# mustache-dev/Mario-Kart-3.js

Repository: https://github.com/mustache-dev/Mario-Kart-3.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mario-kart-3js
Homepage: https://lunakepio.github.io/Mario-Kart-3.js/
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-12-26T14:48:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 35, longevity 68
- inputs: {"age_days": 954, "days_push": 250, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4582, forks 981 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.552184+00:00)

## What it is
A browser-based 3D kart racing game inspired by Mario Kart, written in JavaScript with WebGL rendering, shaders, and particle effects. It is a fan-made open-source project that is explicitly around half complete, with core driving and drift mechanics playable but items, tracks, HUD, and time-trial mode still under development.

## Use cases
- play a mario kart style racing game in the browser
- open source kart racer with drift mechanics
- webgl 3d driving game demo
- javascript racing game to fork and contribute to
- learn webgl and 3d game programming from a real project
- free browser game to pass the time

## When to choose
- You want to play or demo a free, open-source kart racer directly in a web browser without installing anything
- You are looking for an approachable JavaScript/WebGL game codebase to fork, extend, or learn 3D rendering from
- You want to contribute ideas or code to an early-stage community game project with a public to-do roadmap

## When to avoid
- You need a finished, polished racing game - the author states it is only around 50% complete
- You want a reusable game engine or library to build your own games, rather than a specific playable game
- You expect complete features like items, designed tracks, a HUD, minimap, or time-trial mode, which are still on the to-do list
- You need official Nintendo content or commercial-grade asset quality

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: game, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, entertainment, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: webgl, threejs, racing-game, kart-racer, browser-game, 3d-graphics, drift-mechanics, fan-project, javascript-game, game-development

## Member repositories
- mustache-dev/Mario-Kart-3.js (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.552184+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:53.680106+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mustache-dev/Mario-Kart-3.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.552184+00:00, sha 43b9d3996c7b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.