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Bowser's Castle
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 8 (2014); Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s)	Special Cup
Based on	World 8
Online play	No longer available (Wii U); Available (Switch)
Music sample
	Atsuko Asahi; ; Frontrunning;
Course map
	Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Staff ghost(s)
8	Nin★Polly
2:23.872
8DX 150cc	Nin★Polly
2:21.980
8DX 200cc	Nin★Mark
1:40.953

Latest revision as of 11:56, November 13, 2024

Bowser's Castle is the third course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This incarnation is heavily based off the Bowser's Castle levels from recent Super Mario platformers, particularly those seen in Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario 3D World. It appears to be themed after a steel foundry, particularly the inside of the castle and the lava that merely resembles a hot molten iron. It also contains more obstacles, such as Bowser Statues that shoot lasers (similar to Super Mario Bros. 3), swinging spiked balls, large rolling boulders, and Lava Geysers. One of the most notable features is the giant, fiery moving statue in a shape of Bowser himself that constantly punches the forked road to create ripples on the track.

Several minions of Bowser, such as Hammer Bros., Fire Bros., Boomerang Bros. and Dry Bones, are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers, while a number of Bowser's Airships, taking their design from Super Mario 3D Land, albeit without the Bowser figurehead, are seen floating around its exterior. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations and has a more upbeat rock theme for its music, like the ones in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Course layout[edit]

The course as seen from the starting line

The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they see a statue of Bowser pointing to the right (signaling where to turn), along with several Bowser Statues that shoot lasers at the drivers on laps 2 and 3. After a left turn and a right turn, drivers enter an anti-gravity section. Along the way lies the ramps that the drivers can perform Tricks on, but with extreme caution, as there lie sets of Fire Bars and a Spinner. After these sections lies the square U-turn that leads to the forked road where the large Bowser Monument is. Each road curves down and around into a cavernous space with a Glide Ramp leading out of the castle. Lava Geysers gush out from the lava pit and hit drivers that collide with them. There is a slight turn left and then another U-turn, where incoming boulders launched from one of the castle's cannons will attempt to knock over any racers. After these turns lies a split path, one part of which has a ramp, and the finish line. The starting banner on the top features a fiery Mario Kart logo with a pair of Burners going out from above.

This is the only Bowser's Castle that has a giant Bowser statue that does not breathe fire. Instead, it just punches the two paths of the main road.

During the countdown to the race, the castle's portcullis is seen being raised. This is one of six courses (the others being Twisted Mansion, Electrodrome, Mount Wario, Excitebike Arena, and Piranha Plant Cove) to have an opening animation during the countdown.

Shortcuts[edit]

Players can use a Mushroom to boost through the black grass before the finish line.

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"In this title, this is actually more like an fortress than a castle - it has a really aggressive feel. For the background music we went for a very direct approach, and you might even think it's a bit too in-your-face. We wanted the music to clearly signal that there is a big bad boss lurking here."

Gallery[edit]

The course icon
Bowser racing outside of his castle in Mario Kart 8
Lasers from the Bowser Statues, which start firing lasers when players usually enter the second lap
The Spinner jump
The giant flaming Bowser Monument
The path splitting and the Bowser Monument
The gliding segment before the course's end
A view of the exterior of Bowser's Castle, before the starting line
A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the course
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost of this course

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クッパキャッスル^[?] Kuppa Kyassuru	Bowser Castle
Chinese (simplified)	酷霸王城堡^[?] Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo	Bowser Castle
Chinese (traditional)	庫巴城堡^[?] Kùbā Chéngbǎo	Bowser Castle
Dutch	Bowsers Kasteel^[?]	Bowser's Castle
French	Château de Bowser^[?]	Bowser's Castle
German	Bowsers Festung^[?]	Bowser's Fortress
Italian	Castello di Bowser^[?]	Bowser's Castle
Korean	쿠파 성^[?] Kupa Seong	Bowser Castle
Portuguese	Castelo do Bowser^[?]	Bowser's Castle
Russian	Замок Боузера^[?] Zamok Bouzera	Bowser's Castle
Spanish	Castillo de Bowser^[?]	Bowser's Castle

Trivia[edit]

This is the only Bowser's Castle course that does not feature any Thwomps, excluding the Mario Kart: Super Circuit appearance of the Super Mario Kart Bowser Castle courses, as all hazards were removed.
- It is also the first nitro Bowser's Castle course since Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to not have a giant stone version of Bowser's mouth as the castle entrance, instead having a giant shield above the drawbridge with Bowser's emblem on it.

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+|based_on= [[World 8]]
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+'''Bowser's Castle''' is the third course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This incarnation is heavily based off the [[Bowser's Castle]] levels from recent ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformers, particularly those seen in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. It appears to be themed after a steel foundry, particularly the inside of the castle and the lava that merely resembles a hot molten iron. It also contains more obstacles, such as [[Bowser Statue]]s that shoot lasers (similar to ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''), swinging spiked balls, large rolling boulders, and [[Lava Geyser]]s. One of the most notable features is the [[Bowser Monument|giant, fiery moving statue]] in a shape of Bowser himself that constantly punches the forked road to create ripples on the track.
-'''Bowser's Castle''' is the penultimate course of [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. The course takes place in Bowser's Castle and its surroundings, covered with lava pits, fireballs, and so forth.
+Several minions of [[Bowser]], such as [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Fire Bro]]s., [[Boomerang Bro]]s. and [[Dry Bones]], are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers, while a number of Bowser's [[Airship]]s, taking their design from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', albeit without the Bowser figurehead, are seen floating around its exterior. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations and has a more upbeat rock theme for its music, like the ones in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
-==Overview==
+==Course layout==
+[[File:MK8 Bowser's Castle Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]]
+The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they see a statue of Bowser pointing to the right (signaling where to turn), along with several [[Bowser Statue]]s that shoot lasers at the drivers on laps 2 and 3. After a left turn and a right turn, drivers enter an [[anti-gravity]] section. Along the way lies the ramps that the drivers can perform [[Trick]]s on, but with extreme caution, as there lie sets of [[Fire Bar]]s and a [[Spinner]]. After these sections lies the square U-turn that leads to the forked road where the large [[Bowser Monument]] is. Each road curves down and around into a cavernous space with a [[Glide Ramp]] leading out of the castle. [[Lava Geyser]]s gush out from the lava pit and hit drivers that collide with them. There is a slight turn left and then another U-turn, where incoming boulders launched from one of the castle's cannons will attempt to knock over any racers. After these turns lies a split path, one part of which has a ramp, and the finish line. The starting banner on the top features a fiery ''Mario Kart'' logo with a pair of [[Burner]]s going out from above.
-In this incarnation of Bowser's Castle, several notable objects are placed inside and outside the castle. One of the notable feature is the giant, flaming golem in a shape of Bowser himself that constantly punches the forked road to create undulations on the track. Several minions of [[Bowser]], such as [[Hammer Bros.]] and [[Dry Bone]]s, are seen patrolling inside the castle, sometimes cheering for the drivers. Like in many other Bowser's Castles, lava pillars sometimes gush out of the lava pits, damaging other drivers that passes the place where these hazards are nearby. The castle seems larger than most of its previous incarnations.
+This is the only Bowser's Castle that has a giant Bowser statue that does not breathe fire. Instead, it just punches the two paths of the main road.
-==Course layout==
+During the countdown to the race, the castle's portcullis is seen being raised. This is one of six courses (the others being [[Twisted Mansion]], [[Electrodrome]], [[Mount Wario]], [[Excitebike Arena]], and [[Piranha Plant Cove]]) to have an opening animation during the countdown.{{br|left}}
-The course starts in the entrance of the castle. As soon as the drivers enter the castle, they will see the miniature of Bowser pointing the right way, along with several [[Gray Bowser Statue]]s that shoot laser on the drivers. After numerous turns, drivers will enter the road with anti-gravity sections. Along the way lies the ramps that the drivers can perform [[Trick]]s, but with the extreme caution, as there lies the sets of [[Firebar]]s and a flail. After these sections lies the U-turn that leads to the forked way where flaming Bowser Golem is. Two roads will eventually merge into one and they will have spiraling section of the road. Lava pillars gush out from the lava pit and will hit the unwary drivers that pass through these hazards. At the end of the road lies the gliding pad that leads outside of the castle. There is another U-turn, with what appears to be a boulder shaped like a [[Brolder]] rolling towards the drivers. After these turns lies the checkpoint.
+==Shortcuts==
+*Players can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to boost through the black grass before the finish line.
-==Trivia==
+==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
-*This is the first Bowser's Castle course that does not feature any [[Thwomp]]s.
+''"In this title, this is actually more like an fortress than a castle - it has a really aggressive feel. For the background music we went for a very direct approach, and you might even think it's a bit too in-your-face. We wanted the music to clearly signal that there is a big bad boss lurking here."''
-*The boulders before the finish line are similiar to the [[Brolder]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
-*During the countdown, before the the race, the castle's gate will open up for arrival of racers. This is one of the three courses (the others being [[Twisted Mansion]] and [[Mount Wario]]) to have an opening animation during countdown.
 ==Gallery==
-<center><gallery>
+<gallery widths=150px>
-File:BowserCastleMK8.png|The giant flaming Bowser Golem.
+MK8 Bowser's Castle Course Icon.png|The course icon
-</gallery></center>
+Bowser Castle MK8 Bowser outside.png|[[Bowser]] racing outside of his castle in ''Mario Kart 8''
+BowsersCastle8EntranceLasers.png|Lasers from the [[Bowser Statue]]s, which start firing lasers when players usually enter the second lap
+BowsersCastle8BallnChain.png|The [[Spinner]] jump
+BowserCastleMK8.png|The giant flaming [[Bowser Monument]]
+BowsersCastle8SplitPathBowserGolem.png|The path splitting and the Bowser Monument
+BowersCastle8Gliding.png|The gliding segment before the course's end
+BowsersCastle8View.png|A view of the exterior of Bowser's Castle, before the starting line
+BowserKart8.png|A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the course
+MK8 Bowser's Castle Bowser Golem Stamp.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost of this course
+</gallery>
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{Foreignname
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=クッパキャッスル
+|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru
+|JapM=Bowser Castle
 |Spa=Castillo de Bowser
 |SpaM=Bowser's Castle
-|Fra=Château de Bowser
+|Fre=Château de Bowser
-|FraM=Bowser's Castle
+|FreM=Bowser's Castle
+|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
+|DutM=Bowser's Castle
 |Ger=Bowsers Festung
 |GerM=Bowser's Fortress
-|Dut=Bowsers Kasteel
-|DutM=Bowser's Castle
 |Ita=Castello di Bowser
 |ItaM=Bowser's Castle
-|Jap=クッパキャッスル
+|Por=Castelo do Bowser
-|JapR=Kuppa Kyassuru
+|PorM=Bowser's Castle
-|JapM=Bowser Castle
+|Rus=Замок Боузера
+|RusR=Zamok Bouzera
+|RusM=Bowser's Castle
 |Kor=쿠파 성
 |KorR=Kupa Seong
 |KorM=Bowser Castle
+|ChiS=酷霸王城堡
+|ChiSR=Kùbàwáng Chéngbǎo
+|ChiSM=Bowser Castle
+|ChiT=庫巴城堡
+|ChiTR=Kùbā Chéngbǎo
+|ChiTM=Bowser Castle
 }}
-{{BoxTop}}
+==Trivia==
+*This is the only Bowser's Castle course that does not feature any [[Thwomp]]s, excluding the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' appearance of the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' [[Bowser Castle 1|Bowser]] [[Bowser Castle 2|Castle]] [[Bowser Castle 3|courses]], as all hazards were removed.
+**It is also the first nitro Bowser's Castle course since ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' to not have a giant stone version of Bowser's mouth as the castle entrance, instead having a giant shield above the drawbridge with Bowser's emblem on it.
+{{MK race courses}}
 {{MK8}}
-{{Racecourses}}
+[[Category:Volcanic areas]]
-[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]
+[[Category:Bowser's castles]]
-[[Category:Race Courses]]
+[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
-[[Category:Unlockables]]
+[[de:Bowsers Festung#Mario Kart 8]]
-[[Category:Volcanic Areas]]
+[[it:Castello di Bowser (Wii U)]]
-[[Category:Castles]]

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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
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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
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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
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		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
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		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
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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 • Shoe^c • 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 (Canal)^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser^a • 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 • 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 • 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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