{"id":135497,"date":"2026-01-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-188808"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:00:00","slug":"feature-were-going-to-need-more-toilet-paper-this-is-mario-kart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/01\/feature-were-going-to-need-more-toilet-paper-this-is-mario-kart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: “We’re Going To Need More Toilet Paper” – This Is Mario Kart-Attack!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors from<\/em> 2025<\/a><\/em>. This epic article was originally published in October. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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We may only be a few months into a shiny, new Mario Kart<\/strong> game with lush open worlds and challenges aplenty, but as I scrap it out in yet another Knockout Tour or pootle about for P Switches and Peach Coins, I can\u2019t help but yearn for something a little more familiar.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sentiment shared by many, if social media is to be believed. Why not take a break to go back to a Mario Kart game where every course is a set track? A Mario Kart game I know and love? The most recent home console Mario Kart before Mario Kart World<\/a> rode into town? No, not that one.<\/p>\n

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit<\/a> turns five today and is technically Nintendo\u2019s most recent home iteration of its behemoth franchise prior to World. I have many fond memories of this curious mixed reality experience. I\u2019ve spent hours careening around my house through Mario\u2019s eyes, zipping through makeshift tunnels under the sofa, dodging my children\u2019s feet as they give chase, giggling with my wife whenever one of them would pick up Mario and plant a kiss on his nose – all blown up on the television in real time.<\/p>\n

But as I fire it up again, I\u2019m struck by an option presented to me on the home screen, an option I haven\u2019t experienced in nearly half a decade of ownership of this game. Multiplayer. This seems mad to me. Mario Kart is, after all, the quintessential couch co-op experience. How could I have overlooked this entry in the series?<\/p>\n

Quite easily, as it happens. Home Circuit is in last place when it comes to sales for the series, managing less than 2 million worldwide. And come to think of it, I\u2019m not sure I actually know<\/em> anybody else who owns it.<\/p>\n

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I need to fix this. I need to organise an all-tracks, all-in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

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The game supports up to four players, so four players is what we\u2019ll shoot for. My first thought is to sound out the folks who were mad enough to play through every single Mario Kart 8 track in one evening<\/a> with me last year.<\/p>\n

There are a few ‘No’s: Matt is otherwise engaged, Alfie now lives on the south coast, and Tom lives in Australia – clearly, Tom found the experience the most harrowing. Jonny<\/strong> and Mitchell<\/strong>, however, are stupid enough to agree.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll need karts. A quick eBay reveals that the physical toys needed to play the game are very reasonably priced these days. I get a Luigi in box for \u00a350 and a Mario & Luigi together (albeit with no box, chargers or gates) for \u00a345! You only need one set of gates, so this is an absolute steal – and a great Christmas present if you\u2019ve got a Mario Kart enthusiast who\u2019s never tried it.<\/p>\n

They turn up at my door a couple of days before the event, and in the interim, I get a few more \u2018Yes\u2019s – including a face that may be familiar to long-time Nintendo Life readers. But more on that later.<\/p>\n

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