Pixel Racing

It’s eight pm on a Friday evening and the mood is set at entrepreneur Siddharth Toprani’s apartment at Breach Candy, Mumbai. Games – check, consoles setup – check, accessories connected – check, strong black coffee stocked – check, pizza and beverages ordered – check. It is going to be a long game night for this bunch of millennials, all of who prefer hours of torqued up, heart-pounding action rather than being sloshed at some crowded SoBo (South Bombay) pub. “No alcohol for us on game nights either – it is best to stay sober to focus on the game,” says Toprani. Tonight, it is time for Mario Kart 2019, something they have been planning to test for months now. In fact, one of the first games that Toprani played after purchasing the Nintendo Wii console from GameStop in Las Vegas, USA, was Mario Kart 2019. “It came bundled with the console and the cool accessories like Wiimote, Nunchucks and the Wii Wheel that had my heart. We’ve been told that this HD re-release that came out last year on the console Nintendo Switch is fast-paced and frantic and we can’t wait to experience a racing simulator with our old favourites – Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Daisy, Bowser and Dry Bowser and