Its graphical style changed drastically from early demos, with the final release resembling Super Mario Kart (1992) visually. It was the first handheld Mario Kart game and the only game in the series developed by Intelligent Systems. Super Circuit was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Super Circuit includes various single-player and multiplayer game modes, including a Grand Prix racing mode and a last man standing battle mode. Tracks contain obstacles and power-ups that respectively hamper and aid the player's progress. It is the third Mario Kart game and retains its predecessors' gameplay: as a Mario franchise character, the player races opponents around tracks based on locales from the Super Mario platform games. Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a 2001 kart racing game for the Game Boy Advance (GBA).
