Koopa Kart Live is an installment in the Koopa Kart series released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022. Unlike Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, it does not require a physical kart with a camera attached to the back of it, and it livestreams real life locations other than the player's home. Like most Koopa Kart games, there are twelve racers on each track in this game.
Gameplay[]
Koopa Kart Live plays similarly to previous installments, except the gimmick is virtual reality. As such, the tracks in this game are based on real life locations.
Items[]
Koopa Kart Live includes twelve new items: the Triple Poison Mushroom, Triple Fake Item Box, Triple Blue Shell, Triple Yellow Shell, Triple Black Shell, Triple Gold Shell, Triple Orange Shell, Triple Purple Shell, Orange Shell, Purple Shell, Super Mini Mushroom, and Superball Flower.
SNES Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Banana | Causes anyone who hits it to spin out. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. | 1st-5th |
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Feather | Allows the kart to jump higher than normal, allowing it to potentially take shortcuts. Can also be used as a counter against the POW Block. | 3rd-7th |
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Green Shell | Travels in a straight line and flips over the racer it hits. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. | 1st-5th |
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Lightning | Strikes all opponents with Lightning, shrinking them and making them lose their items. Racers who are already small will grow back to normal. Everyone simultaneously grows back after 15 seconds. Mega and Mini Mushroom drivers will revert to normal size. | 9th-12th |
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Mushroom | Provides a speed boost that allows the player to ignore off-road terrain. | 2nd-8th |
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Poison Mushroom | Shrinks any racer that runs into it. If a player drives into it while they're small, they will revert to normal. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. | 2nd-5th |
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Red Shell | Targets the nearest racer ahead of the user and flips them over. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. Loses its homing ability when thrown backward. | 1st-8th |
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Star | Makes you temporarily invincible and increases your speed, allowing you to flip over other players by ramming them. | 7th-12th |
N64 Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Banana Bunch | Five Bananas line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 1st-4th |
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Blue Spiny Shell | Targets the racer in 1st place and dives onto it, tossing them upwards with an explosion. Flies much lower to the ground on its way to the leader, allowing it to hit other players in its path. It will then take flight once it passes the 2nd place racer. | 4th-8th |
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Boo | Turns the user invisible and allows them to steal a random item and drive through walls. If an item cannot be found, it will give the player a Triple Mushroom. | 5th-10th |
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Fake Item Box | Imitates an Item Box, except the question mark is upside down. From a distance, it has a normal question mark, only turning upside down upon approaching. Flips over anyone who hits it. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. | 1st-5th |
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Golden Mushroom | Provides an infinite number of speed boosts for 10 seconds. | 6th-12th |
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Triple Green Shell | Three Green Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 2nd-5th |
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Triple Mushroom | Provides three Mushrooms, each of which provides a separate boost. Is the default item in Time Trial mode. | 3rd-12th |
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Triple Red Shell | Three Red Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 4th-8th |
GBA Item[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Triple Banana | Three Bananas line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 1st-4th |
GCN Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Blue Shell | Acts like a Red Shell, except it freezes the racer it hits. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. Does not lose its homing ability when thrown backward. | 5th-8th |
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Bob-omb | When thrown or dropped, starts a countdown before exploding, tossing any kart within its blast radius into the air. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense, though it will explode on impact. | 2nd-6th |
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Bowser Shell | The humongous Bowser Shell will plow through anyone in its path, knocking them over and making them lose their items. | 1st-6th |
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Buzzy Beetle Shell | Acts like a Red Shell, except it releases three items that can either help or harm the player. | 3rd-7th |
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Chain Chomp | Carries the kart down the entire track at very high speeds on autopilot. Will be disconnected if the kart hits any item lying on the track. | 5th-10th |
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Fireball | Allows you to throw five fireballs at once, spinning out racers they come into contact with. They sizzle up after travelling a certain distance. | 3rd-6th |
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Giant Banana | When placed on the track, defends the racer from every item except for Lightning and Blue Spiny Shells. Once hit, it will split into three smaller Bananas. | 1st-4th |
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Green Paratroopa Shell | Acts as a Blue Spiny Shell that targets a random racer similar to a Green Shell. | 2nd-5th |
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Heart | Creates a barrier that not only protects the user from two item attacks, but allows them to pick up two items as well. | 2nd-6th |
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Paratroopa Shell | Functions as a Blue Spiny Shell that targets the nearest racer ahead of the user similar to a Red Shell. | 4th-8th |
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Spiny Shell | Travels along the ground to the racer in 1st place, flipping them over. It hits other racers on its way to 1st place. | 3rd-7th |
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Yellow Shell | Acts like a Red Shell, except it traps the racer it hits in the ground. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense. Does not lose its homing ability when thrown backward. | 4th-9th |
DS Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Blooper | Squirts ink on all racers ahead of the user, obstructing their vision. The effect eventually wears off, but can be removed with a speed boost. The amount of ink on the screen depends on the player's position. | 4th-9th |
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Bullet Bill | Transforms the user into a large Bullet Bill, which rockets down the entire track at very high speeds on autopilot. | 8th-12th |
Wii Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Lightning Cloud | Hovers above the receiver and strikes them with lightning after ten seconds. The user will shrink and move slowly. However, if the user is already small, that racer will grow back to normal. Prior to this, the player has higher speed and acceleration while not losing speed when driving off-road, and may pass the cloud to another racer by bumping into them. | 3rd-7th |
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Mega Mushroom | Makes you temporarily big and allows you to flatten opponents by running them over. Increases your speed and off-road. Getting struck by Lightning while big will return you to normal, and you can be hit by racers wielding Stars and Bullet Bills. | 4th-8th |
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POW Block | Appears above the kart as a hidden timer, causing all opponents ahead of the user to spin out and lose their items as long as they're on the ground. This item can be avoided if any racer are airborne while the third strike goes off. | 5th-9th |
3DS Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Fire Flower | Allows you to throw fireballs, spinning out nearby racers. Up to three fireballs can be on the screen at a time. Disappears once ten fireballs are thrown. | 2nd-7th |
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Gold POW Block | Acts like the POW Block, but affects racers who are airborne and flips them over instead of spinning them out. | 7th-10th |
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Lakithunder Cloud | Hovers above the receiver and strikes any racer that tries to steal it without an invincibility item with lightning. Can strike up to three racers before it disappears. While the cloud is active, the user receives a boost in speed, acceleration, and handling while not losing speed while going off-road. | 1st-4th |
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Lucky Seven | Seven items (Banana, Blooper, Bob-omb, Green Shell, Mushroom, Red Shell, and Star) line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 5th-8th |
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Super Leaf | Creates a tail on the back of the kart, allowing the player to flip over nearby racers, deflect items, and lengthen air time. | 1st-5th |
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Super Mega Mushroom | Acts like the Mega Mushroom, except it protects you from every item and increases you handling, drift, and mini-turbo in addition to speed and off-road. | 6th-10th |
Wii U/NS Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Boomerang Flower | Allows you to throw a boomerang to spin out nearby racers. Can be used up to three times before flying off into the distance. | 3rd-7th |
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Hammer Flower | Allows you to throw hammers, flipping over nearby racers. Up to three hammers can be on the screen at a time. Disappears once ten hammers are thrown. | 4th-9th |
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Piranha Plant | Chomps the air ahead of the kart, providing small speed boosts. May also eat Bloopers. Racers that are chomped will flip over and lose their items. | 5th-9th |
Tour Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Black Shell | Acts like a Green Shell, except it explodes on the racer it hits, tossing them into the air. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense, though it will explode on impact. | 3rd-5th |
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Bob-omb Cannon | Fires Bob-ombs that explode on contact with the ground and blast racers into the air. It will disappear after firing ten Bob-ombs. | 4th-7th |
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Bubble | The Bubble encases the racer in a bubble and allows them to float for a short period of time. However, the racer won't be able to hurt other racers, and the bubble will pop if they get hit by an item, a certain amount of time passes by, they pass a certain amount of racers, or get into 1st place. | 3rd-8th |
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Coin | Gives the user two coins, boosting their acceleration and speed. | 1st-3rd |
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Coin Box | Spews Coins onto the track, allowing racers to collect them. | 2nd-8th |
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Double Bob-omb | Two Bob-ombs line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 2nd-6th |
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Dry Bowser Shell | The humongous Dry Bowser Shell will plow through anyone in its path, knocking them over and making them lose their items. It can target up to five opponents before breaking. | 3rd-9th |
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Giga Bob-omb | The Giga Bob-omb bounces forward or backward for a few seconds before exploding, causing a huge explosion that blasts multiple racers into the air. | 3rd-9th |
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Gold Shell | Acts like a Red Shell, except it targets up to three opponents before exploding on the last racer, tossing them into the air. Can be held behind the kart as a means of defense, blocking up to three items before exploding. Does not lose its homing ability when thrown backward. | 6th-9th |
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Ice Flower | Allows you to throw ice balls, spinning out nearby racers. Up to three ice balls can be on the screen at a time. Disappears once ten ice balls are thrown. | 3rd-8th |
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Mini Mushroom | Makes you temporarily small and allows you to move faster, jump higher, and drive on water. Getting struck by Lightning or a Lightning Cloud while small will return you to normal. | 3rd-7th |
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Rain Cloud | When thrown, hovers above the racer it hits, raining on them for ten seconds and decreasing their handling. The user may pass the cloud to another racer by bumping into them. | 4th-6th |
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Snow Cloud | When thrown, hovers above the racer it hits, freezing them for five seconds and temporarily reducing their traction. The user may pass the cloud to another racer by bumping into them. | 2nd-4th |
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Super Horn | Emits a soundwave around the kart, flipping over racers and destroying items, including the Blue Spiny Shell. | 1st-3rd |
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Ztar | Acts like the Star, except it leaves a trail of poison that flips over anyone who touches it. | 5th-12th |
New Items[]
| Image | Name | Description | Placements Obtained |
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Orange Shell | Acts like a Yellow Shell, except it travels much quicker. | 5th-9th |
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Purple Shell | Acts like a Red Shell, except it instantly teleports to its target. | 6th-10th |
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Superball Flower (New Item) | Allows you to throw superballs, flipping over other racers. Only two superballs can be on the screen at a time. Disappears once ten superballs are thrown. | 3rd-6th |
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Super Mini Mushroom (New Item) | Acts like the Mini Mushroom, except Lightning or Lightning Clouds will not affect the user. | 5th-9th |
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Triple Black Shell (New Item) | Three Black Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 4th-7th |
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Triple Blue Shell (New Item) | Three Blue Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 6th-10th |
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Triple Fake Item Box (New Item) | Three Fake Item Boxes line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 1st-4th |
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Triple Gold Shell (New Item) | Three Gold Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 7th-10th |
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Triple Orange Shell | Three Orange Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 8th-11th |
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Triple Purple Shell | Three Purple Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 9th-12th |
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Triple Poison Mushroom (New Item) | Three Poison Mushrooms line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 4th-9th |
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Triple Yellow Shell (New Item) | Three Yellow Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. | 5th-10th |
Drivers[]
SNES Drivers[]
Koopa Troopa (Light)
Paratroopa (Light)
Hammer Bro (Medium)
Dry Bones (Light)
Goomba (Light)
Bowser (Heavy)
Chargin' Chuck (Medium)
Monty Mole (Light)
Shy Guy (Light)
Cheep Cheep (Light)
Buzzy Beetle (Light)
Spiny (Light)
N64 Drivers[]
GCN Drivers[]
Bowser Jr. (Medium)
Petey Piranha (Heavy)
King Boo (Heavy)
Wiggler (Medium)
Doopliss (Medium)
Popple (Medium)
Cackletta (Heavy)
Fawful (Medium)
Sumo Kong (Heavy)
DS Drivers[]
Karate Kong (Heavy)
Ninja Kong (Heavy)
Wii Drivers[]
Blue Spiny Koopa (Medium)
Lakithunder (Medium)
Dimentio (Medium)
Dry Bowser (Heavy)
Shadow Queen (Heavy)
Dread Kong (Heavy)
3DS Drivers[]
Wii U/NS Drivers[]
Princess Sasha (Medium)
Baby Sasha (Light)
Parabones (Medium)
Bowsette (Heavy)
Koopa Kidette (Medium)
Deep Cheep (Light)
Flame Chomp (Light)
Spike Top (Light)
Tour Drivers[]
Boomerang Bro (Medium)
Fire Bro (Medium)
Ice Bro (Medium)
Wario (Heavy)
Waluigi (Heavy)
Fly Guy (Light)
Paragoomba (Light)
Larry Koopa (Medium)
Morton Koopa Jr. (Heavy)
Wendy O. Koopa (Medium)
Iggy Koopa (Medium)
Roy Koopa (Heavy)
Lemmy Koopa (Light)
Ludwig von Koopa (Heavy)
Rookie (Heavy)
Boom Boom (Medium)
Pom Pom (Medium)
Nabbit (Light)
Midbus (Heavy)
Kamek (Medium)
Spike (Light)
Dark Bowser (Heavy)
Dark Koopa (Light)
New Drivers[]
Mario (Medium)
Luigi (Medium)
Princess Peach (Medium)
Princess Daisy (Medium)
Toad (Light)
Toadette (Light)
Yoshi (Medium)
Birdo (Medium)
Donkey Kong (Heavy)
Diddy Kong (Medium)
Luma (Light)
MC Ballyhoo (Light)
Tumble (Light)
R.O.B. (Heavy)
Cheep-Chomp (Heavy)
Boss Bass (Heavy)
Ninji (Light)
Mega Mole (Heavy)
Cape Koopa (Light)
Honey Queen (Heavy)
Dixie Kong (Medium)
Flutter (Medium)
Mummipokey (Heavy)
Cheepskipper (Heavy)
Mechakoopa (Light)
Red Boo (Medium)
Poison Blooper (Medium)
Peepa (Light)
Tatanga (Medium)
Eep Cheep (Light)
Spiny Cheep Cheep (Light)
