I just played the first 'Mario Kart' game for smartphones, and it's a lot of fun - but there's one major aspect of the game that frustrated me

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Promotional art for "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe."

• The first-ever "$4" game is headed to smartphones this summer - it's called "$4," and it's free-to-play.
• The game isn't available just yet, but an early version is available to a select group of people on $4 devices.
• After playing the game on Wednesday morning, I have mostly positive things to say about $4 next major smartphone game.
• $4

For the first time ever, "Mario Kart" is headed to smartphones. The game is scheduled to arrive at some point this summer.

And for some people, it's already here - "Mario Kart Tour" entered a period of limited testing on Android phones this week. I was one of those lucky people who got into the early test period, and I've spent the last 24 hours playing the game in bursts.

Here's what it's like: