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'''''Mario Kart XXL''''' is a [[Game Boy Advance]] [[tech demo]] created by Denaris Entertainment Software for [[Nintendo]] in 2004.<ref name="denaris">[http://web.archive.org/web/20071008173852/http://www.denarisoftware.de/html/body_history.html History page on Denaris' official website], 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2015.</ref> It demonstrates the Game Boy Advance's ability to render and scale/rotate two different background layers. It was originally created as a non-''Mario'' demo known as ''R3D-Demo'' before being repurposed.<ref>togemet2 (October 15, 2022). [https://forestillusion.com/2022/mario-kart-xxl-tech-demo-apr-17-2004 Mario Kart XXL (Tech Demo) (Apr 17th 2004)]. ''Forest of Illusion''. Retrieved October 15, 2022.</ref> | '''''Mario Kart XXL''''' is a [[Game Boy Advance]] [[tech demo]] created by Denaris Entertainment Software for [[Nintendo]] in 2004.<ref name="denaris">[http://web.archive.org/web/20071008173852/http://www.denarisoftware.de/html/body_history.html History page on Denaris' official website], 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007, 17:38:52 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 15, 2015.</ref> It demonstrates the Game Boy Advance's ability to render and scale/rotate two different background layers. It was originally created as a non-''Super Mario'' demo known as ''R3D-Demo'' before being repurposed.<ref>togemet2 (October 15, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325215156/https://forestillusion.com/2022/mario-kart-xxl-tech-demo-apr-17-2004 Mario Kart XXL (Tech Demo) (Apr 17th 2004)]. ''Forest of Illusion''. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023, 21:51:56 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 15, 2022.</ref> | ||
Despite being a Game Boy Advance demo, the game's cartridge uses a [[Game Boy Color]] cartridge shell.<ref>BlueYoshi-57EML (October 26, 2020). [https://youtu.be/TzQstiUxmPI (Reupload) Mario Kart XXL Nintendo Gameboy Advance Prototype / Demo]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 26, 2020.</ref> | Despite being a Game Boy Advance demo, the game's cartridge uses a [[Game Boy Color]] cartridge shell.<ref>BlueYoshi-57EML (October 26, 2020). [https://youtu.be/TzQstiUxmPI (Reupload) Mario Kart XXL Nintendo Gameboy Advance Prototype / Demo]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 26, 2020.</ref> | ||
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''XXL''{{'}}s main menu features two options: "Play" and "Demo", the latter of which, as its name indicates, shows an automatic playthrough of the demo when selected that repeats after finishing. Pressing {{button|GBA|Select}} at any point in either mode returns the player to the main menu. | ''XXL''{{'}}s main menu features two options: "Play" and "Demo", the latter of which, as its name indicates, shows an automatic playthrough of the demo when selected that repeats after finishing. Pressing {{button|GBA|Select}} at any point in either mode returns the player to the main menu. | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
==Media== | |||
{{main-media}} | |||
{{media table | |||
|file1=MarioKartXXL_TitleScreen.oga | |||
|title1=Title Screen Theme | |||
|description1=The title screen theme. | |||
|length1=0:30 | |||
|file2=MarioKartXXL_MainTheme.oga | |||
|title2=Main Theme | |||
|description2=The main theme. | |||
|length2=0:30 | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MarioKartXXLLogo.png|In-game logo for Mario Kart XXL | MarioKartXXLLogo.png|In-game logo for ''Mario Kart XXL'' | ||
MarioXXL_TSBackground.png|Background for the title screen of ''Mario Kart XXL'' | MarioXXL_TSBackground.png|Background for the title screen of ''Mario Kart XXL'' | ||
MarioKartXXLCircuit.png|Full size map of the track | MarioKartXXLCircuit.png|Full-size map of the Peach Circuit-like track | ||
MarioKartXXL.gif|Comparison of the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''Mario Kart XXL'' versions of Peach Circuit | MarioKartXXL.gif|Comparison of the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''Mario Kart XXL'' versions of Peach Circuit | ||
MarioKartXXLBackground.png|Full size background layer of the track | MarioKartXXLBackground.png|Full-size background layer of the track | ||
MarioKartXXL Mario.gif|360° view of Mario. | MarioKartXXL Mario.gif|360° view of Mario | ||
Mario_XXL_Denaris.png|Logo for Denaris Entertainment Software. | MarioKartXXL Splash.gif|Splash effect | ||
Mario_XXL_Denaris.png|Logo for Denaris Entertainment Software | |||
MarioKartXXLCartridge.jpg|A photo showing the front of the unscrewed cartridge of the game and its interior | |||
MarioXXLCartridge2.jpg|A second photo showing the back of the cartridge and the game running on a Game Boy Advance SP | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The two music tracks in ''Mario Kart XXL'' are renditions of music tracks from the German-exclusive PlayStation game ''Moorhuhn Kart'', with the title theme being a rendition of the menu theme of ''Moorhuhn Kart'',<ref>World of Longplays (Ferbruary 19, 2019). [https://youtu.be/Cb5gVC34lB4 PSX longplay of ''Moorhuhn Kart'']</ref> and the race theme being a rendition of the "Canyon" theme.<ref>YouTube video featuring the Canyon theme: https://youtu.be/tQewCkiuxa0</ref> Both games were developed (in part) by Denaris Entertainment Software.<ref name="denaris" /> | *The two music tracks in ''Mario Kart XXL'' are renditions of music tracks from the German-exclusive PlayStation game ''Moorhuhn Kart'', with the title theme being a rendition of the menu theme of ''Moorhuhn Kart'',<ref>World of Longplays (Ferbruary 19, 2019). [https://youtu.be/Cb5gVC34lB4 PSX longplay of ''Moorhuhn Kart'']</ref> and the race theme being a rendition of the "Canyon" theme.<ref>YouTube video featuring the Canyon theme: https://youtu.be/tQewCkiuxa0</ref> Both games were developed (in part) by Denaris Entertainment Software.<ref name="denaris" /> | ||
*The arrow in the menu was pulled directly from the SNES game ''Uniracers'' (''Unirally'' in PAL regions). | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.ebay.ie/itm/291595617071 The original eBay auction by steem69]. | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILJPk8lJtA8 Footage]. Retrieved October 19, 2022. | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILJPk8lJtA8 Footage]. Retrieved October 19, 2022. | ||
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{{unreleased media}} | {{unreleased media}} | ||
{{Mario games}} | {{Super Mario games}} | ||
[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]] | [[Category:Game Boy Advance games]] | ||
[[Category:Mario Kart series]] | [[Category:Mario Kart series]] | ||