Super Mario Kart launched for the Super Nintendo in 1992 and made item-based kart racing a lasting part of gaming culture, with racers throwing shells, bananas and other items to gain an advantage. Short effects from the game have circulated for years on soundboards, in gameplay videos and in retro compilations, where their brief, recognisable Nintendo style instantly signals old-school racing. This throwing clip remains useful because it is short enough to drop into a joke or highlight without slowing the edit, and because Mario Kart itself is still widely played and referenced.