Atario Kart 2600

An Atari 2600 de-make of the SNES classic Super Mario Kart in the style of Pole Position and Fatal Run.

Made for the Retro Jam 2021.

THEME: SIDE-EFFECTS

You have a 1/4 chance of being poisoned by a "? " block. Poison lasts the duration of the race or until you get a star. When poisoned, you go faster (as long as you have coins), but the controls are reversed and power ups have a 50/50 chance of backfiring, among a few other things...

CONTROLS

• Left: A / Left Arrow
• Right: D / Right Arrow
• Jump: W / Up Arrow
• Brake: S / Down Arrow
• Fire: B
• Pause: Space Bar

POINTS

• 1st place = 9 points
• 2nd place = 6
• 3rd place = 3
• 4th place = 1

Score 36 or more points to unlock a SUPER SECRET!

HINTS

Like Super Mario Kart, there is a boost start trick. Drivers have differently assigned values for acceleration, traction, and top speed. I find that Sushi is the best all around driver. For a challenge, try to win with Rilla or Rick. You have infinite lives, so keep playing until you win. Trust me, the super secret pay off is worth it.

All artwork assets were done by me. Atari font is public domain. Google 'Atari Fonts'.  Sound effects were sampled from various Atari 2600 games via emulator. This is written from scratch in plain old javascript and is compatible with all major desktop browsers.