History of Mario Kart (1992 - 2025) | Documentary

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:31:19 +0000

A full history of the "Mario Kart" franchise. From Nintendo's first attempt at making a 2-player F-Zero-like game, to their recent open-ended Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch.

Celebrate 33 years of one of the most beloved racing series in the history of gaming by learning how the series has evolved! Mario Kart is an accessible item-based racing game, where Mario characters battle for a podium position across a variety of Mario and Mario-Adjacent race courses. The series has steadily grown every generation, with new features, improved visuals, and other quality of life improvements - resulting in an impressive record of exceptionally high rated and well received titles.

Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, gameplay features, visuals, and their critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
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Because "Mario Kart" is one of my all-time favorites, I wanted to make sure to get this one right - and put an exceptional amount of work into research, writing, recording, and editing to ensure the best possible viewing experience. I put a ton of passion and effort into this documentary - but even so, there are bound to be errors. Please feel free to let me know in the comments if you spot one! Now sit back, grab a drink and enjoy the ENTIRE History of Mario Kart!

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Table of Contents
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00:00 Introduction
01:52 Super Mario Kart (1992)
08:02 Mario Kart 64 (1996)
12:43 Mario Kart Super Circuit (2001)
14:58 Mario Kart Double Dash (2003)
19:17 Mario Kart DS (2005)
21:57 Mario Kart Wii (2008)
25:29 Mario Kart 7 (2011)
28:08 Mario Kart 8 (2014)
31:33 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
33:07 Mario Kart Tour (2019)
35:25 Mario Kart World (2025)
42:24 Conclusion

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Special thanks to:

Maria & Noah for playing 4-Player Mario Kart with us all night!

Stacy for playing through Super Mario Kart SNES for me - I couldn't get to Rainbow Road myself, she is way better than me at that game! (But I'll crush you in Mario Kart 8 or World anytime!)