In case you weren't aware, tomorrow is National Mario Day. The holiday takes place annually on March 10— aka MAR10 (get it?)—honoring everyone's favorite fictional plumber.

To celebrate the occasion, Google has collaborated with Nintendo to let Mario take over Maps and guide you on all your road trips.

To try it out, update your Google Maps Android or iOS app from Google Play or the App Store. Once you do that, you'll see a yellow "?" icon at the bottom-right corner of the app; tap that and follow the prompt on screen to start navigating the world as Mario.

"Once enabled, you'll see that the navigation arrow has morphed into—who else?—Mario," Google Maps UX Engineer Munish Dabas wrote in a blog post. "He'll be a constant companion wherever you're driving this week—to work, to school, or the spaghetti house. Just remember to practice safe driving on the road—we don't encourage throwing bananas or red shells at other drivers in real life!"

This feature is rolling out to Google Maps globally, starting today. Mario will only be available inside Maps for the next week, so take advantage of this fun feature while you can.

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Google is encouraging users to take a screenshot of Mario inside Maps and share it on social media with the hashtag #MarioMaps. Just "make sure to avoid sharing personal details like your home or work address (seriously, think before you post)," Dabas recommended.

This is not the first video game character tie-up for Google Maps. In 2015, Pac-Man made an appearance inside Google Maps; Ms. Pac-Man showed up last year.

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