It’s the way it’s always been in Mario Kart – and despite being a quarter of a century old, somehow it never feels stale. Along the way you’ll be able to use many different weapons that you’ll pick up from the tons of item blocks littered around the track to plough your way through the field. Each cup has four colourful Nintendo-themed stages within (giving a total of forty-eight) and you are tasked with winning against eleven other CPU controlled racers. and King Boo), and then take on one of the twelve different cups that are all available from the start. You pick a character from an enhanced roster of forty-two (the five new characters here are Inkling kids from Splatoon, Dry Bones, Bowser Jr. ![]() On the surface Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a character-led kart racer starring many of Nintendo’s famous library of characters. Despite being a three year old game, for a huge majority of people this will be “new” and experienced for the first time. I find myself in the latter position after having never outright owned a Wii U myself, or played the original more than a handful of times. It’s caused somewhat the stir already though, with many Wii U owners feeling incredibly aggrieved that Nintendo have ported the game to the Switch, whereas on the other hand the Wii U’s poor performance means that there is a massive portion of Nintendo’s regular Mario Kart purchasing audience that never experienced it the first time around. Nintendo have taken one of their more successful Wii U titles and released it on the Switch, adding in a glazing of polish, refinement, and a few new things to give us what is probably the most definitive title in the series thus far. It takes a core part of their menu, and adds a little shine and polish giving you what they consider to be a superior product.ĭeluxe is a word that intends to exude luxury, and that analogy is somewhat apt for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe too. ![]() ![]() A throwback to their late 1990s menu, the Quarter Pounder Deluxe takes the regular burger and adds in some mayonnaise, lettuce, and – if you are lucky – even a slice of tomato. If you go into a McDonald’s and ask for a “Quarter Deluxe” there’s a fair chance that they will know what you are talking about.
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