Mario Kart World

This article is about the Nintendo Switch 2 game. For the digital soundtrack album on the Nintendo Music app, see Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music).

Mario Kart World
American box art For alternate art, see the related gallery.
Developers	Nintendo EPD Monolith Soft 1-UP Studio Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	Nintendo Switch 2
Release dates	June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 5, 2025 June 26, 2025 June 26, 2025 June 26, 2025 July 3, 2025 July 10, 2025 September 17, 2025 December 10, 2026
Languages	English (United States) English (United Kingdom) Japanese Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French (Canada) French (Europe) German Italian Korean Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Europe) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Europe) Thai
Genre	Racing
Ratings	ESRB: - Everyone CERO: - All ages PEGI: - Three years and older USK: - All ages ClassInd: - General audience SMECCV: - All ages Gmedia: - Three years and older GRAC: - All ages GSRR: - Six years and older UAEMC: - Three years and older ACB: - General FPB: - Parental guidance
Modes	Single player Multiplayer (2–4 players) Local Wireless Play (2–16 players) Online Play (2–24 players) LAN Play (2–24 players)
Format	Nintendo Switch 2: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch 2: Joy-Con 2 Joy-Con Joy-Con 2 (horizontal) Joy-Con (horizontal) Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

“A world of racing awaits”

—Game tagline

Mario Kart World is a racing game in the Mario Kart series, first released for the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025. Initially teased during the Nintendo Switch 2's reveal trailer on January 16, 2025, the game was properly revealed during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation on April 2, 2025. It is the sixteenth entry in the Mario Kart series and the first new Mario Kart title since 2020's Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. It is also the first Mario Kart game to be a launch title for its console.

Mario Kart World distinguishes itself from previous games by introducing an open world where all of its courses are located. Players can either explore the game's world in Free Roam, or participate in Grand Prix and Knockout Tours on its courses, which are now connected by routes. The game's roster marked the playable debut of many enemies from across the series, including Cataquack, Swoop, and Conkdor, among many more. Altogether, this game features the most new playable character additions to the Mario Kart series to date. The art style of the game's characters has changed to further resemble the illustrations of artist Shigehisa Nakaue (the franchise's primary 2D illustrator since 2007), much like the in-game look of Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

The game was covered during the Nintendo Treehouse: Live events on April 3 and 4, 2025. A dedicated Nintendo Direct for the game titled the "Mario Kart World Direct" broadcast on April 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. UTC / 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET.

Mario Kart World is one of the first two Nintendo-published games to be localized in Polish (the other being Donkey Kong Bananza), with support added in Ver. 1.5.0 on January 21, 2026.

Gameplay

New features

Races now have 24 racers, doubling from the twelve seen in Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, tripling from the eight seen in the other entries, and quadrupling the six from the arcade series. Players receive points in racing as before, with some positions receiving the same number of points, making Mario Kart World the first Mario Kart game where racers who finished in different places received the same number of points since Mario Kart: Super Circuit, when 5th-8th place were all awarded zero points.

Although underwater driving (introduced in Mario Kart 7) and anti-gravity (from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) do not return, gliding does, with gliders being replaced by retractable wings on the vehicles. When going over water, the wheels of all vehicles change into water skis, allowing them to float on the surface of the water. Both of these mechanics create a comparable vehicle system to Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS.

Many new mechanics are introduced in this game: when holding down the button after a hop without turning, players can charge up a Charge Jump instead of initiating a drift. After such a jump, the player is granted a small speed boost similar to a Mini-Turbo. The jumps can be charged, yielding blue, then yellow, then rainbow sparks, with longer charges granting a longer-lasting boost after landing, similarly to drifting. Vehicles can now wall ride by Jump Boosting or Charge Jumping onto walls, and rail ride on grindrails^{[conjectural]} and other thin platforms to quickly charge up Mini-Turbos. A new Rewind feature has also been added, which allows the player to rewind their position to where they were before. However, this feature does not rewind the other racers and can only be used in Free Roam or in solo races and Time Trials.

Unlike previous installments, all of the courses in the game take place in a large, open world, connected via the newly introduced routes, which are long, non-looping tracks filled with various hazards that connect from one course to another during races.

Players are able to enter large vehicles scattered around the world marked with question marks, and temporarily control them from the inside. The vehicles available to control are trucks, boats, helicopters, and UFOs.

Visually, the game is the first entry in the series, and the first Super Mario game overall, that can be played in resolutions higher than 1080p.

Controls

Action(s)
	Joy-Con 2 / Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller	Joy-Con 2 (horizontal)
Steer
Accelerate / Rocket Start
Brake / Reverse
Item / Horn / Taunt	/
Drift / Hop / Trick / Charge Jump	/
Rear view
Pause menu
Photo Mode
Rewind
Move camera
Retry Mission (Free Roam)
Open map (Free Roam)

Game modes

Grand Prix

Grand Prix returns as the main game mode from previous games, where the player races through four courses of a cup in a chosen engine class (50cc, 100cc, 150cc, or the unlockable Mirror Mode) to attain the most points, with higher placements yielding more points. However, the format of the Grand Prix has been changed significantly from previous games. Now, only the first race of a cup follows the traditional multiple-lap format. The last three races follow a sectioned format instead, with the first two sections (or more in certain cases) of the race taking place across routes that transition from the previous course to the next, while the final section consists of one lap of that next course.

Initially, only seven out of the eight cups are available in Grand Prix. Once a trophy has been obtained in all of them, a cutscene will play showing the seven trophies appearing at Acorn Heights and combining into the Special Cup trophy. The trophy will then fly across the sky with a rainbow trail behind it, much to the surprise of some of the racers. The trophy will then fly towards the Crown Bridge and immediately upwards, where it materializes into Rainbow Road offscreen. The Special Cup will then be unlocked for play.

Like in past games, the player is able to get up to three stars in addition to a trophy in a Grand Prix. Like Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the stars are purely based on points, with the player getting all three stars by getting 60 points, which is done by getting first place in all four races.

As officially confirmed by Nintendo in a "Thank you for playing!" email sent to players, Mirror Mode is unlocked by:

• Playing the first seven cups in Grand Prix on 150cc (Nintendo's email erroneously states that all eight cups must be played in Grand Prix before replaying the Special Cup)
• Playing the first eight rallies in Knockout Tour on 150cc (with clearing checkpoints being optional)
• Completing 10 P Switch missions in Free Roam
• Activating 10 ? Panels in Free Roam
• Collecting 10 Peach Medallions in Free Roam
• Only after all of the above have been completed, the player must finish the Special Cup on 150cc to unlock it, including replaying the Special Cup if it has already been completed.

Once all of the criteria have been fulfilled, a cutscene will play where a rainbow-colored light travels into the stained glass on the castle in Peach Stadium. After a flash of light, the design on the stained glass is mirrored; Mario notices that the "L" on Luigi's cap is mirrored as well, and the two then celebrate. Mirror Mode will then be unlocked.

Unlike Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, progress made on a cup in Mirror Mode counts for other engine classes as well, a feature that only applied to 100cc and 150cc in the aforementioned two games.

Due to the increased racer count, 7th through 12th place are not considered losing places. Below is a chart of the point spread in Mario Kart World:

Game	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th
Mario Kart World	15[a]	12[b]	10[b]	9[b]	9[b]	8[b]	8[b]	7[b]	7[b]	6[c]	6[c]	6[c]	5[c]	5[c]	5[c]	4[c]	4[c]	4[c]	3	3	3	2	2	1
a. Signifies victory results (great clapping, character(s) cheering), unique finish music, and the best after-race music. b. Signifies moderate results (mild clapping, moderate character reaction) and the same music in Wi-Fi as the winner (different in Mario Kart DS's Grand Prix). c. Signifies mediocre results (minimal character reactions) and music. No note signifies losing results (no clapping, character(s) showing a sad expression) and music.

Knockout Tour

Knockout Tour is a new all-out battle mode where players race over consecutive courses and routes across the open world and are eliminated at a specific checkpoint if they are in the last four places. Unlike races, there are no breaks in between, as players who qualify for the next race will simply continue in it.

Knockout Tour consists of rallies rather than cups, with each of the rallies having six checkpoints within. Unlike the Grand Prix, Knockout Tour focuses primarily on the routes between the courses. The first five races take place on a continuous path, with each checkpoint eliminating the players that place in the bottom four of the group. For the final race, the last four players standing will race a lap around the final course.

Like in Grand Prix, there are up to three stars that can be obtained in each rally. Similar to Grand Prix requiring a first-place finish in every race to obtain three stars, the player must place first at every checkpoint of a rally to get three stars in it.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	サバイバル Sabaibaru	Survival
Chinese (Simplified)	生存赛 Shēngcún Sài (Mandarin) Sāngchyùhn Choi (Cantonese)	Survival Match
Chinese (Traditional)	生存賽 Shēngcún Sài (Mandarin) Sāngchyùhn Choi (Cantonese)
Dutch	Knock-outrally	Knockout Rally
French (Canada)	Survie	Survival
French (Europe)
German	K.-o.-Tour	K.O. Tour
Italian	Sopravvivenza	Survival
Korean	서바이벌 Seobaibeol	Survival
Polish	Nokaut	Knockout
Portuguese (Brazil)	Eliminatória	Elimination
Portuguese (Europe)
Russian	Марафон на выбывание Marafon na vybyvaniye	Elimination marathon
Spanish (Latin America)	Supervivencia	Survival
Spanish (Europe)
Thai	แพ้คัดออก Pɛ́ɛ Kát'ɔ̀ɔk	Single Elimination

Free Roam

A map of all the roads used for courses, routes, and rallies (black), water areas used for routes (light blue), roads exclusively used in Free Roam (light green), and train tracks (red)

Free Roam is an open-world mode where one or multiple players can freely explore a large interconnected map containing the game's courses, both on- and off-road. The map has been described as a continent and Kosuke Yabuki, the game's producer, stated that, if he had to name the setting, it would be called "Mario Kart World". When going off-road, the player can drive at a faster speed compared to driving off-road during regular races. Item Boxes still appear in Free Roam, but only contain a small set of items: Dash Mushrooms, Triple Dash Mushrooms, Golden Dash Mushrooms, Feathers and Super Stars. Time in Free Roam moves according to a dynamic 24 minutes day-night cycle separated into four distinct periods: 14 minutes of daytime, 2 minutes of sunset, 6 minutes of nighttime and 2 minutes of sunrise.

CPU drivers are found driving in various locations of the world. All 24 main drivers (e.g. Mario, Luigi or Toad) appear in the game's map, and when selected, allows the player to play as them. Other drivers also appear racing in courses around the world. Along with drivers, various vehicles appear throughout Free Roam. Traffic normally confined to roads in routes and Crown City can now appear driving inside courses themselves. Seaplanes, helicopters and Ride helis fly over the world, occasionally landing or dropping Item Boxes from above.

As displayed in the HUD when viewing the world map in this mode, P Switches, ? Panels, and Peach Medallions appear as discoverable objects, all of which award the player with stickers. P Switches activate missions reminiscent of the Missions mode from Mario Kart DS and bonus challenges from Mario Kart Tour. In total, Free Roam contains 394 P Switches, 150 ? Panels, and 200 Peach Medallions. CPU drivers can also be encountered in Free Roam; the main characters drive around locations indicated by the map, and three random NPC characters can be found driving around the race courses. CPUs also appear as challengers in certain P Switch missions.

Once Mirror Mode is unlocked, the player can drive through the stained glass on either the front or back of the castle in Peach Stadium to mirror the entire world map in Free Roam.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	フリーラン Furīran	Free Run
Chinese (Simplified)	自由行驶 Zìyóu Xíngshǐ (Mandarin) Jihyàuh Hàahngsái (Cantonese)	Free Drive
Chinese (Traditional)	自由行駛 Zìyóu Xíngshǐ (Mandarin) Jihyàuh Hàahngsái (Cantonese)
Dutch	Rondrijden	Driving Around
French (Canada)	Balade	Stroll
French (Europe)
German	Freies Fahren	Free Drive
Italian	Corsa libera	Free run
Korean	프리 런 Peuri Reon	Free Run
Polish	Swobodna jazda	Free drive
Portuguese (Brazil)	Modo livre	Free mode
Portuguese (Europe)
Russian	Свободная езда Svobodnaya ezda	Free riding
Spanish (Latin America)	Paseo libre	Free drive
Spanish (Europe)	Modo libre	Free mode
Thai	ขับสํารวจโลก Kàp Sǎmrùuat Lôok	Drive and Explore the World

Time Trials

Time Trials return and function the same as they have previously. Players drive through a selected course to complete it as fast as possible. Like in previous games, players can race against ghost times set by other players online. Staff ghosts return under the same name prefixes as in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, those being "Nin★". Lap/section splits on the results screen were added in version 1.8.0, like in previous Mario Kart games.

VS Race

VS Race allows up to four players to play together locally and sixteen players to play wirelessly with custom rules.

The settings available in VS Race are:

• Class: The engine class the races will be played in.
• Teams: Determines whether races are played in teams or individually. Unlike previous games, it is now possible to play in three teams of eight racers each or four teams of six, in addition to only two teams of 12.
• Items: Sets the item balance, with "Normal" containing regular item balance and "Frantic" giving chaotic items more frequently. The version 1.2.0 update also added the "Mushrooms Only" option, which only gives Mushroom-based items. The version 1.4.0 update reintroduced "Custom Items" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, allowing players to manually select which items appear, though unlike last time, items cannot be set for specific teams in team races.
• COM Difficulty: Sets the difficulty of computer racers, with the available options being "Easy", "Normal", and "Hard", or "No COM", which removes all computer racers. The "No COM" option was initially only available in multiplayer, but was made available for single player as well starting in version 1.2.0.
• Course Selection: Determines how courses are selected:
  • "Open" allows the player to select any course, including whether to play with routes or not.
  • In "Connected", the first race is chosen similarly to "Open", but after that, the player can only select from three courses that connect from the previous course, and the race will involve traversing the route to the next course. Occasionally, one to two of those options will be replaced by the option to play a track that does not connect to the previous course in the traditional lap style. The player can also select a random course, which may pick from one of the previously given courses with routes, or select a random course without routes. If the previously played course was Rainbow Road (which does not connect to any other course), the options will instead be courses that connect from Peach Stadium.
  • "Random" has racers playing on a random course, which will also randomly choose whether it is played with laps or routes. In the latter case, it will be a course that connects to the previously played course.
• Race Count: Select the number of races played. The player is able to select three, four, five, six, eight, 12, 16, or 32 races.

Several of the routes in VS Race give the destination course unique layouts compared to Grand Prix, Knockout Tour, and Time Trials, such as reverse layouts, combined layouts, or completely new layouts.

Battle

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Battle modes return with three battle modes to choose from: Balloon Battle, Coin Runners, and Bob-omb Blast as of version 1.6.0. The settings for Battle mode are similar to VS Race, but engine class cannot be set (as all battles are played in 50cc), only "Open" and "Random" are available in course selection, and the number of rounds has a maximum of eight, as opposed to the 32 races in VS Race. Additionally, when using "Custom Items" (aside from Bob-omb Blast, where it is disabled), turning off every item causes the Mushroom to automatically turn on, while turning off every item except for the Blooper and/or Dash Food causes the Green Shell to automatically turn on. Matches have a set three-minute timer present during battles, which is non-adjustable like in Mario Kart Wii.

Balloon Battle

Balloon Battle has been reverted to the elimination/point hybrid system used in Mario Kart 8, where players gain points by hitting other opponents, and all of the points they gained will be added to their total score if they survive until the end. Unlike Mario Kart 8, if the player loses all of their balloons, they are not only eliminated from the game, but their score is also nullified, meaning that they get last place and do not get any points for the round.

Like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, players start with five balloons rather than three like in other games. Defeated players do not continue being able to use items like in Mario Kart 8. In local and online multiplayer, players can instead continue watching their opponents play, much like if they get eliminated in Knockout Tour.

Coin Runners

Coin Runners functions similarly to its previous appearances, where the objective is to collect the most coins when the time limit expires while avoiding getting hit, which will cause the player to lose coins. However, similar to Mario Kart 7's version of Coin Runners, there is a limit to the number of coins the player can collect, that being 20. Once the time is up, the number of coins the player collected will be added to their total point tally.

Bob-omb Blast

Added in the version 1.6.0 update, Bob-omb Blast is similar to its iteration from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, where it functions as a variant of Balloon Battle with Bob-ombs as the only item. Players can hold up to ten Bob-ombs, and the distance they are thrown is dependent on how long they hold the item button, where they instantly explode upon touching the ground. In the last minute of a round, the Item Boxes slowly start being replaced by Double Item Boxes, allowing for more Bob-ombs to be obtained at a time. Unlike other balloon-related Battle modes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart World, players start with six balloons instead of five. Otherwise, the mode follows the same rules as this game's Balloon Battle.

Online Play

Online multiplayer returns from previous Mario Kart games and allows one or two people to play with others over the Internet. Four modes are available: Race, Knockout Tour, Battle, and Friends. Race, Knockout Tour, and Battle feature random match-ups with players from around the world. The player has a separate score (unnamed in-game but referred to as Versus Rating by Nintendo, like in prior titles since Mario Kart Wii) for each mode, starting with 3000 and gaining or losing points depending on their performance in each race or battle. If playing with two players, the second player will not have a score kept.

• In Race, course selection is based on the "Connected" option seen in VS Race. After all players in the room have chosen a course, one player's choice is selected at random along with a engine class in accordance with the score of players in the lobby.
• In Knockout Tour, a random rally in a engine class in accordance with the score of players in the lobby is chosen and played.
• In Battle, the player can select from one of three battle courses, after which a course, along with the battle mode type, is selected at random.

Friends

The Friends mode allows the player(s) to create or join a room, or view their battle history with people in their friends list. When creating a friend room, the host is able to set the rules of the room, including whether the mode played is a VS Race, Knockout Tour, Balloon Battle, or Coin Runners. In the settings, players can determine how long they will wait on the Free Roam map between races/battles through the "intermission" setting, with the options being 10 seconds, one minute, or five minutes. Course selection in VS Race will initially appear as in worldwide matches. However, pressing on the course selection screen will instead toggle the "Open" course selection screen seen in offline VS Race. In Knockout Tour and Battle, the player is able to select any rally or battle course, respectively, they want to play on, which will then be chosen randomly among the players' choices.

In all online modes, players can roam the world before and between matches. Unlike in the offline Free Roam mode, P Switches do not appear in these free roam lobbies, though players can still collect ? Panels and Peach Medallions, which will count towards their own totals.

Characters

The game has a total of 50 racers, with 32 being available from the start and 18 being unlockable. Of the total racers, 30 return from past installments and 20 are new (labeled in bold), most of whom are also playable for the first time in a video game overall, excluding Goomba, Piranha Plant, Pianta, Spike, and Dolphin, as well as Cheep Cheep and Coin Coffer if captures in Super Mario Odyssey are counted, and Sidestepper if Mystery Mushroom costumes in Super Mario Maker are counted. Additionally, Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Chargin' Chuck, and Monty Mole are playable for the first time in a console Mario Kart game following their debuts in Mario Kart Tour. Excluding arcade games and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, this is the first game in the Mario Kart series since the introduction of Mii characters on the Wii to not feature them as playable characters. This is also the first game to feature Donkey Kong's 2025 redesign outside of profile icons.

Twenty-six drivers in this game are part of a sub-category of drivers referred to as "NPC drivers" during development. These consist of all twenty newcomers, as well as six returning characters: Dry Bones, Wiggler, Hammer Bro, Chargin' Chuck, Nabbit, and Monty Mole. All appear in the game as either background characters, obstacles during races, or hazards in Free Roam. During races, the Kamek item can transform drivers into various characters from this group, while in some cases, many members of that species will appear on the race track. Unlike the main roster, NPC drivers lack any alternate outfits, with Dash Food only providing them with a speed boost.

Default drivers

• 

  Mario
• 

  Luigi
• 

  Peach
• 

  Yoshi
• 

  Toad
• 

  Koopa Troopa
• 

  Bowser
• 

  Wario
• 

  Waluigi
• 

  Pauline
• 

  Baby Mario
• 

  Baby Luigi
• 

  Baby Peach
• 

  Baby Daisy
• 

  Toadette
• 

  Baby Rosalina
• 

  Shy Guy
• 

  Nabbit
• 

  Piranha Plant
• 

  Hammer Bro
• 

  Monty Mole*
• 

  Goomba
• 

  Sidestepper*
• 

  Cheep Cheep*
• 

  Dry Bones
• 

  Wiggler
• 

  Pokey*
• 

  Cow*
• 

  Stingby*
• 

  Snowman*
• 

  Penguin*
• 

  Para-Biddybud*

* - Originally unlockable, but made default starting in Version 1.1.0

Unlockable drivers

• 

  Daisy
• 

  Rosalina
• 

  Lakitu
• 

  Bowser Jr.
• 

  Birdo
• 

  King Boo
• 

  Donkey Kong
• 

  Spike
• 

  Cataquack
• 

  Pianta
• 

  Rocky Wrench
• 

  Conkdor
• 

  Peepa
• 

  Swoop
• 

  Fish Bone
• 

  Coin Coffer
• 

  Dolphin
• 

  Chargin' Chuck

Character outfits

For a list of outfit names in other languages, see List of Mario Kart World outfit names in other languages.

Returning from Mario Kart Tour is the ability to equip the main 24 characters with various types of outfits. 103 total outfits are included in the game, with some outfits using designs seen previously in games such as Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Odyssey. Outfits are obtained after eating Dash Food, with characters having up to nine outfits. Outfits have their own slot on the character selection screen, unlike in Mario Kart 8 and its port (except for Tanooki Mario and Cat Peach). Consuming Dash Food unlocks outfits for use anytime, and the type of food the player uses determines the outfit the character wears.

Mario

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Mechanic
• 

  Dune Rider
• 

  Cowboy
• 

  Sightseeing
• 

  Aviator
• 

  Happi
• 

  All-Terrain

Luigi

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Mechanic
• 

  Oasis
• 

  Farmer
• 

  Happi
• 

  All-Terrain
• 

  Gondolier

Peach

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Farmer
• 

  Sightseeing
• 

  Aviator
• 

  Yukata
• 

  Aero
• 

  Vacation

Daisy

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Oasis
• 

  Swimwear
• 

  Aero
• 

  Vacation

Yoshi

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Aristocrat
• 

  Soft Server
• 

  Biker
• 

  Swimwear
• 

  Matsuri
• 

  Food Slinger

Donkey Kong

• 

  All-Terrain

Bowser

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Supercharged
• 

  Biker
• 

  All-Terrain

Bowser Jr.

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Biker Jr.
• 

  Explorer

Koopa Troopa

• 

  Runner
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Sailor
• 

  All-Terrain
• 

  Work Crew

Toad

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Engineer
• 

  Burger Bud
• 

  Explorer

Toadette

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Conductor
• 

  Soft Server
• 

  Explorer

Lakitu

• 

  Pit Crew
• 

  Fisherman

King Boo

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Aristocrat
• 

  Pirate

Shy Guy

• 

  Pit Crew
• 

  Slope Styler

Wario

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Oasis
• 

  Wicked Wasp
• 

  Biker
• 

  Pirate
• 

  Road Ruffian
• 

  Work Crew

Waluigi

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Wampire
• 

  Mariachi
• 

  Biker
• 

  Road Ruffian

Birdo

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Vacation

Pauline

• 

  Aero

Rosalina

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Aurora
• 

  Aero

Baby Mario

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Swimwear
• 

  Work Crew

Baby Luigi

• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Work Crew

Baby Peach

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Sailor
• 

  Explorer

Baby Daisy

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Sailor
• 

  Explorer

Baby Rosalina

• 

  Touring
• 

  Pro Racer
• 

  Sailor
• 

  Explorer

Unlock criteria

Character	Criteria
Donkey Kong	Clear the Mushroom Cup
Daisy	Clear the Flower Cup
Rosalina	Clear the Star Cup
Lakitu	Clear the Shell Cup
Birdo	Clear the Banana Cup
King Boo	Clear the Leaf Cup
Bowser Jr.	Clear the Lightning Cup
Cataquack	Be summoned by the Kamek item for the first time / Abduct using the ride UFO for the first time
Chargin' Chuck
Coin Coffer
Conkdor
Dolphin
Fish Bone
Peepa
Pianta
Rocky Wrench
Spike
Swoop
Character outfits	Consume corresponding Dash Food for the first time

Vehicles

A sticker on Luigi's Baby Blooper kart

The stickers menu

Karts and bikes return in Mario Kart World, the latter following their absence in Mario Kart Tour. Specifically, standard bikes return while sport bikes do not. Kart customization as seen in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 does not return. New to the game are two vehicle types: trikes^[Japanese], distinguished by their three-wheel configuration, and mobiles^[Japanese], distinguished by their skis and treads.^:26 Like in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, vehicles are unlocked by collecting a certain number of coins, though the Gold Standard from those games does not return.

Players can also customize vehicles with stickers, decals that can be earned by completing certain objectives and placed on a specific spot on their vehicle, indicated by a pair of checkered flags as depicted in the vehicle's selection icon. There are 1,056 stickers, 39 of which are available from the start.

There are 40 vehicles in the game, including 21 karts, 11 bikes, six trikes, and two mobiles, allowing for a total of 6,120 character-vehicle combinations. Vehicles returning from previous installments are marked with their corresponding game in parentheses.

11 vehicles (six karts, four bikes, and one trike) are available from the start, while the rest, labeled in bold, must be unlocked.

Karts

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  Standard Kart
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  Rally Kart
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  Plushbuggy
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  Baby Blooper
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  Zoom Buggy
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  Chargin' Truck
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  Hot Rod
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  Ribbit Revster
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  Roadster Royale
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  B Dasher
  (Mario Kart DS)
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  Biddybuggy
  Buggybud
  (Mario Kart 8)
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  Bowser Bruiser
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  Tiny Titan
  Rally Romper
  (Mario Kart Wii)
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  Reel Racer
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  Bumble V
  (Mario Kart 7)
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  Carpet Flyer
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  Cloud 9
  (Mario Kart 7)
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  Big Horn
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  Li'l Dumpy
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  Pipe Frame
  (Super Mario Kart)
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  Billdozer

Bikes

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  Standard Bike
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  Rally Bike
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  Cute Scoot
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  Mach Rocket
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  Hyper Pipe
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  Tune Thumper
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  W-Twin Chopper
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  Fin Twin
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  R.O.B. H.O.G.
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  Dolphin Dasher
  (Mario Kart Wii)
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  Loco Moto

Trikes

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  Funky Dorrie
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  Junkyard Hog
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  Lobster Roller
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  Blastronaut III
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  Mecha Trike
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  Rallygator

Mobiles

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  Dread Sled
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  Stellar Sled

CPU combinations

All characters in the game, including character outfits, can be used by CPUs. Each of these characters has four different vehicles that they can use as CPUs, two of which are always the Standard Kart and Standard Bike. Here are the remaining two vehicles used by each character as a CPU.

CPU combinations
Driver	Vehicle 1	Vehicle 2
Mario, Luigi, Goomba	Hyper Pipe	B Dasher
Mario (Touring), Luigi (Touring)	Rally Kart	R.O.B. H.O.G.
Mario (Pro Racer), Luigi (Pro Racer), Yoshi (Pro Racer), Baby Mario (Pro Racer), Baby Luigi (Pro Racer)	Hot Rod	Tiny Titan
Mario (Mechanic), Luigi (Mechanic)	Hyper Pipe	R.O.B. H.O.G.
Mario (Dune Rider), Luigi (Oasis), Daisy (Oasis), Wario (Oasis), Pokey	Zoom Buggy	Carpet Flyer
Mario (Cowboy)	Loco Moto	Big Horn
Mario (Sightseeing), Dolphin	Funky Dorrie	Dolphin Dasher
Mario (Aviator)	Blastronaut III	Billdozer
Mario (Happi), Luigi (Happi), Peach (Yukata), Yoshi (Matsuri)	Lobster Roller	Fin Twin
Mario (All-Terrain), Pauline (Aero)	Rally Bike	Mach Rocket
Luigi (Farmer), Peach (Farmer)	Ribbit Revster	Junkyard Hog
Luigi (All-Terrain)	Rally Bike	Funky Dorrie
Luigi (Gondolier)	Ribbit Revster	Dolphin Dasher
Peach	Plushbuggy	Roadster Royale
Peach (Touring)	Rally Bike	Cute Scoot
Peach (Pro Racer), Daisy (Pro Racer)	Roadster Royale	B Dasher
Peach (Sightseeing)	Lobster Roller	Dolphin Dasher
Peach (Aviator)	Loco Moto	Billdozer
Peach (Aero), Daisy (Aero)	Rally Bike	Roadster Royale
Peach (Vacation), Birdo (Vacation)	Plushbuggy	Dolphin Dasher
Daisy	Roadster Royale	Carpet Flyer
Daisy (Touring), Bowser (All-Terrain)	Rally Bike	Chargin' Truck
Daisy (Swimwear), Yoshi (Swimwear), Koopa Troopa (Runner), Baby Mario (Swimwear)	Cute Scoot	Funky Dorrie
Daisy (Vacation)	Tune Thumper	Dolphin Dasher
Yoshi	Cute Scoot	Ribbit Revster
Yoshi (Touring)	Rally Bike	Ribbit Revster
Yoshi (Aristocrat), King Boo (Aristocrat), Waluigi (Wampire)	Reel Racer	Loco Moto
Yoshi (Soft Server), Toadette (Soft Server), Swoop	Cute Scoot	Mach Rocket
Yoshi (Biker)	W-Twin Chopper	Billdozer
Yoshi (Food Slinger)	Cute Scoot	Tune Thumper
Donkey Kong	Cute Scoot	Big Horn
Donkey Kong (All-Terrain)	Mach Rocket	Blastronaut III
Bowser, Bowser (Supercharged)	Mecha Trike	Bowser Bruiser
Bowser (Pro Racer), Bowser Jr. (Pro Racer), Birdo (Pro Racer)	Mach Rocket	Hot Rod
Bowser (Biker)	W-Twin Chopper	Bowser Bruiser
Bowser Jr., Monty Mole	Chargin' Truck	Mecha Trike
Bowser Jr. (Biker Jr.), Dry Bones, Hammer Bro	Cute Scoot	Mecha Trike
Bowser Jr. (Explorer), Toad (Explorer), Toadette (Explorer), Baby Peach (Explorer), Baby Rosalina (Explorer), Cow	Junkyard Hog	Big Horn
Koopa Troopa, Cataquack	Cute Scoot	Zoom Buggy
Koopa Troopa (Pro Racer)	Zoom Buggy	B Dasher
Koopa Troopa (Sailor), Baby Peach (Sailor), Baby Daisy (Sailor), Baby Rosalina (Sailor)	Baby Blooper	Dolphin Dasher
Koopa Troopa (All-Terrain)	Rally Bike	Zoom Buggy
Koopa Troopa (Work Crew), Baby Mario (Work Crew), Baby Luigi (Work Crew)	Li'l Dumpy	Pipe Frame
Toad	Cute Scoot	Li'l Dumpy
Toad (Pro Racer), Toadette (Pro Racer), Shy Guy (Pit Crew)	Hot Rod	B Dasher
Toad (Engineer), Toadette (Conductor)	Blastronaut III	Loco Moto
Toad (Burger Bud)	Hyper Pipe	Junkyard Hog
Toadette, Birdo	Plushbuggy	Cute Scoot
Lakitu	Cute Scoot	Cloud 9
Lakitu (Pit Crew)	B Dasher	Cloud 9
Lakitu (Fisherman)	Fin Twin	Cloud 9
King Boo, Conkdor	Cute Scoot	W-Twin Chopper
King Boo (Pro Racer)	B Dasher	Rallygator
King Boo (Pirate), Wario (Pirate)	Billdozer	Rallygator
Shy Guy	Cute Scoot	Carpet Flyer
Shy Guy (Slope Styler)	Tiny Titan	Dread Sled
Wario	Cute Scoot	Chargin' Truck
Wario (Pro Racer)	Zoom Buggy	Bumble V
Wario (Wicked Wasp)	Bumble V	Cloud 9
Wario (Biker), Waluigi (Biker)	Dread Sled	W-Twin Chopper
Wario (Road Ruffian)	W-Twin Chopper	Mecha Trike
Wario (Work Crew)	Biddybuggy	Li'l Dumpy
Waluigi	Funky Dorrie	W-Twin Chopper
Waluigi (Pro Racer)	B Dasher	W-Twin Chopper
Waluigi (Mariachi)	W-Twin Chopper	Loco Moto
Waluigi (Road Ruffian)	W-Twin Chopper	Rallygator
Pauline	Reel Racer	Blastronaut III
Rosalina, Rosalina (Pro Racer), Rosalina (Aurora)	Roadster Royale	Stellar Sled
Rosalina (Touring)	Rally Bike	Junkyard Hog
Rosalina (Aero), Baby Rosalina (Pro Racer)	Mach Rocket	Roadster Royale
Baby Mario	Hyper Pipe	Biddybuggy
Baby Luigi	Ribbit Revster	Biddybuggy
Baby Peach	Plushbuggy	Biddybuggy
Baby Peach (Touring), Baby Rosalina (Touring)	Plushbuggy	Tune Thumper
Baby Peach (Pro Racer), Baby Daisy (Pro Racer)	Roadster Royale	Biddybuggy
Baby Daisy, Stingby	Biddybuggy	Bumble V
Baby Daisy (Touring)	Chargin' Truck	Tune Thumper
Baby Daisy (Explorer)	Zoom Buggy	Big Horn
Baby Rosalina, Penguin	Biddybuggy	Stellar Sled
Nabbit	Cute Scoot	Pipe Frame
Piranha Plant	Cute Scoot	Hot Rod
Spike	Biddybuggy	Mecha Trike
Wiggler	B Dasher	Bumble V
Sidestepper	Cute Scoot	Lobster Roller
Cheep Cheep	Biddybuggy	Fin Twin
Pianta	Cute Scoot	Dolphin Dasher
Rocky Wrench	Billdozer	Bowser Bruiser
Peepa	Reel Racer	Billdozer
Fish Bone	Rallygator	Bowser Bruiser
Coin Coffer	Ribbit Revster	Hot Rod
Snowman	Mach Rocket	Stellar Sled
Para-Biddybud	Biddybuggy	Pipe Frame
Chargin' Chuck	Mach Rocket	Chargin' Truck

Drivers' and vehicles' statistics

There are four stats listed in each character and vehicle: Speed, Acceleration, Weight and Handling. Each stat is made up of a bar graph with four sections. Each section is made up of five points, for a total of 20 points per stat. So, unlike Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, 1 statistical point equals a 0.2 bar section in-game instead of a 0.25 section. According to the Mario Kart World Perfect Guide by Kadokawa, the Speed and Handling stats are further subdivided in three categories: paved roads, off-road (which are roads made of dirt or other rough material) and over water. When displayed as a bar graph, the three categories are averaged out and then rounded to the nearest whole number. Additionally, every driver and vehicle has a hidden Mini-Turbo statistic.

Drivers provide the baseline values in each stat, ranging from 0 to 15 points. Vehicles then modify these values, ranging from -6 to +6 points, to provide the final stats. The statistics below are listed in points.

Drivers' statistics
Driver	Weight class	Speed			Acceleration	Mini-turbo	Weight	Handling			Vehicle size
		Paved roads	Off-road	On water				Paved roads	Off-road	On water
Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Para-Biddybud • Swoop	Lightweight	7	7	7	14	12	6	13	13	13	Small
Baby Mario • Goomba • Spike	Lightweight	8	7	7	13	11	7	14	12	12	Small
Baby Luigi • Dry Bones • Peepa	Lightweight	7	8	7	13	11	7	12	14	12	Small
Baby Rosalina • Sidestepper • Fish Bone	Lightweight	7	7	8	13	11	7	12	12	14	Small
Toadette • Nabbit	Lightweight	9	8	8	12	11	8	13	11	11	Small
Toad • Shy Guy • Stingby	Lightweight	8	9	8	12	11	8	11	13	11	Small
Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Cheep Cheep	Lightweight	8	8	9	12	11	8	11	11	13	Small
Peach • Daisy • Coin Coffer	Middleweight	10	9	9	11	10	9	12	10	10	Medium
Yoshi • Monty Mole	Middleweight	9	10	9	11	10	9	10	12	10	Medium
Bowser Jr. • Dolphin	Middleweight	9	9	10	11	10	9	10	10	12	Medium
Mario • Rocky Wrench	Middleweight	11	10	10	10	9	10	11	9	9	Medium
Luigi • Hammer Bro • Pokey	Middleweight	10	11	10	10	9	10	9	11	9	Medium
Birdo • Penguin	Middleweight	10	10	11	10	9	10	9	9	11	Medium
Pauline • Piranha Plant • Snowman	Heavyweight	12	11	11	9	8	11	10	8	8	Large
King Boo • Conkdor	Heavyweight	11	12	11	9	8	11	8	10	8	Large
Rosalina • Cataquack	Heavyweight	11	11	12	9	8	11	8	8	10	Large
Wario • Wiggler	Heavyweight	13	12	12	8	8	12	9	7	7	Large
Donkey Kong • Cow • Chargin' Chuck	Heavyweight	12	13	12	8	8	12	7	9	7	Large
Waluigi • Pianta	Heavyweight	12	12	13	8	8	12	7	7	9	Large
Bowser	Heavyweight	13	13	13	7	8	13	7	7	7	Large

Vehicles' statistics
Vehicle	Vehicle type	Speed			Acceleration	Mini-turbo	Weight	Handling
		Paved roads	Off-road	On water				Paved roads	Off-road	On water
Standard Bike • Cute Scoot • Tune Thumper	Bike	-4	-4	-4	+5	+5	-3	+2	+2	+2
Rally Bike • Hyper Pipe	Bike	-5	0	-5	+4	+4	-3	+1	+5	+1
Fin Twin • Dolphin Dasher	Bike	-5	-5	0	+4	+4	-3	+1	+1	+5
Pipe Frame	Kart	-3	-3	-3	+4	+4	-2	+1	+1	+1
Mach Rocket • R.O.B. H.O.G.	Bike	+1	-4	-4	+3	+3	-3	+5	+1	+1
Biddybuggy	Kart	-4	+1	-4	+3	+3	-2	0	+4	0
Baby Blooper	Kart	+2	-3	-3	+2	+2	-2	+4	0	0
Loco Moto	Bike	-1	-1	-1	+2	+2	-2	+1	+1	+1
Blastronaut III	Trike	0	0	0	+2	+2	0	-2	-2	-2
Standard Kart • Plushbuggy	Kart	0	0	0	+1	+1	-1	0	0	0
Funky Dorrie	Trike	-1	-1	+3	+1	+1	+1	-4	-4	+1
Hot Rod • Roadster Royale • B Dasher • Bumble V	Kart	+3	-1	-1	0	0	0	+3	-2	-2
Rally Kart • Zoom Buggy	Kart	-1	+3	-1	0	0	0	-2	+3	-2
Ribbit Revster • Carpet Flyer • Cloud 9	Kart	-1	-1	+3	0	0	0	-2	-2	+3
Dread Sled	Mobile	-2	+4	0	-1	-1	0	-2	+4	-1
W-Twin Chopper	Bike	+2	+2	+2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0
Junkyard Hog	Trike	+3	+3	+3	-1	-1	+1	-3	-3	-3
Rallygator	Trike	+4	+1	+1	-1	-1	+3	0	-6	-6
Reel Racer	Kart	+3	+3	+3	-2	-2	0	-1	-1	-1
Big Horn • Billdozer	Kart	+4	+1	+1	-2	-2	+2	+2	-4	-4
Lobster Roller	Trike	+2	+2	+5	-2	-2	+3	-6	-6	0
Chargin' Truck • Bowser Bruiser • Tiny Titan • Li'l Dumpy	Kart	+2	+5	+2	-3	-3	+2	-4	+2	-4
Mecha Trike	Trike	+2	+2	+5	-3	-3	+2	-4	-4	+2
Stellar Sled	Mobile	+1	+3	+6	-4	-4	+2	-4	-3	+3

Items

A total of 27 items appear in Mario Kart World, 28 if including Dash Food. As with Mario Kart Tour, items are automatically held behind racers in this game.

Of the returning items, the Ice Flower and Hammer make their first appearance in a home console Mario Kart game following their initial debut in Mario Kart Tour. The Mega Mushroom also makes its first home console appearance since its debut in Mario Kart Wii. Additionally, the Feather is now usable during races like in Super Mario Kart, rather than being exclusive to the Battle mode like in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour. Despite being returning items, the Ice Flower, Hammer, Feather, and Mega Mushroom are all classified as new items on the game's website and/or in the Mario Kart World Direct.

During Free Roam, the only available items outside of certain missions are the Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, Golden Mushroom, Star, Feather, and Dash Food.

Items found on the course

Item	Description
Item Box	Gives the player a random item. Some are released from flying vehicles attached to parachutes.
Double Item Box	Gives the player two random items as opposed to one.
Coin	Gives the player a small boost and increases top speed when more are collected, up to a maximum of 20.
Coin pile (new)	Piles of coins that can be found exclusively in Free Roam that provide a large amount of coins at once.
Blue coin (new)	Appears in certain areas upon pressing a P Switch.
Dash Food (new)	A smiling, golden fast food bag that provides a random food item that changes the player's outfit when eaten, with a visual transformation effect similar to that of a Wonder Flower.
Peach Medallion (new)	New coin collectables imprinted with a portrait of Peach, resembling Princess Coins.

Items received from Item Boxes

Item	Description
Coin	Grants the player two extra coins and a small boost.
Green Shell	Travels in a straight line and knocks over a kart it hits.
Triple Green Shells	Three Green Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Red Shell	Homes in on the closest kart in front of the player and knocks it over.
Triple Red Shells	Three Red Shells that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Spiny Shell	Targets the racer in first place, knocking over all other karts in its path.
Banana	Protects the player from incoming items and spins out other racers that hit it.
Triple Bananas	Three bananas that orbit the player's kart, protecting them from incoming attacks.
Dash Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with a small speed boost.
Triple Dash Mushrooms	Orbits the player's kart, providing them with three separate speed boosts.
Golden Dash Mushroom	Provides the player's kart with continuous speed boosts for a short time.
Mega Mushroom	Increases the player's size, allowing them to flatten any player they hit.
Feather	Causes the player to spin and leap in the air, allowing them to reach high areas, avoid attacks, and even drive on walls.
Fire Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight fireballs for a short time that cause other karts to spin out on impact.
Ice Flower	Allows the player to throw up to eight ice balls for a short time that cause other karts to temporarily lose control on impact.
Boomerang Flower	Grants the player a Boomerang that can be thrown up to three times, hitting racers forward/backward and returning to its user before the final use.
Super Star	Provides the player with invincibility from all terrain and items, and also gives a speed boost.
Super Horn	Emits a radial shockwave hitting racers, as well as destroying all obstacles, including the Spiny Shell.
Lightning	Causes all opponents in front of the player to drop their items, shrink, and drive slowly for a short time, in addition to summoning a temporary storm.
Hammer	For a limited time, allows the player to throw multiple bursts of five hammers each, which travel in an arc and stick to the track, spinning out any player that comes into contact with them.
Blooper	Sprays ink on all racers ahead and reduces their visibility. The racers hit also lose some of their traction while sprayed.
Bob-omb	Explodes after a short time when thrown or dropped, knocking over any kart in its blast radius.
Bullet Bill	Transforms the player into a Bullet Bill, rocketing through the track with auto-pilot, and providing invincibility from all terrain and items.
Boo	Steals an item from a randomly selected racer in front of the player, while granting temporary invisibility, making the player invulnerable and able to pass through hazards.
Coin Shell (new)	Travels along the track and leaves a trail of coins behind before exploding, leaving eight coins in a ring shape on the track. Gold-colored shells previously appeared in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, though they functioned differently.
? Block (new)	Temporarily places a ? Block above the player's head, which they can repeatedly hit, giving them coins while also scattering more coins behind them. A similar item, the Coin Box, previously appeared in Mario Kart Tour.
Kamek (new)	A crystal ball with Kamek's magic symbols on it that summons him, who then proceeds to summon many of a certain type of enemy or NPC ahead of all the racers in front of the player who used it, as well as turning them into that enemy or NPC temporarily.
Dash Food (new)	Various food items obtained from the smiling bags that give the player a speed boost and may change the character's outfit.

Courses

The game's interconnected world map. Clicking on a course icon will lead to its respective article.

An overhead shot of the full map.

As of version 1.8.0, Mario Kart World currently has 40 total courses, 16 of which are new, while 24 return from previous entries. On the selection screen, only the 30 main courses that were available at launch have icons on the map, consisting of all of the new tracks and 14 of the returning tracks; the remaining 10 returning courses are considered sub-courses of a few of the main tracks. The 30 main courses are all connected via 202 routes. Routes cause a track to function similarly to sectioned courses, driving two to four sections to the track before playing one lap of the destination course. Counting the routes, main tracks, sub-tracks, and 12 Knockout Tour rallies together, there are currently 256 playable courses in the game; counting the 4 upcoming rallies, there are set to be at least 260 playable courses.

The 24 returning courses consist of one course from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, two courses each from Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7, three courses from Mario Kart DS, and twelve from Super Mario Kart. The returning courses from Super Mario Kart are special cases, as ten of them are the aforementioned sub-courses, and one of the remaining two, Mario Circuit, is a combined version of three different courses from that game, along the three becoming individually playable as sub-courses after 1.8.0. No courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart 8, or Mario Kart Tour return, a series first in the former game's case. Wario Stadium and Toad's Factory return for the first time, while the rest had already returned at least once. Most of the returning courses in this game have been revamped significantly compared to remakes from previous games, including their own previous remakes. Unlike previous games, all returning courses use the modern Mario Kart logo for their finish lines, regardless of what game they originated from. Prefixes denoting the game of origin are removed for all of the returning courses except for the sub-courses.

Two new courses, Crown City and Peach Stadium, are used twice in Grand Prix with different layouts, while Crown City also has a third layout in the nearby water if approached from Peach Stadium (except in the Ice Rally), as well as Moo Moo Meadows, or Choco Mountain. When played without routes, Crown City combines all three of its layouts (albeit with significant alterations to its Shell Cup and third layouts), while Peach Stadium exclusively uses its Special Cup layout. Certain routes may cause Peach Stadium's Shell Cup layout to be mirrored. Like Crown City, Shy Guy Bazaar has an additional layout exclusive to VS Races when approaching from certain routes; approaching Shy Guy Bazaar from Wario Stadium or Airship Fortress will take players onto a layout featuring a palace with Daisy's emblem adjacent to the bazaar.

Peach Beach returns as a lap-section hybrid course, with lap 1 taking place through the original layout, with a new layout for sections 2 and 3; all routes leading to Peach Beach only utilize the new sections. Certain routes to Mario Bros. Circuit, Desert Hills, Wario Stadium, DK Pass, Koopa Troopa Beach, and Moo Moo Meadows lead to the course being driven backwards, similarly to reverse courses from Mario Kart Tour; in these cases, the minimap for the destination course will be flipped upside-down (except for Desert Hills and Moo Moo Meadows in the case of their routes from Mario Bros. Circuit and Peach Stadium respectively). Unlike previous games having a set skybox for each course, each course in the game (except Rainbow Road) has four different skyboxes for sunrise, daytime, sunset, and nighttime, which may progress when driving through routes and laps.

Courses with differing names between British English and American English (i.e. Wario Shipyard) once again use their respective name depending on the game's region, unlike in Mario Kart Tour.

Grand Prix

The cups are ordered slightly differently compared to previous entries; the Special Cup is the eighth and last cup in the game, rather than the fourth. Unlike previous games since Mario Kart DS, the cups are also not separated between new and returning courses and instead feature a varying amount of both types of courses, similar to Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC cups, making this the first Mario Kart game to completely lack the distinction between cups, excluding Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit. Apart from the rotating cups in Mario Kart Tour, this is the second Mario Kart game after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have cups with multiple returning courses from the same game, as the Flower, Banana, and Lightning Cups have two tracks from Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Mario Kart Wii, respectively, and it is the first entry to have this distinction from launch.

In Grand Prix, the first course in each cup is driven for three laps, while the remaining three utilize routes from the previous course. The backgrounds of the cup icons correspond to the region that some of the cup's courses are located in; for example, the Star Cup's icon has an icy background, as its courses are near or within the snow region. Unlike in Mario Kart 7 and 8, Grand Prix rivals are based on the cup the player is racing on, rather than the character they chose, and they will always use a specific vehicle. If the player is playing as the cup's rival character, however, then a random character will serve as the primary rival instead. The rivals are unlocked as characters after receiving a trophy in their respective cups.

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Rival/unlockable character + Used vehicle
Mushroom Cup	Mario Bros. Circuit	Crown City	Whistlestop Summit	DK Spaceport	Donkey Kong + Big Horn
Flower Cup	Desert Hills (Mario Kart DS)	Shy Guy Bazaar (Mario Kart 7)	Wario Stadium (Mario Kart 64)	Airship Fortress (Mario Kart DS)	Daisy + Rally Bike
Star Cup	DK Pass (Mario Kart DS)	Starview Peak	Sky-High Sundae (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)	Wario Shipyard Wario's Galleon (Mario Kart 7)	Rosalina + Stellar Sled
Shell Cup	Koopa Troopa Beach (Super Mario Kart)	Faraway Oasis	Crown City	Peach Stadium	Lakitu + Cloud 9
Banana Cup	Peach Beach (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)	Salty Salty Speedway	Dino Dino Jungle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)	Great ? Block Ruins	Birdo + Plushbuggy
Leaf Cup	Cheep Cheep Falls	Dandelion Depths	Boo Cinema	Dry Bones Burnout	King Boo + Reel Racer
Lightning Cup	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)	Toad's Factory (Mario Kart Wii)	Bowser's Castle	Bowser Jr. + Mecha Trike
Special Cup	Acorn Heights	Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart)	Peach Stadium	Rainbow Road	N/A

Sub-courses

Main section: Course (Mario Kart series) § Mission courses

In addition to 178 of the 202 routes, ten race courses are not raced on during Grand Prix mode. These courses are all returning courses from Super Mario Kart. At launch, seven of them appeared in the open world and could be raced on via P Switch missions, while the three Mario Circuits were playable individually by approaching Mario Circuit on a route from specific courses. In version 1.8.0, these courses were added as traditional race courses exclusive to VS Race, Time Trials, Online Play, or Wireless Play. They are selected as sub-courses of Mario Circuit, Sky-High Sundae (Vanilla Lake 1), Choco Mountain (Choco Island 1 and 2), Koopa Troopa Beach (Koopa Beach 1), or Boo Cinema (Ghost Valley 1, 2, and 3). Unlike other returning courses in this game, these courses retain their prefixes, original names, 5-Lap count, and music from Super Mario Kart, and Item Boxes are replaced by ? Panels while racing on them.

Sub-courses
SNES Mario Circuit 1 (Mario Circuit)	SNES Mario Circuit 2 (Mario Circuit)	SNES Mario Circuit 3 (Mario Circuit)	SNES Ghost Valley 1 (Boo Cinema)	SNES Ghost Valley 2 (Boo Cinema)
SNES Ghost Valley 3 (Boo Cinema)	SNES Choco Island 1 (Choco Mountain)	SNES Choco Island 2 (Choco Mountain)	SNES Koopa Beach 1 (Koopa Troopa Beach)	SNES Vanilla Lake 1 (Sky-High Sundae)

Knockout Tour

As of version 1.8.0, Knockout Tour contains twelve rallies; eight of them were available at launch, while four were added for free via updates. Four more are planned to be released in the future, for a total of sixteen rallies.

The icons for each of the rallies correspond to a cup in Grand Prix in order, such as the Ice Rally and the Boomerang Rally matching the Flower Cup using a flower, the Cherry Rally matching the Banana Cup using fruit items, and the Cloud Rally matching the Lightning Cup using sky-themed items. Apart from the Ice, Cloud, Heart, and Drill Rallies, the icons for the other rallies were previously used as cup icons in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass. Of the main courses available, Moo Moo Meadows and Cheep Cheep Falls are visited the most frequently (five times each), while Rainbow Road is the only course not to be visited at all.

Rally	Landmarks	Starting point	Checkpoint 1	Checkpoint 2	Checkpoint 3	Checkpoint 4	Final course
Golden Rally		Desert Hills (Mario Kart DS)	Mario Bros. Circuit	Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart)	Acorn Heights
Ice Rally		Sky-High Sundae (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)	Starview Peak	Dandelion Depths	Cheep Cheep Falls	Peach Stadium	Crown City
Moon Rally		Bowser's Castle	Toad's Factory (Mario Kart Wii)	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Dandelion Depths	Cheep Cheep Falls	Faraway Oasis
Spiny Rally		Boo Cinema	Starview Peak	DK Pass (Mario Kart DS)	Salty Salty Speedway	Peach Beach (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)	Wario Shipyard (Mario Kart 7)
Cherry Rally		Peach Beach (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)	Dino Dino Jungle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)	Koopa Troopa Beach (Super Mario Kart)	DK Spaceport	Whistlestop Summit	Desert Hills (Mario Kart DS)
Acorn Rally		Toad's Factory (Mario Kart Wii)	Wario Stadium (Mario Kart 64)	Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)	Peach Stadium	Cheep Cheep Falls	DK Pass (Mario Kart DS)
Cloud Rally		Airship Fortress (Mario Kart DS)	Shy Guy Bazaar (Mario Kart 7)	Mario Bros. Circuit	Crown City	Faraway Oasis	Great ? Block Ruins
Heart Rally		Shy Guy Bazaar (Mario Kart 7)	Airship Fortress (Mario Kart DS)	Dry Bones Burnout	Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart)	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Peach Stadium
Drill Rally (Ver 1.7.0)		Wario Shipyard (Mario Kart 7)	DK Pass (Mario Kart DS)	Dandelion Depths	Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart)	Dry Bones Burnout	Bowser's Castle
Boomerang Rally (Ver 1.7.0)		Salty Salty Speedway	Cheep Cheep Falls	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)	Mario Bros. Circuit	Whistlestop Summit
Propeller Rally (Ver 1.8.0)		Acorn Heights	Boo Cinema	Dandelion Depths	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart Wii)	Toad's Factory (Mario Kart Wii)	Airship Fortress (Mario Kart DS)
Turnip Rally (Ver 1.8.0)		DK Pass (Mario Kart DS)	Cheep Cheep Falls	Peach Stadium	Choco Mountain (Mario Kart 64)	Wario Stadium (Mario Kart 64)	Shy Guy Bazaar (Mario Kart 7)

Battle courses

Mario Kart World features eight battle courses, four of which are derived from race tracks and another two of which share names with race tracks while taking place off the main track. Moo Moo Meadows features a new layout compared to its appearance in Mario Kart 8's Battle mode. Two battle courses are not named after race courses: Big Donut, returning from Mario Kart 64, and Chain Chomp Desert, a new course that functionally combines Thwomp Desert and Chain Chomp Wheel from Mario Kart Wii. The top row of battle courses function like the B (Battle) variants of courses from Mario Kart Tour, taking place in the main race courses with additional pathways and areas opened up compared to their regular counterparts in order to be designed akin to older battle courses. DK Pass and Dino Dino Jungle instead take place on routes near their racing counterparts, and, alongside Big Donut and Chain Chomp Desert, also appear on the world map and are driven across during Grand Prix, marking the first time battle courses appear in a Grand Prix, though they are only driven across briefly.

Rather than sharing their music with their racing counterparts, all of the battle courses use arrangements of battle themes from past games: Mario Bros. Circuit uses Super Mario Kart's battle theme; Big Donut, Dino Dino Jungle, and DK Pass use their respective games' (64, Double Dash!!, and DS respectively) battle themes; Moo Moo Meadows, Salty Salty Speedway, and Chain Chomp Desert respectively use Chain Chomp Wheel, Delfino Pier, and Thwomp Desert's themes from Mario Kart Wii; and Peach Stadium uses Battle Stadium's theme from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Unlike the battle courses in Mario Kart 8, the battle courses in this game have unique icons, rather than sharing them with their race counterparts.

Battle courses
Mario Bros. Circuit	Moo Moo Meadows (Mario Kart 8)	Peach Stadium	Salty Salty Speedway
Chain Chomp Desert	Dino Dino Jungle	Big Donut (Mario Kart 64)	DK Pass

Staff ghosts

Course	Staff Name	Time	Character	Vehicle
Mario Bros. Circuit	Nin★Erick	2:04.488	Mario	B-Dasher
Crown City	Nin★Rui	2:24.487	Luigi	Tune Thumper
Whistlestop Summit	Nin★Yunyun	2:09.443	Yoshi	Loco Moto
DK Spaceport	Nin★Anna	1:41.918	Pauline	Blastronaut III
Desert Hills	Nin★Matt	1:48.580	Pokey	Rally Kart
Shy Guy Bazaar	Nin★Sophia	2:12.875	Daisy	Carpet Flyer
Wario Stadium	Nin★Steven	2:21.272	Waluigi	W-Twin Chopper
Airship Fortress	Nin★David	2:15.972	Bowser Jr.	Mecha Trike
DK Pass	Nin★Bowen	2:24.033	Shy Guy	Dread Sled
Starview Peak	Nin★Rie	2:32.873	Rosalina	Stellar Sled
Sky-High Sundae	Nin★Clara	2:08.490	Snowman	Cute Scoot
Wario Shipyard	Nin★Sho	2:42.276	Wario	Lobster Roller
Koopa Troopa Beach	Nin★Hiromi	1:40.002	Koopa Troopa	Zoom Buggy
Faraway Oasis	Nin★Maria	2:15.096	Donkey Kong	Big Horn
Peach Beach	Nin★Susie	1:53.839	Baby Peach	Baby Blooper
Salty Salty Speedway	Nin★Gerald	2:17.065	Birdo	Plushbuggy
Dino Dino Jungle	Nin★Paula	2:01.040	Baby Rosalina	Junkyard Hog
Great ? Block Ruins	Nin★Frank	2:27.687	Lakitu	Cloud 9
Cheep Cheep Falls	Nin★Masako	2:25.189	Cheep Cheep	Fin Twin
Dandelion Depths	Nin★Joseph	2:38.460	Para-Biddybud	Biddybuggy
Boo Cinema	Nin★Jeff	2:21.551	King Boo	Reel Racer
Dry Bones Burnout	Nin★Leonel	2:24.264	Dry Bones	Rallygator
Moo Moo Meadows	Nin★Chris	2:15.382	Cow	Rally Bike
Choco Mountain	Nin★Skip	2:22.696	Baby Mario	Tiny Titan
Toad's Factory	Nin★Joana	2:07.530	Toad	Li'l Dumpy
Bowser's Castle	Nin★Carlo	2:37.113	Bowser	Bowser Bruiser
Acorn Heights	Nin★Alice	2:14.534	Baby Daisy	Bumble V
Mario Circuit	Nin★Elena	1:15.312	Baby Luigi	Pipe Frame
Peach Stadium	Nin★John	2:37.688	Toadette	Mach Rocket
Rainbow Road	Nin★Akira	4:21.295	Peach	Roadster Royale
SNES Vanilla Lake 1	Nin★Clara	1:37.130	Toad	Pipe Frame
SNES Choco Island 1	Nin★Skip	1:46.005	Yoshi	Pipe Frame
SNES Choco Island 2	Nin★Skip	2:31.342	Donkey Kong	Pipe Frame
SNES Koopa Beach 1	Nin★Hiromi	1:27.967	Koopa Troopa	Pipe Frame
SNES Ghost Valley 1	Nin★Jeff	2:07.404	Luigi	Pipe Frame
SNES Ghost Valley 2	Nin★Jeff	2:06.827	Mario	Pipe Frame
SNES Ghost Valley 3	Nin★Jeff	2:45.170	Peach	Pipe Frame
SNES Mario Circuit 1	Nin★Elena	1:28.161	Mario	Pipe Frame
SNES Mario Circuit 2	Nin★Elena	2:06.869	Peach	Pipe Frame
SNES Mario Circuit 3	Nin★Elena	2:16.956	Bowser	Pipe Frame

Course elements

Mario Kart World has significantly more unique course elements compared to previous Mario Kart titles due to its interconnected, expanded world and new game mechanics. Several new course elements appear alongside a plethora of returning course elements taken from across the Super Mario franchise. Some species, such as Stingbies, appear both as enemies and as background characters.

Enemies, animals, and other species

Species	Description	Location
Armadillo	Armadillos that wander about in groups. They ball up and charge at racers as they approach.	Savanna and desert regions; mostly found on routes to Faraway Oasis
Batadon	Large, winged moai heads that slowly bounce around an area.	Desert region; mostly found on Desert Hills
Bob-omb Car	Mega Bob-ombs that are strapped to two-wheeled platforms resembling the ones seen in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. They drive along the track and explode when something collides with them.	On roads
Bomber Bill	Large missiles that fly along straight paths and explode when something collides with them. They are shot from Banzai Bill Cannons.	On roads
Boom Boom	A large Koopa that stands in place. It will spin wildly in an attempt to fist oncoming racers, as in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World. Unlike in most previous appearances, sometimes multiple Boom Booms can be found in an area.	Near Bowser's Castle
Brachiosaurus	A large brachiosaurid replacing Noshi. Racers driving under it risk getting stomped, but its back acts like a grind rail, aiding racers in reaching high platforms by driving on its back.	Dino Dino Jungle
Buffalo	Buffalo that run along the track in herds.	Savanna region, near Faraway Oasis
Bulber	Large anglerfish enemies that slowly move in circles at the surface of the water.	Near Wario Shipyard
Bully	Large, metallic enemies that walk in circles. They charge at oncoming racers.	Certain roads and castle walls
Butterfly	Large butterflies that carry rings.
Camel	Dromedaries that walk across the track in groups.	Desert region
Cataquack	Duck-like enemies that walk in circles. They charge at oncoming racers in an attempt to grab and toss them into the air.	Peach Beach
Chain Chomp (chained)	Hopping, metallic enemies bound by stakes that lunge at racers to attack. A free-roaming Chain Chomp can be found hopping in a circle outside Peach Stadium, in reference to Peach Gardens.
Chain Chomp (unchained)	Unbound Chain Chomps that roll along set paths or aimlessly on the track.
Chargin' Chuck	Koopa football players that charge back and forth between the sides of the track or at racers as they approach.	Found mostly in Choco Mountain
Clappin' Chuck	Variants of Chargin' Chucks that jump horizontally between the sides of the track or jump in place, clapping in midair.	Choco Mountain
Passin' Chuck	Variants of Chargin' Chucks that stand past the edge of the track and periodically toss footballs at oncoming racers.	Choco Mountain
Splittin' Chuck	Variants of Chargin' Chucks that stand in lines and jump out to charge at racers.	Choco Mountain
Charvaargh	Large, magmatic dragons that leap from lava in arcs.	In lava; in Big Donut
Charvaargh (sand)	Enormous, worm-like dragons made of sand, taking design elements from Charvaarghs and Sandmaarghs, that repeatedly dive in and out of the desert along sine-wave-like paths.	Found on the route between Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar
Cheep Cheep	Small fish that are typically found swimming in groups, either slowly in circles or along straight paths at the surface of water. If they are in water too shallow to swim in, they will flop as they do in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart DS.	Cheep Cheep Falls and Koopa Troopa Beach
Cheep Chomp	Large variants of Cheep Cheeps that swim at the surface of water and periodically leap into the air to attack racers, akin to Boss Bass from Super Mario Bros. 3. They create waves upon landing that racers can trick off of.	Near Koopa Troopa Beach
Chill Bully	Frozen variants of Bullies with identical behavior: walking in circles and charging at oncoming racers.	On routes near Starview Peak
Coin Coffer	Coin purse enemies that wander about. They evade oncoming racers.
Conkdor	Bird enemies with long necks that stand at the edge of the track and periodically slam their heads into the ground to attack racers.	Desert region; near Desert Hills
Cow	Cows that stay in groups and walk across the track or stay in place and hop occasionally.	Meadow region; mostly in Moo Moo Meadows
Crocodile	Large reptilians that bask in the sun. Racers can jump from them to receive a speed boost.	Between Faraway Oasis and Great ? Block Ruins
Dolphin	Dolphins that appear in groups and occasionally breach the water's surface.	Oceans; mostly near Koopa Troopa Beach and Wario Shipyard
Dragoneel	Long, slender eels that repeatedly leap from the water along a sine-wave-like path. Their dorsal fins can be used similarly to a rail.	Between Peach Beach and Wario Shipyard
Dry Bones	Undead variants of Koopa Troopas that rise from the ground as racers approach and walk onto the track.	Near Dry Bones Burnout
Elephant [conjectural]	Elephants that walk across the track in groups. Some are ridden by Shy Guys.	Near Faraway Oasis (wild) Near Shy Guy Bazaar and Desert Hills (tamed)
Fire Snake	Living chains of fireballs that hop around in an area. Their placement next to Donkey Kong-styled oil drums recalls Fireballs.	DK Spaceport and near Desert Hills
Fish Bone	Undead variants of Cheep Cheeps that behave identically to Cheep Chomps, swimming at the surface of water and periodically leaping into the air to attack racers. Unlike Cheep Chomps, they do not create waves upon landing.	Hot springs near Dry Bones Burnout
Freezie	Frozen, stationary enemies.	Snow region
Fuzzy	Pulsating, inky enemies that ride along grindrails.
Giraffe	Giraffes that walk across the track.	Savanna region; near Faraway Oasis
Goomba	Mushroom enemies that stand in place, shuffling their feet as if sidestepping like in early Super Mario titles and previous Mario Kart titles. They charge at oncoming racers. They are significantly larger than usual, like in Mario Kart 7.
Goomba Tower	Linear and triangular stacks of mushroom enemies that stand in place, shuffling their feet.
Innertube Goomba	Variants of Goombas that float motionlessly on the surface of water. They charge at oncoming racers.	Certain rivers
Shoe Goomba	Goomba's Shoe-wearing variants of Goombas that hop in circles. Their shoes take the yellow coloration of Ice Skates, like in Mario Kart Tour and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Skating Goomba	Ice Skate-wearing variants of Goombas that travel along the track.	Snow region
Hammer Bro	Stationary, lanky Koopas that periodically throw hammers that travel in arcs. These hammers break instantly upon touching the ground, unlike those racers can throw using the Hammer item.	Near Shy Guy Bazaar and Airship Fortress
Boomerang Bro	Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically throw boomerangs, which travel a short distance before returning to their thrower.
Fire Bro	Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically hurl fireballs, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.
Ice Bro	Stationary variants of Hammer Bros. that periodically hurl Ice Balls, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.
Hermity Cone	Small creatures that hide in traffic cones, which they occasionally peek out from.
Jellybeam	Glowing jellyfish that float motionlessly on the surface of water. They bounce racers who drive into them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.	Near Peach Stadium
Lava Bubble	Fireballs that periodically jump out of lava. Unlike in previous Mario Kart titles, they now possess eyes as they do in most other appearances.
Manta Ramp	Yellow Manta-like creatures that periodically breach from the surface of water and can be used as ramps.	Near Koopa Troopa Beach
Monty Mole	Fossorial enemies that burrow through the ground before leaping into the air to attack racers. The temporary dirt trails they leave behind by burrowing can be tricked off.	Moo Moo Meadows
Moose	Bull moose that walk across the track.	Near Acorn Heights and Boo Cinema
Nabbit	A rabbit-like entity that walks in circles. Nabbit evades approaching racers, running over land or water to keep his distance. He explodes into coins when caught.	Free Roam in various regions
Ostrich [conjectural]	Ostriches that run across the track.	Savanna region; near Faraway Oasis
Para-Biddybud	Multicolored, low-flying, ladybug-like enemies that slowly cross the track in processions of three or more.	Dandelion Depths and certain routes
Peepa	Incorporeal enemies that appear in groups and float in circles close to the ground. Rather than slowing racers down when hit, they instead drop a coin.	Near Boo Cinema
Penguin	Penguins that can be found tobogganing down icy slopes or waddling together in groups.	Snow region near Sky-High Sundae
Piranha Plant	Carnivorous plants of which two varieties exist: a variant that lunges at racers to attack, which can appear in pipes and in holes in the ground, and a grounded, passive variant.
Bone Piranha Plant	Pipe-dwelling, undead variants of Piranha Plants with identical behavior: lunging at racers to attack.	Near Dry Bones Burnout
Fire Piranha Plant	Pipe-dwelling variants of Piranha Plants that periodically spit fireballs, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.	Desert region
Frost Piranha	Pipe-dwelling variants of Piranha Plants that periodically spit Ice Balls, which bounce along the track until they hit an obstacle.	Snow region
Ptooie	Legged variants of Piranha Plants that shuffle in place and suspend items and hazards above themselves with jets of air.	Meadow region
Plesiosaur [conjectural]	A large plesiosaur-like reptile that replaces one of the bridges in Dino Dino Jungle. Like the brachiosaurus, its back acts like a grindrail.	Dino Dino Jungle
Pokey	Tall, segmented cactus enemies that slide between the sides of the track while oscillating.	Desert region
Snow Pokey	Tall, segmented, snowman variants of Pokeys that stand in place and oscillate.	Snow region
Porcupuffer	Spherical porcupinefish that float motionlessly on the surface of water in groups.	Near Koopa Troopa Beach
Pterosaurs	Large, winged reptiles that soar through the air.	Dino Dino Jungle
Robo DK	A large, mechanized version of Donkey Kong who gestures angrily at racers and travels ahead of them to toss rolling barrels onto the track.	DK Spaceport
Rocky Wrench	Mole-like Koopas that periodically pop out of manhole covers to ambush racers.	Airship Fortress and certain roads
Shy Guys piloting jet skis	Shy Guys riding Jet Skis across waterways.	Peach Beach and certain rivers
Snowboarding Shy Guy	Shy Guys wearing winter clothing similar to the Slope Styler outfit that ride down snowy slopes on snowboards.	DK Pass
Flying Shy Guy	Shy Guys riding magic carpets in the air.	Shy Guy Bazaar
Sidestepper	Enemy crabs that scuttle sideways between the sides of the track, bouncing several times before switching directions.	Near Salty Salty Speedway and Peach Beach
Signal Bug	Metallic variants of Bramballs that flip across the road in a Slinky-like fashion. They act like rings when they are motionless, and their traffic light-esque faces are illuminated, providing racers that pass between their legs with a speed boost.
Skeeter	Water skeeters that skim on the surface of water, momentarily staying in one spot before propelling themselves to a nearby location. Their design is based on how they appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.	On water near Acorn Heights and Toad's Factory
Snake jar	Jars controlled by snakes that camouflage themselves among other jars and sometimes move around. They now take design elements from Cobrats and Hisstocrat's minions.	Shy Guy Bazaar
Snowman	Large, stationary snowmen.	Snow region
Spike	Stout, stationary Koopas that periodically regurgitate Spike Balls which they hurl at racers.
Spiny	Koopas that bear spikes on their shells and slowly walk across the track.
Stingby	Low-flying bee enemies that hover motionlessly. They charge at oncoming racers.	Forest region; near Acorn Heights
Sumo Bro	Large, stationary Koopas that stand atop floating blocks. They occasionally pound their feet to send balls of electricity onto the track below them.	Castle wall between Airship Fortress and Dry Bones Burnout
Super Koopa	Caped unshelled Koopas that fly above the track while periodically dropping Feathers.
Swoop	Low-flying bat enemies that follow set paths in groups.	Near Boo Cinema
Thwomp	Grimacing stone enemies that are suspended in the air. They periodically begin shaking, crash into the ground to squash racers underneath them, and rise back to their original position.
Star Thwomp	Rainbow variants of Thwomps with identical behavior: periodically shaking before crashing into the ground to squash racers underneath them.	Rainbow Road
Tokotoko	Large, sunglasses-wearing moai heads that stand motionlessly. They run along the track as racers approach.	Desert region; mostly found on Desert Hills
Treaded Grrrol	Tire-wearing, metallic Grrrols that roll between the sides of the track.
T. rex	Large Tyrannosaurus rexes that run along the track to squash oncoming racers.	Dino Dino Jungle
Triceratops	A large ceratopsian that slowly walks along the track. Racers can drive up its face and neck frill like a ramp.	Dino Dino Jungle
Ty-foo	Large, floating cloud enemies that periodically blow powerful gusts of wind.	Near Starview Peak and Wario Shipyard
Whale	Large baleen whales that either float at the surface of water, periodically creating trickable spouts from their blowholes, or breach from the water, creating trickable waves upon landing. Their dorsal fins can be tricked off.	Between Koopa Troopa Beach and Peach Stadium
Whamp	Wedge-shaped Whomps that stand in place, shuffling their feet. They fall over in an attempt to squash oncoming racers; while toppled over, racers can drive over them like ramps.	Near Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle
Wiggler	Large caterpillar enemies that walk along the track. They may become angered, causing them to turn red and begin charging.	Acorn Heights and routes leading to/from it
Zebra	Zebras that run along the track in herds. They are visually similar to the horses in Mario Sports Superstars.	Savanna region; near Faraway Oasis

Obstacles

Obstacle	Description	Location
Acorn	Large acorns that fall out of the treetops and roll down the track.	Acorn Heights
Anchor	A large anchor suspended above the track that rocks from side to side like a pendulum.	Wario Shipyard
Banzai Bill Cannon	Enlarged Bill Blasters that periodically shoot Bomber Bills. They often appear on the backs of trucks driving along roads. The Banzai Bill Cannon on Airship Fortress has the added ability to move side to side.	On roads
Barrel	Barrels of which two varieties exist: a smaller, stationary variant found on land or floating in water, which breaks and may release various items when hit, and a larger, rolling variant thrown by Robo DK and dispensed by barrel cannons.
Barrel-dispensing cannon [conjectural]	Rocket engine-esque Cannons that dispense rolling barrels periodically in DK Spaceport.	DK Spaceport
Boulder	Large, spherical rocks that roll down the track and break when they hit an obstacle.	Choco Mountain
Bouncy Cloud	Flat, floating clouds that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.	Great ? Block Ruins
Giant Bowser cloud [conjectural]	A cloud of volcanic ash resembling Lava Bowser that shoots Bowser's Flames from its mouth.	Bowser's Castle
Brick Block	Blocks that break instantly upon contact without slowing racers down, unlike crates.
Bubble	Floating bubbles that carry various items within them and drop them by popping randomly.
Burner	Flamethrowers hanging off Bolt Lifts that move between the sides of the track and constantly blast racers below with jets of fire.	Airship Fortress
Capsule [conjectural]	Giant gashapon capsules that break and release various items when hit.	Toad's Factory
Cloud Lift	Elongated, floating clouds that typically carry background characters and enemies but can also be summoned as platforms during missions.
Conveyor Belt	Platforms that either move parallel or horizontally to the direction of the track, periodically flashing before switching directions. Depending on the direction of the Conveyor Belt, racers driving on top of it may receive a speed boost or speed reduction or be pushed off-course.	Toad's Factory
Crate	Wooden boxes found on land or floating in water. They break and release various items when hit.
Crusher	Hydraulic presses used to transform Brick Blocks into Item Boxes. They can squash racers that get caught below them as they periodically lower.	Toad's Factory
Current	Flowing water that can push racers off-course if it moves perpendicular to the track or push racers forward if it moves with the track.	Faraway Oasis; route between Salty Salty Speedway and Dino Dino Jungle
Dinosaur egg [conjectural]	Large colored dinosaur eggs that can be knocked around by racers.	Dino Dino Jungle
Empty Block	Blocks that typically carry enemies but can also be summoned as platforms or as obstacles during missions.
Football [conjectural]	Gridiron footballs kicked by Passin' Chucks that bounce several times before coming to a stop and vanishing.
Geyser	Jets of water that periodically rise from fractures in the ground, which can be tricked off, or from manholes.
Hat Trampoline-esque flower	Large flowers that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
Ivy Piranha Plant	Bulbs that extend into vines when touched, acting as grindrails. They flower when fully grown. They resemble the design Vines have commonly used since New Super Mario Bros. Wii, though with twisted stems.
Jar	Jars with various designs, which are found in clusters. Green jars occasionally have snake jars concealed among them.	Shy Guy Bazaar
Lava	A glowing, molten liquid hazard that forms puddles and lakes. In a similar fashion to deep water in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, racers that drive through lava are slowed and begin struggling; they are saved by Lakitu if they do not escape fast enough.	Near Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle
Lava Geyser	Geysers that periodically rise from lava.	Bowser's Castle
Mud	A liquid hazard of which two varieties exist: a light variant that merely slows racers that drive through it and a dark variant that, in a similar fashion to deep water in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, also causes racers to begin struggling and to be saved by Lakitu if they do not escape fast enough.	Choco Mountain
Mushroom Trampoline	Flat mushrooms that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air and can be tricked off of.	Acorn Heights
Note Block	Blocks floating close to the ground that bounce racers who drive onto them into the air.
Poison swamp	A purple liquid hazard. In a similar fashion to deep water in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, racers that drive through poison are slowed and begin struggling; they are saved by Lakitu if they do not escape fast enough.	Near Boo Cinema
Quicksand [conjectural]	Enormous, sandy depressions resembling antlion pits that drag racers and other objects toward their central holes.	Chain Chomp Desert
Snowball	Variants of boulders with identical behavior: rolling down the track and breaking when they hit an obstacle.
Spike Ball	Metallic, spike-covered balls. They are regurgitated by Spikes and tumble down the track or exist separately and roll aimlessly, disappearing or getting knocked away when they hit an obstacle.
Storm	Weather phenomena that shower racers with different items depending on the storm. They can occur randomly or during specific missions.
Straw bale [conjectural]	Large bales of straw that appear alone or in heaps, which can be knocked around by racers.	Meadow region; mostly in Moo Moo Meadows
Tire stack	Tires found in stacks, which can be toppled over. They knock back racers who drive into them.
Tornado	Enormous vortices that sweep up objects off the ground. Racers that drive into a tornado will be immobilized for a few seconds while they are moved around in the tornado before being released. When released, racers will start or retain their flying state. Flying just outside their wind will give gliding racers a boost upwards from the tailwinds.
Trampoline	Trampolines of multiple shapes and sizes that bounce racers and objects that touch them into the air and can be tricked off of, like Mushroom Trampolines.
Tumbleweed [conjectural]	Tumbling desert plants that can jump over obstacles.
Turnip	Plants that can be uprooted by driving into them. Occasionally, uprooting a turnip releases a Mushroom.	Central region
Lava bomb	Slow-moving Fireballs that emerge from the giant Bowser cloud, raining from the sky. Red cursors, like those seen during the flying battleship Wonder Effect, indicate where they will crash into and break apart on the track.	Bowser's Castle
Water	A widespread liquid that interacts with its environment. Storms and disturbances cause waves to form in the water, which can be tricked off of. Unlike in previous Mario Kart titles, water can now be ridden on top of; doing so transforms the racer's wheels into water skis.
Whirlpool	Large vortices that appear on the surface of water and suck racers towards their centers.

Vehicles

Obstacle	Description	Location
Bus	Large vehicles that drive along the track.
Car	Common vehicles that drive along the track.
Dash panel ramp truck [conjectural]	Trucks that drive along the track, which bear ramps that end in Dash Panels or Glide Ramps. Some, resembling the hat-wearing Yoshi employees of Yoshi's, carry Dash Food bags.
Forklift	Forkifts which throw drivers in the air.	Toad's Factory DK Spaceport
Gondola [conjectural]	Gondolas manned and ridden by Toads on waterways.
Helicopter	Mario Kart TV-branded helicopters that drop Item Boxes in Free Roam and follow the races during rallies.
Item-dispensing car	Swerving cars that rapidly dispense items and obstacles behind them.
Mushroom car	Mushroom-shaped box trucks that periodically drop Dash Mushrooms behind them onto the track.
Pickup truck [conjectural]	Smaller trucks that drive along the track. They typically carry an assortment of enemies and obstacles on their beds, a feature brought over from Mario Kart Tour. Some carry surfboards, small pipes, or Lifts based on their Super Mario 3D Land design, which act as ramps.
Raft [conjectural]	Small rafts manned by Toads that float down waterways.
Truck [conjectural]	Trucks with one or two containers that drive along the track. They are different from trucks that can be controlled.
Floatplane [conjectural]	Amphibious Mario Kart TV-branded aircraft whose wings can be driven on, including when they fly.
Train	Steam locomotives that travel along railroads. Their rear cars are sometimes sloped, allowing racers to drive on top of them.

Utility objects

Object	Description	Location
? Block	Blocks floating close to the ground. If a racer hits one from below, several coins are added to their own coin counter, while four additional coins will pop out of the top of the block.
? Panel	Hidden panels, resembling those from Super Mario Kart, scattered across the map.
Arrow field	Barriers that typically direct the player in the right direction, though they sometimes display advertisements instead. They are intangible to obstacles like cars.
Binoculars	Binoculars that, when touched, provide racers with a bird's eye view of their surroundings and allow them to zoom in on areas of interest.
Cannon	Cannons of which two varieties exist: a more typical, larger variant that launches racers who enter it into the air over large distances and a smaller variant that launches racers over shorter distances, which can be strapped to pickup trucks or float in the air like Barrel Cannons.
Checkpoint ring [conjectural]	Rings that give the player more time to complete a timed mission, like the + Clock.
Dash Panel	Panels that provide racers who drive over them with a temporary speed boost.
Flying guide [conjectural]	Yellow flying guides that direct racers as they glide. They resemble Flopters and Topmen.
Glide Ramp	Panels that deploy the wings of racers that drive over them, allowing them to glide.
Goal Pole	A flagpole that marks the end goal of a timed mission, which is completed by touching the flagpole.
Goal ring [conjectural]	Rings that mark the end goals of timed missions, which are completed by passing through the rings.
Guide [conjectural]	Traffic pylon-like guides that direct the player during missions.
Item Ring [conjectural]	Large rainbow-colored rings, similar to the checkpoints in Knockout Tour, that summon large walls of Item Boxes when approached.	At the start of a lap section on routes leading to/from Starview Peak.
Lakitu's Cloud	Small, floating clouds. Circling groups of Lakitu's Clouds can form rings, providing racers that pass through them with a speed boost. They can also be summoned during missions, holding Arrow Signs to guide racers.
Pipe Cannon	L-shaped Warp Pipe junctions like those seen in Super Mario Bros. Racers enter through the lower opening and are launched into the air at an angle through the upper opening.
Pipe	Giant and regularly-sized pipes. They are mainly used as obstacles, but some of them can warp the player to nearby locations or spit the player out in the opposite direction they entered.
P Switch	Switches scattered across the map that each provide a unique mission when pressed. After the mission is complete, it turns gray.
Ride boat	Boats that can be temporarily hijacked for a speed boost on water and to plow through obstacles.	Routes: Between Peach Beach and Wario Shipyard From DK Spaceport to Peach Stadium From Whistlestop Summit to Koopa Troopa Beach
Ride heli	Helicopters that can be temporarily hijacked to fly and to plow through obstacles. Racers leave helicopters in their gliding state. Text that is only visible on their rotating blades reads "MARIOKART".	Routes: Between Mario Bros. Circuit and Toad's Factory From DK Spaceport to Peach Stadium Desert Hills to Koopa Troopa Beach
Ride truck	Cargo trucks that can be temporarily hijacked for a speed boost on land and to plow through obstacles.	Routes: Between Crown City and Faraway Oasis Between Toad's Factory and Mario Bros. Circuit Between Peach Stadium and Toad's Factory.
Ride UFO	UFOs that can be temporarily hijacked to fly and abduct objects. Racers leave ride UFOs in their gliding state.	Exclusive to Free Roam
Ring	Circular, floating or grounded hoops with a wide variety of designs. They provide racers that pass through them with a speed boost.
Road flare [conjectural]	Road flares that release red smoke to alert racers at a distance. They mark areas of interest during missions.
Vending machine [Japanese]	Vending machines that periodically cough up Dash Food bags.
Koopa Clown Car	Flying machines that produce updrafts, like how they function in Mario Kart 7.

Background characters

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  Bald eagles^{[conjectural]}
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  Bats, in the background of Boo Cinema
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  Boo Crews, in the background of Boo Cinema
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  Boohemoth, in the background of Boo Cinema
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  Drones resembling Koopa Shells
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  Eagles^{[conjectural]}
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  Fireflies^{[conjectural]}
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  Flies^{[conjectural]}
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  Heavy Fire Bros.
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  Koopa Paratroopas
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  Lakitu
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  A red Lakitu that leads Knockout Tour
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  Lumas
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  Para-Beetles wearing blue shells with propellers instead of wings
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  Piantas
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  Seagulls, which fly in the air of beachfront courses
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  Shy Guys
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  Sledge Bros.
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  Small birds
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  Toads
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  Yoshis

Missions

Main article: List of Mario Kart World missions

In Free Roam, the player can activate short missions in the open world by driving over P Switches. Once activated, the player has a time limit to complete a certain task. If they complete the task, they will briefly celebrate, accompanied by an abridged arrangement of the "Finish! (1st – 4th Place)" jingle from Super Mario Kart. If not, they fail and have to redo it. After a mission is completed, its P Switch turns gray.

Music

Mario Kart World has 227 newly arranged music tracks that can play on the main menu, in Free Roam, or during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race; they consist of 108 arrangements from the Mario Kart series, 102 from the Super Mario series, 10 from the Yoshi series, 2 from Mario Paint, and 1 each from Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country, Luigi's Mansion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, and Flipnote Studio. This selection of music was referred to as the "jukebox" in development. In the Nintendo Music app, they are referred to as "Free Roam tracks" (even those that do not play in Free Roam).

Routes in Grand Prix have three to six dedicated arrangements that usually fit the theme of the source and/or the destination. Routes in VS Race have a completely random list of arrangements that do not necessarily fit the theme of the route, even if one used in Grand Prix is selected; all Grand Prix arrangements play in this mode, plus a few more exclusive ones. Most VS Race arrangements can play in Free Roam (with some featuring longer intros than in VS Race), along with a few calmer and slower-paced arrangements exclusive to that mode. Tracks in Free Roam play in a fixed order, though the point in the order that is used as the start varies; there are different orders for day and night, with different tracks playing between the two (though a few tracks are shared between them). Part of the daytime order is arranged in roughly chronological order of when the games that each track comes from were released. The order progresses to the next track once a track ends or the player teleports with the map or quits Free Roam. The game's main menu uses the same tracks as Free Roam (in addition to "Main Theme", which plays first when the game is opened or when returning to the menu after completing a game in certain modes). If the player enters Free Roam from the main menu, the music continues uninterrupted (though if "Main Theme" is playing, it will end earlier than usual).

The game remembers the last nine tracks that have played, and will skip a track that plays again too soon after it has already played.

Certain arrangements incorporate the melodies of other themes at certain points, such as the "Underground BGM" arrangement from Super Mario Bros. 2 also including part of "Ground BGM", or "Mario Drawing Song" having a nod to "Jump Up, Super Star!" While the arrangements for the returning courses usually stay true to the lengths of the original tracks, the battle course themes follow these arrangements and include solos, except that they loop.

Version 1.4.0 of the game added the music track name and source game of the currently played track to the in-game pause menu. All music tracks that debuted in the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 are attributed to its enhanced Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The soundtrack for Mario Kart World was added to Nintendo Music on June 1, 2026, including the Free Roam tracks from Super Mario Kart. Additional Free Roam tracks were added on a weekly basis until August 24, 2026.

The following list does not include arrangements of themes for returning race and battle courses present in the game. "Koopa Beach" from Super Mario Kart is the only theme that was arranged for both one of the game's courses and Free Roam. A few themes have different names in the British English version of the game; these names are shown in italics in the list below.

Mario Kart arrangements

Track	Game	Genre	Location			Sample	Notes
			Grand Prix	VS Race	Free Roam
Title Screen (Fusion Ver.)	Super Mario Kart	Jazz fusion	Crown City → Peach Stadium	Any route during nighttime	During the day
Title Screen (Latin Jazz Ver.)		Latin jazz	N/A		During the day
Donut Plains		Latin jazz	Mario Circuit → Peach Stadium	Any route during the day	During the day
Ghost Valley		Drum and bass	Boo Cinema → Dry Bones Burnout	Routes coming from Boo Cinema during the day	N/A
Bowser Castle		Metalstep	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A
Choco Island (Samba Ver.)		Samba-jazz	Choco Mountain → Toad's Factory	Any route during the day	During the day
Choco Island (Bossa Nova Ver.)		Bossa nova	N/A		During the day
Koopa Beach		Bossa nova	N/A		During the day
Vanilla Lake		Jazz-funk	N/A		During nighttime
Rainbow Road		Funky house	N/A		During nighttime
Staff Credits		Latin jazz	N/A		During the day
Title Screen	Mario Kart 64	Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Moo Moo Farm		Bluegrass	Moo Moo Meadows → Choco Mountain	Any route during the day	During the day		Takes elements from its arrangement in Mario Kart 8
Koopa Troopa Beach (Rock Ver.)		Pop-punk	Koopa Troopa Beach → Faraway Oasis	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Koopa Troopa Beach (Electro Ver.)		Electro	N/A		During nighttime
Kalimari Desert		Western swing	Desert Hills → Shy Guy Bazaar	Routes coming from Mario Bros. Circuit, Whistlestop Summit, Desert Hills, Shy Guy Bazaar and Dandelion Depths during the day	During the day
Toad's Turnpike		Jazz-funk	N/A	Any route during nighttime	During nighttime
Frappe Snowland (Jazz Fusion Ver.)		Jazz fusion	DK Pass → Starview Peak	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Frappe Snowland (Soul Ver.)		Soul jazz	N/A		During nighttime
DK's Jungle Parkway		Samba-jazz	Faraway Oasis → Crown City	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Rainbow Road		Electronic rock	N/A		During nighttime
Character Select		Electro	N/A		During nighttime
Results Screen		Jazz-funk	N/A		During nighttime
Peach Circuit	Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Funk	Mario Circuit → Peach Stadium	Any route during the day	During the day		Takes elements from the prototype version of the theme
Shy Guy Beach		Soul jazz	N/A		During the day
Riverside Park		Rockabilly	Faraway Oasis → Crown City	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Bowser Castle		Progressive metal	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A
Cheese Land		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Ribbon Road		Blues rock	Whistlestop Summit → DK Spaceport	Any route during the day	During the day		Takes elements from its arrangement in Mario Kart 8
Yoshi Desert		Oriental metal	Shy Guy Bazaar → Wario Stadium	Routes coming from Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar during the day	During the day
Rainbow Road		Liquid funk	N/A	Any route during nighttime	N/A
Luigi Circuit	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	New jack swing	N/A		During the day
Baby Park		Happy hardcore / Dubstep	Koopa Troopa Beach → Faraway Oasis	Any route during nighttime	During the day
Dry Dry Desert		Folk jazz	N/A		During the day
Mushroom Bridge		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route	During the day
Sherbet Land		Jazz fusion	Starview Peak → Sky-High Sundae	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Bowser's Castle		Industrial metal	Toad's Factory → Bowser's Castle	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A
Rainbow Road		Minneapolis sound	N/A	Any route during nighttime	N/A
Staff Credits		Soft rock	N/A		During the day
Figure-8 Circuit	Mario Kart DS	Jazz-funk	N/A		During the day
Yoshi Falls		Old-time	N/A		During the day
Cheep Cheep Beach		Bossa nova	N/A		During the day
Luigi's Mansion		Progressive metal / Metalstep	Boo Cinema → Dry Bones Burnout	Routes coming from Boo Cinema during the day	N/A		Takes elements from its arrangement for GCN Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Delfino Square		Jazz manouche	Salty Salty Speedway → Dino Dino Jungle	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Waluigi Pinball (Rock Ver.)		Funk rock	Wario Stadium → Airship Fortress	Any route during nighttime	During the day
Waluigi Pinball (Funk Ver.)		Jazz-funk	N/A		During nighttime
Shroom Ridge		Synthwave	N/A		During nighttime
Tick-Tock Clock		Avant-garde jazz	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Peach Gardens		Cool jazz	N/A		Any time of day
Rainbow Road		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during nighttime	N/A
Staff Credits		Soft rock	N/A		During nighttime
Luigi Circuit	Mario Kart Wii	Jazz fusion	N/A		During the day
Mushroom Gorge		Choro	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Coconut Mall		Dixieland jazz	N/A	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
DK Summit DK's Snowboard Cross		Blues rock	Starview Peak → Sky-High Sundae	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Wario's Gold Mine		Western swing	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Daisy Circuit (Acoustic Ver.)		Samba / Bossa nova	N/A		During the day
Daisy Circuit (Electro Ver.)		Shibuya-kei	Salty Salty Speedway → Dino Dino Jungle	Any route during the day	During the day
Maple Treeway		Cool jazz	N/A		Any time of day
Grumble Volcano		Metalstep	N/A	Routes coming from Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar during the day	During the day
Dry Dry Ruins		Funk rock	N/A		During the day		Quotes the version that plays inside the course's pyramid
Moonview Highway		Jazz fusion	Wario Stadium → Airship Fortress	Any route during nighttime	Any time of day
Rainbow Road		Progressive rock	N/A	Any route during nighttime	N/A
Staff Credits A		Jazz-funk	N/A		Any time of day
Toad Circuit	Mario Kart 7	Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day		Based on its arrangement in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Daisy Hills		Polka	N/A	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Music Park Melody Motorway		Funk	N/A		During nighttime
Rock Rock Mountain Alpine Pass		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Piranha Plant Slide Piranha Plant Pipeway		Jazz-funk	Choco Mountain → Toad's Factory	Any route	During the day
DK Jungle		Hard bop	Faraway Oasis → Crown City	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Rosalina's Ice World		Synth-pop	DK Pass → Starview Peak	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Rainbow Road		Power ballad	N/A		During the day
Staff Credits		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route	During the day
Mario Kart 8 (Jazz Fusion Ver. 1)	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Jazz fusion	Crown City → Peach Stadium	Any route	During the day
Mario Kart 8 (Jazz Fusion Ver. 2)		Jazz-funk	N/A		During nighttime
Water Park		Calypso	Koopa Troopa Beach → Faraway Oasis	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Sweet Sweet Canyon (Electro Ver.)		Lofi hip-hop	N/A		During nighttime		Quotes "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.
Sweet Sweet Canyon (Jazz Ver.)		Samba	N/A		During the day
Thwomp Ruins		Groove metal	Dino Dino Jungle → Great ? Block Ruins	Any route during the day	During the day
Mario Circuit		Bebop	N/A	Any route during nighttime	During the day
Toad Harbor (Electro Ver.) Toad Harbour (Electro Ver.)		Deep house	N/A		During nighttime		Quotes "Dolphin Shoals"
Toad Harbor (Rock Ver.) Toad Harbour (Rock Ver.)		Pop rock	Crown City → Whistlestop Summit	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Twisted Mansion		Electro swing	Boo Cinema → Dry Bones Burnout	Routes coming from Boo Cinema during the day	N/A
Shy Guy Falls		Western swing	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Sunshine Airport (Electro Ver.)		Electro	N/A		During nighttime
Sunshine Airport (Lounge Pop Ver.)		Lounge / Shibuya-kei	Peach Beach → Salty Salty Speedway	Any route during the day	During the day
Dolphin Shoals (Electro Ver.)		Vaporwave	N/A		During nighttime
Dolphin Shoals (Jazz Fusion Ver.)		Jazz fusion	Salty Salty Speedway → Dino Dino Jungle	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Electrodrome		Progressive country	N/A	Any route during nighttime	Any time of day
Mount Wario		Progressive metal	Sky-High Sundae → Wario Shipyard	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day		Based on the parts that play on the first segment, on the first half of the second segment, and in the third segment
Cloudtop Cruise		Acid jazz	Crown City → Peach Stadium	Any route	During the day
Bone-Dry Dunes Bone Dry Dunes		Progressive metal	Shy Guy Bazaar → Wario Stadium	Routes coming from Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar during the day	During the day
Bowser's Castle		Disco	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during any time of day, any route during nighttime	N/A
Rainbow Road		Jazz fusion	N/A	Any route during nighttime	During the day		Quotes the bassline from "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen"
Dragon Driftway		Italo disco	Cheep Cheep Falls → Dandelion Depths	Routes coming from Cheep Cheep Falls during the day	During the day
Ice Ice Outpost		Progressive metal	Sky-High Sundae → Wario Shipyard	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Wild Woods		Cool jazz	Acorn Heights → Mario Circuit	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Super Bell Subway		Jazz-funk	N/A		During the day		Primarily based on the aboveground arrangement, but includes instrumentation and "Underground BGM" quotes akin to "Super Bell Subway (Underground)"
Squeaky Clean Sprint		Lounge	N/A		During the day
Tokyo Blur	Mario Kart Tour	Jazz fusion	Crown City → Whistlestop Summit	Any route	During the day
Vancouver Velocity		Nu-disco	DK Pass → Starview Peak	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during any time of day, any route during nighttime	Any time of day		Based on its arrangement in "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)"
Los Angeles Laps		Lofi hip-hop	N/A		During nighttime
Merry Mountain		Nu jazz	N/A		During nighttime
Ninja Hideaway		Progressive metal	Cheep Cheep Falls → Dandelion Depths	Routes coming from Cheep Cheep Falls during the day	N/A
Singapore Speedway		Nu-disco	Crown City → Whistlestop Summit	Any route during nighttime	Any time of day		Based on its arrangement in "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)"
Bangkok Rush		Jazz fusion	Acorn Heights → Mario Circuit	Routes coming from Dino Dino Jungle and Acorn Heights during the day	During the day
Piranha Plant Pipeline		Jazz fusion	Choco Mountain → Toad's Factory	Any route	Any time of day
Title Screen	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Progressive rock	N/A	Any route	During the day

Super Mario arrangements

Track	Game	Genre	Location			Sample	Notes
			Grand Prix	VS Race	Free Roam
Ground BGM (Latin Ver.)	Super Mario Bros.	Calypso	N/A		During the day
Ground BGM (Acoustic Ver.)		Samba	N/A		During nighttime		Incorporates "Game Over" in the outro
Underground BGM (Jazz Fusion Ver.)		Free jazz	Dandelion Depths → Boo Cinema	Any route	During nighttime		Based on its arrangement from Super Mario 3D Land
Underground BGM (Acoustic Ver.)		Flamenco	N/A		During the day
Underwater BGM		Smooth jazz	N/A		During nighttime
Please Select Player	Super Mario Bros. 2	Dixieland jazz	Mario Circuit → Peach Stadium	Any route	During the day
Ground BGM		Swing	N/A		During the day
Underground BGM		Free jazz	Dandelion Depths → Boo Cinema	Any route during nighttime	During the day		Incorporates "Ground BGM" halfway through the track
Overworld Medley	Super Mario Bros. 3	Acid jazz	N/A		During the day		Medley of "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" (based on its arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series), "World 2 Map (Desert Land)", "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky", "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" and "World 3 Map (Water Land)".
Ground BGM		Reggae	N/A		During the day		Based on its arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series, which takes elements from its editor theme from Super Mario Maker.
Athletic BGM		Two-tone	Mario Bros. Circuit → Crown City	Any route during the day	During the day		Incorporates "Course Clear"
Underwater BGM		Bebop	Peach Beach → Salty Salty Speedway	Routes coming from Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach and Salty Salty Speedway during the day	During the day
Fortress Boss BGM		Progressive metal	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during any time of day, any route during nighttime	N/A
Airship BGM		Djent	Toad's Factory → Bowser's Castle	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A
Ending		Mambo	N/A		During the day		Based on its arrangement from the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series
Ground BGM	Super Mario Land	Swing	N/A		During the day		Based on its arrangement from the Super Mario Land album
Underground BGM		Funk metal	N/A	Routes coming from Desert Hills and Shy Guy Bazaar during the day	During the day
Title BGM	Super Mario World	Dixieland jazz	N/A		During the day		Based on its arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series
Overworld Medley		Progressive pop	N/A		During the day		Medley of "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)", "Star World (Map Screen)", "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)", "Donut Plains (Map Screen)", and "Special World (Map Screen)"
Ground BGM (Rock 'n' Roll Ver. 1)		Rock and roll	N/A	Any route during the day	N/A
Ground BGM (Rock 'n' Roll Ver. 2)		Rock and roll	N/A		During the day		Compared to "Ground BGM (Rock 'n' Roll Ver. 1)", this version is shorter, has a slower tempo, and features some slight changes in the melody.
Ground BGM (Ska Ver.)		Two-tone	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Ground BGM (Country Ver.)		Bluegrass	Moo Moo Meadows → Choco Mountain	Any route during the day	During the day
Underground BGM		Punk blues	Dandelion Depths → Boo Cinema	Routes coming from Boo Cinema during any time of day, any route during nighttime	During the day
Underwater BGM		Waltz	N/A		During the day
Bonus Game BGM		Bitpop	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Castle BGM		Groove metal	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Boo Cinema, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A		Only the looping section is arranged.
Koopalings BGM		Flamenco	N/A	Routes coming from Mario Bros. Circuit, Whistlestop Summit, Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Cheep Cheep Falls, Dandelion Depths, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	During the day
Ending		Dixieland jazz	N/A		During the day		The bridge and double-time section are skipped.
Main Theme	Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins	Bluegrass	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
File Select	Super Mario 64	Nu jazz	N/A		During nighttime
Title Theme (Big Band Ver.)		Philadelphia soul	N/A		During the day		Based on its arrangement from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series
Title Theme (Latin Ver.)		Mariachi	N/A		During the day
Slider		Ska punk	Starview Peak → Sky-High Sundae	Any route during the day	During the day
Peach's Castle		Lounge	N/A		During the day
Dire, Dire Docks		Soft rock	N/A		During the day
Cool, Cool Mountain		Bluegrass	Moo Moo Meadows → Choco Mountain	Routes coming from DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae during the day	During the day
Piranha Plant's Lullaby		Country blues	N/A		During nighttime
Bowser's Road		Symphonic metal	Toad's Factory → Bowser's Castle	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	During the day
Bowser's Theme		Doom metal	N/A		During the day
Staff Roll		Jangle pop	N/A		During the day
Delfino Plaza	Super Mario Sunshine	Jazz manouche	N/A	Routes coming from Mario Bros. Circuit, Whistlestop Summit, Koopa Troopa Beach, Peach Beach, Salty Salty Speedway and Dandelion Depths during the day	During the day		Based on its arrangement from the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series
Bianco Hills		Surf pop	Whistlestop Summit → DK Spaceport	Any route during the day	During the day
Ricco Harbor		Ska	N/A		During the day
Secret Course - Sky and Sea		Drill 'n' bass	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day		Incorporates "Shine!" in the outro.
Ground BGM	New Super Mario Bros.	Samba funk	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Castle BGM		Thrash metal	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Boo Cinema, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	N/A
Egg Planet	Super Mario Galaxy	Progressive rock	N/A	Any route during the day	During the day
Space Junk Road		Trip hop	N/A		During nighttime
Enter Bowser Jr.!		Funk metal	N/A	Routes coming from Airship Fortress, Wario Shipyard, Cheep Cheep Falls, Dry Bones Burnout and Bowser's Castle during the day	During the day
Buoy Base Galaxy		Progressive rock	N/A	Any route	During the day
Gusty Garden Galaxy		Jazz fusion	Crown City → Peach Stadium	Any route during the day	During the day