to include a greater selection of Nintendo characters including some which had not been created at the time of Super Mario Karts release – such as Petey Piranha from Super Mario Sunshine who appeared in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Multiplayer has remained a key feature of the series and has expanded from the two-player modes available in Super Mario Kart: first to allow up to four simultaneous players in split-screen in Mario Kart 64; then leveraging the GameCube's LAN Adapter for up to sixteen players in Mario Kart Double Dash!!; and eventually supporting up to twelve simultaneous online players in Mario Kart Wii. Many of the track themes have been retained throughout the series, including Rainbow Road – the final track of the Special Cup – which has appeared in every Mario Kart console game. Other features present in Super Mario Kart have disappeared from the series. These include the "superpowers" of the computer characters, the feather power-up which allows players to jump high into the air and having a restricted number of lives. The only other Mario Kart games to feature the coin collecting of the original are Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8. The aspects of style and gameplay from Super Mario Kart that have been retained throughout the series have led Nintendo to face criticism for a lack of originality but the franchise is still considered to be a beloved household name by many, known for its familiar core gameplay. Notes References External links Official Japanese website 1992 video games Mario Kart New Nintendo 3DS games Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Soyo Oka Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console games for Wii Virtual Console games for Wii U Mario racing games Multiplayer and single-player video games Split-screen multiplayer games Nintendo Switch Online games World Video Game Hall of Fame