Mario Kart 8 — Deluxe -0100152000022800--v1245184...

The music was slowed down by 700%. It sounded like a lullaby being eaten by a whale. The character select screen showed everyone —not just Mario, Peach, Bowser. It showed obscure NPCs from Super Mario Sunshine. It showed Waluigi’s third cousin, "Walugio." It showed a blank silhouette labeled "The 1993 Live-Action Movie Mario."

> If N, the version will propagate to all connected consoles via local wireless and friend matches.

That number wasn’t a mistake. 1,245,184. Not 1.2 million players. Version 1,245,184. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe -0100152000022800--v1245184...

0100152000022800 Version: v1245184

Then the other racers loaded.

GlitchCityGamer—real name Kevin—whispered into his mic, "Uh, guys, we’re going in."

And the menu was… wrong.

He selected the only track available: