Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 1

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  • Summary: A total of 48 remastered courses from across the Mario Kart series have come to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as paid downloadable content. Eight courses will be released at a time over six waves by the end of 2023, which can all be played locally or online. Courses such as Wii Coconut Mall, N64 ChocoA total of 48 remastered courses from across the Mario Kart series have come to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as paid downloadable content. Eight courses will be released at a time over six waves by the end of 2023, which can all be played locally or online. Courses such as Wii Coconut Mall, N64 Choco Mountain and Tour Tokyo Blur are included in the first wave.… Expand

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass Wave 3 – Nintendo Direct 9.13.22 – Nintendo Switch

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Jun 28, 2022
    90
    All in all, there may be some call for a bit of complaint here, but not much. The promise of 48 new tracks for $24.99 works out math-wise to just 52 cents per track, and I just can't see how anyone could argue the value of that! [Issue #59 – May/June 2022, p. 19]
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  2. Video Chums
    Aug 19, 2022
    80
    Well, we're definitely off to a great start because this first wave of DLC has some bona fide classics as well as a few welcome surprises.
  3. Gamers Heroes
    Mar 27, 2022
    75
    Wave 1 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass breathes new life into the multiplayer favorite, adding some of the series’ best hits. While there are some noticeably cut corners in this inaugural launch, we’re eager to hit these streets at our next shindig.
  4. Destructoid
    Mar 21, 2022
    70
    If none of these tracks really tickle your fancy, you’re probably better off just waiting for the next proper entry in the Mario Kart series. For me, I’m cautious but optimistic the rest of the Booster Course Pass will be worth the $25 entry fee once all is said and done. Obviously, there are some great tracks included already with Wave 1, but if Toad Circuit’s inclusion is any indication, I shouldn’t completely dismiss the possibility of some stinkers getting through too.
  5. Hey Poor Player
    Mar 22, 2022
    70
    For me, though, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pack has been a wonderful reminder of how much I love this game. That on its own makes it well worth the price of admission, especially when it promises to keep giving me reasons to come back for most of the next two years. Hopefully, I’ll see you on the track.
  6. Cubed3
    Mar 21, 2022
    70
    There is no doubt that the Booster Course Pass is going to heralded as "must-have", but so far Wave 1 hasn't set the track on fire. The runaway winners of Wave 1 are the three courses featured from Mario Kart Tour, but that is not to say the other courses are bad, but are lacking in imagination compared to other retro-courses featured in the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The lack of anti-grav and some questionable graphical decisions also mount up to disappointment and it is interesting to see if Nintendo are going to address this with the remaining 40 courses. However, in the grand scheme of things it is great to have new courses to race on and is certainly thoroughly recommended for all Mario Kart fans.
  7. Het Nieuwsblad
    Mar 31, 2022
    60
    Unfortunately, the quality of the new tracks varies: Toad Circuit feels like a rush job, while Paris Promenade perfectly captures the wonderful chaos of Mario kart. In summary, we're happy for more Mario kart, yet we're a little disappointed that the first part of this expansion doesn't reach the towering level of the original.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Hsien212
    Mar 24, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game DLC 48 race track The quality is also very good
    quite a bargain very goog    … Expand
  2. tom974
    May 22, 2023
    8
    Nice DLC, nice to go back to those nostalgic tracks with some modern twists.
  4. nusco
    May 16, 2022
    8
    Out of nowhere, a huge new wave of tracks for Mario Kart 8. This is the first pack of 8.

    PROS: MORE MARIO KART: It's hard to say "no" to    Out of nowhere, a huge new wave of tracks for Mario Kart 8. This is the first pack of 8.

    PROS:

    MORE MARIO KART: It's hard to say "no" to more content for one of the best racing games in existence.
    GOOD NEW TRACKS: A very welcome injection of freshness for long-time players, and they're good too.
    LOTS OF VARIETY: From wide open speed tracks to tricky corners and environmental hazards, each of these tracks has its own character. Even if you're not fond of all of them, there is sure to be something for you in here.

    CONS:

    SMELLS OF MOBILE: A deep-pocketed company like Nintendo could have done a better work of porting these tracks to the Switch. The level of detail is recognizably inferior to the existing tracks, and it's clear that the new tracks were ported quickly, often from the mobile Mario Kart game. We're talking about one of the flagship games on Nintendo's only console. There is no justification for Nintendo not spending some extra care adding more details.    … Expand
  5. RafaelKira
    Mar 24, 2022
    7
    Não chega nem perto do tratamento das outras pistas, mesmo as que vieram como DLC no Wii U. Mas pela quantidade acho que vale.
  6. EightSix7
    Oct 10, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay. Just okay. The only real complaint I have about this is the texture difference between the base game and these tracks. I understand porting from Tour is convenient, but when you remember Tour’s assets are just downgraded from 8 it doesn’t seem to make sense. They did this for a reason, though, as 8 Deluxe’s version of Coconut Mall reappears in Tour, and Sky-High Sundae was later released a few days before it’s inclusion in Tour. I do find it interesting Nintendo’s simultaneously developing tracks for both games, and while that makes Tour’s tracks a step up in quality, it brings 8 Deluxe’s new tracks down a bit.

    The track selection isn’t perfect- they wasted a 3DS slot by putting Toad Circuit in with those god-awful Tour textures- but the addition of Mario Kart Tour tracks is a milestone for the series that holds up well- Tokyo Blur, for example, combines each of the track variations into one per lap. Since Tour tracks have different layouts on the same map (as opposed to totally different tracks with the same name in Super Mario Kart), it creates this unique lap-changing experience for the city tracks in Tour that adds replay value. Coconut Mall, Choco Mountain, Shroom Ridge and Ninja Hideaway are my personal favorites of this wave.

    The concept of DLC for 8 Deluxe I feel is better than a new Mario Kart, as 8 Deluxe is, to say the least, a huge money maker for the Switch. Since the experience of that game is the most refined out of the series, it makes sense to give us DLC to bide our time for the new console’s next-generation Mario Kart. And at 52 cents per track it’s a steal regardless of personal preference, since over half of the series’ tracks will be remade there’s sure to be something for everyone. So while the graphics are off-putting and the selection for this wave is… alright, it’s still a decent launch that should point to better waves in the years to come.    … Expand
  7. Adasc2906
    Aug 12, 2022
    7
    The first wave are what i like to call "the humble beginnings" and it really shows. The art is bad in some stages and a lot of them are really boring
  8. ebellumat
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    The word that can define this DLC is: Laziness. The graphics and quality of this tracks are below the base game. It's the first DLC in myThe word that can define this DLC is: Laziness. The graphics and quality of this tracks are below the base game. It's the first DLC in my entire life that changed the original graphics to something worse. And the graphics is not the only problem. No one of these tracks have the main mechanic of the MK8, the anti-grav thing. All the tracks are messy ports from the Mobile game. The Nintendo Switch is not a smartphone, please don't to it again.… Expand

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