The first title in the Mario Kart series, Super Mario Kart, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. The development of the first game was overseen by Shigeru Miyamoto, the Japanese video game designer who created the original Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart 64 introduces 4-player racing and 3D graphics.This game also introduced Wario and Donkey Kong as playable characters, as well as seven new items: the Fake Item Box, Triple Red Shell, Triple Green Shell, Triple Mushroom, Banana Bunch, Golden Mushroom, and the infamous blue shell.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit introduces the ability to unlock all of the Super Mario Kart tracks, as both games use the same mode 7 principle.
Mario Kart: Double Dash features co-operative play and two-player karts. It also introduces eleven new playable characters,with special items that are unique to each character. Finally, this game introduced unlockable characters and karts to the series.
Mario Kart DS features dual-screen play and introduces online multiplayer (via Wi-Fi) & retro battle arenas. Shy Guy, Dry Bones, and R.O.B. are introduced as new characters, as well as the Blooper and Bullet Bill as new items.
Mario Kart Wii introduces motion controls, performing tricks, 12-player racing, and motorbikes. Six new playable characters were introduced as well as three new items: the Mega Mushroom, Thunder Cloud, and POW Block.
Mario Kart 7 features stereoscopic 3D graphics, introduces hang gliding and submersible karts, as well as an alternate first-person perspective and kart customization. It was also the first Mario Kart game after Mario Kart: Double Dash not to feature Waluigi as a playable character.
Mario Kart 8 introduces 200cc mode, anti-gravity racing, ATVs, uploading highlights to YouTube, up to four local players in Grand Prix races, downloadable content, and is the first in the series to boast HD graphics.
The Nintendo Switch version, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, also adds the Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy from Splatoon as playable characters for the first time in the series, as well as a new battle mode, "Renegade Roundup", which plays similarly to a game of tag.
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