List of Mario Kart 8 beta elements

This is a list of beta elements for the game Mario Kart 8.

Early builds

Twisted Mansion was originaly called Boo House.

Characters

Toadette was originally going to be a starter character.

Bodies

There was a kart in the beta that was replaced by the Sport Bike. The decorations are very similar between the two. Probabily it was going to be called "Sport Kart" but was changed to a bike to prevent too many karts appearing, contrasting bikes.

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  The original logo, which bears similarities to the final version.

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  Beta Thwomp Ruins, note the finish line and flowers are absent in this version.

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  The character select screen of E3 2013.

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  The second beta character select screen.

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  Baby Luigi driving the beta kart in DS Tick Tock Clock that is similar to the Sport Bike. Its conjectural name can be "Sport Kart".