News helicopter catches out people playing 'Mario Kart' on stadium's big screen

When can we play?
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Johnny Lieu
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It must be neat having access to a huge stadium screen.

Like these people, handing out red shells while playing what appears to be Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the screen at Kauffman Stadium, home of baseball team the Kansas City Royals.

A news helicopter from KCTV5 caught the racing game in action while getting aerial shots of nearby Arrowhead Stadium, and we want to play too.

Turns out it was for a charity fundraiser for the Royals, the organization confirmed on Twitter. It added there might be another opportunity to play the game on the big screen later this year, where it's looking to auction off the experience for a good cause, those clever people.

The giant screen, dubbed Crown Vision, is a behemoth. At 84 feet wide and 105 feet (25 metres by 32 metres) tall, it was the world's largest LED display when it was installed back in 2007.

Anyway, we're super jealous, and we want to play, damn it.

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