Spiny Cup
The Spiny Cup is a cup that appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass DLC. It is the second of two cups in the sixth wave of the DLC, being released alongside the Acorn Cup, the twelfth and final cup of the pass overall, and the twenty-fourth and final cup of the game overall. Like most cups in the pass, it only features classic courses. It is the first cup since the Moon Cup to not end on a prefixless course or a Tour course. It is also the first cup since the Rock Cup to only feature one Tour or prefixless course. The emblem of the cup is a Spiny Shell, making the Spiny Cup one of the two cups in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have a kind of shell as its emblem, alongside the Shell Cup.
Courses
| Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tour Madrid Drive |
 3DS Rosalina's Ice World |
 SNES Bowser Castle 3 |
 Wii Rainbow Road |
Gallery
Generic Spiny Cup course icon used before Wave 6's release
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トゲゾーカップ[?] Togezō Kappu |
Spiny Cup | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 刺刺龟杯[?] Cìcìguī Bēi |
Spiny Cup | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 刺刺龜盃[?] Cìcìguī Bēi |
Spiny Cup | |
| Dutch | Spiny-beker[?] | Spiny Cup | |
| German | Stachi-Cup[?] | Spiny Cup | |
| Italian | Trofeo Spinoso[?] | Spiny Trophy | |
| Korean | 가시돌이 컵[?] Gasidori Keop |
Spiny Cup | |
| Portuguese | Taça Espinhos[?] | Spiny Cup | |
| Russian | Кубок Колючкина[?] Kubok Kolyuchkina |
Spiny Cup | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Copa Picos[?] | Spiny Cup | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Copa Pinchos[?] | Spiny Cup |
Trivia
- In the game's data, it suggests that Tour Athens Dash (which is the first course of the Feather Cup in the final version) was intended to be the first course of this cup.
- This is the only cup in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to have a course originally from Super Mario Kart that is not the second course in the cup.
- This is the first retro cup in the series to end with Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road à la Special Cup.
