{"id":4970,"date":"2017-05-19T10:18:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2017-05-19T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:18:28","slug":"infographic-quiz-evolution-mario-kart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/05\/19\/infographic-quiz-evolution-mario-kart\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic and Quiz: The Evolution of Mario Kart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With arguably the pinnacle of the <strong>Mario Kart<\/strong> series recently released for the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2qB8L8G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>\u00a0in the form of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2qB9ruO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a>, now is as good of a time as any to showcase a related infographic, followed by a quiz. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/news\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/news\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/photos\/cms\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.jpg\" alt=\"The Evolution Of Mario Kart\"  data-cke-saved-src=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/photos\/cms\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/news\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\/news\/the-evolution-of-mario-kart.html\">The Evolution Of Mario Kart<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.selectcarleasing.co.uk\">SELECT CAR LEASING<\/a>.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"111278\" data-fg=\"#AD8D30\" data-bg=\"#000000\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\">\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/111278?\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>In an E3 demo of Mario Kart 8, whose bike colour was brown but in the final build was yellow?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which Mario Kart game was originally called Super Mario Kart R but was changed due to its similarity to Sonic R, a Sonic-based racing game?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which item debuted in Mario Kart 64?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Paratroopa, Petey Piranha and Hammer Bro were originally going to be playable characters in which game but were scrapped at the last minute?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which item did NOT debut in Mario Kart Wii?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which game is this?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What is this item called?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which game was the first to introduce character &#8220;tricks&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Mario Kart Slot Cars were created as a promotion for\u2026<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Mario Kart 64 originally had which character as a playable character but was scrapped in favour of Donkey Kong?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>0% &#8211; 25% = Rubbish. 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