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Big Blue
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015); Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s)	Bell Cup
Based on	Big Blue
Online play	No longer available (Wii U); Available (Switch)
Music sample
	Naoto Ishida (original); Kenta Nagata (arrangement); Sections 1 and 2; ; Final section; ; Sections 1 and 2 (frontrunning); ; Final section (frontrunning);
Course map
	Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Staff ghost(s)
8	Nin★Dylan
1:44.100
8DX 150cc	Nin★Dylan
1:37.316
8DX 200cc	Nin★Rie
1:13.516
8DX 200cc	Nin★Rie
1:13.200

Latest revision as of 21:14, August 28, 2024

This article is about the DLC course in Mario Kart 8. For the stage from Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl, and Ultimate, see List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee § Big Blue.

Big Blue is the fourth and last course of the Bell Cup included with the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 as well as the base content of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This course is based on the Big Blue course that appears throughout the F-Zero series. In the same way as in Mute City, Coins can only be obtained by driving over the Pit areas, Item Boxes, or picking up the coins dropped by other players. This is the only DLC course in Mario Kart 8 (and the sixth overall in the Mario Kart series) to be divided into three sections instead of three laps. Just like on Mute City, Big Blue has the F-Zero version of the starting line countdown and results theme instead of the normal version. This track shares similar characteristics and features to the game's original Rainbow Road. The music of the track is split in two parts: the first part plays in the first two sections, and the second part plays in the final section.

This is the second track after Mount Wario to have separate soundtracks for different laps/sections. However, this may actually be a potential homage to F-Zero GX, as that game has an identical method of handling the music for its courses (i.e. having the initial variation of a tune play on the first and second laps and so on, while the second variation plays on the final lap).

Course layout[edit]

The course, as seen from the starting line.

The entirety of the course is in anti-gravity, much like Mute City. The first section starts off on a straightaway that leads into a bend with Dash Panels and Pit areas. After a slight jump, the road splits into two paths; only one has a recharge path, but both contain Dash Panels. Both paths end in a jump leading onto one track that contains several conveyor belts similar to the ones in the space station on Rainbow Road, one moving forward and the other moving backwards, that go through several bends on this segment. The conveyor belts end in a gliding pad, leading the player to two recharge paths and the next section of the race.

The second section is lined entirely with water, increasing the speed of the player should they remain in it. After the first bend of the section, the track jumps and splits into two paths, though both end up leading into a single track with recharge strips, with the player passing through rings. After a few bends, a gliding pad similar to a cannon takes the player into the next and final section of the race.

The third section has several conveyor belts going backwards and forwards, each containing one or two Dash Panels. After a couple of turns, the track splits into two paths, both containing several Dash Panels and ending in a small jump into the final stretch of the race. The final segment bends in a slight curve and contains several dirt patches that can be boosted over with Mushrooms or other speed-boosting items. At the end of this segment is the finish line.

Shortcuts[edit]

In the first section, on the corners with moving platforms, Mushrooms can be used to cut off the corners.
Players can drive off the edge of the track midway on the first waterway on the left, to land on the Pit areas beyond the rings.
On the last section of track, Mushrooms can be used to cut off the bends in the track just before the finish line.

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"When it came to arranging a song as well-loved as this one, I felt I had no choice but to really go for it. We had the sax and guitar engage in a kind of duel before a drum solo cuts in, and then added a buzzing bass solo on top of that. The performances on this track really are white hot!"

Gallery[edit]

The course icon
A player's Mii at the starting line
Pit areas are in replacement for coins on this course
The water slides portion of the track
Luigi, in the Blue Falcon, driving over a recharge pathway
Mario, racing along the track on the P-Wing
Dry Bowser drifts around one of the waterways, at the second section of the track
Toad, in the Blue Falcon, driving on the track
Toad, taking one of the two gliding sections of the track, near the end of the second section
F-Zero logo stamp (shared with Mute City)
Blue Falcon stamp (shared with Mute City)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ビッグブルー^[?] Biggu Burū	Big Blue
Chinese	碧海^[?] Bìhǎi	Blue Sea
Dutch	Big Blue^[?]	-
French	Big Blue^[?]	-
German	Big Blue^[?]	-
Italian	Big Blue^[?]	-
Korean	빅 블루^[?] Bik Beullu	Big Blue
Portuguese	Big Blue^[?]	-
Russian	Синеморь^[?] Sinemor	Blue Sea Land
Spanish (NOA)	Gran Azul^[?]	Great Blue
Spanish (NOE)	Big Blue^[?]	-

Trivia[edit]

Big Blue coverage on other NIWA wikis:

F-Zero Wiki

Reaching the final section will have an announcer speak, saying "Yeah!! The final lap!" using the voice clip from F-Zero X which was provided by Jim Wornell. It is the only course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with this distinction.
Big Blue, GBA Cheese Land, Sky-High Sundae, and Wii Rainbow Road are the only courses that contain gliding segments taking place entirely in anti-gravity.
The glider segment from the second segment to the third segment is similar to the boost ring glider segment on Rainbow Road, in which it launches racers at a straight line like a cannon. Furthermore, both sections have the same sound effect when driven through.
This course, N64 Kalimari Desert, and Tour Singapore Speedway are the only sectioned courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to not show its finish line locations on its mini-map other than its main one.

External links[edit]

Official YouTube video of the Mario Kart Band performing "Big Blue"

References[edit]

^ https://vgmdb.net/album/200
^ @zachruff (May 22, 2022). "So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone." Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[1] ttps://vgmdb.net/album/200

[2] @zachruff (May 22, 2022). "So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone." Twitter. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

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-{{justreleased|downloadable track|date=April 23, 2015}}
+{{about|the DLC course in Mario Kart 8|the stage from [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]], and [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ultimate]]|[[List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee#Big Blue|List of stages debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee § Big Blue]]}}
-{{racecourse
+{{race course infobox
 |title=Big Blue
 |image=[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue-overview.jpg|300px]]
-|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]])
+|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]]) (2015)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
 |cups=[[Bell Cup]]
-|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]])
+|based_on=[[fzerowiki:Big Blue|Big Blue]]
-|music=[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-BigBlue.ogg]]
+|ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Dylan|1:44.100|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:MK8PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing]][[File:Blue Standard.png|32px|link=Blue Standard]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Dylan|1:37.316|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:MK8PWing.png|32px|link=P-Wing]][[File:Blue Standard.png|32px|link=Blue Standard]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
-|map=
+{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Rie|1:13.516|[[File:MK8 Luigi Icon.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:W25SilverArrow-MK8.png|32px|link=W 25 Silver Arrow]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}
+{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Rie<ref>@zachruff (May 22, 2022). [https://twitter.com/Zachruff/status/1528386463632658434 "''So it turns out that there are 4 staff ghosts in the Tencent Chinese version of MK8D that are actually different to the global version. It seems that they really did not like the Mercedes car parts so any ghost that used them had to be redone.''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved May 24, 2022.</ref>|1:13.200|[[File:MK8 Luigi Icon.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:MK8BlueFalcon.png|32px|link=Blue Falcon]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}
+|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
+|sample=Naoto Ishida<ref>https://vgmdb.net/album/200</ref> (original)<br>Kenta Nagata (arrangement)<br>Sections 1 and 2<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-BigBlue.oga]]<br>Final section<br>[[File:WiiU_BigBlue_FinalLap.oga]]<br>Sections 1 and 2 (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_BigBlue_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>Final section (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_BigBlue_FinalLapFrontrunning.oga]]
+|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
+<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Big Blue Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Big Blue Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
 }}
+'''Big Blue''' is the fourth and last course of the [[Bell Cup]] included with the [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as well as the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This course is based on the [[fzerowiki:Big Blue|Big Blue]] course that appears throughout the ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero (series)|F-Zero]]'' series. In the same way as in [[Mute City]], [[Coin]]s can only be obtained by driving over the [[Pit (F-Zero)|Pit]] areas, [[Item Box]]es, or picking up the coins dropped by other players. This is the only DLC course in ''Mario Kart 8'' (and the sixth overall in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series) to be divided into three sections instead of three laps. Just like on Mute City, Big Blue has the ''F-Zero'' version of the starting line countdown and results theme instead of the normal version. This track shares similar characteristics and features to the game's original [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]]. The music of the track is split in two parts: the first part plays in the first two sections, and the second part plays in the final section.
-'''Big Blue''' is the fourth and final course of the [[Bell Cup]] included with [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' x ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. This course is based on the [[f-zerowiki:Big Blue|Big Blue]] course that appears throughout the ''[[f-zerowiki:F-Zero (series)|F-Zero]]'' series. As in [[Mute City (course)|Mute City]], [[Coin]]s can only be obtained by driving over the recharge pathways, [[Item Box]]es, or picking up the coins dropped by other players. This is the only DLC course in ''Mario Kart 8'' to be divided into three sections instead of three laps and the seventh overall in the series.
+This is the second track after [[Mount Wario]] to have separate soundtracks for different laps/sections. However, this may actually be a potential homage to ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero GX|F-Zero GX]]'', as that game has an identical method of handling the music for its courses (i.e. having the initial variation of a tune play on the first and second laps and so on, while the second variation plays on the final lap).
-{{br}}
+==Course layout==
+[[File:MK8 Big Blue Starting Line.jpg|thumb|215px|left|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]
+The entirety of the course is in [[anti-gravity]], much like Mute City. The first section starts off on a straightaway that leads into a bend with [[Dash Panel]]s and [[fzerowiki:Pit|Pit]] areas. After a slight jump, the road splits into two paths; only one has a recharge path, but both contain Dash Panels. Both paths end in a jump leading onto one track that contains several conveyor belts similar to the ones in the space station on [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]], one moving forward and the other moving backwards, that go through several bends on this segment. The conveyor belts end in a gliding pad, leading the player to two recharge paths and the next section of the race.
+The second section is lined entirely with water, increasing the speed of the player should they remain in it. After the first bend of the section, the track jumps and splits into two paths, though both end up leading into a single track with recharge strips, with the player passing through [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|rings]]. After a few bends, a gliding pad similar to a cannon takes the player into the next and final section of the race.
+The third section has several conveyor belts going backwards and forwards, each containing one or two Dash Panels. After a couple of turns, the track splits into two paths, both containing several Dash Panels and ending in a small jump into the final stretch of the race. The final segment bends in a slight curve and contains several dirt patches that can be boosted over with [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]s or other speed-boosting items. At the end of this segment is the finish line.
+==Shortcuts==
+*In the first section, on the corners with moving platforms, [[Dash Mushroom|Mushrooms]] can be used to cut off the corners.
+*Players can drive off the edge of the track midway on the first waterway on the left, to land on the Pit areas beyond the rings.
+*On the last section of track, Mushrooms can be used to cut off the bends in the track just before the finish line.
+{{br|left}}
+==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
+''"When it came to arranging a song as well-loved as this one, I felt I had no choice but to really go for it. We had the sax and guitar engage in a kind of duel before a drum solo cuts in, and then added a buzzing bass solo on top of that. The performances on this track really are white hot!"''
 ==Gallery==
-<center><gallery widths=170px>
+<gallery widths=160px>
-MK8-DLC-Course-icon-BigBlue.png|The track's icon.
+MK8 Big Blue Course Icon.png|The course icon
-MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue-startingline.jpg|The course as seen from the starting line.
+MK8BigBlueStart.jpg|A player's [[Mii]] at the starting line
-File:MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue.jpg|Recharge pathways are in replacement for coins on this course
+MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue.jpg|Pit areas are in replacement for coins on this course
-File:MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue01.jpg|[[Luigi]] in the [[Blue Falcon]] driving over a recharge pathway
+WaterSlidesBigBlue.png|The water slides portion of the track
-File:MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue02.jpg|[[Mario]] racing along the track in the [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]]
+MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue01.jpg|[[Luigi]], in the [[Blue Falcon]], driving over a recharge pathway
-</gallery></center>
+MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue02.jpg|[[Mario]], racing along the track on the [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]]
+DryBowser-BigBlue-Waterway-MK8.jpg|[[Dry Bowser]] drifts around one of the waterways, at the second section of the track
+Toad-BigBlueMK8.jpg|[[Toad]], in the [[Blue Falcon]], driving on the track
+Toad-BigBlue2MK8.jpg|Toad, taking one of the two gliding sections of the track, near the end of the second section
+Mute City stamp MK8.png|[[fzerowiki:F-Zero (series)|''F-Zero'']] logo stamp (shared with [[Mute City]])
+Big Blue stamp MK8.png|[[Blue Falcon]] stamp (shared with [[Mute City]])
+</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{Foreignname
+{{foreign names
 |Jap=ビッグブルー
 |JapR=Biggu Burū
 |JapM=Big Blue
 |SpaA=Gran Azul
-|SpaAM=Big Blue
+|SpaAM=Great Blue
 |SpaE=Big Blue
-|SpaEM=-
+|Fre=Big Blue
-|Fra=Big Blue
-|FraM=-
 |Dut=Big Blue
-|DutM=-
 |Ger=Big Blue
-|GerM=-
 |Ita=Big Blue
-|ItaM=-
 |Por=Big Blue
-|PorM=-
 |Rus=Синеморь
-|RusR=Sinemor'
+|RusR=Sinemor
 |RusM=Blue Sea Land
+|Kor=빅 블루
+|KorR=Bik Beullu
+|KorM=Big Blue
+|Chi=碧海
+|ChiR=Bìhǎi
+|ChiM=Blue Sea
 }}
 ==Trivia==
-*Reaching the final section will have an announcer speak, saying "Yeah! The final lap!" using the voice clip from ''[[f-zerowiki:F-Zero X|F-Zero X]]''. It is the only course in ''Mario Kart 8'' with this distinction.
+{{NIWA|FZeroWiki=1}}
-**This is one of two courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' in which a portion of the track which activates a voice, the other being [[Electrodrome]].
+*Reaching the final section will have an announcer speak, saying "''Yeah!! The final lap!''" using the voice clip from ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero X|F-Zero X]]'' which was provided by Jim Wornell. It is the only course in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' with this distinction.
-*This course, along with [[Mute City (course)|Mute City]] uses the ''F-Zero'' version of the starting line countdown and results theme.
+*Big Blue, {{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}}, [[Sky-High Sundae]], and {{classic-link|Wii|Rainbow Road}} are the only courses that contain gliding segments taking place entirely in anti-gravity.
-*Just like [[Maka Wuhu]] and [[Mount Wario]], the race track's finish point is not located in the same location of the starting point.
+*The glider segment from the second segment to the third segment is similar to the boost ring glider segment on [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]], in which it launches racers at a straight line like a [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]]. Furthermore, both sections have the same sound effect when driven through.
-*The music of the track is split in two parts: the first part plays in the first two sections, and the second part plays in the final section. This is the second track after [[Mount Wario]] to have separate soundtracks for different laps/sections.
+*This course, {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}}, and {{classic-link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}} are the only sectioned courses in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' to not show its [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] locations on its mini-map other than its main one.
+==External links==
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Zq8EMCdZ4 Official YouTube video of the Mario Kart Band performing "Big Blue"]
+==References==
+<references/>
-{{BoxTop}}
+{{MK race courses}}
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-{{Racecourses}}
+[[Category:Aquatic areas]]
-[[Category:Race Courses]]
-[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
-[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]
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+[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
+[[de:Big Blue]]
+[[it:Big Blue (circuito)]]

[Edit] Race courses from the Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 64	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert • Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway • Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle • DK's Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2 • Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds • Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3 • Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert • Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium • Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain • Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Mario Highway • Mario Beach • DK Jungle • Bananan Ruins • Diamond City • Snow Panic • Pac Mountain • Pac Labyrinth • Bowser's Castle • Castle Wall • Rainbow Coaster • Rainbow Downhill
Mario Kart DS	Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion • Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge • DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress • Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2	Yoshi Park 1 • Yoshi Park 2 • Stadium Arena • Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart Wii	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory • Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine • Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano • Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 7	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain • Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu • DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Peach Castle • Kingdom Way • Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast • Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit • Aerial Road • Sky Arena • Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle • PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit • Bananan Labyrinth • DK Jungle
Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls • Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario • Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Mario Kart Tour	New York Minute • Tokyo Blur • Paris Promenade • London Loop • Vancouver Velocity • RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • Los Angeles Laps • Merry Mountain • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • Berlin Byways • RMX Choco Island 2 • Ninja Hideaway • Sydney Sprint • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • Singapore Speedway • Amsterdam Drift • Bangkok Rush • Sky-High Sundae^a • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • Piranha Plant Cove • Yoshi's Island^a • Athens Dash • Rome Avanti • Squeaky Clean Sprint^a • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Madrid Drive • RMX Vanilla Lake 2
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit	Live Circuit • Lightning Lagoon • Piped Wetlands • Freezie Frosts • Glazed Gardens • Piranha Paradise • Work Zone • Cheep Cheep Reef • Bowser's Castle • Royal Highway • Wibble Woods • Windswept Prairie • Mushroom Fields • Boo Fortress • Tornado Tundra • Magikoopa Mirage • Crafty Tropics • Gusty Galaxy • Jolly Workshop • Chain Chomp Stadium • Ember Island • World 1-1 • Chain Chomp Glacier • Rainbow Road • Slick Circuit • Barrel Temple • Fossil Fields • Windmill Meadows • Music Broadway • King Boo's Courtyard
^a Officially considered new in both Mario Kart Tour and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

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Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic cone • Train^a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Star Thwomp^a • Stilt Guy^c • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Shoe^c • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
Related Play Nintendo activities: Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Racing through this poll • One cup, four tracks… • Leaf it to me • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up

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