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Real Life Mario Kart is Coming Down Under

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Just in case you missed this, we thought we’d bring it to your attention!

Have you ever wanted to race against Mario or Luigi while collecting stars to win amazing prizes? ‘Real Life Mario Karting’ – Go Karting with a Twist will be headed to Sydney and Melbourne soon!

A unique experience that combines your favourite characters, friends and new friends for a driving experience that will take you back in time.

On the race day,  you’ll be able to pick your favourite character, drive courses dressed as them, and have the opportunity to collect stars to win prizes.

Tickets for this event are extremely limited, so sign up now.

Get ready for a ride of a lifetime!

image source: Mushroom Racing

 

Mario’s Lost Kart By Nukazooka

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“The Mario Kart Legend himself has lost his kart! Hopefully some random dude doesn’t find it and unintentionally cause havoc!”

Source: Nukazooka on YouTube via Laughing Squid

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How a Mario Kart Movie Could Work

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By: D.C. Cutler, U.S.A.

Nintendo’s Mario Kart 64 was one of my favourite video games growing up. I played the racing game regularly after school and on weekends with my friends.

2008’s Mario Kart Wii and 2005’s Mario Kart DS are two of Nintendo’s top selling video games; roughly 60 million in combined sales. With sales like that for just two versions of the iconic game, you would think a film adaptation of Mario Kart would be in the works by a film studio. But most films based on video games have failed miserably at the box office and with critics.

I wish I could erase my memory of seeing the confusing, badly edited Assassin’s Creed adaptation that was released last December.

A Mario Kart movie could work if handled correctly. Movies based on video games have always taken themselves so seriously; especially the Resident Evil franchise. If a director or screenwriter did something fun with the world of Mario Kart, like what Phil Lord and Christopher Miller did with The Lego Movie, it could be a really entertaining film. It would have to be animated and the humour would have to be smart for kids and adults.

Although, a live-action Mario Kart could be hard to get greenlit by a major studio because 1993’s Super Mario Bros., with Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo, bombed magnificently at the box office. But an animated version, perhaps even a Lego Mario Kart, could be successful if the right filmmakers who know the Mario Kart world write a clever, original script.

A Mario Kart film about a single race through several stages could be interesting if the characters are fleshed out. The game’s world is vast; there’s a treasure trove of situations and conflicts that could make for a fascinating film.

Until then, I’m sure another instalment of Resident Evil is in the works. The franchise has made $1.2 billion worldwide. The last film was The Final Chapter… sure, we’ll see about that.

 

Paper Video Games

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In this clever stop motion animated video by MysteryGuitarMan (a.k.a. Joe Penna), classic video games (Asteroids, Flappy Bird, Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario Kart, Pac-Man and Pokemon to be precise) are recreated using printed or projected stock footage – very impressive and very cute!

Also by MysteryGuitarMan:
Stop Motion Mario

Stuck in a Video Game

Source: MysteryGuitarMan via Laughing Squid

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
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Super Mario Kart… With 100+ Players!

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featuredHat-Loving Gamer imagines what it would be like to play Super Mario Kart with all (and we mean ALL) of your favourite video game characters. We seriously want to play this game!

Characters featured (A-Z):

  1. Adam (Streets of Rage) 0:52
  2. Alex Kidd 1:33
  3. Ash Ketchum (Pokémon) 0:32
  4. Axel (Streets of Rage) 0:52
  5. Baby Luigi 0:38
  6. Baby Mario 0:38
  7. Banjo Kazooie 1:14
  8. Big Daddy (Bioshock) 0:59
  9. Birdo 0:20
  10. Blinky (Pac-Man) 0:19
  11. Bomberman 1:31
  12. Bowser 0:25
  13. Bowser Junior 0:25
  14. Captain Falcon (FZero) 0:57 1:19
  15. Cat Peach 0:57
  16. Charmander (Pokémon) 0:21
  17. CJ (GTA: San Andreas) 1:18
  18. Crash Bandicoot 0:33
  19. Daisy 1:18
  20. Diddy Kong 0:42
  21. DK 0:42
  22. Donkey Kong Jr 0:42
  23. Dry Bones 1:39
  24. Dry Bowser 1:38
  25. Duke Nukem 1:12
  26. Earthworm Jim 1:14
  27. Ecco the Dolphin 1:15
  28. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog) 1:14
  29. Fox (Lylatwars) 0:55
  30. Frogger 1:02
  31. Funky Kong 0:42
  32. Gilius Thunderhead (Golden Axe) 1:39
  33. Goku (Dragonball Z) 1:49
  34. Hammerbro 1:52
  35. Honey Queen 1:15
  36. Iggy Koopa 0:54
  37. Isabelle (Animal Crossing) 0:53
  38. Kamek 0:19
  39. King Boo 1:50
  40. Kirby 0:55
  41. Koopa 0:29
  42. Kratos (God of War) 1:36
  43. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 1:52
  44. Larry Koopa 0:56
  45. Lemmy Koopa 0:30
  46. Lugwig Koopa 0:38
  47. Luigi 0:36
  48. Link (Legend of Zelda) 0:56
  49. Mario 0:41
  50. Master Chief (Halo) 0:50
  51. Megaman 1:33
  52. Metal Mario 0:30
  53. Minecraft’s Steve 1:12
  54. Morton Koopa 1:17
  55. Nathan Drake (Uncharted) 1:33
  56. Ness (Earthbound) 1:38
  57. Olimar (Pikmin) 0:33
  58. Pac-Man 0:18
  59. Papa the Rappa 1:16
  60. Paratrooper 1:37
  61. Peach 0:53
  62. Petey Piranha 1:19
  63. Pikachu (Pokémon) 0:31
  64. Pink Gold Peach 1:37
  65. Pit (Kid Icarus) 0:27
  66. Pong Left Paddle 0:34
  67. Pong Right Paddle 0:34
  68. Qbert 0:51
  69. Rabbid (Rayman) 1:34
  70. Ratchet and Clank 1:50
  71. Rayman 1:14
  72. Red Yoshi 0:50
  73. R.O.B 0:58
  74. Rosalina 0:31
  75. Roy Koopa 1:17
  76. Ryu (Street Fighter) 1:41
  77. Sack Boy (Little Big Planet) 1:34
  78. Samus (Metroid) 1:32
  79. Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) 1:11
  80. Shy Guy 0:23
  81. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid) 0:56
  82. Sonic the Hedgehog 0:27
  83. Spyro 1:00
  84. Subzero (Mortal Kombat) 1:11
  85. Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) 0:27
  86. Tanooki Mario 0:58
  87. Tetris Block I 1:38
  88. Tetris Block L 1:38
  89. Tetris Block T 1:38
  90. Tetris Block Z 1:38
  91. The King (Tekken) 0:55
  92. Toad 0:00
  93. Toadette 0:24
  94. Turbo (Wreck it Ralph) 1:37
  95. Tyris Flare (Golden Axe) 1:40
  96. Villager Boy (Animal Crossing) 0:53
  97. Villager Girl (Animal Crossing) 0:53
  98. Waluigi 0:29
  99. Wario 0:29
  100. Wendy Koopa 0:36
  101. Wriggler 0:48
  102. Yoshi 0:39

Source: Hat-Loving Gamer via Technabob

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Star Kart: Star Wars + Mario Kart By Dark Pixel Digital

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featured2Casen Sperry, Mike Brown and Landon Sperry of Dark Pixel Digital spent a whole year making this amazing 3D animated Mario Kart / Star Wars mashup. We say that’s a year well spent!


Video source: Dark Pixel Digital on YouTube

Source: Via Laughing Squid

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Mama Mia: Mario Kart IRL

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Mario Kart IRL

Mama Mia! The clever engineers of Waterloo Labs have created an incredible real-life Mario Kart track with a functional item system.

They explain: ‘The goal of this project is to recreate Nintendo’s Mario Kart game in real life. This involves building a system to control the movements of a full sized go-kart as well as a wireless communication system. The end result is a go-kart system where each player can race around a track and pick up items that alter the behaviors of the go-karts’.


Video source: Waterloo Labs on YouTube

I know you are probably itching to rush out to find this amazing track, but sadly it was only a temporary set up. However, all is not lost – the guys provide detailed information on how to build your own (please be sure to let us know if you do!).

And don’t forget to check out their other projects such as the Kinect-a-Sketch and the Eye controlled Mario.

Source: Waterloo Labs via Mashable

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Fun Facts: Mario Kart

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Talk about perfect timing! With the release of the brand spanking new Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U, Cinema Suite brings you five very interesting facts about the Mario Kart franchise.

We predict fact number two will have to be revisited, as we are sure that Mario Kart 8 will help shift a fair few Wii U units at the registers.


source: Cinema Suite Inc.