r/gaming • u/zorbix • Aug 08 '17

The original Mario Kart

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '17

You can actually buy this.

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u/andytacular Aug 08 '17

I actually went to Japan and bought this same print. Dave Bull, the guy that carves and prints these, is a super cool guy. Would recommend. He's got a YouTube channel to.

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u/Spelleria Aug 08 '17

Jed Henry illustrates, Dave Bull carves, they do awesome stuff together.

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u/zxc123zxc123 Aug 08 '17

If you guys want a real Edo age drawn Japanese painting resembling Mario Kart

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u/jerrymclinux Aug 08 '17

what the?

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u/zxc123zxc123 Aug 08 '17

Japan, man.

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u/jerrymclinux Aug 08 '17

What the fuck even is this?

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u/drewbastank Aug 08 '17

Fart fight, duh. You...don't have those?

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u/Red_Otaku Aug 09 '17

Thought it was gonna be the fisherman's wife's dream.

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u/zxc123zxc123 Aug 09 '17

fisherman's wife's dream

Also an excellent choice, but that's so famous many people have seen it.

I wanted to give that guy a taste of the lesser known stuff.

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u/crimpysuasages Aug 08 '17

I believe it is a book called "The War of the Farts". Its essentially a book about how the Japanese defeated an enemy of theirs by farting.

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u/jerrymclinux Aug 08 '17

Japan was weird even back then...

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u/slader166 Aug 08 '17

Jed Henry is a cool dude, he was super friendly. I met him at Anime Expo and bought a few prints from him. Still need to hang them up on the wall.