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First kart-racing videogame to include combat

First kart-racing videogame to include combat
Who
Super Mario Kart
What
First
Where
Not Applicable
When
27 August 1992

Although Power Drift (Sega, 1988) was the first kart-racing game, Super Mario Kart (Nintendo, 1992) was the first to incorporate combat within races, its weapons including turtle shells and banana skins. The game also featured a dedicated "Battle Mode”, in which players tried to eliminate each other in a destruction derby-style arena.