Ads keep the MarioWiki independent and free :) | This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it's being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible. | Mario Kart Arcade GP VR | | Developer(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment[1] | | Publisher(s) | | Release date | July 14, 2017[2]
August 3, 2018[3]
October 1, 2018[4]
| | Genre | Racing | | Mode(s) | | Input | Joystick |
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR is a Mario Kart game released for virtual reality arcade machines, released in Japan on July 14, 2017. It was later released in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2018, and the United States on October 1, 2018. Gameplay[edit]Unlike prior Mario Kart games, Mario Kart Arcade GP VR is played through use of a virtual reality headset and in first person. Similar to the prior arcade Mario Kart games, the game is controlled via a steering wheel and acceleration and brake pedals. In addition, items are thrown by making hand movements, which the game registers by an attachment to the player's wrist. For example, to throw a Green Shell, one must make a throwing motion with their open palm. Also, instead of using Item Boxes, the game uses red, yellow, and green balloons to store items. Gliders are also present, and are used similarly to Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.[5][6] There is only one, single-lap course available, but it has different themes, which pulls elements from courses within Mario Kart Arcade GP DX. Its first and second section is a remake of Kingdom Way, only with Big Piranha Plants and Thwomps; the third section is set on a mashup of Aerial Road and Sky Arena, only with many more Bullet Bills and Bob-ombs; the fourth section is based on Bowser's Castle; and the fifth section is based on Peach Castle. Before the race, Bowser and Wario push ahead of the players.[7] Characters[edit]Playable[edit]Each arcade cabinet has a different single playable character. - Mario (#001)[5]
- Luigi (#002)[5]
- Peach (#003)[5]
- Yoshi (#004)[5]
CPU Opponents[edit]Obstacles[edit]| Obstacle | Description |
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Big Piranha Plants[1] | Lunges towards the racers attempting to bite them. |
Bob-omb[8] | Walks around and explodes if touched. |
Bullet Bills[7] | Flies in a set direction. |
Lava Bubbles[7] | Jumps up from lava throughout the track. |
Thwomps[1] | Rises and falls on a regular basis. |
Other[edit]- Toads[7]
- Fishin' Lakitu[7]
Vehicles[edit]- Standard Kart (driven by the players)[5]
- Bull Track (driven by Wario)[5]
- Road Galleon (driven by Bowser)[5]
Gliders[edit]Items[edit]| Item | Use |
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| Banana[5] | Can be placed behind the user, and other racers will spin out if they touch it. | | Green Shell[5] | Can be thrown by making a throwing motion with an arm, launching them forwards. Other racers will spin out if they touch a Green Shell. | | Hammer[5] | Can be swung in front of the racer by making a downwards motion with an arm, and disappear after being held for an amount of time. Other racers will spin out if they touch another racer's Hammer. |
Gallery[edit]Trivia[edit]- This is currently the only Mario Kart game where neither Bowser nor Toad are playable. Bowser appears as a CPU opponent, and Toad does not appear at all.
- It is also the first Mario Kart game since Super Mario Kart to not feature Wario or Donkey Kong as playable characters, with Wario appearing as a CPU opponent and Donkey Kong being completely absent.
- This is currently the only Mario Kart Arcade GP game without any playable characters owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
References[edit]- ^ abcdhttp://vrzone-pic.com/en/activity/mariocart.html
- ^http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/mario-kart-arcade-gp-headlines-bandai-namco-s-new-vr-zone-shinjuku-centre/0183803
- ^http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/mario_kart_vr_will_launch_in_the_uk_this_summer
- ^https://twitter.com/VRZONEPortalUS/status/1042457616608317441
- ^ abcdefghijkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDEaTlIEfwM
- ^ abhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mETJHs7NP4M
- ^ abcdehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHUomtWDxI
- ^ abhttps://gonintendo.com/stories/285347-mario-kart-arcade-gp-vr-new-gameplay-details-more-pics
| Mario Kart Arcade GP VR |
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| Characters | Playable | Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi |
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| CPU Opponents | Bowser • Wario |
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| Non-playable | Big Piranha Plant • Thwomp • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Lava Bubble • Toad • Fishin' Lakitu • Shy Guy • Piranha Plant |
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| Karts | Standard Kart |
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| Gliders | Super Glider |
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| Items and objects | Balloon • Banana • Green Shell • Hammer |
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[Edit] Mario games |
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| Platformers | Super Mario series | Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FCD) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, NDS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, NS) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, NS) |
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| Mario vs. Donkey Kong series | Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U) |
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| Other | Donkey Kong (1981, Arcade) • Mario Bros. (1983, Arcade) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, PC88) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, PC88) • VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, Arcade) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, PC88) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, Philips CD-i) • Donkey Kong (1994, Game Boy) • Mario Clash (1995, VB) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) |
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| Ports and remakes | Crazy Kong (1981, Arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, Arcade) • All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986, FCD) • Super Mario Bros. (1987, G&W) • Kaettekita Mario Bros. (1988, FCD) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2002, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Famicom Mini Series (2004, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004-2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, NDS) • Virtual Console (2006-current, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Luigi Bros. (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, NS) |
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| Role-playing games | Paper Mario series | Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) |
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| Mario & Luigi series | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, NDS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, NDS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) |
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| Other | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES) |
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| Remakes | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) |
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| Mario Kart series | Main | Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart 64 (slot machine) (1997, Arcade) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, Arcade) • Mario Kart DS (2005, NDS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, Arcade) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, Arcade) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, Arcade) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/Android) |
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| Remakes | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, NS) |
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| Mario Party series | Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, Arcade) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, Arcade) • Mario Party 7 (2006, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party DS (2007, NDS) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, Arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, Arcade) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, Arcade) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, Arcade) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS) • Super Mario Party (2018, NS) |
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| Luigi's Mansion series | Main | Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, Arcade) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, NS) |
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| Remakes | Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) |
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| Sports games | Mario Baseball series | Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii) |
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| Mario Golf series | Golf (1984, NES) • Family Computer Golf: Japan Course (1987, FCD) • Family Computer Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FCD) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) |
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| Mario Strikers series | Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) |
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| Mario Tennis series | Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, NS) |
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| Ports | New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis (2009, Wii) |
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| Other | NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, NDS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) |
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| Crossovers | Mario & Sonic series | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, NDS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, Arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, NS/Arcade) |
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| Super Smash Bros. series | Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, NS) |
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| Other | Itadaki Street DS (2007, NDS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, NS) |
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| Edutainment games | Mario Discovery series | Mario is Missing! (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) |
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| Other | Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS) |
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| Ports | Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, PC) |
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| Art utilities | Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD) |
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| Miscellaneous | Main | Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • Undake30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Donkey Kong (slot machine) (1996, Arcade) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1997, Satellaview) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Picross NP (1999-2000, SFC) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, Arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA) • Yakuman DS (2005, NDS) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) |
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| Ports | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, NS/3DS) |
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| Arcade games |
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| Mario franchise | Crazy Kong • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. • Luigi Mansion Arcade • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition • Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Arcade Edition • Mario Bros. • Mario Kart 64 (slot machine) • Mario Kart Arcade GP • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR • Mario Party Fushigi no Challenge World • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival • Mario Roulette • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World • Super Mario Attack • Super Mario Bros. (pinball) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 • Būbū Mario • Mario Undoukai • Super Mario World • VS. Super Mario Bros. • VS. Wrecking Crew |
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| Donkey Kong franchise | Crazy Kong • Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros. • Donkey Kong (slot machine) • Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom • Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever |
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