

On the course, coins are collected to increase the kart's top speed. As in other Mario Kart games, players can drive through Item Boxes which contain items, which can aid the players. The objective in this game is to place first in the races, as with most racing games. This is one of the latest entries in the Mario franchise to use the N64-era art direction (which had been in place since Super Mario 64 in 1996), as Nintendo started to update the 3D art direction after 2001, starting with Luigi's Mansion. Mario Kart: Super Circuit is the only Mario Kart title to be developed by Intelligent Systems, as well as the last Mario Kart game where the drivers are sprites rather than models. Mario Kart: Super Circuit was re-released again on the Wii U's Virtual Console in North America first on November 13, 2014, and for Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online as one of its launch titles on February 8, 2023.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit was eventually re-released on the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console exclusively to the 3DS Ambassadors first in Oceania on December 15, 2011. Mario Kart: Super Circuit allows up to four players to enjoy the game through the Game Link Cable, including a multiplayer mode where only one game cartridge is needed however, the single cartridge-based multiplayer has heavy restrictions on the content available.

The game combines the elements from the previous Mario Kart games, with the key feature of the Mario Kart series being the usage of items obtained from Item Boxes in order for the operator to gain an advantage over the opponents being retained additionally, it contains all the courses from Super Mario Kart. Mario Kart: Super Circuit was first released on Jin Japan. It is the third entry in the series and the first one to be released for a handheld console. Mario Kart: Super Circuit is a Mario Kart game for the Game Boy Advance.
