Mario Kart Grand Prix Tour

[Episode 40] This month, barSILENCE is powersliding through the iconic, energetic, and incredibly fun soundtracks to the console Mario Kart games.

The Mario Kart series hit the track in 1992 and has remained one of Nintendo’s most iconic and best-selling franchises. Whether it was the leap into 3D with Mario Kart 64, the two-character strategy of Double Dash!!, or Mario Kart Wii’s motion controls and online multiplayer, each entry introduced new ways to race while keeping the spirit of the series intact.

In this Grand Prix-style tour through the first four console games, we’re racing through favorites like Koopa Beach and Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart), Toad’s Turnpike and Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64), Peach Beach and Sherbet Land (Double Dash!!), and Coconut Mall and Daisy Circuit (Mario Kart Wii).

Get your limited edition gold N64 controllers ready, because we’re hitting the track and setting Nintendo Power contest lap records!

Let’s-a-Go! Waaahooooo!

Trackilisting: 00:00:00 - Main Theme (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:00:38 - Intro and the History of Mario Kart

00:13:30 - Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:14:44 - Choco Island (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:16:13 - Koopa Beach (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:17:38 - Vanilla Lake (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:18:45 - Rainbow Road (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:20:36 - Battle Mode (Super Mario Kart) [Soyo Oka]

00:22:01 - Mario Kart 64 Theme (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:23:05 - 3 Raceways & Wario Stadium (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:25:52 - Koopa Troopa Beach (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:28:09 - Winning Results (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:29:58 - Kalimari Desert (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:32:30 - Battle Arenas (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:35:31 - Toad's Turnpike (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:38:28 - Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 64) [Kenta Nagata]

00:43:07 - Game Select (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka]

00:44:47 - Peach Beach & Daisy Cruiser (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka]

00:47:08 - Sherbet Land (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka]

00:49:15 - Luigi Circuit, Mario Circuit, Yoshi Circuit (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka]

00:51:59 - Staff Credits (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) [Kenta Nagata & Shinobu Tanaka]

00:55:16 - Channel Intro (Mario Kart Channel) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

00:55:24 - WiFi Menu (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

00:57:54 - Main Menu (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:00:18 - Mario Kart Channel Menu (Mario Kart Channel) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:01:42 - Coconut Mall (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:03:53 - Maple Treeway (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:06:10 - Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:08:17 - Daisy Circuit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:10:25 - DK Summit (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:12:33 - Moonview Highway (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:14:32 - Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii) [Asuka Hayazaki & Ryo Nagamatsu]

01:17:19 - Outro & Final Tracks

01:19:23- Select (Mario Kart on CLUB CIRCUIT) [Kenta Nagata]

01:23:42 - Battle (Mario Kart on CLUB CIRCUIT) [Kenta Nagata]

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