Mario Kart CD

 is an expanded version of Super Mario Kart released in 1995 on the Super-CD. The actual title of the game is Super Mario Kart CD. However, the title in Japan is Super Mario Kart DX.

Gameplay
Same gameplay as Super Mario Kart.

Game Modes

 * Grand Prix-Race against CPUs and each other.
 * Time Trial-Beat the track in the fastest time.
 * Battle Mode-Pop the balloons of your opponents.
 * Four-Player Mode-A special four-player mode where you and three other people race against each other in six racetracks or compete against each other in two battle courses.

Default Drivers

 * 1) Mario (Balanced)
 * 2) Luigi (Balanced)
 * 3) Princess Peach (Acceleration)
 * 4) Yoshi (Acceleration)
 * 5) Bowser (Speed)
 * 6) Donkey Kong Jr. (Speed)
 * 7) Koopa Troopa (Handling)
 * 8) Toad (Handling)

Unlockable Drivers

 * 1) Wario (Speed)
 * 2) Waluigi (Acceleration)
 * 3) Princess Daisy (Acceleration)
 * 4) Birdo (Acceleration)
 * 5) Nise A. Zure (Acceleration)
 * 6) Volcanard Vast (Handling)
 * 7) Pyronica Doragon (Balanced)
 * 8) Donkey Kong (Speed)
 * 9) Diddy Kong (Balanced)
 * 10) Stanley the Bugman (Balanced)
 * 11) Dry Bones (Handling)
 * 12) Professor E. Gadd (Handling)
 * 13) Wart (Speed)
 * 14) Mouser (Handling)
 * 15) Tyrano (Speed)
 * 16) Prince Havoc (Expert)
 * 17) Foreman Spike (Balanced)
 * 18) Duck Hunt Duo (Expert) (Appears in 8-bit)

Racing NPCs

 * Lakitu: Emcee of the race. A helpful track manager who oversees the race. He starts the race up, pulls racers out of lava, water, and pits, tells players that they are going the wrong way, and waves a checkered flag for a racer who has finished.
 * Pit Crew: There's a pit crew for every racer who are seen in a cutscene before the race starts. And these include:
 * Toads (Pit Crew for Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and Toad)
 * Mini Wario Clones (Pit Crew for Wario, Waluigi, and Foreman Spike)
 * Yoshis (Pit Crew for Yoshi)
 * Birdos (Pit Crew for Birdo)
 * Koopalings (Pit Crew for Bowser, Nise A. Zure, Volcanard Vast, and Pyronica Doragon)
 * Kongs (Pit Crew for Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong)
 * Humans (Pit Crew for Stanley the Bugman and Professor E. Gadd)
 * Koopa Troopas (Pit Crew for Koopa Troopa and Dry Bones)
 * Shy Guys (Pit Crew for Wart and Mouser)
 * Rexes (Pit Crew for Tyrano)
 * Petal Patrollers (Pit Crew for Prince Havoc)
 * The Gunmen from Wild Gunman (Pit Crew for Duck Hunt Duo) (Appears in 8-bit)

Obstacles
Unless stated otherwise, the obstacles have the same functions as in Super Mario Kart.


 * Boo
 * Bullet Bill
 * Flopping Cheep Cheep
 * Goomba
 * Monty Mole
 * Piranha Plant
 * Thwomp

Cameos

 * Link and Zelda sometimes appear talking to the pit crew.
 * Samus oversees the race in place of Lakitu in Rainbow Road.
 * Fox, Falco, Slippy, and Peppy are seen flying in the background of Sky Gateway.
 * Captain Falcon is seen repairing the Blue Falcon in cutscenes.
 * Ninten, Ana, Loid, Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo hang around in the victory celebrations.
 * Kirby is battling Marx at Rainbow Road's background.

Mushroom Cup

 * 1) Mario Circuit 1
 * 2) Grassland Drift
 * 3) Desert Hills (Mouser’s Boss Race)
 * 4) Chaos Castle 1
 * 5) Rice Beach

Flower Cup

 * 1) Mario Circuit 2
 * 2) Brown Island (Wart’s Boss Race)
 * 3) Ghost Valley 1
 * 4) Iced Country 1
 * 5) Jungle Japes

Star Cup

 * 1) Mario Circuit 3
 * 2) Chaos Castle 2 (Tyrano’s Boss Race)
 * 3) Iced Country 2
 * 4) Ghost Valley 2
 * 5) Shy Guy Island

Special Cup

 * 1) Mario Circuit 4
 * 2) Pipe Maze
 * 3) Chaos Castle 3
 * 4) Sky Gateway
 * 5) Rainbow Road (Prince Havoc's Boss Race)

Battle Courses

 * 1) Battle Course 1 (Based on Grassland Drift)
 * 2) Battle Course 2 (Based on Brown Island)
 * 3) Battle Course 3 (Based on Pipe Maze)
 * 4) Battle Course 4 (Based on Sky Gateway)

Items
With the exception of Lightning, Star, Feather, Destructo-Beam, and Boo, all items have a triple variant. Those marked with an asterisk form a protective shield.
 * Banana Peel (Also a Special Item for Donkey Kong Jr./Donkey Kong/Diddy Kong)*
 * Beehive (Also a Special Item for Stanley the Bugman)*: A swarm of bees target an opponent that's hit. Triple item variants have the bees attack anyone that breaks the shield.
 * Bob-Omb (Also a Special Item for Wario/Waluigi/Wart/Mouser/Foreman Spike): Toss it and it explodes.
 * Boo (Also a Special Item for Professor E. Gadd)
 * Coin
 * Destructo-Beam (Also a Special Item for Prince Havoc): Giant beam that strikes the racer in 1st place.
 * Egg (Also a Special Item for Yoshi/Birdo)
 * Feather
 * Fireball (Also a Special Item for Bowser/Nise A. Zure/Volcanard Vast/Pyronica Doragon/Tyrano)
 * Fire Flower* *(The shield is made of fireballs.)
 * Green Shell (Also a Special Item for Koopa Troopa)*
 * Ice Flower* (The shield is made of ice balls.)
 * Lightning
 * Mushroom
 * Poison Mushroom (Also a Special Item for Princess Peach/Toad)
 * Red Shell (Also a Special Item for Dry Bones)*
 * Star (Also a Special Item for Mario/Luigi)
 * Superball (Also a Special Item for Princess Daisy): Bounces off the walls and hits opponents
 * Zapper Gun (Also a Special Item for Duck Hunt Duo): A straight shot that breaks through triple item shields without activating negative effects and hits targets.