SFX Filmmaker Depicts Real Life Mario Kart Battle

[Tom Goldman]

SFX Filmmaker Depicts Real Life Mario Kart Battle


Driving around a go-kart dressed as Mario is one thing, but when powerups are involved it's a whole different story.

Freddie Wong has made some Mario Kart [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106420-Moviemakers-Satirize-FPS-Games-With-Real-Life-Action] would actually be like in the real world, powerups and all.

I just wish the race could have been run on a fancier course, like Rainbow Road or in Bowser's Castle. Wong definitely has a great sense of humor, slapping his own head onto Lakitu, the overseer of all Mario Karting, in a very creepy but appropriate way.

The extent to which filmmakers like Wong can express videogame situations in real life never ceases to amaze me. The little things, like the drivers smashing through "?" blocks and then pushing the pieces around the track, and the realistic-looking red shells, are very well done. Wong had some SFX help from Corridor Digital, known for a live-action Minecraft short [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107843-Live-Action-Minecraft-Trailer-Full-of-Cardboard-Epicness] and other productions.

So, yeah, while Mario Kart looks like it'd be fun, I don't envy Toad, Mario, Peach, Donkey Kong, and the other Super Mario Bros. characters forced to take part in these races after seeing these powerups in real life. I really don't want to get hit by one of those shells.

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[cocoadog]

I like how Remi doesn't get an article for doing this twice... ages ago, but this guy does. Christ Remi stormed beaches throwing smoke grenades at people.

 

[Andrew_Mac]

that is awesome.

 

[WanderingFool]

HEY! Its one of Freedie's vids.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

Not as good as Rémi Gaillard's daring endeavour in Mario Kart :

Mario Kart 1:

Mario Kart 2:

that required balls...

but still, Freddiew videos are greatly made, maybe this one doesn't stand to the quality of his other works.

 

[aldowyn]

Anyone notice that one of those links at the end is to the Minecraft: The Last Minecart video?

I did! So awesome... That even more so than this!

 

[MrGalactus]

that required balls...
.

Which is Ok because Remi Gaillard has balls of steel and lawyers of unbelievable talent.

 

[Evilsanta]

That is so awesome.

If only real-life gokart would be like that...

 

[xyrafhoan]

I like how Remi doesn't get an article for doing this twice... ages ago, but this guy does. Christ Remi stormed beaches throwing smoke grenades at people.

Actually, they did link to Remi in the article. And although Remi is truly hilarious, this video is more "how Mario Kart would happen if it was turned into a movie" rather than, how ridiculous Mario Kart looks if you actually try to emulate Mario Kart in real life.

 

[Digikid]

Freddie Wong is the BEST! This video is way better than Remis IMHO.

I subscribe to Wong on youtube. He makes the best in SFX videos.

 

[John O'Toole]

Really I don't see how Remis is better, I mean Freddie put a lot of work into his movie. Remi just made the whole thing look ridiculous.

 

[the muffin man]

that is awesome.

yeah what he said

 

[Zer_]

I like how Remi doesn't get an article for doing this twice... ages ago, but this guy does. Christ Remi stormed beaches throwing smoke grenades at people.

He did get articles. :/

 

[linkvegeta]

Not as good as Rémi Gaillard's daring endeavour in Mario Kart :

Mario Kart 1:

Mario Kart 2:

that required balls...

but still, Freddiew videos are greatly made, maybe this one doesn't stand to the quality of his other works.

Those are so much better in every way.

 

[Valkyira]

I like how Remi doesn't get an article for doing this twice... ages ago, but this guy does. Christ Remi stormed beaches throwing smoke grenades at people.

Agreed, Remi Gaillard is the best ballsy prankster out there. Pac man?

 

[Verlander]

I don't get how that video got over 800 dislikes on youtube. I mean, I know youtube is full of idiots, but 800+dislikes? Really?

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Jeeze... every single one of this guy's videos have better special effects than most Hollywood films. It's really impressive.

 

[GenericAmerican]

Freddiview! Awesome!

 

[WrongSprite]

I like how Remi doesn't get an article for doing this twice... ages ago, but this guy does. Christ Remi stormed beaches throwing smoke grenades at people.

He had articles both times, there was even a link in this very article. Remi is a prick anyway.