Mario Kart Reveals Who You Truly Are… and Corrupts It Beautifully

(Art by Ben G Geldenhuys) “Forgiveness is between them and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting.”- John W. Creasy There are video games that help make you who you are. Case in point? Link from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. You’re with Link every step of the way on his quest as he grows up and saves the land of Hyrule. You’re not controlling Link, you’re his brother-in-arms from a 3rd person point of view. Throughout the game, you grow with Link and come to learn about courage, duty, and honor, traits that will help mold you into a productive member of society. Mario Kart is not that type of game. Mario Kart doesn’t help make you who you are. Mario Kart doesn’t give a fuck about duty, honor, or saving anybody. Mercy? What the fuck is mercy? Is that a protein bar? Is that a new 5-minute ab work out? Is that a useless update for your smartphone, ’cause it sounds like a useless update for your smartphone. Let me tell you something: there is no mercy in Mario Kart. Mario Kart doesn’t make you a better person. No, Mario Kart reveals who you really are. Your true self that just wants to win, that needs to win. It’s that same need that the game takes and uses to corrupt your morals and bring the abyss out of you.”In Mario Kart it’s merk or GET merked” You have two choices when that happens. You can recognize that although this game claims to be rated G and family-friendly, you should stop playing, because it’s all a disguise for the abyss that consumes you with a level of inte…