Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX is a Mario Kart game for arcade systems, developed by Namco Bandai Games in partnership with Nintendo. It is the sequel to Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

Gameplay
Grand Prix, Clone Battle, and two-player modes are featured in the game. The player can choose between seven karts, five of them being unlockable. Before starting a race, the player can take their photography and decorate it with twelve included features, such as a samurai helmet and a pirate suit. The player can choose to play in 50cc, 100cc and 150cc, with the latter two being unlockable. The player then must choose which one of three themed tracks (Toad, Mario, Don-chan) they want to play. Like Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, there are only 6 racers in each race rather than 8 or 12. Every circuit has a time limit, and when the player is at first place their photography has a crown. When the player completes a lap, lights between the game screen change the color. The main feature of the game is that players can now play in cooperative, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in that a player is the driver and the second shoots items. Cooperative play is only possible by gaining a special power-up which transforms the player's kart into a tank that will drive and the second player is called to control the turret and shoot unlimited amounts of Green Shells at any direction for a limited period of time. Additionally, gameplay elements from Mario Kart 7 such as the use of gliders and underwater courses are present.

Instead of Mario Cards like the last two installments, the player can use a Banapassport Card to save their progress. As such, the cabinets will have online connectivity, but it is currently unknown if the game will have online leaderboards or multiplayer.

Playable Characters
The game features a total of twelve playable characters (nine are default, and the other three are unlockable). Characters are divided into four weight classes (feather, light, medium, and heavy).

Middleweight

 * Speed: ***
 * Acceleration: ***
 * Turning: ***

Lightweight

 * Speed: **
 * Acceleration: ****
 * Turning: ***

Featherweight

 * Speed: **
 * Acceleration: ***
 * Turning: ****

Heavyweight

 * Speed: ****
 * Acceleration: **
 * Turning: **

Non-Playable Characters

 * Big Bob-omb
 * Venus Fire Traps
 * Toads
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Cheep-Cheeps
 * Lakitu
 * Chain Chomp (cameo)
 * Goomba
 * Bullet Bills
 * Dolphins
 * Piantas
 * Blooper (cameo)
 * Sushi (cameo)
 * Fishin' Lakitu
 * Lantern Eel (Taiko no Tatsujin series character)
 * Shy Guys

Karts
There are twenty-three karts to choose from, and gliders are automatically preset when selecting a kart.

Items

 * Mario Coin
 * Green Shell
 * Triple Green Shell
 * Black Shell
 * Triple Black Shell
 * Gold Shell
 * Triple Gold Shell
 * Red Shell
 * Bowser Shell
 * Spiny Shell
 * Basin
 * Triple Basin
 * Gold Basin
 * Tornado
 * Triple Tornado
 * Thunder Cloud
 * Snow Cloud
 * Rain Cloud
 * Saggy Gummy
 * Chain Chomp
 * Pow Block
 * Fireball
 * Barrel
 * Whisker Missile
 * Thunder Stick
 * Hammer
 * 10T Hammer
 * Stretch Punch
 * Beam Hand Stick
 * Whacking Fan
 * Frying Pan
 * Horn
 * High Beam
 * Power Yo-Yo
 * Banana Peel
 * Triple Banana
 * Giant Banana
 * Banana Train
 * Gold Banana
 * Gold Triple Banana
 * Tacks
 * Triple Tacks
 * Smokescreen
 * Triple Smoke
 * Paintbrush
 * Triple Paintbrush
 * Porcupuffer
 * Triple Porcupuffer
 * Square Tire
 * Triple Square Tire
 * Big Tire
 * Pie
 * Triple Pie
 * Fake Item Box
 * Firecracker
 * Sticky Oil
 * Bob-omb
 * Mouse Catcher
 * Flare Ball
 * Thwomp
 * Rally X
 * Broken Wheel
 * Pie Bazooka
 * Rabbit Ear
 * Nose Glasses
 * Paper Mushroom
 * Mini Mushroom
 * Mega Mushroom
 * Spiny Shell
 * A hammer which turns the character in a metal form and flattens other racers which are in their front.
 * A blue steering wheel with a face on the middle that has swirly eyes.
 * A red and yellow top with spikes.
 * A yellow bazooka of some sort.
 * A spiky blue creature that has a picture of a person in its mouth.
 * Wheel Virus
 * A blue microphone with a bowtie and red lips.
 * A red blob with eyes.
 * A Scuttlebug item that shoots webs at the opponents to block their view, similar to Blooper.

Courses
The game features 10 race tracks.

External link

 * Japanese Site