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Revision as of 13:24, 3 May 2015
Mario Kart 8 (abbreviated to MK8) is a kart-racing game exclusive to the Wii U. It is the eighth Mario Kart game in the series (eleventh overall if including the arcade games). It was released on May 29, 2014, in Japan, May 30, 2014, in North America and Europe and May 31, 2014, in Australia. [1]. A new feature, anti-gravity (like the hover-converted DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine from Back to the Future), is introduced to the Mario Kart series while past gimmicks such as gliding, underwater, and bikes return.
Gameplay
In the eighth installment of the Mario Kart series, anti-gravity is introduced. Via sensors, it enables players to drive on surfaces that are upside-down or tilted at a steep angle. This is one of the main focuses of the game, the feature being used in every new course. Gliding and underwater features return from Mario Kart 7 also, working the same way, as do coins. Kart customization also makes a return, with bikes added into the mix as well. ATVs are also new types of vehicles. As with its predecessor, it brings back 16 old courses and 16 new courses which the total sum of that is 32 tracks. Battle mode returns, but battling is done on race tracks now, unlike it was in previous Mario Kart titles. Time Trials and single-player VS mode return after an absence in Mario Kart 7. Stamps are also a new feature in the game, being collectible based on fulfilling certain criteria. They can be posted to Miiverse. Also, online modes return, being playable with up to two people on the same console. Also in this game is Mario Kart TV, where players can watch highlights from various races and battles. They can also share them to Miiverse and YouTube.
Modes
Grand Prix
In Grand Prix mode, twelve players compete for first place in cups of four races. They are awarded with points based on their placements at the end of races, and the racer with more points at the end wins. This mode can be played with more than one player.
Time trials
Time trials allow players to race for the best time possible, either on their own or against a ghost. It is not possible to play this mode with more than one player.
VS
VS allows players to race, but with their own custom rule sets set such as difficultly. It makes a return to single player from Mario Kart 7, when it was only available in multiplayer mode. Here, it can be played alone or with up to four people.
Battle
In battle mode, players must attack each other with items to make them lose balloons and gain a point. If players lose all of their balloons, they are eliminated. They can still play, but cannot win. They are invisible while defeated. This can be played with up to four people.
Online
Players can race and battle online, alone or with another player.
Characters
Thirty characters are playable in this game (including Mii) making this the most amount of playable characters a Mario Kart game has ever had. Baby Rosalina and Pink Gold Peach are introduced to the overall Mario series in this game. The Koopalings, consisting of Larry, Lemmy, Wendy, Ludwig, Iggy, Roy and Morton become playable for the first time ever. Baby Daisy and Shy Guy, for the first time in the series, do not need to be unlocked and are playable from the start.
Lightweight
Baby Mario | Baby Luigi | Baby Peach | Baby Daisy | Baby Rosalina |
Toad | Toadette | Shy Guy | Koopa Troopa | Lakitu |
Larry Koopa | Lemmy Koopa | Wendy O. Koopa | Isabelle | Villager Male |
Villager Female |
Middleweight
Mario | Luigi | Peach | Daisy | Yoshi |
Ludwig von Koopa | Iggy Koopa | Tanooki Mario | Cat Peach |
Heavyweight
Wario | Waluigi | Donkey Kong | Rosalina | Bowser |
Roy Koopa | Morton Koopa Jr. | Metal Mario | Pink Gold Peach | Dry Bowser |
Link |
Any
Mii |
- Bold denotes unlockable character
- Italic denotes downloadable character
Updates
Version 2.0
On the same day as the release of the Mercedes Benz x Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack, an update for the game was also released in which the game adds an option to display the map on the TV screen by pressing Minus Button on the GamePad, and a records section, which shows how many coins have been collected, online wins and losses, and other statistics. The update also saves the players' last used vehicle combo (excluding DLC vehicle parts), lets them edit other players' highlight reels, and improves online stability.
Additionally, the maximum online race and battle ratings have increased from "9999" to "99999". The rating system has also been altered in that the amount of points that the players win or lose after an online race or battle is more drastic if there's a large rating difference between participating players. In tournaments without race or battle limits, players can now have more than 1024 points during a tournament period; without the update, players with at least 1024 points have their score reset to zero for the next race/battle. Players must download the update in order to continue playing online.
The update also swaps the 'Next Race/Round/View Results' and 'View Highlight Reel' buttons in offline mode, and adds a Shop button on the main menu, where players can download the Mercedes DLC, and pre-order Add-On Content. The character icons on the map HUD are also altered.
Version 3.0
On November 13, 2014, the update to version 3.0 was made available. The update includes compatibility with amiibo figures and enables the first downloadable content pack for those who purchased it. The update also allows the game to save any last used vehicle combo that uses any of the DLC vehicle parts or characters. Also, when a light racer bumps into a heavier one, it will be pushed less far away.
In terms of online, the race and battle rating system has been modified to be less punishing to players who did poorly in a race or battle. Additionally, players can now set up tournaments that have cup limitations. The update is required to continue playing online, but players cannot play in rooms or tournaments that include the downloadable tracks until they have purchased them. Players that have not purchased the add-on packs can still encounter the included characters and vehicles online, but cannot select them.
Version 4.0
It was released on April 23, 2015, the same day as the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack. In addition to the downloadable content and some bug fixes, the update adds nine additional amiibo racing suits and compatible figures, and adds a "200cc" engine class. Ten new Miiverse stamps have also been added. The update also allows players to enable the on-screen map using any controller, rather than just the GamePad.
In online mode, players who left a race/battle will not have their race/battle rating visible for other racers to see after a race/battle. The race rating and battle rating system remains the same as in the 3.0 update. Lastly, additional tournament settings have been added to support 200cc and the two cups in the second DLC pack.
Downloadable Content
As of the version 2.0 update, the game includes an in-game shop feature through which players can purchase and pre-order downloadable content. Alternatively, players can purchase content through the Nintendo eShop like normal.
Nintendo has released free kart parts as part of a collaboration with Mercedes-Benz. Six characters were also confirmed to be downloadable, including three from other series. These characters would come in forms of 2 themed DLC Packs containing a total of eight vehicles (with seperate vehicle parts) and four cups consisting of four tracks each.
Mercedez-Benz x Mario Kart 8
Vehicle Parts:
- GLA (kart)
- W 25 Silver Arrow (kart)
- 300 SL Roadster (kart)
- GLA Tires
Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8
Characters:
Vehicle Parts:
- Blue Falcon (kart)
- B Dasher (kart)
- Tanooki Kart (kart)
- Master Cycle (bike)
- Triforce Tires
- Hylian Kite
Tracks:
Egg Cup
Triforce Cup
Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8
Characters:
Vehicle Parts:
- Streetle (kart)
- P-Wing (kart)
- City Tripper (bike)
- Bone Rattler (ATV)
- Leaf Tires
- Paper Glider
Tracks:
Crossing Cup
Bell Cup
It was also confirmed that 8 other colors for Yoshi and Shy Guy would be included as well to include immediately. The colors are, red (not for Shy Guy), orange, yellow, green (not for Yoshi), light blue, blue, purple, black, and white.
Unlocking criteria
Unlike how previous games have done, characters will unlock at random each time a cup is won. Also, characters that are not yet unlocked appear as CPU characters during races, unlike previous Mario Kart Games.
Vehicle parts
Karts
Name | Picture | Speed | Acceleration | Weight | Handling | Traction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard Kart (default) |
0 | |||||
Steel Driver | 0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.5 | |
Pipe Frame (default) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
Mach 8 | +0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Tri-Speeder | 0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.5 | |
Circuit Special (default) |
+0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Cat Cruiser | 0 | |||||
Badwagon | 0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.5 | |
Prancer | 0 | |||||
Landship (default) |
-0.75 | +1.25 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.25 | |
Biddybuggy (default) |
-0.75 | +1.25 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.25 | |
Sports Coupe | +0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Sneeker (default) |
0 | |||||
Gold Standard | +0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
GLA (default) (DLC) |
0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.5 | |
W 25 Silver Arrow (DLC) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
300 SL Roadster (DLC) |
0 | |||||
B Dasher (DLC) |
+0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Blue Falcon (DLC) |
+0.25 | +0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -0.5 | |
Tanooki Kart (DLC) |
0 | -0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.25 | |
Streetle (DLC) |
+0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | -0.5 | |
P-Wing (DLC) |
+0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 |
Bikes
Name | Picture | Speed | Acceleration | Weight | Handling | Traction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard Bike (default) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
Sport Bike (default) |
0 | +0.75 | -0.25 | +0.75 | -1.25 | |
Mr. Scooty | -0.75 | +1.25 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.25 | |
Jet Bike | 0 | +0.75 | -0.25 | +0.75 | -1.25 | |
Flame Rider | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
Varmint | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
The Duke | 0 | |||||
Comet | 0 | +0.75 | -0.25 | +0.75 | -1.25 | |
Yoshi Bike | 0 | +0.75 | -0.25 | +0.75 | -1.25 | |
Master Cycle (DLC) |
+0.25 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 | -0.75 | |
City Tripper (default) (DLC) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 |
ATVs
Name | Picture | Speed | Acceleration | Weight | Handling | Traction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard ATV (default) |
0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.5 | +0.5 | |
Wild Wiggler | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | -0.5 | |
Teddy Buggy | 0 | |||||
Bone Rattler (DLC) |
0 | -0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | +0.25 |
Wheels
Name | Picture | Speed | Acceleration | Weight | Handling | Traction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard | 0 | |||||
Slim | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | +0.25 | -0.5 | |
Roller | -0.5 | +1 | -0.5 | +0.25 | -0.25 | |
Monster | 0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.75 | +0.75 | |
Slick | +0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Off-Road | 0 | |||||
Metal | +0.25 | -0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | -0.5 | |
Button | -0.5 | +1 | -0.5 | +0.25 | -0.25 | |
Wood | -0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | |
Sponge | -0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | |
Cushion | -0.25 | +0.25 | -0.25 | -0.25 | +0.5 | |
Blue Standard | 0 | |||||
Hot Monster | 0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.75 | +0.75 | |
Cyber Slick | +0.5 | -0.25 | +0.25 | 0 | -1 | |
Crimson Slim | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | +0.25 | -0.5 | |
Azure Roller | -0.5 | +1 | -0.5 | +0.25 | -0.25 | |
Retro Off-Road | 0 | |||||
Gold Tires | +0.25 | -0.5 | +0.5 | 0 | -0.5 | |
GLA Tires (DLC) |
0 | |||||
Triforce Tires (DLC) |
+0.25 | -0.5 | 0 | +0.25 | -0.5 | |
Leaf Tires (DLC) |
-0.5 | +1 | -0.5 | +0.25 | -0.25 |
Gliders
Name | Picture | Speed | Acceleration | Weight | Handling | Traction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Super Glider (default) |
0 | |||||
Parachute | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Parafoil | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Cloud Glider | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Flower Glider | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Wario Wing | 0 | |||||
Waddle Wing | 0 | |||||
Bowser Kite | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Plane Glider | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Peach Parasol (default) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
MKTV Parafoil | 0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | ||
Gold Glider | 0 | |||||
Hylian Kite (DLC) |
0 | +0.25 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
Paper Glider (DLC) |
0 |
Items
Items found on the track
Name | Picture | Function |
---|---|---|
Item Box | Item Boxes are found in groups, providing players with a random item based on their place in the race. Lower ranks give more powerful items, and vice versa. | |
Coin | Coins give players a slight boost in speed for each that is collected, the max allowed being ten. Coins are found on the track in groups. | |
Rupee | Acts just like a Coin, but they are found only in Hyrule Circuit. They also replace Coins in the item roulette. | |
Bell | Acts just like a Coin, but they are found only in Animal Crossing. They also replace Coins in the item roulette. |
New items
Name | Picture | Function |
---|---|---|
Boomerang Flower | The Boomerang Flower allows players to shoot three Boomerangs to attack other racers, having effects similar to those of bananas. | |
Potted Piranha Plant | The Potted Piranha Plant sits in front of a kart and can be used to attack other players similar to how a Super Leaf worked in Mario Kart 7. | |
Super Horn | The Super Horn can be used to block incoming projectiles, including the elusive Spiny Shell, which could not be blocked in any previous game. | |
Crazy 8 | The Crazy Eight is very similar to the Lucky 7, adding only a coin item to the seven items that circle around the kart. They consist of a Green Shell, a Red Shell, a Banana, a Bob-omb, a Blooper, a Star, a Mushroom, and a Coin. You use the items in the Crazy Eight if the certain item is in front of your kart. |
Returning items
Name | Picture | Function |
---|---|---|
Banana | Bananas can be dropped on the course and will make any racers who run into it spin out. | |
Triple Bananas | Three Bananas rotate around the kart instead of staying in a line behind it as in previous games. They can be dropped one by one. | |
Green Shell | Green Shells can be shot along the track and can bounce on the walls until it hits a racer. | |
Triple Green Shells | Similarly to Triple Bananas, three Green Shells rotate around the kart and can be used one by one. | |
Mushroom | Mushrooms give players speed boosts that can be used to cross off-road terrain. | |
Triple Mushrooms | Three Mushrooms can be used one by one, for three speed boosts. Three Mushrooms are given automatically in time trials. | |
Bob-omb | Bob-ombs can be thrown similarly to shells, but cause massive explosions that makes karts completely flip out. | |
Coin | In addition to being found on tracks, two coins can be given to players via item boxes. | |
Red Shell | Red Shells act like Green Shells but home in on opponents, and are destroyed if they hit walls. | |
Triple Red Shells | Just like Triple Green Shells, but with Red Shells instead. | |
Blooper | Bloopers shoot ink on all the players ahead of whoever used it, obstructing vision. While it disappears after a few seconds, it can be removed early with a Mushroom going underwater or boost pad. | |
Fire Flower | Fire Flowers allow players to shoot fireballs for a certain amount of time. The fireballs make players spin out and can be deadly weapons in close races. | |
Star | Stars allow players to be invincible, travel off-road without losing speed, and run through racers without any impairment at all for a short time. | |
Golden Mushroom | Golden Mushrooms give players unlimited speed boosts for a few seconds. | |
Lightning | Lightning strikes all racers, making them small. The racers in lower positions are first to return to normal, while higher-ranked ones are the last. | |
Spiny Shell | Spiny Shells travel on the ground in pursuit of the racer in first place, able to knock out any racers in its path. It can only be blocked with the Super Horn or avoided by using Mushroom at precise time. | |
Bullet Bill | The Bullet Bill allows racers to become a giant Bullet Bill, giving them effects similar to that of a Star, but they cannot control themselves. Rather, they are automatically steered at fast speeds for a few seconds. |
Courses
New courses
Mushroom Cup | Flower Cup | Star Cup | Special Cup |
---|---|---|---|
Mario Kart Stadium | Mario Circuit | Sunshine Airport | Cloudtop Cruise |
Water Park | Toad Harbor | Dolphin Shoals | Bone Dry Dunes |
Sweet Sweet Canyon | Twisted Mansion | Electrodrome | Bowser's Castle |
Thwomp Ruins | Shy Guy Falls | Mount Wario | Rainbow Road |
Retro courses
Shell Cup | Banana Cup | Leaf Cup | Lightning Cup |
---|---|---|---|
Wii Moo Moo Meadows | GCN Dry Dry Desert | DS Wario Stadium | DS Tick Tock Clock |
GBA Mario Circuit | SNES Donut Plains 3 | GCN Sherbet Land | 3DS Piranha Plant Slide |
DS Cheep-Cheep Beach | N64 Royal Raceway | 3DS Music Park | Wii Grumble Volcano |
N64 Toad's Turnpike | 3DS DK Jungle | N64 Yoshi Valley | N64 Rainbow Road |
Downloadable courses
Egg Cup | Triforce Cup | Crossing Cup | Bell Cup |
---|---|---|---|
GCN Yoshi Circuit | Wii Wario's Gold Mine | GCN Baby Park | 3DS Neo Bowser City |
Excitebike Arena | SNES Rainbow Road | GBA Cheese Land | GBA Ribbon Road |
Dragon Driftway | Ice Ice Outpost | Wild Woods | Super Bell Subway |
Mute City | Hyrule Circuit | Animal Crossing | Big Blue |
Battle stages
In Mario Kart 8, unique battle stages are not present. The mode is instead played on race courses rather than enclosed arenas. All battle courses are playable from the start; regardless of whether the cup they appear in is or not. The only playable battle mode is Balloon Battle.
Mario Circuit | Toad Harbor | Wii Moo Moo Meadows | GCN Dry Dry Desert |
N64 Toad's Turnpike | GCN Sherbet Land | SNES Donut Plains 3 | N64 Yoshi Valley |
Development
Development started in 2012.
It was announced in the Wii U Nintendo Direct on January 23, 2013. Nintendo presented more information at E3 2013.[2]
Gallery
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart 8.
Soundtrack
- For this game's soundtrack, see [[{{{1}}}]].
Trivia
- In the E3 demo, Donkey Kong's standard bike color was brown, but in the final build it was yellow.
- On the koopalings artwork, Morton's ATV color was black when in the final version it was green. The artwork is still used in the actual game though.
- When you're in first place, a beat has been added to the music. This also happens in Mario Kart 7. This beat is called 'frontrunning'.
- At the startup screen of Mario Kart 8, engine sounds can heard. This originated in Mario Kart 64's start up screen.
- At the course selection screen, the courses can also be recognized by pictures on top of the name. This is a possible reference to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as in that game there are pictures of the character it is based on (if any), a little background, and the name. These pictures are used as recognition of the tracks in online mode and names are not included underneath in online mode.
- This is the first game to not have an Award Ceremony after a Grand Prix.
- This is only the fourth game to feature only one battle mode; Balloon Battle, as well as the first since Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
- This is the first game in the series to support Downloadable Content, a Cup where retro tracks meet up with new ones, game crossover, and Rainbow Road does not appear as final track in Cup.
- This is the first game to have three Rainbow Road tracks.
- It has been confirmed that an update that is set to come on the 23rd of April will add 200cc as an extra engine class.
References
Mario Kart games | |
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Main Titles | Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GameCube) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch) |
Arcade Titles | Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017) |
Spin-off Titles | Mario Kart Tour (2019, Mobile) • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch) |