Mini-Turbo

Performing a Mini-Turbo in Mario Kart Wii

The Mini-Turbo^[1]^[2], also known as Turbo Slide, Boost Slide, Slide Boosting, or simply a Boost, is a technique used in the Mario Kart series, it consists of a short speed boost following a successful drift. It appears in every game in the series since Super Mario Kart.^[3] Especially in the games in which Mini-Turbo is manually charged, several consecutive Mini-Turbo boosts can be immediately charged one after the other in order to maintain an higher speed; said technique is known as snaking due to the need to alternate the directions of the drifts on straightaways, creating peculiar waving lines.

Charging methods

Boost counter

What is commonly known as boost counter^[4] is a value which is meant to start at 0 when a drift begins and gradually increase while drifting, at a rate that can vary depending on certain conditions. When a certain threshold value is reached, an event happens, which might either be a cosmetic event (sparks appearing indicating that the full charge of a degree of Mini-Trubo is near) or the charge of a certain degree of Mini-Turbo (either Mini-Turbo, Super Mini-Turbo or Ultra Mini-Turbo). Once drifting ends, the counter resets and the degree of Mini-Turbo charged is released.

Manual charging

This method of Mini-Turbo charging relies on the player steering toward the outside of the turn, then toward the inside and then toward the outside again during a drift to charge a Mini-Turbo.^[5] After the first time the player correctly steers toward the outside of the turn, there are visual indicators coming from the driving wheels that the Mini-Turbo has been half charged, either a different colors of the letters or sparks coming out of the tires. When the Mini-Turbo is fully charged, said indicators change color again. After charging it, the Mini-Turbo is released by releasing the drift button.

History

Super Mario Kart

Charging method	boost counter^[4]
Charging rate	1 unit per frame the first 20 frames^[4]
Charging rate	2 units per frame the following frames^[4]
Thresholds	128 units	full charge of Mini-Turbo^[4]

The Mini-Turbo boost is introduced in Super Mario Kart (where it is an undocumented technique commonly known as Boost^[3]), using the boost counter as charging method. Said counter is increased every time a combination of three buttons are pressed: , or , or .^[4] The counter is reset to 0 and the Mini-Turbo is released when this combination of buttons is no longer pressed.

There is no animation associated to the charging of the Mini-Turbo, but during the release the kart animation stops and the engine revs up.^[3]^[6]

In addition, the boost is somewhat able to skip off-road surfaces, similar to the Mushroom^[3]^[6].

Mario Kart 64

Charging method	manual charging
Boost duration	14 frames^[7]

In Mario Kart 64 Mini-Turbos are now officially documented in the manual and their charging method is changed to manual charging.^[5] Said charging is denoted by a change in the color of the smoke trails (which resemble letters V and E) that come out from the rear tires, from white to yellow to indicate an half charge and from yellow to orange to indicate a full charge. The release has no animation associated and is denoted by drivers shouting. Unlike in other games, the Mini-Turbo in Mario Kart 64 does not grant an instant boost. Instead, it slightly increases the player's top speed for several seconds. If the speedometer is activated, it can be seen increasing to higher speed and the engine will also rev up.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Charging method	boost counter
Charging rate	currently unknown, presumably the same of Super Mario Kart
Thresholds	currently unknown, presumably the same of Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart: Super Circuit fully resuses the Mini-Turbo mechanics of Super Mario Kart, both in terms of charging and in terms of reduced slowdown in off-road terrains.

The main difference is that in Mario Kart: Super Circuit there is an animation associated with its release, with blue flames bursting from the exhaust and an associated sound.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Charging method	manual charging
Boost duration	dependent on the Mini-Turbo in-game statistics

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! reintrodcues the manual charging of Mini-Turbo boosts, with the difference that in this game steering toward the inside of the turn is not needed. The charging is indicated by a change in the color of the sparks coming from the wheels of the kart from yellow to orange to indicate a half charge, and then blue to indicate a full charge. There is a small animation associated to the release, with flames from the exhaust pipes and small yellow sparks coming from the rear wheels, along with a sound effect and call by the driver who is behind. In co-op, the player who is driving must press the or button to drift while the back player must tilt the Control Stick to left and right; however, in single-player or non-co-op VS modes, each player controls both parts. In this game, a Mini-Turbo in-game stat is introduced, that indicates how many frames does the Mini-Turbo boost last. As an example, all large karts, such as the Koopa King, have a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 10 frames, while the small karts and the Parade Kart have a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames.

Well-timed Mini-Turbo boosts can be used to avoid Spiny Shells when they are about to hit the players.

Mario Kart DS

Charging method	manual charging
Boost duration	dependent on the Mini-Turbo in-game statistics

In Mario Kart DS Mini-Turbos are again manually charged, although unlike in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the steering toward the inside of the turn is mandatory again. The charging animation is similar, but with sparks' color reversed from blue, then orange. There is no evident animation following the release, but a small sound is associated with it along with a revving up of the engine (a similar sound as if driving through a Dash Panel or using a Mushroom), along with a wind lines on the screen akin to slipstreaming. Like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, there is a hidden Mini-Turbo stat that determines how long does a boost last. Karts with higher handling and lower weight tend to have a stronger Mini-Turbo boost, with Dry Bomber being the strongest and the Tyrant being the weakest.

Well-timed Mini-Turbo boosts, possibly accompanied by hopping, can be again used to avoid Spiny Shells.

Mario Kart Wii

Charging method	boost counter^[8]
Charging rate	5 units per frame when the lateral component of the directional input is at least 0.5 toward the direction of the turn^[8]
Charging rate	2 units per frame in all the other cases^[8]
Thresholds	148 units	appearances of blue sparks^[8]
	270 units	charge of Mini-Turbo^[8]
	448 units	appearance of orange sparks^[8]
	570 units	charge of Super Mini-Turbo^[8]
Boost duration	dependent on the Mini-Turbo in-game statistics, Super Mini-Turbo boosts lasting three times as much as Mini-Turbo boosts^[9]

Mario Kart Wii reintroduces the boost counter, this time charged exclusively when drifting. The charge rate is affected by how much the player is steering toward the inside of the turn while drifting: if the lateral component of the directional input is more than halfway toward the inside of the turn, the charging rate becomes 2.5 times the charging rate obtained in all the other cases.

The imminent charge of a Mini-Turbo or Super Mini-Trubo boosts is denoted by respectively blue and orange sparks coming out of the vehicle. More vibrant sparks coming out of the driving wheels of the vehicle indicate the Mini-Turbo or Super Mini-Turbo is ready and its release is denoted by flames coming from the exhaust pipes along with a nitrous-like noise and racers shouting.

In Mario Kart Wii only karts can charge a Super Mini-Turbo, which lasts three times as long as than the regular Mini-Turbo.

Furthermore a special Mini-Turbo can be charged while standing still by holding both the jump/brake button and the acceleration button at the same time. It is fully charged in 75 frames and blue sparks indciating its imminent charge are missing. Karts in this case only charge a regular Mini-Turbo and not a Super Mini-Turbo. This kind of Mini-Turbo is released immediately when the jump/brake button is no longer pressed.

Mario Kart 7

Charging method	boost counter
Charging rate	currently unknown, presumably the same of Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart Wii
Thresholds	currently unknown, presumably the same of Mario Kart 8
Boost duration	dependent on the MiniTurbo in-game statistics

In Mario Kart 7, the mechanics remain unchanged from the previous installment, though standstill Mini-Turbo is no longer possible. If racing in First-Person View, the sparks appear from the front wheels instead of rear wheels. The duration of both Mini-Turbo and Super Mini-Turbo boosts is now defined in a dedicated table and directly depends on the hidden MiniTurbo statistics. The characters don't shout from either Mini-Turbo level.

Mario Kart 8

Charging method	boost counter^[8]
Charging rate	While drifting	5 units per frame when the lateral component of the directional input is at least 0.5 toward the direction of the turn^[8]
	While drifting	2 units per frame in all the other cases^[8]
	While autodrifting	2 units per frame when the lateral component of the directional input is at least 0.5 toward the direction of the turn^[8]
	While autodrifting	0.8 units per frame in all the other cases^[8]
Thresholds	135 units	appearances of blue sparks^[8]
	270 units	charge of Mini-Turbo^[8]
	570 units	charge of Super Mini-Turbo^[8]
Boost duration	dependent on the MT in-game statistics

In Mario Kart 8, the boost counter is again used as charging method, reusing the charging rate and thresholds of Mario Kart Wii, with the only exception of blue sparks signaling the incoming charge of a Mini-Turbo boost that now appear when said boost is half charged. Furthermore, the orange sparks indicating the incoming charge of a Super Mini-Turbo boost are missing and the characters shout only from the Super Mini-Turbo. Importantly, unlike in Mario Kart Wii, in Mario Kart 8 bikes can perform a Super Mini-Turbo and the charge continues when the vehicle is detached from the ground, provided that the drift button is held. When a Super Mini-Turbo is charged in anti-gravity mode, the vehicle parts that normally glow blue in that mode change the color of said glow to yellow.

The boost counter can be also increased when autodrifting, although in this case the rate is 2.5 times slower than the charging rate while drifting and the boost is immediately released as soon as the autodrift ends.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Charging method	boost counter
Charging rate	While drifting	maximum 5 units per frame
Charging rate	While autodrifting	maximum 2 units per frame
Thresholds	dependent on the MT in-game statistics
Boost duration	dependent on the MT in-game statistics

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe introduces a third level of Mini-Turbo known as Ultra Mini-Turbo, that is indicated by pink sparks and a pink glow in anti-gravity mode, and grants a boost that is even longer than the one of the Super Mini-Turbo. This kind of Mini-Turbo can only performed if Smart Steering is disabled. Ultra Mini-Turbo also has a slightly different sound effect indicating its charge.

According to an official Mini-Turbo tutorial video released by Nintendo for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, regular Mini-Turbo lasts for 0.621 seconds, Super Mini-Turbo lasts for 1.674 seconds and the Ultra Mini-Turbo lasts for 2.633 seconds. ^[10]

Exploits

New Boost Techniques (NBT)/Zig Zag Mini-Turbos (ZZMT)

The New Boost Techniques (NBT)^[3]^[6] are special exploits executed in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, among them in the latter game the Zig Zag Mini-Turbos (ZZMT) are the most popular.^[11] They stem from the observation that drifting is not actually required to charge the boost counter,^[4] and it is also possible to delay the release of the Mini-Turbo boosts.^[3]^[6]

A-tech

A-tech is one of the main exploits of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.^[12] It consists in releasing the button as soon as the Mini-Turbo boost begins in order to prevent the vehicle from sliding slightly when starting the following drift.^[12]

Fire Hopping and Slides

An exploit found only in Mario Kart 8, Fire Hopping is done by repeatedly hopping from left to right after getting a boost of any kind, except Slipstream, to increase speed during said boost. This exploit requires precise timing to hop after releasing the boost and does not work when riding sport bikes nor on downhills. Slides are consecutive drifts that are immediately interrupted as soon as they are started. Their purpose is slowing down the return to normal speed after a boost. Fire Hopping, along with Slides, are only possible in the original version, and do not work in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミニターボ^[?] Mini Turbo	-
Italian	Miniturbo Turboaccelerazione in scivolata (Mario Kart DS)^[?]	- Turboacceleration during a slide
Russian	Мини-ускорение^[?] Mini-uskoreniye	Mini-acceleration
Spanish	Miniturbo^[?]	-

References

^ Nintendo of Europe (2005). Mario Kart DS manual. Nintendo of Europe CDN. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
^ Nintendo of Europe (2014). Mario Kart 8 manual. Nintendo of Europe CDN. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Joe Bernier. NBT (New Boost Technique) Strategy Description. SMK Players' Page. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Game Resources / SNES / Super Mario Kart. TASVideos. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b [http://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Mario_Kart_64_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdf Official manual of Mario Kart 64. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kanal von Boom3r2007 (January 20, 2008). Discover The Opportunities Of The New Boosting Techniques. Youtube. Retrieved january 18, 2016.
^ Game Resources / N64 / Mario Kart 64. TASVideos. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Mister Wu (February 18, 2018). Meet the Boost Counter, Mini-Turbo's best friend since 1992!. MKBoards. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ Jonathan Aldrich (July 27, 2012). MARIO KART WII Detailed Kart/Character/Item Stats FAQ. GameFAQs. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mini-Turbo Tutorial - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit speedruns. Speedrun.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Techniques section of the MKDD-opedia. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

[1] Nintendo of Europe (2005). Mario Kart DS manual. Nintendo of Europe CDN. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[2] Nintendo of Europe (2014). Mario Kart 8 manual. Nintendo of Europe CDN. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[SMKboost-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Joe Bernier. NBT (New Boost Technique) Strategy Description. SMK Players' Page. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[SMKTAS-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Game Resources / SNES / Super Mario Kart. TASVideos. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[MK64manual-5] [http://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Mario_Kart_64_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdf Official manual of Mario Kart 64. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[boostvideo-6] Kanal von Boom3r2007 (January 20, 2008). Discover The Opportunities Of The New Boosting Techniques. Youtube. Retrieved january 18, 2016.

[7] Game Resources / N64 / Mario Kart 64. TASVideos. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[BCM-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Mister Wu (February 18, 2018). Meet the Boost Counter, Mini-Turbo's best friend since 1992!. MKBoards. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[9] Jonathan Aldrich (July 27, 2012). MARIO KART WII Detailed Kart/Character/Item Stats FAQ. GameFAQs. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

[10] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mini-Turbo Tutorial - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[11] Mario Kart: Super Circuit speedruns. Speedrun.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[Atech.22-12] Techniques section of the MKDD-opedia. Retrieved February 22, 2018.

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Playable characters		Bowser • Donkey Kong Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Luigi • Mario • Princess • Toad • Yoshi
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2
	Flower Cup	Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3
	Star Cup	Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4
	Special Cup	Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
	Battle courses	Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Items and objects	Question Block items	Banana Peel • Feather • Ghost • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Star
	CPU-only items	Egg • Fireball • Poison Mushroom
	Miscellaneous items and objects	Coin • Jump • Kart • Trophy • Zipper
Techniques		Drift • Mini-Turbo • Hop • Rocket Start
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[Edit] Mario Kart 64
Drivers	Lightweights	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Middleweights	Mario • Luigi
	Heavyweights	D.K. • Wario • Bowser
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
	Flower Cup	Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
	Star Cup	Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
	Special Cup	D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
	Battle Mode	Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper
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Background species		Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Bowser Statue • Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Moo Moo
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Banana Bunch • Boo • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Dash Panel • Hot-air balloon • Kart • Pipe Frame • Ramp • Trophy
Techniques		Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide • Slipstream • Spin-Turn
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[Edit] Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Drivers	Light	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Medium	Mario • Luigi
	Heavy	Donkey Kong • Wario • Bowser
Super Circuit tracks	Mushroom Cup	Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2
	Lightning Cup	Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds
	Star Cup	Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3
	Special Cup	Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road
Extra tracks	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2
	Lightning Cup	Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2
	Star Cup	Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3
	Special Cup	Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4
Background species		Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep • Goomba • Goonie • Hammer Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Magikoopa • Shy Guy • Toad
Enemies and obstacles		Lava • Lava Boulder • Lava Bubble • Little Mouser • Mechakoopa • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Puddle • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Tent • Sidestepper • Snowman • Thwomp
Items and objects		Banana • Boo • Coin • Dash Panel • Green Shell • Kart • Lightning • Mushroom • Pipe Frame • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Cheese • Finish line • Gallery • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Drivers	Light	Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Toad • Toadette • Koopa • Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
	Medium	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi
	Heavy	Donkey Kong • Bowser • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo
Karts	Light	Goo-Goo Buggy • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster
	Medium	Red Fire • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Bloom Coach • Turbo Yoshi • Turbo Birdo • Waluigi Racer
	Heavy	DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Wario Car • Piranha Pipes • Boo Pipes
	Any	Parade Kart
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert
	Flower Cup	Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium
	Star Cup	Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain
	Special Cup	Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Battle courses	Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart
Objects	Standard items	Banana • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Mushrooms • Trophy
	Special items	Birdo's Egg • Bob-omb • Bowser's Shell • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Golden Mushroom • Green Fireball • Heart • Red Fireball • Red Shell • Triple Green Shells • Triple Red Shells • Yoshi's Egg
	Course objects	Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Car (Mushroom-shaped) • Dash Panel • Item Box • Kart • Ramp • Yoshi Cookie
Background characters and species		Baby Bowser • Boo • Donkey Kong Jr. • Hammer Bro • Helicopter Yoshi • Kamek • Lakitu • Noki • Koopa Paratroopa • Pianta • Poochy • Shy Guy • Snifit • Toad • Train • Toadsworth
Enemies and obstacles		Big Pokey • Bomb-car • Boulder • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Freezie • Ghost • Goomba • Lava • Mechanical Bowser • Mechanical Piranha Plant • Noshi • Piranha Plant • Pit Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Skating Shy Guy • Snowman • Table • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon
Techniques		Double Dash • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide Attack
Miscellaneous		All-Cup Tour • Daisy Cruiser • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff

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Drivers and their karts		Mario (Standard MR · B Dasher · Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG · Poltergust 4000 · Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC · Royale · Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS · Egg 1 · Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD · Mushmellow · 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK · Rambi Rider · Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR · Brute · Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW · Tyrant · Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS · Power Flower · Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB · Banisher · Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL · Gold Mantis · Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB · ROB-BLS · ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG)
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	Special Cup	Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
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Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
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Characters	Balanced	Luigi • Mario • Pac-Man • Waluigi
	Strong Acceleration	Blinky • Peach • Yoshi
	Easy Control	Mametchi • Ms. Pac-Man • Toad
	High Speed	Bowser • Donkey Kong • Wario
	Non-playable	Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Birdo • Bowser Jr. • Cheep Cheep • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Dry Bones • Hammer Bro • Jr. Pac-Man • Kamek • Koopa • Koopa Paratroopa • King Boo • Mechakoopa • Monster • Nipper Plant • Noki • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Professor E. Gadd • Robo Mario • Toadette • Toadsworth
Items		Basin • Banana Peel • Banana Shot • Big & Small Tire • Boo • Black Shell • Broken Wheel • Car Horn • Jack-in-the-box • Green Shell • Interrupting Frame • Invisible Mushroom • Item Box • Item Seal • Mame Block • Mario Coin • Mask • Monster Pill • Mouse Cracker • Dash Mushroom • Dizziness Virus • Needle Bomb • Pie • Pump • Rabbit Ear • Rain Cloud • Reflect Shield • Saggy Gummy • Shield • Snow Cloud • Square Tire • Star • Sticky Oil • Tacks • Thundercloud • Thunder Stick • Time Bomb • Tornado
Courses	Yoshi Cup	Yoshi Park 1 • Yoshi Park 2
	Mario Cup	Mario Highway • Mario Beach
	Waluigi Cup	Stadium Arena • Waluigi Stadium
	DK Cup	DK Jungle • Bananan Ruins
	Wario Cup	Diamond City • Snow Panic
	Pac-Man Cup	Pac Mountain • Pac Labyrinth
	Bowser Cup	Bowser's Castle • Castle Wall
	Rainbow Cup	Rainbow Coaster • Rainbow Downhill
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • Finish line • Gallery • Sponsors • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small		Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large		Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any		Mii
Vehicles
Karts	Small	Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
	Medium	Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
	Large	Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes	Small	Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
	Medium	Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
	Large	Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
	Star Cup	Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
	Special Cup	Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix	Shell Cup	GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
	Banana Cup	N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
	Leaf Cup	DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
	Lightning Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages	Wii stages	Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Battle stages	Retro stages	SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Other		Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species		Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles		Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards

[Edit] Mario Kart 7
Drivers	Starting	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
Drivers	Unlockable	Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and parts	New karts	Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
	Retro karts	B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
	Tires	Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
	Gliders	Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle stages	Retro stages	GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore
Battle stages	New stages	Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Items		Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Objects		Cannon • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Ramp • Ring • Water Geyser
Enemies and obstacles		Banzai Bill • Barrel • Board • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bumper • Car • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cutting torch • Drain pipe • Fish Bone • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Goomba • Jar • Lava • Mountain Goat • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Table • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser
Background characters		Birdo • Boo • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad • Unagi
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Ghost • Glitches • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Kart • Media • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Underwater driving • Trophy

[Edit] Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Characters	Playable	Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Bowser (Dry Bowser) • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Don-chan (Hero Don-chan · Strawberry Don-chan) • Donkey Kong • King Boo^a • Lakitu • Luigi (Ice Luigi) • Mario (Fire Mario · Tanooki Mario) • Metal Mario (Gold Mario) • Pac-Man • Peach • Rosalina • Toad (Blue Toad) • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi (Black Yoshi · Red Yoshi)
Characters	Non-playable	Blooper • Bullet Bills • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheeps • Dolphins • Dry Bones • Fire Piranha Plants • Goomba • Jumbo Ray • King Bob-omb • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu • Lantern Eel • Magikoopas • Mole Miners • Monsters • Piantas • Screaming Pillars • Shy Guys • Sushi • Toads • Unagi
Karts		Blooper Diver • Bull Truck • Country Winner • Don Doko Drive • Drill Master • Dyno Buggy • Egg Rider • Galaxy Comet • Hamburcar • Hunter Bee • Lightning Champ • Mach Pegasus • Marine Diver • Mash Run • Metal Spark • Purple Strike • Rainy Dream • Road Galleon • Road Jetter • Soul Varoon • Standard Kart • Sweets Party • Turbo Dolphin • Ultra Chaser • Ultra Leon • Ultra Speeder • Ultra Voyager • Vacuum Star • X Racer
Items	Throw forward	10T Hammer • Barrel • Black Shell • Bowser Shell • Car Horn • Chain Chomp • Extendable Glove • Fireball • Flower Glasses • Frying Pan • Gold Shell • Gold Tub • Green Shell • Hammer • High Beam • Mustache Rocket • POW Block • Pen • Power Yo-yo • Rain Cloud • Red Shell • Slapstick Fan • Snow Cloud • Soft Gummy • Spiny Shell • Sumo Slap Stick • Thunder Cloud • Tornado • Triple Green Shells • Tub
	Place behind	Banana • Banana Train • Big-Small Tires • Bob-omb • Broken Wheel • Fake Item Box • Fire Cracker • Flare Ball • Giant Banana • Gold Banana • Mini Mushroom • Mouse Cracker • Paper Mushroom • Pie • Pie Bazooka • Porcupuffer • Rabbit Ear • Rally X • Smokescreen • Square Tire • Sticky Oil • Tacks • Triple Bananas • Thwomp • Whirling Wheel
	Special	Boo • Boss Galaga • Dash Propeller • Dizziness Virus • Egg of Mystery • Energy Drink • Flaming Tender • Gag Mic • Giant Gummy • Giant Mushroom • Heavy Mushroom • Interrupting Frame • Interrupting Seal • Invincible Urchin • Invisi-Mushroom • Laughing Bag • Magic Ball • Magnet • Magnet Mushroom • Mushroom Powder • Off-Key Speaker • Pesky Billboard • Pie Kart • Piranha Plant • Pump • Reflect Shield • Scuttlebug • Shield • Stun Stick • Super MIC • Superstar • Time Bomb • Wheel Virus • Wild Top
	Other	Mario Coin
Courses	Toad Cup	Peach Castle • Kingdom Way
	Mario Cup	Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast
	Don-chan Cup	Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit
	Bowser Jr. Cup	Aerial Road • Sky Arena
	Bowser Cup	Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle
	PAC-MAN Cup	PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit
	Donkey Kong Cup	Bananan Labyrinth • DK Jungle
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start
Miscellaneous		Bakuso King Dojo (Fukusuke · Maki · Master Tetsu · Yūji) • Finish line • Glide Ramp • Kasoku Area • Staff • Underwater driving
^a Only in a Limited Event

[Edit] Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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
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