

The main feature of the game is that players can now play in cooperative, similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! in that a player is the driver and the second shoots items. When the player completes a lap, lights between the game screen change the color.

Every circuit has a time limit, and when the player is at first place their photography has a crown. Like Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, there are only six racers in each race rather than eight or twelve. The player then must choose which one of three themed tracks (Toad, Mario, Don-chan) they want to play. The player can choose to play in 50cc, 100cc and 150cc, with the latter two being unlockable. Before starting a race, the player can take their photography and decorate it with twelve included features, such as a samurai helmet and a pirate suit. The player can choose between seven karts, five of them being unlockable. Grand Prix, Clone Battle, and two-player modes are featured in the game.
