Gameplay Focus

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe puts emphasis on individual racing skill with items that can swing the race at any moment. Whether you’re a seasoned drifter or a casual player tossing shells, the game is designed for anyone to pick up and play. Its mechanics reward both racing lines and clever use of power-ups.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, in Race Park it centers around teamwork and high-speed maneuvering in a digital world. It draws clear inspiration from Team Sonic Racing, where players must work together, share boosts, and strategize as a team. Unlike Mario Kart’s free-for-all chaos, CrossWorlds racing is about synergy and coordinated moves. While in the normal Grand Prix mode it works more similar to Mario Kart.

Setting and Tracks

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe thrives on variety. You race through Mushroom Kingdom staples, real-world inspired courses, and wild fantasy settings. Each track is polished, with anti-gravity sections and shortcuts that make every lap feel exciting.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds takes place in a virtual racing environment created by Dodon Pa. It has glowing, digital landscapes full of sharp turns, energy boosts, and warp paths. The race course have way more detail than Mario Kart’s whimsical worlds, emphasizing speed and detail over goofy obstacles.

Characters and Stats

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe offers a massive roster of Mario and Nintendo characters, each with their own stats. Everyone races individually, and items are the great equalizer.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds has customizable vehicles, and each character has a stat type that they’re focused on. The types are: Speed (like Sonic, Shadow or Blaze), Acceleration (Tails), Power (Knuckles), Handling (Amy or Cream) and Boost (Jet, Wave or Storm).

Items and Power-Ups

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is famous for its wacky arsenal: blue shells, Bullet Bills, banana peels, and more. Items can completely change the race order, adding a layer of unpredictability.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds‘s items are a lot like Mario Kart’s. Instead of green shells there’s green fists, instead of blue shells there’s king boom boo etc. However there is some new items in the mix like Void sucks in rings and the monster truck makes your character grow mega sized although there is the mega mushroom in Mario Kart Tour it’s not in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Overall Vibes

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a party game at heart. It’s accessible, chaotic, and endlessly replayable with friends or online.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds leans toward competitive team play in a sleek, digital world. It’s more about coordination and speed than item-driven chaos.

Summary

While Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the gold standard for kart racers, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds offers a fresh take by emphasizing teamwork and futuristic environments. If you love lighthearted, item-filled fun, Mario Kart is the clear pick. But if you prefer speed, strategy, and team synergy, the CrossWorlds concept scratches a different itch entirely.

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Why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch is the definitive version of the popular kart racing franchise. It refines everything fans loved about Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U and adds new features, making it a must-have title for casual and competitive players alike.

The gameplay is fast, fluid, and packed with variety. With anti-gravity tracks, gliders, underwater sections, and classic tight controls, each race is full of surprises. The Deluxe edition includes all previously released DLC content and introduces new characters like Inkling Girl and Boy from Splatoon, as well as returning favorites like King Boo, Dry Bones, and Bowser Jr.

The item balance has been tweaked, with new options like the Boo item (which steals items) and Feather (in Battle mode). The double item slots also make a comeback, adding more strategic depth to every lap.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe offers multiple modes:

• Grand Prix – Classic circuit racing with multiple difficulty levels.
• Battle Mode – Revamped with unique arenas and multiple game types like Balloon Battle, Shine Thief, and Renegade Roundup.
• Online Play – Smooth matchmaking and online racing/battles for up to 12 players.
• Local Multiplayer – Up to 4 players split-screen or 8 via wireless play.
• Time Trials – Compete for the fastest lap against ghosts or friends.

The inclusion of Smart Steering and auto-acceleration makes it more accessible for younger or new players.

The game runs at 60 FPS in both docked and handheld modes, with crisp HD visuals and vibrant tracks. The soundtrack is lively and varied, ranging from jazzy remixes of classics to energetic new compositions.

How We Test Games

For testing games we use a Nintendo Switch firmware version 2H. Hardware includes Joy-con and Pro controller on a large screen TV. Tests are done with up to 5 players. We take turns playing and evaluating games.

Whenever possible we play multiple players. We also use a Nintendo 2DS, DS XL, and for PC games we use a Ryzen 7 1700x CPU, AMD RX580, running on Win 10. This game is up to 4-players on one Nintendo Switch.

Pros

All DLC from Mario Kart 8 included.

Revamped and fun Battle Mode.

Great character and track variety.

Accessible for all skill levels.

Cons

No new original tracks compared to Mario Kart 8.

Some fans may want deeper single-player content.

Summary

Overall, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is not just a port—it’s the ultimate version of the game. With polished mechanics, gorgeous tracks, tons of content, and excellent local and online play, it continues to be one of the best multiplayer experiences on the Switch.

Whether you’re racing solo, with friends, or online, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a wild ride that continues to shine.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Review brought to you by Gaming Chickadee

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This is mainly due to the hidden mini turbo stat. While Yoshi on Teddy Buggy doesn’t have the highest speed, it does offer a well rounded combination of stats. Plus the highest mini turbo, a hidden stat.

Other combos with the same stats are:

• Daisy, Peach, Birdo, Peachette
• Cat Cruiser, Comet, Yoshi Bike
• Azure rollers
• Cloud glider, Parachute, Flower Glider

These combos have the best mini turbo. Overall it’s a well rounded build for acceleration, speed, handling, and traction.

While I consider the Yoshi, roller, paper glider, and Teddy Buggy the best. The best kart combo for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe comes down to preference and racing style.

That being said, we don’t always play for the best stats. We have personal favorites which we are comfortable playing with. Once we get used to a kart it’s hard to change.

Some of our personal favorites are:

• Rosalina, P-wing, azure roller and parachute
• Peach, Cat Cruiser, roller and Peach Parasol
• Daisy, Sports coupe, sponge and flower glider

When building or choosing a combo mini turbo is the most important stat. Followed by speed. These stats matter above the other stats. Never sacrifice speed or mini turbo for acceleration or handling.

While acceleration and handling matter, they don’t have the advantage speed and mini turbo do. Adjusting your driving for lesser traction or handling is much easier than making up for poor mini turbo or speed. Same for acceleration.

Avoid combos that lack speed or acceleration. While it is possible to still win with any combo. Good mini turbo, speed, and acceleration stats make it easier.

Weight and traction are the least important stat when considering a combo for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Weight matters when being bumped. Being bumped rarely impacts placement so this stat isn’t as important.

For most races, at the start is when you’re most likely to be bumped. During a race being bumped is rare. Annoying, but rare. Missing a double item box due to being bumped is not fun. But it happens so infrequently, weight isn’t a stat to be prioritized over mini turbo or speed.

Traction is important for slippery portions of tracks or when off road. While having more traction helps for these parts of a track. Adjusting your driving is better than increasing your traction.

If you increase traction and sacrifice speed you have to adjust your driving to account for the lower speed anyway. So calculating a drift for slippery conditions while keeping a high speed and mini turbo stat is preferable to traction.

Handling applies all tracks and conditions. It’s how well a cart steers in general. Again, this stat matters. But it should not come at the cost of speed or mini turbo.

Choose a kart with the best handling simply means you have to brake drift less. Which isn’t a good trade. Sacrificing speed and mini turbo for handling is a bad trade off.

The best combo is the one you have the most fun with.

Best Overall Kart Combo for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brought to you by David M.

I’m David M. I’ve been playing video games a long time, my pong game was fire. Now, my kids run circles around me but we always have a good time. We mostly play party and family games. Strategy and battle games are still among my favorites. I like writing about games almost as much as I do playing them. My favorite games are: Moving Out 2, Out of Space and Overcooked All You Can Eat.

Gold Mario

You can unlock Gold Mario by winning all twelve grand prix gold cups at 200cc. Once unlocked Metal Mario can be played and Gold Mario in the same listing.

Gold Parts

Gold Standard Kart can be unlocked by getting at least 1 star ranking in all base-game Mirror Cups.

Gold Tires can be unlocked by completing all the Time Trials in 150cc, not including the downloadable content (DLC). In my opinion this is the hardest to unlock of all the gold parts and Gold Mario.

The Gold Glider is just by collecting 5000 coins.

Good Set-ups

To unlock the Gold Tires I recommend using the following set-ups:

• Daisy/Tri-Speeder/Azure Roller/Paper Glider
• Rosalina/P-Wing/Azure Roller/Parachute
• Yoshi/Teddy Buggy/Roller/Paper Glider
• Bowser/Biddy Buggy/Azure Roller/Parachute

Although some of them have the same stats as others, those are our personal favorites.

Here is a more detailed view:

I hope my guide helps!

How to get Gold Mario from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brought to you by Gaming Chickadee

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For starters, bagging isn’t nearly as good on 200cc as it is on 150cc. Frontrunning works best for 200cc. Get in front as soon as possible and stay there to the finish line in 200cc.

This changes item strategy from critical use of mushrooms, stars, or red shells to basically just holding on to defensive items as much as possible in 200cc. Being toward the front of the pack means very few mushrooms, stars, or bullet bills.

Instead of items, the primary focus of 200cc is taking good racing lines to avoid hitting any walls or obstacles. Many times, just avoiding walls and obstacles is all that’s needed to win.

Avoiding the walls, or worse falling off the track, is easier said than done in 200cc. While I rarely use the brake in 150cc, braking is crucial in 200cc. I use it constantly throughout every race in 200cc.

Tapping the brake during drifts gives you just about as much control as the joystick during drifts in my experience. Holding the brake too long results in spinning out or losing the drift boost altogether.

In order to brake drift, start a drift then tap or hold the brake button. During this time you hold the drift with your index finger and accelerate button with your thumb. Then roll your thumb to tap or hold the brake button. This takes some practice but is a crucial skill for 200cc.

Items don’t play as important of a role in 200cc as they do in 150cc. Sure a red shell or well placed banana helps, but overall a 200cc race focuses on racing lines.

In my experience, many races I just get a defense item or two during the race. Avoiding bananas, shells, and obstacles consumes all my attention. I just check to see whether I got a trailing item or not.

In 200cc you can safely trail a bomb for protection. It’s rare but I’ve got caught in the explosion when I was going too slow. 200cc is so fast you can delay, or even put off being hit by a blue shell too.

In Moonview Highway, if you hit all the boost pads leading up to the finish line in 200cc a blue shell can’t catch you until after the finish line. Unfortunately, red shells can still catch you in 200cc.

The goal in most 200cc races is to not fall so far back to even get a red shell. Get in the lead an staying there is the objective in 200cc. A mushroom or red shell is no substitute for good driving.

Good driving involves frequent use of shortcuts. There are shortcuts in every track. Many require mushrooms but some don’t. Some that require a mushroom in 150cc can be done without one in 200cc.

For example, the waterfall shortcut in Yoshi Circuit. In 200cc you need a orange boost and a trick to jump the gap. No mushroom required.

Many of the 200cc shortcuts take practice since the timing and aim is very precise. Of course, racing any track in 200cc requires practice. Once you get comfortable driving in 200cc start trying the shortcuts. Start with the easier ones and work up to the harder ones.

Winning at 200cc requires different skills vs winning at 150cc. Driving skills matter more for 200cc than 150cc. Item management matters less for 200cc than 150cc.

Good driving at 200cc takes a lot of practice. I recommend not switching between 150cc and 200cc until you consistently win at 200cc.

Generous use of brake drifting is crucial in 200cc. At times canceling a drift boost or avoiding a trick boost actually helps in 200cc. It takes a lot of practice to learn when and when not to drift in 200cc.

The first time playing on 200cc is intimidating. It’s easy to fly off the track or constantly bounce off walls. While braking is rarely used in 150cc, it’s required for almost every turn in 200cc.

Keep practicing. Learning each track takes months of practice. Get comfortable holding the accelerate button while tapping the brake button at the same time during drifts. This gives you more control for taking good racing lines.

The better lines you take the less you bounce off walls, hit obstacles, or need to slow down coming out of a turn. Taking good racing lines is the primary skill for winning at 200cc.

How to Win at Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brought to you by David M.

I’m David M. I’ve been playing video games a long time, my pong game was fire. Now, my kids run circles around me but we always have a good time. We mostly play party and family games. Strategy and battle games are still among my favorites. I like writing about games almost as much as I do playing them. My favorite games are: Moving Out 2, Out of Space and Overcooked All You Can Eat.

The computer is reactive to your level of play. If you go all out so does the computer. Which makes it frustrating at times but it can also be exploited. What I found is if you play bad so does the computer!

Many, many times I’ve been in the lead with the finish line is sight only for a computer to be pass me like I’m standing still or get hit by 3 items in a row. We’ve all been there. Wouldn’t it be nice to be on the other end of that scenario for a change?

To have the computer slow down to let you pass? Or NOT throw their items with the finish line in sight? Well, it is possible with this method.

In my experience there are two ways to win a Mario Kart 8. Spend three hours a day practicing for months….. or cheat. If you’re like me, I’m a casual gamer. I don’t have hours each day to invest in the game. So I’ve found a kind of cheat for noobs like me.

While I love playing Mario Kart, getting 3 stars for all the Grand Prix’s is frustrating, especially in 200cc. With enough practice I can consistently win now and finish the time trials. But even with skill the game requires some luck to get 1st four races in a row.

After much trial and error, I’ve found a way to exploit the computer racers. Here is an easy way to win at Mario Kart 8 Deluxe:

• Finish the first lap in 8th place or lower
• Then finish the second lap in 4th place or lower
• Save good items for the last lap and go all out to win

The computer responds to your lap times. If you go slow for the first two laps so does the computer. If you don’t use items aggressively neither does the computer. At least to some extent.

By following these three steps I’ve got 3 gold stars in all the Grand Prix races. Obviously this won’t work for the time trials but it does reduce the frustration of placing 2nd in the last Grand Prix race. In fact it leads to some hilarious races where the computer racers go out of their way to let you win.

Instead of being frustrated because my golden dash mushroom couldn’t pass a computer racer that didn’t even drift. I’ve actually seen them slow down to let me pass at the finish line.

You don’t want to cross the finish line in 7th place or higher, even at the start. Don’t move at the start. Let everyone pass then cross in 12th place.

If you use auto accelerate, intentionally burn out or try to turn around. Anything to avoid crossing the finish line above 8th place at the start.

The first lap is primarily about collecting coins. Avoid doing tricks, drifts, or taking shortcuts. Items are based on your distance from 1st place. Usually the second set of item blocks yield the best items for a comeback.

Hold on to good items for the last lap. Holding on to these items for 3 laps increases the chances a shock or boo steals them. But it’s worth the risk.

Try to get 10 coins if you can but under no circumstances finish the first lap in 7th place or higher. The game punishes you later for this.

This lap is tempting to leap ahead to 1st. It’s very easy with a few drifts or tricks to jump ahead many places. On some courses this is fine. Especially on courses you’re comfortable front running.

Otherwise, stay in 4th place or lower. If you finish the second lap in 10th, 11th or 12th, it’s still possible to come back on most tracks. However, you have to get as many trick boosts, drift boosts, and use as many shortcuts as possible.

It’s much easier to win by finishing the second lap in 4th to 6th place. Focus on collecting coins and keeping the good items you got from the first lap.

I’ve noticed the beginning of the third lap is a common time for a shock to occur. Using a star or bullet near the finish line before starting the third lap is a good choice.

Saving it for a hard part of the track is another option. Watch the mini-map to gauge your distance from first place. If you’re close you can save it. Otherwise use it to quickly close the gap.

This is when the racing begins. Doing a few drift boosts and trick boosts quickly slingshots you into the lead. However, now you’re exposed to blue shells and other items.

If you haven’t already, use the star, golden dash mushrooms, bullet bill, or shock you got from the first lap. Once in the lead all you get is a coin and defense item. Get double item boxes or hold onto the coin until you get a defense item.

Take good racing lines, do as many drift boosts, and trick boosts as you can to keep a breakaway lead. In my experience, this bagging method (or “Foxy Magic” as we like to call it) turns the tables on the computer races. Even if you get hit by a blue shell, fall off the course, or make a mistake. The computer racers are more likely let you win.

I’ve still won after falling off the track near the finish line. Once second place held on to their red shell to let me win! It’s weird but fun to be on the other end of the photo finishes for a change.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is made so the computer players are given advantages to keep it competitive. While this makes the game challenging fun most of the time. It can make the game frustrating at times. Getting hit by a shock followed up by a blue shell on the last lap is incredibly common on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Slipping from 1st to 2nd at the finish line is just part of the game. You can invest countless hours developing skills or exploit the programming to your advantage to win more often.

The game is rigged so computer racers finish with specific lap times. Giving them unfair acceleration, speed, and handling to achieve those times. They go as fast or as slow as you make them. I exploit this to my advantage to win.

Getting 1st in all four Grand Prix races requires some luck. It takes a few attempts to get all 3 gold stars. This method can reduce the amount of attempts considerably.

How to Win at Mario Kart 8 Deluxe brought to you by David M.

I’m David M. I’ve been playing video games a long time, my pong game was fire. Now, my kids run circles around me but we always have a good time. We mostly play party and family games. Strategy and battle games are still among my favorites. I like writing about games almost as much as I do playing them. My favorite games are: Moving Out 2, Out of Space and Overcooked All You Can Eat.

Wave 1

There is no new characters released with this Wave.

Golden Dash Mushroom Cup

• Tour – Paris Promenade
• 3DS – Toad Circuit
• N64 – Choco Mountain
• Wii – Coconut Mall

Lucky Cat Bell Cup

• Tour – Tokyo Blur
• DS – Shroom Ridge
• GBA – Sky Garden
• Tour – Ninja Hideaway

Wave 2

There is no new characters released with this Wave.

Turnip Cup

• Tour – New York Minute
• SNES – Mario Circuit 3
• N64 – Kailmari Desert
• DS – Waluigi Pinball

Propeller Mushroom Cup

• Tour – Sydney Sprint
• GBA – Snow Land
• Wii – Mushroom Gorge
• NEW – Sky-High Sundae

Wave 3

There is no new characters released with this Wave.

Rock Mushroom Cup

• Tour – Londen Loop
• GBA – Boo Lake
• 3DS – Rock Rock Mountain
• Wii – Maple Treeway

Moon Cup

• Tour – Berlin Byways
• DS – Peach Gardens
• Tour – Merry Mountain
• 3DS – Rainbow Road

Wave 4

There is one new character released with this Wave (Birdo).

Fruit Cup

• Tour – Amsterdam Drift
• GBA – Riverside Park
• Wii – DK Summit
• NEW – Yoshi’s Island

Boomerang Flower Cup

• Tour – Bangkok Rush
• DS – Mario Circuit
• GCN – Waluigi Stadium
• Tour – Singapore Speedway

Wave 5

There is new characters released with this Wave (Wiggler, Kamek and Petey Piranha).

Fether Cup

• Tour – Anthens Dash
• GCN – Daisy Cruiser
• Wii – Moonview Highway
• NEW – Squeaky Clean Sprint

Double Cherry Cup

• Tour – Los Angeles Laps
• GBA – Sunset Wilds
• Wii – Koopa Cape
• Tour – Vancouver Velocity

Wave 6

There is new characters released with this Wave (Peachette, Pauline, Diddy Kong and Funky Kong). New Mii Suits are also in this wave.

Acorn Cup

• Tour – Rome Avanti
• GCN – DK Mountain
• Wii – Daisy Circuit
• Tour – Piranha Plant Cove

Spiny Shell Cup

• Tour – Madrid Drive
• 3DS – Rosalina’s Ice World
• SNES – Bowser Castle 3
• Wii – Rainbow Road

FAQ

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass brought to you by Gaming Chickadee

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Mario Kart is one of the most popular games on the Nintendo Switch, not just to us.

We’ve have loads of funny things happen or frustrating things but Unicorn Game wrote a post about those moments.

Playable Characters

There is a lot of Playable Characters in this game and here is an image showing them all:

NOTE: Some Playable Characters are in the Booster pack.

Mii Racing Suits

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Light Green
• Green
• Blue
• Light Blue
• Pink
• Purple
• Brown
• White
• Black

Amiibo Mii Racing Suits

To get these Mii Racing Suits you must use Amiibo:

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Yoshi
• Donkey Kong
• Hylian
• Captain Falcon
• Kirby
• Varia
• Fox
• Toad
• Bowser
• Wario
• Rosalina
• Pikmin
• Animal Crossing
• Mega Man
• PAC-MAN
• Sonic
• Splatoon

All of these suits end with the word “Suit” like Mario Suit.

Grand Prix Courses

These are Grand Prix Courses in this game:

Mushroom Cup

• Mario Kart Stadium*
• Water Park*
• Sweet Sweet Canyon*
• Thwomp Ruins*

Flower Cup

• Mario Circuit*
• Toad Harbor*
• Twisted Mansion*
• Shy Guy Falls*

Star Cup

• Sunshine Airport*
• Dolphin Shoals*
• Electrodrome*
• Mount Wario*

Special Cup

• Cloudtop Cruise*
• Bone-Dry Dunes*
• Bowser’s Castle*
• Rainbow Road*

Shell Cup

• Wii – Moo Moo Meadows
• GBA – Mario Circuit
• DS – Cheap Cheap Beach
• N64 – Toad’s Turnpike

Banana Cup

• GCN – Dry Dry Desert
• SNES – Donut Plains 3
• N64 – Royal Raceway
• 3DS – DK Jungle

Leaf Cup

• DS – Wario Stadium
• GCN – Sherbet Land
• 3DS – Music Park
• N64 – Yoshi Valley

Lightning Cup

• DS – Tick-Tock Clock
• 3DS – Piranha Plant Slide
• Wii – Grumble Volcano
• N64 – Rainbow Road

Egg Cup

• GCN – Yoshi Circuit*
• Excitebike Arena*
• Dragon Driftway*
• Mute City*

Crossing Cup

• GCN – Baby Park
• GBA – Cheese Land
• Wild Woods*
• Animal Crossing*

Triforce Cup

• Wii – Wario’s Gold Mine
• SNES – Rainbow Road
• Ice Ice Outpost*
• Hyrule Circuit*

Bell Cup

• 3DS- Neo Bowser City
• GBA – Ribbon Road
• Super Bell Subway*
• Big Blue*

*Due to this game being a remake of Mario Kart 8, some courses are reused from that game.

Battle Mode

There are 8 Battle courses and 5 Battle Modes:

Courses

• New – Battle Stadium
• New- Sweet Sweet Kingdom
• New – Dragon Palace
• New – Lunar Colony
• 3DS – Wuhu Town
• GCN – Luigi’s Mansion
• SNES – Battle Course 1
• New – Urchin Underpass

Battles

• Balloon Battle
• Coin Runners
• Shine Thief
• Bob-omb Blast
• Renegade Roundup

Booster Pack

There are new playable characters, course and mii racing suits in this pack, There are 6 waves of new content. I wrote a post about the booster pack.

FAQ

Mario Kart is verry fun game to play with the Family. I really think if you like family gaming you should get this game!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Game Guide brought to you by Gaming Chickadee

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Morton’s Mind-Powers

Morton was the only one from the red team near the button, so we’re assuming that it was him even though it appears that he never touched the button…

Piranha Plants Sleeping on the Job

I feel like I’ve tried this same trick several times, and have never gotten it to work. But I suppose the rules do seem to be different for the AI racers.

Our Best Renegade Round-Up Record

Everyone on the AI team was caught in under 12 seconds. Chickadee (playing as Princess Daisy, her favorite character) was the catching queen- she caught four out of six people from the other team in this replay!

Photo Finish

Thanks to Toad, we didn’t get all three stars on that Grand Prix cup that time. We’d been hitting him with every item we got the entire last section of the race, and he still got first place somehow, which seems to happen way too often when we do Grand Prix mode…

Coin Runners in Wuhu Town Glitch

Apparently when you do Coin Runners on the Wuhu Town map, the AI racers can get stuck trying to collect the coins over the grassy circle in the middle of the map. If they miss it on their first jump over the circle, they turn around and try again but they don’t drive far enough away to be able to build up enough speed to reach the coin, and so they just get stuck trying over and over again to get it. It seems that at least one racer gets stuck like this nearly every time we do Coin Runners in Wuhu Town.

Super Daisy

Chickadee (playing as Princess Daisy again) somehow didn’t get saved by Lakitu when she fell off the cliff, and managed to climb back up onto the track all by herself. Notice how you can see Mario fall into the same pit in the background of this clip. Our hero…🙄

“Smart” Steering

I was happily driving along in Grumble Volcano (in first place) when I hit a glider panel near a part where the track splits off into two different paths (with one higher than the other). I flew over both paths and almost landed on the higher one, but then decided to go on the lower one instead.

Apparently though, I had gotten close enough to the higher path that the Smart Steering thought that I was actually on that higher path, and so it just kept pulling me into the wall trying to get me up the side of the cliff and onto the higher path. I was completely stuck until I paused the game and turned off Smart Steering. Unfortunately, I don’t have a video of this.

Wario’s Magic Boomerang

At first we thought we misread the name when it said “Wario hit you” and saw where Wario was on the map at the time. We’ve tested and discovered that if you aim things perfectly and it’s the third and last throw with the Boomerang, it actually is possible for non-AI racers to do this trick too.

Baby Rosalina Vs. Baby Luigi

It’s always seemed to me that the AI racers can recover faster than the players can, and I think that this pretty much proves it.

Evil Yoshi

It seems like there’s always a traitor on our team, but Yoshi was especially evil in this replay. He was attacking his teammates, protecting the racers on the other team, and every time he got an item he refused to use it against the other team!

Invincible Ludwig

I don’t even know how Ludwig didn’t spin out from this. I thought you had to actually activate a Super Star to be invincible, not just hold it. Unless Mushrooms are the same as Super Stars for the AI racers…?

Invincible Mario

Somehow, even though Mario wasn’t an AI racer, he still somehow managed to pull off this trick. We’re thinking that the game must be rigged in Mario’s favor, whether he’s an AI or not.

Invincible King Boo

King Boo was struck by lightning and then (awhile after he’d stopped blinking from the lightning, but before he went back to his usual size) he got run over by a normal-sized racer with Super Star invincibility and he was completely unaffected by them. Not only that, but he was in eighth place toward the end of the second lap when all this occurred, and he still finished in first place by the end of the race! Unfortunately, I don’t have a video of this either.

Isabelle’s Invincible Piranha Plant

A blast from a sound box may be able to destroy the infamously annoying blue shell, but apparently nothing can stop Isabelle when she’s on a mission to catch everyone on the blue team…

And there you have it. I hope you’ve enjoyed these highlights as much as we have!

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