Super Mario Kart System Requirements
Super Mario Kart has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, SNES. Released in 1993.
Running Super Mario Kart on a computer
A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.
Cemu
Cemu emulates Wii U.
Supported systems
- OS
- 64-bit Windows, Linux and macOS
Source: https://github.com/cemu-project/Cemu, read on 2026-09-08.
Dolphin
Dolphin emulates Wii.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (1903 or higher), Linux, or macOS 11 Big Sur or higher
- Processor
- A CPU with SSE2 support
- Graphics
- A reasonably modern graphics card (Direct3D 11.1 / OpenGL 3.3)
Recommended
- Processor
- A modern CPU (3 GHz and dual core, not older than 2008)
- Graphics
- Direct3D 11.1 / OpenGL 4.4
Source: https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin, read on 2026-09-08.
Where Super Mario Kart can be played
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, SNES.