Mario Kart 8 Deluxe cover art

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

2017 · Nintendo EPD · ~25h to finish

Finishing is trivial and winning is not. The item distribution is designed to take the lead off you, so the skill being tested is holding first place rather than reaching it.

racingpartyNintendo Switch
Global—UNRATED
Baseline difficulty3.2GENTLE

Relaxed. Failure is rare and cheap.

The fingerprint

12.55.07.510
Reaction
3.8
Obscurity
3.8
Execution
3.4
Strategy
3.0
Grind
2.8
Learning Curve
1.8
Punishment
0.8
Puzzle
0.3
PUBLISHEDHARDEST DEMAND FIRST
  • Reaction drops 1.2 points — you handle this better than most.
  • Execution drops 1.1 points — you handle this better than most.
  • Assist options shave roughly 3.0 points off, if you use them.
  • Not available on any platform you own.

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Screenshots

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Where it bites

SPOILER-SAFE BY DEFAULT
START25%HALFWAY75%CREDITS
  1. 30% · ~3hReaction

    the item that arrives specifically because you are winning

    ▲ 18
  2. 60% · ~8hExecution

    the speed class where the karts stop turning

    ▲ 1

Assists & accessibility

0/3 SOURCED

CHALLENGE RELIEF

  • Granular assist sliders [unsourced]Smart Steering keeps the kart on track; auto-accelerate removes the throttle.
  • Difficulty modes [unsourced]Four speed classes from 50cc to 200cc, plus Mirror.

VISION

  • Colorblind modes [unsourced]Item icons are distinguished by shape as well as colour.

Claims marked unsourced have not been checked against a published accessibility review. Nothing here is inferred from genre — where we do not know, we say nothing.

What it is

A kart racer built to be won by anyone in the room: drift boosts, anti-gravity sections, and an item system that deliberately arms whoever is behind.

Where to go from here

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