Unless I'm mistaken, this will hit the front page and spark a tantrum when it gets there.

This is one of the posts that is so simple, it's brilliant. Many decry it as silly to make the front page while secretly cursing themselves because they didn't think of it earlier.

And that's what makes the title so damn clever; it not only refers to the blue shell's use within the Mario Kart universe, but also its effect on Redditors when it hits the front page with such ease.

Bravo, OP! Bravo!

syncratio400 · 20 days

I.. You son of a.. God dammit. Upvote.

Samloves209 · 20 days

Fuck that fucking blue shell....

WhiteLicorice · 20 days

Oh this is bullshit!

greasyfart · 20 days

Fuck those things. I Cannot count how many times that thing has made me lose at the last second.

flashvenom · 20 days

Hello. I'm pretty new to reddit. What the hell is going on (the meaning) in this thread? Would love to be a part of the group. thanks.

Crimsonskyss · 20 days

Do you know what you have done!! This will take out the whole front page!!

SmokinApes · 20 days

WHY ARE WE YELLING?!

NebraskaX24 · 20 days

TANTRUM

meeb12 · 20 days

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK RUN RUN RUN RUN oh wait I sent it lol

_CitizenSnips_ · 20 days

those were easy to get past, just watch the progress of it, and as it gets to the front hit the brakes and let someone else roll in front of u, they get smashed, and u reclaim an even bigger lead on first.

robbyiballs · 20 days

Anyone else not sure why they clicked the link?

d4shes · 20 days

Unless I'm mistaken, this comment proves that it's really hard to find a goddamn image of a SNES Mario Kart Feather to make a 'jumping to the top comment' joke.

Short_Scifi_Prompt · 20 days

Fingers digging into the wheel as sweat poured down his face, Luigi shifted into third and slammed on the accelerator. Taking a brief second on the straightaway to wipe the sweat from his thick mustache he glanced down briefly at his NorthStar guidance system mounted in the console. "Still ina’ first.. Justa’ gotta hold on for these lasta’ few corners..." he thought to himself, shifting into forth gear and taking off down the straightaway. This would be no easy task he knew, as not only was Bowser bearing down behind him, but also Rainbow Road was the most difficult track ever imagined in the Kart Racing League.

Entering the last turn Luigi was the first to burst through the power up blocks. The familiar whirring and ringing of the randomizer chimed through the speakers in his StarKart and the NorthStar display cycled through pictures of brightly colored mushrooms, bananas, and turtle shells, finally stopping on the red and white spotted mushroom. "Justa’ what I need to closea’ this out!" He thought as he shifted up and powered through the turn. Glancing in the rearview monitor display he could see Bowser's green scaly smile glaring back at him. The Ginger haired beast was right on Luigi's tail, and with the checkered flag in sight, Luigi knew he had to put some rainbow between them now if he wanted to win. Powering into the turn he heard a whirring as a green blur whooshed by him and rocketed off the edge of the road and into the blackness of space. Swerving to avoid it Luigi jerked the wheel, skidding toward the edge. His rear right tire spinning desperately trying to grab at the void of space beneath it. Luigi pulled the trigger located on the wheel, activating his mushroom speed burst and slamming him back into his seat.

With a blaze of fire ripping from the back of his kart Luigi barreled toward the finish line. For a brief second he saw him self there, standing atop the podium. Finally would he win the favor of the love he'd kept secret for so long. Finally she would drape the gold medal around his neck. Finally would he see his brother Mario glaring at him from below as he kissed Peach passionately before him. Finally he would win the stars FINALLY WOULD HE BE THE HERO! With a crash his kart was sent flying into the air, and like his dreams of victory came hurtling downward in a blaze of cosmic karma so unjust, it could simply be called bad luck. Bowser's second green shell had missed Luigi wide left, but in hitting the mushroom booster, Luigi had ramped off the shell and off the course completely and was now drifting helplessly into space. A single tear fell from his eye and ran into his mustache like water through the rocks of a jetty as the power systems flickered off in his car and the darkness overtook him.

*EDIT: Typos grammar, started on my phone. * :)

soapwater · 20 days

It should spark a tantrum because it's absolutely shitty content.

BassDestroyer · 20 days

LOL. I GET IT CUZ I PLAYED THIS GAME TOO.

jhartgraves · 20 days

/r/gaming has turned into fucking cancer

joshtothemaxx · 20 days

This is the reason I just unsubbed from this subreddit.

BarelyComical · 20 days

Motherfucking GOD DAMN blue bullshit fuckjob shell... spiny... fuck shit FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING NÜB SO INSTEAD OF ME GETTING FIRST AND YOU GETTING EIGHTH, I'M NOW IN SECOND AND YOU'RE IN... EIGHTH FUCK OFF HATE YOU FUCK

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cabbagery · 20 days

Way too late to gain any notice, but for those who care to sift through, this is a worthy read.

My buddy and I used to play 1v1 MK64 every weekend. We always played the 'Double Deck' map, and we had very specific rules:

Grab a prize box if you want, but head immediately and directly to the top tier.
Announce your direction (clockwise, counter-clockwise) when you get there.
If you are the second to arrive, be ashamed, and assume the other direction.
Collect a prize box (if you don't already have one), and then adhere to the following rules
- No red shells are allowed. If you get one, wait until the other player is on the opposite side of the ring and fire it harmlessly into the center.
- No throwing (forward) fake prize boxes or banana peels.
- May the best shooter win.

This system invariably resulted in what we referred to as the 'briar patches,' which were the quadrants of the ring which ended up housing all of the banana peels we'd accumulate (opposed to the two quadrants which housed actual prize boxes). It took careful maneuvering to avoid them. Occasionally, one of us would put a fake prize box in amongst the real ones, but this was terribly ineffective (especially after a few banana peels were already in place -- we'd just fill in the gaps every pass).

The net result was tricky driving through the patches, and then some interesting games of 'chicken' as we tried to fire green shells at one another or run in to one another with the triplets or with a star. Pure comedy.

Edit: Fixed map name

mrprezident · 20 days

They should invent some kind of automatic downvote machine for people like you.

str1ken3where · 20 days

I'm a young gay guy and when I used to play this with friends we always called the grey cloud thing AIDS because it sucked to get it and the only way to get rid of it is to give it to someone else. Clearly in bad taste but whatever. Then one day my boyfriend at the time and I were playing with our friend who had found out he was HIV positive a few months earlier. He got the cloud and because I was drunk/stoned I just automatically blurted out "HAHA you got AIDS!" and then we all got very awkwardly quiet. He let it slide but I felt pretty terrible about it. My ex never let me live that down either.

toddhd · 20 days

OK, so for the 45 year dude looking at the Nintendo-ish looking image and no f-king clue what it is or why anyone cares... what is it and why does anyone care?

RiverwoodHood · 20 days

genius!

Spam_sammich · 20 days

Blue shell ftw!!! Eat it fuckers

waiting_is · 20 days

Like many, I really dislike the blue shell. I think I'd find it less problematic if it was a ground-based attack, that hit several other people on the way to the leader. So it helps the person who launched it, but doesn't penalize the leader quite so much.

I remember (I think I remember, at least) it being a ground-based attack on the n64, but I don't remember if it hit multiple targets or not.

SpecialTest · 20 days

I'm calling bullshit. There is no way you get the blue turtleshell right as I'm in sight of the finish line. No fucking way. This game is bullshit.

Said every person that lost due to the blue shell.

Trancos · 20 days

If I can't dodge it, I'll sure as hell slow down just enough for the blast to hit the second player...

If I'm not winning, neither is the only guy who can compete against me.

ppelentay5291 · 20 days

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME REDDIT >:(

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