The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course pass DLC discussion and speculation

[Mushroomguy12]

This is probably unlikely, but part of me thinks it would be cool that if after Wave 6, they added an alternate ending credits or title screen showing all the playable characters (booster course included) like they did in Double Dash and Wii. Would be a nice send off to a game that's been supported for so long throughout technically 2 generations, similar to the "Everyone is Here" poster for Smash Ultimate as well.

 

[Gorgonzales]

This is probably unlikely, but part of me thinks it would be cool that if after Wave 6, they added an alternate ending credits or title screen showing all the playable characters (booster course included) like they did in Double Dash and Wii. Would be a nice send off to a game that's been supported for so long throughout technically 2 generations, similar to the "Everyone is Here" poster for Smash Ultimate as well.

I'd love something like this. Mario Kart 8 as it stands feels a lot more "corporate" than previous entries, with stuff like the Awards Ceremony and "Thanks for Playing" images just being... missing. This would help bring a little of that soul back.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

So we finally got all 8 courses revealed for Wave 6! I think it's a great selection and I'm super excited for its release.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

New Mii Costumes from Tour also confirmed!

Also found a look at the full roster, looks like Villagers and Inklings are now merged to make room for the four new characters.

 

[HyperSomari64]

Sad that we didn't get Fire Emblem, Xenoblade or Pokémon suits.
Maybe some license hissing.

 

[fogbadge]

Sad that we didn't get Fire Emblem, Xenoblade or Pokémon suits.
Maybe some license hissing.

most likely. GF and IS are still independent studios after all

 

[Lenidem]

Sad that we didn't get Fire Emblem, Xenoblade or Pokémon suits.
Maybe some license hissing.

All those costumes are from the Mario world, aren't they?

 

[Mushroomguy12]

I also would have loved costumes from other Nintendo franchises, but I think these costumes are all from Tour, the reason they're here, much like the booster courses that were all in Tour already or were eventually added to Tour, was mainly for porting and preserving assets. And Tour exclusively had Mario costumes and drivers, if I recall correctly.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

New Music Mode confirmed on Japanese Nintendo website. Will be presumably similar to My Music mode in Smash, will let you listen to the music of all the tracks in game anytime you want.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Can't wait for the Diddy Kong Racing DLC to finally hit! I put MK8 away for a while because of this. I'll enjoy this last batch of DLC tremendously

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Can't wait for the Diddy Kong Racing DLC to finally hit! I put MK8 away for a while because of this. I'll enjoy this last batch of DLC tremendously

Diddy Kong Racing DLC with New Funky Mode you mean.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Diddy Kong Racing DLC with New Funky Mode you mean.

Of course!!

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Super excited for all four characters. Diddy and Funky both being there fills my banana loving heart with joy, great to see Kong representation beyond just DK again (I do wish Dixie was among them, but next game I guess). Pauline is a longtime legacy character that was one of the first three characters of the series along Mario and DK, and I loved her music and design in Odyssey along with the New Donk City course as a whole, so I'm super glad she's here. Peachette has a cute design and I am a fan of both Peach and Toadette so I'm happy to see her here as well. Probably my most anticipated Wave yet because of the characters.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

According to the official Japanese Nintendo Website, the distribution time for Wave 6 in Japan will be Thursday 11/9, at 10 AM.

Translated to western time zones, that makes the release time:

5 PM on Wednesday 11/8 for PST (Western United States/Canada)
8 PM on Wednesday 11/8 for EST (Eastern United States/Canada)
1 AM on Thursday 11/9 for GMT (United Kingdom)

Happy Racing!

 

[Pupp135]

After playing around with the DLC, I’d say that Rosalina’s Ice World and Bowser’s Castle 3 are the biggest highlights for me. It’s also cool that we were able to get four additional characters at the end of the BCP

 

[Mushroomguy12]

This is probably unlikely, but part of me thinks it would be cool that if after Wave 6, they added an alternate ending credits or title screen showing all the playable characters (booster course included) like they did in Double Dash and Wii. Would be a nice send off to a game that's been supported for so long throughout technically 2 generations, similar to the "Everyone is Here" poster for Smash Ultimate as well.

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I've never been so happy to be right (missing some characters like the babies, metals, variants in general, Miis, and the crossover Nintendo characters, but it's good enough, they got all the unique Mario characters there).

 

[Gorgonzales]

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I've never been so happy to be right (missing some characters like the babies, metals, variants in general, Miis, and the crossover Nintendo characters, but it's good enough, they got all the unique Mario characters there).

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was just thinking of how you nailed this, lol.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Greatest redemption arcs of the ages.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Greatest redemption arcs of the ages.

The additions really did change one of the most bland rosters into the best Mario Kart roster of all time.

I used to think Wii's roster would never be topped, but they really did it.

 

[Perkilator]

Okay, so…now that Mario Kart 8 is officially over, what you change about the racer and track lineup?

 

[fogbadge]

Okay, so…now that Mario Kart 8 is officially over, what you change about the racer and track lineup?

all toad

 

[Mushroomguy12]

all toad

You know, given that Yoshi, Shy Guy, and Birdo all got alternate colors, I am surprised Toad didn't get any as well. Beyond the standard colors they love to put in every game (Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, and Green), it would have cool to see Light Blue, Pink, Orange, Black, and White Toads like they did for the other 3 species. Would have been even cooler to give Toadette alternate colors as well, as a throwback to the various female Toads in SMRPG and the first two Paper Marios.

 

[Gorgonzales]

Okay, so…now that Mario Kart 8 is officially over, what you change about the racer and track lineup?

to clarify, I think the final roster we ended up getting is fine. this is just me being self-indulgent

 

[Aurane]

Okay, so…now that Mario Kart 8 is officially over, what you change about the racer and track lineup?

Baby Link. I will not be taking any questions. Also Geno except no.

 

[Arcadenik]

The next Mario Kart game for the next Nintendo console should be titled Mario Kart (aka Mario Kart Infinity).

You basically turn the 8 on its side. It would have the following:

• 48 race courses from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• 48 race courses from Booster Course Pass
• 48 more race courses (24 new + 24 retro)
• 8 battle courses from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• 16 more battle courses (8 new + 8 retro)
• 48 characters from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass
• 16 more characters

16 more characters:

1. Captain Falcon
2. Chargin’ Chuck
3. Dixie Kong
4. Donkey Kong Jr.
5. Elephant Mario
6. Hammer Bro
7. Honey Queen
8. King Bob-omb
9. Koopa Paratroopa
10. Monty Mole
11. Nabbit
12. Ninji
13. Pikmin
14. Poochy
15. R.O.B.
16. Zelda

More color options for:

• Toad (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple)
• Isabelle (Spring, Autumn)
• Hammer Bro (Hammer Bro, Boomerang Bro, Fire Bro, Ice Bro)
• Pikmin (Red, Yellow, Blue)
• R.O.B. (Gray, Red)
• Zelda (Classic, BOTW)

New items

• Bob-omb Buddy (cross between Bob-omb and Red Shell; it runs after the driver in front of you)
• Boo Buddies (cross between Boo and Crazy Eight; makes you invisible and steals items from all other drivers; replaces Crazy Eight)

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Happy 20th Anniversary to Mario Kart Double Dash!

 

[fogbadge]

Happy 20th Anniversary to Mario Kart Double Dash!

i feel old

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Scott the Woz and Nathaniel Brandy made a predictions video for what retro tracks we could see in the next Mario Kart.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

I found my top character I want for the next Mario Kart (and Mario Tennis, Golf, Strikers, etc.)

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Concept art posted for Mario Power Tennis released today of Wapeach. I really like the design and wish we could see her getting added to all the Mario Spinoffs, just like Rosalina in the Wii/Wii U era and Pauline in the Switch era. She'd be an interesting contrast to Peach and Daisy and would be more refreshing than more Metal or Baby variants.

 

[Kold Pizza]

It’s great to see characters like Diddy Kong and Funky Kong in Mario Kart again even if it took years. From the rumors I heard swirling around, Mario Kart 9 is rumored to be released in the summer of 2024. If Mario Kart 9 does happen in the future, I hope the roster turns out like the one Gorgonzales posted. In the meantime though, what a great turnaround for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s roster. It’s now become one of my favorite Switch games.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

Nintendo did a compilation video of all 96 courses in MK8D.

 

[Mushroomguy12]

With rumors of Switch 2 coming in 2025... you think Mario Kart will be one of the launch titles?

 

[NintenRob]

With rumors of Switch 2 coming in 2025... you think Mario Kart will be one of the launch titles?

I'd be surprised if it were a launch title. Depends on when development began I guess because the Booster Course Pass still feels pretty recent

 

[Guynamednelson]

With rumors of Switch 2 coming in 2025... you think Mario Kart will be one of the launch titles?

Not really, Mario Kart doesn't tend to be a launch title.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

With rumors of Switch 2 coming in 2025... you think Mario Kart will be one of the launch titles?

It depends on whether background compatibility is a thing.

 

[Perkilator]

I think for the next Mario Kart game, I'd like an artstyle that mixed Vanilla 8's photorealism with the Booster Course Pass's cartoony saturation. Basically, something vibrsnt yet detailed (mainly so we can avoid another Toad Circuit fiasco).

 

[Gorgonzales]

I think for the next Mario Kart game, I'd like an artstyle that mixed Vanilla 8's photorealism with the Booster Course Pass's cartoony saturation. Basically, something vibrsnt yet detailed (mainly so we can avoid another Toad Circuit fiasco).

MKAGPDX looks like this and I would be satisfied if we got something this vibrant for our next style.

 

[Perkilator]

Quoting from another thread:

I know creation threads are kinda dead nowadays, but I wanted to at least create this.

SmashBoards Re-Creates: Mario Kart 8 (Job #9: Booster Course Pass Wave 2)

Based loosely on @Pupp135 ’s Mini-Recreate Smash thread, I’ve been playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and it gave me the inspiration for this thread. The idea here is to take Mario Kart 8 and put our own spin on it. The only ground rules I'm laying down here is that zero-gravity is staying, as are...

smashboards.com

 

[Perkilator]

Know what I just realized? There’s never been a Rainbow Road based off the Rainbow Ride stage from Mario 64.

 

[Gorgonzales]

Know what I just realized? There’s never been a Rainbow Road based off the Rainbow Ride stage from Mario 64.
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At first I thought something like this would be unnecessary, but the more I think about it the more I realize it would be cool to see a more fantastical take on Rainbow Road that takes place in the sky rather than in space