Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

 MARIO KART ARCADE GP 2

So, today's will be a bit quicker than yesterday's blog. Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 was the sequel to the first arcade game, released in 2007, and is, more or less, largely the same game with a few new things added. Specifically, on top of the eleven characters from the first all returning, we also see the addition of Waluigi on the Mario end, and Mametchi from the Tamagotchi series as a new guest character. We also get to see custom karts for each character, and a good number of the same items. Because there were so many, I can't say for sure which, if any, were added in and which were dropped, but I recognize most on the list, and they all still follow the same principles from the first, so I won't worry about it.

All of the tracks from the first game return, with a couple more cups added on. First we have the Yoshi Cup, with Yoshi Park 1 and 2 added in, both based on an amusement park, the second with Luigi's Mansion ghosts appearing. Then we have the Waluigi Cup, with Stadium Arena and Waluigi Stadium featured, both having a Dino Dino Jungle/Jurassic Park kind of feel. Nothing Tamagotchi, I guess. That's alright.

And that's it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Mario Kart: Lock-on (basin or tire, fave), Shoot Forward (tornado), Drop Backward (oil or firecracker), Shoot Backward (pie), Melee (thunder stick), Status (shield), High Beam, Magic Hand, Jack-in-the-Box

Robo Mario: see all above, total gimmick rep. Might not even need to be echo.

Mario

Luigi

Princess Peach

Toad

Yoshi

Donkey Kong

Wario

Bowser

Waluigi

Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man

Blinky

Mametchi

Stages:

Mario Highway

Mario Beach

DK Jungle

Bananan Ruins

Diamond City

Snow Panic

Pac-Mountain

Pac-Labyrinth

Bowser's Castle

Castle Walls

Rainbow Coaster

Rainbow Downhill

Yoshi Park 1

Yoshi Park 2

Stadium Arena

Waluigi Stadium

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover Mario Kart Arcade GP DX!