Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

MARIO KART ARCADE GP DX

Now, it's time for the third game in the arcade franchise, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, released in 2013. Unlike the last game, this game is not so much the same game with more content added as its own game that simply takes heavy influence from the previous. All nine Mario characters return to the roster, alongside Bowser Jr. as a regular character, and Daisy, Rosalina, Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Lakitu, King Boo, and Metal Mario as DLC, as well as a number of color swaps for characters like Fursuit Mario and Dry Bowser. I'm not the biggest into the arcade scene, so I don't entirely get how DLC works for arcade games, but if anyone does know, please tell me down below. Pac-Man returns but is sadly not rejoined by Mrs. Pac-Man, Blinky, or Mametchi. Instead, we are joined by Don-Chan, a living Taiko drum and a popular character over in Japan.

As for our items, we once again see the return of Shells, Basins, Tornadoes, Weather Clouds, Rockets, Hammers, Extendable Hands, the High Beam, Bananas, Tacks, Smokescreens, Tires, Pies, Sticky Oil, Bazookas, and so on, all functioning under the same basic principles as items in the previous arcade games.

Our stages once again are separated into seven Cups of two each, and the two in question likewise tend to be built upon one another, but they are different than the tracks present in the first two games. First we have the Toad Cup, featuring Peach Castle and Kingdom Way, both based on generic Mushroom Kingdom areas. Then we have the Mario Cup, with Splash Circuit and Tropical Coast, once again following a beach theme. Third, we have the Don-chan Cup, with Bon Dance Street and Omatsuri Circuit, both based on traditional Japanese festivals and culture. The Bowser Jr. Cup features Aerial Road and Sky Arena, both based on airship levels; and the Bowser Cup features Bowser's Factory and Bowser's Castle. The Pac-Man Cup features Pac-Man Stadium and Namco Stadium, both representing Pac-Man and his home company Namco respectively. Finally, the Donkey Kong Cup features Bananan Labyrinth and DK Jungle, very similar to his previous levels.

That's about all I've got for now. Here's what we've got:

Characters:

Mario Kart: Lock-on (basin or tire, fave), Shoot Forward (tornado or weather clouds), 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

Bowser Jr.

Rosalina

Daisy

Baby Mario

Baby Peach

Metal Mario

Lakitu

King Boo

Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man

Blinky

Mametchi

Don-chan

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

Peach Castle

Kingdom Way

Splash Circuit

Tropical Coast

Bon Dance Street

Omatsuri Circuit

Aerial Road

Sky Arena

Bowser's Factory

Bowser's Castle

Pac-Man Stadium

Namco Stadium

Bananan Labyrinth

DK Jungle

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover the last arcade game, Mario Kart Arcade GP VR!