Kartastrophe

Kartastrophe
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	4-Player minigame
Initial record	1'00"00
Music track	It's a Dead Heat
Music sample

Kartastrophe is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in the game's Test for the Best mode. It takes place on a track akin to most circuit tracks. Its name is a portmanteau of "kart" and "catastrophe."

IntroductionEdit

The players drive their karts up to the starting line as the lights signal the start of the race.

GameplayEdit

The four players compete in a simple two-lap race around the circuit. Players can turn their Wii Remotes all the way to turn at sharp curves. The first player to reach the finish line wins. Ties are possible if multiple racers finish within a fraction of a second.

Test for the BestEdit

In Test for the Best, the player is alone and must complete two laps of the circuit in the fastest time possible. The times required to earn a certain points total are as follows:

Grade	Points earned	Time required in minigame (NTSC)	Time required in minigame (PAL)	Title
A+	1,000	43"00	44"00	Fast-Track Titan
A	900	45"00	46"00	Supersonic Squealer
B	800	47"00	48"00	Rubber-Burning Pro
C	700	49"00	50"00	Passable Driver
D	600	51"00	52"00	Sunday Driver
F	0	N/A	N/A	Crash Dummy

ControlsEdit

Wii Remote: Turn steering wheel
Buttons
- – Accelerate
- – Brake

In-game textEdit

Rules – "Finish first in a two-lap kart race against your foes."
Hint – "Take the inside curve on a turn to finish a lap a little faster."

GalleryEdit

Circuit map
Model of the red Kartastrophe kart from Mario Party 8

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カートでレーシング Kāto de rēshingu	Kart Racing
French	Kartastrophe	-
German	Kartastrophe	-
Italian	Kartastrofe	Kartastrophe
Korean	카트 레이싱 Kateu Reising	Kart Racing
Spanish	Kartástrofe	Kartastrophe

Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames	Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames	Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames	Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames	Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames	Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames	Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames	Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame	Superstar Showdown