Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart is a 1992 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The first game in the Mario Kart series, it was released in Japan on August 27, 1992, North America on September 1, 1992, and Europe on January 21, 1993. Selling 8.76 million copies worldwide, the game went on to become the fourth best-selling SNES game of all time. Super Mario Kart was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in 2009, on the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2013, and on the New Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in 2016. Nintendo re-released Super Mario Kart in 2017 as part of the company's Super NES Classic Edition.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1992
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 27 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | Racing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1061560, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Super Mario Kart? How long to beat it
Total play time for Super Mario Kart is about 14.9 hours to do everything, and around 2.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.2h | 232 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.7h | 75 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 14.9h | 61 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Super Mario Kart sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Super Mario Kart lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 47ahead of 5% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 60ahead of 95% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Super Mario Kart
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Common questions about Super Mario Kart
What platforms is Super Mario Kart on?
Super Mario Kart is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 1992.
Who made Super Mario Kart?
Super Mario Kart was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Super Mario Kart?
about 2.2 hours for the main story, 7.7 hours with the main extras, 14.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.