Unlike more serious racing game series such as Daytona USA, Gran Turismo, Forza, or even Need for Speed, Mario Kart isn't just about driving technique, but mixes things up with items that racers can obtain from item boxes, while the tracks themselves can have a significant number of obstacles and hazards such as enemies from the Super Mario Bros.
Starting on the SNES, the series has graced every subsequent Nintendo console and handheld with at least one installment, with the exception of the Virtual Boy and the Game Boy Color (portable Mario Karts started appearing with the Game Boy Advance). Mario Kart is a successful series of go-kart video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark and highly successful Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games.
The man in red himself, Mario Kart 64 note The Japanese version has a crowd of children shouting 'Mario Kart!'
