History VideoGame / MarioKart7

* [[GreenHillZone Battle Course 1]] (''SNES'')

* BigCreepyCrawlies: ''7'' includes the first and only appearances of Wiggler and Honey Queen/Queen Bee as playable drivers. The game also features Stingbies from ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' on Honeybee Hive in Battle Mode.

* AnthropomorphicTypography: Music Park has giant music notes with faces that act as obstacles in the track, bouncing back and forth to the music.

* UnderTheSea: Cheep Cheep Lagoon is the introduction to underwater's mechanic while Koopa Cape's SharkTunnel became this.

* CameraScrew: On the last stretch of Rock Rock Mountain where you climb up the mountain, the camera slowly shifts to a different angle so you can see up the hill. The problem is the angle switch is done slowly to begin with, which means you can't see the oncoming boulders rolling downhill.

* YodelLand: Daisy Hills takes place in a bavarian village.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If you press down on the D-Pad, you switch to "tilt" mode where you turn the 3DS to steer. Simple enough, but the Trick command is still mapped to the shoulder Jump button. In ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', you jerked the Wii Remote up to do the same thing. Motion control users from ''Wii'' found their 3DS screens flying off if they do this too much with their more fragile handheld, and those who used a Classic or [=GameCube=] controller in ''Wii'' found themselves undergoing a CameraPerspectiveSwitch.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If you press down on the D-Pad, you switch to "tilt" mode where you turn the 3DS to steer. Simple enough, but the Trick command is still mapped to the shoulder Jump button. In ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', you jerked the Wii Remote up to do the same thing. Motion control users from ''Wii'' found their 3DS screens flying off if they do this too much with their more fragile handheld, and those who used a Classic or [=GameCube=] controller in ''Wii'' found themselves undergoing a CameraPerspecitiveSwitch.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: If you press down on the D-Pad, you switch to "tilt" mode where you turn the 3DS to steer. Simple enough, but the Trick command is still mapped to the shoulder Jump button. In ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', you jerked the Wii Remote up to do the same thing. Wheel Users in ''Wii'' found their 3DS screens flying off if they do this too much with their more fragile handheld.

[[AC:Starting Drivers]]

[[AC:Unlockable Drivers]]

** [[SpringySpores Mushroom Gorge]] (''Wii'')

** [[ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity Mushroom Gorge]] (''Wii'')

* ShoutOut:
** If she manages to hit an opponent with an item, Daisy will sometimes let out a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Nelson Muntz]]-esque "Ha-ha!".

* ShiftingSandLand: Shy Guy Bazaar is the ArabianNightsDays version while N64 Kalimari Desert is TheWildWest equivalent.

** [[{{Cyberpunk}} Neo Bowser City]]

* DerelictGraveyard: Wario Shipyard takes place in a graveyard of sunken ships.

* EasyModeMockery: All of the character unlocks are tied to 150cc, the hardest difficulty.
* {{Egopolis}}: Neo Bowser City is one. And moreso in its upgrade for ''Mario Kart 8''.

* InterfaceSpoiler: A subtle one, but when the player completes the final race required to achieve a star ranking in every cup of every class, the star(s) will be added to the player's league table position before the trophy reveal. [[GoodBadBugs In a way this is a good thing, as immediately upon completion the player will be able to see if, for example, they have managed to achieve one, two or three stars overall]].
* [[IWantMyMommy I Want Mommy!]]: Subverted; The playable Lakitu may say this while falling off the track, but is soon rescued by the green-shelled Lakitu.

* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills: The incredibly upbeat Daisy Hills give very strong vibes of this trope, with its windmills and flowers. Although it is mixed with some alpine, Austrian flair.

* NewNeoCity: Neo Bowser City

** N64 Koopa Troopa Beach, on the other hand, is a more traditional example.

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Piranha Plant Slide makes you drive through one, albeit a colourful Nintendo version.

* AnthropomorphicTypography: Music Park from both ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' have giant music notes with faces that act as obstacles in the track, bouncing back and forth to the music.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: ''7'' includes the first and only appearances of Wiggler and Honey Queen/Queen Bee as playable drivers.

** There are a lot of musical references to ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' in particular: the race results theme is a new rendition of the one from that game, the 1st place victory theme sounds a lot like 64's with an electric guitar and additional notes, and 3DS Rainbow Road features a loving section of the ''64'' Rainbow Road melody (which [[RecurringRiff was similarly]] implemented in ''Double Dash''), which even kickstarts the theme in the faster variant that plays as you enter the third section of the track. THe main theme heard in circuits has a segment that sounds an awful lot like part of ''64's'' raceway theme, and Neo Bowser City features both this riff and parts of the Toad's Turnpike theme. On a non-music note, the Blue Shell returns to its wingless design and ground-travelling behavior from its debut and ''Super Circuit''.
** The ''original'' Mario kart, the lone vehicle in the entries prior to ''Double Dash!!'' introducing a selection of vehicles[[note]]''Super Mario Kart'', ''64'' and ''Super Circuit''[[/note]], is now selectable as an unlockable kart body with the name of Pipe Frame.

* LightningBruiser: [[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash Barrel Train]] comes back as a vehicle body: its acceleration and off-road are average but still decent compared to heavyweights, it makes you gain the maximum weight bonus and the second land top speed, and while the others speeds are mediocre, it can compensate with a monstruous mini-turbo. However, it is among the hardest cars to drive.

** ''7'' vehicle bodies like Bruiser, Zucchini, Blue Seven, and Bolt Buggy give a great top speed, a good weight to push opponents and a decent off-road, but lame acceleration. Gold Standard is heavy and powerful, but is weak to off-road, while [[LightningBruiser Barrel Train]] actually has a good acceleration.

** There are a lot of musical references to ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' in particular: the race results theme is a new rendition of the one from that game, the 1st place victory theme sounds a lot like 64's with an electric guitar and additional notes, and 3DS Rainbow Road features a loving section of the ''64'' Rainbow Road melody (which [[RecurringRiff was similarly]] implemented in ''Double Dash'''s), which even kickstarts the theme in the faster variant that plays as you enter the third section of the track. THe main theme heard in circuits has a segment that sounds an awful lot like part of ''64'''s raceway theme, and Neo Bowser City features both this riff and parts of the Toad's Turnpike theme. On a non-music note, the Blue Shell returns to its wingless design and ground-travelling behavior from its debut and ''Super Circuit''.

** Shy Guy's Bazaar takes place in a desert a la [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 World 2 of Subcon]], bringing back a Middle Eastern motif of ''VideoGame/DokiDokiPanic'' as well as the vases from that game.

** Wario's Shipyard brings back a [[RecurringRiff musical motif]] from the first two ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' games.

** Rosalina's Ice World lives up to its name. Most of the track is snow and ice.
** DK Pass returns from ''DS''. There's no ice, but plenty of snow. Snowballs and snowmen show up as obstacles on the course.

** Regarding kart bodies, Birthday Girl, Bumble V and Egg 1 have the best acceleration while Cloud 9 and Pipe Frame are close second, but are the lightest. Bumble V's turbo is also the most powerful while others' are only average and is faster than others on land (even if only above average), but is the least controllable on land. On the other hand, Birthday Girl and Cloud 9 are extremely precise but the slowest while Egg 1 and Pipe Frame are average in these two areas. Their off-road, however, is variable: Bumble V and Pipe Frame are excellent in this area while Cloud 9 and Egg 1 are average and Birthday Girl is mediocre.
** Roller, Sponge and Wood tires amplify this trope for these vehicles in varying ways (though all of them give a great acceleration and the best air top speed): the first gives the best acceleration, handling, turbo and stability, but no weight, land top speed or drift, and average off-road; Sponge also gives a good acceleration, an incredible drift, a decent off-road and an average stability, but a moderate handling, a lightweight and a small land top speed; Wood tires give a ludicrous drift, stability and good handling and off-road, but a lightweight (but not as light as others), a bad land top speed and no mini-turbo.

** The Soda Jet offers the second-to-best top speed and acceleration with a decent turbo, handling and the best drift, but is extremely light and endures off-road more than the [[MightyGlacier Bruiser]].
** B Dasher is heavier than Soda Jet and has the best top speed in the game, but can be considered this because it is as vulnerable to off-road, which is the {{Mighty Glacier}}s' privilege in this game. It is also slower to start and gives an average drift couple with a lame mini-turbo.
** Slick tires are the Glass Cannon tires of this game: they give the best land top speed and the most precise drift with a decent turbo and stability (and weight), but only a small acceleration, no handling and are the most vulnerable to off-road.

* LightningBruiser: [[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash Barrel Train]] comes back as a vehicle body: its acceleration and off-road are average but still decent compared to heavyweights, it makes you gain the maximum weight bonus and the second land top speed, and while the others speeds are mediocre, it can compensate with a monstruous turbo. However, it is among the hardest cars to drive.

** A distinction is applied between Cruiser characters (Donkey Kong, Rosalina and Wiggler) and Heavy characters (Bowser, Wario, Honey Queen and Metal Mario): the former share some flaws of the latter like a weaker turbo and drift, a larger hitbox and their advantages like weight and top speed aren't as strong, but some flaws like the weak acceleration aren't as problematic and they also benefit middleweights' off-road.

** Gold and Slick Tires give the best top speed with a decent weight and turbo, but a lame acceleration and off-road. Monster and Red Monsters also give a good top speed coupled with a good weight and off-road, but are unstable and make the vehicle slower to start.