A small, very Japanese piece of Mario history. When Super Mario Kart took over the Super Famicom in 1992-93, Bandai pushed these Carddass cards out through coin-op vending machines rather than wax packs — drop a coin, get a card, with a long-shot chance at a foil Prism. The base run we stock is matte-stock cards lifted straight from the game's sprites and karts, all text in Japanese and all licensed under Nintendo. They never had a Western release, so most of what surfaces here came back in collectors' luggage. Handle them like the cheap vending throwaways they were built to be — soft stock, easy-staining backs — which is exactly why clean copies of the popular character cards, like the Princess Peach (#7), are getting hard to find.
- 1Sold through Carddass coin-op vending machines, not in wax packs — a coin per card.
- 2A foil Prism card is the rare chase pull from the machine.
- 3Card faces are entirely in Japanese; backs carry the (C)Nintendo and Bandai licensing line.
- 4Foil chase cards are marked as Prism / "Winner" variants and command far higher prices than the matte regulars.
Vending-dispensed, so expect light slot/handling wear on edges and corners — clean corners earn a premium. Backs were printed cheaply and stain easily; watch for roller lines and slightly off-register fronts before calling a card mint. Regulars are matte stock; the chase Prism/"Winner" foils carry their own surface scratching.
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