Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 may seem like a family friendly game of fun, but its actually a rage inducing destroyer of relationships and we want to help you end up on top.

22 Comments  RefreshSorted By 
GameSpot has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to toxic conduct in comments. Any abusive, racist, sexist, threatening, bullying, vulgar, and otherwise objectionable behavior will result in moderation and/or account termination. Please keep your discussion civil.

Avatar image for deactivated-602ba4c72cdea
deactivated-602ba4c72cdea

632

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Came for article, got video.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for onionking108
onionking108

196

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

How about a list and not a video...

Upvote • 
Avatar image for AndreasRufus
AndreasRufus

284

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Things I knew before creating an account on GameSpot...

Upvote • 
Avatar image for wookietim
wookietim

347

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

There is literally only one thing wrong with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - there is no simple way to get to the setup screen. You have to start a race and then quickly press the + button to get to it - that is a UI problem that really should not exist. All of those settings should be in a settings screen available from the main menu. But that is really the only flaw in the game.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for inkman66
inkman66

599

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Mario Kart 8 Deluxe .............

#1 - Where to actually find a Nintendo Switch besides scalpers.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for TJDMHEM
TJDMHEM

3260

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

those are great tips.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for PremoFPS
PremoFPS

30

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Kallie & Jean Luc, DONT listen to all these moronic haters, I just got the game & have not played Mario Cart in years, and I actually REALLY needed these tips, so thanks so much for all your hard work. Many people will find this guide useful, but sadly mostly only negative and unhappy people are the ones who make comments! Keep up the GREAT job at GameSpot, millions of people appreciate the valuable information you share on a daily basis! AND for all you internet trolls out there, how bout you go play a game and try and get a little bit of joy in your lives instead of craping on other peoples hard work!!!!!!!

2 • 
Avatar image for Itzsfo0
Itzsfo0

807

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

Edited By Itzsfo0

everytime I think of Mario Kart from this point forward (as I said to the guy way below in response) I think of Luigi Death Stare and that Youtube video w/ the rap song by Chamillionaire "They see me rollin' - they hating, they patrolling they trying to catch me riding dirty" lol

Upvote • 
Avatar image for ditronus
Ditronus

410

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

Things I wsh I knew before playing mario kart deluxe:

It's almost the exact same game that came out two years ago.

3 • 
Avatar image for swimbearuk
swimbearuk

1248

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

If you don't know something in this game then discover it, what does it matter? It's not like you have to redo everything you've already done. Pointless article!

Upvote • 
Avatar image for fanboyman
FanboyMan

1627

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

Is it possible to switch between the two items you're carrying? (like in double dash)

Upvote • 
Avatar image for twosips
twosips

11

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

Are you guys ever happy with not knowing lots in advance about a game?

"I wish I knew all the plot spoilers and interesting quirks in this film before I watched it instead of discovering them totally organically during the process"

4 • 
Avatar image for IJONOI
IJONOI

246

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

I think Gamespot is just trolling us now

4 • 
Avatar image for consolehaven
ConsoleHaven

1805

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 9

User Lists: 5

I haven't clicked on one of these in awhile. I just had to pipe in though, I mean, come on Mariokart 8 Deluxe? It's Nintendo's simplest franchise to play, and they make games with the simplest mechanics.

//end rant

Upvote • 
Avatar image for consolehaven
ConsoleHaven

1805

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 9

User Lists: 5

Edited By ConsoleHaven

@eliminatorpaige: It's just, Gamespot is contributing to the internet's state of decay with these junk articles.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for Itzsfo0
Itzsfo0

807

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

@consolehaven: Well I do agree with you (its definetly a click-bait article) and kinda goofy...but why not ? its all in good fun (not to be taken LITERAL) BUT if we are going to split hairs here why not ? Yea its Mario Kart & at its core, its a kart-racer, its not all that indepth (vs say the cult-following that a game like Diablo 2 had for years) with all the builds & intricacies with class-builds, hybrids & speed running, gearing up, etc. BUT Mario Kart 8 = alot more then previous Mario karts have been (in terms of overall content, more racers, more tracks, more variety, more options, more actual items for your karts to build) this isnt (lol) your older uncles SNES Mario Kart (from 25 years ago) alot has changed since then. Yea again at its core - remains the same...but nowadays we see lots of Mario Kart videos, memes, funny videos (vines/compilations) I mean the "Luigi Death Stare" became an internet sensation, you know what I'm getting at basically. Mario Kart 8 deluxe is basically a culmination of 9 Mario karts over 25 years

(Super Mario Kart - SNES - 1992)

(Mario Kart 64 - N64 - 1996/1997)

(Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Game Boy Advance - 2001)

(Mario Kart: Double-Dash - Gamecube - 2003)

(Mario Kart DS - DS - 2005)

(Mario Kart Wii - Wii - 2008)

(Mario Kart 7 - 3DS - 2011)

(Mario Kart 8 - Wii U - 2014)

(Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Switch - 2017)

*theres also been 3 Mario Kart arcade-racers released*

(Mario Kart GP - Arcade - 2005)

(Mario Kart GP 2 - Arcade - 2007)

(Mario Kart GP DX - Arcade - 2012)

A wide assortment of merchandise, a total of 12 releases (over numerous consoles, handhelds & arcade) and this most recent Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is by the largest in terms of racers, tracks, gear, & with more cup & cc-speed variants then any other previous installment. You are seeing alot more variety & some funny videos but its always been well known that Mario Kart can create enemies among friends & family just looking to have a good time. So while this video is sorta senseless I could see it existing (consider what gamespot releases nowadays & what they consider "newsworthy" ) LOL atleast this is Gaming-oriented vs a video about Donald Trump or an upcoming Marvel-movie & Why Ben-Affleck won't dress up as a comic-character anymore (or crap like that) lol.

Upvote • 
Avatar image for consolehaven
ConsoleHaven

1805

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 9

User Lists: 5

@Itzsfo0: That's a fantastic history of Mario Kart, and the video is nicely produced, and Gamespot and co. can write whatever they want, obviously.

Upvote •