Editing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

[[File:MK8DBoosterCoursePassArtwork.jpg|thumb|400px|Key artwork]]

The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''''', sometimes formatted as '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass''''' on [[Nintendo]]'s Oceanian website,<ref>As written on the second slide of the slideshow at the bottom of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230613163634/https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments Nintendo AU/NZ Tournaments] page. nintendo.com.au. Archived June 13, 2023, 16:36:34 UTC from the [https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 13, 2023. ({{media link|Nintendo com au screenshot Nintendo AUNZ Tournaments.png|Screenshot}}.)<br>"''Wave 4 is out now!''"<br>'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass'''''<br>"''Courses from other titles in the series are coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!''"</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230829144153/https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments Nintendo AU/NZ Tournaments]. nintendo.com.au. Archived August 29, 2023, 14:41:53 UTC from the [https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 29, 2023. ({{media link|Nintendo com au screenshot Nintendo AUNZ Tournaments 2023-08-29.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref> is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. First announced during the Nintendo Direct on February 9, 2022, the pack includes twelve additional [[cup]]s, for a total of 48 additional courses (bringing the total number of courses in the game to 96), most of which are [[Classic course|remastered versions]] of courses from other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, including ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The courses are based on their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'', but with significant visual improvements and new music arrangements. In addition to the courses, starting with Wave 4's release, the pass also features eight additional playable characters for the game, which also return from other ''Mario Kart'' games. The pass was released through six waves, with each wave containing eight total courses (divided into two cups of four courses each). The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, with the first wave releasing nearly five years after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' did. The pack also makes ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature classic courses from games following the original game's release, with ''Mario Kart Tour'' and its reappearing courses debuting after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' was initially released.

The ''Booster Course Pass'' can be purchased on its own, but it is also included in a [[Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack]] subscription,<ref name=FirstTrailer>Nintendo (February 9, 2022). [https://youtu.be/1uZDbDoDAq4 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 9, 2022.</ref> as well as in the digital-only ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle (Game + Booster Course Pass)''.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-bundle-game-plus-booster-course-pass-switch/ Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe Bundle (Game + Booster Course Pass)]. nintendo.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230128063850/https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-bundle-game-plus-booster-course-pass-switch/ Archived] January 28, 2023, 06:38:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> In Hong Kong, activation codes for the ''Booster Course Pass'' are additionally distributed in physical [[Nintendo Switch]] game cases, though buyers must own a copy of the base game to be able to use a code.<ref>Nintendo.hk (July 15, 2022). [https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo.hk/photos/3164757967073998/ 【香港資訊】 《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版 新增賽道通行證》的盒裝版於本日發售！ 內附《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版 新增賽道通行證》下載序號的卡片 ※要遊玩此新增內容，需要《瑪利歐賽車8 豪華版》本篇的遊戲軟體（另售）。 官方網頁 ]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved February 22, 2023. ([https://archive.ph/oIkSb Archived] February 23, 2023, 00:26:59 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> If the player has purchased the ''Booster Course Pass'' or currently has a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, a small icon of a [[Super Star]] can be seen next to the version number on the game's title screen. The first wave of the DLC was made available to pre-load on March 15, 2022, and was released in most regions on March 18, 2022, while the final wave was released on November 9, 2023.

In the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a bundle that includes the base ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' game and a download code for the ''Booster Course Pass'' in Japan, and a bundle that includes the ''Booster Course Pass'' download code and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' pins, cards, and stickers (without the game) in Europe and Oceania, both of which released on October 6, 2023.<ref>Nintendo 公式チャンネル (September 14, 2023). [https://youtu.be/Qhab-mPaZI0?t=2041 Nintendo Direct 2023.9.14]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 31, 2024.</ref><ref>Nintendo UK (September 14, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/bkdhiquZ2Qw?t=3716 Nintendo Direct – 14/09/2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 15, 2023.</ref><ref>NintendoAU (September 15, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/9C8o_77V16w?t=3568 Nintendo Direct – 15/09/2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 15, 2023.</ref>

!colspan="2"|Wave 1<br><small>Released on March 18, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] September 26, 2022</small>

!colspan="2"|Wave 2<br><small>Released on August 4, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] September 26, 2022</small>

!colspan="2"|Wave 3<br><small>Released on December 7, 2022<br>[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] December 21, 2022</small>

Starting in Wave 4, eight additional playable characters were also added in the ''Booster Course Pass'' in addition to the courses.<ref name=Characters>Business Wire (February 8, 2023). [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230208005930/en/5386165/Metroid-Prime-Remastered-Rolled-out-in-Latest-Nintendo-Direct-Available-Now-for-Nintendo-Switch ''Metroid Prime Remastered'' Rolled out in Latest Nintendo Direct, Available Now for Nintendo Switch]. ''Business Wire''. Retrieved February 8, 2023.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1623470462595481603?cxt=HHwWhoC-pZjy3IctAAAA</ref> All of these characters reuse their character models, icons (except for Funky Kong), and some animations from ''Mario Kart Tour'', along with several new animations such as [[trick]]s for bikes and ATVs, as well as losing animations. With [[Birdo]]'s inclusion in Wave 4 and [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]]'s inclusion in Wave 6, all playable characters from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' are now included in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

*[[File:MK8DX Wiggler Icon.png|link=Wiggler|32x32px]] '''[[Wiggler]]''' - Wiggler returns from ''Mario Kart 7'' as one of three new drivers in Wave 5. It is a heavyweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Waluigi]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], except for using the medium vehicle size instead of large. Its release in Wave 5 was hours before its introduction to ''Mario Kart Tour'' in the [[Pipe Tour]].

*[[File:MK8DX Kamek Icon.png|link=Kamek|32x32px]] '''[[Kamek]]''' - Kamek returns from ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of three new drivers in Wave 5. He is a mediumweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Luigi]] and [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]. His horn sound resembles his speech in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Kamek was originally intended to appear as a racer in the original ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', but was [[List of Mario Kart 8 pre-release and unused content|scrapped during development]].

*[[File:MK8DX Diddy Kong Icon.png|link=Diddy Kong|32x32px]] '''[[Diddy Kong]]''' - Diddy Kong returns from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', ''Mario Kart Wii'', and ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. He is a mediumweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Cat Peach]], [[Inkling Girl]], and female [[Villager]].<ref name=Site>Nintendo (June 21, 2023). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aabpa/coursepack/index.html マリオカート8 デラックス コース追加パス | Nintendo Switch]. ''任天堂ホームページ''. Retrieved June 21, 2023.</ref>

*[[File:MK8DX Funky Kong Icon.png|link=Funky Kong|32x32px]] '''[[Funky Kong]]''' - Funky Kong returns from ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. He is a heavyweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Wario]], [[Dry Bowser]], and heavyweight [[Mii]]s.<ref name=Site/>

[[File:MK8DBoosterPassMiiRacingSuits.jpg|thumb|left|All the various Mii Racing Suits]]

As part of the Wave 6 update, eighteen [[Mii#Mario Kart Tour|Mii Racing Suits]] from ''Mario Kart Tour'' were added. Seventeen of these suits are available for players with the ''Booster Course Pass'' purchased. The eighteenth suit, which is the [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] Mii Racing Suit, is unlocked by scanning Daisy's [[amiibo]], and is available to be scanned in regardless of whether or not the player owns the ''Booster Course Pass''. Mii Suits have unique trick animations while in anti-gravity mode, some of which are taken from ''Mario Kart Tour'', while some are original. Like amiibo suits, these do not affect any statistics. The seventeen suits available in the pass are listed below:  

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|? Block|black|? Block Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Castle|black|Castle Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Toadette|black|Toadette Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Dry Bowser|black|Dry Bowser Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Chain Chomp|black|Chain Chomp Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Cheep Cheep|black|Cheep Cheep Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Dolphin|black|Dolphin Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Pokey|black|Pokey Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Blooper|black|Blooper Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Koopa Clown Car|black|Koopa Clown Car Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Para-Biddybud|black|Para-Biddybud Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Sky-High Sundae|black|Ice Cream Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Birdo|black|Birdo Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Petey Piranha|black|Petey Piranha Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Wiggler|black|Wiggler Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Goomba|black|Goomba Suit}}

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| {{color-link|Moo Moo|black|Moo Moo Suit}}

An alternate version of the key artwork exists in the game's files as of version 2.0.0, showing several courses that were unreleased at the time of the update's release. As with the official artwork, this banner uses official screenshots and in-game course icons from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', including icons for trick and reverse/trick variants. Several courses included in the pass appeared in this banner before their official announcements, including [[Sky-High Sundae]], {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}, {{classic-link|Wii|DK Summit}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Sunset Wilds}}, {{classic-link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}, and several ''Tour'' city courses (notably including {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}} and {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} before their official reveals for ''Mario Kart Tour''<ref>{{media link|MK8D Booster Course Pass Banner Amsterdam and Bangkok.png}}</ref>), though the {{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit}} art used within it is that of {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 1}} and [[RMX Mario Circuit 1]], rather than {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}, which appears in the pass.

In the game's internal data in version 2.0.0, many upcoming course slots were each designated a prefix. Across waves 2-6, "SNES" (denoting a ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' course) was allocated to two courses, "N64" (''[[Mario Kart 64]]'') to one course, "GBA" (''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'') to four courses, "GCN" (''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'') to four, "DS" (''[[Mario Kart DS]]'') to three, "Wii" (''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'') to five, "3DS" (''[[Mario Kart 7]]'') to two, and "Tour" (''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s city courses) to twelve, in addition to seven courses without a prefix (which either denote new courses or ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s  non-city courses).<ref>[https://twitter.com/fishguy6564/status/1504594255020535816]</ref> The prefixes, which matched the courses in Wave 2, were removed in version 2.1.0 with that wave's release; however, the lineups of later were slightly different, with several prefixes changing positions within the respective waves, {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} appearing in place of {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in Wave 3, and {{classic-link|Wii|Moonview Highway}} appearing in place of {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}} in Wave 5. Additionally, while the third slot of the [[Acorn Cup]] did not have a prefix in the data, {{classic|Wii|Moonview Highway}}'s codename (Cnsw_63) assigns it to that placement, indicating that this slot may have been intended for either [[Piranha Plant Pipeline]], which was the only ''Tour'' course to not be added as part of the ''Booster Course Pass'', or a non-city ''Tour'' course that was never finished (as its own internal data indicates two non-city courses were in development, but later scrapped). Wave 6 also originally featured a second blank course slot and a fourth GCN slot; however, the final wave instead included {{classic-link|Wii|Daisy Circuit}} and {{classic-link|3DS|Rosalina's Ice World}}, neither of which would have been possible inclusions with the original prefix leak (as {{classic-link|Wii|Rainbow Road}}'s spot lines up with the exact spot from said datamine and matches Wave 3 ending with {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}}).

In version 2.1.0, brief snippets of the first seconds of the music for many then-unreleased courses were added to the game's files, including {{classic|GBA|Sunset Wilds}}, {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}, all of ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s [[new course]]s up to {{classic|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}, and every course that would go on to be featured in Wave 3.<ref>[https://youtu.be/JthHtyww3r0]</ref> The filenames of these music snippets all corresponded to the course order dictated by the then-removed unused prefixes; the snippets were removed with Wave 3's release in version 2.2.0.<ref>[https://twitter.com/fishguy6564/status/1600536694528385024]</ref> These filenames indicate that several courses were moved between waves before their release, such as {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} and {{classic|Wii|Maple Treeway}} originally being planned for Waves 3 and 6 respectively, {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} and {{classic|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} originally being planned for Waves 4 and 5 respectively, and {{Classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}'s and {{Classic-link|Tour|Athens Dash}}'s spots being swapped.

A credits sequence for the ''Booster Course Pass'' was added upon Wave 6's release. If the player has the ''Booster Course Pass'', this credits sequence first plays upon completing all of its [[cup]]s in at least third place in Grand Prix mode, then subsequently plays whenever the player completes the [[Moon Cup]] or [[Spiny Cup]] in at least third place. If the player does not have the ''Booster Course Pass'', this credits sequence first plays upon completing any cup in Grand Prix mode in at least third place after racing in the ''Booster Course Pass''{{'}}s courses in online or wireless multiplayer at least 100 times, then subsequently plays whenever the player completes the [[Bell Cup]] in at least third place.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/26098/~/how-to-update-mario-kart-8-deluxe]</ref> The credits feature a downward scrolling sequence with many labels and stickers of various [[Lists of sponsors|sponsors]] along with photos showing footage from the trailers that advertised the pass, as well as silhouettes of objects corresponding to the courses being shown, ending with a photo of the [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] referee and most of the playable characters (excluding [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], [[Baby Peach]], [[Baby Daisy]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Cat Mario|Cat]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]], the playable [[Lakitu]], [[Metal Mario]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], the [[Inkling]]s, the [[Villager]]s, [[Isabelle]], [[Link]], and [[Mii]]s, as well as all character variants) posing together on {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} with the text "THANK YOU!" at the bottom. The music begins with an arrangement of the credits theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', followed by a medley of several course themes (in order of appearance: {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}, [[Ninja Hideaway]], {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}, and [[Sky-High Sundae]]), then returns to the ''Super Mario Kart'' credits theme before ending.

**The pass was once briefly referred to as the "'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pack'''''" on the site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220209231046/https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/booster-course-pass/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass for the Nintendo Switch™ system — Official Site]. ''Nintendo''. Archived from the [https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/booster-course-pass/ original] on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.</ref>

**{{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}} was once briefly labeled as a 3DS course instead of DS.<ref>{{media link|MK8D 3DS Shroom Ridge.png}}</ref>

**Following the full reveal of Wave 3 and until its release, the website erroneously stated that Wave 3 would be available on December 7, 2023 rather than 2022.<ref>{{media link|MK8D BCP NA Wave 3 error.png}}</ref>

***Similarly, the British [[Nintendo eShop]] page for the ''Booster Course Pass'' erroneously states that Wave 3 released on December 8 rather than December 7.<ref>{{media link|MK8D British eShop BCP error.jpg}}</ref>

**Nintendo of America's official Twitter account once erroneously used the British English name for {{classic-link|Wii|DK Summit}} in a tweet before deleting it and replacing it with the American English name.<ref>[https://twitter.com/awesomelink234/status/1632886068788842496 @awesomelink234 on Twitter]. Retrieved March 8, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230309042502/https://twitter.com/awesomelink234/status/1632886068788842496 Archived] March 9, 2023 04:25:02 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

**{{classic-link|Wii|Rainbow Road}} used an image of {{classic-link|3DS|Rainbow Road}} instead.<ref>{{media link|Bcpwiirrerror.png}}</ref> This error has since been fixed on all versions of the webpage.<ref>{{media link|Bcpwiifixed.png}}</ref>

**{{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}} is incorrectly listed as "Bowser's Castle 3".<ref>{{media link|Bcpwiirrerror.png}}</ref>

*The trailers for the first three waves of the ''Booster Course Pass'' feature a voiceover in the North American versions (performed by voice actress {{wp|Luci Christian}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/lucilovesmic/status/1553212133403496449 Luci Christian (@lucilovesmic) 😊 (2022-07-29)] (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-04-18 – via Twitter.</ref>), which is absent from the versions for other regions. The reveal trailers for later waves lack voiceovers in all regions.