Mario Kart Super Circuit

 Game Boy Advance
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 289 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 193 out of 289
  2. Mixed: 72 out of 289
  3. Negative: 24 out of 289
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  1. BeaverCritic
    Mar 22, 2013
    6
    While it is like the original, the original has not aged the best. The controls are floaty, but it is Mario kart, but only a decent one. The tracks are good but not great, in fact everything about this is only okay.
  2. Mariofan
    Feb 13, 2015
    5
    My least favourite Mario Kart besides the SNES. But it's an okay game. The graphics are fine. The quality is horrible. The character selection is the same as the N64. The tracks are good but flat. Mario Kart Super Circuit isn't "that" good but it is worth getting to add to your Mario Kart collection.
  3. jakethesnack
    Oct 29, 2013
    7
    Such an underrated game, It has some of the best courses in Mario Kart history and it has 40 different courses. With that many courses you can play this game for hours.
  4. SonicSpeedo92
    Jul 4, 2018
    7
    This is a fun game with some unique track themes and good music for the GBA, it has a plethora of issues. The controls, while better than Super Mario Kart, aren't very good, the item distribution is unbalanced, and the rubber banding has returned from Mario Kart 64. And the biggest problem, this game copies nearly everything from Mario Kart 64, and that includes items. There's barely anyThis is a fun game with some unique track themes and good music for the GBA, it has a plethora of issues. The controls, while better than Super Mario Kart, aren't very good, the item distribution is unbalanced, and the rubber banding has returned from Mario Kart 64. And the biggest problem, this game copies nearly everything from Mario Kart 64, and that includes items. There's barely any originality in these aspects. But despite this, Mario Kart: Super Circuit is still a decent game. Definitely try it out if you want a game to play on the Game Boy Advance.… Expand
  5. Ningeo
    May 28, 2019
    7
    Guys.the game is great, it’s MARIO KART, but why does Metacritic call it the BEST Mario kart game?! Still very good though. The final Mario kart that is SKILL based.
  6. DrewtheDude85
    Jun 20, 2014
    6
    Maybe I just need to get used to the controls, but I found Super Circuit to be probably the worst game in the entire Mario Kart series and it seriously shocks me to see that this game got the highest score on Metacritic out of all the Mario Kart games. I mean the game is not bad, but it just fell flat for me and it kind just feels a bit dated for it's type of game.

    Pros: -Atmosphere    Maybe I just need to get used to the controls, but I found Super Circuit to be probably the worst game in the entire Mario Kart series and it seriously shocks me to see that this game got the highest score on Metacritic out of all the Mario Kart games. I mean the game is not bad, but it just fell flat for me and it kind just feels a bit dated for it's type of game.

    Pros:
    -Atmosphere and character selection is fine.
    -The graphics are done well...well probably about as well as the GBA can handle.
    -Item selection is fine, the courses...not bad.
    -I like that they brought the courses from the original Super Mario Kart.

    Cons:
    -Steering controls felt gimmicky which was bad for the loads of sharp turns this game had.
    -When you had no coins, there would be this annoying and repetitive beeping noise.
    -There is a delay when you run into a banana peel or a hazard like that where you would just shake a bit continue a little and then spin around out of control which is STUPID!
    -Like MK64, the Time Trails are very strict on how you can save the ghosts, like on Boo Lake if you bump into just one small edge of the stage it will immediately prevent you from saving the Ghost.
    -I didn't like Luigi's voice or his winning pose (I know, very nit-picky of me)
    -Also Nit-Picky but seriously, another giant Cheep-Cheep floating over the celebration stage. I am so glad they too that stupid thing out of Double-Dash and Mario Kart games beyond that.
    -Credits are un-skip-able, which is annoying, especially when the credit music is crap when compared to MK64's amazing credit music.

    Overall, This is a Mario Kart i'd probably would say to skip unless you find it for a great deal.    … Expand
  7. Edge
    Nov 8, 2005
    5
    I cant believe that this game got such good scores. I got it for an 8 hour road trip and played it never again. It is so repetitive that it got boring the day after I got it. On the way back home, I bought a new game so i wouldnt have to punish myself. This game would be better if you played it drunk!
  8. NixonTech
    Mar 23, 2008
    5
    This is why mario has not aged well in my opinion.
  9. sebastianali
    Jul 13, 2019
    6
    Es un juego divertido, pero los controles, la falta de contenido y la repetitibilidad de los mismos le hacen decaer bastante al cabo de un tiempo.
    Actualizacion! Le bajo de un 7 a 6 porque el modo 150 cc arruina el juego.
  10. BM30
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    While this can be considered the worst and most boring Mario Kart Game of them all, I still appreciate that (at the time) it was a portable version of Super Mario Kart/Mario Kart 64 which it kind of is since there's alot of retro tracks. overall the tracks are great along with the characters but the controls are a bit slippery.
  11. deycd
    Aug 13, 2021
    6
    Es un poco incomestible, por los malos controles, los personajes y los circuitos están decentes. No hay mucho que sacarle a este juego a día de hoy.
  12. Cube6gamer
    Jan 13, 2021
    5
    Why the hell is this game the highest rated Mario kart on Metacritic? I don't like this game that much. This game impacted the series the least, had the least amount of replayability and was overall my least favorite until Mario Kart Tour released.
  13. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    7
    Simple controls. Fair AI.

    Good - the sharp turn signs really helps for first play throughs. I could pull off drifts without having to play through the map many times - when a shell comes after me, it hovers behind me for 2 seconds giving me a chance to counter it with a shell or star - tracks are really well designed. They feel fun. - CPUs are fair, and well made for the    Simple controls. Fair AI.

    Good

    - the sharp turn signs really helps for first play throughs. I could pull off drifts without having to play through the map many times

    - when a shell comes after me, it hovers behind me for 2 seconds giving me a chance to counter it with a shell or star

    - tracks are really well designed. They feel fun.

    - CPUs are fair, and well made for the most part.

    - mini turbo was simple but effective.

    Bad

    - hard to see some boost stripes on ground    … Expand
  14. F23
    Nov 21, 2021
    5
    This game is... Pretty good. The handling is FAR better than Super Mario Kart, but I'm not too sure about Mario Kart 64. and that's basically all I have to say on this game. it's pretty fun, but pretty bland and generic and really doesn't deserve to be the highest rated Mario Kart game on metacritic.
  15. sosuke1121
    Dec 3, 2021
    6
    I can still say that this game is okay, but this is the only Mario kart game I didn't have fun with. First, the controls of the GBA can be slippery as can be, making it hard to drift properly. Sure, there's great tracks like sky garden, cheese land, and ribbon road, but I like the remake version in Mario Kart 8 DX way more since the tracks in this game is just flat.
    They didn't change the    I can still say that this game is okay, but this is the only Mario kart game I didn't have fun with. First, the controls of the GBA can be slippery as can be, making it hard to drift properly. Sure, there's great tracks like sky garden, cheese land, and ribbon road, but I like the remake version in Mario Kart 8 DX way more since the tracks in this game is just flat.
    They didn't change the character selections, and the battle mode just isn't fun.
    It's great that they brought all of the SNES tracks back into the game, but that's only the good things I can say about this game.    … Expand
  16. joglow
    May 16, 2022
    6
    Again, I bought two GBAs and shared with my whole dorm and they were crazy about them..
  17. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    5
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  18. NickARG
    Nov 12, 2022
    6
    With the passage of time, we cannot consider it as one of the best Mario Kart. It has good gameplay and tracks but with graphic errors that affect gameplay. Entertaining but until then...
  19. r0haan
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Overall - 6.5/10
    Difficulty - Upper Medium
    Platform - PC
    Replay Value - 7/10
    Gameplay - 5/10
    Hours Played - 15 hrs

    Extra Notes: I never played multiplayer so I only had singleplayer. It was still fun and surprisingly challenging.
  20. Yojimbo2015
    May 11, 2023
    7
    Mario Kart was never really designed to be a single player experience, but it's a fun little diversion that's well suited to the pick up and play sensibilites of a handheld.
  21. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    7
    A lot of fun but ultimately lacking in content. Clearly outpaced by its future iterations.

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2001
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#2 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2001
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#6 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2001

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. TotalGames.net
    94
    One of the most ingenious games ever to come from the Nintendo stable.
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  2. Electric Playground
    90
    If you play this game over and over like I did, then you will find something new and challenging each and every time you plug it in.
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  3. Armchair Empire
    90
    Fortunately, although the naming scheme has strayed from tradition, the gameplay is exactly what you expect of Mario Kart.
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