| abstract | - Right after the last big Mushroom Kingdom Grand Prix, Mario and the Princess decide to reinvent the racing tournament. This includes removing some of the deadlier portions of the races, and the ability for drivers to uses weapons. The two wish to instead make this a race about fun, not winning, for the race will now be held as a charity to the underprivileged and needy throughout the Kingdom. This doesn't bode well for several parties involved in the Grand Prix. Bowser, Jr., Wario & Waluigi are now disqualified from competing for tricks and weapons were their best strength. They wouldn't race now that it's become a "worthless" charity. MC Ballyhoo, who took over as head racing administrator on his Carnival's off season, is devastated by the fact that profits are going to poor Mushrooms. He'll gain nothing if the race goes Peach and Mario's way. And lastly the company that created the "Item Boxes", Rookstar, is losing vast profits now that their best seller is going to be shut out of the race. On the day the new race for charity is to start, Mario is kidnapped, along with as he discovers several other of the regulars in the race. A mysterious player has taken control of the race, taken in back to its roots but intensified it ten-fold. More powerful weapons, more treacherous tracks, and introducing more sinister races in the fray. The Mushroom Kingdom Grand Prix is now the deadliest race in the world, and it's prize is much higher than anything before. The winner of the championship over all will win the chance to live, while the losers will be destroyed! To add some leverage, the villain, calling himself "Torque", has blackmailed each and every racer with something special to force them into racing. Each with their own motives, the racers new and old must survive the new tournament's tracks, and Torque's own set of rules. Throughout the tournament it becomes mission of (the character of the player's choice) to uncover which out of the many suspects could be the man behind the curtain, pulling the strings and forcing the rest to compete for his sick enjoyment.
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