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Behind him, the chaos was absolute. Bowser had just pulled a , circling himself in a defensive wall of stars, shells, and bananas. He plowed through the middle of the pack, sending Toads and Yoshis flying into the deep powder. Link, riding the Master Cycle Zero, narrowly avoided a Bob-omb blast only to be shrunk by a Lightning Bolt.

With only the final jump remaining, he smashed a double item box. He got a and a Mushroom . He didn't hesitate. He activated the Piranha Plant, which began snapping at the air, giving him small bursts of speed with every bite. He lunged forward, biting the tail of Waluigi’s kart and sending the tall villain spinning into the guardrail. 4th. 3rd. 2nd. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe [0100152000022000][v0][US](...

Mario let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He looked back at the carnage on the mountain—the shells still flying, the ink from a Blooper obscuring the screens of his rivals. It was just another Tuesday in the Mushroom Kingdom. Behind him, the chaos was absolute

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Mario timed the acceleration perfectly, a burst of blue sparks propelling him ahead of the pack. The first leg of Mount Wario was a frantic descent through icy caverns. Red shells zipped past his ears, shattering against the cavern walls. He drifted hard around a hairpin turn, his tires glowing purple as he unleashed an , widening the gap.

It zipped over the heads of the struggling racers in the back, a winged harbinger of doom. Mario held a single Green Shell behind him, but he knew it was useless against this. He looked at the finish line—the stadium lights were visible in the distance. He just needed five more seconds. He didn't get them.