(Finish 3rd or Higher on Leaf Cup to Unlock)Īs with previous MarioKart titles, there are several items that you can use to help your cause during the race and hurt your opponents. (Finish 3rd or Higher on Lightning Cup to Unlock) (Finish 3rd or Higher on Shell Cup to Unlock) (Finish 3rd or Higher on Banana Cup to Unlock) Infinity Circuit (Mixture of New and Historical Tracks) Egg Cup (Finish 3rd or Higher on Special Cup to Unlock) (Finish 3rd or Higher on Star Cup to Unlock) (Finish 3rd or Higher on Flower Cup to Unlock) (Finish 3rd or Higher on Mushroom Cup to Unlock)
Retro Circuit (Historical Tracks) Banana Cup Placing third or higher on any of the first four "Nitro Circuit" Cups on any difficulty would unlock the corresponding cup on the "Retro Circuit." This was likewise true with the "Retro Circuit" unlocking cups in the "Infinity Circuit". The following racers are unlockable upon winning Gold Trophies in Grand Prix's at 100cc or higher.Ħ0 Tracks are included in the game, divided into three "circuits" of 20 races each and 4 "cups" of 5 races each. The following racers are unlockable from the beginning of the game.
It also has no effect in Time Trial Mode.īattle mode also returned, with several of the modes left over from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This feature is disabled in online mode, so as to keep the playing field even. This was likely due in part to the new F-Zero game that was also released as a launch title for the Ninfinity.Ī new mechanic in Ultra is the idea of the "home course." Every racer has a home course in the game (whether it be a retro track or a new one) where they gain a slight advantage over everyone else in the form of a slightly faster kart, both in terms of overall top speed and in acceleration. Notably, racers and tracks from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that were based on other Nintendo franchises, such as F-Zero and Animal Crossing, were removed from Mario Kart Ultra (an exception was the character of Geno, who was an unlockable character in the game). Karts, Bikes and ATV's could also be modified with parts unlocked by purchasing them from Rocky's Garage, based on the character Rocky Wrench from the Mario Series. Earning 1st Place trophies in all cups on all circuits unlocked "Reverse Mode", which allowed players to race on courses in reverse, with some alterations.Ħ0 racers were included in the game, though only 30 were available upon starting the game, the others having to be unlocked via winning in the Grand Prix Mode. Cups could be played on the traditional 50cc, 100cc and 150cc modes, with 200cc expanded to include all tracks as well. All together, this meant there were 60 tracks both new and old for players to race on. The game also featured three different tiers of "cups", including the "Nitro Circuit" which featured all new tracks, "Retro Circuit" which featured remade historical tracks, and the "Infinity" Circuit, which featured a mix of new tracks and old. Emphasis was placed on packing more content into the game, as it is the first Mario Kart game since the original Super Mario Kart to feature five races per cup.
By that fall it was announced that it would be a launch title for the Ninfinity console alongside several other first party Nintendo Titles. The game was officially announced in a March 2020 Nintendo Direct, later expanded upon in a summer presentation that replaced the E3 2020 presentation. The game had first been rumored as early as E3 2019, with some people saying it would be an HD remaster of either Mario Kart Double Dash or Mario Kart 64. 3.3 Infinity Circuit (Mixture of New and Historical Tracks).