The game of setting precedents, Mario Kart Wii set the standard for Mario Kart games in the future with Alternate Title Screens featuring different characters and their vehicles in the spotlight: Mario posing with the red Standard Kart M, Luigi standing with his green Standard Kart M, Peach riding her pink Mach Bike, and Bowser roaring next to his Standard Kart L. This one could be unlocked for beating the whole game with a 1st place in each cup, and it's once again permanent and never switches back to the old one. However, the repetitive image of Mario driving his Standard MR changed to a backdrop of all the other 11 racers' character art in tiny slots in the back, but with Mario still taking the spotlight, leaning against his Standard MR. Mario took the spotlight of the first title screen in Mario Kart DS, the first screen to be based on one character. Like Mario Kart 64, this could be unlocked by beating the whole game with 1st place trophy in each cups, and once again, it's permanent.

Once you beat the whole game, the title screen showcases Mario and Luigi riding on Red Fire again, along with 9 other racers (some are mixed teams, and one is offscreen at the upper right corner), in what seems to resemble the fan tube section of Rainbow Road. I guess the team in the very back is Donkey Kong and Wario in the Parade Kart.?įor the start of the game, we see Mario and Luigi riding on Red Fire, along with 7 other racers, racing on Mario Circuit.

The evening one was obtained by beating the Super Circuit Cups with gold, and the night was obtained from beating the whole game. Like the previous game, the title screens weren't reversible. Succeeding further in the game lead to the sky turning to an orange-ish evening, and then into the night sky of Rainbow Road, the floating castle within sight. The primary screen had all 8 racers lined up on a track with clear blue skies. Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the GBA Mario Kart, had two alternate screens, although they didn't differ much from the original.

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