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How did Kart games become the it "thing" of the 90's?

The short answer is It had some help from some great racing games that paved the way from the 80's.

Racing games improved on so many levels throughout the 80's in comparison to what was available before that decade. The graphics were much improved, the sound effects really began to sound like an engine revving, and the gameplay was fun yet challenging. The best racing games of the 80s were technical and there was no room for error when navigating hair-pin turns at over 200 MPH. You just couldnt afford to make a mistake in games like Pole Position or Outrun because each poorly navigated turn would cost you another quarter at the arcade. One could argue that racing games began an evolution sometime around 1988, with the arcade release of Power Drift. Sega managed to bring many non-racing game enthusiasts into a new "hybrid" type of racing game genre. It had a different vibe than Segas other titles like Outrun.

Power Drift (1988)[Image Source Wikipedia]

Look no further than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to understand how profitable Kart games can be. It sold 52 million copies as of December 2022 and is currently the best-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time. In addition to the classic GP circuits, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features a nice assortment of Battle-Modes and incredibly addicting online play with a community that battles it out on tracks like Mario Kart Stadium and Sweet Sweet Canyon at all hours of the day, every day of the week.Kart games are more successful than anyone in the Power Drift development team could ever have dreamed of and it has come a long way since. The Mario Kart franchise has currently cemented itself as the face or poster of the sub-genre.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Cover Art[Image Source Wikipedia]

What about those Kart Games of the 90s?

By the end of the 90s, the Kart game sub-genre was heavily over-saturated with many titles, most of which were not memorable at all. I mean, when was the last time you played Pac-Man World Rally or Smurf Racers?

Who Didn't Have a Kart Game?[Image Source YouTube]

Mario Kart (1992) Cover Art[Image Source Wikipedia]

Can you believe Super Mario Kart actually started as a prototype for what the development team dubbed a multiplayer F-Zero?Building upon the Mode 7 graphics used in F-Zero, Super Mario Kart used the same visual technique to create a 3D driving circuit, but in a Mario world environment for the very first time.The only issue was that the introduction of a multiplayer mode pushed the 16-Bit SNES to its hardware limitations, and as a result, game speed was affected. The developers also shrunk the length of the tracks in comparison to F-Zero. This is why they opted to make the vehicles into Karts. That should justify the slower speed and shorter tracks right?!?Long story short, the Kart gamble was a huge success. The birth of drifting AKA Power Sliding and the introduction of items used as power-ups during the race would now be a mainstay in Kart games going forward.Super Mario Kart went on to sell 8.76 million copies worldwide.

Crash Team Racing Cover Art[Image Source Wikipedia]

By 1999, it felt like every animated character and their uncle was now being considered for a Kart game and Crash Bandicoot finally got its own introduction to the fiesta.Crash Team Racing didn't "re-invent the wheel" when it came to gameplay, but it did have a great boost mechanic, and a nice adventure mode similar to that of Diddy Kong Racing. Each new Kart game was taking inspiration from its predessors.But in the end, I think the soundtrack probably held this title back, or maybe it was just me? I need some good tunes when Im Kart Racing.CTR went on to sell nearly 2 million copies which was very impressive considering it was Crashs first Kart game.

Diddy Kong Racing Cover Art[Image Source Wikipedia]

I remember playing Diddy Kong racing for the first time and it truly was a whole new type of beast. It took the Kart game concept, added airplanes and hoverboats into the mix, and featured an open-world concept where you could explore new areas that featured boss battles. Whoa.However, looking at this with 2023 prescription glasses, I dont think the game aged as well as some of the others from the 90s. The game's framerate speed is just not as slick when played today. No big deal, but it's hard not to notice it after playing Mario Kart 64.On a funny side note, the game featured a character named Conker the Squirrel. You might be thinking that name sounds familiar. Perhaps you recall a game titled Conkers Bad Fur Day?

Conker's Bad Fur Day Cover Art[Image Souce Wikipedia]

Which begs the question, how did Conker go from Diddy Kong Racing, to Conker's Bad Fur Day? That would be like a side character in the Super Mario universe such as Warioluigi getting placed in his own Grand Theft Auto game. I always found that hilariously fascinating.

Diddy Kong racing sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide and even received a world record for the fastest-selling game at that time.

In Europe, it was known as Speed Freaks[Image Source Wikipedia]

What the heck is Speed Punks? Possibly the most underrated and least known Kart game ever. This one totally slipped under the radar which is such a shame. Unfortunately, Speed Punks just happened to be released around the same time as Crash Team Racing which really deflated its marketing ambition and prevented it from reaching its full potential given that CTR got all the hype.Speed Punks plays more like a traditional Kart game and has a well-designed power drift mechanic that allows the player to build up their Speed Boost meter as long as they drift, without interruption to that drift. The stages are really well designed, the graphics are vibrant, and it had a near perfect balance between skill and fun-game play that should suit any type of player.Yes it has the expected rubber-banding when it comes to item pickups, but it compensates for the skilled-players by allowing the player to use different techniques such as accelerator mashing or well-timed turns in order to avoid weapons being fired at them.Best of all, there are three unlockable characters and 12 unlockable bonus tracks which adds lots of replay value to the game.Speed Punks sold about 200,000 copies worldwide which might be why it just never gets the love it deserves.

In a League of it's Own - Mario Kart 64[Image Source Wikipedia]

No Shocker here. No seriously, what Kart game was better in the 90's?This game exceeded pretty much everyone's expectations in the 90's. How much do people love this game? Take a look at the speedrun community for this title and they collectively nearly maximized the lap times on every track in this game.The graphics were awesome. The levels and characters were instantly recognizable since we all played a Nintendo game at some point in our lives, even the music and sound effects were easy to listen to.

The replay value for Mario Kart 64 was second to none, with the usualset of challenging GP circuits 50-150cc, and an amazing multiplayer mode experience. Dont forget, multiplayer in the 90's was hit or miss on any gaming title no matter how good the solo player was. Mainly because the hardware was so limited. Four player Speed Punks for example just didnt play the same as the one player mode and it was noticeable. Mario Kart 64 on the other hand, was pretty smooth with 4-player action and the new concept of multiplayer battle mode was incredibly genius. Best of all, a skilled player could avoid weapons (but not all of them) with the right techniques which helped deflate the rubber banding effect.Mario Kart 64 was the viral sensation that the Kart game genre needed and it went on to sell 12 million units worldwide.

A great Kart game is one that has a nice balance of technical skill and casual type gameplay. Some that has the likes of "Power Drifting" and gives the player the ability to evade weapons with just the right amount of "rubber banding".A fun Kart game has some unlockable content and an excellent multiplayer mode that doesnt look and feel different than the one player mode. Lastly, a memorable Kart game is one that has some great tunes and eye-catching level designs.

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Ramadan festivities continue across the UAE this week.

From lavish iftars and suhoor tents to family-friendly events, The National rounds up seven things to do from April 10 to 16.

Tashas Cafe

Tashas Cafe in Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, has been turned into a majlis by luxury fashion brand Fendi with a Ramadan menu.

Dishes include spinach and feta hummus, sumac and pomegranate salad and Levant chicken. Fendi-branded desserts, such as sticky toffee date cake; and rose and pistachio Eton mess, are also on the menu. Mango, vanilla and date smoothies and apricot nectar, all served with Fendi-branded ice, are available.

Traditional Arabic music will play in the background.

Until April 23; 9am-1am; prices vary; Marsa Al Bateen Marina, Abu Dhabi; 02 445 0890

Experts and locals are sharing stories about Al Ain's history, social practices and people at Al Jahili Fort on Tuesday.

This particular session, which will be conducted in Arabic, will focus on the UAE's second-tallest mountain Jebel Hafeet and its surroundings.

Tuesday; 10pm-midnight; free; Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan St, Al Jahili, Al Ain; 03 711 8311

The plaza terrace of Jumeirah Emirates Towers has been transformed into a traditional Arabian village, displaying artworks from Emirati and other Arab artists.

The market-style Ramadan District also has several food counters serving bite-size dishes, retail shops, live entertainment and a dedicated zone for children. With a view of the Museum of the Future, the location of the pop-up is one of the most Instagram-worthy Ramadan events in the city.

Until April 20; 4pm-2am; free; plaza terrace Jumeirah Emirates Towers; 050 971 6258

The second Ramadan "editathon" by the Emirates Literature Foundation and Wikimedians of the UAE User Group is taking place on Thursday at Mist DXB in Business Bay.

The event is a group-editing workshop that aims to enrich Wikipedia with Arabic and English articles highlighting important aspects of Ramadan in the Arab world. Participants can learn about the platform's best practices, as well as work with experts to become Wikipedia contributors and editors.

Refreshments will be provided, followed by a suhoor in the evening. Registration is required.

Thursday; 9.30am-11.30pm; free; Business Bay; event.elfdubai.org

Visit the Expo Centre Sharjah for the 40th annual Ramadan Nights.

The festival packs in entertainment programmes and cultural activities, alongside a shopping experience with more than 10,000 products from 500 brands, including homeware, toys and clothes.

Visitors can expect up to 75 per cent discounts and other deals on-site.

Until April 21; 5pm-1am; Dh5 adults, free for children under 12; Sharjah Expo Centre; ramadan-nights.com

Al Naeem Mall in Ras Al Khaimah is hosting a Ramadan night market.

The family affair offers harbour views, entertainment, retail and dining experiences. Several activities for children are also lined up, including meet-and-greets with mascots, storytelling sessions, balloon bending and a PlayStation area. Little ones can also join workshops, such as cupcake decorating and slime making.

Until May 1; 4pm-midnight; free entry; Al Naeem Mall; 07 2275000

It's game on at Manarat Al Saadiyat's Ramadan Arcade. Photo: Manarat Al Saadiyat

For a contemporary way of celebrating Ramadan, head to Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi for the last day of its Ramadan Arcade.

As the name suggests, the event features several arcades and activities for visitors, from traditional tabletop games to virtual reality. The newly opened Pixoul Gaming has teamed up with the venue to bring the event to life.

There are three installations by local artists, as well as several pop-ups such as photo booths and artist studios. There are also food stalls located at the Garden and the Plaza.

Until April 16; 9pm-2am; Dh50 for a day pass; Saadiyat Island

Updated: April 10, 2023, 4:01 AM

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One might imagine that the precise design specifications of the Vatican flag would be laid out for anyone to access,like they are for the flag of the United States, for example.But they arent. The best the Vatican provides is a web page with a verbal description and history of the flag, along with alow-resolution image showing a square version.

Becker told CNA that the saga of the Vatican flag on Wikipedia demonstrates a need for the Vatican to step in and clarify exactly what its flag should look like, especially considering the fact that Catholic churches all over the world display the Vatican flag.

It was precisely this lack of clarity on the official design of the Vatican flag that led Becker tocreate a websitedetailing, as best as he could, the correct design for the flag.

Cultural communities in general have turned to flags in a stunning way, Becker commented, citing in part a proliferation of cheaply made, mass-produced flags. And, anecdotally, there seems to be an ever-increasing interest in the Vatican flag as a way for Catholics to claim an identity, whether by flying a flag at home, waving it at a papal event, or by putting one in their social media profile picture.

Perhaps surprisingly, the Vatican flag is less than 100 years old, as is Vatican City itself. For more than a millennium before 1870, the pope ruled over the Papal States, large regions mainly within present-day Italy. After the Vatican lost control of the Papal States, it found itself a tiny island surrounded by an acrimonious Italy. It took nearly 60 years until the ratification of the Lateran Accords of 1929 ushered in harmony between the Vatican and Italy, and the creation of the worlds smallest sovereign country.

In the days of the Papal States, many different flags were used, but the yellow and white color scheme was a common feature. Becker said the modern design was first used by the merchant fleet in the Papal States from 1825 to 1870. In 1929, that design was chosen as the new flag of Vatican City, the sovereign country.

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A person looks at an Abortion Pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a computer on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images

A Texas judge on Friday overturned the nationwide FDA approval of abortion medication with a ruling that legal and healthcare experts told Insider is full of inaccuracies.

In addition to citing the Wikipedia definitions for both "pregnancy" and "disease" in his ruling, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk falsely claimed abortion medication "ultimately starves the unborn human until death" and made sweeping generalizations about the psychological impact of abortions on women who receive them which health care providers told Insider aren't accurate.

"Whim and caprice aren't the same as facts and evidence, and are not an objective foundation for good law," Los Angeles attorney Vineet Dubey, co-founder of Custodio & Dubey LLP, a law firm specializing in injury, environmental litigation, and civil rights cases, said in a statement emailed to Insider, indicating the judge's ruling came "without the knowledge necessary to make an informed decision."

Dubey added: "Judges aren't intended to be subject matter experts outside of interpreting the law."

The conservative, Trump-appointed Texas judge behind the ruling in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA casehas long supported the anti-abortion movement. His mother, Dorothy, is a microbiologist who began working at anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, his sister, Jennifer Griffith,told The Washington Post.

In his ruling, Kacsmaryk included common phrases used by anti-abortion activists, not scientists, and misinformation.

"Mifepristone also known as RU-486 or Mifeprex is a synthetic steroid that blocks the hormone progesterone, halts nutrition, and ultimately starves the unborn human until death," Kacsmaryk's ruling reads, calling those who provide the medication "abortionists."

But an OB-GYN told Insider the judge's interpretation of what the drug does is medically inaccurate.

"I would say that's not a medical description of the way that that it works," Daniel Grossman, MD, the director of the University of California San Francisco's reproductive health care program, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), told Insider.

Mifepristone, Grossman said, blocks the progesterone receptor early in the pregnancy to keep the lining of the uterus from getting thick enough for an embryo to successfully implant on it, causing the pregnancy to start to separate from the uterine wall. Working in tandem with a second medication called misoprostol, which causes the contraction of the uterus, the drugs cause the expulsion of the embryo.

The process is "kind of like having a really heavy, crampy period," according to Planned Parenthood.

"From a medical perspective, we call the developing pregnancy an embryo at this stage. Mifepristone and misoprostol are sometimes used before we can even see an embryo on ultrasound," Grossman told Insider. "So, that term 'unborn human' that's not a medical term that we use."

He added: "And the language around nutrition and starvation is certainly very emotional language, but those aren't the medical terms that we use in this context."

Prior to implanting in the uterine lining and the development of a placenta, an embryo relies on nutrients from endometrial secretions, which are present during the second half of the menstrual cycle whether a pregnancy occurs or not, according to SITNBoston, a Harvard science publication.

But the medical processes and descriptions of how the drugs work weren't the only inaccuracies in the judge's ruling.

M. Antonia Biggs, PhD and social psychologist at ANSIRH, told Insider that Kacsmaryk was "perpetuating misinformation and propagating the myth that abortion causes mental health harm" through his ruling.

"What we do know is that abortion does not increase people's risk of having depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, suicidal ideation, or substance use disorders, which is completely against many of his claims," Biggs told Insider. "We also know that people do not come to regret their abortions."

In the ruling, Kacsmaryk writes that women who receive an abortion are at higher risk of death by suicide, "self-destructive tendencies, depression, and other unhealthy behavior aggravated by the abortion experience," citing studies debunked by the broader scientific community, Biggs said.

Kacsmaryk also claims women experience "intense psychological trauma" from seeing an expelled embryo.

Biggs said when she worked on a longitudinal research project called The Turnaway Study, examining the mental, physical, and socioeconomic consequences of receiving an abortion compared to carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term, the results showed the opposite 95% said that they felt that it was the right decision for them.

"When we did find harm, any kind of psychological harm, it was not to people who had an abortion, but it was people who were denied abortion," Biggs told Insider. "So people who are denied abortion experience short-term, elevated levels of stress, anxiety, and low self-esteem."

Spreading such misinformation through an official judicial ruling, Biggs said, is "inappropriate, unethical, and jarring."

"When you're issuing a ruling that's going to impact people nationally, one would hope that that ruling would be evidence-based and that it would look at the body of evidence instead of cherry-picking studies that are really not in line with the scientific consensus on the topic," Biggs said, adding, "so many of the things in this ruling I would say are completely flawed.It's definitely not going to help or prevent mental health harm or physical harm as it claims it's going to do the opposite."

Kacsmaryk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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Is your next logo something musical? Intel makes a big comeback. And fake ransomware groups? Dont these guys have any ethics?

These stories and more on Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, April 5th.

Im your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and TechNewsDay in the US heres todays top tech news stories.

What was that? It was the sound of the new logo for Wikipedia. Thats right. Its a sound logo and as an article in FastCompany described it its delightfully nerdy.

Whats the point? Glad you asked. Apparently the Wikimedia Foundation, wants to define its brand at a time when people are starting to use voice and speech to access their phones, tablets and of course, their smart speakers.

A spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation Mathoto Matsetela-Harman noted that 27 per cent of worlds online population use voice search on their mobile devices or smart speaker. And more and more people are getting the answers from Wikipedia content. So the logo will reassure listeners that the information they are getting is accurate, reliable and verified by thousands of volunteers in the Wikimedia movement.

The sound logo is the creation of Thaddeus Osborne, a Viginia based nuclear engineer who produces music in his spare time. It was picked from thousands of entries in a contest run by the foundation, looking for the sound of knowledge growing

Its not the first-time sound logos have been used the first audio trademark was registered in 1929. And whether it will join the ranks of well-known sounds like the sound your Mac or Windows computer make when they boot up or the McDonalds jingle or others that we associate with brands, its an idea that somehow sounds right

Source: FastCompany

Despite the overall industry experiencing 20 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) Intels revenue growth has been in the single digits since 2015, with decreasing market share and pressure on gross margins.

Some blame this on Intels failure to innovate and catch the mobile, data centre and even Artificial Intelligence markets ceding these to Nvidia and rival AMD. And with a great deal of its manufacturing overseas, Intel was inordinately hit by supply chain issues that had rocked the industry.

But CEO Pat Gelsinger has devised a plan to return Intel to its past leadership position.

Gelsinger has made a 20 billion dollar bet, with contingency for more if necessary, to invest in foundries in the United States bringing back production to the US and with that, greater control over supply chains. These new foundries will employ the technology made by Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography or ASML a Dutch corporation that has the worlds most advanced chip manufacturing technology, which has been embargoed since 2019 so it cannot be licensed for use by Chinese manufacturers.

Intel also caught or maybe caused the wave of government support with the Biden adminstrations Chips Act which may contribute as much as 3 Billion dollars per foundry.

The company is betting on this tech to produce a new set of chips called Sierra Forest, a chip with an astounding 144 cores, which Intel hopes will compete with AMDs 128 core Bergamo chips.

According to an article in Nasdaq.com, the Sierra Forest chips scheduled for delivery in 2025 will be deployed a year ahead of schedule in 2024.

To pull this off, the company has had to strip back dividend payouts to shareholders, cut executive pay and even have some layoffs.

Will it be worth it? In the short run, nobody is certain. The slump in PC demand has cooled part of the market, but even in tough times, most analysts are predicting growth in cloud data centres and AI two areas that are exactly what the new Sierra Forest chips are designed for.

Source: Nasdaq.com

Speaking of the tech slowdown, industry journal The Next Platform reports that forecasts for growth in on-premises hardware will be lower next year by close to 11 per cent. But spending on large cloud providers is expected to grow by close to 7 per cent.

While this is nothing like 20 per cent growth of recent years its still a major gap between shrinking on premises and expanding cloud services demand.

Noting that recessions dont cause IT transitions, they accelerate them, the article shows a projected decline in non-cloud and dedicated on premises servers from 43 per cent to 32 per cent in 2027 with a corresponding increase in cloud for corporate infrastructure.

Even in Canada, which has been slower to adopt cloud, ITWC Researchs CIO Census showed a huge potential increase in cloud usage with CIOs predicting that in two years, cloud will be the dominant infrastructure in Canada.

Source: The Next Platform

Fake ransomware attacks are the next big thing, according to an article in Bleeping Computer.

The gangs dont actually mount an attack, they pick on those who they think have been attacked and then claim to be the attacker, or one of the attackers, and demand a ransom or they will publish and sell stolen data or even mount additional attacks on the company or its customers. Its not a new idea its been observed since 2019 and even given a name by incident response company Coveware, who call it Phantom Incident Extortion or PIE for short.

Bleeping Computer has identified called Midnight and says it has been targeting companies in the US since March 16th.

Midnight has claimed to be part of the Silent Ransom Group, a splinter of the Conti syndicate also known as Luna Moth. In another attack they have masqueraded as the Surtr ransomware group which was first reported encrypting data in its attacks in December of 2025.

The Kroll group, who specialize in investigation and risk consulting, note that this fake extortion and impersonating much more well-known groups is a way for relatively unsophisticated or low skilled attackers to use social engineering to extort victims.

So far, according to Kroll, the only real attacks mounted by these impostors have been relatively low-level denial of service DDoS attacks, again a strategy that was used by a number of groups in years past.

Its unclear how the group selects its victims or even where it gets data from. Some speculate that they could be partnering with other attackers or simply be tracking other groups and finding data on the sites these groups use to publish or sell data.

So companies are advised to be doubly careful if they receive ransom demands. The attacker may not be real.

It adds a whole new meaning to that phrase fake it till you make it.

Source: Bleeping Computer

A new study explains why we get so fatigued by online meetings. Weve all felt it, that awful, lethargic feeling that comes over during Zoom and Teams meetings. Its not, as you may think, simply that your colleagues are droning on or that the meetings are pointless. Thats just part of corporate life.

Nope, according to this study there are actual physiological reasons why you feel so down and lethargic. Research published in the journal Trends and Cognitive Sciences says that important visual cues we rely on to communicate are rendered meaningless or disrupted over video calls.

According to Nikolaus Troje, a Canada research chair in reality research at Torontos York University, This whole sophisticated dance that two people and their visual systems play when they communicate in the real world is just disrupted, Or to put it even more simply. It doesnt work anymore.

Troje says that we cant get the same eye contact that we do in real life the way we look at each others eyes in conversation. Even if we try to look into the spot just below the camera lens, so it looks like we are making eye contact, the effect is somehow artificial even a little creepy.

Trojes team is one of many working on new tech solutions that can somehow make the experience of virtual and hybrid meetings actually pleasant.

Solving this challenge might be a worth lot of money. HPs CEO Enrique Lores noted in a keynote last week at HPs Amplify conference that there are 90 million meeting rooms across the world and only ten per cent of them are even equipped for video calls. Making them work better is a multi-billion-dollar opportunity.

Source: Toronto Star

Efile.com, an IRS authorized supplier of electronic filing software for tax returns has been caught serving up JavaScript malware, according to an article in Bleeping Computer. Researchers stated that the malicious JavaScript file has been on the eFile.com website for weeks.

According to some reports, the site was infected as early as mid-March but the offending malware was not removed until April 1st.

No-one seems to know exactly who did the attack or even why. The main functions of this code are to communicate with a command and control server and to reload updates. As SANS researcher Johannes Ullrich noted, there are Chinese comments in the code, and the server it pings back to is in China so the source is likely Chinese. But the purpose is a little less clear. Ullrich notes that the the code is very cobbled together and the clumsy inclusion of PHP points to a not-so-advanced, but maybe still persistent, threat actor.

Hard to understand? Not very clear in what it does? Persistent? Sounds like if belongs with income tax filing.

Thats the top tech news for today. Hashtag Trending goes to air five days a week with the daily tech news and we have a special weekend edition where we do an in depth interview with an expert on some tech development that is making the news.

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