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Super NES Retro Review: Super Mario Kart
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: "Super Mario Kart funny car madness!!"
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BLUE SHELLS FTW Mario Kart 8 Deluxe free update adds custom item selection
Comes alongside the release of Wave 3 content.
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MARIO GO ZOOM Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3 lands on December 7
Eight more courses.
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I simply won’t hear any different, unless it involves Coconut Mall.
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Comes alongside the release of Wave 3 content.
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MARIO GO ZOOM | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 3 lands on December 7
Eight more courses.
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WAAAAH | It's Mario Kart DS' 17th anniversary, and Waluigi Pinball is still one of the best tracks in the series
I simply won’t hear any different, unless it involves Coconut Mall.
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REMAIN CALM FOR NOW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe datamine reveals list of potential tracks coming in future DLC
Plenty of fan-favorites on the way if accurate.
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Rev up your engines | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 will come hurtling around the corner very soon
Approaches the starting line next week.
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FIRST WAVE | The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is out, and you have to download it manually from the eShop
Make sure you update your game first.
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Why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is Already the Fastest Selling Game in the Series' History
Why Nintendo's racer is more important than your typical next-gen port. Plus: Morrowind's 15th anniversary, American Gods, and more!
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Super NES Retro Review: Super Mario Kart
Join us as we review every Super NES Classic game. Next up: "Super Mario Kart funny car madness!!"
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The Rise of Nintendo's Curiously Divisive Competitive Communities
Why do the competitive communities of Pokémon and Smash Bros. engender so much loyalty... and so much controversy?
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Captain Falcon was Originally the SNES' Mascot and Other Super Nintendo Facts You Didn't Know
Interviews with key Nintendo staff unearths a treasure trove of rare game trivia.
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USgamer Community Question: What Game Can You Remember Your Parents Playing?
*DJ Khaled voice*: Another one. (Another USgamer Friday Community question.) This week: What game can you remember your parents playing?
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What Do You Drift For?: Meeting the Fastest Mario Kart Racers in the World
All across the decades Mario Kart, there are dedicated players racing to be the fastest they can be.
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Video Highlight: Mario Kart 8 Goes Retro
We put together a side-by-side comparison of Mario Kart 8 and a recent retro demake. Check it out!
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What We're Playing: Life After Dark Souls and the Delights of Mr. Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein, life after Dark Souls, and of course, fricking robots. Here's what the team at USgamer is playing this week.
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Farewell, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
In a few hours, Nintendo DS and Wii games go offline forever. But should we eulogize the service? Or do we spit on its grave?
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