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Original game : Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Platform : GBA

Author : N.Dpendent

Release date : 13 January 2020

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G

Downloads : 5356

ROM Information

Database match: Mario Kart - Super Circuit (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20180816-092117)
File/ROM SHA-1: 9D327C030C3E2D9007990518594F70C3340AC56F
File/ROM CRC32: ED316E37

Hack description

Here's my first little mod for Mario Kart Super Circuit on GBA!
The original palettes were too bright due to the lack of backlighting on the original Gameboy Advance so this effectively fixes that. It works perfectly on the SNES-Mini too!

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
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Reviews

Die, eye strain! You don't belong in this world!Supergamerguy2022-03-12Version 1.1

This hack is mandatory for anyone playing Super Circuit in modern day. The darker colors in this hack look much closer to the official Mario cast character designs. You also can't understate how much easier this is on your eyes, especially if you're looking to play this game for longer than 10 minutes or so. This comes highly recommended for anyone looking to play Super Circuit. When paired with the "Localized Voices" hack, you have the definitive version of this GBA title.

Something better than beforeNelsonPalacios20012022-01-25Version 1.1

This patch allows the color gamut of the sprites of the characters, karts and objects to go from being bright to normal although the range of colors is still bright like the menus, circuits and the HUD.

PS: This Patch is Compatible with gamemasterplc's Widescreen (Anamorphic) Patch.

Here the Video (Credits to gamemasterplc): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UfXY84lxlxE

Much better!DarthMarino2020-04-24Version 1.1

The colors have bothered me in this game for years. This change is subtle but absolutely improves it.

Nica workMrSBNE2020-01-17Version 1.1

The game looks more alive, nide hack

Not Eye Bleedingly Bad Anymore!Ziko2020-01-13Version 1.0

I feel I can play this on my DS and even anywhere now with this patch as the colors really pop compared to the washed out, unflattering color pallette that was chosen. I understand why this happened but nowadays, most people play these classics on systems that have backlights and the washed out colors really can mar your experience and that's why for a long time, I didn't touch this game again. That was one of the contributing factors by the way.

With this update, the game looks as it should've did all those years ago and the game despite its flaws, looks really nice now. I hate that this game gets so much flak from longtime fans due to some poor decisions being made but now, this fix makes it more easier on the eyes and more fun!