How to play Mario Kart Racing without electricity!

Mario Kart Racing is one of those games that that friends can come together and engage in consensual pg rated violence with each other. It was a staple food in the world of gaming that many college students grew up consuming. It consists of choosing among your favorite character from the Mario world and picking a track to race. Players then pick up power-ups that turn this standard driving game into a combat racing game that relies on more than just driving skill.

The San Jose State University Locomotion Long boarding club takes inspiration from Mario Kart Racing to help them engage in a bit of mild violence on skate boards. Their boards are the karts, and in place of blue shells, red shells, and other power-ups, there are water balloons!

The rules are simple - try to be the least wet person by the end of the track. The track being of course, a mildly sloped parking garage. Starting from the top of the garage, participates will descend the parking garage sitting on their boards armed with a bag of water balloons and fake mustaches. By the end most people will soaking wet and the winner will be some what dry. So what do they win in this real life Mario Kart? Usually a barrage of left over water balloons from scorned players.

Adapting video games to real life play can be a great way to have fun when you do not want to sit inside huddled around a game console. Of course not all features carry over but the excitement and fun usually do. There also may be more casualties than a video game, mostly cell phones and rusted wheel bearings, and a few friendships. What game should be adapted for skateboarding next?