A dataminer has uncovered something peculiar in the code of Mario Kart World . Spiny, a tiny little turtle-looking fella with a spiky shell, was meant to be a driver in the game. Read more
Dataminer uncovers that Spiny - a character seemingly with no way to operate a car - was meant to be playable in Mario Kart World
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