Mario Kart Adventure (UUM)

Mario Kart Adventure is a game in the Mario Kart series, one of the numerous Mario sub-series. It is the sequel to Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U and it is for the Wii W. Unlike the previous eight games, Mario Kart Adventure actually has a story.

Mario Kart Adventure
Mario Kart Adventure
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)	Wii W
Genre(s)	Racing
Series	Mario
Predecessor	Mario Kart 8
Successor	Mario Kart 10
Release Date(s)	2017
Mode(s)	Single player multiplayer Online play
Media Included	Wii W optical disc

Story

An alien named Gyiyg comes to Mario's planet and threatens the characters to race him. He even tells them "you better".

Characters

Starter

Mario (Medium)

Luigi (Medium)

Peach (Light)

Yoshi (Light)

Bowser (Heavy)

Toad (Feather)

Donkey Kong (Cruiser)

Wario (Heavy)

Daisy (Light)

Waluigi (Cruiser)

Rosalina (Cruiser)

Bowser Jr. (Light)

Toadette (Feather)

Baby Mario (Feather)

Baby Luigi (Feather)

Baby Peach (Feather)

Koopa Troopa (Feather)

Shy Guy (Feather)

Birdo (Light)

Unlockable

Koopa Paratroopa (Feather)

Boo (Feather)

Hammer Bro. (Medium)

Dry Bones (Feather)

Monty Mole (Feather)

Luma (Feather)

Lubba (Heavy)

Petey Piranha (Heavy)

King Boo (Cruiser)

Kamek (Medium)

Dry Bowser (Heavy)

Diddy Kong (Light)

Dixie Kong (Light)

Cranky Kong (Medium)

Funky Kong (Cruiser)

Professor Elvin Gadd (Feather)

Nabbit (Feather)

R.O.B. (Heavy)

Toadsworth (Feather)

Boom Boom (Heavy)

Pom Pom (Cruiser)

Pianta (Cruiser)

Noki (Feather)

Donkey Kong Jr. (Cruiser)

Unlocking criteria

Unlocking criteria

Character	Unlocking criteria
Koopa Paratroopa	Complete World 1
Boo	Complete World 2
Hammer Bro.	Complete World 3
Dry Bones	Complete World 4
Monty Mole	Beat Gyiyg for the first time
Luma	Collect all gold Star Coins in World 1
Lubba	Collect all gold Star Coins in World 2
Petey Piranha	Colloect all gold Star Coins in World 3
King Boo	Collect all gold Star Coins in World 4
Kamek	Beat Gyiyg again
Dry Bowser	Win the Orange Coin Cup
Diddy Kong	Win the Red Coin Cup
Dixie Kong	Win the Blue Coin Cup
Cranky Kong	Win the Purple Coin Cup
Funky Kong	Win the Green Coin Cup
Professor E. Gadd	Complete World A
Nabbit	Complete World B
Boom Boom	Complete World C
Pom Pom	Complete World D
R.O.B.	Collect all gold Star Coins in World A
Toadsworth	Collect all gold Star Coins in World B
Pianta	Collect all gold Star Coins in World C
Noki	Collect all gold Star Coins in World D
Donkey Kong Jr.	Win first in all cups in 50cc and 100cc of Grand Prix Mode

Kart customization

Bodies

Starter

• Standard
• Daisy Cruiser
• Royale
• Koopa Clown
• Wildlife

Unlockable

• Speed Beast
• Brute
• Mushmallow
• Wild Wing
• Escape Route
• Tyrant
• Lockup
• Dirtmiser
• Bye-Bye Buggy
• Smasher

Tires

Starter

• Standard
• Roller
• Monster
• Slick
• Slim
• Sponge

Unlockable

• Wood
• Mushroom
• Button
• Cushion
• Pizza
• Donut
• Metal

Gliders

Starter

• Super Glider
• Parafoil
• Parachute
• Flower
• Peach Parasol

Unlockable

• Paratroopa Wings
• Demon Glider
• DK Tie
• Cloud Duo
• Plane Glider
• Swooper
• Nintendo™ Parafoil

Cups

Nitro Cups

Mushroom Cup

• Luigi Circuit
• Bob-omb Battlefield
• Toad Theater
• Gloomy Manor

Flower Cup

• Mario Circuit
• Yoshi's Island
• Hydra Lab
• Haunted Library

Star Cup

• Rosalina Circuit
• Wario Carnival
• Vanilla Dome
• Moo Moo Ranch

Special Cup

• Waluigi City
• Princess Park
• Bowser's Castle
• Rainbow Road

Retro Cups

Shell Cup

• Figure-8 Circuit (DS)
• Ghost Valley (SNES)
• Thwomp Ruins (Wii U)
• Wuhu Loop (3DS)

Banana Cup

• Toad's Factory (Wii)
• Boo Lake (GBA)
• Shroom Ridge (DS)
• Wario Stadium (N64)

Leaf Cup

• DK Summit (Wii)
• Mushroom City (GCN)
• Dolphin Shoals (Wii U)
• Dry Dry Ruins (Wii)

Lightning Cup

• Rosalina's Ice World (3DS)
• Mario Circuit 4 (SNES)
• Bowser's Castle (GCN)
• Rainbow Road (GBA)

Items

Mushroom (gives the player a boost)

Triple Mushroom (uses three Mushrooms)

Green Shell (they are better for defense than offense)

Triple Green Shell (uses three Green Shells)

Red Shell (same as their green counterparts, but target on to the nearest racer)

Triple Red Shell (uses three Red Shells)

Banana (used to set traps for other drivers)

Triple Banana (uses three Bananas)

Fire Flower (shoots infinite fireballs for 15 seconds)

Fake Item Box (it looks like an Item Box, but it obviously isn't)

Golden Mushroom (uses infinite boosts for 15 seconds)

Potted Piranha Plant (bites other drivers and coins, giving the player a boost)

Super Horn (emits a shockwave that destroys items and blows away other racers)

Blooper (squirts ink on the screen)

Thunder Bolt (shrinks and slows down all opponents that aren't invincible)

Spiny Shell (targets the race leader and flips their kart in the air)

Star (user becomes invincible for 15 seconds, able to knock over all opponents, destroy any item it runs over, and nullifies any off-road effect)

Double Cherry (new) (user creates a clone: when s/he grabs an Item Box, s/he gets to use two of those items. The clone goes away if it gets hit, or if the player falls off the track. If the driver that created the clone gets hit however, the clone stays)

Ice Flower (new) (same as Fire Flower, but shoots iceballs and when racers get hit, they slow down)

Gold Flower (new) (same as Fire Flower, but when the player hits a driver, they get a coin)

Boomerang Flower (user gets three shots to throw and hit another racer with the boomerang)

Bullet Bill (boosts the player faster than any other item, and they follow down the track automatically. They also are invincible)

Bob-omb (explodes after a restricted period of time on impact)

Mega Mushroom (player becomes bigger and is able to crush other racers. They are immune to most items with some exceptions being the Bullet Bill and getting struck by a Thunderbolt shrinks them back to their normal size.)

Lucky Seven (the items within this item are a Banana, Red Shell, Green Shell, Blooper, Mushroom, Star, and a Bob-omb that orbit their kart. The item that is directly in front of them gets used.)

Game modes

Adventure

The main mode of Mario Kart Adventure. An alien named Gyiyg threatens the chaaracters to race him. The player starts off in a free-roaming hub world and go to spaces to enter a track. After collecting a gold trophy in every racetrack, the player will face off Gyiyg. After beating him for the first time, the player will have to collect gold Star Coins on every track to face him off again and for good. There are four worlds and each one has an MK9 token challenge. Collecting all MK9 tokens in a track will reward the player with a coin. Collecting all coins in a world will open a cup in the Treasure Valley. Each world has one Green Coin challenge. After collecting every treasure and gold Star Coin, the player will get to race off against Gyiyg for the second and final time. ---Spaces---

• Blue space: Won a track for the first time/already beaten.
• Red space: New track opened/unlocked.
• Black space: Closed/unopened track.

---Coins---

• World 1: Orange
• World 2: Red
• World 3: Blue
• World 4: Purple
• World A: Pink
• World B: Teal
• World C: Cyan
• World D: Lime
• All: Green

Grand Prix

Twelve drivers race in four tracks in one cup. The drivers' ranks are determined by points. The closer the driver is to first, the more points s/he will win. There are three trophy ranks; bronze being 3rd, silver being 2nd, and gold being 1st. There are two sub-modes; Nitro and Retro. Nitro consists of the Mushroom, Flower, Star, and Special Cups. While Retro is made up of the Shell, Banana, Leaf, and Lightning Cup.

Time Trials

The player races thorough one track in the fastest time they can by themselves without and computer-controlled opponents. The player starts out with a Triple Mushroom. It has the option to race against a "ghost"; the recording of a player's driving performance. Ghosts appear as semi-transparent and behave exactly as players who used them.

VS.

Race using custom rules.

Battle

The objective is to defeat other players. There are two sub-modes; Balloon Battle and Coin Runners.

Trivia

• The main antagonist, Gyiyg, shares the same name with Giygas in Japan.
• With a total of 48 characters, Mario Kart Adventure has the most amount of playable characters in Mario Kart history.
• Nintendo kept the idea of having Baby Mario, Luigi, and Peach in the game, but they didn't add Baby Wario until later.
• This is the first time where Rosalina is a default character.
• It is also the first time where the player's Mii is default.