Mario Kart 7: FAQs

"How do I get first place in every race?"
You are not always going to place first in every race. It is just life! Sometimes you have to win, sometimes you have to lose. There is no strategy to coming first every time. It is mainly about how well you race. If you get to know the courses beforehand, you will be more prepared for sudden corners or unexpected things along the way. Always play at least 7 Time Trials for the courses you want to race for in Grand Prix, because it helps if you know the courses really well. This will also help you to discover any short cuts that could be of some of use to you!

"Why do the other racers seem to be faster than me when I play 100cc and 150cc?"
It is not because the racers are the faster than you. It is because of the type of Kart and wheels you choose. Karts and wheels with lower handling are generally more difficult to control on a trickier race course unless you know how to work them, but the speed is mostly higher than if you choose a higher handling option that is easy to control. The computers generate their Karts and wheels randomly so it is just a coincidence if the computer players have more speed than you. You know that by choosing 100cc or 150cc that the competition is getting tougher, so you must know you need to be prepared for a harder chance of winning than if you were playing a basic 50cc Cup.

"Why do the computer players always make things unfair for me?"
The computer players are not controlled by real people. You, as the only human playing on the Grand Prix, are going to be slightly different! It isn't because they are making things unfair for you by mainly making you the target of equipped items, it is because you are the only player with a brain - making things easy for you every time is hardly going to motivate you in for the challenge as there won't be one! You will be coming first every time and it may seem ideal but it will get boring! Where is the thrill in just racing a track without anything trying to stop you or slow you down? You will notice that you're not the only character getting hit by shells and slipping on banana peels!

"Why can't I play as my favourite character?"
Probably because you haven't unlocked it! Take time and patience in perfecting your game  and then slowly build up the speed of your Grand Prix! Start off by 50cc and see what you can unlock, then move up to 100cc when you are confident on that and then finally 150cc when you have mastered both 50cc and 100cc. If you explore the different things you can unlock you will eventually be able to play as your favourite character, providing that character is part of the game, because your character might not be available in every single Mario Kart game if s/he is not a main character like Mario, Luigi, Peach or Bowser for example!

If you have a FAQ you would like an answer to, then please leave a comment below so I can add it to this list! I will keep updating it as more questions come in!

How To Unlock Every Mario Kart 7 Character!

Mii:

Finish all Cups on either 50cc, 100cc or 150cc

Daisy:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Mushroom Cup

Wario:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Flower Cup

Rosalina:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Star Cup

Shy Guy:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Shell Cup

Honey Queen:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Banana Cup

Wiggler:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Leaf Cup

Lakitu:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Lightning Cup

Metal Mario:

Achieve first place in the 150cc Special Cup

I wish you good luck on unlocking Metal Mario because Special Cup is the hardest and most prestigious and to be honest, I only managed to unlock him by logical thinking and hard racing!

List of Every Single Mario Kart 7 Character!

Here is a list which I have made so you know who all the characters are if you haven't unlocked all of them. My next post after this one will be about unlocking these characters and there will also be a post about unlocking different items. 

List of Characters Who Are Automatically Unlocked From The Beginning:
Mario
Luigi
Peach
Bowser
Toad
Yoshi
Donkey Kong (DK)
Koopa Troopa (Koopa)

List of Characters You Need To Unlock:
Metal Mario
Shy Guy
Daisy
Wario
Rosalina
Honey Queen
Lakitu
Wiggler

You can also unlock your main Mii as a character able to race in the game.

If you want to know just how exactly you can unlock these characters, my next post will tell you. Thanks for reading, more posts coming up!

Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 2

There are 2 different types of Cup you can compete for in Grand Prix Mode. There is the Nitro Cups (when you play a Nitro Cup it is known as a Nitro Grand Prix) and Retro Cups (same for this type of Cup only it is known as a Retro Grand Prix) and there isn't a big difference but I will let you in on how to tell the difference if it isn't already totally obvious to you! 

Nitro Cups (Nitro Grand Prix)
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup

Retro Cups (Retro Grand Prix)
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Lightning Cup

You will probably have noticed that the Nitro Cups are all on the top row of Cups you can race for, and the Retro Cups are underneath. This makes no difference to you when you're racing. You also might have noticed that on the Nitro Cups the race course names are just plain but on the Retro Cups they have small writing before the names of the courses. The writing looks something like this:

(N64)
(GBA)
(Wii)
(DS)
(GCN)
(SNES)

This doesn't affect anything, and a race course with that sign next to it will not be any different to a race course without.

Here is a list of race courses featured in the Retro Grand Prix and how to tell their symbols apart:

Courses with N64:
Luigi Raceway (Shell Cup)
Koopa Troopa Beach (Banana Cup)
Kalimari Desert (Leaf Cup)

Courses with GBA:
Bowser Castle 1 (Shell Cup)

Courses with Wii:
Mushroom Gorge (Shell Cup)
Coconut Mall (Banana Cup)
Maple Treeway (Leaf Cup)
Koopa Cape (Lightning Cup)

Courses with DS:
Luigi's Mansion (Shell Cup)
Waluigi Pinball (Banana Cup)
DK Pass (Leaf Cup)
Airship Fortress (Lightning Cup)

Courses with SNES:
Mario Circuit 2 (Banana Cup)
Rainbow Road (Lightning Cup)

Courses with GCN:
Daisy Cruiser (Leaf Cup)
Dino Dino Jungle (Lightning Cup)

Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 1

When playing Time Trials, it allows you to choose a character out of the list of characters available to you and also select a kart, wheels and glider. You can then choose a race course out of the cups you have unlocked and you are timed racing 3 laps of the course you have chosen with no racers other than yourself. You can either race a Ghost Data from a previous Time Trial you have completed for that course, or race a Ghost Data of a Nintendo staff member. It is very simple! 

Grand Prix is a little different though! You become one of 8 racers and you can choose from either Mushroom, Flower, Shell and Banana Cups to start with. You race against the other characters but they are controlled by a computer, you are not racing against real people! 

The Grand Prix and Time Trials Modes for Mario Kart 7 are basically the same as the ones for Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. 

Once you have successfully obtained first place in all 4 races for the Flower Cup, you will unlock the Star Cup and after obtaining first place in Star Cup you will then unlock Special Cup. This is the same for Banana Cup and Leaf Cup. When you come first place in Banana Cup you unlock Leaf Cup and after coming first in Leaf Cup you unlock the Lightning Cup. Then you will have unlocked every Cup available on that particular speed (speeds will be explained later). 

 See Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 2 for more information on this!

Mario Kart 7: Race Courses & Cups

Once you unlock all of the cups on Mario Kart 7 you have so many different race courses to choose from! Here is a list of all the Cups and what courses you will find under each one. Each Cup has 4 race courses which are all completely unique. If you own the normal DS or Wii versions of the game then you will recognize some of the courses but some of them are new and exclusive to Mario Kart 7! Here is the list:

Mushroom Cup:
Toad Circuit 
Daisy Hills 
Cheep Cheep Cape 
Shy Guy Bazaar
Flower Cup:
Wuhu Island Loop
Mario Circuit
Melody Motorway
Alpine Pass
Star Cup:
Piranha Plant Pipeway
Wario's Galleon
Koopa City
Wuhu Mountain Loop
Special Cup:
DK Jungle
Rosalina's Ice World
Bowser's Castle
Rainbow Road
Shell Cup:
Luigi Raceway 
Bowser Castle 1
Mushroom Gorge
Luigi's Mansion
Banana Cup:
Koopa Troopa Beach
Mario Circuit 2
Coconut Mall
Waluigi Pinball
Leaf Cup:
Kalimari Desert
DK Pass
Daisy Cruiser
Maple Treeway
Lightning Cup:
Koopa Cape
Dino Dino Jungle
Airship Fortress
Rainbow Road

These are all of the race courses and Cups featured in Mario Kart 7. Keep checking back for my latest Mario Kart 7 updates, there will be lots more! 
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Introducing Your Super Girl Gamer!

Hi all! I'm Super Girl Gamer and I have currently been devoting my time to finding out the secrets about some of the popular Super Mario games. A game I play a lot of the time is Super Mario 3D Land and I have uncovered quite a few secrets involving that game! I will be revealing my secrets in a few of my later posts so WATCH THIS SPACE! I am also a very big fan of the Mario Kart games, especially Mario Kart 7! I also enjoy playing Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. If you keep checking back, I will post cheats and tips and try to answer frequently asked questions relating to the Super Mario series. I will also post detailed lists containing information on the characters and different items you can unlock when playing the Super Mario games. Click HERE to be taken to the official Nintendo Super Mario website!