The cover box for Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart 7 is the seventh game in the Mario Kart series as well as the second Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is also the third Mario Kart game for the handheld consoles. This is one of the only Nintendo games that features first-person view.
Characters[]
Starting Characters[]
| Portrait | Name | Size | Description | New Home Stage | Retro Home Stage |
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 Mario in Mario Kart 7. |
Mario | Medium | Mario is the main protagonist of the series and the archenemy of Bowser. He is often a hero and rescues Peach. |
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 Luigi in Mario Kart 7 |
Luigi | Medium | Luigi is the twin brother and sidekick of Mario. He is called Green Stache by Bowser and is afraid of ghosts. | N/A |
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  Peach in Mario Kart 7 |
Peach | Light |
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N/A | N/A |
  Yoshi in Mario Kart 7 |
Yoshi | Light | Yoshi is the dinosaur from Yoshi's Island who is Mario's pet. He is able to stick his tongue out far away to eat things and lay eggs. | N/A | |
  Bowser in Mario Kart 7 |
Bowser | Heavy | Bowser is the main antagonist of the series and the archenemy of Mario. As King of the Koopas, he often kidnaps Peach. |
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  Donkey Kong in Mario Kart 7. |
Donkey Kong (DK) | Cruiser | Donkey Kong is a gorilla from DK Jungle who lives with his nephew, Diddy. He loves bananas and often battles King K. Rool. |
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  Toad in Mario Kart 7 |
Toad | Feather | Toad is a loyal friend of Mario and Peach who is usually a royal guard in Peach's Castle. Toad also helps Mario in his adventures. |
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mushroom gorge |
  Koopa in Mario Kart 7 |
Koopa | Feather |
Koopa is sometimes Mario's friend and usually working for Bowser. After he is stomped on, he hides in his shell. |
N/A |
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Unlockable Characters[]
Stages[]
Race Stages[]
These stages can be played in either 50cc (Easy), 100cc (Average), 150cc (Challenging), or Mirror (Flipped Courses). There are 16 new stages and 16 retro stages: Two from Super Mario Kart, three from Mario Kart 64, one from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, two from Mario Kart: Double Dash, four from Mario Kart DS, and four from Mario Kart Wii.
New Stages[]
There are 16 new stages.
| Cup Name | Stage #1 Name and Portrait | Stage #2 Name and Portrait | Stage #3 Name and Portrait | Stage #4 Name and Portrait |
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| Mushroom Cup |   Map for Toad Circuit (Mario Kart 7)   Toad Circuit Layout near the Finish Line. |
  Map for Daisy Hills (Mario Kart 7)   Layout for Daisy Hills near the Finish Line |
  Map of Cheep Cheep Lagoon (Mario Kart 7)   Cheep Cheep Lagoon while underwater |
  Map for Shy Guy Bazaar (Mario Kart 7)   Shy Guy Bazaar in the plaza |
| Flower Cup |
  Map for Wuhu Loop (Mario Kart 7)   Wuhu Loop on the bridge in the first section |
  Map for Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 7)   Mario Circuit in front of Peach's Castle. |
  The map for Music Park (Mario Kart 7)   Music Park near the finish line |
  Rock Rock Mountain Map (Mario Kart 7)   Rock Rock Mountain at the first gliding place. |
| Star Cup |   Piranha Plant Slide Map (Mario Kart 7)   Piranha Plant Slide at the place with the first piranha plant. |
  Map for Wario Shipyard (Mario Kart 7)   Wario Shipyard looking above water (Mario Kart 7) |
  Neo Bowser City Map (Mario Kart 7)   Neo Bowser City at the Finish Line |
  Map for Maka Wuhu (Mario Kart 7)   Maka Wuhu at the lake |
| Special Cup |   DK Jungle Map (Mario Kart 7)   DK Jungle at the place with 3 Tiki Goons |
  Map for Rosalina Ice World (Mario Kart 7)   Rosalina Ice World near the Finish Line |
  Bowser Castle Map (Mario Kart 7)   Bowser Castle after the Finish Line (Mario Kart 7) |
  Rainbow Road Map (Mario Kart 7)   Rainbow Road on the Moon (Mario Kart 7) |
Retro Stages[]
There are 16 retro stages
| Cup Name | Stage #1 Name and Portrait | Stage #2 Name and Portrait | Stage #3 Name and Portrait | Stage #4 Name and Portrait |
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| Shell Cup |   Luigi Raceway at the Finish Line (Mario Kart 7) |
  Bowser Castle 1 at an area with Thwomps |
  Mushroom Gorge after the Finish Line (Mario Kart 7) |
  Luigi Mansion in front of the Mansion |
| Banana Cup |   Koopa Beach near a Gliding Point |
 Mario Circuit 2 near the Finish Line SNES Mario Circuit 2 |
  Coconut Mall in the last set of escalators |
  Waluigi Pinball near the Finish Line |
| Leaf Cup |   Kalimari Desert at a location with a train passing by |
  DK pass at the first U turn of the course DS DK Pass |
  Daisy Cruiser Full Course |
  Maple Treeway at a place with Wigglers |
| Lightning Cup |   Koopa Cape at a Gliding Location |
  Dino Dino Jungle with the Dinosaur GCN Dino Dino Jungle |
  Airship Fortress with the Bullet Bills shooting out |
  Full Course of Rainbow Road |
Battle Stages[]
New Stages[]
| Picture | Name | Game From |
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| Honeybee Hive | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | |
| Sherbet Rink | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | |
| Wuhu Town | Wii Sports Resort |
Retro Stages[]
| Picture | Name |
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| GBA Battle Course 1 | |
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N64 Big Donut | |
| DS Palm Shore |
Items[]
| Portrait | Item | Effect |
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| Green Koopa Shell | If thrown, the shell goes straight where it is moving and can bounce on walls for some time | |
| Triple Green Koopa Shell | If used, three shells surround the kart. It can be used as a shield against other shells, bananas, and mushrooms. It uses three green koopa shells. | |
| Red Koopa Shell |
If thrown, the shell homes in on the kart one place in front of you. | |
| Triple Red Koopa Shell | If used, three shells surround the kart. It can be used as a shield against other shells, bananas, and mushrooms. It uses three red koopa shells. | |
| Blue Spiny Koopa Shell | If thrown, it homes in on the kart in first place and blows up on the kart. It hits anybody in its path. | |
| Banana Peel |
If dropped, the peel stays in the place where it was dropped until a person slips on it and slows down. | |
| Triple Banana Peel | If used, three peels are connected to the back of the kart using it as a shield to shells and mushrooms. It uses three banana peels. | |
| Mushroom | If used, it boosts the speed of the kart for a second | |
| Triple Mushroom | If used, it gives you three mushrooms | |
| Bob-omb | If dropped or thrown, it blows up in its position after a few moments | |
| Bullet Bill | If used, it transforms the player into a bullet bill and it moves automatically in the top speed and hits anybody in its path | |
| Golden Mushroom | If used, it boosts the player for moments unless if the player uses it repeatedly. It goes off after 10 seconds of boosting. | |
| Star | If used, it turns the player invincible and doubles the player's speed. It hits anybody in its path | |
| Blooper | If used, a blooper goes to everybody in front of the user and squirts ink on the screen for 5 seconds | |
| Lightning | If used, it shrinks everybody in front of the user and slowly the player changes back to normal size | |
| Fire Flower | If used, the player can throw unlimited fireballs back or front for 10 seconds. | |
| Super Leaf | If used, a tail is put on the kart and if used, it can deflect almost any items and attack any racer near the tail | |
| Lucky Seven | If used, seven items are given to the player to use: a green koopa shell, a red koopa shell, a star, a mushroom, a blooper, a banana peel, and a bob-omb. |
Modes[]
Single Player[]
Playing Single Player is only for one player at a time. The players can unlock kart parts here by earning coins and can also unlock racers.
Grand Prix[]
In Grand Prix, one character is chosen to play in a Tournament. At first, they have to choose one of two cups available: Mushroom and Shell but as they play, they unlock more cups. The requirements to get stars are listed below. The player must get 30 Points combined to get one star. The player must get 36 Points combined to get two stars. The player must get all 40 Points combined to get all three stars. Getting at least one star in every single cup in every single cc will have one star in the Mii's streetpass data and etc.
50cc Grand Prix[]
The 50cc Grand Prix is the easiest out of all cc Grand Prixs. The CPUs are all very slow and usually get weak items from item boxes. The player gets stronger items and it is most likely that the player will get three stars
100cc Grand Prix[]
The 100cc Grand Prix is the average difficulty Grand Prix. The CPUs are faster than 50cc but are still slow and get medium items such as red shells and stars. The player will most likely get one or two stars
150cc Grand Prix[]
The 150cc Grand Prix is the challenging difficulty Grand Prix. The CPUs are at normal speed and get stronger items such as 7s and Bullet Bills. The player will most likely get none or one star.
Mirror Grand Prix[]
The Mirror Grand Prix is unlocked after every cup in every cc Grand Prix has at least reached the rank of Bronze. The CPUs are a bit slower than the CPUs in 150cc but are faster than 100cc. All the courses are mirrored.
Time Trials[]
In Time Trials, the player's objective is to beat their own time in any of the courses or beat the Nintendo time. As you play Time Trials more, more times from other players will be able to be challenged.
Balloon Battle[]
In Balloon Battle, the player's objective is to pop as many of the opponent's balloons as you can.
Coin Runners[]
In Coin Runners, the player will try to collect all the coins
Local Multiplayer[]
Playing Local Multiplayer requires the use of Wireless Connection (Local). The player must enable the Wireless Switch on their 3DS. Then, both players who do have Mario Kart 7 must go to Local Multiplayer and create a room. If the player doesn't have Mario Kart 7, they must then go to 3DS Download Play.
Grand Prix[]
50cc Grand Prix[]
100cc Grand Prix[]
150cc Grand Prix[]
Mirror Grand Prix[]
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Balloon Battle[]
Coin RUnners[]
Online Multiplayer[]
Playing Online Multiplayer requires the use of Internet. The player must go to System Settings and connect to an Access Point. Also, there are two versions of Online Multiplayer, Version 0.7 or Version 1.1. Players start with Version 0.7. They can go to Nintendo EShop and download Version 1.1 for free. Version 1.1 updates shortcuts in some courses. In Online Multiplayer, the players will race against players who have Mario Kart 7 around the world who uses Internet.
Worldwide[]
Friends/Opponents[]
Communities[]
Mario Kart Channel[]
In the Mario Kart Channel, the players have 16 notification pads. If the pads are gray, there are no notifications. The notifications will be about: Communities, Streetpass, and Spotpass. The player can choose a Mii from their Mii Maker to represent themselves in the game. The players also can have a greeting, a custom kart (if other players have Mario Kart 7 activated in Streetpass, the CPU Mii will use the custom kart), and a custom Grand Prix. The game selects a Time Trials record to post on Streetpass. Players can also look at their Streetpass list and see if any Mii on the list is online. If they are, the player can join their Mii on an online race, play their custom Grand Prix, or race against one of their Time Trials record. From time to time, time trial records will arrive on the 3DS via Spotpass.