Like most Nintendo ideas, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit has a certain magic to it, charm and some caveats thrown at you. It’s mad stuff that somehow works, and performs even better if you’re rich enough to own a spare living room to set up a lab dedicated to racing game experiments. Hindered or enhanced by your imagination, Nintendo’s latest mad project is still a well-designed and madly charming new entry in its beloved karting franchise.

From digitised classics to far-out future concepts, there’s no shortage of great wheels that you can virtually drive on the console of your choice. Here’s ten of the best, that make me want to shout POOOOOOOOOWER!

Nintendo's next smartphone offering probably has the widest appeal of the lot, as Mario and Co are bringing their karts for mobile racing fun.

What makes a really great video game quote? I like to think that it’s far more complicated than just a witty collection of words. There are so many facets that go into finding a moment of speech worth preserving, remembering for all eternity. There are the people who give audio life to those words, their delivery, timing and the quality …

With improved visuals, accessibility, more content and a newly invigorated Battle Mode, Nintendo has demonstrated a masterclass in spiffing up an older game - giving us Mario Kart at its very best.

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NASCAR has a new player on the field - it's a me, Mario!

Can Mario Kart alone reinvigorate interest in Nintendo's Wii U?