Mario Kart Arcade GP DX: Difference between revisions

|developer=[[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Games]]<ref>In-game credits</ref>

|publisher=Bandai Namco Games

|genre=[[Mario Kart (series)|Racing]]

|modes=Single-player<br>VS multiplayer (up to 4 players)<br>Co-op multiplayer (2 players)<br>Team multiplayer (4 players)

On June 6, 2017, update 1.10 for Japanese version cabinets was added two new characters ([[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] and [[King Boo]], the latter being playable during a limited-time event that was held on October 2017).<ref>[https://mariokart-acgpdx.bngames.net/topics/upd17summer/ Update topic - Summer 2017]</ref> The update also features the addition of the [[Pac-Man Cup|PAC-MAN Cup]] and its [[PAC-MAN Stadium|two]] [[NAMCO Circuit|courses]]. On October 2018, King Boo was released for all players.

===Modes===

The game features five modes of play, with two single-player and three multiplayer:

====Grand Prix====

[[File:Rosalina MKAGPDX.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A Grand Prix race in progress. Here the [[Rosalina|player]] is at [[Peach Castle (race course)|Peach Castle]] in the [[Toad Cup]] and is in 6th place.]]

*Number of Players: 1

'''Grand Prix''' is the main mode of this game, and is a single-player mode. The player always starts in 6th place in each Grand Prix race, and the objective of Grand Prix is to finish each course in 3rd place or better within 250 seconds to go to the next course. Certain rounds have preset items while other rounds let the player choose their items. The player completes a cup by finishing each round of a cup in 3rd or better.

[[File:Arcade GP DX 4 Player Results.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|When a VS Race is complete, a results screen shows each player's finishing position, photography, player number and profile or character name. CPU players are indicated with their character's artwork instead, [[:File:Arcade GP DX Title Screen.JPG|which also applies to players whose camera is turned off]] (which in this case it is for all 4 players).]]

*Number of Players: 2-4

'''Versus''', also known as '''Two Player Versus''' with two players, is a multiplayer mode in this game. By linking up to four cabinets, up to four people can take on Versus. This mode returns from the previous two ''Arcade GP'' games, and is the only mode available with three players. In this mode the players (and CPU if necessary) compete to see who can come in 1st place in a specified race track. In this mode, the players vote for a track. If two or more tracks tie for the most amount of votes the easiest track will be selected. However, if PAC-MAN Stadium or NAMCO Circuit is one of the tracks with the tied highest vote then that specific track will be selected. In the case that both PAC-MAN Stadium and NAMCO Circuit tie for the most votes then the players will race on PAC-MAN Stadium. After voting for a track, the player votes if they want to race in Normal or Mirror. If the vote is tied then the players always race in the Normal version of the track. In this mode, each player will select their three items and take their own photography, which will be displayed to the other players in the race. [[:File:Arcade_GP_DX_4_Player_Results.JPG|If a player cannot take a picture because the camera on their cabinet is disabled, the character they select will be revealed to the other players.]] In VS Race, Two Player Co-op and Team Battle, each player is given a color depending on which cabinet number they're on for easy identification:

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[[File:Mariokartarcadegpdximage10.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A Co-Op race in progress. The [[Fusion Kart]] is being used.]]

*Number of Players: 2

'''Two Player Co-op''' is a new mode to ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''. As long as there are at least two cabinets are linked together, this mode can be played. Here, two players team up to race against two CPU teams of two players each. In this case there are three teams and six karts in total (of which four of them are CPU) and each team is vying for first place. Like other multiplayer modes, the players vote for a track, select their three items and take a photography. In the starting grid, the second team takes the 1st and 3rd spots, the third team takes the 2nd and 4th spots, and the human team that is team 1, starts 5th and 6th, with the 5th place starter being the lower player number. This race type has a special item that cannot be used by CPU players which is the [[Fusion Kart]].  Also, a feature exclusive to this mode in the game is the [[Shield (Mario Kart Arcade GP series)|Friendship Shield]], which also cannot be used by the CPU. This shield is deployed when the team's player karts are close to each other. After a race, each team scores points depending on each player's finishing position and the winner is the team who has the most points. The player can earn experience points to upgrade their Fusion Kart to a maximum level of six.

[[File:ArcadeGPDXModes.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Team Battle selected in the American version of the game. This only appears with 4 players playing.]]

*Number of Players: 4

'''Team Battle''' is a new mode to ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''. This mode cannot be played in arcades that link less than four cabinets. Added in an update, this mode sees four players split into two groups of two and compete to see which team is the best. Like other multiplayer modes, the players vote for a track and take a photography. The three items that each player receives before a Team Battle race is by the '''Item Kart Roulette'''.

This mode was removed in the April 21, 2016 update. This mode is still available in cabinets that are updated to the July 1, 2015 version (no earlier or later than that).

===Team Battle Point System===

==Playable characters==

==={{conjectural|Feather}}===

These characters have poor speed and acceleration, but exceptional handling.

MKAGPDX Baby Mario artwork.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] (downloadable)

MKAGPDX Baby Peach artwork.jpg|[[Baby Peach]] (downloadable)

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MKAGPDX Toad artwork.jpg|[[Toad]]

MKAGPDX Blue Toad artwork.jpg|[[Toad (species)|Blue Toad]] (downloadable palette swap of Toad)

MKAGPDX Strawberry Don-chan artwork.jpg|Strawberry Don-chan (downloadable palette swap of Don-chan)

MKAGPDX Hero Don-chan artwork.jpg|Hero Don-chan (downloadable palette swap of Don-chan)

MKAGPDX Bowser Jr artwork.jpg|[[Bowser Jr.]] (unlockable)

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MKAGPDX Luigi artwork.jpg|[[Luigi]]

MKAGPDX Ice Luigi artwork.jpg|[[Ice Mario|Ice Luigi]] (downloadable palette swap of Luigi)

MKAGPDX Daisy artwork.jpg|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] (downloadable)

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*[[Koopa Troopa]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKAJcwYVEvY</ref>

*[[Cheep Cheep]]s

*[[Chain Chomp]] (cameo)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPOjmAWwcJQ</ref>

*[[Goomba]]

*[[Jumbo Ray]]

*[[Maw-Ray|Unagi]]

*Lantern Eel (''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series character)

*[[Shy Guy]]s

MKAGPDX Luigi Kart.jpg|[[Vacuum Star]]

MKAGPDX Bowser Kart.jpg|[[Road Galleon]]

MKAGPDX Don-chan Kart.jpg|[[Don Doko Drive]]

MKAGPDX Mario Special 7.jpg|[[Sweets Party]]

==Items==

{{more images|items like the iceball, which can be found in version 1.10, are missing}}

===Throw-forward items===

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MKAGPDX Shell Green.png|[[Green Shell]]

MKAGPDX Shell Black.png|[[Black Shell]]

MKAGPDX Shell Gold.png|[[Gold Shell]]

MKAGPDX Shell Gold Triple.png|[[Triple Gold Shells]]

MKAGPDX Shell Red.png|[[Red Shell]]

MKAGPDX Shell Spiny.png|[[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]

MKAGPDX Basin.png|[[Tub]]

MKAGPDX Basin Triple.png|[[Triple Tub]]

MKAGPDX Basin Gold.png|[[Gold Tub]]

MKAGPDX Tornado.png|[[Tornado]]

MKAGPDX Tornado Triple.png|[[Triple Tornado]]

MKAGPDX Cloud Thunder.png|[[Thunder Cloud]]

MKAGPDX Beam Hand Stick.png|[[Sumo Slap Stick]]

MKAGPDX Whacking Fan.png|[[Whacking Fan|Slapstick Fan]]

MKAGPDX Horn.png|[[Car Horn]]

MKAGPDX High Beam.png|[[High Beam]]

MKAGPDX Nose Glasses.png|[[Flower Glasses]]

MKAGPDX Paintbrush.png|[[Magic Paintbrush|Pen]]

MKAGPDX Paintbrush Triple.png|[[Triple Pen]]

MKAGPDX Mushroom Paper.png|[[Paper Mushroom]]

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MKAGPDX Banana.png|[[Banana]]

MKAGPDX Banana Triples.png|[[Triple Bananas]]

MKAGPDX Banana Giant.png|[[Giant Banana]]

MKAGPDX Banana Train.png|[[Banana Train]]

MKAGPDX Banana Gold.png|[[Gold Banana]]

MKAGPDX Banana Gold Triple.png|[[Triple Gold Bananas]]

MKAGPDX Tacks.png|[[Tack]]

MKAGPDX Smokescreen.png|[[Smokescreen]]

MKAGPDX Porcupuffer.png|[[Porcupuffer]]

MKAGPDX Square Tire.png|[[Square Tire]]

MKAGPDX Pie.png|[[Pie]]

MKAGPDX Fake Item Box.png|[[Fake Item Box]]

MKAGPDX Firecracker.png|[[Fire Cracker]]

MKAGPDX Mushroom Powder.png|[[Mushroom Powder]]

MKAGPDX Dash Propeller.png|[[Dash Propeller]]

MKAGPDX Boo.png|[[Boo]]

MKAGPDX FLUDD.png|[[Pump]]

MKAGPDX Boss Galaga.png|[[Boss Galaga|Galaga Boss]]

MKAGPDX Spiked Ball.png|[[Invincible Urchin]]

MKAGPDX Energy Drink.png|[[Energy Drink]]

MKAGPDX Magical Ball.png|[[Magic Ball (Mario Kart Arcade GP DX)|Magic Ball]]

MKAGPDX Off-Key Speaker.png|[[Off-Key Speaker]]

MKAGPDX Time Bomb.png|[[Time Bomb (item)|Time Bomb]]

MKAGPDX Jumbo Gummy.png|[[Jumbo Gummy]]

MKAGPDX Piranha Plant.png|[[Piranha Plant]]

MKAGPDX Egg of Mystery.png|[[Mystery Egg (Mario Kart Arcade GP series)|Mystery Egg]]

MKAGPDX Interrupting Seal.png|[[Interrupting Seal]]

MKAGPDX Interrupting Signboard.png|[[Pesky Billboard]]

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Mkagpdx fusion kart item.png|[[Fusion Kart]]

==Courses==

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![[Toad Cup]]

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![[Mario Cup]]

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![[Don-chan Cup]]

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![[Pac-Man Cup|PAC-MAN Cup]]

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![[Donkey Kong Cup]]

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![[Bowser Jr. Cup]]

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![[Bowser Cup]]

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==Gallery==

<gallery widths="140px">

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX title.png|A poster with images from the game

Mariokartarcadegpdximage03.jpg|Arcade machines on which the game is played

MarioBowser-acgpdx.png|Character artwork of Mario and Bowser

Mario Bowser Don-chan.png|Mario, Bowser, and Don-chan

MKAGPDX Group Artwork.png|Group artwork

MKAGPDX Karts Artwork.png|[[Mach Pegasus]], [[Ultra Leon]] and [[Blooper Diver]]

MKAGPDXMarioModel.png|Data-rendered model of [[Mario]]

MKAGPDXPieKartModel.png|Data-rendered model of a [[Pie Kart]]

|file9=MKAGPDXBowserFactory.oga

|title9=Bowser's Factory

|file10=MKAGPDXBowserCastle.oga

|title10=Bowser's Castle

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*Numerous characters from ''Dig Dug'', ''Mappy'', ''Galaxian'', and ''The Tower of Druaga'' are seen in the Namco-themed tracks.

*In the American version of the game on cabinets of version 1.04 and later, there is an error: The character names are written in Japanese at the part of the Attract Movie (before [[Don-chan]] comes out), as well as the character order being disarranged (from left to right and from top to bottom):

*It is currently the only game in the ''Mario Kart'' franchise to not feature a Rainbow Road or [[Rainbow Coaster|similar]] [[Rainbow Downhill|tracks]] in any capacity.

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*[https://mariokart-acgpdx.bngames.net/ Japanese Site]

*[https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU1NDc0NTc2Mg==&mid=100000452&idx=1&sn=873973a38692508a70e6b3b09dd2e84c Topic about the simplified Chinese version of ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'' from the official WeChat account of Wahlap]

*[http://wahlap.com/product-detail.html?id=40 Simplified Chinese detail page from the official website for Wahlap]

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