Which Mario Kart game entered the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019?

Super Mario Kart entered the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019.

Nintendo released Super Mario Kart for the Super Famicom in Japan in 1992, followed by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in other regions. It established the series’ core formula: character-based kart racing, drifting, item attacks, and battle arenas.

The Hall of Fame, operated by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, recognizes games for cultural impact, longevity, international reach, and influence. Super Mario Kart joined the 2019 class alongside Colossal Cave Adventure, Solitaire, and Mortal Kombat.

A common mix-up is confusing it with Mario Kart 64, the 1996 sequel that brought the series into 3D. The honor went to the original Super Nintendo game, not to a later installment or to the franchise as an undifferentiated whole.