Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo. It was developed by Nintendo and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in Japan in 1992 and in the United States in 1993. The game is a sidescrolling game, and is based on the Mario Kart series of video games. The player controls a character, typically a Luigi, as they race around a track, trying to collect coins and power-ups. The game features several different courses, including a water course, an ice course, and a desert course.