Have you looked at super tux kart? I haven't played it, but my kids were obsessed with it for a while. I didn't spend much time watching, but just walking by it gave me major Mario kart vibes. I guess much closer to Mario kart 64 then super Mario kart, but if you haven't tried it out it's definitely worth a check out

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47282847 a day ago | parent [-]

Last I checked it didn’t have Battle Mode arenas at all. Not interested in races.

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MarsIronPI a day ago | parent | next [-]

It has a battle mode nowadays (and has for several versions now). Somewhat more recently, they added support for network multiplayer in version 1.0. I recommend you take another look and see how much it's improved if you're still interested.

Also, the engine has gotten a lot fancier, and there are new tracks that take advantage of the engine capabilities pretty well.

	▲	47282847 a day ago \| parent [-]
		Oh cool thanks will take another look!

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TheCycoONE a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Super Tux Kart does have battle mode somewhat similar to the Mario Kart balloon fight though not as polished (and many of the arenas are a little too large in my opinion). It also has a unique soccer mode.