Super Mario Kart (SNES) Playthrough
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- A playthrough of Nintendo's 1992 mascot cart-racing game for the Super Nintendo, Super Mario Kart.
This playthrough goes through each circuit in the 100cc and 150cc modes:
100cc
Mushroom Cup (Mario) 0:39
Flower Cup (Bowser) 11:56
Star Cup (Koopa Trooper) 24:19
Special Cup (Toadstool) 36:14
150cc
Mushroom Cup (Donkey Kong) 49:41
Flower Cup (Toad) 1:00:54
Star Cup (Yoshi) 1:12:46
Special Cup (Luigi) 1:24:03
As I think most people are already aware, this classic not only kicked off the mega-popular series that's still going strong to this day, but it also established the kart racing genre itself.
(And remember Sega's TV commercials that made fun of Super Mario Kart for being so slow? oof Hindsight, eh, Sega?)
Super Mario Kart took the ideas behind F-Zero, a smooth Mode 7-based racer with explosions, and turned it into a family-friendly multi-player racing game that emphasizes combat. It was a pretty ingenious twist to the formula that resulted in SMK's becoming one of the must-buy titles of 1992, right alongside A Link to the Past, Street Fighter II, and Sonic 2.
There are twenty tracks split between four cups to race on, and they're mainly based on stage themes from Super Mario World, though Rainbow Road also gets its start here as the last course of the hidden Special Cup.
You can race as one of the eight members of the ensemble cast that includes not just heroes Mario and Luigi, but also villains Donkey Kong and Bowser, the henchman Koopa Troopa, random supporting characters Yoshi and Toad, and Princess Toadstool. Apparently they caught her on a day when she wasn't already busy being kidnapped.
Each of the characters handle differently. Bowser and DK are slow to accelerate but they can bash their way through other racers, while Princess is light and speedy but spins out easily. Mario and Luigi are the bearers of balance, as you might expect.
The races are brief and circuits rarely last more than ten minutes or so, so things tend to stay pretty fresh over the course of the game. No two races ever turn out quite alike thanks to the unpredictability introduced by the item system. Banana peels, koopa shells, speed-burst mushrooms, invincibility stars, and coin caches are all useful in stomping your way up the leaderboard. Of course, they can knock you down it just as quick if you aren't careful.
(Thankfully, the blue shell does not exist in this game!)
It's all light and breezy fun with some unexpected depth hidden beneath the cartoony surface. The single-player modes have a good bit of substance to them, the split-screen multi-player modes are a blast (my sister and I always loved the battle mode!), and the impressively fluid pseudo-3D graphics and the fantastic soundtrack provide it the level of polish that Nintendo was always famous for.
No matter how the later installments might sway your opinion of the series, the original Super Mario Kart was a landmark game for both Nintendo and for the 16-bit generation.
I thought that this would be perfect for New Year's Day - fresh beginnings and all that - so this is a brand new recording at far higher quality than my original video.
Happy New Year!
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
NintendoComplete (www.nintendocomplete.com/) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games! - Hry
Ahh, the first Mario Kart. This classic will never die.
Nah
@@ilikeminecraft1232 no sir it will never die
@@ilikeminecraft1232¿Te Gusta?
@@ilikeminecraft1232 Yah 💀
Every classic game until 2019 ended will always never die!
Oh man, does classic Nintendo get any more classic than the first Mario Kart? 😊 Happy New Year, everyone!
Back at you
First chick wins, though Double-Dash on GameCube is perhaps the mecca.
That's just one of them. There are many more oldies like it.
Happy New Year, Alex! 😊
@@MarkCabaniss Thanks, you too!
I'm amazed how they managed to make a 3d space in a SNES game. This game is a gem, so beautiful and fun!
It's all thanks to the Mode 7. This little gimmick was also used in F-Zero.
@@simonedavidalemanno6459 didn't know about Mode 7. So cool!
@@reafergaming I know. How could have Super Mario Kart been made without it?
Apparently, it’s not even 3D, it’s psuedo-3D.
@@simonedavidalemanno6459what about star fox ?
R.I.P. 90's childhood. You'll always be missed
Yup
30 years ago. And still awesome today. Love all the music too! This game brought our family together
Ours too, and yeah, the music in this is so memorable. Iirc the woman that composed SimCity's SNES soundtrack worked on this, too. I love how 90s that ditty is at the beginning of each race, too. The orchestra hits! 😆
@@NintendoComplete Fully agree with you :)
I SOMETIMES still play this game when I need to escape reality
You know THAT’S part 1 of "Mario Kart Delxue: The Top 100 World Tour," @@NintendoComplete.
I love it how at around 25 mins, Toad throws a shrink mushroom, then proceeds to hit his own mushroom. XD
"No cheats were used during the recording of this video. "
Okay you might not but the AI cheats to high hell in this game. Where did you get that invincibility star, Mario? How are you hiding all those banana peels, Junior? YOU CAN'T EVEN GET FIREBALLS IN THIS, BOWSER.
Hahaha true. Mario Kart has always been all about its cheating AI.
@@NintendoComplete(points everyone to Mario Kart 64’s AI somehow catching up to you even though you hit them and they were way behind you beforehand).
Don't forget Toadstool's magical poisonous Mushrooms
Really glad that this was part of my childhood. Had so much fun and still remember how special I felt when I got to the Rainbow Road for the first time!
great times
Gosh, 150cc in this game is an absolute nightmare.
Yeah, the CPU hounds you. It's obnoxious.
It's not bad to me, except for Special Cup. But you want 150cc nightmare, play Mario Kart 64.
@@LITTLE1994 Special Cup is easy minus Dount 3 and Rainbow Road.
@@LITTLE1994 Mario kart 64 easy and my drifting is good with Mini turbo reds a lot on 150cc
It’s the slippery controls for me but I did found out that you can use the breaks to slow down so that way you wouldn’t like get off the road
*_"... Two Speeds: Fast and WAY TOO FAST!!"_*
Yeah, the original commercial.
@@LITTLE1994 Yeah. I love the monster truck rally type announcer. If only Nintendo commercials nowadays were just as creative and weird as they were back in the day. Instead of some guy _clearly_ reading stuff from the back of the box and footage of a happy family playing the advertised game is shown.
The OG that still holds up in its own little way, despite the myriad of improvements and things introduced since. Sometimes, simplicity just works. (And props to you, Alex, for uploading your vids in 4K).
Nope!
@@ilikeminecraft1232 Yep! He hit the the nail on the head. SIMPLICITY! Less is more.
still one of the best. Might be more nostalgia than anything, but I've always preferred SNES MK over the sequels. Simpler times.
Same! I played the shit out of this game!
No
I agree, though 64 and DD still be very close in my opinion.
@@LITTLE1994 No
No more nostalgia!
The memories...good times.
@@ilikeminecraft1232 nah? what u dont like the past that u forgot what u did last night?
This September will be the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Kart!!
Pure Nintendo magic. God, I love the 90s. It's just something about the music that never fails to make me feel nostalgic. The quintessential racing classic!
And cheap Ai and nonsense if not 50cc
The SNES had one of the best sound cards at the time, a lot of music from the SNES games (game series) are carried over to their newer games because of how good the music was implemented back then.
Especially music from A Link To The Past.
Love your commentaries on each video. Thank you for the insight and entertainment over the years.
Np! :) Thanks!
57:42 You know what DK stands for? ... Donkey Kong? Drift King.
This one almost bought tears to my eyes thinking about my childhood friends how we used to play this for hours.. thanks again for the memories.
Finally! The only mario kart game, where you don't have to drift every turn.
It uses Mode 7 like F-Zero did. Hopefully this year will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Kart!
Wow, what a playthrough! Some brilliant driving there and some amazing comebacks. I appreciate that you used a different character for each cup too, as I love all their different winning themes. Happy holidays!
Knowing exactly where to put the banana on the final level of the mushroom cup brings back memories
I remember declaring Mario Tennis on Virtual Boy to be the first Mario Sports. But I forgot about this game. Although some would argue that racing is a separate category to sports
Super Mario Kart is officially 30.
Also, the music this game is like Latin American and Caribbean overload.
Scary, isn't it?
Hahaha, yes! Someone should recut Speed 2: Cruise Control with this music!
Man Bowsers win music slaps hard! 🤩
Such a BOP!
@@jamesfield1674 yes it is
And the music on the start hits hard too
Happy 2022
MK64 and GC MK were my jam. Many a drunken competitive nights spent on those games.
This is still my favorite Mario Kart!
This legitimately looks like a great mobile game. Really ahead of its time.
It was perfect
Perfect to every minor detail
A real nailbiter when watching you perform the 150cc's, nice job!
Especially for moments like these 1:19:01
and these 1:33:01
"My role, to put it simply, was to direct the overall
presentation of the game. I was responsible for
deciding to set the game in Mario World, the
inclusion of items, and which characters will
be in the game.
In the finished version, you press L or R to do
a little hop, then you drift as you turn. But in the
beginning we didn't know it would actually work.
In real driving, you drift by counter-steering the
wheel in the opposite direction when you corner.
We tried implementing those controls, but the
majority of people couldn't do that technique.
They'd over-drift every time, so we abandoned
that idea. After a bunch of research we hit upon
the idea of drifting by holding down the L/R
buttons. Most people could do that at will,
once they got used to it.
In a real car, drifting actually happens at slow
speeds. Our drifting controls were different from
F-Zero, and I thought they were cool, so I thought
we should incentivise players who had learned
the technique by making drifting a little faster."
-- Hideki Konno, director (Super Mario Kart - SNES)
First Mario Kart game i have ever played. While it's certainly not as good as the new MK games that we have today, it still has it's charm and it holds up pretty well up to this day.
Not as good?? Blasphemy!
Ahh good old days without Blue shell..or red shells from enemies.
Oh? This is ONLY game that doesn't among the old.
Best Mario kart of all time in my opinion
My 1st Mario Kart. Still own my original copy, and beaten it entirely, though 150cc Special Cup is a nightmare. Since it's now 2022, this will be 30th anniversary of the series (this Mario Kart is ancient)! Yeah, this game is aged out compared to what we have now, but it is one of the most important racing games ever made. I'd play this, MK64, or Double Dash anyday over Mario Kart 8.
Oh come off it, these games might be classics but they're no match at all for MK8. Your comment just reeks of the most obnoxious "new things bad" nostalgia.
@@redfruit1968 It's called "less is more" which is a concept you don't understand. The gameplay and FUN of this game is what makes it better. Looks at the NHL video games. NHL 94 is by far STILL the best and most fun game to play. There is literally not one NHL game that has been better since. Not one!
@@redfruit1968 you must not have grown up in the 90’s.
@@redfruit1968 Right, because apparently they can't have the opinion of liking the classic MK games more than MK8/MK8DX and said or implied that these games are bad for being 'newer'.
Good lord, the only thing that actually 'reeks of obnoxiousness' here is your reading comprehension bruh 🤣
That round 4 brought back alot of memories
The game of all legend.
Aw man this brings back so memories
This one of those games that I can play in 10 years and it would still be awesome. One of the best games without a doubt!!
There is a certain magic about the 16 bit era that today's generation will never understand. The fun and simplicity of these classics cannot be duplicated by today's games. Yeah, the graphics now are better. But games today are overly complex and the gameplay isn't something that you can just "pick and and play" anymore. That's why I don't like newer games. It isn't even so much "nostalgia" although that's a small part of it. It's about the fact that games in this era were just plain EASY and FUN to play!
Super Mario Kart is a great SNES game.
The original game that started it all. Nostalgia. I play this, along with 64 and Double Dash, anyday way way over Mario Kart 8. But the first game here is really important, as it is also the first ever kart-racing game in general. Still own the original cartridge and beaten 150cc (Special Cup is a nightmare).
I’m so glad I grew up to this! That and classic super Mario games. I miss my old Nintendo.
Wonderful seeing uploads in 4K now.
I didn’t even know this existed, I always thought N64 was the first Mario kart wow
Grande clássico...muito joguei...SNES me traz lembranças de grandes momentos de diversão e alegria.
si
@@captainAlex258what happened to Wario and donkey kong country
Excelente gameplay meu amigo. Jogava muito esse jogo a 20 anos atrás.
Mario Circuit 1
Donut plains 1
Ghost Valley 1
Bowser Castle 1
Mario Circuit 2
Chocolate island 1
Ghost Valley 2
Donut plains 2
Bowser Castle 2
Mario Circuit 3
Beach Koopa 1
Chocolate island 2
Vanilla Lake 1
Bowser Castle 3
Mario Circuit 4
Donut plains 3
Beach Koopa 2
Ghost Valley 3
Vanilla Lake 2
Rainbow Road
It gives me a lot of nostalgia to see this game being reset, because I played it every day on the video game I had when I was a child, it's a shame the video game broke
I love the boswer theme song in this game.
Wow you really know what to play for occasions.
Kart is spelled correctly! Or at least that's the way it has been long before this game came out. When I was a kid, I loved Mario, and I loved go-karts, so this was a dream come true. While my interest in Mario has waned as the years, my love for go-karts hasn't, so this is easily one of my favorite Mario games. You need more solid racing skill to play the SNES game, unlike most of the later entries.
Skill still needed in newer ones to like why does this weak basic old game has to be best automatically because of pixels?
@@destroyermcw626 I didn't say skill wasn't needed, I said more solid racing skill was required for this as it's a bit harder to race without the CPU aiding you if you fall behind. The newer games are fine, but tailored to different users and have different features. I never said anything about superiority of pixels. This SNES game is still a winner for me just because it is, and if you take issue with that, well, whatever.
@@MarcBarkyMarta Ahh well ok then.
@@destroyermcw626 What's up with all the comments you've made on this video? Can't handle the fact that people like this game for nostalgic and non-nostalgic reasons? Lmao, cope kid 🤣
Everything is fine (Except im not touching 150cc) but i just don't like this game it's too outdated like crazy! but atleast i can powerslide.@@Arbaz3102
Great blueprint for the franchise. I will say _this_ though... If you've played the newer Mario Kart games before Super Mario Kart, the drifting is definitely going to take a while to get used to. It's not nearly as forgiving as the later ones.
For real. It's way touchier here. You can't just lay on the jump button like you can in the later games unless you want to end up instantly in 8th place.
That is true. The controls is the biggest criticism here. It's not perfect.
Yeah, this and super circuit are the hardest to control in the series, fitting i guess.
@@minignoux4566 Yeah, I feel you on Super Circuit. The drifting was a horrible PIA on that one. It was good on the 64 and GameCube games, but I think they really finally nailed it in the DS game.
@@NintendoComplete Honestly, drifting in super circuit is actually pretty easy once you get the hand of it.
The trick is to not drift at every turn because it mostly slow you down by making you go wide. The kart can take most corners fine, so i only drift sharp corners for that sweet boost (that you can't even get on easy corners, another reason to not bother wit it)
EDIT: it's also one of the only mario kart where trajectory matters, with out-in-out being an actual technique.
This games goes alot more in depht than expected
to think this is where it all began. mario kart has come a long way since then.
I was trying to remember what was the first video game I ever played and I think that's it. Amazing game!
I had my butt clenched throughout the majority of this video 😂 You wrecked these fools though! and man, this game evokes more nostalgia than most games out there. The memories I have of playing this game against my older brothers. The battle mode was a fu€king awesome time too when you have friends/family to play against. I can’t recall which mode I had more fun with, though I want to say battle mode, where you have to pop each other’s balloons. The Super Nintendo is probably the system that brings back the most memories for me, of a much happier, care free time. Life was so simple. I’m just grateful I had the childhood I had and was lucky enough to experience games like this. The Sega genesis, NES, PS1/PS2, N64, and GameCube were all amazing systems that also had such a huge, positive impact on my childhood and teenage years. But yeah, the SNES just really gives me that warm fuzzy feeling and unearths memories and experiences that I forgot I had. Nostalgia is such a powerful and beautiful thing. Thank you for showcasing games like this and many others that remind me of long forgotten timers
No more nostalgia!!!!!!!
@@ilikeminecraft1232 Nobody cares, zoomer.
This is the version of Mario kart I was introduced to, I'm 15, and I'm really glad my step-dad introduced me to it, I love playing it
I was waiting for this
this will always be my fav in the series its timeless
Absolutely classic game
And this you guys, this, is how the legend was born.
I love this game more than the newer ones because the courses feel like actual race tracks and not obstacle courses
How can you get such great graphics on this old console? On my I cant barely see smth. Do smb have tips?
Loved it when i got the red turtle shell 😂😂 i use to sneak up at night while my parents slept to play this volume down i absolutely loved this
90s snes games always the best
So good! Love this Game so much! Perfect Game!
I always found it odd that Sega would want to call people's attention to one of the best SNES games in their ad. I actually traded my Sega Genesis for a copy of Mario Kart back in the day. That's how well that ad worked.
The SNES is a more powerful console then the Genesis and it has better games.
@@user-in8qh3zf9d Lol what.
Truly one of the greats
Love that game!!
In the first prototype build dated April 13, 1992, this was the original track order:
MUSHROOM CUP
a. Donut Plains 1
b. Choco Island 1
c. Ghost Valley 1
d. Bowser Castle 1
e. Mario Circuit 1
FLOWER CUP
a. Koopa Beach 1
b. Choco Island 2
c. Donut Plains 2
d. Bowser Castle 2
e. Mario Circuit 2
STAR CUP
a. Ghost Valley 2
b. Vanilla Lake 1
c. Donut Plains 3
d. Bowser Castle 3
e. Mario Circuit 3
SPECIAL CUP
a. Vanilla Lake 2
b. Koopa Beach 2
c. Choco Island 3
d. Ghost Valley 3
e. Mario Circuit 4
The final track order was first used in the May 18, 1992 prototype, which deleted Choco Island 3 in favor of Rainbow Road and also gave most of the courses their final BGM; in the April 13, 1992 build, an entirely different BGM was used for the Vanilla Lake courses, and the Donut Plains course BGM was mostly the same as the final except for the first section being in a lower key, while the Koopa Beach BGM was there but was also used in the Choco Island courses, and the eventual 2P Battle Mode BGM had been used in the Ghost Valley, Bowser's Castle and Mario Circuit courses.
I'm really annoyed by one thing - why is koopa tan and not yellow?
I might be misremembering, but I don't think he had yellow skin before Mario 64. (Unless you count SMB Special, I guess?)
@@NintendoComplete Oh
Super Mario kart was way ahead of its time with the dual screen mechanic that wouldn't be attempted until 2005 with Mario Kart DS
Wasn't a big fan of the original but Mario Kart 64 was my jam.
Same
Cool, I like both. Well all of em really, even the arcade games lmao 😂
Loved this game. ❤
I love this videogame, greetings from Guaranda, Ecuador.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
2024 still epic 😊
The one and only, all time greatest, most addictive driving game EVER.
The 4 Characters who are of my highest priority whenever I play this.
Luigi > Koopa Troopa > Princess > Yoshi
My friend owns a SNES with Super Mario Kart and I completed the 3 cups on 50cc as Toad.
I used to be exposed to this game every day from 1992-1993 because it was the number one request of all kids who went to my day care center, lol.
No regrets, amazing game, loved it even when I wasn't playing it.
Are u playing it on the snes or switch?
Now this was Fun im loving it! I just Played it Before, So im Giving it 5 Stars!
ah where it all started, where nintendo took a gamble and oh lord did it come up aces
Super Mario Kart, the game that changed Racing Games
Good memories,but this game also pissed me off alot lol.
Que bueno el inicio de todo
ALMOST 2 YEARS AND ALMOST 200K VIEWS
I played this game with my sister, we play battle mode and chase each other, I escape because she had a red shell
Red Shells were pretty much the Blue Shells of this game. They're just as annoying.
Happy New Year!!
Back in the 90s we rented super mario kart at the videotheque. In the game we were able to use yoshi eggs, and bowser fireballs. Does anyone know the cheats for it? Or, is it because it was a videotheque version?
Happy new year
Ah yes, before the Blue Shell existed to punish you for trying to race in a racing game. Happy New Year!
Just my two cents, but f*** the blue shell. You too!
(Awkward edit for clarification: *Happy New Year to* you too. Hahaha I reread that later and saw how easily it might've been misread, oops!)
@@NintendoComplete I owned this game as a kid, and remember that Sega Genesis commercial trying to show Super Mario Kart as a slow game. Even back then, I knew this commercial was a lie, and could even prove it by playing the game!
@@rcblazer It was all marketing hype hahaha. The faux-3D racer was one of the few genres based around pure speed that the SNES pretty much always beat the Genesis in. Mode 7 may have been overhyped, but it gave us games like F Zero and Top Gear (60fps, iirc? Maybe Top Gear was 30?). OutRun, Lotus, and Super Monaco GP all seem to hover somewhere around 20fps, and it made a huge difference.
I guess Sega felt a bit insecure, though you'd never know it from the first Saturn port of Daytona.
That's so cool.
Perhaps my favorite thing about this game is the risk v reward type gameplay.
Slowing down can help you take corners sharper, but trying to take them at speed via drifting can be more rewarding in the end.
Heh I can drift in newer ones at higher speed and on straight roads and feels rewarding
Oh yes I knew it Nostalgia!
I'm watching this trying to wrap my head around how the sprites work. Because it's definitely not a 3D game! But it looks fairly 3D, with the karts and racers I mean. The image changes to the turning sprite while the player is turning, but when they stop turning, they straighten out. All while the sprite is rotated to face wherever the camera currently is. So that way they don't ever get twisted out of shape.
The music was so funky
A classic from SNES.
I like the game of super Mario kart race on SNES and it my favorite game and my favorite character is peach she a fast driver.