With first impressions being posted and just eight more days to go before the release of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Nintendo has released a brand new overview trailer and we’re breaking down its contents with a summarised list of all details given:
Controls & Gimmicks:
- Use A to accelerate
- Use B for brake and reverse
- X for horn
- Steer with the left stick
- Drift with the R button
- L to use Item
- Up Directional button to access your License during the pause screen when racing
- Smart steering is supported
- When Mario or Luigi use a mushroom in the game, the real kart gets a speed boost
- When Mario or Luigi get hit by an item in the game, the real kart will stop
- Collect Coins when racing to earn rewards such as new outfits
- Unlockable rewards such as outfits, karts and parts include:
- Builder Outfit (Super Mario Maker attire)
- Big Scoop (Kart)
- Known Karts:
- Standard Kart
- Cattle Crusier
- Landship
- Adventure Buggy
- Scuba Diver
- Big Scoop
- Known Costumes:
- Standard Outfit
- Builder Outfit
- Pirate Outfit
- Cowboy Outfit
- Explorer Outfit
- Santa Outfit
- Chef Suit
- Metal Mario Outfit
- Painter Outfit
- Baseball Uniform
Create your Course:
- Creating a course is easy, just assemble the four gates, place them and drive through them in numerical order, with the path you take creating the shape of the course
- 10×12 foot space is recommended
- Players are free to adjust and customise their courses however they want
- In Custom Race, players can change:
- Kart Speed
- Laps
- Music (Luigi’s Mansion, Donut Plains, Grumble Volcano, Bowser’s Castle)
- Environment (Sunshine)
Game Modes & Gameplay Elements:
- 24 Grand Prix Races in total
- Grand Prix consists of 8 cups and Random:
- Mushroom Cup
- Flower Cup
- Shell Cup
- Star Cup
- Banana Cup
- Leaf Cup
- Lightning Cup
- Special Cup
- Race against Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings
- CC Classes: (The higher the class, the faster the real kart drives)
- 50cc
- 100cc
- 150cc
- 200cc
- All speeds support Mirror Mode to reverse your home
- Time Trials is available
- Stages:
- Cheep Cheep Reef
- Ember Island
- Boo Fortress
- Obstacle themes:
- Chain Chomp Gate
- Magikoopa Mirage
- World 1-1
- Familiar Items:
- Red Shell
- Banana
- Lightning
- Blooper
- Spiny Shell
- Bullet Bull
Source: Nintendo (YouTube)
