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A meander through the video game and movie worlds of my youth and beyond


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Twisted Mansion

Over the years, the Mario Kart series has had its fair share of spooky-themed tracks, from haunted bridges to scary forests. But many of them involve driving through haunted houses. The latest is called Twisted Mansion. The track’s environment, music, and background characters all fit the spooky aesthetic perfectly.
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#234 Stantler

Stantler’s most distinctive features are its strange antlers. The shape of the antlers, and the black orbs within them, make them look like eyes. Stantler can distort reality and create illusions with these antlers by subtly changing the flow of air around them.
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Toad Harbour

Toad Harbour takes place in and around a picturesque seaside town, complete with a shopping centre, a tram station, and a marina filled with sailboats. There are multiple routes to take, and racers will tear through the docks, markets, and side streets as they jockey for first place.
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The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1973

The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1973 contained five watercolour paintings that Tolkien produced for The Hobbit, along with some hitherto unpublished pictures that he made while writing The Lord of the Rings.
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#059 Arcanine

Arcanine is bigger, fluffier, and more wild-looking than Growlithe, conveying the idea that, whereas its pre-evolved form is commonly kept as a pet in the Pokémon world, Arcanine is truly a creature of the wilderness.
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Mario Circuit

Mario Circuit is a twisting road suspended above a grassy canyon, carved into the shape of a Möbius strip. This is not only a unique and clever way to show off the new anti-gravity mechanic, but, as a bonus, since it looks like the number ‘8’, it also ties into…
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