[MOC] Mario Kart Track for Interactive Mario

[Vorkosigan]

So of course with LEGO Mario sets being out the mind must consider, what about Mario Kart? So I made a couple karts and a short track that Mario can interact with. Of course the tiles we have now are not ideal for this purpose, and you can't go too fast if you want to be sure they'll scan. But it was still fun to see it work! And though Mario's proportions are a bit odd, I quite like how Koopa looks in his kart. Check out the video to see it work! 

 

 

Edit: I've created a video on how to build Mario's go cart: 

Edit 2: How to build Koopa's go cart:

 

Edited September 8, 2020 by Vorkosigan

[jp-30]

This is great! Well done. :) 

[Soupperson1]

This was amazing! I’d love to see this be officially done by LEGO. :)

[1963maniac]

Have you thought of putting this on Lego Ideas? Go for it!!!

[Fugi9000]

Fantastic idea, very well executed, love it. Surely TLG will copy & release this (if they don't already have it in their future product line). Good job. 

[Bricky Joe]

This is genuinely fantastic. I might have to dig out my old Mario Scalextric over the weekend after watching this.

[Legocity2713]

Ahh this is awesome. Nice work man!

[Vorkosigan]

On 8/26/2020 at 5:59 PM, jp-30 said:

This is great! Well done. :) 

 

On 8/27/2020 at 2:40 AM, Soupperson1 said:

This was amazing! I’d love to see this be officially done by LEGO. :)

On 8/27/2020 at 6:53 AM, Fugi9000 said:

Fantastic idea, very well executed, love it. Surely TLG will copy & release this (if they don't already have it in their future product line). Good job. 

 

On 8/27/2020 at 11:31 AM, Bricky Joe said:

This is genuinely fantastic. I might have to dig out my old Mario Scalextric over the weekend after watching this.

 

On 8/27/2020 at 7:40 PM, Legocity2713 said:

Ahh this is awesome. Nice work man!

Thanks so much everyone for the kind words! 

 

On 8/27/2020 at 6:51 AM, 1963maniac said:

Have you thought of putting this on Lego Ideas? Go for it!!!

I feel like LEGO and Nintendo probably have their plans pretty well mapped out, but appreciate the suggestion!

 

If anyone wants to build their own, I am making videos on each of the go carts. Here is the instructions for Mario's cart:

 

[Jerry McGlade]

Great build! Really like the aesthetics of it!

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Superb!

 

[Vorkosigan]

On 9/2/2020 at 2:19 PM, Jerry McGlade said:

Great build! Really like the aesthetics of it!

 

On 9/5/2020 at 2:41 AM, LEGO Train 12 Volts said:

Superb!

 

Thanks so much!

Last update, I put up a tutorial on how to build Koopa's go cart: