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Was the Booster Course Pass Actually Good?

All waves of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass have finally all released, in this video I go over the whole pass and see if it's actually good!
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  • @boigonmon
    @boigonmon8 ай бұрын

    loving the

  • @micahfurlow2624

    @micahfurlow2624

    8 ай бұрын

    honestly, I agree that

  • @LIGHTANGEL_EX

    @LIGHTANGEL_EX

    8 ай бұрын

    The what?

  • @gboogie3257

    @gboogie3257

    8 ай бұрын

    Same I love the too

  • @WCircuit7224

    @WCircuit7224

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes it is the best of

  • @superbropr0

    @superbropr0

    8 ай бұрын

    what are you talking

  • @brendancolliau4328
    @brendancolliau43288 ай бұрын

    To this day, the only thing I’m upset about with the booster course pass is the fact that they didn’t add a 96 race option in vs mode…

  • @gustogay190

    @gustogay190

    8 ай бұрын

    That one’s going into top 10 fumbles of all time

  • @giygas_9577

    @giygas_9577

    8 ай бұрын

    For real though...would have been an easy thing to add I imagine.

  • @lucaandreoli5566

    @lucaandreoli5566

    2 ай бұрын

    So I'm not the only one who thinks it.

  • @Mtf-NineFoxes

    @Mtf-NineFoxes

    2 күн бұрын

    And Also The Awesome Tracks From versus mode From previous games

  • @Overkill9991
    @Overkill99918 ай бұрын

    The dlc in my opinion is 100% worth it. Yea it has its issue but 48 tracks were brought back and waves 4, 5, 6 were amazing.

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    Nothing was amazing compared to the DLC in the base game.

  • @torocat4911

    @torocat4911

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SchmergDergen so are you saying the DLC was amazing?..

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    @@torocat4911 the original 2 waves of DLC was amazing. The majority of the booster course was mid, there were a few good tracks.

  • @mariotheundying

    @mariotheundying

    8 ай бұрын

    @@SchmergDergen still 48 tracks on top of the existing 48, 96 tracks in total in mario kart? That's a lot, imagine if Nintendo even put in an extra final cup just to make 100 tracks, still, 96 tracks is great

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    @@mariotheundying I'd still prefer quality. I'd rather 24 tracks that look like the base game.

  • @canteensupplier9084
    @canteensupplier90848 ай бұрын

    6:18 Dude that transition was SMOOTH AF...

  • @JacobPDeIiNoNi
    @JacobPDeIiNoNi8 ай бұрын

    I’d like to note, it did get two brand new features and not just one. In addition to custom items, there’s also the music player added in wave 6. Most people won’t use it that much but it’s still a great addition as this game has a phenomenal OST.

  • @somethingAccurate

    @somethingAccurate

    8 ай бұрын

    I literally just found out custom items weren't in the base game...

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    @@somethingAccurateit is now, you don’t need the BCP to use custom items

  • @diabeticman2194
    @diabeticman21948 ай бұрын

    The redemption arc the DLC went on is crazy, comparing wave 1 to waves 4-6 and the level of quality is night and day imo. Definitely worth it imo, had a blast with it the whole way through

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    Wouldn't have needed a redemption arc if it wasn't so half assed. And after it was "redeemed" it still didn't even touch the 2015 DLC.

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SchmergDergenbro stfu, have you seen how good Wave 4 Wave 5 and Wave 6 look?

  • @ashhabimran239

    @ashhabimran239

    Ай бұрын

    @@SchmergDergen Someone's touchy

  • @JustJulyo
    @JustJulyo8 ай бұрын

    The fact it doubled the content is insane It even tripled since the original Wii U launch

  • @Ministevo1

    @Ministevo1

    8 ай бұрын

    Not nearly, it's actually triple

  • @JustJulyo

    @JustJulyo

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Ministevo1 I wasn't confident with my math, fixed it

  • @xattrickmazeo5782

    @xattrickmazeo5782

    7 ай бұрын

    Back in my day, we only had 4 cups. Mushroom, Flower, Star and Special Cup. And that was fine. We really have it good nowadays, especially since the game looks so amazing.

  • @wile123456

    @wile123456

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@xattrickmazeo5782yea but it also means no matter what a Mario kart 9 will be dissapointing in comparison

  • @NoLongerSpicey_

    @NoLongerSpicey_

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wile123456i’ve been thinking about that too

  • @googlenumber832
    @googlenumber8328 ай бұрын

    Just to add, Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island, and Squeaky Clean Sprint are all Tour Nitro courses, their data has been in Tour long before their release in 8DX.

  • @brandonkong4299
    @brandonkong42998 ай бұрын

    Despite being “new” Sky High Sundae, Yoshi’s Island & Squeaky Clean Sprint were made for Tour, they just ended up being released in 8DX first before their Tour debut

  • @starreturns1
    @starreturns18 ай бұрын

    Tbh Mariomikester needs a lot more recognition

  • @MariokibmibYT

    @MariokibmibYT

    8 ай бұрын

    Ong

  • @blami8

    @blami8

    8 ай бұрын

    No

  • @MariokibmibYT

    @MariokibmibYT

    8 ай бұрын

    @@blami8 why?

  • @sahaprocks7751

    @sahaprocks7751

    8 ай бұрын

    @@blami8well you sure don’t need more recognition

  • @WCircuit7224

    @WCircuit7224

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@sahaprocks7751well said

  • @generalcrab0009
    @generalcrab00098 ай бұрын

    I really need to mention, they aren’t new tracks. They’re just Tour courses being marketed as new. They’ve all been in Tour’s files since it launched

  • @IronBlaze77

    @IronBlaze77

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! You are the only person I know that has mentioned this. _Every_ track, whether previously _Tour_ exclusive or from another mainline entry, adopts its _Tour_ aesthetic. It still bothers me how they clash with the base game’s tracks, especially when it comes to textures. There was effort put into some of the tracks in the Booster Course Pass, most definitely, but the art direction is personally very off putting to me. It leaves me wishing what these tracks would look like with an equal amount of love and care the original game got, including its track design.

  • @generalcrab0009

    @generalcrab0009

    8 ай бұрын

    @@IronBlaze77 yeah. I’ve always believed that they’re Tour nitros. I’m very passionate about this topic

  • @NickMario1

    @NickMario1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@IronBlaze77SAME!!

  • @Double400

    @Double400

    8 ай бұрын

    @@NickMario1Hey man

  • @NickMario1

    @NickMario1

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Double400 you fool!

  • @julioposas4898
    @julioposas48988 ай бұрын

    I think shroom ridge is a great track it's very underrated

  • @kendrick5501

    @kendrick5501

    8 ай бұрын

    DS Shroom Ridge is actually the one traffic course where the traffic felt like an actual hazard unlike in N64 Toad's Turnpike (ESPECIALLY) & even Wii Moonview Highway where they are more of a nuisance than actual hazards. DS Shroom Ridge even got an awesome new shortcut in the end Can say it's one of the best Wave 1 DLC tracks & the new remix for DS Shroom Ridge doubles down on the DS & feel good feeling in the track

  • @julioposas4898

    @julioposas4898

    8 ай бұрын

    @kendrick5501 I know it's actually one of my favorite tracks and also mkds was the first mk game that I played

  • @YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies

    @YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies

    Ай бұрын

    Considering how I hear people calling it underrated everywhere I go, I don't actually think it's all that underrated.

  • @JMSerbelII-sw3ck

    @JMSerbelII-sw3ck

    Ай бұрын

    Give this man an award ASAP

  • @oblisk7778
    @oblisk77788 ай бұрын

    6:33 I want to mention, because it seems like people forget this, but the announcement trailer for the BCP said "you might recognise prior tracks from previous Mariokart games", they never said it was ONLY going to be old tracks.

  • @plumpyplays
    @plumpyplays8 ай бұрын

    You forgot to also mention that in wave 6 a bunch of new mii costumes were added. A few of which have their own animations :)

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    All actually have their own animations, which is just awesome

  • @lenzoftruth1480
    @lenzoftruth14808 ай бұрын

    This was such a well made video Mariomikester! I'm glad this popped up in my algorithm. I am about to finish my 9 YEAR MARIO KART 8 REVIEW on my channel and this was nostalgic to look back at since iv'e been playing it since the Wii U. You have a new subscriber.

  • @bowenwangs
    @bowenwangs8 ай бұрын

    It's clear how much energy and passion was put into this video! I enjoyed it a lot!!

  • @NeonSupernovaUPW
    @NeonSupernovaUPW7 ай бұрын

    As someone who is only just now picking this up after playing the base Wii version for years... this is a real treat. 48 new courses and 8 new characters is like a completely new game. Issues or no, I'm extremely good with this. Especially when you consider that even some of the standard tracks were not without fault, on the whole - how can you go wrong. Thanks for the review!

  • @fl0wynx
    @fl0wynx8 ай бұрын

    I watched the whole video. I subscribed. You're now my favorite Mario Kart youtuber. aside from that, i completely agree with you, even though I wasn't that disappointed in Wave 1 because I just wanted new content for the game... I usually prefer quantity over quality, but this was a desperate case because, as you said, we've been playing this game for freaking 10 years

  • @WCircuit7224
    @WCircuit72248 ай бұрын

    Booster course pass has... new courses, new characters, old courses, new modes, new concept. Id say this technically this has all of the features to be considered a new mario kart game, even if its technically a dlc.

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    The most phoned in Mario Kart game of all time if so.

  • @Derekuko

    @Derekuko

    8 ай бұрын

    For me, The Booster Pass + Tour kind of morphed into a Mario Kart 9 experience

  • @LudiusQuassas

    @LudiusQuassas

    8 ай бұрын

    And technically a new track mechanic too, as it ports the multiple ways mechanic from Tour. Now, whether or not it is actually good depends a lot on the tracks, but a new mechanic is a new mechanic.

  • @SchmergDergen

    @SchmergDergen

    8 ай бұрын

    @@LudiusQuassas yeah but it's only used in boring city courses. If this was Mario Kart 9 it would be the worst console Mario Kart since 64.

  • @luiscolin2021

    @luiscolin2021

    8 ай бұрын

    ​​@@SchmergDergenkalimari desert and peach gardens?

  • @yoshiandtailsfan8797
    @yoshiandtailsfan87978 ай бұрын

    6:19 I like the transition here.

  • @DeadSpacedOut
    @DeadSpacedOut2 күн бұрын

    The Booster Course pass adding what it did, essentially made it it's own Mario Kart Game... almost, something like a Mario Kart 8.5 considering the amount of courses, additions of new characters and a new mode and way to play. And one thing I really loved about it was, not only was only 25 bucks, but on top of that, only ONE person actually had to own the DLC for everyone in the lobby to be able to play the New Tracks. What a great step for Nintendo. The second I heard that, I bought the Pass just to support such a player friendly idea. Also, I'll never forget my first time setting up the game to have Blue Shells only with the boys.

  • @User1924-se

    @User1924-se

    2 күн бұрын

    What was the new mode and way to play?

  • @DeadSpacedOut

    @DeadSpacedOut

    Күн бұрын

    @@User1924-se the custom items mode, they had presets you could use or you could just use whatever 1 item or set of items you wanted to use, it was honestly really cool, you could essentially make your own item gamemode out of it.

  • @User1924-se

    @User1924-se

    Күн бұрын

    @@DeadSpacedOut oh yeah I forgot about that feature

  • @hihello3372
    @hihello33728 ай бұрын

    Always a good day when u post man, thanks :))

  • @blayedd_
    @blayedd_8 ай бұрын

    Shroom Ridge is S tier I know you did not just compare it to Tokyo Blur

  • @samuelevans5129

    @samuelevans5129

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree, I love that map

  • @TheSKRStudios

    @TheSKRStudios

    8 ай бұрын

    shroom ridge is my least favorite track bro that shit is FFF tier

  • @Luigi99997

    @Luigi99997

    8 ай бұрын

    @@TheSKRStudios skill issue

  • @JacobPDeIiNoNi

    @JacobPDeIiNoNi

    8 ай бұрын

    Shroom ridge is- Awful visually A really basic concept But it has- Really fun driving lines Banger music Fun, creative shortcuts I think it’s a good track, just with shortcomings that hold it from being one of the best. But still happy with its inclusion.

  • @destroyermcw626

    @destroyermcw626

    8 ай бұрын

    @@samuelevans5129Same can’t go a race set without playing that track atleast once sometimes

  • @danielsummerville5805
    @danielsummerville5805Ай бұрын

    People complained about the Wii getting too much love, but the only negative thing I have to say about the game and dlc is the amount of TOUR tracks that got ported. I don’t like those at all lol.

  • @WCircuit7224
    @WCircuit72248 ай бұрын

    6:18 that was SOOOOO smooth!

  • @thatrandominternetgeek
    @thatrandominternetgeek8 ай бұрын

    2:32 Figure-8 Circuit: And I took that personally.

  • @WithYourArms
    @WithYourArms7 ай бұрын

    Genuinely thought this was a 100k+ channel, storytelling was top notch, great potential!

  • @TheSKRStudios
    @TheSKRStudios8 ай бұрын

    another banger from the mikester himself. i love your content man. inject it in my veins

  • @algotkristoffersson15
    @algotkristoffersson158 ай бұрын

    No, the booster course pass IS good, it didn’t just arbitrarily stop being that because the last wave was released, I don’t get why everyone always uses past tense for this stuff.

  • @TheRealMycanthrope

    @TheRealMycanthrope

    17 күн бұрын

    Tell me you didn't get past the first two minutes of the video without telling me

  • @jerryjb
    @jerryjb6 ай бұрын

    I'm a huge fan of MK Super circuit and I just got a switch yesterday. I was pretty disappointed when I first played the new ribbon road because it doesn't have all the boost pads. Imo that's what made ribbon road so special on GBA. Trying to hit every one of those boosts is such a fun challenge and it feels great when I pull it off

  • @topdog23100
    @topdog231008 ай бұрын

    I really love the Booster Course Pass. The one of the only tracks that disappointed me was GBA Sun Wilds. It was my favorite GBA track in both Super Circuit and Tour mainly because of the night time mechanic, so the fact that it’s gone in the Booster Course Pass remake really made me upset, and makes me wish we got Yoshi Desert or GBA Bowser’s Castle 4 😢 Also, I do kinda wish we got Piranha Plant Pipeline just for the sake of having every Tour track in 8 Deluxe (I thought the Booster Course Pass was going to preserve every Tour track 🤔)

  • @algotkristoffersson15

    @algotkristoffersson15

    8 ай бұрын

    When did sunset wilds STOP being your favorite GBA track in Super Circuit? Your use of past tense implies it isn’t anymore.

  • @ilan_profile
    @ilan_profile8 ай бұрын

    YESS NEW MARIOMIKESTER VIDEO

  • @solelak
    @solelak2 ай бұрын

    Honestly, custom items in vs mode is my favourite part. You can have some incredibly chaotic fun on it!

  • @thiccboi-deluxe4556
    @thiccboi-deluxe45568 ай бұрын

    I will forgive any shortcomings because they brought back my boi diddy kong

  • @wootmasterzorsx
    @wootmasterzorsx8 ай бұрын

    Now, I’d be lying if I said the Booster Course Pass looks better, and it had some issues graphically, but I like the look of it better than the base game. As time goes on, I find myself liking some of the tracks less for being a bit muted in the colors, kinda desaturated… just not Mario enough. I expect a bright, colorful world of mushroom guys, turtle dudes, and a cartoony Italian man wahoo-ing around. The colors here are a lot brighter and feel more Mario. That said, the base game still has some great looking visuals, so they’re pretty even, in my opinion. For every Toad Circuit in the DLC, there’s a SNES Donut Plains 3. And for every 3DS Rainbow Road, there’s an N64 Rainbow Road. And for the tracks, I think they all play well enough and are fun enough. Sure, you have some basic tracks, but I mean, a lot of the real basic tracks were at the start of the DLC… where they, you know, make sense to ease players in to them, same as the Nitro and Retro tracks that headline the base game for any Mario Kart. Also, we got more DKC love, and I’m never gonna be upset with that.

  • @Pau31076

    @Pau31076

    8 ай бұрын

    U capping, the realistic art style of the wii u game is peak and should be the direction mk10 takes instead of the plastic bland tour one the dlc took

  • @wootmasterzorsx

    @wootmasterzorsx

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Pau31076 You… do realize I opened with “I’d be lying if I said the Booster Course Pass looks better, and it had some issues graphically” right? It’s purely my opinion that I like a brighter, more colorful aesthetic for Mario. And I’d prefer bright and colorful over realistic, any day.

  • @mailpaper7754

    @mailpaper7754

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wootmasterzorsx It's always funny watching people get upset whenever someone says that they like the colorful aspect and direction the BCP went lol. I love the BCP visuals more than the base game. Sure, some tracks look bad, but it's more Mario and colorful. The base game has high textures, but the colors are much darker and don't fit Mario.

  • @wootmasterzorsx

    @wootmasterzorsx

    6 ай бұрын

    @@mailpaper7754 I do think I enjoy both visual styles for different reasons. The base game’s tracks, when they pop, they POP. There are some incredibly beautiful tracks. But I also think the BCP looks overall solid and has some tracks that can match and even exceed the base game, like Waluigi Pinball and Waluigi Stadium. I think the BCP looks more Mario and I do like it better to an extent, but I think both visual styles have their merits.

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    Ай бұрын

    I agree a lot with this, imo the best way to go forward is to take the detailed base game but have it be more saturated and vibrant, For an example kind of like how DK Mountain is a lot more darker and vibrant green than DK Jungle is, so just use the visual detail of DK Jungle but use DK Mountain's colours and you have a perfect artstyle that's both Mario and detailed... or take how Waluigi Stadium looks, It's VERY detailed AND colourful, I VASTLY prefer how it looks to Wario Stadium just because of the colours, both are still high detail, Waluigi Stadium just looks better because of the more vibrant colours

  • @Fn_Comm
    @Fn_Comm8 ай бұрын

    It’s worth it for all the new tracks you get and some of them are the best tracks in the game

  • @ratzytatzy
    @ratzytatzy8 ай бұрын

    17:00 "Diddy Kong 😄, Funky Kong 😄, Pauline 😄, and peachette... 😔"

  • @Droobie03
    @Droobie037 ай бұрын

    I wish they added more brand new tracks. It would be cool to see a brand new rainbow road.

  • @KeyofFaTe13

    @KeyofFaTe13

    6 ай бұрын

    I honestly wanted a new rainbow road that was themed after the super mario movie

  • @CalebCMT
    @CalebCMT6 ай бұрын

    One thing I wanted from this dlc was the return of Donkey Kong Jr; he hasn’t been in a MarioKart game since Super MarioKart

  • @biondigiacomo7176

    @biondigiacomo7176

    9 күн бұрын

    Tour

  • @NintendoDeepDiver
    @NintendoDeepDiver8 ай бұрын

    The amount of over the top superlatives used in this video is nauseating.

  • @TheBigSmqch
    @TheBigSmqch8 ай бұрын

    I found someone who agrees that Mario kart 64 was so underrepresented

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    Ай бұрын

    was it really though? what other track could they bring over from that game? Luigi Raceway is boring and Royal Raceway exists Moo Moo Farm, Moo Moo Meadows is there Koopa Troopa Beach the only interesting track but still, its nothing special, if they want a beach track do some interesting like Koopa Beach 1, give it a good remake and replace Mario Circuit with it instead... Frappe Snowland already have a Snow track in every wave except for Wave 1 and its generic Mario Raceway😶 Wario Stadium, save it for the next game its the only N64 track to not get remade Sherbet Land no Bowser's Castle eh no, if they're going to do a Bowser's Castle do Bowser's Castle 4 or if they wanna do a 3D Bowser's Castle then do one that hasn't been remade DK's Jungle Parkway is bad and we already have DK Jungle AND DK Mountain Banshee Boardwalk is just not good, we have Boo Lake and if we get another ghost track they might aswell just do RMX Ghost Valley 1 or Luigi's Mansion

  • @QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx4
    @QnjtGWonQNqVsbYyzjx48 ай бұрын

    I hope Nintendo issue a update on the BCP to make the visual wave 6 level

  • @pizzaggio
    @pizzaggio7 ай бұрын

    6:18 damn that transition

  • @Thundervolt888
    @Thundervolt8888 ай бұрын

    I want smash bros kart, Mario kart ultimate and a reboot with awesome mechanics that revolutionizes the franchise this applies to every franchise ever 😂 but if I had to pick one I’d say a reboot for every franchise ever don’t right is cool cause we can always go back if we ever want to

  • @Tomlin4014
    @Tomlin40143 ай бұрын

    I would've loved to see one or both of the Mario Kart 7 Wuhu Island tracks, but I'm pretty happy with the DLC. The graphics never bothered me.

  • @CriIp
    @CriIp8 ай бұрын

    Coconut mall got buffed when they added the cars moving

  • @alkki4294
    @alkki42948 ай бұрын

    why do you only have 30k subs! So underrated.

  • @SonicTheCutehog
    @SonicTheCutehog8 ай бұрын

    He really needs to do ones on things that aren't good

  • @julien827
    @julien8278 ай бұрын

    the bcp artstyle including wave 1 is a better mario artstyle than base mk8

  • @dylanchilders
    @dylanchilders5 ай бұрын

    Just the fact that there are now NINETY SIX tracks in this game adds so much replay value, and while some of the visuals are disappointing I think the fact that the DLC contained 48 tracks and even more characters and features completely makes up for it

  • @raidomegnuo2868
    @raidomegnuo28688 ай бұрын

    is the clickbait format of these videos actually good? Answer: no.

  • @jakwenasmiddiesjakwenas3336

    @jakwenasmiddiesjakwenas3336

    4 ай бұрын

    Answer: yes You clicked on it

  • @mallow4460
    @mallow44602 ай бұрын

    It was amazing tbh, my hype started at wave 4 after they announced a character lol, i was thirsty wanting pauline representation, after they announced more slots, my hype flew high up in the sky!

  • @KeyofFaTe13
    @KeyofFaTe136 ай бұрын

    My main issue is we have 96 tracks and only 2 bowsers castles (3 bowser courses if you count Neo bowser city)

  • @m3lgar582
    @m3lgar5828 ай бұрын

    Its really obvious the BCP was a last minute decision since all of the tracks are from Mario Kart Tour which was still getting content so they added a price for 8 Deluxe

  • @Doeper__
    @Doeper__8 ай бұрын

    the dlc made the game so much better. if there was no dlc mk8d would be one of my least favourite mario kart games

  • @GodOfCulture
    @GodOfCulture7 ай бұрын

    It kinda felt like Mario Kart 8.5 for me but half the Proce for MK8DX Totally worth it

  • @legendarybeygamertechworld944
    @legendarybeygamertechworld9448 ай бұрын

    Mario kart is awsome forlife imagine what the next Mario kart game looks like 😊 also it’s international as well

  • @user-mw9ev3qv9s
    @user-mw9ev3qv9s3 ай бұрын

    Yeah sky high sundae yoshis island and squeaky clean sprint were originally planned for Mario kart tour but they put them in Mario kart 8 deluxe to test out the tracks And the same thing with some of these tracks like kalamari desert you could go on the tracks in Mario kart tour way before Mario kart 8 deluxe

  • @senseikevz2865
    @senseikevz28656 ай бұрын

    Wii Sports selling that many copies even though it’s not multi platform is crazy

  • @JonathonV
    @JonathonV2 ай бұрын

    Just to answer your comment about the city tracks from Tour feeling directionless, that’s because they weren’t intended to be all together. In Tour, the city tracks are split into different courses, with each one having several reverse and trick variants. So instead of there being only one Paris Promenade course, for example, there’s Paris Promenade, Paris Promenade 2, Paris Promenade 2R, Paris Promenade 2T, Paris Promenade 2R/T, etc. In the Booster Course Pass, those all are condensed into a single course, which of course takes out a bunch of the subtlety and variety. (Some courses, like Tokyo Blur and New York Minute, actually got 4 tracks.) Another reason MK8 players may have been disappointed in the Tour track layouts is due to the differences in how the games play. MarioKart Tour is based on a point system, and the curves (which let you drift for a mini-turbo), coins, and jumps let you get point combos. None of that matters in MK8, where the only goal is to get first place, so the design principles behind the creation of the track are quite different. I think of the Booster Course Pass as the love letter to MarioKart Tour. Tour started off with random loot boxes, too much track recycling, and no battle mode, which turned so many people off of the game. Eventually all those problems got solved, but not before it got a lot of negative press. Some people also didn’t like the controls, which can be customised to a certain extent, but they definitely take getting used to and aren’t the same. Those people didn’t stick around to see Tour get almost triple the number of courses that MK8 got (even with the BCP), and many more fan-favourite drivers. It was nice that the Booster Course Pass preserved all the Tour original tracks (except Piranha Plant Pipeline 😢) so that we could continue playing our favourite tracks if Tour were ever taken offline. The redone Staff Roll credits sequence at the end of the BCP was such a brilliant mashup of the music (I confess I was in tears the first time I heard it), because so much of Tour was encapsulated in that soundtrack! So, as a longtime Tour fan, I would voice a stronger “yes” than you would about whether BCP is good. Tour is now in “loop mode”, repeating what was easily the best year in its five-year run, but still repeating. The BCP gives me hope that Nintendo will return to its products and give us fresh new content to the games we love.

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    Ай бұрын

    while this is somewhat true, the later city tracks were designed with the BCP in mind and are still just confusing just because, Rome Avanti iirc wasn't even in Tour's files until way after the BCP started (and was very clearly made for it) and that has almost the exact same problem (but with a bit more guidance), you can also see the fact that that they were designed for 8DX (later on) if you look at how well they play in it compared to Tour, I was genuienly put off by how bad Athens Dash played in Tour and that felt MUCH better in 8DX and whayda know that was also obviously made for the BCP (if you look at the Tour version, it looks REALLY rushed, and it makes sense, they probably had a different Athens Dash that was then redone to fit 8DX hence leading to the rushed state) sorry for the rambling, just thought it was interesting

  • @thatJAWNraps
    @thatJAWNraps2 ай бұрын

    3DS RR, SIngapore and Squeeky Clean are def my top 3 DLC tracks tho some of Wave 6 comes close and the odd city track liky Athens, Sydney or Vancouver

  • @gabrielandy9272
    @gabrielandy92725 ай бұрын

    i like how nintendo patched the old tracks as people complained about then, i really like the booster pack, because it added new mechanics, the original mario tracks mechanics are anti gravity water and air glide, and i like that the boostercourse try to vary a little bit even if the new mechanics are not as fun as anti gravity, the changing routes in laps is cool not as good as anti gravity but its cool to catch up the last players and hit then as the first place =P or the inverse can happen too, the jumping at the edges is very cool as well, so overall i like it only downside is bad graphics.

  • @tempgamefreakgaming
    @tempgamefreakgaming8 ай бұрын

    Are we not going to talk about the new Mii suits added too?

  • @Toblerome4
    @Toblerome44 ай бұрын

    is it a one time payment only? like it will be permanently yours? or was it like a membership for a yearly access?

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    You can buy it for 25$ once or you can get it for free with Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack for 50$ per year

  • @SpectralDynamite

    @SpectralDynamite

    2 ай бұрын

    Both, actually.

  • @user-nn8xb9lh1n
    @user-nn8xb9lh1n6 ай бұрын

    The real question is how many more episodes until one piece is done

  • @tippedjoshua6802
    @tippedjoshua68028 ай бұрын

    I’m just excited for Mario kart 9 like Mario kart 8 looked beautiful on the Wii U and MK9 will be out more than 10 years after MK8

  • @napkinx4341
    @napkinx43416 ай бұрын

    best part of it was the ammount of wii tracks for me lol still wanted more wii tracks by the time it was done

  • @giygas_9577
    @giygas_95778 ай бұрын

    Screw GTA VI, I want to know when Mario Kart 9 is coming out.

  • @mob8502
    @mob85028 ай бұрын

    I will stand that Mario circuit 3 being the best map in the game and it’s simplistic style adds charm and makes it stand out more.

  • @Wario_Guy
    @Wario_Guy8 ай бұрын

    Mariomikester are you excited for GTA 6 Ps my favorite track ever is Waluigi Pinball and I’m so happy it wasn’t done dirty like Coconut mall

  • @Mariomikester

    @Mariomikester

    8 ай бұрын

    yes i am very excited for gta 6

  • @JacobPDeIiNoNi

    @JacobPDeIiNoNi

    8 ай бұрын

    It kinda was done dirty, it’s the only track in the game to not have an original song and lost the cool item roulette sound effects. Still a banger track and visually one of the best of the BCP but it could’ve been better

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    Ай бұрын

    @@JacobPDeIiNoNi item roullete sounds are stil there and the sfx are in the intro but yeah sad they were scrapped for the actual track

  • @Connnnor99
    @Connnnor998 ай бұрын

    for 25 bucks the nitpicks dont really matter

  • @shadypielover
    @shadypielover8 ай бұрын

    It’s always crazy to me to see how people don’t care about the racing in this RACING game, if you want to play a game for it’s locations go play Botw or Elden Ring, why are we not having discussions about how the racing feels on each track, Mario Circuit 3 feels incredible in 200cc, literally one of the best tracks in the game for racing feel

  • @Derekuko

    @Derekuko

    8 ай бұрын

    I think this point does get swept under the rug a lot. However I feel wave 6 really hit the good graphics and good racing feel. All 8 tracks feel satisfying and tight to race on even with the recency bias.

  • @Geekmann

    @Geekmann

    8 ай бұрын

    I agree. I never noticed the texture of the grass or whatever being a bit more or less HD while I'm playing the game.

  • @jomaq9233

    @jomaq9233

    8 ай бұрын

    I mean, Mario Circuit 3 is a flat SNES track with very basic obstacles and a single tiny boost panel at the end, no wonder most people were going to prefer more bombastic courses, considering that’s usually the standard for most newer Mario Kart courses

  • @Spider-Complexion

    @Spider-Complexion

    8 ай бұрын

    Yea fr I see some people criticize a track for looking boring and it’s all our opinions tbf, but tracks like snes Mario circuit are easily the best to me because it’s a great layout and it’s almost always a close race.

  • @Goatjo4

    @Goatjo4

    7 ай бұрын

    EXACTLY. This was literally my thoughts when i was watching this

  • @moelester3062
    @moelester30624 ай бұрын

    It came and went we need more

  • @LiamBond-iw4do
    @LiamBond-iw4do18 күн бұрын

    Btw the original also had dlc the last four cups

  • @naotoueda2838
    @naotoueda28388 ай бұрын

    Wave 5 is the reason I bought Mario Kart 8 DX and the booster course. Good content, beautiful tracks, returning characters, meta balance, all important to sell me the game. The first 3 waves are the most dissapointment thing in the dlc, but after wave 4 the quality improved, except sunset wilds.. Tbh, I'm fine with the over representive of Wii courses, because I pray for the other tracks being in MK9

  • @bruhperson459
    @bruhperson4598 ай бұрын

    I'm hoping toad's factory gets the recognition it deserves in Mario kart 9. I can't believe they added daisy circuit into the booster course instead of that

  • @jomaq9233

    @jomaq9233

    8 ай бұрын

    Because the latter actually got into Tour

  • @KeyofFaTe13

    @KeyofFaTe13

    6 ай бұрын

    Toads factory would've been amazing

  • @Churro_EYT
    @Churro_EYT6 ай бұрын

    The way I like to see this dlc, is that nintendo is selling us another game for half the price. 48 tracks is an insane amount of content, regardless of graphics.

  • @gottagofast1548
    @gottagofast15486 ай бұрын

    The DLC just made the best mario kart game ever, better and brought back fan favorites, the dlc is 100% worth it

  • @JoshF848
    @JoshF8486 ай бұрын

    This is an incredibly petty complaint but I wish that there were a few more tracks that didn't have Toads and Yoshis around the sides of the circuit

  • @justinthyme5263
    @justinthyme52638 ай бұрын

    16:18 why is no one addressing that mariokart 8 is the only split-screen game that this course has been in and that’s why it doesn’t set?

  • @Smexbi
    @Smexbi8 ай бұрын

    8:20 What kind of bothers me about stuff like that how "gamey" it is. I mean, those new ramps are just... there. For no reason. I know it's just Mario Kart, but normally these type of stuff happens, because stuff on the track changed. I kind wished they would come up with logical reasons why a new path opened up.

  • @joseluis.colungag
    @joseluis.colungag3 ай бұрын

    I was hoping for Wario Stadium 64 to be released somewhere on the DLC, but nope...

  • @JMSerbelII-sw3ck
    @JMSerbelII-sw3ckАй бұрын

    But rock rock mountain music SLAPS FIRR

  • @yuvansgameworld661
    @yuvansgameworld6617 ай бұрын

    13:13 best track ever

  • @TheCephalon
    @TheCephalon8 ай бұрын

    My only complaint was too many boring tour city tracks and some of the textures aren’t as good as the base game. But besides that, I think it was great and a great addition

  • @james.simon24
    @james.simon246 ай бұрын

    Should’ve replaced toad circuit to toad factory

  • @MrSuperleobros
    @MrSuperleobros8 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love your positivity and optimism for games. Your channel is so underrated. I had a great time with the BCP and its a bittersweet feeling that its over.

  • @megastarwarsrocks99
    @megastarwarsrocks998 ай бұрын

    Bro no one was complaining about too many Wii tracks

  • @megastarwarsrocks99

    @megastarwarsrocks99

    8 ай бұрын

    @@user-ri5tp5zi8u double dash sucks

  • @jomaq9233

    @jomaq9233

    8 ай бұрын

    @@user-ri5tp5zi8uwhat Double Dash spots? There could realistically only have been 4 Double Dash tracks at max, not to mention, Wii had way more tracks left to remake than Double Dash

  • @MusuemBucket

    @MusuemBucket

    5 ай бұрын

    Wii had better courses

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    Actually, we were, having Daisy Circuit in Wave 6 was way too much, having 2 Wii in Wave 5 was already a lot having Daisy Circuit on top of that was too much

  • @megastarwarsrocks99

    @megastarwarsrocks99

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Notyouraveragegal69 cry harder

  • @Ancient_4
    @Ancient_43 ай бұрын

    I just got MK8D for $50. How much extra is the booster pass?

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    25$ or free if you have Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack

  • @willriley6964
    @willriley69648 ай бұрын

    I’ve got this for my kids for Christmas for £15, which seems like an absolute bargain tbh.

  • @dooderman8361
    @dooderman83617 ай бұрын

    It doubled the content, of course its worth it

  • @jayjones4175
    @jayjones41757 ай бұрын

    They should have had a bowser cup

  • @UYTx
    @UYTx8 ай бұрын

    how was i just tricked to wait 20 minutes to hear 4 words

  • @Boooo
    @Boooo8 ай бұрын

    I don't get why airship fortress is a fan favourite, basically any other ds track (aside from figure 8 circuit) is better

  • @leont7956
    @leont79563 ай бұрын

    i think the main problem with the booster course pass is two things 1. mario kart 8 is now way more retro courses than nitro courses 2. the next mario kart game is going to have to have so much content to try and top mario kart 8 deluxe, which only had 48 courses, the next mario kart wouldn't even have needed 48, the quality could be 100% perfect and these problems would still be there

  • @RAVAGE656
    @RAVAGE6568 ай бұрын

    The booster course pass is a mixed bag, and honestly structured weird. I could've forgiven the butchered tracks designs and half baked textures if it weren't for the exclusion of new kart parts which also haven't had anything new for years.

  • @b3ckybot
    @b3ckybot8 ай бұрын

    Bro Mario kart 9 came out 4 years ago 🤣 can’t wait for 10 tho!!

  • @nousername4416

    @nousername4416

    8 ай бұрын

    do you also think Super Mario Run is a mainline 2D Mario?

  • @Notyouraveragegal69

    @Notyouraveragegal69

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nousername4416it quite literally is, according to Nintendo themselves🫥

  • @boost_x2
    @boost_x2Ай бұрын

    If only we could play the tracks backwards …

  • @dominiclowe3640
    @dominiclowe36405 ай бұрын

    Has a wii fan there is definitely too much wii. I mean, every character from that game is in mk8, and almost every course, including the retro tracks that were retro in wii

  • @bigpig88
    @bigpig888 ай бұрын

    I’d perfer dlc for a great game then have to pay full price for the addons as a new game