Editing Super Mario Kart (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 94%<ref name="grankings" />
| CVG = 96%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Super Mario Kart |magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=15 November 1992 |issue=133 (December 1992) |pages=36–8 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/87/CVG_UK_133.pdf#page=36 |access-date=1 October 2021 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127045917/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/87/CVG_UK_133.pdf#page=36 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EGM = 34/40<ref name=EGMRev>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/7/7f/EGM_US_040.pdf#page=26 |title=Review Crew: ''Super Mario Kart'' |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |date=November 1992 |page=25 |access-date=2021-09-09 |archive-date=2020-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030163456/https://retrocdn.net/images/7/7f/EGM_US_040.pdf#page=26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Bad Influence!]]''
| rev1Score = 9/10<ref name="BI">{{Cite episode |title=Main Review: Super Mario Kart |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-sEL-eavE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Kp-sEL-eavE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=14 October 2021 |series=Bad Influence! |series-link=Bad Influence! |network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |station=[[CITV]] |date=17 December 1992 |series-no=1 |number=8 |time=3:37}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''Cubed3''
| rev2Score = 9/10<ref name="C3 rev">{{cite web|last=Bianco|first=Karn Spyder Lee|title=Super Mario Kart|publisher=Cubed³|date=2003-09-07|url=http://www.cubed3.com/review/194/|access-date=2008-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224005915/http://www.cubed3.com/review/194/|archive-date=2012-02-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Electronic Games]]''
| rev3Score = 93%<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-12/Electronic%20Games%201992-12#page/n77/mode/2up |title=''Electronic Games'', December 1992, pp. 79-80 |date=December 1992 |access-date=2014-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408140642/https://archive.org/stream/Electronic-Games-1992-12/Electronic%20Games%201992-12#page/n77/mode/2up |archive-date=2015-04-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''HonestGamers''
| rev4Score = 10/10<ref name="honest" />
| rev5 = ''[[Mean Machines]]''
| rev5Score = 92%<ref name="mean" />
| rev6 = ''Mega Guide''
| rev6Score = Positive<ref>{{cite news |title=Go! Go! Go! |work=Mega Guide |date=2 January 1993 |pages=1–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/MEGA-guide/The%20Sun%20MEGA%20Guide%20%281993-01-02%29}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''Nintendojo''
| rev7Score = 9.5/10<ref name="ndojo" />
| rev8 = ''[[SNES Force]]''
| rev8Score = 90%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Super League |magazine=[[SNES Force]] |date=23 December 1993 |issue=8 (January 1994) |page=30 |url=https://archive.org/details/SNESForce04Oct93/SNESForce08-Jan94/page/n29}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''Thunderbolt''
| rev9Score = 10/10<ref name="thunder" />
}}

''Super Mario Kart'' received critical acclaim and proved to be a commercial success; it received a [[Nintendo Selects|Player's Choice]] release after selling one million copies and went on to sell 8.76 million copies worldwide, becoming the fourth [[List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games|best-selling game ever for the SNES]].<ref name=npower /><ref>{{cite web|title=Super Mario Kart Players Choice Box Image|website=GameFAQs |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/images/box-89458 |access-date=2014-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705174743/http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/images/box-89458|archive-date=2014-07-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604084937/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/06/02/mario-kart-8-speeds-to-over-1-2-million-sales-in-opening-weekend.aspx|url-status=live |archive-date=4 June 2014|title=Mario Kart 8 Speeds To Over 1.2 Million Sales In Opening Weekend|last=Futter|first=Mike|date=2 June 2014|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop]] |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> In Japan, it was the top-selling game in September 1992<ref name="Super-Play">{{cite magazine |title=Charts Would Be a Fine Thing! |magazine=[[Super Play]] |date=1 October 1992 |issue=1 (November 1992) |page=17 |url=https://archive.org/details/Superplay_Issue_01_1992-11_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n16/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (9月18日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=2 October 1992 |issue=198 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/WeeklyFamitsuNo198Clearscan/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20198%20October%202nd%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Top 30 (9月25日) |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=9 October 1992 |issue=199 |pages=14–5 |url=https://archive.org/details/WeeklyFamitsuNo199Clearscan/Weekly%20Famitsu%20-%20No.%20199%20October%209th%201992/page/n13/mode/2up |lang=ja}}</ref> and became a multi-million seller in 1992,<ref name="N-Force">{{cite magazine |title=Super Savings! |magazine=N-Force |date=March 1993 |issue=10 (April 1993) |publisher=[[Europress]] |page=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/NForce07Jan93/NForce10-Apr93/page/n11}}</ref> eventually selling a total of {{nowrap|3.82 million}} in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan Platinum Chart Games |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |website=The Magic Box |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807204211/http://the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In Europe, it was the top-selling game during the first quarter of 1993, above the [[Sega Mega Drive]] titles ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' and ''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'' during the same period.<ref name="Famitsu89">{{cite magazine |title=Count Down Hot 100: Worldwide! |magazine=[[Famicom Tsūshin]] |date=16 April 1993 |issue=226 |page=89 |lang=ja |url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-issue-226-apr-1993/page/89}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Super Mario Kart'' was the top-selling Super NES game in February 1993,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Charts (Data supplied by Virgin Games Centre) |magazine=[[Digitiser]] |date=4 March 1993 |url=http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1993-03-04.htm |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516110749/http://www.superpage58.com/digitiser-vault-teletext-screenshot-image-archive-1993-03-04.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and it went on to be the seventh best-selling game of 1993 with more than 250,000 sales in the country.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Top-Selling Video Game Titles In UK — 1993 (All Formats) |journal=[[Screen Digest]] |date=1994 |page=110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVnvAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Screen Digest Limited |quote='''nb''' sales level at number 5 = 400,000 units, at number 9 = 250,000 units, at number 10 = 200,000 units <br /> Source: [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]]-[[ELSPA]]/Electronic Arts/[[MCV/Develop|CTW]] |access-date=2021-10-24 |archive-date=2022-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011164808/https://books.google.com/books?id=WVnvAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Aggregate scoring sites [[GameRankings]] and [[MobyGames]] both give an average of more than 90&nbsp;percent.<ref name=grankings>{{cite web|title=Super Mario Kart reviews|website=[[GameRankings]]|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/index.html|access-date=2008-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410005923/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588738-super-mario-kart/index.html |archive-date=2012-04-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=mobyg>{{cite web | title = Super Mario Kart | website = [[MobyGames]] | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-mario-kart/mobyrank | access-date = 2008-12-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205195426/http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-mario-kart/mobyrank | archive-date = 2008-12-05 | url-status = live}}</ref> Critics praised the game's Mode 7 graphics.<ref name="IGN 100-07" /> Another aspect of the game to have been praised is its gameplay, which ''Thunderbolt'' has described as the "deepest [and] most addictive... to be found on the SNES console".<ref name=thunder>{{cite web | last = Kramer | first = Josh | title = Super Mario Kart – SNES Review at Thunderbolt Games | publisher = Thunderbolt | date = 2004-07-29 | url = http://www.thunderboltgames.com/reviews/article/super-mario-kart-review-for-snes.html | access-date = 2008-12-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090207185939/http://www.thunderboltgames.com/reviews/article/super-mario-kart-review-for-snes.html | archive-date = 2009-02-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Retrospective reviews of the game have been positive with perfect scores given by review sites including ''Thunderbolt'' and ''HonestGamers''. The use of the style and characters from the ''Mario'' franchise was also praised as well as the individual characteristics of each racer.<ref name="honest" /><ref name=thunder /><ref name=ONM>{{cite journal |last = Scullion |first = Chris | title = What Do You Mean, You've Never Played... Super Mario Kart | journal = [[Official Nintendo Magazine]] | volume = 15 | page = 15 | publisher = [[Future plc|Future Publishing]] }}</ref> ''[[Mean Machines]]'' described the game as having "struck gold" in a way that no other – not even its sequels – has matched and ''[[GameSpot]]'' named the game as one of the greatest games of all time for its innovation, gameplay and visual style.<ref name="GS ggoat" /><ref name="mean">{{cite magazine| title = Super Mario Kart review – Super NES| magazine = [[Mean Machines]]| url = http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/review/404/super-mario-kart.php| access-date = 2008-12-28| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090207180557/http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/review/404/super-mario-kart.php| archive-date = 2009-02-07}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that although the game might appear to be a "cynical attempt by Nintendo to cash in on its ''Super Mario'' franchise" the review concluded that "plunking the familiar characters down in souped-up go-carts actually makes for a delightful racing game."<ref>{{cite web |title=Holiday video game guide: 1992 |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/holiday-video-game-guide-1992/ |website=EW.com |language=en |access-date=2018-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907032246/https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/holiday-video-game-guide-1992/ |archive-date=2018-09-07 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' said the game "does an excellent job of capturing the thrill of Go-cart racing, and wraps it up in the familiar, fun, ''Mario''-land atmosphere." The reviewer also praised the use of Mode 7 and challenging CPU-controlled opponents.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/26/GamePro_US_041.pdf |title=Super NES Pro Review: ''Super Mario Kart'' |author=Bro. Buzz |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=December 1992 |issue=51 |pages=80–82 |access-date=2019-12-13 |archive-date=2019-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031020814/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/26/GamePro_US_041.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Super Mario Kart'' has been listed among the best games ever made several times. In 1995, ''[[Total!]]'' rated the game 16th on its "Top 100 SNES Games."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1995 |title=Top 100 SNES Games |url=https://archive.org/details/total-43/page/n39/mode/2up |journal=Total! |issue=43 |pages=41}}</ref> In 1996, ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' listed it as number 37 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time", commenting that the controls are elegantly designed to offer "supreme fun".<ref name="NGen21">{{cite magazine|date=September 1996|title=Top 100 Games of All Time|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|issue=21|page=56}}</ref> In 1996, ''[[GamesMaster (magazine)|GamesMaster]]'' ranked the game 16th on their "Top 100 Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1996 |title=Top 100 Games of All Time |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cf/GamesMaster_UK_044.pdf |journal=GamesMaster |issue=44 |pages=77 |access-date=2022-07-13 |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705151248/https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cf/GamesMaster_UK_044.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' listed ''Super Mario Kart'' as number 7 on their "Top 50 Games of All Time", commenting that, "Imitated a thousand times, but never, ever, equalled, ''Mario Kart'' changed the rules for the driving game and gave the world one of the most engrossing and addictive two-player experiences ever".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 50 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=50 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1999|page=80}}</ref> ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' ranked it as the 15th best console video game of all time, attributing its higher ranking than ''Mario Kart 64'' (which came in 49th) to its superior track design and powerups.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=148}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> ''IGN'' ranked it as the 15th best game ever in 2005, describing it as "the original karting masterpiece" and as the 23rd best game ever in 2007, discussing its originality at time of release.<ref name="IGN 100-07" /><ref>{{cite web |title=IGN's Top 100 Games|website=IGN|year=2005|url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/011-020.html |access-date=2008-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044513/http://top100.ign.com/2005/011-020.html|archive-date=2016-04-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Age]]'' placed it at number 19 on their list of the 50 best games in 2005 and in 2007 ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' ranked ''Super Mario Kart'' at number 14 on a list of their 100 best games, noting its continued influence on [[video game design]].<ref name="edge100">{{cite magazine|date=2007-07-02|title=Edges's Top 100 Games of All Time|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/edges-top-100-games-all-time|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822053639/http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/edges-top-100-games-of-all-time?page=0%2C8|archive-date=2008-08-22|access-date=2008-12-28}}</ref><ref name="age">{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Jason|date=2005-06-10|title=The 50 best games|newspaper=[[The Age]]|url=http://theage.com.au/technology/the-50-best-games-20051006-gdm6uh.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209221355/http://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html|archive-date=2008-02-09}}</ref> The game is included in [[Yahoo! Games]] UK's list of the hundred greatest games of all time which praises the appealing characters and power ups and ''1UP.com''{{'}}s "Essential 50", a list of the fifty most important games ever made.<ref name="1up ess50" /><ref>{{cite web|title=The 100 greatest computer games of all time |website=[[Yahoo! Games]] UK |url=http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/1.html |access-date=2008-12-28 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010231840/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/1.html |archive-date=2008-10-10 }}</ref> The game placed 13th in ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]''{{'}}s 100 greatest Nintendo games of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258|title=20-11 Official Nintendo Magazine|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|access-date=2009-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225040521/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258|archive-date=2009-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Guinness World Records'' ranked it at number 1 on a list of the top 50 console games of all time based on initial impact and lasting legacy.<ref name="guinness50">{{cite magazine|last=Ivan|first=Tom|date=2009-02-28|title=Guinness ranks top 50 games of all time|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=209385|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515033203/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/209385/guinness-ranks-top-50-games-of-all-time/|archive-date=2013-05-15|access-date=2009-03-14}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' ranked the game at 35 on their top 100 games of all time in 2001 praising how the game's Mode 7 revolutionized racing games.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cork|first=Jeff|title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games Of All Time (Circa Issue 100)|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|access-date=2020-11-30|magazine=Game Informer|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924151536/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' listed ''Super Mario Kart'' seventh on its "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Complex|archive-date=2022-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109005057/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, [[The Strong National Museum of Play]] inducted ''Super Mario Kart'' to its [[World Video Game Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Super Mario Kart |url=https://www.museumofplay.org/games/super-mario-kart/ |website=[[The Strong National Museum of Play]] |publisher=[[The Strong]] |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506125337/https://www.museumofplay.org/games/super-mario-kart/ |url-status=live }}</ref>