Mario Kart Powers
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Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Release date	March 23, 2012 March 30, 2012 April 2, 2012 N/A
Genre	Adventure
Mode(s)	Grand Prix Battle Mode Time Trial Versus
Rating(s)
Platform(s)	Nintendo Wii
Media	Wii Optical Disc

Mario Kart Powers (スーパーマリオレース選手権：パワー lit. Super Mario Championship Race: The Power) is a Nintendo Wii video game and a part of the ever-expanding Mario Kart series. The game brings many new features to the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart Powers is a spin-off of the Super Mario Powers series of games. Two sequels called Mario Kart Rush and Mario Kart Dimensions will be released for the SP1DR and Nintendo 3DS, respectively..

CharactersEdit

DefaultEdit

There are 12 default characters in Mario Kart Powers, one of which is a character who was unlockable in Mario Kart Wii.

UnlockableEdit

There are 19 unlockable characters in Mario Kart Powers.

Unlocking CriteriaEdit

Characters	Unlocking Criteria
Shy Guy	Win the Mushroom Cup on 50cc
Koopa Paratroopa	Win the Shell Cup on 50cc
Baby Luigi	Unlock 1 Expert Staff Ghost Data
Baby Daisy	Play 4 Time Trials
Toadette	Win the ? Cup on 100cc
Toadbert	Win the Mushroom Cup on 150cc
Daisy	Win the Flower Cup on 100cc
Birdo	Unlock 5 Expert Staff Ghost Data's
Diddy Kong	Play Time Trial on 3 different courses
Bowser Jr.	Win the Leaf Cup on Mirror Mode
Mona	Win the POW Cup on 50cc
Hammer Bro.	Play Time Trial on 10 different courses
Metal Mario	Unlock 15 Expert Staff Ghost Data's
Waluigi	Win the Star Cup on 50cc
Rosalina	Win the Star Cup on 150cc
Petey Piranha	Win the ? Cup on 100cc
Wiggler	Play Time Trial on 2 different courses
Wart	Win the Balloon Battle and Coin Runners
Mii	Win all cups on 150cc

KartsEdit

Every character gets karts: defaults and unlockables. Everyone can also ride the "Classic Kart" and "Standard Kart" from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart DS respectively. A list of every kart and their owner is below. The karts are ordered in the order of: Default Kart, Easiest to Unlock, Medium-est to Unlock, Hardest to Unlock.

Default Characters' KartsEdit

Baby Mario Stroller Speeder B Dasher B.E. Bubble Boy Poochy Pal	Baby Peach Peachy Powers Leaf Liker Strolling Speed Stork Cycle	Koopa Troopa Shell Shocker P-Wing ? Cycle Bowser Basher	Toad Houser Piper Blox Stommpp Standard Kart S
Mario Mushroomer Super Star YoshCycle Power-Up Wild Wing Classic Dragster D Basher Standard Kart M	Luigi Polterkart 901 Boo Buster Fraidy Kart Oyama 3000 Poltergust 3000 Wild Wing	Peach Fruity Speed Pink Pansy Vibe Speeder Love Mobile	Yoshi Egg 2 Egg 1 Saddle Speeder Omelette Cycle Island Rider
Bowser Koopa Krusher Magic Spectre Kingdom Krool Kingly Kart X	Donkey Kong Banana Bounce Enguarde Slice Rambi Rumbler Kingly Kong	Wario Brute Force X Bomb Squad Boomer Coin Bag	King Boo Spooky Speeder Boo Basher Eerie Fighter Ghostly Gamble

Unlockable Characters' KartsEdit

Shy Guy Shy Speeder Mask Marauder Hood Cycle Shy Speeder X	Paratroopa Koopa Kart P-Wing Paracycle Slippery Shell	Baby Luigi Tri-Cycle L Machine Spooky Stroller Happy Napper	Baby Daisy Kool Kart Rollin' Egg Strollin' Stu Eggie 1	Toadette Pinkie Rocker Roller Mailman Party Cycle	Toadbert Smart Cycle Blue Toad Book Basher Smart Machine
Princess Daisy Dandelion Pansie Tulip Daisy	Birdo Power Bow Hawkeye Subcon Speeder Wart Wrangler	Diddy Kong Kremling Krusher Peanut Pop Rocket Barrel Banana 2	Bowser Jr. Koopa Kaper Koopa Clowner Copter 6 Rocky Wrench	Mona Super Scooter Pizza Power Cheery Machine Explorer	Hammer Bro. Hammer Boomerang Fireball Helmet 1
Metal Mario M Dasher MK. 3 Metallic Box Cap Caper Steel Speeder	Waluigi Slick Slider Γ Bomber Pink Spike	Rosalina Starshade X Comet Luma N Quasar	Petey Piranha Pipe Pop Leaf Machine P.2 UNDRGRND	Wiggler Catercycle Wormy Leaf Pop Shoehorn 2	Wart Warty Subcon X2 W Machine F6 920
			Mii Party Machine! Friend Coder Mii Machine Wii Win Wild Wing

ItemsEdit

There are about 16 items available in this game, along with one hidden item. Items can be obtained in the traditional Mario Kart way: by hitting an Item Box.

Item	Description	Rarity
	The Mushroom is a powerful item that lets the user go faster.	High - 6-8th place Medium - 5th place Low - 1-4th place
	The Triple Mushrooms acts the same way as a normal Mushroom, the only difference is that you get 3 of them.	High - 8th place Medium - 7th place Low - 1-6th place
	The Golden Mushroom is a powerful Mushroom that works the same way as a normal Mushroom. The one difference is that, after it has been used once, you can use it anytime in the time range of 1 minute.	High - 8th place Medium - 6-7th place Low - 1-5th place
	The Fake Item Box (also called a "FIB" or a ¿ Box/¿ Block) is an item that works similarily to an item box, however, instead of giving you an item, it will spin you out.	High - 4-7th place Medium - 2-3 & 8th place Low - 1th place
	The Banana Peel (usually shortened to just "Banana") is a banana peel, that, when dropped on the course and hit, will spin you out.	High - 1-4th place Medium - 5-6th place Low - 7-8th place
	Mini Boos are small boos, that will turn you invisible, making you undetectable to Red Shells, Blue Shells, ect.. It will only last for 1 minute.	High - 5-8th place Medium - 3-4th place Low - 1-2th place
	Triple Banana Peels are 3 banana peels that work exactly the same as regular Banana Peels. Rarely, when dropping the Triple Bananas, you will drop a Giant Banana, which works the exact same way as a normal banana peel, but will drop 3 Banana Peels when hit.	High - 1-3th place Medium - 4-6th place Low - 7-8th place
	The Green Shell is a green shell of a Koopa Troopa. Green shells can be fired in front of or behind your kart, and will make any racer that hits it spin out. The Green Shell can also bounce off of 3 walls before it breaks.	High - 1-2th place Medium - 3-4th place Low - 5-8th place
	Triple Green Shells are 3 green shells that work exactly the same as a Green Shell, except you can fire 3.	High - 1-3th place Medium - 4th place Low - 5-8th place
	The Red Shell is a red Koopa Troopa's shell. Red Shells can be thrown in front of you, and they will home in on the nearest person that's in front of you. When thrown behind, it will act as a slower green shell. The red shell, unlike the Green Shell, cannot bounce.	High - 3-7th place Medium - 8th place Low - 1-2th place
	Triple Red Shells work the same as one red shell, except you can throw three.	High - 3-7th place Medium - 8th place Low - 1-2th place
	The Blue Winged Spiny Shell (also called "Blue Shell" for short) is a winged spiny shell that, when thrown in any direction, will home into first place and blow them up. The Blue Shell does, however, break only by Barrel Cannons.	High - 6-8th place Medium - 5th place Low - 1-4th place
	The Super Starman (Star for short) is an item that temporarily makes the user invincible and way faster. The iconic Starman tune plays during this time.	High - 6-8th place Medium - 5th place Low - 1-4th place
	Lightning is a special item, in which, when used, Lightning will strike every kart in front of the user and make them shrink. Depending on what place you are in when the lightning strikes, changes how long you are mini for. When small, you go quicker but cannot use items, drift or do tricks.	High - 5-8th place Medium - 4th place Low - 1-3th place
	The Bob-Omb is a bomb item that, when thrown, will sit on the ground. If a kart racer goes near the bomb while it is sitting, it wiill stand up and try to run into the kart, blowing them up when it touches.	High - 5-7th place Medium - 8th place Low - 1-4th place
	The Blooper is a squid-like enemy that, when used, will squirt ink on the opponents screens (only the opponents in front of the user will get blasted). The Blooper's ink can only be erased after going super fast (Bullet Bill, Mushroom, Star, Speed Boost Panel), getting shrunken (Lightning, Electric Bars), or by waiting 6-10 seconds.	High - 7-8th place Medium - 5-6th place Low - 1-4th place
	The Bullet Bill is an enemy that appears in the Mario series and a frequent item in the Mario Kart games. When used, you will turn into a bullet bill, and, depending on what place you were in when you used it, go to a certain place ahead of you. This item is unlockable.	High - 5-8th place Medium - 4th place Low - 1-3th place

CoursesEdit

In addition to the original 8 cups, 2 new cups, the ? Cup and POW Cup, were introduced. Both new cups include new and retro courses, while the Mushroom, Flower, Star and Special Cups include only new courses and Shell, Banana, Leaf and Lightning Cups include courses from past Mario Kart games.

Mushroom Cup	Flower Cup	Star Cup	Special Cup	? Cup
Luigi Circuit	Toad Town	Daisy Park	Tutankoopa's Curse	Dimble Maze
Moo Moo Mountains	Delfino Beach	Koopa Mall	Retro Hills	Mole Mountains
Yoshi Park	Wario Palace	Peachy Meadows	Bowser's Castle	Mt. Lavalava
Mushroom Hills	Sherbet Mountain	Bowser Jr. Avenue	Rainbow Road	Lakitu Canyon
Shell Cup	Banana Cup	Leaf Cup	Lightning Cup	POW Cup
3DS Maka Wuhu	Wii Toad's Factory	GCN Mushroom City	GCN Dry Dry Desert	N64 Toad's Turnpike
SNES Choco Island 1	3DS Music Park	DS Shroom Ridge	GBA Yoshi Desert	GCN Wario Colosseum
DS Cheep Cheep Beach	N64 Wario Stadium	SNES Vanilla Lake 1	Wii Toad Factory	GBA Bowser Castle 1
Wii Coconut Mall	GCN Sherbet Land	3DS Shy Guy Carnival	DS Figure-8 Circuit	SNES Rainbow Road

Battle CoursesEdit

Flower Fields	Crystal Palace
Bob-Omb Factory	Wario City
Banana Cave	Vanilla Dome

GalleryEdit

TriviaEdit

• This is the first time that a Rainbow Road has been brought back from previous installments.
  • This is also the first time that the new Rainbow Road course is not the final course, the title of that goes to Lakitu Canyon, which is a harder remake of the Mario Kart 64 course, Yoshi Valley.
  • This idea of bringing back a Rainbow Road course was also implemented in the Nintendo 3DS game, Mario Kart 7.
    • Mario Kart 7 also, coincedentally, brings back the Rainbow Road course from Super Mario Kart.

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