Play Super Mario Kart - The Impala Battles Online

Super Mario Kart came out on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, developed and published by Nintendo. It was one of those games that felt perfectly at home on the SNES, a system known for bright colors and inventive multiplayer. This wasn't just another racing game; it was a party on a cartridge.

You pick a character from the Mario universe and race them on winding, obstacle-filled tracks against seven other drivers. The main goal is simple: finish first. To do that, you master the tight, satisfying drift around corners and snag item boxes that spit out offensive and defensive power-ups, like green shells to fire ahead or bananas to drop behind you as traps. The pacing is frantic, especially in the 150cc class, where one small mistake can cost you the entire race. It feels like controlled chaos, a mix of precise driving and laughing at the sheer absurdity of a red shell homing in on you right before the finish line.