Mario Kart 7 2011

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo EAD and Retro Studios' 2011 kart racing game for the Nintendo 3DS, with 32 courses, 16 of them new and 16 from earlier Mario Kart games. Item boxes give power ups such as shells, bananas and mushrooms, collecting up to ten coins per race raises your top speed, and pressing a button before a ramp gives a brief boost. New to the series are hang gliders, which give controllable gliding sections, underwater sections where karts submerge, a first person view with optional gyroscope steering, and kart customization with a body, tires and a glider. Coins unlock new parts. The modes are Grand Prix, Time Trial, Balloon Battle and Coin Runners. Online play was discontinued in April 2024. Gliding and underwater parts make the choice of kart parts matter on every track, which gives you reason to keep racing today.