Watch a Neural Network Attempt to Play SUPER MARIO KART Nerdist

As gamers who picked up the SNES Classic Edition can attest, Super Mario Kart is still a masterpiece 25 years after its release. Later games in the series have refined the gameplay and graphics, but the original version can still present a challenge for anyone who attempts to master it…even when the challenger is a machine. As you can see in the video below, one man has attempted to train a neural network to play Super Mario Kart. However, the network, known as "MariFlow," is still somewhat limited in what it can accomplish within the game. Via Polygon, YouTube user SethBling posted a video about MariFlow, the recurrent neural network he used to play Super Mario Kart.