History VideoGame / MarioKartArcadeGP

* FusionDance: ''GP DX'' introduces the Fusion Kart. If two players who are playing in adjacent cabinets opt to play in co-op mode, they can activate the fusion kart for 17 seconds so long as one player obtains a special power-up in a race. When activated, the player in a lower place is teleported to the other player. While the player who didn't activate the fusion kart drives, the player who did controls a cannon that can shoot an infinite amount of green shells in any direction.

[[caption-width-right:350:This ain't your father's [[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA]], it's a just-as-great new breed of arcade racing!]]

* DeflectorShields: While performing a powerslide, a shield will cover your kart, protecting you from enemy attacks.

** To avoid homing items, players can perform a powerslide to activate a shield. This is likely due to there being many more homing items to use and these games not having any ability to drag items behind your vehicle to block attacks.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: In ''GP DX'', if no pedal input is detected for the first few seconds of the race, [[GameplayAutomation the game will take over accelerator input]], which can help players too short to reach the pedals or those on cabinets with broken pedals.

** The game notably features various Namco characters, most notably the likes of VideoGame/PacMan, with Ms. Pac-Man and Blinky appearing as drivers is ''GP'' and ''GP 2''. Several courses are also based on Namco characters, with Pac-Man getting his own set of tracks in every installment and [[VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin Don-Chan]] having two tracks of his own in ''DX''.

* DownloadableContent: Other than {{Palette Swap}}s, players can use Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Daisy, Lakitu, Metal Mario and Rosalina as drivers and the Turbo Dolphin and Hunter Bee as karts through DLC for ''DX''.

* LevelInTheClouds: Both of the tracks from the Bowser Jr. cup in ''DX'' take place on an airship fleet in the clouds.

* PaletteSwap: ''DX'' does this through DownloadableContent.

** Dry Bowser is relegated to an alternate costume of Bowser in ''DX''.

* RobotMe: The opponent you race in Rainbow Cup's challenge game is Robo-Mario, a robotic duplicate who is built by E-Gadd. Mecha Bowser from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' also reappears as the opponent of Bowser Cup's challenge game if you decide to play as Bowser.

** The game notably features various Namco characters, most notably the likes of VideoGame/PacMan. Several courses are also based on Namco characters, with Pac-Man getting his own set of tracks in every installment and [[VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin Don-Chan]] having two tracks of his own in ''DX''.

* GrenadeHotPotato: The Time Bomb can be thrown forwards and, when it hits another racer, will hover over their heads and explode after 15 seconds. Much like the Lightning Cloud in ''Wii'', if the racer can pass it on by bumping into another racer.

* PieInTheFace: One of the exclusive items is a pie that you can throw backwards to slow down a racer.

On top of that, tracks are far simpler than the mainline titles (fitting of the different format) in favor of kart speed, boss races are added (for the first two games), and there's in-game commentary since the second game.

On top of that, tracks are far simpler than the mainline titles (fitting of the different format) in favor of kart speed, boss races are added and there's in game commentary.

On top of that, tracks are far simpler than the mainline titles (fitting of the different format), boss races are added and there's in game commentary.

** ''GP 2'' has gets Mametchi from ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'' of all things appear as a playable driver.

** The game notably features various Namco characters, most notably the likes of VideoGame/PacMan. Several courses are also based on Namco characters, with Pac-Man getting his own set of tracks in every installment and Don-Chan having two tracks of his own in ''DX''.

** The Namco Circuit from ''GP DX'' goes out of its way to have sprites and illustrations from classic arcade games, including the above mentioned three as well as VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga, VideoGame/{{Galaxian}}, and VideoGame/{{Mappy}}, all a ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' series.

** The game notably features various Namco characters, most notably the likes of VideoGame/PacMan. Several courses are also based on Namco characters, such as PAC-MAN Stadium and Namco Circuit.

Notably, these titles are historically not acknowledged by Nintendo and are currently the only games to not have any retro courses in the other entries. Likely due to Namco developing them as opposed to Nintendo

* MissionPackSequel: ''GP 2'' is largely an expansion to ''GP'' as opposed to a full fledged sequel, featuring all of the pre-existing content from ''GP'', while adding several new courses, items and characters (such as [[Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}} Mametchi]]).

** Diamond City from ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' appears as one of the courses in ''GP'' and ''GP 2''

* RobotMe: Robo-Mario, who is built by E-Gadd and who you race against in the challenge game for Rainbow Cup. There's also Mecha Bowser from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', who replaces Bowser in the challenge game for Bowser Cup if you play as him.

''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' is a series of arcade games developed by Creator/BandaiNamco in partnership with Creator/{{Nintendo}}, acting as spin-offs to the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series.

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