Top: "Shine Runners" is a battle mode found in Mario Kart DS, whereby drivers must collect Shine Sprites and then try to hang on to as many of them as possible, avoiding being hit and having their Shine Sprites stolen.
Bottom: it is possible that this name is actually a reference to the Prohibition era in the United States, where production, transport, and sale of alcohol was forbidden from 1920 to 1933. Cars specifically modified to be fast to be able to escape law enforcement while transporting moonshine were colloquially called "moonshine runners" or "shine runners" for short.
Whether this is an intentional reference to smuggling alcohol is unknown, but is notable even if it is a coincidence.
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