A Man Who Can't Drive plays Mario Kart with a Steering Wheel

[@RTGame]

They used to call me The Drift King back in college, soon they will call me The Drive King

[@JUSTxK1LL1NGxT1M3]

finally, you are the drift king of irl, and not just in games

[@kamikaze4236]

drift daddy

[@chloe9846]

Yes the Drift King is back baby!!! 😆

[@Raphael_27]

More like Crash King

[@Raphael_27]

Wait no. More like "Drive of the cliff" King

[@paddythelegend1671]

He's just confused because Irish people drive on the left side of the road, meanwhile in Mario Kart you get hit by lightning

[@vivalaglavii6736]

Good joke, nice subversion

[@SeanSMST]

Decent anti joke

[@comicsans3272]

Like in real life italy

[@khajiithaswares4147]

6.8/10 too much water

[@somerandomguyontheinternett]

I chuckled, thank you for the joke paddythelegend1671

[@serv3384]

I'm suddenly glad that Ireland is an island so the Drift King stays contained

[@Junnneee]

He can drive underwater. We're fucked.

[@suborbitalprocess]

​@@Junnneee and he can drive in space. There is no escape

[@anfearaerach]

Ah sure I've seen worse, there's one lane roads here where you can drive 80 km/h

[@TheFirstCurse1]

This made me laugh so hard

[@thenaynaycat]

SCP the drift king

[@Niaeruzu]

Imagine what a power move it must be to step into the car with your driving instructor and immediately saying 'You know, they used to call me the Drift King back in college' and then just normally driving while avoiding diving further into the topic

[@CraftingGummi]

Hold on, I should actually do this with my driving instructor (my own father)

[@spades_gameing]

nice pfp :D

[@LaneBeScrolling]

“So, uhhh, where’s the hop button on this thing?”

[@SchemingBeePuncher]

If he ever gets on the road he'll definitely be rumbling and tumbling

[@adamantii]

Oh my god

[@puffyduck2050]

the rumble tumble king, no less

[@Let_Toons]

That deserves an award.

[@ThunderMouse1999]

Oh no

[@bondgaming0001]

Forza already proved this lol

[@StickMaster500]

If only Abby was here to lend her support as RT takes his driving test and tries to kill as less people as possible because as we know, he used to be called the Drift King back in college

[@SpaceCoffeePill]

We're no strangers to love

[@iexplainjokesforaliving.5415]

​@@SpaceCoffeePill You know the rules

[@Acudit]

@@iexplainjokesforaliving.5415 and so do I

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

@@iexplainjokesforaliving.5415 and so do I

[@tikitak7672]

⁠@@iexplainjokesforaliving.5415 and so do I

[@jdninja1196]

perfect that he got baby park as his first track. a true test of skill

[@Shadest]

The Gentleman's Arena

[@jos4669]

i feel like baby park is the only track that is 100% down to luck lol

[@Goofy685]

Remember Dan, when you're driving on the highway, the R on the gearbox stands for "Race"

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

the P is for Powerslide

[@killedbycrit]

The N is for nitro boost

[@zegracegrass]

The biggest shock of the stream wasn’t his driving skills but rather how he’s never seen Pixar’s Cars

[@CliffCardi]

Doc Hudson was the original Drift King

[@SMPandanic]

HE HASN'T!!?!? WE GOT TO GET HIM TO WATCH IT IT'S THE BEST FILM

[@betafurret1503]

@@SMPandanicCars suck

[@nightram6164]

Next video is gonna be dan actually learning how to drift a car in real life

[@Rua-Bnuuy_the_Possessed]

Tonight on Top Gear

[@jd_the_cat]

@@Rua-Bnuuy_the_PossessedRTgame drives a car,

[@slugtheplugalug]

6.8/10, too much water

[@mikeomatic9905]

I'd be satisfied if he just moved on to Forza with a wheel

[@patrickshaw411]

If that was on a livestream, that would so hype!

[@Frying-the-snow]

now he can become the drift king IRL, god help us all

[@mehpainter]

He's coming for Keiichi Tsuchiya's job

[@Frying-the-snow]

@@mehpainter um I dono who that is

[@JerW]

@@Frying-the-snow the drift king irl

[@mehpainter]

@@Frying-the-snow The IRL Drift King, he's the one who popularized drifting

[@Frying-the-snow]

alr thabks lol

[@Droub_]

I would say it’s embarrassing I lost a few times to Dan with a wheel, but THEY USED TO CALL HIM THE DRIFT KING BACK IN COLLEGE, I had no chance when he was using a real wheel. Turn up your sensitivity Dan please I beg of you-

[@nitrobuilder1014]

I imagine that during his driving test, Dan will try and press the drift button and get a mini-turbo for more points to make up for him driving up the wall.

[@no-qz4ib]

make sure to show this video to your driving instructor so they can be totally in awe of your skill and give you the license instantly! you don’t even need lessons

[@berriesblue4302]

Funnily enough, as part of my driving training in school, we had to use a steering wheel like this Nintendo one for the virtual driving simulation! It was as bad as it sounds. I had to redo a module once because I was watching a polygonal pedestrian walk UP a light pole.

[@cyber_runner]

Nah cuz id watch that shit too if that happened lmao

[@omegastar2508]

I just realized the juxtaposition of being the drift king and not having a driver's license, how did I not connect the dots sooner

[@mormor8871]

My mom says to me "why don't you wanna drive your good at Mario kart" ...next time she says that I'm going to show her this video

[@NurseValentineSG]

It all makes sense now! They used to call him the drift king because he could never drive in a straight line to get his driver's license!

[@summerwatson3794]

RT can really do it all: speak Italian, be the drift king back in college, traumatising his child (chat) and that’s about it! What more do we need?😂❤

[@original_demonic]

For anyone trying to pass an exam…your biggest enemy is hand over hand steering. Depending on your instructor, they can fail you for that because “you don’t have full control of the vehicle during that turn”. The best idea is to not do it, at least until you’ve passed. It comes as second nature to me for some reason, and mums trying to drill into me that I can’t do that.

[@AnInsideJoke]

Another tip: in a lot of places, if you don't have your seatbelt already on when you start the car, they will fail you IMMEDIATELY. Better to put your seatbelt on first thing, before even putting your key in the ignition, much less starting it. This will also give your instructor and anyone else riding with you time to put their seatbelts on as well, because there are also instructors who will fail you (or at least point you for safety) if THEY also don't have their seatbelts on when you start the car.

[@blarg2429]

I know it's their job to teach people how to drive safely when there's a million ways to "youtube" it up and kill someone and all that, but it kinda sounds like some driving instructors are insufferable.

[@DecayOpossum]

@@blarg2429Oh they are. At least the ones who grade you for the test. They aren’t allowed to give any feedback so if you fuck something small up you’re not going to know until you’ve failed and need to retake it. I’m realizing how bitter this sounds, and I don’t know why. I passed my test first time and have had no bad experiences with driving instructors lmfao. In all fairness to them it has to be terrifying to ride with people who aren’t good at driving everyday.

[@aGoshDarnTravesty]

"enemy is hand over hand steering" What even is the alternative? You literally cannot turn the wheel more than like 180 degrees without adjusting your grip, and one hand steadily gripped on the wheel is way more control than two hands with your arms weirdly crossed over to opposite sides.

[@cubriffic172]

​@@aGoshDarnTravestyThe alternative is shuffle steering (push pull method)

[@castiolare]

I like that he's playing Mario Kart to learn how to drive; the items really emulate realistic driving, having other reckless drivers and such getting in the way.

[@gloomyChaos]

We're one step closer to Dan actually getting his driver's license haha I loved to play Mario Kart Wii with the steering wheel when I played with a friend, good memories, simpler times Stay hydrated, get some food and take care :o]

[@AnubisFactsGames]

You can tell between an experienced driver and the Drift King because the latter’s hands are glued to the wheel and move with it, proving he’s never off the road of gamers. Absolutely phenomenal lad.

[@Agricarnation]

Still cant believe I got second place in this. Was a great time playing with you, RT!

[@SnufflySpy]

I love how calmly RT talks as he's whipping his arms left and right wildly to steer

[@karmii_p]

As someone who also cannot drive (no one will teach me cause they're scared) and my only form of experience behind the wheel is kart racing (I did it once when I was 12) my favorite almost learning how to drive moment was me hitting the pedal a little too hard, immediately stopping, and turning to my mom to say "I thought I had to hit it hard like the ones in the Mario Kart arcade game-" ever since then I have walked and only used a bike to travel. 😀

[@inoob26]

The threat of RT being on the road is now one step closer to reality and it scares me

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

*I DEARLY hope your driving lessons are live-streamed.*

[@Flaming_Saturn]

$5.00 Donation: “You missed the turn onto the highway.” $10.00 Donation: “If you go 30 miles over the speed limit I’ll donate $300.” $20.00 Donation: “When the police eventually come for you just say you left your license at home lmaaooooo.”

[@RiccardoCastello]

As an Italian, Dan has actually achieved perfect fluency in 30 minutes

[@Eftkud]

"Some people have their radio as background, i have driving lessons" Ah yes, I love when my uber has driving leassons on speaker when taking me home to my family

[@EastofAll]

Whenever I, or anyone around me, feel embarrassed about getting a driver's license a little later than usual, I like to bring up the fact that two of my favorite KZbinrs still don't have a driver's license despite being full grown adults. Funnily enough, both are Irish. One is called the drift king, and the other spent thousands of dollars on a driving simulator

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

wait, who's the other one?

[@strawb3rrymi1k_]

who is the second one?

[@EastofAll]

@@strawb3rrymi1k_ Brian Michael Handjob (AKA, Terroriser)

[@redwitch95]

My mum's Irish too and she didn't get her license until she was in her 30s with two kids. It's really not as necessary in most places as it is in the USA.

[@chuckled125]

@@rokkraljkolesa9317 jacksepticeye, listen to Brain Leak

[@TakavaNirhii]

10:05 "The game thought I was AFK" YOU _WERE_ AFK

[@MegaDrain]

I like how you can equate wins and losses solely to the wheel depending on who you ask: "Oh my god you only one because you have the wheel!" or "You lost because you seriously thought you could beat me at mario kart with a wheel"

[@Oswerb]

I imagine the driving instructor will be quite concerned when you purposely drive offroad into some crates and grab a turtle and some mushrooms.

[@thismustbeisaac]

Imagine being in a taxi and the driver is watching a driving tutorial video on youtube. The taxi driver is RT.

[@FrozenCampbellSoup]

I can’t wait for the stream where Dan will get actual driving lessons and the instructor will have to simultaneously teach Dan whilst also responding to Twitch Chat

[@--46200]

You know, last night I actually had a dream where RT was playing mario kart wii! He was on 1cc and playing as Daisy but he could go normal speed on boost pads, but he still got 12th every race. On the final race of the stream he crashed into everyone else, killing them instantly, and he managed to kill 23 racers even though there should have only been 11 other people

[@Joekimbo]

I cant even begin to imagine what would happen if Dan tried this with Forza

[@PossiblyAwesome]

dan in the starting line up for a race: how do you drive a car? time sensitive question

[@LMC_Jarred]

I'm glad at least Cloé got the Ka-ciao joke at the end there, lmao

[@Crazy56U]

5:57 Nice job, the placement of the webcam is making it look like Kamek is making the Baby Jesus cry.

[@Zachaboyman]

11:43 I had my first crash after 8 years of driving a few months ago and I do actually refer to it as a 'spectacular crash' - miraculously nobody was seriously injured at but the spin my car did must have been a sight to behold

[@Stardrone01]

Italians used to call him Il Re della Sgommata back in college

[@AngelofGrace96]

'the instructor is going to be impressed with the amount of power slides I'll be able to do' 😂😂😂

[@PMARC14]

The horrifying visage of just Dans pristine pearly whites jutting into frame at the start reminded me to brush my teeth and wear my retainer. Thank you Drift Daddy 🖖

[@adr2215]

fun fact: you can see me horrifically losing in the first 10 minutes of this :D

[@wodwin]

The fact that RT wasn’t doing any hand-over-hand turning was so painful to watch lol

[@Sirgen020]

Irish man tries to drive with sterring wheel is terrifying to see until i realized it was mario kart. Then it got scariest

[@penguincamp]

The crazy thing to me is that RTGame probably doesn’t realize how incomparable this is to real driving

[@joostfloot5279]

Ngl when I did my first driving lesson I also thought you could turn by turning the wheel +/- 90°

[@snes90]

I was freaked out that the car was moving on it's own without pressing the accelerator while in D. That alone erased any notion that my Mario Kart experience would come in handy.

[@milesd.8083]

@@snes90i’m so glad i’m not the only one who had that experience 😭

[@kiwii5463]

@@snes90my mom neglected to tell 14 year old me this fact when i first learned to drive. i panicked and slammed on the brakes. unfortunately my mom accidentally parked on an ice patch (thanks canada!). my first 30 seconds behind the wheel were pure terror. but its okay i got my license when i was 16 and now i live somewhere where i dont need a car!

[@mechaswool]

How long until RT gets that wheel installed in a car so he can drive for real

[@shawngriffith6901]

You can tell he's never driven before because he thinks both hands full leads to using your elbows. It's the knees next Dannyboy.

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

That "Ka-ciao" joke was beautiful. Fulmine Queeniccino would be proud!

[@dottyorb]

I love the fact that he could have played Forza or something with the wheel, but instead he went straight for Mario kart.

[@lughd5578]

I think Im one of the few people to have had a good car crash. I got hit by a car and after the initial panic attack and freak out I was pretty chill. I had a massive bruise on my leg and thought it was the coolest thing. The incident ALSO took place in my neighborhood and thus got on the neighborhood facebook page, so a few days later when I was getting the mail, a couple recognized me and were like "Oh arent you that poor kid who got hit by a car the other day?" to which I, like a normal person, responded "YEAH IT WAS AWESOME. I HAVE A REALLY COOL BRUISE NOW"

[@captaincaspian42]

My parents got into a car accident when I was 14 or so while leaving the drive through of Inn and Out Burger, they got hit on the passenger side by an elderly man going 30 above the speed limit trying to turn into the parking lot 😭

[@LaeiMou]

Someone should get this man a logitech wheel and make him suffer on an actual sim I feel like that'd be fun to watch

[@DynamiteRyper]

This is one of favourite RT Videos, I’ve rewatched it at least 3 times.

[@Layorgenla]

The way I immediately recognised the voice if the first driving instructor video Dan played 😂 I watched a lot of Conquer Driving whilst learning to drive. As well as DGN and Clearview Driving. Got me through my nerves and passed first time! Just feeling nostalgic now damn!

[@khaosctrlb47]

Something about watching this video *while* you yourself is learning to drive makes it extra special. Can't wait to tell the instructor I learned to drive from The Drift King.

[@Acudit]

The Drift King carrying the torch of the Blood God. What a happy day!

[@obvalenvee338]

Hey RT! Just wanted to let you know that I got my license a couple days ago, and that I learned everything from the Drift King! Can’t wait to see you on the road!

[@UltraViolet-oq2ff]

another classic from rumble tumble gaming

[@federicopavan4793]

As an Italian fan, this video was magical

[@Joseph-ph8sd]

My first time "driving" was in this out door go-cart place, I crashed a gas powered go-cart. only got a little bruised.

[@fir4967]

honestly if i got in a car and i saw rt at the wheel, i would literally throw myself out of the vehicle

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

Honest to god, not knowing how to drive, running a steering wheel and pedals for the first time, running a stream, reading and responding to chat, doing commentary and bits, doing racing driving, and still getting occasionally respectable placement on the finish line? Not too bad RT, not too bad at all. That's a lot of shit thrown at you all at once and you still handled it well. Respect.

[@CY-R0_]

Hi,Rt I ain’t kidding but Harry hill literally lives so close to me and my brother even saw him in the gym!I thought it would be so funny to ask him if he knew who rtgame was and if he wanted to get interviewed by him.That thought is just so funny to me 😂

[@Midnight-Starfish]

TIL that RT stands for Rumble Tumble... I really don't know how to process this information.

[@soyouthoughticoulddraw]

So fun fact-the first time i ever got behind the drivers wheel, i told my instructor: “it’ll all be ok. my years of mariokart have prepared me for this.” i kid you not, this man shut the car off and made me apologize before he let me drive

[@benj1835]

As foretold by the prophecy the drift king has returned

[@NarrowSpark96]

As someone who played a lot of Mario kart using tilt controls, I can confirm it does translate to actual driving skills.

[@artificialair]

Now I've gotta see a stream for American Trucker Simulator

[@malcolmhilariion2877]

RT needs to do a driving course with hoonigan to actually get his drift king title verified. Plzzzzz make this happen internet.

[@kennykenken2297]

The only impression RT would make on a driving instructor would be the impression of an airbag exploding on the instructor's face

[@Drazamuffin]

10:50 if RT tried this he would end up just demolishing some poor guy named brad who was going skiing for his 24th, the same way he obliterated that vacationing goomba relaxing in a pool floatie

[@danthewolf1997]

I administer road tests for the DMV as my real life job. I am in pain.

[@captaincaspian42]

You are a saint on earth.

[@Kobathedread191]

Love ya RT! Keep up the work Drift King.

[@trystenbelanger5275]

I was super drunk and listening to the exact same italian lesson 3 weeks ago😂 It's surprising how much you learn from it!

[@conure3029]

3:53 him realizing it’s someone English about to push his ass to last

[@JosefTBB]

Holy shit I never knew RT stood for rumble tumble

[@Ksescel]

Can’t wait for an animated of this

[@_soothsayer_]

the language and driving lesson gags are part of the reason why im subbed, keep up with the absurd gags!

[@aaron24wood]

When I was learning to drive, they had me do sessions in a simulator to start off. My gamer instincts couldn't not kick in, so I was cutting corners and not giving a toss about what else was on the road.

[@ultimateshadeofwar]

Around 15:07 Okay serious advice if you want to play more with the wheel @RTGame, small turns you move it too far too fast, slow it down a bit you need to be able to shift from turning to neutral position very quickly and to do that you need to do more subtle turning to just all to the left and all to the right.

[@gamerboygaming]

Honestly, I'd love to see RT drive a monster truck. It'd be cool to watch him destroy various things with it.

[@finleymorris04]

I have never taken a formal driving lesson The way he holds the wheel, particularly when he turns, makes me feel sick with anxiety DONT CROSS YOUR ARMS RT YOURE GONNA CRASH THE CA-

[@a_dumbuser]

WDYM YOU CAN'T DRIVE. YOU WERE LITERALLY THE DRIFT KING BACK IN COLLEGE!?!?!?

[@Rissoe_Really]

15:22 it makes me happy to know that i'm not the only person left playing this game :)

[@jessejames05]

I love Michael Hobbs. I loved hearing him in You're Wrong About. I'm yet to listen to Maintainence Phase, but this might be what pushes me to do so, so thank you! :)

[@sugoistalin7809]

Can't believe he drifted right though an orphanage.

[@lordfedjuvekinval252]

8:00 Dan, i love you, you're one of the best content creators out there, you're the best but as an Italian, that was dreadful LMAO

[@onyxtay7246]

Okay, but I actually had a pretty good crash back in college. I was on a big hill, hit a patch of black ice, and then instead of flying off the side I ran into the embankment, rolling over sideways. But it landed on the wheels so I just sheepishly put it in drive and got to the nearest parking lot to wait for a tow. One of my coworkers had a good crash too. About as good as he could have, since a pedestrian was wearing all black on an unlit road, and they narrowly avoided turning the guy into chunky marinara. Instead they just clipped him with the wing mirror and he was basically fine. Then again, I suppose if you spend enough time walking down the center of the road you'll develop an immunity to cars. (I recommend against trying that.)

[@thevoid6596]

Well I can't see how this could possibly backfire in any way, let this Driving and Drifting King onto the streets

[@cdgames69]

"Unfortunately, you failed your driving exam" "But I came second, that has to count for something right?"

[@selfloathinggameing]

I was the Toad in 1st place at 10:00 when Dan disconnected by staring at the huge Yoshi for too long, I'll never forgive you for that you *youtube*

[@jimmymcgoochie5363]

Mariokart: *hit a wall* oops, better keep going! Real life: *hit a wall* I’m never gonna financially recover from this…

[@maria_leigh]

Will definitely be referencing this vid for when I take my driver's test. Also when in court for vehicular manslaughter charges. Thanks dad!

[@DarkRulaMedia]

Ah, nice to see Dan using the best combo there can be in the game. Toad with standard everything. Honestly, now he's got the wheel, can we unleash him on Forza Horizon again?

[@lúki-ang]

I want to see RT try a more realistic racing game now

[@plactoec1590]

He needs a better wheel, these cheapo ones feel so floaty and awkward

[@ToastyMozart]

He might actually do better, wheels don't work great with stuff like Mario Kart because the steering angles change drastically with speed.

[@ValueNetwork]

I don’t think RT did a single thing in this video without him crossing his arms… 10/10 he’s ready to do the test ASAP.

[@ijustsawthat]

RT: I got a steering wheel, now I can learn to drive Chat: Gran Turismo? Assets Corsa? iRacing? RT: Mario Kart