Four additional courses (two Cups) were added post-release. The game's original release included 10 courses, each split into five Cups. Metal Mario (unlockable, new addition, added on August 8, 2014, has an unlockable "Gold" variant).Bowser (has an unlockable "Dry" variant).
Daisy (unlockable, new addition, added on June 6, 2017).Pac-Man (guest character from the Pac-Man series).Luigi (has an unlockable "Ice" variant).Mario (has unlockable "Fire" and "Tanooki" variants).Yoshi (has unlockable "Red" and "Black" variants).Lakitu (unlockable, new addition, added on December 18, 2018).Don-Chan (new addition, guest character from the Taiko no Tatsujin series, has unlockable "Strawberry" and "Hero" variants).Toad (has an unlockable "Blue" variant).King Boo (time-limited unlockable added on October 18, 2017, made available as a regular unlockable on October 10, 2018).Baby Peach (unlockable, added on July 28, 2015).Baby Mario (unlockable, added on July 28, 2015).The popular NAM-CAM feature that places the player’s face over the kart has been updated with Funny Face Frames where players can.
#Mario kart arcade gp dx 2 series
Players also cannot choose their kart or items, and are instead given a random selection. Mario Kart Arcade GP DX The next game in the extremely popular racing series is here with new courses, new game modes, new karts, new features, and a rainbow LED lit cabinet featuring a 42 HD monitor. The game also includes 10 unlockable variants of characters, each of which can unlock unique items, and various unlockable karts (each of which improves stats, with the possibility of going beyond the maximum value).Īs the worldwide release does not use BANAPASSPORT, all characters in that release are unlocked automatically (with variants removed entirely). Lighter characters sacrifice their speed for improved handling, and vice versa for heavier characters. All unlockable characters are unlocked automatically in the worldwide release (although variants are not included).Įach character has their own stats (acceleration, handling, and maximum speed). 6 additional characters were added post-release as unlockables for a total of 19 characters.
Pac-Man, Blinky, and Mametchi were removed from the previous game. The game's original release included 13 playable characters, two of whom are guest characters, and 4 of whom must be unlocked to the player's BANAPASSPORT beforehand. Both Japanese and worldwide releases received numerous updates up to 2018. All characters are unlocked automatically, with the game providing a random selection of karts and items for each player at the start of each race. The game received a limited worldwide release on 2014, removing all card reader support and the National Battle mode. A third mode was later added in 2015 (and removed in 2016), titled "Team Battle", which builds on Two Player Co-op by splitting a four-player match into two teams. The game also has three new modes: "National Battle" (a Time Attack replacement where players are pitted against player ghosts from each of the 50 Japanese regions) and "Two Player Co-op" (where two players team-up against two CPU teams, gaining mode-specific items and abilities, such as the tank-like "Fusion Kart"). It also now makes use of Namco's BANAPASSPORT card system for keeping progress and unlocking new content. The sequel to Mario Kart: Arcade GP 2 (and the third in the arcade Mario Kart spin-off series), Arcade GP DX updates the game's graphics (such as HD resolution) and gameplay (some of it from Mario Kart 7) while adding a new selection of courses and an updated character roster (including a guest character from the Taiko no Tatsujin series).