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* '''''Mario Kart Wii''''' ([[Wii]], 2008): Allows a massive 12 characters per race (with 13 more unlockable characters, one of which is the player's Mii, while Baby Daisy makes her debut as well), features a selection of motorbikes in addition to the usual karts, a "Wii Wheel" attachment for motion-control steering, and fully-featured online multiplayer.
* '''''Mario Kart 7''''' ([[Nintendo 3DS]], 2011): Has 16 characters plus your Mii, but courses are reduced back to 8 racers for balance reasons. Courses now include underwater racing and launch ramps for gliding through the air, and the player can fully customize their kart with individual selections of driver, chassis, wheels, and glider. Co-developed by [[Retro Studios]] (the people who brought you ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''), and includes improved online features even over ''Mario Kart Wii''.
* '''''Mario Kart 8''''' ([[Wii U]], 2014): Has 36 characters including Miis and DLC, the largest roster to date. The bikes and 12-character races from Wii and the gliding and underwater mechanics from 7 return, as well as ATVs and a new anti-gravity mechanic similar to [[F-Zero]] and [[Crash Bandicoot|Crash Nitro Kart]]. Also marks the first time the Koopalings are playable in any Mario game. A fourth title co-developed by Namco, but no Pac-Man. Also features crossover characters Link from [[The Legend of Zelda]] and Isabelle and the Villager from [[Animal Crossing]] as DLC. 200cc is introduced as the fourth speed class, pushing the race to breakneck speeds.
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=== The series features examples of these tropes: ===
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** Metal Mario's apperance is a (barely) borderline ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' crossover.
** [[Pac-Man|Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky]] are playable in the arcade installments.
** [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], [[Animal Crossing|Villager and Isabelle]] are DLC characters in ''8''.
* [[Cyberpunk]]: Neo Bowser City has shades of this in ''Mario Kart 7''.
** [[Cyberpunk Is Techno]]: The music. It's pretty upbeat though.
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** Riverside Park and Lakeside Park from ''Super Circuit''.
** Dino Dino Jungle from ''Double Dash!!'' and ''7''.
** DK Jungle from ''7'' and ''8''.
* [[Kid Appeal Character]]: At least Yoshi and Toad are in all installments.
** 22 of the 36 characters in ''8'' are this trope: Toad+Yoshi=2+Toadette=3+Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy and Lakitu=6+the babies=11+Koopalings-Ludwig, Roy and Morton=15+[[Super Mario 3D Land|Tanooki Mario]] and [[Super Mario 3D World|Cat Peach]]=17+Peach and Daisy=19+Villager and Isabelle=21+Mii=22.
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Often Bowser's Castle, which is in every game, but other tracks also feature lava, such as Grumble Volcano in ''Mario Kart Wii''.
* [[Level Ate]]: Some of the battle maps in later games fall into this category. And one of the ''Super Circuit'' tracks is made entirely out of cheese.
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