A Little Diddy

We are having a boy! Mike and Justin just need to have boys now too so the Kart Kup Brotherhood can live on after we are gone.

Kart Shortcuts & Bugs

Here are some informative videos on some of the lesser known shortcuts and glitches in our beloved Mario Kart. Of course these are off limits in Kart Kup play, but feel free to perfect them in your efforts to establish unbreakable time trial records, or in playing tricks on your spouse if/when she decides to play you.

Size counts

I said I wanted a tune up, not a beatdown!

Kristen has been playing Kart with me this week so I can get tuned up for Saturday. But racing as Bowser Monday night, she absolutely smoked me. She won 10 out of 15 tracks (we skipped Rainbow Road). She got every conceivably break, always pulling ahead at the last second to win.

Never having experienced this level of success against me before, she was really yucking it up. I challenged her to a rematch Tuesday night, and I promptly dominated to the tune of 14-2. Nice to see things are right in the world again.

IMA WARIO IMA PUMPKIN

Final Kart Kup Vol. 4 Track List (maybe)

Updated! Click on each song to preview.

1. Toad - Your Time Has Come/Audioslave
2. Yoshi - Reptilia/The Strokes
3. DK - The Monkees Theme/The Monkees
4. Wario - Born to be Wild/Steppenwolf
5. Luigi Raceway - Rental Car/Beck
6. Moo Moo Farm - Farmhouse/Phish
7. Koopa Troopa Beach - Welcome to Paradise/Green Day
8. Kalimari Desert - Desert Rose/Sting
9. Toad's Turnpike - Headlights on Dark Roads/Snow Patrol
10. Frappe Snowland - Whitewash/Gin Blossoms
11. Choco Mountain - King of the Mountain/Midnight Oil
12. Mario Raceway - The Bends/Radiohead
13. Wario Stadium - Lightning Crashes/Live
14. Sherbet Land - Cold Shot/Stevie Ray Vaughan
15. Royal Raceway - Bling (Confession of a King)/The Killers
16. Bowser's Castle - On Fire/Van Halen
17. DK's Jungle Parkway - Tarzan Boy/Baltimora
18. Yoshi Valley - All Mixed Up/311
19. Banshee Boardwalk - The Dead of Night/Depeche Mode
20. Rainbow Road - Stairway to Heaven/Led Zeppelin

Runtime: 79:35

Real Life Super Mario

Working KK Vol. 4 Track List

1. Toad - Your Time Has Come/Audioslave
2. Yoshi - Reptilia/The Strokes
3. DK - The Monkees Theme/The Monkees
4. Wario - Born to be Wild/Steppenwolf
5. Luigi Raceway - Come Out & Play/The Offspring
6. Moo Moo Farm - Farmhouse/Phish
7. Koopa Troopa Beach - Welcome to Paradise/Green Day
8. Kalimari Desert - ?
9. Toad's Turnpike - Headlights on Dark Roads/Snow Patrol
10. Frappe Snowland - Cold Shot/Stevie Ray Vaughan
11. Choco Mountain - King of the Mountain/Midnight Oil
12. Mario Raceway - Rental Car/Beck
13. Wario Stadium - Lightning Crashes/Live
14. Sherbet Land - Whitewash/Gin Blossoms
15. Royal Raceway - King's Highway/Kenny Wayne Shepherd
16. Bowser's Castle - On Fire/Van Halen
17. DK's Jungle Parkway - Tarzan Boy/Baltimora
18. Yoshi Valley - All Mixed Up/311
19. Banshee Boardwalk - The Dead of Night/Depeche Mode
20. Rainbow Road - Stairway to Heaven/Led Zeppelin

Some Alternates:
Yoshi - Dinosaur Act/Matthew Sweet
Koopa Troopa Beach - Big Wave/Pearl Jam
Toad's Turnpike - Mean Street/Van Halen
Royal Raceway - King of Pain/The Police
Bowser's Castle - Burnout/Green Day

Vintage Japanese Mario Kart 64 Commercial

Sure the animation is cool, but it is the overexcited Japanese voiceover that really sells it. Why so scared Yoshi?

Welcome to the Jungle

Witness yet another example of what can happen when I get bored at work on a Friday. Anyway, I hope this can become a useful tool in the ongoing Kart Kup saga. DK Rules! Toad, Yoshi, and Wario drool!