Mario cards getting the deluxe treatment
so what does that mean
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the top 10 things you
need to know about Mario Kart 8 deluxe
for the Nintendo switch before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this video we’re going to take a
look at the remaster of Mario Kart 8 and
providing our final thoughts on the game
for you to make an informed decision in
the interest of full disclosure a copy
of this game was provided to us by
Nintendo of Canada before release number
10 what is Mario Kart 8 deluxe unless
you’ve been living under a rock you know
that Mario Kart is Nintendo’s beloved
mascot racing series that’s been around
since the 90s Deluxe is a remastered
version of Mario Kart 8 originally
released for the Wii U in 2014 all the
tracks including the ones originally
released as DLC are included in this
game as standard as well as a completely
revamped battle mode which addresses the
Wii U versions biggest issue last year
we gave Mario Kart 8 the number one spot
on our best Wii U games list as well as
the top spot on our top 10 Mario Kart
games list so you probably won’t be
surprised to hear that it’s already a
pretty good game
[Applause]
[Music]
number nine does this run better on the
switch the short answer is yep
[Music]
in handheld mode it runs in 720p
just like the Wii U version and at a
full 1080p while in docked mode all
while running at a solid 60 frames per
second with no performances whatsoever
the higher resolution means there’s an
improvement in picture detail on HDTV
with the game also maintaining 60fps in
two-player mode though it does drop to
30 FPS while playing with 3 or 4 players
just like the Wii U version number 8
what’s new in the deluxe edition with
the exception of the battle mode which
we’ll cover later this deluxe version
mostly offers a small amount of changes
racers can now hold two items during the
race the boo item returns once again to
steal other racers items and there’s now
a third level of power-sliding turbo to
push forms so it’s very difficult to
pull off considering how much drifting
is required however despite these
additions the fundamentals of the racing
are pretty much the same as the Wii U
version there are also no new tracks in
the ground Prix mode which is kind of
unfortunate number 7 who can you play as
with a total of 42 characters this
roster is by far the biggest in the
series history all previous characters
from the Wii U version including ones
previously locked behind DLC are all
available right from the start joining
them are dry bones King Boo and Bowser
jr. all of whom were last seen in Mario
Kart Wii
but the biggest additions are the
inkling boy and inkling girl from
splatoon each chip who have three
different color variations to choose
from finally amiibo support now extends
to splatoon giving your Mii racers some
neat new outfits
number six more accessible for new
players Nintendo has introduced some new
features allowing young children and new
players to keep up with their more
experienced friends first off is auto
acceleration which is pretty
self-explanatory and more of a
convenience since players usually have
to just hold the a button down the
entire time anyways the most noteworthy
feature is smart steering which at the
cost of being unable to do that third
powerslide boost that we mentioned
earlier essentially prevents players
from driving off the course its
assistance can be a bit overbearing
however for example on the slippery
turns of Neo Bowser City we found that
the game had set up invisible walls on
some of the tighter turns essentially
taking almost all of the challenge out
of a really challenging track number
five wait does that mean the game can
just play itself with the inclusion of
smart steering and auto acceleration it
certainly sounds like you can handle the
car like a Tesla on autopilot mode we
tested this theory out by turning these
features on setting the game to play the
mushroom shop on 50cc
and then we just put the controller down
what we found is that the car doesn’t
maneuver to collect coins or avoid
obstacles nor will it use items on its
own yeah that’s all still dependent on
player feedback in the end our auto
pilot driver ended up finishing fourth
overall so we try it again on 200cc
special cup and the auto pilot ended up
finishing dead last so TL DR basically
yeah it can play itself but not too well
[Music]
number four new battle arena battle mode
is where Nintendo spent most of their
time improving the game over the Wii U
counterparts in the original version the
arena’s were repurposed tracks from
Grand Prix which were less than ideal
for this mode but now Nintendo has given
us eight specially designed arenas for
battle mode for new ones
three returning arenas from previous
Mario Kart games and a modified version
of virgin underpass from splatoon the
difference they bring to battle mode is
practically night in death as the
battles can get frantic quickly and
there’s now plenty of room to maneuver
plus a feather item last seen in Super
Mario Kart makes a return exclusive to
battle mode number three new battle
modes
Nintendo didn’t stop at designing new
arenas they also included a total of
five game modes for battle enthusiasts
to sink their teeth into
you have your standard balloon challenge
which has been with the series since the
start but now there’s also the bomb
blast last seen in double dash which
makes everyone’s items a bomb
there’s also shine thief which again
returns from double dash in which
players have to hold on to a shine
sprite for 20 seconds without getting
hit coin runners from Mario Kart Wii and
7 also make a comeback where players
have to collect as many coins as they
can and finally the newest mode is
renegade roundup which puts players into
two teams in eight cops and robbers
style facematch number two as a play
online the online interface game deluxe
is almost identical to the Wii U version
with the main exception being in battle
mode where game modes are selected at
random when you’re playing with
strangers while the majority of our
sessions were relatively smooth we did
notice the odds lag issue where
sometimes it looks like a rival car gets
hit by a shell and the crash animation
plays but the car itself doesn’t slow
down until a bit later if at all granted
these moments were rare and more of an
oddity than a gamebreaking glitch due
note however that while it’s currently
free Nintendo has stated that online
play will require a paid subscription
starting sometime in the fall of 2017
[Music]
number one should you purchase Mario
Kart 8 deluxe
[Music]
if you don’t already own Mario Kart 8
for the Wii view and the answer is an
absolute yes in fact I’d even go so far
as to say that it’s almost worth buying
a switch for if you’re a Mario Kart fan
this is probably the best iteration of
Mario Kart to date with so much content
included that it’s guaranteed to provide
hundreds of hours for all gamers
regardless of age and skill level
[Music]
unfortunately we can’t share the same
enthusiasm if you’ve already owned Mario
Kart 8 for that we you fans who crave
battle mode might want to take a look at
it but if you’ve barely touched that
mode in previous titles there really
isn’t enough new changes to justify
purchasing the game all over again so do
you like our review setup tell us in the
comments if you’d like to see more of
these and check out these other great
videos from watchmojo.com
[Music]
so what does that mean
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the top 10 things you
need to know about Mario Kart 8 deluxe
for the Nintendo switch before we begin
we publish new videos every day so be
sure to subscribe for more great content
for this video we’re going to take a
look at the remaster of Mario Kart 8 and
providing our final thoughts on the game
for you to make an informed decision in
the interest of full disclosure a copy
of this game was provided to us by
Nintendo of Canada before release number
10 what is Mario Kart 8 deluxe unless
you’ve been living under a rock you know
that Mario Kart is Nintendo’s beloved
mascot racing series that’s been around
since the 90s Deluxe is a remastered
version of Mario Kart 8 originally
released for the Wii U in 2014 all the
tracks including the ones originally
released as DLC are included in this
game as standard as well as a completely
revamped battle mode which addresses the
Wii U versions biggest issue last year
we gave Mario Kart 8 the number one spot
on our best Wii U games list as well as
the top spot on our top 10 Mario Kart
games list so you probably won’t be
surprised to hear that it’s already a
pretty good game
[Applause]
[Music]
number nine does this run better on the
switch the short answer is yep
[Music]
in handheld mode it runs in 720p
just like the Wii U version and at a
full 1080p while in docked mode all
while running at a solid 60 frames per
second with no performances whatsoever
the higher resolution means there’s an
improvement in picture detail on HDTV
with the game also maintaining 60fps in
two-player mode though it does drop to
30 FPS while playing with 3 or 4 players
just like the Wii U version number 8
what’s new in the deluxe edition with
the exception of the battle mode which
we’ll cover later this deluxe version
mostly offers a small amount of changes
racers can now hold two items during the
race the boo item returns once again to
steal other racers items and there’s now
a third level of power-sliding turbo to
push forms so it’s very difficult to
pull off considering how much drifting
is required however despite these
additions the fundamentals of the racing
are pretty much the same as the Wii U
version there are also no new tracks in
the ground Prix mode which is kind of
unfortunate number 7 who can you play as
with a total of 42 characters this
roster is by far the biggest in the
series history all previous characters
from the Wii U version including ones
previously locked behind DLC are all
available right from the start joining
them are dry bones King Boo and Bowser
jr. all of whom were last seen in Mario
Kart Wii
but the biggest additions are the
inkling boy and inkling girl from
splatoon each chip who have three
different color variations to choose
from finally amiibo support now extends
to splatoon giving your Mii racers some
neat new outfits
number six more accessible for new
players Nintendo has introduced some new
features allowing young children and new
players to keep up with their more
experienced friends first off is auto
acceleration which is pretty
self-explanatory and more of a
convenience since players usually have
to just hold the a button down the
entire time anyways the most noteworthy
feature is smart steering which at the
cost of being unable to do that third
powerslide boost that we mentioned
earlier essentially prevents players
from driving off the course its
assistance can be a bit overbearing
however for example on the slippery
turns of Neo Bowser City we found that
the game had set up invisible walls on
some of the tighter turns essentially
taking almost all of the challenge out
of a really challenging track number
five wait does that mean the game can
just play itself with the inclusion of
smart steering and auto acceleration it
certainly sounds like you can handle the
car like a Tesla on autopilot mode we
tested this theory out by turning these
features on setting the game to play the
mushroom shop on 50cc
and then we just put the controller down
what we found is that the car doesn’t
maneuver to collect coins or avoid
obstacles nor will it use items on its
own yeah that’s all still dependent on
player feedback in the end our auto
pilot driver ended up finishing fourth
overall so we try it again on 200cc
special cup and the auto pilot ended up
finishing dead last so TL DR basically
yeah it can play itself but not too well
[Music]
number four new battle arena battle mode
is where Nintendo spent most of their
time improving the game over the Wii U
counterparts in the original version the
arena’s were repurposed tracks from
Grand Prix which were less than ideal
for this mode but now Nintendo has given
us eight specially designed arenas for
battle mode for new ones
three returning arenas from previous
Mario Kart games and a modified version
of virgin underpass from splatoon the
difference they bring to battle mode is
practically night in death as the
battles can get frantic quickly and
there’s now plenty of room to maneuver
plus a feather item last seen in Super
Mario Kart makes a return exclusive to
battle mode number three new battle
modes
Nintendo didn’t stop at designing new
arenas they also included a total of
five game modes for battle enthusiasts
to sink their teeth into
you have your standard balloon challenge
which has been with the series since the
start but now there’s also the bomb
blast last seen in double dash which
makes everyone’s items a bomb
there’s also shine thief which again
returns from double dash in which
players have to hold on to a shine
sprite for 20 seconds without getting
hit coin runners from Mario Kart Wii and
7 also make a comeback where players
have to collect as many coins as they
can and finally the newest mode is
renegade roundup which puts players into
two teams in eight cops and robbers
style facematch number two as a play
online the online interface game deluxe
is almost identical to the Wii U version
with the main exception being in battle
mode where game modes are selected at
random when you’re playing with
strangers while the majority of our
sessions were relatively smooth we did
notice the odds lag issue where
sometimes it looks like a rival car gets
hit by a shell and the crash animation
plays but the car itself doesn’t slow
down until a bit later if at all granted
these moments were rare and more of an
oddity than a gamebreaking glitch due
note however that while it’s currently
free Nintendo has stated that online
play will require a paid subscription
starting sometime in the fall of 2017
[Music]
number one should you purchase Mario
Kart 8 deluxe
[Music]
if you don’t already own Mario Kart 8
for the Wii view and the answer is an
absolute yes in fact I’d even go so far
as to say that it’s almost worth buying
a switch for if you’re a Mario Kart fan
this is probably the best iteration of
Mario Kart to date with so much content
included that it’s guaranteed to provide
hundreds of hours for all gamers
regardless of age and skill level
[Music]
unfortunately we can’t share the same
enthusiasm if you’ve already owned Mario
Kart 8 for that we you fans who crave
battle mode might want to take a look at
it but if you’ve barely touched that
mode in previous titles there really
isn’t enough new changes to justify
purchasing the game all over again so do
you like our review setup tell us in the
comments if you’d like to see more of
these and check out these other great
videos from watchmojo.com
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