10 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About 'Mario Kart'

10 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About 'Mario Kart'

The new Mario Kart is already taking the world by storm (and Red Shelling the competition to bits).

But the game is also 20 years old at heart, and has a long legacy.

In that time the original has become something of a legend, and you might think you've seen all its secrets. On the other hand, you might be surprised by what you don't know.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Mario Kart

Joe Dowling of London's retro video game emporium Retro Game Base, said that Mario Kart's legacy was hard to match.

"Mario Kart changed the face of console racers for ever," he told HuffPost. "Taking the playability of early multiplayer classics like Super Sprint and Micro Machines and making a more accessible game with much more depth and perhaps the most replay value."

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