Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass: Difference between revisions

[[File:MK8DBoosterCoursePassArtwork.jpg|thumb|400px|Key artwork for the Booster Course Pass DLC]]

The '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''''', sometimes formatted as '''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass''''' on [[Nintendo]]'s Oceanian website,<ref>As written on the second slide of the slideshow at the bottom of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20230613163634/https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments Nintendo AU/NZ Tournaments] page. nintendo.com.au. Archived June 13, 2023, 16:36:34 UTC from the [https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 13, 2023. ({{media link|Nintendo com au screenshot Nintendo AUNZ Tournaments.png|Screenshot}}.)<br>"''Wave 4 is out now!''"<br>'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass'''''<br>"''Courses from other titles in the series are coming to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!''"</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230829144153/https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments Nintendo AU/NZ Tournaments]. nintendo.com.au. Archived August 29, 2023, 14:41:53 UTC from the [https://www.nintendo.com.au/tournaments original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 29, 2023. ({{media link|Nintendo com au screenshot Nintendo AUNZ Tournaments 2023-08-29.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref> is a DLC expansion pack for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. First announced during the February 2022 Nintendo Direct, the pack includes twelve additional [[cup]]s, for a total of 48 additional courses (bringing the total number of courses in the game to 96), most of which are [[Classic course|remastered versions]] of courses from other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, including ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. The courses are based on their designs from ''Mario Kart Tour'', but with significant visual improvements and new music arrangements. In addition to the courses, starting with Wave 4's release, the pass also features eight additional playable characters for the game, which also return from other ''Mario Kart'' games. The pass was released through six waves, with each wave containing eight total courses (divided into two cups of four courses each). The pack marks the longest gap between the original release of a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' game and the release of its DLC, with the first wave releasing nearly five years after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' did. The pack also makes ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature classic courses from games following the original game's release, with ''Mario Kart Tour'' and its reappearing courses debuting after ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' was initially released.

In the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced a bundle that includes the base ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' game and a download code for the ''Booster Course Pass'' in Japan<ref>{{media link|-MK8D BCP bundle Jpbox art.jpeg|}}</ref> and a bundle that includes the ''Booster Course Pass'' download code and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' pins, cards, and stickers (no game included) in Europe and Oceania, both of which released on October 6, 2023.<ref>Nintendo UK (September 14, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/bkdhiquZ2Qw?si=QkKMT1Swg5Vmq7Uk&t=3716 Nintendo Direct – 14/09/2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 15, 2023.</ref><ref>NintendoAU (September 15, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/live/9C8o_77V16w?si=l9y1Sf4FmkjTaYAI Nintendo Direct – 15/09/2023]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 15, 2023.</ref>

!colspan="2"|Wave 5<br><small>Released on July 12, 2023<!--<br>[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] 2023--></small>

!colspan="2"|Wave 6<br><small>Released on November 9, 2023<!--<br>[[File:Flag of China.png|25px]] 2023--></small>

Starting in Wave 4, eight additional playable characters were also added in the ''Booster Course Pass'' in addition to the courses.<ref name=Characters>Business Wire (February 8, 2023). [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230208005930/en/5386165/Metroid-Prime-Remastered-Rolled-out-in-Latest-Nintendo-Direct-Available-Now-for-Nintendo-Switch ''Metroid Prime Remastered'' Rolled out in Latest Nintendo Direct, Available Now for Nintendo Switch]. ''Business Wire''. Retrieved February 8, 2023.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1623470462595481603?cxt=HHwWhoC-pZjy3IctAAAA</ref> All of these characters reuse their character models, icons (except for Funky Kong), and some animations from ''Mario Kart Tour'', along with several new animations such as tricks for bikes and ATVs, as well as losing animations. With [[Birdo]]'s inclusion in Wave 4 and [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]]'s inclusion in Wave 6, all playable characters from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' are now included in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

*[[File:MK8DX Diddy Kong Icon.png|link=Diddy Kong|32x32px]] '''[[Diddy Kong]]'''<ref name=Wave6>Nintendo Of America (November 1, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-kASUEEXn8 Wave 6 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass launches November 9th!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 1, 2023.</ref> - Diddy Kong returns from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', ''Mario Kart Wii'', and ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. He is a mediumweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Cat Peach]], [[Inkling Girl]], and [[Villager]] (female).<ref name=Site>Nintendo (June 21, 2023). [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aabpa/coursepack/index.html マリオカート8 デラックス コース追加パス | Nintendo Switch]. ''任天堂ホームページ''. Retrieved June 21, 2023.</ref><ref name=Wave6/>

*[[File:MK8DX Funky Kong Icon.png|link=Funky Kong|32x32px]] '''[[Funky Kong]]'''<ref name=Wave6/> - Funky Kong returns from ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. He is a heavyweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Wario]], [[Dry Bowser]], and Heavy [[Mii]].<ref name=Site/><ref name=Wave6/>

*[[File:MK8DX Pauline Icon.png|link=Pauline|32x32px]] '''[[Pauline]]'''<ref name=Wave6/> - Pauline returns from ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. She is a heavyweight driver and has identical statistics to [[Rosalina]], [[King Boo]], and [[Link]].<ref name=Site/><ref name=Wave6/> She has a unique outfit for when she is using a bike or ATV. Her horn sound is based on the stage clear jingle from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.

*[[File:MK8DX Peachette Icon.png|link=Peachette|32x32px]] '''[[Peachette]]'''<ref name=Wave6/> - Peachette returns from ''Mario Kart Tour'' as one of four new drivers in Wave 6. She is a mediumweight driver and has identical statistics to Peach, Daisy, Birdo, and Yoshi.<ref name=Site/><ref name=Wave6/> She has a unique outfit for when she is using a bike or ATV. Her horn sound is a combination of Toadette's and Peach's horn sounds.

!colspan="14" bgcolor="#9c9c9c"|DLC Suits

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit - Block.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Castle.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Toadette.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Dry Bowser.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Chain Chomp.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Cheep Cheep.png|70px]]

! colspan=2 width=11% style="background:#dedede"| '''Ice Cream Suit'''

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Dolphin.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Pokey.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Blooper.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Koopa Clown Car.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Para-Biddybud.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Ice Cream.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Birdo.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Petey Piranha.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Wiggler.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Goomba.png|70px]]

| colspan=2 | [[File:Mii Racing Suit Moo Moo.png|70px]]

|Arg$9,609.00<ref name =AR>[https://www.nintendo.com/es-ar/store/products/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-70070000013723-switch/ ''Mario Kart''™ ''8 Deluxe'' para la consola Nintendo Switch]. ''Nintendo América Latina''. Retrieved August 6, 2023.</ref>

MK8D GCN DK Mountain Scene 7.png|[[Mii]]s in different Mii Racing Suits on {{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}

MK8Dv2-0-0 cup select Golden Dash.png|''Booster Course Pass'' cup selection screen

MK8D Booster Pass credits image.jpg

MK8D BCP box art zh-CHT.jpg|Traditional Chinese box art (front)

-MK8D BCP bundle Jpbox art.jpeg|Japanese box art of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass'' bundle as shown in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct

MK8DBCPbundlePrereleaseJpbox art.jpg|Japanese box art of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass'' bundle

In version 2.1.0, brief snippets of the first seconds of the music for many then-unreleased courses were added to the game's files, including {{classic|GBA|Sunset Wilds}}, {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}, all of ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s [[new course]]s up to {{classic|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}, and every course that would go on to be featured in Wave 3.<ref>[https://youtu.be/JthHtyww3r0]</ref> The filenames of these music snippets all corresponded to the course order dictated by the then-removed unused prefixes; the snippets were removed with Wave 3's release in version 2.2.0.<ref>[https://twitter.com/fishguy6564/status/1600536694528385024]</ref> These filenames indicate that several courses were moved between waves before their release, such as {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} and {{classic|Wii|Maple Treeway}} originally being planned for Waves 3 and 6 respectively, and {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} and {{classic|Tour|Bangkok Rush}} originally being planned for Waves 4 and 5 respectively.

A credits sequence for the ''Booster Course Pass'' was added upon Wave 6's release. If the player has the ''Booster Course Pass'', this credits sequence first plays upon completing all of its [[cup]]s in at least third place in Grand Prix mode, then subsequently plays whenever the player completes the [[Moon Cup]] or [[Spiny Cup]] in at least third place. If the player does not have the ''Booster Course Pass'', this credits sequence first plays upon completing any cup in Grand Prix mode in at least third place after racing in the ''Booster Course Pass''{{'}}s courses in online or wireless multiplayer at least 100 times, then subsequently plays whenever the player completes the [[Bell Cup]] in at least third place.<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/26098/~/how-to-update-mario-kart-8-deluxe]</ref> The credits feature a downward scrolling sequence with many labels and stickers of various [[Lists of sponsors|sponsors]] along with photos showing footage from the trailers that advertised the pass, as well as silhouettes of objects corresponding to the courses being shown, ending with a photo of the [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] referee and many of the playable characters (excluding the babies, [[Tanooki Mario]], [[Cat Mario|Cat]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]], the playable [[Lakitu]], [[Metal Mario]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], the [[Inkling]]s, the [[Villager]]s, [[Link]], and [[Mii]]s, as well as all character variants) posing together on {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} with the text "THANK YOU!" at the bottom. The music begins with an arrangement of the credits theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', followed by a medley of several course themes (in order of appearance: {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}, [[Ninja Hideaway]], {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}, and [[Sky-High Sundae]]), then returns to the ''Super Mario Kart'' credits theme before ending.

|description1=The credits music heard after completing either the [[Moon Cup]] or the [[Spiny Cup]]

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