which protects players from items thrown at them by the other racers. The game has eleven characters, which are all eight playable characters from Mario Kart 64, and guest characters Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, and Blinky. Most of the sound effects came from Mario Kart: Double Dash including the pre-race countdown timer to commence racing. Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 is the second game in the Mario Kart Arcade GP arcade game series released in 2007. The game was the first in the series to be developed and published by Bandai Namco Games. The game used the Triforce arcade system board, which was used in the previous arcade installment. The game features the "Nam Cam" camera features of its predecessor, 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc difficulty modes, and new items. During the races, there is color commentary, which can be toggled on or off at any time prior to starting the race. In the Japanese version, this is done by the prominent Japanese voice actor and on-screen personality Kōichi Yamadera. In the English version, this is done by Justin Berti. All eleven characters from Mario Kart Arcade GP return, alongside new characters Waluigi from the Mario series and Mametchi from the Tamagotchi series. All cups from the first game also appear, with the addition of two new cups, Yoshi Cup and Waluigi Cup. Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Mario Kart Arcade GP DX is the third Mario Kart Arcade GP game, which was released in Japanese arcades on July 25, 2013, and in North American and European arcades in 2014 (previously announced for end of 2013), but the game was available in all Dave & Buster's restaurants from February 16, 2014 until April 2014. The game has ten redesigned courses, and features introduced in Mario Kart 7 such as gliders and underwater racing. Along with Grand Prix and Battle mode, two new modes are Alter-Ego and Team. Alter-Ego mode uses online functionality to allow players to race against ghosts records previously set by other players. Team mode allows two players to face against two computer-controlled opponents. The two players can combine their karts to form a more powerful kart, with one player driving and the other serving as the gunner, similar to Mario Kart Double Dash!!. Only ten of the thirteen characters from the previous installment return in this game, along with Bowser Jr. and Don-Chan from