mine was mario cart
You spelled the word correctly, but the game/series is actually called Mario Kart.
The first game I can remember playing is Super Mario Bros. on the NES that my dad got off ebay. Keep in mind this was at a time that the gamecube was already out, and I had never played any games outside of those 8-Bit gems.
We had the whole trilogy, Number one two and three. (Well, duh, you would expect there to be the three in a trilogy - sarcasm mode-.)
My dad's favorite was Super Mario Bros. 3, I preferred Number 2 for (Don't you dare make any jokes) some reason.