User:Gingerbeardman/Sandbox
Japanese Players Guide
I have the Japanese Mario Kart 8 player guide, published by Nintendo DREAM with input from (former) Mario Kart 8 World Record holder NOBUO. Please let me know if you want me to submit any photos of any sections or if you have any queries about the content: it features lots of content that is not in the English official Prima players guide, such as the NOBUO commentary and alternative recommended routes for courses.
Book details: ISBN 978-4-19-863808-5
One thing above all that is worth including in the wiki are the two sets of NOBUO times for each course (one fast, one very fast!)
NOBUO Standard Times
These are the Standard times featured in the Japanese Players Guide published by Nintendo DREAM. Times are set by NOBUO, the (former) World Record holder. Ghost data does not exist for the following times in-game.
The Standard times are set with: Mario + Standard Kart + Standard + Super Glider.
| Course | NOBUO Standard Time |
|---|---|
| Mario Kart Stadium | 1:47.444 |
| Water Park | 1:50.057 |
| Sweet Sweet Canyon | 1:58.615 |
| Thwomp Ruins | 1:59.772 |
| Mario Circuit | 1:55.858 |
| Toad Harbor | 2:14.895 |
| Twisted Mansion | 2:05.334 |
| Shy Guy Falls | 2:09.023 |
| Sunshine Airport | 2:13.179 |
| Dolphin Shoals | 2:08.892 |
| Electrodrome | 2:08.894 |
| Mount Wario | 1:54.116 |
| Cloudtop Cruise | 2:12.625 |
| Bone-Dry Dunes | 2:03.433 |
| Bowser's Castle | 2:12.029 |
| Rainbow Road | 2:12.116 |
| Wii Moo Moo Meadows | 1:32.429 |
| GBA Mario Circuit | 1:32.938 |
| DS Cheep Cheep Beach | 1:59.124 |
| N64 Toad's Turnpike | 1:51.173 |
| GCN Dry Dry Desert | 2:09.849 |
| SNES Donut Plains 3 | 1:26.924 |
| N64 Royal Raceway | 2:07.233 |
| 3DS DK Jungle | 2:14.234 |
| DS Wario Stadium | 2:04.424 |
| GCN Sherbet Land | 1:59.285 |
| 3DS Music Park | 2:03.237 |
| N64 Yoshi Valley | 2:09.032 |
| DS Tick-Tock Clock | 1:58.018 |
| 3DS Piranha Plant Slide | 2:12.677 |
| Wii Grumble Volcano | 2:09.020 |
| N64 Rainbow Road | 1:25.936 |
NOBUO Spec Times
These are the Standard times featured in the Japanese Players Guide published by Nintendo DREAM. Times are set by NOBUO, the (former) World Record holder. Ghost data does not exist for the following times in-game.
| Course | NOBUO Spec Time | Character | Vehicle Combination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Tires | Glider | |||
| Mario Kart Stadium | 1:43.882 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Water Park | 1:46.190 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Sweet Sweet Canyon | 1:55.873 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Thwomp Ruins | 1:55.053 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Mario Circuit | 1:50.769 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Toad Harbor | 2:10.637 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Twisted Mansion | 2:01.431 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Shy Guy Falls | 2:05.351 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Sunshine Airport | 2:05.666 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Dolphin Shoals | 2:05.403 | Bowser | Steel Driver | Retro Off-Road | Plane Glider |
| Electrodrome | 2:01.920 | Morton | Circuit Special | Cyber Slick | Gold Glider |
| Mount Wario | 1:52.883 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Cloudtop Cruise | 2:08.519 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Bone-Dry Dunes | 2:00.113 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Bowser's Castle | 2:07.264 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Rainbow Road | 2:08.451 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Wii Moo Moo Meadows | 1:27.825 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| GBA Mario Circuit | 1:29.551 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| DS Cheep Cheep Beach | 1:55.361 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| N64 Toad's Turnpike | 1:48.110 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| GCN Dry Dry Desert | 2:08.052 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Cloud Glider |
| SNES Donut Plains 3 | 1:23.042 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| N64 Royal Raceway | 2:02.799 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| 3DS DK Jungle | 2:10.411 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| DS Wario Stadium | 1:59.532 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| GCN Sherbet Land | 1:56.867 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Monster | Gold Glider |
| 3DS Music Park | 1:59.599 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| N64 Yoshi Valley | 2:04.158 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| DS Tick-Tock Clock | 1:54.527 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| 3DS Piranha Plant Slide | 2:07.659 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| Wii Grumble Volcano | 2:02.957 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
| N64 Rainbow Road | 1:23.795 | Bowser | Circuit Special | Slick | Gold Glider |
Gingerbeardman (talk) 13:37, 25 November 2014 (EST)
