracks

Similarly to most other Mario Kart games, Mario Kart: Gold features 8 cups, each containing 4 tracks. The first four cups - Mushroom, Flower, Star and Special - are 'Nitro' cups, comprised of new tracks, while the other four - Shell, Banana, Leaf and Lightning - are 'Retro' cups with tracks from older Mario Kart games. Four more cups were added as DLC later.

• (Note: PAL names for tracks are displayed below North American names in smallprint)

Cup	First Course	Second Course	Third Course	Fourth Course
Mushroom	Rosalina Circuit	Starfall Lake	New Donk Junction	Gloom-Gloom Jungle
Flower	Mario Circuit	Bubble Pier Sea Bubble Pier	Toad's Farm	Starlight Summit
Star	Peach Park	King Boo's Mansion	The Bulletworks	Rabbit Ridge Lunar Ridge
Special	Koopa Cave	Wildfire Woods	Bowser's Castle	Rainbow Road
Shell	SNES Choco Island 1	3DS Daisy Hills	GBA Cheep Cheep Island	U Sunshine Airport
Banana	DS Mario Circuit	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	Wii DK Summit DK Snowboard Cross	GCN Mushroom City
Leaf	Wii Dry Dry Ruins	SNES Vanilla Lake 2	U Cloudtop Cruise	DS Shroom Ridge
Lightning	GBA Lakeside Park	N64 Wario Stadium	GCN Bowser's Castle	Wii Rainbow Road
Falcon	Cosmo Terminal	Vibrant Volcano	SNES Ghost Valley 3	Bulborb Gardens
Egg	DS Figure-8 Circuit	Sparkling Lagoon	Spewart's Swamp	3DSRock Rock Mountain Alpine Pass
Arwing	Wii Toad's Factory	Mt. Buzzy Buzzy Mountain Highway	GBA Sunset Wilds	Space Gate Assault
Super Bell	SNES Mario Circuit 4	Phanto Temple	U Electrodrome	Super Mario Driftway

• Cups in orange are default cups that are available from the start of the game. These are the Mushroom, Flower, Shell and Banana Cups.
• Cups in green are unlockable cups. The Star, Special, Leaf and Lightning Cups are unlocked simultaneously when the player places 1st, 2nd or 3rd in all of the default cups.
• Cups in purple are downloadable cups. The Falcon, Egg, Arwing and Super Bell Cups can be purchased as a part of the Mario Kart: Gold x Nintendo expansion.

Retro Tracks

In Mario Kart: Gold, half of the game's default tracks are ones which have previously appeared in a Mario Kart game and are returning to the franchise. 'Retro tracks', as they are called, make up 4 of the game's 8 cups. Many of these tracks have been updated with new features and aesthetic changes to make them feel both fresh and nostalgic at the same time. In the downloadable expansion, 7 out of 16 of the added tracks are retro tracks, scattered throughout the four new cups added in the expansion.

Retro Tracks in Mario Kart: Gold Shell Cup SNES Choco Island 1 In the first half of the lap, there are many Goombas on the track which get in the way of the racers. The final segment of the lap goes into a lake of chocolate, where the racers drive 'underwater', beneath the surface of the chocolate lake. The track is still fairly short but it has been decorated with scenery such as a giant bar of chocolate and cakes around the center of the track, and lollipop trees around the outer edge. The race takes place in the evening, where the sky is orange and the sun is setting. 3DS Daisy Hills The goats that can be found crossing the track in the original version from Mario Kart 7 have been replaced with the cows that are present in other tracks such as Toad's Farm and Koopa Cave. The only major change to the track's layout is the anti-gravity section which comes before the glider ramp, which sees the racers drive along a very steep, almost vertical, hillside and bridge. GBA Cheep Cheep Island This track is very reminiscent of GBA Shy Guy Beach as it appeared in Mario Kart Wii. Crabs exist as obstacles on the beach sections, while Cheep Cheeps jump out of the water sections, stunning racers. Additionally, a pirate ship in the background of the stage occasionally fires bombs at the track, though this happens much less frequently compared to Shy Guy Beach. Also, like in DS Cheep Cheep Beach's appearance in Mario Kart 8, racers can go off the track and explore the underwater sections. U Sunshine Airport Since Sunshine Airport appeared so recently, very little has changed about the track from its appearance in Mario Kart 8. The only major difference is that the anti-gravity feature in the anti-gravity section has been removed. There are now Spinies in that area which can disrupt the race. Banana Cup DS Mario Circuit The part of the track that goes past the lake has collapsed into the water, forcing racers to drive underwater for a short amount of time. There are fewer Piranha Plants around the track and several Goombas around the starting line area. Another change is that a part of the hillside has been replaced with a small bouncy mushroom segment, which begins with a glider ramp. 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar Few changes are made to this track. Phantos will occasionally appear and move across the track, stalling racers that hit them. The main change happens to the streets that the racers drive through after going through the market. An anti-gravity section has been added, offering an alternate path that allows racers to drive on the walls for a short while. Wii DK Summit At the start of the section with bumps in the snow, there is a glider ramp which allows racers to glide over this part of the track. Furthermore, the bendy parts of the track that exist about halfway through the lap now have more guard rails, which prevents players from skipping large portions of the track. The half-pipe has been extended to a "3/4 pipe" with anti-gravity and large masses of snow on the ground. GCN Mushroom City This track has been made more difficult and there are now three lanes on the road, each very busy with traffic. Bomb Cars from Mario Kart Wii return, as well as the Wiggler Buses and Mushroom Cars from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Some parts of the track have anti-gravity on the walls. Leaf Cup Wii Dry Dry Ruins The bridge across the now larger lake has disappeared, meaning racers must go underwater to cross it. Drastic changes have been made inside the ruins, where the floor has been removed, leaving a dark abyss beneath. Racers now have the option to drive on either the left or right walls, both of which have several hazards. There is a glider ramp at the ruins' exit, and Pokeys are now found in the outside sections rather than the inside. SNES Vanilla Lake 2 The blocks of ice found around the track have been entirely removed. The first half of the track has had Cooligans dded as stage hazards, and several ramps where tricks can be performed. The second half of the track has now been titled to be almost vertical and it is now an anti-gravity section. The track also takes place at night. U Cloudtop Cruise Almost nothing has changed about this course due to the fact that it is quite new. One of the only changes is the addition of Rocky Wrenches in the airship section, and Spinies in the cloud section before the airship. DS Shroom Ridge The road now has much busier traffic, and to avoid this, players can race on the sides of the mountain that have anti-gravity. There is also a portion after the tunnel where racers go off the main road in order to jump across some bouncy mushrooms, with the final one enabling the racers' gliders. The race takes place at sunset. Lightning Cup GBA Lakeside Park The race now takes place at night and the fireballs produced by the volcano will frequently crash into the road, similarly to the fireballs from Wii Grumble Volcano. The jump across the road now has a glider section, and the bridge near the start of the lap has broken, allowing racers to go underwater. Goombas and Pokeys appear as enemies throughout the track. N64 Wario Stadium The track has been filled with many ramps and boost pads for the racers to perform tricks, speeding up the time it takes to complete a lap of this very long circuit. Two glider sections have been added, with one halfway through the track, and another where racers jump over a portion of the track. The final stretch is filled with Goombas. Additonally, the track takes place in the daytime. GCN Bowser's Castle The section with the Bowser statue launching fireballs now takes place in anti-gravity, where racers drive along the track, which is now in a corkscrew-like layout. The jump across the lake of poison water now has a glider ramp. Wii Rainbow Road Most of the track now takes place in anti-gravity, including the steep slope at the start and the half-pipe segment. Rainbow Goombas fill the course and a glider ramp exists in the area with split paths. Another addition is the inclusion of a bouncy mushroom, in the bendy part of the track before the cannon, which now enables gliders. Falcon Cup SNES Ghost Valley 3 A main change is the addition of anti-gravity to the track. When driving through the holes in the middle of the track, racers will be able to drive on the underside of the track, which is almost identical to the top, aside from several added boost pads. There is also a glider ramp added after the first turn. Egg Cup DS Figure-8 Circuit The first half of the race takes place in anti-gravity, with racers driving over waterfall features built into the road, similar to the power plant area in Mount Wario. Likewise, there are boost pads here. At the end of the anti-gravity section, where the track loops over itself, there is a glider ramp. Also, the race now takes place at night. 3DS Rock Rock Mountain Large Wigglers have been added to the forest section, which has had the decorative warp pipes removed. The final stretch of the lap, which goes up the mountain, is now in anti-gravity, having altered to be much steeper, with boulders falling down more frequently. Flying Paratroopas can also be seen in the air above the track. Arwing Cup Wii Toad's Factory The first part inside the factory is a split path in anti-gravity, where the conveyor belts and crushers still remain. Furthermore, the red smoke room is now in gravity, which ends with a glider ramp over the lake, which can now be driven through. A second glider ramp exists before the start of the muddy half-pipe section, where the edges of the track are in anti-gravity. GBA Sunset Wilds The three sharp turns in the track are all now anti-gravity sections, on the side of a rock formation in the middle of the desert. Furthermore, the final stretch before the starting line, where the Shy Guys were, is now an oasis. The Shy Guys now reside in all the parts of the track between the anti-gravity areas. Super Bell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 4 The sharpest turn in the track, about halfway through, has been elevated and tilted 45 degrees, now being in anti-gravity. Oil slicks remain across the entirety of the track, with Goombas and Piranha Plants also present in places. The race takes place at sunset. U Electrodrome Since Electrodrome appeared so recently, there are practically no changes to the course, aside from the signs saying "Star Cup" being replaced with "Super Bell Cup".

Staff Ghost Data

In Mario Kart: Gold's Time Trials mode, players can race against times set by the game's developers. By beating these times, players can unlock characters and vehicles. These times are not as difficult to beat as Expert Staff Ghosts, but much harder than Normal Staff Ghosts.

Track	Staff Ghost Time	Character Used
Rosalina Circuit	01:45:232	Rosalina
Starfall Lake	01:58:786	Baby Peach
New Donk Junction	01:39:490	Pauline
Gloom-Gloom Jungle	02:15:398	Diddy Kong
Mario Circuit	02:37:859	Mario
Bubble Pier	01:53:383	Rango
Toad's Farm	02:35:802	Toad
Starlight Summit	02:53:236	Honey Queen
Peach Parks	01:48:239	Peach
King Boo's Mansion	02:38:950	King Boo
The Bulletworks	02:34:490	Dry Bones
Rabbit Ridge	02:54:859	Topper
Koopa Cave	02:43:291	Koopa Troopa
Wildfire Woods	02:17:940	Hariet
Bowser's Castle	03:03:783	Bowser
Rainbow Road	03:09:574	Blue Silver Luigi
SNES Choco Island 1	01:01:513	Donkey Kong Jr.
3DS Daisy Hills	01:56:946	Daisy
GBA Cheep Cheep Island	01:40:841	Baby Daisy
U Sunshine Airport	02:21:272	Pianta
DS Mario Circuit	01:54:443	Baby Mario
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	02:18:060	Shy Guy
Wii DK Summit	02:25:949	Donkey Kong
GCN Mushroom City	01:48:249	Toadsworth
Wii Dry Dry Ruins	02:23:513	Yoshi
SNES Vanilla Lake 2	01:28:235	Penguin
U Cloudtop Cruise	02:20:004	Lakitu
DS Shroom Ridge	02:02:443	Toadette
GBA Lakeside Park	02:04:506	Diddy Kong
N64 Wario Stadium	03:42:074	Wario
GCN Bowser's Castle	02:44:583	Dry Bowser
Wii Rainbow Road	02:48:381	Baby Rosalina
Cosmo Terminal	01:56:230	Captain Falcon
Vibrant Volcano	02:34:940	Cookatiel
SNES Ghost Valley 3	01:03:859	E. Gadd
Bulborb Gardens	02:05:483	Olimar
DS Figure-8 Circuit	01:45:382	Luigi
Sparkling Lagoon	02:16:736	Penguin
Spewart's Swamp	02:46:363	Spewart
3DS Rock Rock Mountain	02:04:756	Wiggler
Wii Toad's Factory	02:07:752	Toad
Mt. Buzzy	03:03:687	Big Bob-Omb
GBA Sunset Wilds	02:11:732	King K. Rool
Space Gate Assault	01:53:874	Fox
SNES Mario Circuit 4	01:14:839	Metal Mario
Phanto Temple	02:38:555	Shy Guy
U Electrodrome	02:14:583	Pink Gold Peach
Super Mario Driftway	03:42:800	Mario

Battle Courses

There are a total of 12 Battle Courses in Mario Kart: Gold. 8 of these are available from the beginning and 4 must be unlocked.

New Courses	Retro Courses
Skyview Stadium	N64 Double Deck
Royal Gardens	DS Tart Top
Iceberg Beach	Wii Delfino Pier
Tostarena Square	3DS Honeybee Hive
Boohemoth's Crypt*	GBA Battle Course 4*
Rainbow Space Station*	GCN Tilt-A-Kart*

(* Stages marked with an asterisk must be unlocked before you can play there.)

Unlocking Criteria

Course	How to Unlock
Boohemoth's Crypt	Win 5 Games of Balloon Blast.
Rainbow Space Station	Win 5 Games of Chomp Guardians.
GBA Battle Course 4	Win 5 Games of Coin Runners.
GCN Tilt-A-Kart	Win 5 Games of Moon Thief.

Items

Mario Kart: Gold features a selection of both new and returning Mario Kart items. Several items, such as the Thunder Cloud, make their first appearance outside of their debut.

Returning

Item	Image	Effect	Range
Mushroom		Gives the player a short speed boost.	2nd - 5th
Triple Mushroom		Gives the player three mushrooms, letting them use three short speed boosts.	6th - 10th
Green Shell		A small projectile that does not track players but bounces off walls.	1st - 5th
Triple Green Shells		Gives the player three Green Shell items to use.	3rd - 6th
Red Shell		A small projectile that will track down players but is easily destroyed.	2nd - 5th
Triple Red Shells		Gives the player three Red Shell items to use.	5th - 9th
Banana Peel		Drops on the ground, causing karts to spin out of control if they drive over it.	1st - 3rd
Triple Banana Peels		Gives the player 3 Banana Peels which follow behind their kart until usage.	1st - 5th
Bob-Omb		The user can throw a Bob-Omb, which explodes on contact with another racer.	1st - 6th
Lightning		Strikes every player ahead of the user with a bolt of lightning, shrinking them.	10th - 12th
Bullet Bill		The user transforms into a Bullet Bill, becoming extremely fast while being controlled automatically.	10th - 12th
Golden Mushroom		Allows the user to use infinite speed boosts until the time limit for the item ends.	10th - 12th
Super Star		The user becomes immune to all hazards and becomes very fast for a short duration of time.	10th - 12th
Blooper		Sprays ink over the racers' windshields, blocking their vision of the race.	5th - 9th
Spiny Shell		Strikes the leading racer with a giant explosion.	4th - 9th
Boo		The user becomes invisible and immune to hazards, while a Boo steals an item from another racer.	4th - 8th
Thunder Cloud		The user gains a speed boost and can pass on the cloud to another racer by bumping into them. After a time limit ends, the holder of the cloud is struck with lightning.	2nd - 7th
Super Horn		When used, a sound wave is emitted which destroys any item within a short radius.	2nd - 7th

New

Item	Image	Effect	Range
Ice Flower		Allows the user to shoot icy fireballs, slowing down any racer that makes contact.	5th - 9th
Cappy		The user can throw Cappy at another racer, allowing them to take control of the target's kart for a short amount of time while their own kart is automatically controlled.	1st - 12th (very rare)
Metal Box		The user's kart turns into a metal form for 30 seconds. In this state, the user cannot be knocked by other racers and they gain immunity to shells and bombs.	3rd - 7th
Huckit Crab		A Huckit Crab will appear on the user's kart, throwing rocks at nearby racers for a short period of time.	4th - 9th
Warp Pipe		The user drives into a Warp Pipe, which warps them 6 places ahead of where they currently are.	10th - 12th

Downloadable Content

Mario Kart: Gold x Nintendo is the only DLC pack for Mario Kart: Gold, which was released on January 8th 2018. The package costs $5.99 in the US. (£4.29 in UK), and includes 16 new tracks in 4 new cups, 10 new playable characters and a new battle mode.

Amiibo Functionality

Amiibo are functional with Mario Kart: Gold. The player can unlock alternate costumes for some characters by scanning their amiibo. See the Alternate Costumes section for information about the costumes that these amiibo unlock. Furthermore, the player can scan any other amiibo once a day to collect 25 coins. All amiibo, when scanned, have a 1% chance of giving the user a Wa Token.

Demo Version

On 14th August 2018, a free Demo Version was made available on the Nintendo eShop. In this version, the player is able to play a Grand Prix of the Mushroom Cup or Shell Cup. The only playable characters are Mario and Luigi, and the only kart available is the Pipe Frame.

Gallery

Logo

Nintendo Switch boxart.

Nintendo Switch cartridge.

Icon for the Balloon Battle game mode.

Icon for the Coin Runners game mode.

Icon for the Moon Thief game mode.

Icon for the Renegade Roundup game mode.

Icon for the Balloon Blast game mode.

Icon for the Chomp Guardians game mode.

The template which is used for character icons. (free to use)

Trivia

• This is the first game to feature Donkey Kong Jr., Petey Piranha, Funky Kong, Honey Queen and Wiggler in Mario Kart since they were cut after their debut appearances in the series.
  • This makes Paratroopa and R.O.B. the only characters to have appeared in a Mario Kart game, been cut, and never returned.
• This game references The Legend of Zelda series. The icon for the Wa Token Jackpot in the eShop resembles the Triforce. Additionally, the Master Cycle Zero and Hyrule Wheels unlocked with the DLC pack.
• Mario Kart: Gold is the first Mario game on a Nintendo console to have microtransactions.
• Mario Kart: Gold is the first game for the Nintendo Switch to include compatibility with the Wiimote Controller.
• The image for Mario's Classic Colors was produced by Arend ^(t∣b∣c), not me.
• The image for Chocoomba was produced by Ziegs ^(t∣b∣c), not me.

Unused Features

• Originally, the creator of Mario Kart: Gold, thepuddlecat, wanted to make a Mario Kart Arcade GP game to make the project stand out among other Mario Kart games. However, he later decided to make a traditional Mario Kart game since his ideas for the project better suited the main series.
• Datamined files from the free Demo Version suggest that Paratroopa, Dixie Kong, Ice Bro. and R.O.B. were originally going to be implemented as playable characters, but were later scrapped. This was likely due to Dixie Kong being replaced by King K. Rool, and Ice Bro. being replaced by Hammer Bro.
  • Furthermore, there exists audio files for a character named "GR_WAR_28", however these files are unplayable. It is possible that the name refers to a character based on Wario, or from the Wario series.
  • In a talk with Famitsu magazine, lead developer, thepuddlecat, states that he was originally going to do a Smash Bros. Ultimate-style Mario Kart game with all playable characters returning. Eventually, the Koopalings, Paratroopa, R.O.B., Link, Villager, Isabelle and Inkling were cut, after all being considered for the game, Paratroopa and R.O.B. even having files in the game.
• There are image files that depict billboards, akin to those found on Moonview Highway in Mario Kart Wii. Some of these have been redesigned and used in New Donk Junction and/or GCN Mushroom City, however several remain unused, suggesting that Moonview Highway may have been considered as a retro course at some point.
• An unused music track in the game's code can be found and listened to, sounding like a remix of N64 Frappe Snowland.

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