Mario Kart VR has landed in Washington, D.C. — and it is amazing

It's an amazing experience, and there's very little about this arcade you couldn't replicate at home.

Down in the food court of Union Station in Washington, D.C., Bandai Namco has set up what it calls the "VR Zone Portal" with three HTC Vive-powered experiences you can pay to try out. Popup VR arcades in high traffic areas aren't new, but this one has the holy grail of VR experiences: Mario Kart. I don't know anyone who hasn't lost hours of their life to at least one version of Mario Kart, either while growing up or today on the ultra-portable Nintendo Switch. But the promise of VR is to feel like you're really there, and who wouldn't want to feel like they were on a track racing against Bowser and Wario?

I had to know if this was as exciting as it seemed, so I went to check it out. And if you're near D.C., you need to go try it right now.

Climbing into the driver's seat

This four-player race is accompanied by many AI players, which means as soon as you sit down you're surrounded by all of the familiar racers from the game. This version of Mario Kart lets you choose between Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi. I went with Yoshi, and as I looked down at my hands I could see Yoshi's hands as I waved my own arms around. A moment later, I could hear the other human racers through my headset, all ready to talk trash and have a good time.

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