The latest instalment in the Mario Kart series – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – recently released for Nintendo Switch, 24 years after the original Super Mario Kart, showing that the series has become a classic among classics among Nintendo’s games.

How did development of Super Mario Kart kick off? How did the unique atmosphere of the game take shape? I will be talking about those things with Tadashi Sugiyama and Hideki Konno, who have long been involved with the development of the series.

And now for Sugiyama-san and Konno-san!

Volume 4: Super Mario Kart