or even 50 mph when tuned properly. Follow the jump for over three minutes of real-life Mario Kart action, Japanese style.

A group of merry pranksters took to a British shopping mall dressed as characters from Nintendo classic Mario Kart and armed with Razor Crazy Carts. More or less, the entire cast was on hand.

An curved arrow pointing right. Seven friends dressed up as classic Nintendo characters, headed to a mall in London with go-karts, and played a real-life game of Mario Kart while confused shoppers ...

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Japan is to introduce new traffic laws to deal with the fad for fancy dress go-kart tours on the streets of Tokyo, it's reported. Tourists who go on the tours dressed as characters from the Mario ...

Have you ever imagined the sheer joy of zipping around an indoor go-kart track, strategically deploying power-ups, and racing against friends in a real-life Mario Kart adventure? Well, buckle up ...