Missions, from Mario Kart DS, will be returning.ĭrifting from Mario Kart Wii will also be returning to Mario Kart 8. Previous characters, King Boo and Petey Piranha will both make their returns after their last appearance in Mario Kart Double Dash.Ĭart customization from Mario Kart 7 is returning, there will be a wide selection of karts, as seen in Mario Kart DS and a huge set of characters, as seen in Mario Kart Wii. There will be a total of 50 karts to choose per character and their size.
Double item blocks will also be returning in Mario Kart 8. Furthermore, there is a return of the selection of karts: Every kart has specific stats that distinguishes from the others, as well capturing their respective character's style for instance, Mario's kart, the Red Fire.
#MARIO KART 8 DRIVER#
Players have the option to play with one driver or a driver and someone throwing items, being the first game since Mario Kart: Double Dash. will not appear in anymore games, as Koopa Kid will re-replace him. will be removed and Koopa Kid will appear in his first game since Mario Party 6. Bikes were a late add to the game.īowser Jr. Nintendo said "Mario Kart 8 will just feature karts and not gliding and submarines" in a response to the change. Gliders and driving underwater, features from Mario Kart 7, have all been removed. New items include the Iceball, Propeller Mushroom, Cursed Mushroom and Metal, who will have most of Boo's powers seen in Mario Kart DS, Wii and 7 (stealing items). Luma and Fly Guy will also be making her Mario Kart debut. New characters include Professor Elvin Gadd, who will be making his first appearance since 2005. Options include traffic lights (if you go through a red one, you get a disadvantage thanks to the police) and rainy-snowy-sunny modes (rainy and snowy are both very slippery). You need to be the first person to beat all the traffic to win. You can change Yoshi, Birdo, Fly Guy, Kamek, Dry Bones, Dry Bowser, Luma, Hammer Bro, Toad, Koopa Troopa, Paratroopa and Shy Guy's colors, just like in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers.Ĭharacters, Mirror Mode, Special Mode, Mission Mode, Internet Mode, retro Battle Mode courses, items, vehicles, color customization and Karts/Bikes are all unlockables in Mario Kart 8.Ī new battle mode, Traffic Panic features karts lined up in traffic, backed up from bumper to bumper.
If you get it wrong, you can set a disadvantage in the game for the player, such as getting cursed mushrooms in 3 different points of the game, losing points or getting a delayed start.Ī smaller change is that you can unlock changing some characters colors. If you get it right, you gain an extra point or two in the Grand Prix or Vs. You can also set bets for people who will win the race. There can be up to sixteen people playing a game together at once that you know, using Game Center or your license. You have the option to have an eight player race, a twelve player race, a sixteen player race or a twenty-four player race. One of the other notable changes featured in the game is the point system given to the racers after a competition in Grand Prix mode. For future games, Nintendo has announced that there will be an Ice Cup for icy courses, Sand Cup for deserts and Fire Cup for Bowser Castle courses.
#MARIO KART 8 FULL#
The retro cups will still be unlocked and there will be four cups: Banana, Shell, Leaf, Lightning and for this Mario Kart only, there will be a Rainbow Cup full of previous Rainbow Roads. The biggest change of all is that you will start out with four cups: Mushroom, Flower, Metal and Star. In Mario Kart 8, there might not be as many new features to the game, but several features are returning. As every new Mario Kart game, Mario Kart 8 shows several new features, granting a new style of playing for the users.