the Mario Kart The franchise wasn’t particularly difficult per se – at least not when you compare it to something like F-Zero – But there are undoubtedly moments when it feels like the whole world is against you. In fact, games are sometimes described as “unfair” because of the constant bad luck. Fortunately, these incidents are rare, but fortunately they can be very stressful when they do happen.
Take the short clip below from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, for example, which was posted on X by user @The remaining artistThe game takes place during a race on the N64 track ‘Yoshi Valley’, where the player takes a shortcut on the third and final lap, but a speed boost from two mushrooms lying on the bridge causes the car to veer off the side and into the void.
After Lakitu brought him back to the field, the player was beaten not once, not twice, but three Several times in quick succession, he quickly lost pole position and dropped back to twelfth.
The incident reminds us of infamous video From the Mario Kart Wii game where the player is hit by a blue shell, a red shell, and a card, last A red shell, and one last kart falls off the track. Oh, and then Bill’s bullet hits them again.
It’s a harsh reminder that no matter how skilled you are at Mario Kart, accidents like this can happen to anyone. All it takes is one wrong move before the rest of the group sends you, well, into the abyss. Packaging.
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