Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

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Template:Infobox Arcade Game Mario Kart Arcade GP DX is a Mario Kart game for arcade systems, developed by Namco Bandai Games in partnership with Nintendo. The game was released in Japan on July 25, 2013 and in the United States during 2014.

Gameplay

Grand Prix, Clone Battle, and two-player modes are featured in the game. The player can choose between seven karts, five of them being unlockable. Before starting a race, the player can take their photography and decorate it with twelve included features, such as a samurai helmet and a pirate suit. The player can choose to play in 50cc, 100cc and 150cc, with the latter two being unlockable. The player then must choose which one of three themed tracks (Toad, Mario, Don-chan) they want to play. Like Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, there are only six racers in each race rather than eight or twelve. Every circuit has a time limit, and when the player is at first place their photography has a crown. When the player completes a lap, lights between the game screen change the color. The main feature of the game is that players can now play in cooperative, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in that a player is the driver and the second shoots items. Cooperative play is only possible by gaining a special power-up which transforms the player's kart into a Fusion Kart that will drive and the second player is called to control the turret and shoot unlimited amounts of Green Shells at any direction for a limited period of time.[1] Additionally, gameplay elements from Mario Kart 7 such as the use of gliders and underwater courses are present.

Instead of Mario Cards like the last two installments, the player can use a Banapassport Card to save their progress. As such, the cabinets will have online connectivity, but it is currently unknown if the game will have online leaderboards or multiplayer. The game will however make extensive use of downloadable content, where over the course of five years the game will gradually have more content added through major yearly updates, so in the end there will be a total of 30 courses, 20 characters, 120 vehicles and about 150 items, increased from 10, 12, 22 and 90 respectively as long as the machine is set up to an internet connection by the operator.[2]

Certain cabinets (mostly those released outside Japan) are configured to only play single exhibition races, prohibiting play in Grand Prix or Time Trial. Players are free to select between any course and character (excluding downloadable characters and costumes), however the type of Kart the players drive is determined via roulette. Every race will bring up the "Game Over" screen after completion, and the selected kart the player was given will be different in the next race he/she plays.

The commentary from Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 returns and this time, it is voiced by Rica Matsumoto in the Japanese version.

Playable characters

The latest version of the game features a total of 14 playable characters (9 are default, 3 are unlockable, and 2 are downloadable).[3] Characters are divided into four weight classes (feather, light, medium, and heavy).[4] Also, some characters have palette swaps that can be selected on the character select screen. Currently, there are seven available palette swaps: Fire Mario, Ice Luigi, Blue Toad, Strawberry Don-chan, Red Yoshi, Dry Bowser, and Gold Mario, for Mario, Luigi, Toad, Don-chan, Yoshi, Bowser, and Metal Mario respectively.[5]

Middleweight

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Lightweight

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Featherweight

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Heavyweight

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Non-playable characters

Karts

This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

There are twenty-three karts to choose from, and gliders are automatically preset when selecting a kart. Other karts are downloadable and to be released, with some being recolours of existing karts.

Items

This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX has the most items out of any Mario Kart game; a grand total of 100 items. The player can only use three items via a roulette, with at least one item to throw forward and one backward.

Items thrown forward

Items thrown backward

Courses

The game features 10 race tracks, all of which share the general track layouts of courses in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 but modified significantly, mainly to alter their theme and accomodate the vehicles. Only the Mario and Bowser Cups keep their tracks' original branding, while the Yoshi Cup becomes the Toad Cup, the Donkey Kong Cup becomes the Don-Chan Cup, and the Waluigi Cup becomes the Bowser Jr. Cup. The Wario, Pac-Man, and Rainbow Cups are removed entirely, and it is unknown if these courses will return through future updates to the game.

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Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Peach Castle
Peach Castle 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Splash Circuit
Splash Circuit 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Bonodori Street
Bon Dance Street 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Aerial Road
Aerial Road 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Bowser Factory
Bowser Factory
Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Kingdom Way
Kingdom Way 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Tropical Coast
Tropical Coast 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Omatsuri Circuit
Omatsuri Circuit 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Sky Arena
Sky Arena 		Preview of the Mario Kart Arcade GP DX course Bowser Castle
Bowser Castle

Gallery

  • A poster with images from the game.

    A poster with images from the game.

  • Arcade machines on which the game is played.

    Arcade machines on which the game is played.

  • Character artwork of Mario and Bowser

    Character artwork of Mario and Bowser

  • Photography screen.

    Photography screen.

  • Mario using a glider on Peach Castle.

    Mario using a glider on Peach Castle.

  • Mario in Omatsuri Circuit.

    Mario in Omatsuri Circuit.

  • A view of Bon Dance Street.

    A view of Bon Dance Street.

  • Yoshi in Tropical Coast's underwater segment.

    Yoshi in Tropical Coast's underwater segment.

  • Mario collecting Mario Coins on Splash Circut.

    Mario collecting Mario Coins on Splash Circut.

  • The Fusion Kart on Peach Castle.

    The Fusion Kart on Peach Castle.

  • Another screenshot of the Fusion Kart.

    Another screenshot of the Fusion Kart.

  • Beta character selection screen.

    Beta character selection screen.

  • The character select screen in the final game. This particular screen shows that Bowser Jr. has just been unlocked, but the other two characters (Wario and Waluigi in this case) are still locked.

    The character select screen in the final game. This particular screen shows that Bowser Jr. has just been unlocked, but the other two characters (Wario and Waluigi in this case) are still locked.

  • Mario and Pac-Man in Peach Castle.

    Mario and Pac-Man in Peach Castle.

  • Don-chan in Bon Dance Street.

    Don-chan in Bon Dance Street.

  • Mario driving underwater.

    Mario driving underwater.

  • Mario in JAPAN AMUSEMENT EXPO 2013.

    Mario in JAPAN AMUSEMENT EXPO 2013.

  • Players playing the game.

    Players playing the game.

  • Another picture of players playing the game.

    Another picture of players playing the game.

  • Event announcing Rosalina as a playable character.

    Event announcing Rosalina as a playable character.

  • The character select screen showing Ice Luigi and Rosalina.

    The character select screen showing Ice Luigi and Rosalina.

Trivia

  • Alongside photographed images of players, it's been shown that several avatars can be used as an alternative in some cabinet types. These avatars are reused from some of Namco Bandai Games's earlier titles, being We Ski, We Ski & Snowboard, and Go Vacation.

References

  1. ^ Kotaku - In This New Mario Kart, You Can Drive a Tank
  2. ^ http://arcadeheroes.com/2014/03/25/new-details-mario-kart-arcade-gp-dxs-online-features/
  3. ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/2013/07/mario-kart-arcade-gp-dx-slowly-arrives-in-japan/
  4. ^ http://blog.goo.ne.jp/drumcan/e/3203c4f8cec19ee191fe7194c6eb30e9
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%88%A5%E5%86%8A%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8C%E3%81%B3%E3%81%92%E3%83%BC%E3%82%80%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3-%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB-%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AADX%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E5%8F%B7-%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF/dp/4047301264/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417662589&sr=1-1&keywords=%E5%88%A5%E5%86%8A%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8C%E3%81%B3%E3%81%92%E3%83%BC%E3%82%80%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%B3+%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB
  6. ^ [1]
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  8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAJcwYVEvY
  9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAJcwYVEvY
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPOjmAWwcJQ
  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npYMKytD_Ns
  12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxWMC0J4YTo
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGEuklaCzwE

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