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Super Mario theme park in Japan

Here we go! After months of delays due to the virus, Nintendo’s first theme park, featuring a “Mario Kart” ride inside a real Bowser’s Castle, opened in Japan this week. day to fun things.

From Universal Studios Japan

The attraction, which has bright spots like a block from the classic “Super Mario” games, is part of the Universal Studios Japan amusement park in the western city of Osaka.

The world of the game

“We’ve done a great job in the world of the game… You’ll see life-size piranha plants and Bowser, and you’ll see what Mario is like,” said Ayumu Yamamoto, director of marketing communications of USJ. “It’s taken a year longer than we thought to open this place, and we’re very happy,” he told reporters in an interview.

Music and games

Music from the famous Mario games plays throughout the park and a mobile phone allows visitors to collect coins by hitting blocks, like an Italian plumber.

The glasses are used in addition to a red mirror in the “Mario Kart” ride, one of the main attractions of the park that promises to revive the racing game. The ride follows the path around the castle of the enemy Mario Bowser, an evil turtle, but each seat has a steering wheel and players can collect and shoot things at opponents.

The land offers a ride based on the cute green dinosaur Yoshi, a castle of Peach, Mario-themed restaurants and various characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.

The theme park cost $550 million

Fans expressed excitement about the opening of the park, which cost more than 60 billion yen ($550 million), according to the USJ.

The platform game, where Mario runs and jumps over obstacles to collect coins and rescue Princess Peach from the evil Koopa Turtles, is based on the previously released arcade game “Mario Bros.” . Since then, Mario has appeared in many forms including games featuring racing, football and golf.