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'''Kartastrophe''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in the game's [[Test for the Best]] mode. It takes place on a track akin to most circuit tracks. Its name is a portmanteau of "[[kart]]" and "catastrophe."
'''Kartastrophe''' is a 4-Player [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.


==Introduction==
==Overview==
The players drive their karts up to the starting line as the lights signal the start of the race.
The opening shows players driving in their [[kart]]s to the starting line of a race course, then the lights signal the start of the race.


==Gameplay==
Four players compete to finish two laps around the circuit. Players can move around sharp curves by turning their [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] all the way. The first player to end two laps wins, though if either several players finish in under a second or none of the finish two laps by five minutes, it is a tie.
The four players compete in a simple two-lap race around the circuit. Players can turn their [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remotes]] all the way to turn at sharp curves. The first player to the finish line wins. Ties are possible if multiple racers finish within a fraction of a second.
 
==Test for the Best==
===[[Test for the Best]]===
In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must complete two laps of the circuit in the fastest time possible. The times required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
Test for the Best features Kartastrophe as a single-player minigame, where the goal is to finish in the fastest time possible. Certain times result in certain [[point]] totals:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Grade !! Points earned !! Time required in minigame (NTSC) !! Time required in minigame (PAL)
! Grade !! Points earned !! Required time (NTSC) !! Required time (PAL) || Title
|-
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 ||43"00 || 44"00
| '''A+''' || 1,000 ||43"00 || 44"00 || Fast-Track Titan
|-
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 45"00 || 46"00
| '''A''' || 900 || 45"00 || 46"00 || Supersonic Squealer
|-
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 47"00 || 48"00
| '''B''' || 800 || 47"00 || 48"00 || Rubber-Burning Pro
|-
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 49"00 || 50"00
| '''C''' || 700 || 49"00 || 50"00 || Passable Driver
|-
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 51"00 || 52"00
| '''D''' || 600 || 51"00 || 52"00 || Sunday Driver
|-
| '''F''' || 0 || N/A || N/A || Crash Dummy
|}
|}


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Kartastrophe circuit map.png|Circuit map
Kartastrophe circuit map.png|Circuit map
Kartastrophe Kart model MP8.png|Model of the red Kartastrophe kart from ''Mario Party 8''
Kartastrophe Kart model MP8.png|Model of the red kart
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</gallery>


==See also==
==Naming==
*[[Kart Wheeled]]
The minigame's name is a portmanteau of "[[kart]]" and "catastrophe."
*[[Snow Go]]


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=カートでレーシング  
|Jpn=カートでレーシング  
|JapR=Kāto de rēshingu
|JpnR=Kāto de rēshingu
|JapM=Kart Racing
|JpnM=Kart Racing
|Spa=Kartástrofe
|Spa=Kartástrofe
|SpaM=Kartastrophe
|SpaM=Kartastrophe
|Ger=Kartastrophe
|Ger=Kartastrophe
|GerM=-
|Fre=Kartastrophe
|Fra=Kartastrophe
|FraM=-
|Ita=Kartastrofe
|Ita=Kartastrofe
|ItaM=Kartastrophe
|ItaM=Kartastrophe
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|KorM=Kart Racing
|KorM=Kart Racing
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}}
==See also==
*[[Kart Wheeled]]
*[[Snow Go]]


{{MP8 minigames}}
{{MP8 minigames}}

Latest revision as of 15:21, March 28, 2025

Kartastrophe
Kartastrophe from Mario Party 8
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type 4-Player minigame
Initial record 1'00"00
Music track It's a Dead Heat
Music sample

Kartastrophe is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 8.

Overview[edit]

The opening shows players driving in their karts to the starting line of a race course, then the lights signal the start of the race.

Four players compete to finish two laps around the circuit. Players can move around sharp curves by turning their Wii Remotes all the way. The first player to end two laps wins, though if either several players finish in under a second or none of the finish two laps by five minutes, it is a tie.

Test for the Best[edit]

Test for the Best features Kartastrophe as a single-player minigame, where the goal is to finish in the fastest time possible. Certain times result in certain point totals:

Grade Points earned Required time (NTSC) Required time (PAL) Title
A+ 1,000 43"00 44"00 Fast-Track Titan
A 900 45"00 46"00 Supersonic Squealer
B 800 47"00 48"00 Rubber-Burning Pro
C 700 49"00 50"00 Passable Driver
D 600 51"00 52"00 Sunday Driver
F 0 N/A N/A Crash Dummy

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Turn steering wheel
  • Buttons
    • Two Button – Accelerate
    • One Button – Brake

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Finish first in a two-lap kart race against your foes."
  • Hint – "Take the inside curve on a turn to finish a lap a little faster."

Gallery[edit]

  • Circuit map

    Circuit map

  • Model of the red kart

    Model of the red kart

Naming[edit]

The minigame's name is a portmanteau of "kart" and "catastrophe."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カートでレーシング[?]
Kāto de rēshingu 		Kart Racing
French Kartastrophe[?] -
German Kartastrophe[?] -
Italian Kartastrofe[?] Kartastrophe
Korean 카트 레이싱[?]
Kateu Reising 		Kart Racing
Spanish Kartástrofe[?] Kartastrophe

See also[edit]

[Edit]
Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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