Meanings
plural Mario Karters
- A player of the Mario Kart series of kart racing games.
Experienced Mario Karters will always play as Bowser (middle left).
1996 May 30, Dan Jevons, “[The Annals of Classic Gaming] The Greatest Videogames Ever!”, in Richard Leadbetter, editor, Maximum: The Video Game Magazine, number 7, London: EMAP, →ISSN, EAN 9771360316001, page 935 more examples
Again this is broken down into three categories to ease new gamers in. Mario Karters get 50cc, 100cc and 150cc vehicles and within these classes you get different cars and bike that offer different handling characteristics.
2008 March 20, Stuart Miles, “Mario Kart - Nintendo Wii - First Look”, in Pocket-lint, Ascot, Berkshire: Pocket-lint Limited, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2019Say you're into Formula 1, and you're an avid gamer. You like racing games, but you're more of a Mario Karter than a hardcore simulator fan. Codemasters reckons it might have just the ticket for you.
2012 July 20, Mike Stevens, “Gaming: F1 Race Stars, Where Formula 1 Meets Mario Kart – Video”, in Drive, Sydney, N.S.W.: Fairfax Media, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2021Actually, I’m going to take on Korea’s number one eight year old Mario Karter.
2014, Lawrence Tabak, “Part II — Korea”, in In Real Life, North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, section 30, page 257How [Drew] Blumfield became one of the best Mario Karters in the world
2015 June 26, Phil Edwards, “What it takes to be the best Super Mario Kart player in America”, in Vox, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2015A group of non-gamers was assigned to play either Mario Kart or Roller Coaster Tycoon III^([sic]) for 10 one-hour sessions, pitting a fast-paced "action game" against a strategy-based one. Just halfway through the study, the Mario Karters had a clear advantage over the Coaster Tycoons.
2019 June 5, Chris Cantle, “Video Games Improve Driving, According to New Study”, in The Drive, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., archived from the original on 30 Jul 2016
Origin
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Mario Karter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mario%20Karter
“Mario Karter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mario%20Karter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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