Kart Race cover art

Kart Race

Kart Race is, as the name implies, a racing game featuring small four-wheeled open vehicles known as karts. The competitors are children aged eight to twelve. Players can select any of the eight available…

1 February 1996

Kart Race is a racing, released 1 February 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB

What Kart Race is

Kart Race was released in 1996. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kart Race is, as the name implies, a racing game featuring small four-wheeled open vehicles known as karts. The competitors are children aged eight to twelve. Players can select any of the eight available characters and either race against the computer AI or compete with each other in a two-player mode. The circuits include various natural environments such as fields, water, icy areas, desert, etc. Each character has a health bar that can be restored by driving over food scattered through the stages. In addition, characters can pick up bowling pins and clubs, which will allow them to throw at enemies bowling balls or fireballs of limited quantities, respectively. In all stages there are…
Description from the publisher · source

What it launched against

Kart Race launched on 1 February 1996, within three weeks of Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Released around the same time: Soul Edge, Guardian Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom.

Quick answers

Kart Race — frequently asked questions

When did Kart Race come out?
Kart Race was released on 1 February 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

If you like this

Games like Kart Race

See all