Mario Kart Insanity

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Mario Kart Insanity, also known as Mario Kart 9 in Japan, is a kart-racing game exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. It is the ninth Mario Kart game in the series. Instead of using Nintendo Network, Mario Kart Insanity uses a new internet service called HammerBro101 Wi-Fi Connection. Many key elements from previous games return, such as bikes from Mario Kart Wii, items to hinder other players, and a character roster from which players can select a driver. As with all other Mario Kart games, the goal is to strive for 1st place among other competitors by using items and taking the fastest routes to secure the leads. New elements to this game include increasing the number of racers from 12 to 16 and introducing a new type of vehicle to the series: hovercrafts.

Gameplay[]

The racer amount has increased from 12 to 16. Bikes now have the ability to teleport anywhere. Hovercrafts are introduced in this game, which can travel both on land and in water. Ultra shortcuts from Mario Kart Wii return, as well as Expert Staff Ghosts, halfpipes, and wheelies. Drifting has reverted to its Mario Kart DS iteration, allowing players to easily perform a technique called snaking (which was harder to do in Wii, 7, and 8 due to Nintendo simplifying drifting).

Another new change is the point system used for Grand Prix races. With sixteen racers competing in each race, the point value has increased. Also, 7th place is not a losing position. The following chart shows the difference of the point spreads from previous games to this installment.

Point spread comparison

Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit	9	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart DS	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mario Kart Wii	15	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	-	-	-	-
Mario Kart 7	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	15	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
Mario Kart Insanity	19	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
Gold background signifies victory results, with a unique winning animation and music. Silver background signifies moderate win results. Bronze background signifies losing results, with losing animations and music.

Modes[]

Single Player[]

Grand Prix: a four cup race for first place. Contains 50cc (starts as karts only), 100cc (starts as bikes only), 150cc (starts as ATVs only), 200cc (starts as hovercrafts only), and 200cc Mirror Mode (all vehicle types available).

Racers[]

Small Racers[]

Medium Racers[]

Large Racers[]

DLC Racers[]

Vehicles[]

Mario Kart Insanity goes back to using pre-made vehicles used in the first six Mario Kart installments. Bikes get the ability to do wheelies back, and they are able to snake better than Karts. ATVs from Mario Kart 8 return, and Hovercrafts are new to the series in this game. There are six of each type of vehicle for each size class, making each size class have 24 vehicles. The Items stat from Mario Kart DS returns, and it determines your chance to get a powerful item (for example, karts with a higher items stat are more likely get powerful items like the POW Block in 10th, the Lightning in 14th, and the Bullet Bill in 16th). 18 Bikes and 18 Karts return from Mario Kart Wii, 6 ATVs return from Mario Kart 8 and its port (though the standard one is separated into 3 separate vehicles for each size class), as well as 10 new ATVs, and 18 hovercrafts.

Small Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Standard Kart S
Booster Seat
Mini Beast
Cheep Charger
Tiny Titan
Blue Falcon

Bikes[]

Standard Bike S
Bullet Bike
Bit Bike
Quacker
Magikruiser
Jet Bubble

ATVs[]

Standard ATV S
Teddy Buggy
Koopa Mobile
Mini Mutant
Labrador Mobile
Buzzy Beetle Buggy

Hovercrafts[]

Standard Hovercraft S
Tiny Tug
Goomba Cruiser
Shell Sailer
Steel Driver
Tanooki Tug

Medium Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Standard Kart M
Classic Dragster
Wild Wing
Super Blooper
Daytripper
Sprinter

Bikes[]

Standard Bike M
Mach Bike
Sugarscoot
Zip Zip
Sneakster
Dolphin Dasher

ATVs[]

Standard ATV M
Splat Buggy
Inkstriker
POW Block Buggy (resembles the POW Block)
Zapper Cloud (resembles a Thunder Cloud)
Turbo Yoshi

Hovercrafts[]

Standard Hovercraft M
Kong Kruiser
Hammer Speeder
Bullet Blaster
Blue Seven
Streamliner

Large Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Standard Kart L
Offroader
Flame Flyer
Piranha Prowler
Jetsetter
Honeycoupe

Bikes[]

Standard Bike L
Flame Runner
Wario Bike
Shooting Star
Spear
Phantom

ATVs[]

Standard ATV L
Flame Spreader
Bone Rattler
Waluigi Flyer
Wild Wiggler
Mega Monster

Hovercrafts[]

Standard Hovercraft L
Flame Extinguisher
Mega Mutant
Tornado Tormentor (makes Tornadoes that lift any player into the air)
Monsoon Maker (makes Monsoons that rain on nearby players)
Winged Spiny Speeder

Items[]

As with all Mario Kart games, Insanity allows players to use items to meet their first place goal. Some new items have been included, such as the Paratroopa Shell. New to this game is the ability to customize items in many different ways. Although the Triple Banana doesn't return, the Banana Bunch does.

Image	Function	Place Received
Item Box	Item Boxes are found in groups, providing players with a random item based on their place in the race. Lower ranks give more powerful items, and vice versa.	1-16
Double Item Box	Like normal Item Boxes, Double Item Boxes give items. However, as the name implies, it gives two items instead of one.	1-16
Super Horn	The Super Horn can be used to block incoming projectiles, including the elusive Spiny Shell, which could not be blocked in any previous game.	1-4
Blooper	Bloopers shoot ink on all the players ahead of whoever used it, obstructing vision. It also makes the affected players lose control of their kart for a few seconds. While it disappears after a few seconds, it can be removed early with a Mushroom, going underwater, or using a boost pad.	4-10
Bob-omb	Bob-ombs can be thrown similarly to shells, but cause a large explosion that will toss vehicles into the air and make the affected players lose or drop their items.	3-8
Super Leaf	Gives your kart a tail that can be used to deflect items and knock over opponents. It is helpful to grab out of reach Coins. This item returns from Mario Kart 7. Only Baby Peach can use this item.	1-4
Banana	Bananas can be dropped on the course and will make any racers who run into it spin out.	1-4
Banana Bunch	Five Bananas line up behind the kart. They can be dropped one by one. This item returns from Mario Kart 64.	3-7
Green Shell	Green Shells can be shot along the track and can bounce on the walls until it hits a racer.	1-4
Triple Green Shells	Similarly to Banana Bunches, three Green Shells line up behind the kart and can be used one by one. Only Koopa Troopa can use this item.	3-7
Mushroom	Mushrooms give players speed boosts that can be used to cross off-road terrain.	2-4
Triple Mushrooms	Three Mushrooms can be used one by one, for three speed boosts. Three Mushrooms are given automatically in time trials.	6-12
Red Shell	Red Shells act like Green Shells but home in on opponents, and are destroyed if they hit walls.	2-5
Triple Red Shells	Just like Triple Green Shells, but with Red Shells instead. Only Dry Bones can use this item.	4-8
Star	Stars allow players to be invincible, travel off-road without losing speed, and run through racers without any impairment at all for a short time. Racers that are hit will lose all items in their possession.	9-16
Golden Mushroom	Golden Mushrooms give players unlimited speed boosts for a few seconds.	8-16
Lightning	Lightning strikes all other racers when it is used, making them shrink and lose speed. The racers in lower positions are first to return to normal, while higher-ranked ones are the last. You can only avoid this item if you use a cannon, a Starman, or a Bullet Bill. If this item stirkes a Mega Mushroom racer, it will revert him or her to normal.	12-16
Spiny Shell	Returning to its winged form, the Spiny Shell travels in the air to the racer in first place. Once it finds its target, the Spiny Shell will circle above him and dive onto him, blasting him into the air with a huge explosion. It can be avoided using a Super Horn, Starman, Chain Chomp, Bullet Bill, or Mega Mushroom.	4-10
Paratroopa Shell New Item	The Paratroopa Shell acts like the Spiny Shell from Double Dash to Wii, except it homes in on the nearest player and can be dragged behind the racer. It tosses the unfortunate victim into the air. It can be avoided using a Super Horn, Mushroom, Starman, Chain Chomp, Bullet Bill, or Mega Mushroom. Only Paratroopa can use this item.	3-7
Bullet Bill	The Bullet Bill allows racers to become a giant Bullet Bill, giving them effects similar to that of a Star, but they are automatically steered at a high speed. Players can slightly influence the Bullet Bill's trajectory by moving left and right, allowing them to swerve into other players. Any racer that gets hit will flip over twice and lose his or her items.	10-16
Phantom Item Box New Item	This item looks like its predecessor, but its color is closer to replicating the Item Box. It causes any opponents to flip over once hit and steals their item. It will give the stolen item to the one who dropped it. The item becomes more invisible the closer the player gets to it. It can also be held behind the player's vehicle to block attacks from shells and other vehicles.	1-5
Triple Phantom Item Box New Item	Three Phantom Item Boxes line up behind the kart. They can be dropped one by one.	2-6
Mega Mushroom	Temporarily increases the size and speed of the player, flattening any other racers they come in contact with. Protects players from every item except for Lightning, Starman racers, POW Blocks, Chain Chomps, Bowser Shells, and Bullet Bills. This item returns from Mario Kart Wii. Only Wario can use this item.	6-10
POW Block	When a player uses this item, a POW Block icon appears above the karts and flips over all racers ahead of the user similar to a Green Shell, except it stuns them for 5 seconds. Afterward, it takes those racers an additional 7 seconds to recover. The POW Block also destroys parts of the track each time the third strike goes off. You can only avoid this item if you use a cannon, a Starman, or a Bullet Bill. It does not affect hovercrafts while they are in the water. This item returns from Mario Kart Wii. Only Waluigi can use this item.	7-12
Thunder Cloud	When received, spawns a thundercloud above the player, which, causes them to gain more speed, but after 10 seconds, will strike them with lightning and shrink them. If the player bumps into another racer, then the Thundercloud will be transferred to them. Unlike every other item, the Cloud activates itself automatically. This item returns from Mario Kart Wii. Only Baby Daisy can use this item.	4-9
Bowser Shell	The Bowser Shell is similar to a Green Shell in that when it is released; it will bounce around the track. However, it will not disappear after it hits an unlucky, vulnerable pair of racers. After this weapon hits the walls of a course roughly ten times or hits opponents who have invincibility, it will break apart. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Bowser and Bowser Jr. can use this item.	6-14
Giant Banana	The Giant Banana is similar to a Banana. However, it is much bigger and will block every item except for Spiny Shells. It will turn into a Banana Bunch for the player to use once he or she hits it. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can use this item.	4-8
Fireball	The Fireball allows the player to shoot five fireballs at once. The fireballs make players spin out and can be deadly weapons in close races. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Mario and Luigi can use this item, and the latter has Green Fireballs.	5-10
Yoshi Egg	The Yoshi Egg is similar to a Red Shell in that when it is released; it will home in on the nearest kart. However, it will drop random items onto the track once it hits the player ahead of the user. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Yoshi can use this item, but Birdo has his own version called the Birdo Egg.	2-5
Chain Chomp	The Chain Chomp acts similar to the Bullet Bill, except the user will be disconnected from it when he or she is hit by any items. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Baby Mario and Baby Luigi can use this item.	12-16
Heart	When used, two hearts line up behind the kart, absorbing the impact of any item that collides with the kart. This item returns from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Only Peach can use this item, but Daisy has her own version called the Flower.	2-6
Poison Mushroom	Decreases the speed of the driver who hits it to 50%. Can be held behind the player to block items. This item returns from Super Mario Kart. Only Toadette can use this item.	1-6
Triple Poison Mushroom New Item	Three Poison Mushrooms line up behind the kart. They can be dropped one by one. Only Toad can use this item.	3-9
Black Shell New Item	The Black Shell is a Red Shell, except it explodes and tosses the player it hits into the air.	4-8
Triple Black Shell New Item	Three Black Shells line up behind the kart. They can be used one by one.	6-10
Fan New Item	Players can swing the Fan to deflect items behind them. They can also use it to flip over other players and make them drop their items.	6-12
Gold Banana New Item	Acts like the Banana, except it tremendously slows down the vehicle and causes the player to lose his or her items. Players can avoid this item by pressing the tricks button as soon as they hit it. Only Sumo Kong and Ninja Kong can use this item.	1-5
Gold Banana Bunch New Item	Five Gold Bananas line up behind the kart. They can be used one by one. Only Dread Kong and Karate Kong can use this item.	1-6
Gold Shell New Item	The Gold Shell is a luxurious and highly dangerous Koopa shell that locks onto an opponent and rocks them with a deadly explosion.	4-10
Triple Gold Shell New Item	Three Gold Shells line up behind the kart. They can be used one by one.	7-14
Mini Mushroom New Item	The Mini Mushroom shrinks you, but makes you significantly faster. It also lets you jump higher than usual.	4-10
1-Up Mushroom New Item	Gives the user a shield that protects them from any item. The shield disappears after an item hits it.	8-12
Hammer Flower New Item	The Hammer Suit lets you throw hammers forwards or backwards. You can throw hammers for 15 seconds, and when it hits an opponent, it flattens him and makes him lose his items. Only Hammer Bro can use this item.	6-12
Ztar New Item	Similar to the Star, except it leaves a poisonous trail that flips over players that touch it. Only Funky Kong can use this item.	5-10
Boo	Unleashes Boo, who turns the holder invisible for a brief time, making the holder impervious to enemy attacks, and steals an opponent's item. Only King Boo can use this item.	2-8
Potted Piranha Plant	The Potted Piranha Plant sits in front of a kart and can be used to attack other players similar to how a Super Leaf worked in Mario Kart 7. Only Petey Piranha can use this item.	5-12
Boomerang Flower	The Boomerang Flower allows players to shoot three Boomerangs to attack other racers, having effects similar to those of bananas. They also come back to you, hence the name.	4-10
Fire Flower	Fire Flowers allow players to shoot fireballs for a certain amount of time. The fireballs make players spin out and can be deadly weapons in close races.	5-8
Ice Flower New Item	Ice Flowers allow players to shoot ice balls for a certain amount of time. The ice balls freeze players into ice and can be deadly weapons in close races.	6-10
Gold Flower New Item	Gold Flowers allow players to shoot golden fireballs for a certain amount of time. The golden fireballs toss players into the air and make them drop their items. Only Metal Mario can use this item.	8-14
Water Flower New Item	Water Flowers allow players to flood parts the track and drown every other racer. While the water rises, the user's kart, bike, or ATV turns into a hovercraft so that it can float on the water while every other racer drowns.	7-12
Rain Cloud New Item	The user can choose when to use it. It will give you a speed boost, and similar to the Thunder Cloud, you can give it to other races. After 10 seconds, it will rain on the person that is holding it, making the person slip as well as making a trail of water, making any others hitting it slip as well.	5-10
Snow Cloud New Item	The user can choose when to use it. It will give you a speed boost, and similar to the Thunder Cloud, you can give it to other races. After 10 seconds, it will snow on the person that is holding it, freezing him into ice. Only Lakitu can use this item.	6-12
Magnet Mushroom New Item	The Magnet Mushroom allows the user to absorb a powerful item (for example, the POW Block) from an enemy and use it for himself.	4-8
Heavy Mushroom New Item	Turns the user into metal, protecting him from any item attacks, similar to the Staman, the Bullet Bill, and the Mega Mushroom. If the user bumps into another racer, he will push that racer away. The effect lasts for 10 seconds. Only Dry Bowser can use this item.	7-12
Invisible Mushroom New Item	Turns the user invisible, but does not let him steal any items, unlike the Boo. The effect lasts for 10 seconds.	6-10
Time Bomb New Item	Acts like the Bob-omb, except it can be passed to another racer in a way similar to the Thunder Cloud. Explodes after ten seconds and blasts the player who has it into the air.	4-8
Invincibility Leaf New Item	Acts like the Super Leaf, except it gives the player invincibility for 10 seconds. While the item is in use, players can grab other items and fly if they are in the air. Only Wiggler can use this item.	1-4
Lucky Seven	Seven items (Mushroom, Starman, Green Shell, Red Shell, Banana, Bob-omb, and Blooper) stay in a line behind the kart and can be used one by one. A new feature is that players can switch the order of what item they want to use by pressing left or right on the D-Pad. This item returns from Mario Kart 7.	6-12

Race Tracks[]

Nitro Tracks[]


Mushroom Cup	Flower Cup	Star Cup	Special Cup
Luigi Circuit	Mario Circuit	Airship Armada	Droid Void
Tornado Alley	Fahrenheit Frenzy	Koopa Kid's Mansion	Weathering Heights
Sunshine Shore	DK Jungle	Compactor Reactor	Bowser's Castle
H2 Oh No	Birdo's Island	Waluigi Factory	Rainbow Road

Retro Tracks[]


Shell Cup	Banana Cup	Leaf Cup	Lightning Cup
Wii Luigi Circuit	N64 Frappe Snowland	N64 Sherbet Land	U Electrodrome
3DS Wario Shipyard	SNES Bowser Castle 1	Wii Koopa Cape	N64 Wario Stadium
Wii DK Summit	SNES Choco Island 1	GBA Riverside Park	DS Rainbow Road
Wii Toad's Factory	Wii Mario Circuit	DS Airship Fortress	Wii Bowser's Castle

Unlockable Tracks[]


Water Flower Cup	Red Shell Cup	Thunder Cloud Cup	POW Block Cup
Starlight Zone	Daisy Snowland	N64 Banshee Boardwalk	GCN Waluigi Stadium
Labyrinth Zone	Funky Kong Colosseum	SNES Koopa Beach 1	GBA Boo Lake
Scrap Brain Zone	Dry Bowser's Castle	Wii Rainbow Road	Wii Moonview Highway
Wario's Underground Lab	Spiny Cheep Cheep Island	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach	SNES Bowser Castle 2

DLC Tracks[]


Fake Item Box Cup	Spiny Shell Cup	Mega Mushroom Cup	Blooper Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 4	Green Hill Zone	Dread Kong Stadium	Wii Dry Dry Ruins
GBA Broken Pier	Yoshi Beach	Sumo Kong Pinball	GBA Cheep Cheep Island
GCN Mushroom City	Marble Zone	Karate Kong Harbor	3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon
GCN Wario Colosseum	Spring Yard Zone	Ninja Kong Airport	Wii U Dolphin Shoals

Criteria for Unlocking[]

Vehicle Types[]

Bikes for every other class: Win every cup on 50cc.
Karts for every other class: Win every cup on 100cc.
Hovercrafts for every other class: Win every cup on 150cc.
ATVs for every other class: Win every cup on 200cc.

Vehicles[]

Jetsetter: Win the 150cc POW Block Cup
Spear: Unlock 24 Expert Staff Ghosts.
Winged Spiny Speeder: Unlock all 48 Expert Staff Ghosts.
Zapper Cloud: Unlock 1 Expert Staff Ghost.
Hammer Speeder: Win the 100cc Star Cup.
Zip Zip: Win the 50cc Banana Cup.

Racers[]

Hammer Bro: Win the 50cc Star Cup.
Koopa Kidette: Get at least 1 star on all 50cc Nitro Tracks.
Funky Kong: Unlock 4 Expert Staff Ghosts.
Dry Bowser: Win the 100cc Thunder Cloud Cup.
Bowsette: Get at least 1 star on all 100cc Nitro Tracks.
Dry Bones: Win the 100cc Star Cup.
Petey Piranha: Win the 100cc Leaf Cup.
Diddy Kong: Win the 50cc Thunder Cloud Cup.

Cups[]

Flower Cup: Win the Mushroom Cup.
Star Cup: Win the Flower Cup.
Special Cup: Win the Star Cup.
Banana Cup: Win the Shell Cup.
Leaf Cup: Win the Banana Cup.
Lightning Cup: Win the Leaf Cup.
Water Flower Cup: Win the Lightning Cup.
Red Shell Cup: Win the Water Flower Cup.
Thunder Cloud Cup: Win the Red Shell Cup.
POW Block Cup: Win the Thunder Cloud Cup.

Items[]

Thunder Cloud: Win the 50cc Shell Cup.
Super Leaf: Win the 50cc Banana Cup.
Mega Mushroom: Win the 50cc Mushroom Cup.
Lucky Seven: Win the 50cc Flower Cup.
POW Block: Win the 50cc Star Cup.
Bowser Shell: Win the 50cc Special Cup.
Paratroopa Shell: Win the 50cc Water Flower Cup.
Triple Fake Item Box: Win the 50cc Red Shell Cup.
Triple Poison Mushroom: Win the 50cc Thunder Cloud Cup.

Gallery[]

For this game's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Insanity.

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Contents

Gameplay[]

Modes[]

Single Player[]

Racers[]

Small Racers[]

Medium Racers[]

Large Racers[]

DLC Racers[]

Vehicles[]

Small Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Bikes[]

ATVs[]

Hovercrafts[]

Medium Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Bikes[]

ATVs[]

Hovercrafts[]

Large Vehicles[]

Karts[]

Bikes[]

ATVs[]

Hovercrafts[]

Items[]

Race Tracks[]

Nitro Tracks[]

Retro Tracks[]

Unlockable Tracks[]

DLC Tracks[]

Criteria for Unlocking[]

Vehicle Types[]

Vehicles[]

Racers[]

Cups[]

Items[]

Gallery[]