Put that all together and you have Mario Kart, a bizarre assembly of non-sequiturs that went on to become the most successful gaming franchise born out of a spinoff. The original Super Mario Kart, released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Mario Kart has survived and outlasted dozens of knock-offs, and returns April 28 with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch. Sony's Crash Team Racing was one of the better kart racing games that followed in Mario Kart's stead over the 1990s and 2000s. And as the mascots faded away, so did the vast majority of kart racing games.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2017 12:56 UTC