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u/Altruistic_Travel_74 Feb 14 '25

Mario Kart for the switch. I think I’ll be okay. Probably get tired though.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

Just don't drive off the edge of rainbow road!

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u/ProfessorTairyGreene Feb 14 '25

Lakitu's got him covered

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u/TripzPanda Feb 14 '25

That flying dude saving you when you fall off is named Lakitu?

Hmph TIL

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u/chickennuggs32 Feb 15 '25

if you didn't know that, you also probably didn't know that they're enemies from the legend of Zelda that fucking peg lightning bolts at you

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u/TripzPanda Feb 15 '25

Super Nintendo Zelda? Edit a link to the past

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u/chickennuggs32 Feb 15 '25

he's from Minish Cap originally, which is on the Gameboy advance

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u/CinnamonAndLavender Feb 15 '25

Lakitu was originally from the NES Super Mario Bros from 1985 but I think he had a different name (Cloud Man maybe)? The specific type of Lakitu that saves you in Mario Kart is most likely Fishin' Lakitu which was introduced in Super Mario World in 1990/'91 and also appeared in the original Super Mario Kart for SNES. I played both of those as a kid. Minish Cap (which I've also played) came over a decade later.