Mario Kart 8

Mario Kart 8, also known as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, was a Grand Prix tournament between several of Mario's friends, including some from other worlds.

History

The Mario Kart 8 Grand Prix was scheduled a while ago, with some racers preparing themselves for the race. Bowser was notified of the tournament and even Luigi was practicing his mean stare toward other drivers according to Paper Mario: Color Splash.

The roster of this Grand Prix went as follows:

• Mario
  • Sometimes in a Tanooki Suit
  • His baby counterpart
  • Sometimes in his metal form
  • Sometimes in his gold form
• Luigi
  • His baby counterpart
• Princess Peach
  • Sometimes in a Cat Suit
  • Her baby counterpart
  • Sometimes in her pink gold form
• Princess Daisy
  • Her baby counterpart
• Rosalina
  • Her baby counterpart
• Yoshi
• 8 other Yoshis
• Toad
• A Koopa Troopa
• A Shy Guy
• 8 other Shy Guys
• A Lakitu
• Toadette
• King Boo
• Wario
• Waluigi
• Donkey Kong
• Bowser
  • His Dry form
• A Dry Bones
• Bowser Jr.
• Lemmy Koopa
• Larry Koopa
• Wendy O. Koopa
• Ludwig von Koopa
• Iggy Koopa
• Roy Koopa
• Morton Koopa Jr.
• Two Inklings
• Link
• Two Villagers
• Isabelle

What was special about this Grand Prix were the anti-gravity modifications done on the wheels that could stick itself to the walls and ceilings, allowing whole new opportunities with creating a versatile course for the racers.

The tournament was split into 12 tournament cups, two of them dedicated to the new racers that came from another world. Later games will give details as to how the Grand Prix went; one of the Baby Mario Bros. managed to win the Egg Cup and brought it back to their time period, as seen in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Luigi's kart was also noticed by Bowser to be slower than usual during the Grand Prix, revealed to be due to the key to Peach's Castle being stuck in one of its exhaust pipes, as discovered in Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Before, during, or after the Grand Prix, the racers battled against eachother in Battle Mode. While the classic Balloon Battle and Coin Runners returned back again, some modes returned for this Grand Prix such as the return of Shine Thief and Bob-omb Blast. Some new modes were also introduced, such as Renegade Roundup, a "cops and robbers" style game.

Locations Visited

• Mushroom Continent
  • Mushroom Kingdom
    • Baby Park
    • Cheep Cheep Beach
    • Cheese Land
    • Dry Dry Desert
      • Bone-Dry Dunes
      • GCN Dry Dry Desert
    • GBA Mario Circuit
    • Piranha Plant Slide
    • Ribbon Road
    • SNES Rainbow Road
    • Royal Raceway
    • WII U Mario Circuit
    • Layer-Cake Desert
      • Sweet Sweet Canyon
      • Sweet Sweet Kingdom
    • Toad City
      • Battle Stadium
      • Electrodrome
      • Excitebike Arena
      • Mario Kart Stadium
      • Moo Moo Meadows
      • N64 Rainbow Road
      • Super Bell Subway
      • Toad Harbor
      • Toad's Turnpike
  • Koopa Kingdom
    • Cloudtop Cruise
    • GCN Luigi's Mansion
    • Grumble Volcano
    • Neo Bowser City
    • Twisted Mansion
    • WII U Bowser's Castle
  • Sunshine Archipelago
    • Sunshine Airport
  • DS Tick-Tock Clock
  • Mount Wario
  • Sherbet Land
  • Thwomp Ruins
  • Wario Stadium
  • Wario's Gold Mine
  • Water Park
• Sarasaland
  • Chai Kingdom
    • Dragon Driftway
    • Dragon Palace
• Snow Kingdom
  • Ice Ice Outpost
• Moon
  • Lunar Colony
• Dinosaur Land
  • Donut Plains
    • SNES Donut Plains 3
    • SNES Battle Course 1
• Donkey Kong Island
  • 3DS DK Jungle
• Other territories
  • Animal Crossing
  • Big Blue
  • Dolphin Shoals
  • Hyrule Circuit
  • Music Park
  • Mute City
  • Shy Guy Falls
  • Urchin Underpass
  • WII U Rainbow Road
  • Wild Woods
  • Wuhu Town
  • Yoshi Circuit
  • Yoshi Valley

Timeline

• Cat Peach appears, likely placing this title after the events of Super Mario 3D World.
• Super Bell Subway, a Subway Station in Toad City, is themed around the Super Bell, likely placing this title after Super Mario 3D World.
• One of the cups in this title is based around the Super Bell, likely placing this title after the events of Super Mario 3D World.
• King Boo appears, placing this game before he is recaptured in Luigi’s Mansion 3.
• Mario Motors’ logo in this game depicts a Mario in his mechanic’s outfit from Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, likely placing this game after that title.
• The brand “Propellor Toad Transport” is seen, likely placing this game after New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
• Red Mini Toad toys appear here, likely placing this title around the same time as Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, but after the events of Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
• Yarn Yoshis appear, possibly placing this game around the time of Yoshi’s Wooly World.

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