If the player picks a cup, they cannot play a locked course: they have to play the available courses in the cup to unlock the other reversed courses.

But if they pick 'Time Trial', they attempt to beat a race-time record in one of the 24 courses in this game with the Triple Mild Mushrooms. If the player picks 'Grand Prix', they can pick any cup to play within the time limit. When that is done, the player will pick a mode on the screen 'Grand Prix' or 'Time Trial' again within the time limit. The Photo taken will frame the player's face with Mario's Hat and Moustache. Then they have to take a picture of themselves within the time limit: if the player didn't take the picture a countdown starts to force them to take it. After that happens, the player can choose a character to play with. First, they can adjust their seat within the time limit by moving a lever near their feet and sliding to any position on the arcade machine. Source: Wikipedia, ' Mario Kart Arcade GP DX', available under the CC-BY-SA License.To play the game, the player has to insert a certain amount of money or tokens into the game or in some cases, swipe a special card such as a Timezone Powercard. Confirmed characters so far include Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, and Donkey Kong from the Mario series, Pac-Man from the Pac-Man series, and Don-chan from the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise.' Similar to Crash Tag Team Racing and the elements from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the two players can combine their karts to form a more powerful kart, with one player driving and the other serving as the gunner.

Team mode allows two players to face against two computer-controlled opponents.

Alter-Ego mode uses online functionality to allow players to race against ghosts set by other players. Along with Grand Prix and Battle mode, the game introduces two new modes Alter-Ego and Team. The game will feature ten redesigned courses, as well as features introduced in Mario Kart 7 such as the gliders. 'Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, is the third Mario Kart Arcade GP title, which will be released in Japanese arcade in Summer 2013.

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