Mario Kart Arcade GP is the first of the four arcade Mario Kart games, the game was released in 2005.
Mario Kart Arcade GP Artwork.
Characters[]
- Mario
- Luigi
- Princess Peach
- Yoshi
- Bowser
- Donkey Kong
- Wario
- Toad
- Pac-Man (as a guest)
- Ms. Pac-Man (as a guest)
- Blinky (as a guest)
Waluigi isn't a character until Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.
Cups[]
Mario Cup[]
Donkey Kong Cup[]
Wario Cup[]
Pac-Man Cup[]
Bowser Cup[]
Rainbow Cup[]
(Note: Rainbow Cup is only unlocked if the player completes the first 5 cups.)
Items[]
There are 93 items in this game, making the Mario Kart Arcade GP games having the record for the most items. Here are only some of them.
- Basin
- Boo
- Spike Bomb
- Square Tires
- Big and Small Tires
- Neddle Bomb
- Green Shell
- Tornado/Tornado
- Banana Peel
- Tacks
- Sticky Oil
- Cream Pie
- Thunder Stick
- Square Tire
- Time Bomb
Special Items[]
Like Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, there are lots of Special Items in this game lots for each character.
Mario and Luigi:[]
Peach:[]
Yoshi:[]
- Egg Body
- Rolling Egg
- Tongue
- Whacking Fan
Bowser:[]
- Bowser Shell
- Shell Body
- Thwomp
Wario:[]
Toad:[]
- Miracle Mushroom
- Mushroom Hammer
- Mushroom Powder
- Poison Mushroom
Donkey Kong:[]
- 10T Hammer
- Barrel
- Conga
- Giant Banana
Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man:[]
- Galaga
- Pooka
- Power Ball
- Quack Hammer
- Rally X
Blinky the Ghost:[]
- Flare Ball
- Ghost Morph
- Ghost Shield
- Monster's Hammer
- Petit Monster
Random Special Item[]
Prize Items[]
- Absorbing Mushroom
- Banana Shot
- Black Shell
- Car Horn
- Dash Bazooka
- Dizziness Virus
- Fire Cracker
- Giant Mushroom (Mega Mushroom)
- Heavy Mushroom
- High Beam
- Invisible Mushroom
- Item Seal
- Jump Seal
- Laughter Bag
- Magic Hand
- Mustache Pen
- Off-key Speaker
- Rain Cloud
- Reflect Shield
- Shield
- Slimy Mushroom
- Smokescreen
- Snow Cloud
- Thunder Cloud
- Time Bomb (L)
- Tox-Banana Shot
- Trash Can
- Wheel Virus
Triple Prize Items[]
- Triple Banana
- Triple Basin
- Triple Black Shells
- Triple Boo
- Triple Green Shells
- Triple Needle
- Triple Pen
- Triple Pie
- Triple Smokescreen
- Triple Square
- Triple Tacks
- Triple Tornado
Gallery[]
Four Mario Kart GP cabnets side-by-side.
List of Mario Kart GP characters.
Mario vs. Pac-man Mario Kart GP artwork.
Mario Kart GP ad.
Mario Kart Arcade GP (Namco, 2005) Triforce
Trivia![]
- For some unknown reason one of the unused files in the game is a picture of the Beslan school hostage crisis.
- This was the first Mario Kart game to include guest characters. The second was Mario Kart DS which came out the same year.
| Mario Kart games | |
|---|---|
| Main Titles | Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GameCube) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, Mobile) • Mario Kart World (2025, Switch 2) |
| Arcade Titles | Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017) |
| Spin-off Titles | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch) |