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If you have ever wanted a real life Mario Kart, we have some great news for you. You will be able to buy one very soon. This is a “full size” 6V ride-on Mario Kart, ready for you to climb onto it and let some turtle shells fly.

This sweet kart is due out later this year. It looks pretty awesome. Plus it also makes several power-up/weapon sound effects. Cool. Bring plenty of bananas and turtle shells. It’s gonna be a wild ride.

Hopefully you can fit your big butt on this, because it is targeted primarily at kids after all. Leaner adults should have no problem taking it for a spin though.

These guys really should get together with the guys at Razor though:

[via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]

I don’t want much. A bed to sleep on, a nice pair of shoes, some beer to drink and I’m good. Or so I thought. Now I could care less about any of that because all I want in my life is this drifting Crazy Cart XL. It’s basically the real life version of the cart in Mario Kart.

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Have you tried giving Mario Kart a go in the past? If you have answered in the affirmative, then you would know for sure the kind of excitement that can happen in the midst of the race, where getting the right kind of weapon or defensive item might mean the difference between victory and a loss. Instead of enjoying the game in a digital manner, how about bringing it to the real world? This is what the $85.39 Nintendo Mario Circuit Ultimate Building Set is all about.

K’NEX are the ones behind realizing your favorite Nintendo game, where your imagination will be challenged as you create numerous adventures when it comes to building this, allowing you to watch both Mario and Toad race through the complete, multi-level Mario Circuit Track. Apart from that, the kind of rides that they have would include the super-fast motorized Wild Wing and Standard Karts. The entire course is five feet wide, where there are twists, turns, and jumps to navigate, not to mention some moving obstacles that will be able to knock those karts off the track there and then. Push levers will send the gaping jaws of the Piranha Plant to reach down, while the growling Chain Chomp chomps across, or there are also mischievous Goombas that waddle through just like the digital version of the game. With 665 pieces to select from and use, you’re in for a smashing good time!
[ Nintendo Mario Circuit Ultimate Building Set brings the races to the real world copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Mario Kart 8 is expected to be released in spring 2014, which means you’ve got about a little over 3 months to prepare yourself for the onslaught of racers. What better way to prepare yourself for the next version of Mario Kart is by watching a stop-motion video that creates a real-life version of the game that’s filled with the sights and sounds of Mario Kart 64? You’re right – there is no better way. (more…)

Stop-Motion Mario Kart Video Is Extremely Impressive original content from Ubergizmo.

Video games usually get a pretty bad rap because there are some who believe that they lead to violence. Of course there are proponents of video games who believe that they have their uses, and while we don’t think learning to drive a car by playing video games is the best way to go about it, it looks like it managed to help in an emergency situation. According to a report, a ten year old boy managed to grab the wheel of the car he was in and steered it to safety after his grandmother, the one behind the wheel, suddenly passed out.

Leaping into action, the boy managed to steer the car to a safe halt in the ditch where thankfully no one was injured. The boy credits his wheel-handling abilities to playing Mario Kart, although given how chaotic Mario Kart is and that it’s hardly a game that promotes defensive driving, it is rather ironic, but either way it’s a pretty awesome story nonetheless, and not the first time we’ve heard how video games have helped in emergency situations.

Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It | Mario Kart Cited By Young Boy To Help Prevent A Serious Accident original content from Ubergizmo.