WATCH: Creative Nintendo Fans Show Off Hilarious Mario Kart Rendition by Using Shopping Carts and the Cheapest Props

Published 07/29/2022, 9:10 AM EDT

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Mario Kart is undoubtedly one of the most popular video game series among Nintendo fans. Many fans have paid their tribute to the highly successful franchise in their own way over the years. However, a recently uploaded, quirky tribute has managed to amaze a huge audience!

Mario Kart is a series of racing games, where players take the role of a beloved character from the Mario lore and go-kart their way to victory. During the race, players can also collect power-ups that help them win the exhilarating races. The first game in the series, Super Mario Kart, was released way back in 1992 and was available on Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems.

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Following the first game, fans have received 8 more games in the series for Nintendo consoles, alongside some arcade games and a mobile game too. Mario Kart Deluxe 8 is the latest in-console game in the series, which was released in 2017.

In addition, Nintendo also released a mixed reality racing game as a part of the series in 2020. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit allows players to indulge in a vibrant, in-real Mario Kart experience!

Fan uses shopping carts to recreate an incredible Mario Kart experience

A Mario fan of the name ‘friterie_perols’ on Instagram, posted an extremely applaudable recreation of the popular series. The video shows a bunch of Nintendo fans, sitting in shopping carts, start racing, as the iconic sound for the race to start goes off. While racing, they pick up power-ups, just like in the games, but they created those power-ups with paper and adding some creativity of their own!

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The video also showcases hilarious details, like throwing a banana peel at another racer, using power-ups to speed up and then slow down, and all the iconic and funny sound effects from the series. Overall, it was a massively entertaining video. You can watch the Instagram video here.

As expected, the video on Instagram amassed over 291,000 likes and counting, and several fan approvals in the comments!

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It is undoubtedly one of the most creative video game tributes we have seen so far!

In other news, fans will receive the much-awaited second DLC wave for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on August 4! Fans have been waiting for this announcement for a very long time. Nintendo finally decided to end fan anticipation regarding the same yesterday.

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What do you think about the video? Would you participate in a Mario-Shopping Cart race in real life? Let us know in the comments!

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Sharmila Ganguly is an Esports author at EssentiallySports. After completing her Bachelor's degree in engineering, she pursued her love for writing and most importantly, video games. All kinds of video games intrigue her, but her love for shooter video games like Valorant knows no bounds.
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