If you've not played a game of Mario Kart then chances are you've at least heard of it.

But there's one place in Manchester that lets people experience it from inside the game - as a character, on the track, driving their very own kart.

Chaos Karts combines real-life racing with augmented reality and since launching in 2023 has become a massive hit with groups and families looking for a unique experience.

The UK's first live action video game karting experience, praised by customers as 'unlike any other', works by tracks and the surrounding landscapes being projected onto the floor and walls. One minute you're avoiding the meteors crashing around you in space, the next you're in a desert.

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