I Care Very Deeply About Mario Kart.

Why do we keep coming back to Mario Kart? In making this video, I learned far more than I ever could have anticipated.

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Special thanks to https://www.mariowiki.com/, which was used extensively in my research.
Special thanks to https://mk8dxbuilder.com/ for being an invaluable resource for experimentation in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

And shoutouts to Shortcat for the great Mario Kart 8 Deluxe videos! Here is the video of his that I sampled!    • What happens at 20,000 VR? | Mario Kart 8 ...  

Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:27 Start Your Engines (Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64)
23:04 Bumps in the Road (Super Circuit, Double Dash, DS, Wii)
1:01:30 Interlude - Spinoffs of a Spinoff
1:09:24 Going for Gold (Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
1:33:18 Conclusion

Sources

This is where I got the funny Baby Luigi image from https://www.thetoptens.com/super-mari...

Iwata Asks - Mario Kart Wii https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks...
Shmuplations - Mario Kart 64 Interview https://shmuplations.com/mariokart64/
Zelda music credits https://vgmdb.net/album/19867
Mario Kart 64 LCD VS CRT   / mario_kart_64_screenshot_vs_photo_of_the_g...  
Japanese Super Mario Kart Guide https://blueyoshi57eml.wixsite.com/ho...
Eiji Aonuma spotted at Universal Studios Japan https://twitter.com/stealth40k/status...

Video Sources
Get Mario Karted    • Get Mario Karted  
Super Mario Kart Rainbow Road World Record    • Super Mario Kart (NTSC) Time Trial : Rainb...  
Mario Kart Arcade GP VR Footage    • Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix VR Gameplay  
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge Queue and Ride Footage    • Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge FULL RIDE WI...  
Mario Kart 8 Direct April 2014    • Wii U - Mario Kart 8 Direct 4.30.2014  
Super Mario Kart R Footage    • Super Mario Kart R [Beta] Extended compila...  
Donkey Kong Super Nintendo World Expansion Commercial    • DONKEY KONG COUNTRY - OFFICIAL NEW TRAILER...  

The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Mute City    • The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Mute City (Wii U)  
The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Big Blue    • The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Big Blue (Wii U)  

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