Q 01/05

Which famous character could not be unlocked in Mario Kart Tour at launch, despite driving in its trailers and tutorial?

A) Luigi

B) Yoshi

C) Daisy

D) Bowser

Answer · why

A) Luigi

Luigi drove in the trailers, the tutorial and the beta, yet players had to wait about a month, until the 2019 Halloween Tour, to unlock him. Critics c...

Q 02/05

Which mayor of New Donk City made her Mario Kart debut as a High-End driver in Mario Kart Tour?

A) Rosalina

B) Pauline

C) Daisy

D) Toadette

Answer · why

B) Pauline

Pauline was officially confirmed only a day before release, though her name had slipped out on the game's App Store page almost a month earlier.

Q 03/05

Which broom-riding villain, cut from Mario Kart 64 before release, at last became playable in Mario Kart Tour?

A) Wart

B) Tatanga

C) Kamek

D) Fawful

Answer · why

C) Kamek

Kamek sat on an early Mario Kart 64 character-select screen before being swapped out, then waited until 2021 to race, in a tour named after him.

Q 04/05

Which racer from the 1992 original returned in Mario Kart Tour as a flat 2D sprite, his first series drive since?

A) Koopa Troopa

B) Donkey Kong Jr.

C) Princess Toadstool

D) Bowser Jr.

Answer · why

B) Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. came back in his 16-bit look for the Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary, racing as a pixel sprite among fully 3D rivals.

Q 05/05

In Mario Kart Tour, holding three identical items at once triggers which invincible state of unlimited item use?

A) Fever

B) Jackpot

C) Frenzy

D) Overdrive

Answer · why

C) Frenzy

Frenzy lets a driver fire the same item again and again while invincible for a few seconds. A single race allows at most three of them.