Still grieving over the death of his wife, Vic Davis (Randy Quaid), a former champion
Kart Racer, shuts out his son Watts (Will Rothhaar) until the two begin fine - tune their relationship by working together to enter a
racing competition.
Throughout the game, fans will pass — and potentially purchase — iconic Mario
Kart - themed properties such as Rainbow Road and Bower's Castle while facing familiar challenges like dodging banana peels, tossing shells, etc. along the way Fans can choose from Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, or Toad Mario
Kart character tokens To introduce a Mario
Kart themed layer of
competition, landing on or passing «Go» triggers a
race where players compete for the coveted «Grand Prix» card As seen in the Monopoly Gamer Edition game, each Mario
Kart game token has special powers and abilities to use during the gameplay (e.g. when the player with the Toad token rolls a «Power - Up Boost,» all players must pay him or her 1 coin) and Players can purchase additional «Power Pack» tokens later this fall to take their game play to the next level and collect additional characters, including Bowser, Rosalina, Shy Guy, Metal Mario, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi.
Following Mario
Kart 64, the Mario
Kart series experimented with its approach to
competition in other ways: Double Dash's two - player
karts, Wii's motion controls, 7's hang gliding and submersible
karts, and 8's anti-gravity
racing.