- “Touch an Item Box to break it open!”
- —Lakitu , Mario Kart Tour
Item Boxes (or item boxes) are boxes featured mainly in the Mario Kart series. They first appear in Mario Kart 64 , replacing the ? Panels of Super Mario Kart , and return in all subsequent games. Item Boxes resemble ? Blocks but have a generally translucent and multicolored design, and would receive an iridescent checkerboard pattern later on. When a character passes through them, they get a random item. Item Boxes have a hazardous counterpart, Fake Item Boxes, which do not grant items but flip players over. Item Boxes always hand out items depending on racers' positions, with more effective items going to gradually lower ranked players, with players in first position usually receiving either just a Green Shell or a Banana.
By holding and not releasing the "use item" button on a controller, players can hold some items behind them, such as Bananas and shells, referred to as "dangling."[1] This allows players to protect themselves from rear attacks or collisions with other racers and, in most of its appearances, collect another item for use after the existing one is used up or is destroyed.
History[edit ]
Mario Kart series[edit ]
Mario Kart 64[edit ]
Item Box Screenshot from
Mario Kart 64, showing their original octahedron shape
Mario Kart 64 is the first game to utilize Item Boxes, replacing ? Panels from Super Mario Kart . Instead of being flat, square, and yellow like ? Panels, they have an octahedron shape with a ? in the center, and are multicolored and translucent. Colliding with an Item Box will provide the character with a random item; the item received is determined based on the place of the character - the farther back they are, the more powerful items they will get. Unlike ? Panels, Item Boxes respawn almost immediately after being used. The items can also be held behind the karts, a feature that did not exist with ? Panels.
Two of the Item Boxes provide only Spiny Shells,[2] and are marked with a sideways question mark. They appear hanging from the balloon in Luigi Raceway and atop a large rock on Koopa Troopa Beach.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit ]
Item Boxes return in Mario Kart: Super Circuit , where they have been redesigned: they are cube-shaped, have white outlines, are not translucent, and have a bolder question mark on each of their faces, which themselves have different colors. Most are found in groups of three but some boxes are isolated in uncommon locations in the track. The Item Boxes rotate on one axis, except in Single-Pak Multiplayer, where they shrink and extend slightly instead.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit ]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!! , Item Boxes make a reappearance, along with a new variety named Double Item Boxes. Unlike regular Item Boxes, Double Item Boxes grant both the driver and the thrower items. Item Boxes have once again been redesigned: they are still shaped like cubes, but they have a checkerboard texture, gain beveled edges, and feature translucency with one question mark like in Mario Kart 64, though the question mark itself is bolder and wider and has a blue outline. Also like in Mario Kart 64, they rotate sideways. Items themselves can now be lost and fall on the ground, such as when the player is struck by Lightning.
Item Boxes can travel independently for the first time. In Mushroom Bridge or Mushroom City they will follow the track like the other cars, while some in Peach Beach or Sherbet Land just travel back and forth. Moving Item Boxes respawn where they were last broken, except in Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City, where they respawn in the pipe shortcut and in alleyways, respectively. It is also the only game where items from Item Boxes cannot be dangled.
In split-screen mode except for Battle Course stages, Item Boxes are brighter checkerboard texture than the normal checkerboard texture. In Bob-omb Blast, Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes only yield Bob-ombs, with the question mark icon depicting a Bob-omb icon to reflect this.
Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series[edit ]
Item Boxes appear in the first three games in the Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series, where they are designed with a honeycomb-like hexagonal structure instead.
Mario Kart DS[edit ]
The Item Boxes of Mario Kart DS are based on their appearance in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, except with the beveled edges replaced with white borders, the checkerboard pattern using rainbow and transparent squares, and the question mark made smaller and recolored to be gray with a black outline. Double Item Boxes do not return due to the lack of a two-driver mechanic. The player is usually able to dangle items but with exceptions such as Spiny Shell and Blooper. They also do not appear physically in the racer's hands and are no longer dropped when the player is hit by shells.
In DK Pass, there is an Item Box atop a large hill that always yields either a Star, Triple Mushroom, a Mushroom, or rarely a Red Shell. Similar Item Boxes appear during missions where the player has to win a racer against an opponent.
In multiplayer battle mode, defeated players can deploy unlimited Item Boxes in the manner of Bananas, but with a short pause between each one deployed.
The Item Box roulette sound effect of Waluigi Pinball has arcade-like noises, fitting the theme.
Mario Kart Wii[edit ]
Item Boxes return in Mario Kart Wii , where they lose their checkerboard textures and white outlines and have dot textures, more rounded corners, and a transparent frame. They also now change colors, and the question mark is slightly wider and white with a blue outline as in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! They act in a similar manner as in the previous games and nothing has been changed relating to function when an item is received. However, they do reappear at a slower rate than its precedents. Item Boxes are shown to be produced from Brick Blocks in Toad's Factory.
In Chain Chomp Wheel, some Item Boxes are in the center of a large star-shaped ring, and such Item Boxes often yield a Star or the occasional Mushroom.
In multiplayer modes, Item Boxes have spinning question marks inside them as opposed to being static in single-player mode.
Mario Kart 7[edit ]
Item Boxes return in Mario Kart 7 with mostly the same design as Mario Kart Wii, except they do not change colors, all of the Item Boxes' rotating animation is synchronized to rotate at the same time as in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the blue outline of the question mark is more pronounced, and the question mark itself is flat and floats up and down. Dangled items are no longer uncontrollably flung when the player is hit from the front, and items such as the Bob-omb and Spiny Shell no longer cause items in reserve to dissipate. Unlike in Mario Kart DS, they do not appear on the bottom screen's map.
While the "super Item Box" of DS DK Pass remains intact, the Spiny Shell-only Item Boxes from N64 Luigi Raceway and N64 Koopa Troopa Beach have been replaced with a regular Item Box and a Coin respectively. DS Waluigi Pinball also retains its unique item roulette sound.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit ]
Item Boxes reappear in Mario Kart 8 with the same function as in previous games. The appearance remains about the same from Mario Kart 7, except it is a crystalline gray instead of a rainbow color, and the question mark is slightly larger, features a beveled outline, and now pulsates. This time, dangling no longer results in a freed item slot, while items also appear in the drivers' hands, a detail returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Some items, such as the Triple Bananas and Crazy Eight, activate automatically. Items are no longer lost when the player falls off the track, and when they are lost, they do not fall on the ground. The box has a new sound effect, for both the Item Box itself and the item roulette. In Mario Kart 8, the items players can receive are solely determined by their distance behind the leader, rather than position. In Animal Crossing, there are Item Boxes after the glider segment that are held up by balloons, which can be obtained by either gliding through the Item Box or by breaking the balloon. The Item Boxes in certain stages have special sound effects from their respective games, as opposed to the normal sound; Animal Crossing's play a variant of the music when a profile is loaded or saved, Hyrule Circuit's play the chest opening jingle from The Legend of Zelda games.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe retains not only Item Boxes but also Double Item Boxes, though without the two-driver mechanic. The player can only use one item at a time and receive a second item from a standard Item Box if there is a slot available. Additionally, Double Item Boxes are no longer randomly generated; rather, they appear in the same spot every time, though Double Item Boxes never appear in the first set for all tracks. There are two courses that do not have Double Item Boxes: GCN Baby Park and DS Shroom Ridge. Two items can be held at all times in any capacity; however, if a player playing as a larger combo passes through two Item Boxes in the same row, both of them will disappear momentarily, but the player will only receive one item, even if both of their item slots are empty. However, on some courses such as SNES Donut Plains 3 and N64 Toad's Turnpike, players can obtain two items in the first set as the boxes are not lined up in a straight horizontal line. In this game, the item given is now determined by both distance and position. Urchin Underpass' play the stat slot sound from Splatoon. DS Waluigi Pinball also retains its unique item roulette sound. The time for an Item Box to regenerate was shortened slightly in version 2.0,[3] and furthered in version 2.1.0 to the point of regenerating near instantaneously.[4]
Mario Kart Tour[edit ]
Item Boxes return once again in Mario Kart Tour with the same design as Mario Kart 8. They reappear much faster than in previous games, reappearing almost immediately after being collected. Replacing the Double Item Box is a feature allowing each character to hold two or three items on certain courses. When the racer drives through an Item Box, an item will be rolled in all empty item slots; if the Auto-Item feature is turned on, the remaining items will be used and all slots will be rolled. When all three item slots (if available) show the same item, Frenzy mode is activated, granting the player invincibility and allowing infinite uses of that item for a short time.
In general, if a racer drives through a spot where an Item Box that was broken by another driver is supposed to be, they will still obtain items even if the Item Box has not respawned yet; this is contrary to previous appearances, where racers would miss getting an item from an Item Box in the time it took to respawn. A Mario Kart Tour feature on the App Store stated that players can miss an Item Box if it has not physically reappeared after breaking;[5] this is only true for Item Boxes found within Clampies, which do not reappear until a Clampy closes and reopens its valves to produce another Item Box, or when traffic breaks the Item Boxes.
Some bonus challenges contain Item Boxes with the question mark replaced by the image of an item, such as a Bob-omb. These will immediately give the player one of that item, regardless of how many item slots the driver has. The player also cannot activate a Frenzy with such Item Boxes, even if three are collected. Another special type of Item Box introduced in the Valentine's Tour has a pink appearance with a rainbow outline on the question mark, and immediately activates a Frenzy of a given item. This special Item Box appears in the Goomba Takedown bonus challenges held at SNES Mario Circuit 2, SNES Vanilla Lake 1 and Wii Mushroom Gorge, as well as the Take them out quick! bonus challenge held at N64 Frappe Snowland.
Like in previous appearances, DS Waluigi Pinball retains its unique item roulette sound.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit ]
Item Boxes appear once again in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit , where they act identically to Mario Kart 8. Here, they act as a gate customization option. Any racer who drives through the customized gate will trigger an item roulette.
Mario Kart World[edit ]
Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes return once again in Mario Kart World . The appearances of both kinds of Item Boxes have undergone several changes. While their overall shape resembles a slightly more rounded version of that seen in Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour, the Item Boxes now feature solid, swirling colors, and lacks the dotted overlay present on Item Boxes since Mario Kart Wii. The question mark inside the Item Boxes also features a darker gray outline as opposed to a blue one.
Mario Tennis series[edit ]
Item boxes appear in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Power Tennis . In Mario Tennis, they are exclusive to the Bowser Stage mode, while in Mario Power Tennis Item Battle is available as an optional mode to all courts in Exhibition mode. They appear and slide over the tennis net. As in the Mario Kart series, when players hit an item box with a tennis ball, players are given a roulette, next to their character's head in the HUD in Mario Tennis or above the character's model in Mario Power Tennis, that scrolls through items and stops on item. On the next hit, players use the item. Items are carried over after a point is scored, and serves do activate the item. In Mario Power Tennis, Item Boxes make the same sound as in Mario Kart Double Dash!! when broken.
The item probabilities in Mario Power Tennis are also affected by the court they are on.
Mario & Sonic series[edit ]
In the Mario & Sonic series, Item Boxes appear in various Dream Events, functioning identically as in the Mario Kart games, but the items that they give vary, depending on the event or even position of the player. In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , Item Boxes only appear in the Dream Race and Dream Platform events. In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , Item Boxes appear in the Dream Race, Dream Canoe, Dream Shooting and Dream Long Jump events. The items that can be obtained from these boxes vary depending on the event being played and in some events, the position of the player when they collect the Item Box. In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games , Item Boxes appear in Ski Cross Racing, Rocket Ski Jumping, Extreme Snowboarding and Ski Shooting. In the game's Wii version, Item Boxes appear in both the Individual and Team versions of Dream Alpine, the Individual and Team versions of Dream Ski Cross, the Individual and Team versions of Dream Snowboard Cross, Dream Short Track, Dream Bobsleigh, Dream Ice Hockey, Dream Curling and Dream Snowball Fight. Additionally, in Dream Ice Hockey, one of the events that may occur when collecting a Wild Ball is a large number of Item Boxes appearing on the rink.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit ]
An Item Box appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a sticker. In The Subspace Emissary, the sticker can be used by any fighter to increase the power of ice-based attacks by eight points. The artwork shown in the sticker is the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! version of the Item Box.
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit ]
Item Boxes make an appearance in the minigame, Bowser's Shocking Slipup in Mario Party: Star Rush . Here, depending on the timing hit, they can deliver Lightning Bolts to Bowser or cause Banana Peels to spawn, which can stun players. Double Item Boxes appear and give out twice the number of items. During the second phase of the battle, Item Boxes spin faster.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit ]
In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , an Item Box hologram can be seen in the futuristic city.[6] :0:14
Profiles and statistics[edit ]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit ]
Artwork from: Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Usable by: Anyone
Mario Kart Wii[edit ]
Trading card information: Usually found strung out in a single line across the track, Item Boxes contain all of the Power-Ups, offensive and defensive items that make the Mario Kart series so interesting and enjoyable. From Bananas to Bob-ombs, don't miss your chance to hit an Item Box because you're definitely going to want what's inside. And if you use the Items to your advantage, they'll help you win!
- Game Tip!
Item Boxes aren't always found in obvious locations. On some tracks you'll find them being pulled behind moving objects. Grab them anywhere you can!
Gallery[edit ]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Item Box.
Mario Kart 8 LINE sticker
Mario Kart Tour screenshot
Names in other languages[edit ]
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Note(s)
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| Japanese |
アイテムボックス Aitemu Bokkusu |
Item Box |
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[?]
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| Chinese (Simplified) |
问号方块 Wènhào Fāngkuài |
Question Block |
Chinese release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
[7]
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
道具箱 Dàojù Xiāng |
Item Box |
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[8]
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| Dutch |
Voorwerpdoos |
Item Box |
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[?]
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| Voorwerpkist |
Mario Kart 8 electronic manual |
[?]
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| French |
Boîte à objets |
Item box |
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[?]
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| Boîte à bonus |
Bonus box |
Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet |
[?]
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| German |
Itembox |
Item Box |
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[?]
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| Italian |
Cubo oggetto |
Item cube |
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[?]
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| Riquadro Oggetti |
Item Square |
Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet |
[?]
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| Blocco "?" |
"?" block |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! website |
[?]
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| Scatola |
Box |
Mario Kart DS website |
[?]
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| Scatola oggetto |
Item box |
Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 websites |
[?]
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| Korean |
아이템박스 Aitem Bakseu |
Item Box |
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[?]
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| Portuguese |
Caixa de itens |
Item box |
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[?]
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| Spanish |
Caja de objetos |
Item box |
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[?]
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| Swedish |
Objektlåda |
Item box |
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[?]
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References[edit ]
- ^ 2005. Mario Kart DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 10.
- ^ "Collect this box to receive a Spiny Shell." – Owsen, Dan, Scott Pelland, and Paul Shinoda. Mario Kart 64 Player's Guide. Page 19.
- ^ "Shortened the time it takes for an item box to regenerate when it gets taken by someone else." – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update History | Nintendo Switch | Support. Nintendo UK.
- ^ "Further shortened the time it takes for item boxes to regenerate after another player takes them." – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update History | Nintendo Switch | Support. Nintendo UK.
- ^ "If a racer in front of you gets an Item Box, you'll miss it before it respawns." – 5 Speedy Tips for Mario Kart Tour. United States: apple.com. Archived February 12, 2022, 16:31:55 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 12, 2022 (Screenshot Media:App Store screenshot story 5 Speedy Tips for MKT.png ).
- ^ Illumination and Universal Pictures (February 6, 2026). The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Level Up. YouTube. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ 腾讯NintendoSwitch (March 27, 2020). 想在《马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版》中占据上风?这些游戏小技巧值得一试. Bilibili (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved March 27, 2020. (Archived November 24, 2020, 22:41:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ 2012. Mario Kart 7 Taiwanese e-manual (PDF). Nintendo Phuten (Traditional Chinese). Page 14.
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Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link a • King Boo Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Wiggler Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pauline Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
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Metal Mario (Gold Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser a • Petey Piranha Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Funky Kong Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
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Mii
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Karts
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Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler a • Splat Buggy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Inkstriker Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite a • Paper Glider a • Paraglider Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxeb
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| New courses
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Mushroom Cup
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Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
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| Flower Cup
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Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
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| Star Cup
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Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
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| Special Cup
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Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
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| Classic courses
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Shell Cup
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Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
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| Banana Cup
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GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
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| Leaf Cup
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DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
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| Lightning Cup
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DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
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| DLC coursesa
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Egg Cup
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GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
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| Triforce Cup
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Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
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| Crossing Cup
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GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
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| Bell Cup
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3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
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| Booster coursesTransparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
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Golden Dash Cup
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Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
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| Lucky Cat Cup
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Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
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| Turnip Cup
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Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
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| Propeller Cup
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Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
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| Rock Cup
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Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
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| Moon Cup
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Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
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| Fruit Cup
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Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
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| Boomerang Cup
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Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
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| Feather Cup
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Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
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| Cherry Cup
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Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
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| Acorn Cup
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Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
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| Spiny Cup
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Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
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| Battle courses
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Wii U Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8
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New courses
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Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor
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| Classic courses
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Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley
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| Switch Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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New courses
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Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • Urchin Underpass
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| Classic courses
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3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1
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| Music
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| Courses
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Base game courses
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New courses
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"Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway"a ("Dragon Palace"Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) • "Electrodrome" • "Excitebike Arena"a • "Hyrule Circuit" • "Ice Ice Outpost"a • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mute City"a • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway"a • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" ("Sweet Sweet Kingdom"Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods"a
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"GCN Baby Park"a • "DS Cheep Cheep Beach" • "GBA Cheese Land"a • "3DS DK Jungle" • "SNES Donut Plains 3" • "GCN Dry Dry Desert" • "Wii Grumble Volcano" • "GBA Mario Circuit" • "Wii Moo Moo Meadows" • "3DS Music Park" • "3DS Neo Bowser City"a • "3DS Piranha Plant Slide" • "N64 Rainbow Road" • "SNES Rainbow Road"a • "GBA Ribbon Road"a • "N64 Royal Raceway" • "GCN Sherbet Land" • "DS Tick-Tock Clock" • "N64 Toad's Turnpike" • "Waluigi Pinball" ("DS Waluigi Pinball" • "DS Wario Stadium") • "Wii Wario's Gold Mine"a • "GCN Yoshi Circuit"a • "N64 Yoshi Valley"
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"SNES Bowser Castle 3" • "N64 Choco Mountain" • "Wii Coconut Mall" • "Wii Daisy Circuit" • "GCN Daisy Cruiser" • "GCN DK Mountain" • "Wii DK Summit" • "Ghost House BGM" ("GBA Boo Lake") • "Ghost Valley" ("GBA Boo Lake") • "N64 Kalimari Desert" • "Tour Los Angeles Laps" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "DS Mario Circuit" • "SNES Mario Circuit 3" • "Merry Mountain" • "Wii Moonview Highway" • "Wii Mushroom Gorge" • "Ninja Hideaway" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "DS Peach Gardens" • "Piranha Plant Cove" • "3DS Rainbow Road" • "Wii Rainbow Road" • "3DS Rock Rock Mountain" • "3DS Rosalina's Ice World" • "DS Shroom Ridge" • "Tour Singapore Speedway" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "GBA Sky Garden" • "Sky-High Sundae" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "GBA Snow Land" • "Squeaky Clean Sprint" • "GBA Sunset Wilds" • "3DS Toad Circuit" • "Tour Tokyo Blur" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "Tour Vancouver Velocity" ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "Yoshi's Island"
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"SNES Battle Course 1" • "Battle Stadium" • "GCN Luigi's Mansion" • "Lunar Colony"
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| Other
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"Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme A") • "Final Lap!" • "Goal!"Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec ("Finish! (Yoshi's Island)" • "Results (Yoshi's Island)") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen" ("Current Standings" • "Selection Screen (Wireless)" • "Spectating" • "Starting Grid (Grand Prix / VS Race)") • "Results Screen A" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Current Standings" • "Trophy Theme A" • "Trophy Theme B") • "Staff Credits" (Super Mario Kart) ("Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)") • "Super Star" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
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| Other
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| Items
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Banana • Blooper • Boo Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
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| Course objects
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Antigravity panel • Arrow field Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Barrel • Bath Bomb Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Beach Ball Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bell a • Board • Bob-omb Car Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Ceiling Needle Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Cheese a • Clock hand • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hoop Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Ice • Icicle Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile a • Master Sword a • Mecha Piranha Plant Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Metal ball Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mine Cart a • Mushroom Platform Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mushroom Trampoline Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit a • Ring • Roller • Rupee a • Snowboy a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Spinning tube Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Submarine • Table Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Tire stack • Toy Duck Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Toy Goomba Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Traffic cone • Train a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Winged Cloud Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
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| Enemies and species
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Big Wiggler Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bulber Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Deku Baba a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Piranha Plant Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Incoming Chomp Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Innertube Goomba Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Jellybeam • Keese a • Lava Bowser • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti a • Nep-Enut Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Noki • Penguin Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Petal Guy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Screaming Pillar • Shoe Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Star Thwomp a • Stilt Guy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Yoshi
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| Techniques
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Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
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| Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings
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Amsterdam (Canal)Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bangkok Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser a • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Peach's Castle • Sydney Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Tokyo Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Vancouver Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec
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| Battle modes
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Balloon Battle • Renegade Roundup Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Bob-omb Blast Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Coin Runners Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Shine Thief Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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| Official tournaments
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Mario Kart 8
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Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Champions of San Diego • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
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| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Worldwide
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My Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge
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| North America
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NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
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| Australia and New Zealand
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2017 online tournaments • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Championship 2024
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| China
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament
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| Europe
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
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| Hong Kong
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Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
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| Japan
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
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| Spain
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TorneoMK8D
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| UK and Ireland
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Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
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| Mario Kart 8 Dokodemo Game Collection
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Anaboko Meiro (Blue) • Anaboko Meiro (Red) • Dokan ni Shoot (Blue) • Dokan ni Shoot (Red) • Flipper Shot (Blue) • Flipper Shot (Red) • Target Shot (Blue) • Target Shot (Red)
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| Miscellaneous
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Andrew Trego • ×ばつ Mario Kart 8">Animal Crossing ×ばつ Mario Kart 8 a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Children's Puzzle Mario Kart • Emblem • Epic Mario Kart Takedowns Compilation • Finish line • Gallery (Deluxe ) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Happy Meal • Heart Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle a • In-game statistics (Deluxe ) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • ×ばつ Mario Kart 8">The Legend of Zelda ×ばつ Mario Kart 8 a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review Roundup • Mario Kart 8 From the Pit • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart Cube Puzzle 9-koma • Mario Kart Items to Put Your Bro on Blast • Mario Kart TV • ×ばつ Mario Kart 8">Mercedes-Benz ×ばつ Mario Kart 8 a • Miiverse Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Nintendo Switch 2024 Qiūjì Huódòng • Personality quiz: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Cups • Poochy Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxec • Pre-release and unused content Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Soundtrack Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 • Update history Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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| Related Play Nintendo activities
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Mario Kart 8 Party Starter • Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kart Customizer Game • Leaf it to me • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up • One cup, four tracks... • Racing through this poll • Spring break adventures! • Which Mario Game Is Perfect for You?
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Crazy Eight in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Transparent artwork of the Crazy Eight, from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
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| Playable characters |
Fully playable
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Amy • Blaze • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Luigi • Mario • Metal Sonic • Mii • Peach • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
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| Guest characters
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Birdo 1 • Cream 1 • Diddy Kong 1,2 • Dry Bones 1 • Dry Bowser 1,2 • Eggman Nega 1 • Espio 1,2 • Jet 1,2 • Larry 1,2 • Ludwig 1 • Nabbit 1,2 • Omega 1 • Rosalina 1,2 • Rouge 1,2 • Roy 1 • Sticks 1,2 • Toad 1,2 • Wave 1,2 • Wendy 1,2 • Zavok 1,2 • Zazz 1,2
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| Additional team members
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Birdos 1,2 • Boom Booms 2 • Chao • Egg Pawns 1,2 • Pom Pom 1 • Toads • Yoshis 1
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| Non-playable characters |
Guest characters3
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Nabbit • Omega • Rouge • Toad (Blue Toad · Green Toad · Yellow Toad)
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| Other characters and species
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Animals 3 • Big 2 • Birdo 2 • Boy in Mario Suit and Boy in Sonic Suit 1 • Chao • Charmy • Cream 2 • Horse 1,2 • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu 2,3 • Omochao 2,3 • Orbot & Cubot • Pianta 2 • Shy Guys • Toads • Yoshis
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| Enemies and obstacles
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Boos 1 • Bullet Bills 1 • Castles 1 • Egg Flappers 1 • Goombas 1 • Goomba Towers 1 • Koopa Paratroopas 1 • Moto Bugs 1 • Octus 2 • Piranha Plants 1 • Spinies 1 • Thwomps 1 • Warp Pipes 1
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| Items
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? Block 1 • Blooper 1 • Brick Block 1 • Bullet Bill 1 • Chaos Emerald 1,2 • Coin 1,2 • Dash Panel 1 • Empty Block 1 • Fire Flower 1,2 • Flame Shield 1,2 • Fruit 1,2 • Golden Dash Mushroom 1 • Green Shell 1 • Item Box 1 • Moto Bug 2 • POW Block 1 • Power Sneakers/Speed Up 1,2 • Red Shell 2 • Ring 1,2 • Shield 1,2 • Spiny Shell 1,2 • Spring 1 • Star Coin 1 • Super Star 1
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| Events |
Nintendo 3DS version1 |
Olympic events
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100m • 110m Hurdles • Long Jump • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • Boxing • Table Tennis • Beach Volleyball • Equestrian • BMX • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Football • Golf
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| Plus Events
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100m Plus • 110m Hurdles Plus • Long Jump Plus • Javelin Throw Plus • 100m Freestyle Swimming Plus • Archery Plus • Boxing Plus • Table Tennis Plus • Beach Volleyball Plus • Equestrian Plus • BMX Plus • Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus • Football Plus • Golf Plus
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| Wii U version2 |
Olympic events
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100m • 100m Freestyle Swimming • 4x100m Relay • Archery • Beach Volleyball • Boxing • BMX • Equestrian • Football • Javelin Throw • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Rugby Sevens • Table Tennis • Triple Jump
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| Duel Events
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Duel Football • Duel Rugby Sevens • Duel Beach Volleyball
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| Arcade Edition3
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Hammer Throw • 100m • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • 100m Hurdles • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Long Jump • Trampoline • 4x100m Relay
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| Miscellaneous
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Gallery • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (video series) (Ep. 1 · Ep. 2) • (Staff (Wii U / Nintendo 3DS) • Stamps
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