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While the kart’s stats aren’t exactly to my liking - I’ve traditionally stuck with heavy characters on the Sport Bike - its wheels are well-hidden and the design is so damn cool. He fits in well with the rest of the cast and should feel more at home once Villager and Isabelle from Animal Crossing arrive in DLC Pack 2.Īs for the new vehicles, my favorite ended up being the Blue Falcon from F-Zero, not the Legend of Zelda-inspired Master Cycle. Everyone wants to be the hero (which is all the more reason to rock Tanooki Mario).

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The bulk of the online matches I played were full of Link after Link and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Link, on the other hand, is a crowd favorite. We’re racing, Cat Peach, not running up walls.

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Having more variations on Mario and Peach seems like a waste of character slots especially now that Nintendo is branching out to other series but three things turned my opinion of Tanooki Mario around: 1) he sometimes turns into a statue while performing tricks, 2) his eyes are far too mean for such a cuddly costume, and 3) his honking sound effect is a nostalgic treat.īut as much as I liked the cat costumes in Super Mario 3D World, the appeal is mostly lost in Mario Kart 8.

Triforce Cup tracks: Wario’s Gold Mine, Rainbow Road, Ice Ice Outpost, and Hyrule Circuit.

Egg Cup tracks: Yoshi Circuit, Excitebike Arena, Dragon Driftway, and Mute City.

Vehicle parts: Triforce Tires and the Hylian Kite glider.

Vehicles: Blue Falcon, B Dasher, Master Cycle, and Tanooki Kart.

Characters: Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, and Link.

What’s in DLC Pack 1, exactly? A good amount, considering the price: The add-ons are $7.99 a piece or $11.99 together, and getting both will give you access to eight new colors for Yoshi and Shy Guy as a bonus. I’m going to go ahead and recommend buying both right now assuming you have already purchased Mario Kart 8 and don’t regret that decision. The first DLC pack is currently available, but the second won’t be here until May. If those crossovers can’t pull me back in, I’m dead on the inside. The Legend of Zelda and F-Zero and Excitebike and Animal Crossing in Mario Kart is cause for celebration.

I’ve been wanting to get back into Mario Kart 8 ever since and that’s the main reason I was thrilled to learn about Nintendo’s plans for not one but two expansion packs. Still, it only took a few months for me to lose interest given my usual fleeting attention span for racing games no matter how good they are. It’s not perfect - the lack of proper arenas in Battle Mode remains a huge letdown - but I love it.

The handling feels right, the anti-gravity tracks are fresh, and just looking at the game is a joy. That’s when everything clicked into place. I’ve always liked Mario Kart enough to want to play it with friends, particularly back in the N64 days when everyone else was obsessed and their enthusiasm seemed contagious, but I never loved the series - not until Mario Kart 8. Are you even going to read this review?ĭon’t answer that. Also, a track based on Excitebike with a killer remix. And, good lord, Mute City from the beloved but still dormant F-Zero series. Mario Kart 8‘s first DLC pack has Link riding a horse-shaped bike called the Master Cycle.