Let's Play Mario Kart 8!

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Hey all, here's a little series that I thought would be fun. It won't be a daily series or anything; a new episode will be uploaded every few days as a part of my new channel upload format, which will be explained in a vid tomorrow (keep an eye out :) ).

This series could involve various things, from single player cups (like today) to online races, to online tournaments involving a few youtubers (sometimes non-youtubers). In fact there's an online tourney coming up in a couple of weeks. More on that later.

Because of this level of variety, this isn't a series that will end completely. There could be a random video uploaded at any time really.

I don't think I really need to explain what Mario Kart is all about, do I? It's a racing game with items to slaughter your fellow racers with. All done :).

1 - Mushroom Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/OKd6eIF9ZVs


Today we'll be taking on the Mushroom Cup on 100cc (normal mode). The tracks included in this cup are: Mario Kart Stadium, Water Park, Sweet Sweet Canyon and Thwomp Ruins. Got to say, it's a nice mix with Thwomp Ruins having some pretty stunning music.
See you in a couple of days!

Mario Kart 8 is made entirely by Nintendo, with none of it being made by me. All that is mine is the playing and commentary :).
 
2 - Flower Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/dJMW8TyShBw


Here's the flower cup on 100cc, folks! I love 3 of the tracks here, with 1 being a little bit generic.

Tracks included:

- Mario Circuit (the generic one)
- Toad Harbour
- Twisted Mansion
- Shy Guy Falls

I love Twisted Mansion!

Thanks for watching! See you again! :)
 
3 - Shell Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/R-c-BQP4b9s


Hey folks, it's been a while since the last episode huh? Well here's the Shell Cup on 100cc mode, which holds 4 retro tracks:

- Moo Moo Meadows: Simple little track with stunning orange sunshine.

- Mario Circuit: A little bit simple but it has been revamped so much since the original showing. The gravity really adds to it.

- Cheep Cheep Beach: Seriously good looking track with a stunning soundtrack. Love the colour of the water here.

- Toad's Turnpike: You thought it looked good before? Check this out! It has always been one of my favourite tracks from the series, but to see it all revamped like this...love it so much!

Thanks for watching! See you around :).
 
4 - Banana Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/oLmcZTzieBc


Hey all, here comes the banana cup on 100cc mode! It's not my favourite cup, but it's still fun :). Here are the tracks:

Dry Dry Desert - I hate all things desert in games (and films, real life etc). This is a bit better though, because there's a water section.

Donut Plains 3 - Very plain (pun intended!). Again, it's not too bad, but it's never gonna get my vote when playing online ha.

Royal Raceway - Another not so great one for me. It's fine but there's nothing special about the track. Don't quite understand why it was brought to MK8?

DK Jungle - The best of the cup. The music is amazing DK stuff and the bongo enemies from the DK games too :D. Love this one.
Thanks for watching! More to come.

P.S. There'll be a cup per day now, for anyone watching this as we go. So...4 more main episodes! :)
 
5 - Star Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/oa-SapEHB6Q


Hey all, here's the Star Cup on 100cc mode! This is one of my favourite cups in the game:

Sunshine Airport - Or Delfino Airstrip? I really like how this reminds me so much of the airport map on Modern Warfare 2. Really colourful, sunny...everything a guy could ask for ;).

Dolphin Shoals - A nice underwater track with a few animals you may recognise from Yoshi's Story? Stunning stuff.

Electrodrome - I loooove these music tracks! The soundtrack is great, the colour scheme is great...hell, just have a quick look see why I like it so much ha!

Mount Wario - It may be named after him, but it's actually nothing to do with Wario lmao. This is one of the only tracks in the game to not really have a lap system. It's one long track with no repetition folks! I love snowy tracks too, so that's a big bonus. It reminds me of that DK track in Double Dash? Can't quite remember the name of it...

Thanks for watching! We'll check out another 4 tracks tomorrow in the Leaf Cup :).
 
6 - Leaf Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/bVm8iWUjCtE


Hi everyone! We're back with the Leaf Cup, so more retro tracks are on their way :):

Wario Stadium - Probably the worst of the 4 tracks, but this is a great cup so it still is far from bad. I remember the mud used to really screw me over when I was little ha.

Sherbet Land - Absolutely stunning! Definitely one of my favourite tracks in the game and I'm so glad they brought it back! The dark ice and snow with that amazing music! 100% nostalgia too.

Melody Motorway - I love these music tracks! Riding along xylophones in time with the background music, especially when things really speed up for the final lap. Ooooh, so good.

Yoshi Valley - Pretty good! I like how there are multiple was to go, but none of them will slow you down so long as you use those bends properly. You can even go flying in a cannon if you pick the right way. By the way, look out for that giant yoshi egg...it's more evil than it looks 0_0.

Thanks for watching! We'll throw ourselves into the last cup with new tracks next time. This version of Rainbow Road is pretty damn special ;).
 
7 - Special Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/y_IFYAp-HVM


Hey all, here comes the last 4 new tracks in the game! There's some stunning stuff here...

Cloudtop Cruise - Remember those parts in the older Marios where you would go up in the clouds and collect loads of coins? I think this is what the track is supposed to represent. Also reminds me of Jack and the Beanstalk ha. Nice enough. I quite like the thought of being so high up.

Bone Dry Dunes - While I don't like deserts, this one is done very differently. The red colour scheme and all the bone enemies everywhere is really nice.

Bowser's Castle - We all know what's coming here! This castle has a real feeling of huuuugeness. Wide corridors, statues, bowser flames pounding away at you (possibly the best effect in the game). One of the better tracks.

Rainbow Road - Another recurring track. A great futuristic feel. They kind of removed that feeling of outer space with all the stars and stuff though, which is a bit sad. Still stunning though.

Thanks for watching! Last of the cups next time! :)
 
8 - Lightning Cup (100cc)

http://youtu.be/idq_YcxXC0c


Hey all, welcome to the last retro cup! I really like 2 of the tracks here while the other 2 are...fine ha:

Tick-Tock Clock - The soundtrack to this one is so great! I love the steampunk vibes with being inside a clock...I quite liked the world in Mario 64 too, so it's all very nostalgia based for me.

Pirhana Plant Pipeway - Possibly my least favourite track in the game. I really dislike the dinginess undergound and it just seems to drag for me. I'm sure it's not awful, but I'm not fussed.

Grumble Volcano - I'm on the fence here. I like how the track crumbles away after each lap, making it harder each round. It just somehow feels a little bit plain.

Rainbow Road - Yep, here's rainbow road! I love this! They've completely redesigned it all and made it feel like something half new. Great music, bright colours, more futuristic. Love it.

Thanks for watching! This is the last episode of the series, so I really hope you liked it. It's the first time I've really put the HD capture card to good effect, so I'm really proud of how it turned out.

If you'd like to see more of MK8, give me a comment//post/PM/ tweet and I'll make sure to give it a shot. I live to please lmao.

Thank yoooou!
 
9 - Egg Cup (100cc)

https://youtu.be/lcD0bqRudDM


Hey all, it's been such a long time since we played some Mario Kart 8, but I've finally gotten around to checking out the DLC and thought I'd add it to the series. There will be 4 episodes total for this DLC and that'll wrap up the series...though who knows. There could always be a bit of online at any point.

Anyways, this time around, we check out the Egg Cup!

Yoshi Circuit - I remember this one back from the days of Double Dash. Nice enough, but a bit bland for my tastes.

Excitebike Arena - I really like the concept of this one. The retro vibe and the viewers around the outside jumping and looking like N64 people lmao.

Dragon Driftway - I looove this one! My favourite of the cup for sure! I love the chinese-style music along with the dragon that you drive around on :).

Mute City - I've never played any F-Zero and I'm not all that interested but it's nice to see a really futuristic track in the game. A solid enough track but not my cup of joe.

Thanks for watching folks! Remember that this game wasn't made by me. I'm sure you thought it was. Definitely.
 
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10 - Triforce Cup (100cc)

https://youtu.be/S21W19bQgpE


Hey peoples, cup 10 is the Triforce Cup and as the name implies, it has an emphasis on Zelda! I mean...just one track is anything to do with Zelda, but still.

Wario's Gold Mine - I wasn't a huge fan of this track back in the Wii days, but it's alright. Different enough to add a bit of variety to the list of tracks :).

Rainbow Road - Now this one looks prettiful! The colours on the mountains in the background, and the colour is general, looks amazing. I've always found Rainbow Road tracks really tough since I fall off all over the place, but seeing a SNES version all 3Dified is great :).

Ice Ice Outpost - This is one I'm a bit conflicted on. I love ice and snow but the track is too simple for me to want to replay it much. It feels like it's all pretty much a straight line, even with the choice of two roads to take...that are right next to each other.

Hyrule Circuit - This is one I've been waiting for! I love Zelda a hell of a lot and this track is so good! You collect rupees instead of coins and all the references are there. I decided to play as Link this time for this track ha!

Thanks for watching folks! See you around :).
 
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11 - Crossing Cup (100cc)

https://youtu.be/LYogr837qPA


Hey all, we're moving onto the blind cups now, so I don't have much of an idea what to expect. After playing them though:

Baby Park - This one was for Gamecube and I remember that since...I was shit at it. Those bends were hard as hell back then but now the track seems much simpler? Maybe it's because you can't use two characters each anymore. Or maybe 100cc is just easier in this game in general. Either way, I loved Pinna Park, so I like this one :).

Cheese Land - Lmao I never played the GBA Mario Kart so this is a weird one! It's a desert track...made out of cheese :/. I like it but it's ever so slightly bizarre ha.

Wild Woods - I always love woods and forests in games and this is no different. It reminds me of some older track from Mario Kart Wii, but I can't remember the name of it.

Animal Crossing - Ha, the name of this one is a wee bit blunt huh? I love Animal Crossing and this is the track I was looking forward to most in this cup. I love seeing all the characters around the track (nostalgiaaaa!) and the bells showing where the total coins should be. Slightly disappointed that there aren't bells on the track to collect, but meh. That's a minor detail.

All in all I really enjoyed this cup! Thanks for watching! See you in a bit for the last episode of the series! :gasp2:
 
12 - Bell Cup (100cc) ~FIN~

https://youtu.be/73cyJ9Ju12I


Hey all, here's the end of the series! This time around, we take on the final cup! The Bell Cup:

Koopa City - The rain effects are so damn nice and the dark city environment :s. I always love that stuff.

Ribbon Road - I also love the toy theme from this track! I never played the GBA game so this is new and it's one of my favourites :s.

Super Bell Subway - Horror games have really made me hate subway areas in games. This place is nice enough but I just...can't like playing in these trains. Also: I was told not to play near trains :/.

Big Blue - Another F-Zero track, right? I'm surprised there are 2 in the 4 DLC cups. It's still really impressive to look at but feels like they repeated the whole concept from that other F-Zero track :).

Thanks so much for watching! While this series is now all wrapped up, there could always be an online race with someone or something at any point.

Hopefully I'll see you around for the next LP, which will be a few days down the line since I need to prepare one or two things. Thanks again! :)
 
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