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Hands down, the best current game for the Game Boy Advance

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 143 / 161
Date: July 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Although this game is not being released in the US for another month, I bought the imported Japanese version a few days ago (it's called "Mario Kart Advance" overseas), and I have been absolutely enthralled by it ever since my purchase. The graphics are phenomenal and really show off the capabilities of the Game Boy Advance's 32 bit processor. The backgrounds are lush and vivid, and the individual cars are detailed nicely. The music and sound effects are great as well, and the gameplay is true to the classic Super Mario Kart. For those that have played both the Super NES version and the N64 version, I'd say that this game is a bit closer to the original SNES game (which I personally thought was a better game than the N64 sequel).

I'd also like to mention that this game blows away Konami's Krazy Racers. I own both games, and wish that I had saved my money and bought only Mario Kart. Mario Kart has so much more depth that it puts Krazy Racers to shame. Mario Kart is the best game I have played for the GB Advance so far (Castlevania COTM is a close second).

If you're looking for a great, challenging go-cart racing game, don't waste your time with the Konami clone: wait for a month and buy Mario Kart Super Circuit- you'll be glad you did!

Fantastic game, but it comes with a warning

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: January 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Happy New Year everyone! I just received a Game Boy Advance as a Christmas present. I had some doubts about the Mario Kart series going hand-held, but, as a big fan of the series, I still decided to make this game the first of my new Game Boy Advance collection.

What a surprise! This game is actually just as good as its predecessors! With vibrant graphics, crisp sound, lots of tracks (so far I've discovered 24), tight play control, and all the characters from the past two Mario Kart games, the GBA Mario Kart is sure to keep the series alive and well!

The best all-new features in this game would have to be the never-before-seen tracks. They are remarkably imaginative and beautifully detailed (especially Sunset Wilds), and although they're not very long (the longest one takes about 2 minutes and 45 seconds to complete 3 laps), they're loaded with obstacles that range from the quicksand traps of the Yoshi Desert to the blind mice of Cheese Land. Also, the play control is not only precise and varied among the weight classes, but you can even feel it getting more difficult among the more difficult tracks. In Yoshi's Desert, for example, you can actually feel the quicksand trying to pull you in, so it gets even harder to maneuver around the already tight turns.

But let's not forget about the things we already know and love about the Mario Kart series. Some tracks are a blast from the past, too! After all, no Mario Kart game would be complete without Rainbow Road! Plus all your favorite characters are back, too: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser are once again racing for the finish line! And the items are back, too--you can once again drop banana peels, shoot your opponent with a shell (green, red, or blue), blast ahead of the pack with a mushroom or a Super Star, become invisible with a Boo, and zap your opponents with a lightning bolt!

So run, don't walk--or better yet, drive--to the nearest video game store and pick up this game! I'll see you at the finish line!

P.S. The "warning" that I mentioned is that this game owes a lot more to Super Mario Kart (for the SNES) than it does to Mario Kart 64. The tracks are very 2-D, just like an official race track. Therefore, fans of Mario Kart 64 might miss the hills and jumps of the Wario Stadium, or the mountains and valleys of Choco Mountain and Yoshi Valley.

Mario Kart Super Circuit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok, let me just say that Mario Kart is awesome. Second, it wasn't based on the Nintendo 64 version. For those younguns out there the first version was on the SNES and it was called Super Mario Kart. Go ahead look it up. What the GBA version does is mix the two together for a totally new kind of racing experience. Forget Konami Krazy Racers. Mario Kart is the way to go. It has a kind of a Super Mario Kart 3D style but with a whole lot of graphics. Instead of the split screens when playing multiplayer like the older versions, when you play with other people you get your own screen so other people can't see what items you have. I would really recommend this to racers everywhere and especially those who like the previous Mario Karts.

Mario Kart Super Circuit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Mario Kart is awesome. It's very similar to the super nintendo and 64 versions so if you didn't like them don't get this game. The graphics for it are amazing. They're much better than the super nintendo version. And they're probably as good as the 64 version. It also has an excellent frame rate.
The game has three difficulty levels: 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc. 150cc is pretty hard so you probably won't be able to win those very soon after buying the game.
First you choose single or multiplayer (only with two to four gba's). Then you choose Mario GP, Time trial, or Quick Run. The time trail does have ghosts like the other Mario Karts. Quick run does't count for anything. Mario GP is the main type of game in Mario Super Circuit. In a Mario GP you choose a difficulty level then a character (Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess, Toad, Wario, Donkey Kong, or Bowser). Then you choose a cup: mushroom, flower, lightning, star, or special(unlock by getting a gold in the other four). Each cup consists of four races which are all different from the ones in the other two versions.There are two new boo races and four new bowser races. There are 20 races, all new. Also in each cup of each difficulty level you get a medal(bronze, silver, or gold) and a rating (***, **, *, A, B, C, D, or E) based on how many coins you picked up. I love this game. There are endless posibilities. It is really hard to get a good rating so you can almost always do better. The best rating I've ever gotten was one star. Go buy this game. I recommend it for all ages.

The game is awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: July 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I received the game early and it is definitely amazing. It is a lot like the 1992 Super Mario Kart (SNES) version, only this time it is with the characters from the n64 version - Mario Kart 64. Sorry, no Koopa.

There are 40 tracks to race, including those from the SNES version. Characters include: Bowser, Donkey Kong, Wario, Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Toad. There is the GP mode and Time Trials along with a new "free run" mode.

This is a must have for all gameboy advance owners who like racing games.

Hope this helps.

Should be a hit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: July 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game should be a hit. With the popularity given by the SNES and N64 to Mario Kart, it should be one of the GBA top sellers. Featuring the same characters from the N64 game, this should represent Mario Kart for SNES more than anything else. It is laid out into four circuits: Mushroom, Star, lightning, and FLower. If you beat these, you will unlock another circuit.

The graphics are very complex, but the game is a bit slower than the N64 and SNES versions that most people are used to. The 4 player link mode is very good, and works just like a 4 player N64 game. There is a battle mode, a grand prix mode, and a vs. mode; all from the N64 version. Just like the SNES version, there are coins that litter the tracks and collecting them will speed you up.

Awsome Mario Kart Game ever!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'd had that game since 2002 and then I lost it 4 years ago. I think thats along time. 4 years = 48 months. But I bought it on Febuary 24, 2006 with the help of my mom and my dad. Well we got that out of the way so lets talk about the gameboy game.

I love that game so much that I played that game all of the time.
It's the best 1 player game ever played on gameboy advance.
I liked to be Mario, Yoshi, Peach, and Donkey Kong.
I also like all of the courses on all of them.
It's the same as Mario Kart 64 except it's on gameboy advance though.

BEST GBA GAME AVAILABLE...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have played numerous GBA games, and owned 5 over the course of the past 6 months. And there are only TWO I have had the urge to purchase/keep... Tony Hawk 2 and Mario Kart. This game is incredable. Dont expect somthing better than the 64 version, but this is LEAGUES ahead of its SNES counterpart. some complainers have mentioned "bad steering" and "impossible star cup races" I have found those to be stupid complaints. ALL the chars have different steering abilities, (the fat ones are the worst... a good steerer is Peach or Mario...) and the differnnt cups are ALL staggered... for example... I found 50 CC too easy... in 150 cc (the hardest level) I ONLY NOW [after a month) beat the whole GP mode... some courses are chalenging... this game balances EASY and HARD... and has LOTS to do all the time! even for a 5 min break you can race against yourself in timetrial... so you know what to expect, imagine a number line where SNES M kart is -10 and 64 M Kart is + 10 this game would prob be somewhere like -2. GRAPHICS are amazing! best I have seen on the GBA, maybe aside from Tony Hawk 2 good sound, medichore 3d levels (like the SNES...)

~Andy

Easily the most addictive game for the GBA.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

One of the reasons I dug my old SNES out of storage was to play Mario Kart again. It was more fun than should be legal. Now there is "Super Circuit", a game very similar, but with a few differences, to the SNES classic.

The track designs are upgraded, with more of a 3D feel to them. The Bowser's Castle areas look more like those out of Mario 64 than Mario Kart. The rich texturing and colorful animation take full advantage of the GBA's capacity (which is more powerful than the SNES, believe it or not). Too prevent the total deja-vu for older games, the track layouts are different, with more tracks, different objects to use both offensively and defensively, and a host of new challenges. This is a major plus because I beat the old Mario Kart in evey way possible. It is nice to have some new fun with an old concept.

The music is superb, and the sound effects are classic Mario. As usual, you have a bunch of characters to choose from, including Mario, Luigi, Princess, Bowser, DK, Toad and others. A nice addition is that each character is rated according to speed and weight, so you can be more informed about which racer to choose. The controls are easy to master, and allow for fluid control while driving on the circuit. For gamers on the go, I cannot think of a more fun game.

Overall, this is one of the benchmark games for the GBA, and one that ensures many hours of fun and quality game time. Anyone who has played the older Mario Kart will adore this, gamers new to it will love it just the same.

The Circuit Is Really Heatin' Up!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have had Mario Kart Super Circuit for quite some time now, but just recently I wrote this review. This is a truly outstanding game that I'm sure everybody will enjoy. There are plenty of different game modes and characters to keep you satisfied for quite a while. You can select from one of five different cups to race in, plus one unlockable SNES version of the cup. You can also choose the difficulty level. From highest to lowest they are: 150cc, 100cc, and 50cc. Try to beat every track in every cup on every skill level.

Now, for those of you who don't usually select the Racing Genre, I think this should be an exception. I'm more of an Action/Adventure type of guy, but I tested this game at Target and fell in love with it. It's a great game for people of all ages as well as for people that don't normally enjoy the racing genre...If you buy this, it's a game I'm sure you'll never forget.

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