Poll of the Day > Why is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the best game ever?

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Why is it so addicting

I still prefer Double Dash

Double Dash is the best Mario Kart

Double Dash was my least favourite Mario Kart game of the ones I owned.

Mario Kart DS was easily the best in the series imo.

FrozenBananas posted...

Why is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the best game ever?

Because you forgot to take your medication and are hallucinating nonsense.

Double Dash is what I have the fondest memories of. That banger demo disc probably helped a lot. It had Sonic Heroes and some Star Wars!

If MK8 had a "Double Dash Mode," it would be a near-perfect game.

Gaawa_chan posted...

If MK8 had a "Double Dash Mode," it would be a near-perfect game.

But outside the visual of having another character, what exactly would a "Double Dash Mode" offer, outside the unique items per character which would probably cause balance outrage

Deltazero272 posted...

But outside the visual of having another character, what exactly would a "Double Dash Mode" offer,

the gameplay of teaming up in one kart in multiplayer? that shit was fun

As much fun as I had with Double Dash back in the day, I can recognize that the whole character-specific item system was a bit of a mess, balance-wise (and Mario Kart balance is already a hot mess). Pretty much every match with friends turned into a mad (double) dash to grab one each of Koopa/Paratroopa and baby Mario/Luigi because the triple shell/chain chomp pair was so good (one of the few items that's still useful in higher positions, and one of the best items for catching up while further behind), and whoever didn't get that pair was distinctly disadvantaged in a really annoying way. Other than that, 8 Deluxe offers the strategic considerations of being able to hold two items, so that isn't missing, it just doesn't have the aesthetic gimmick of having two characters. That means all the good aspects of the double-item system have been preserved and the main problems removed, which I'd say is a good thing.

I think DS remains my favourite for how the driving mechanics felt, but 8 is a close second (with the added benefit of offering couch multiplayer). With the second-best driving mechanics in the series, all the good things about Double Dash's cool item system without the drawbacks, and by far the best stage variety (some are better than others, but at roughly the same ratio of good:bad as other entries have, and just with way more options), I don't really hesitate to call 8 the best MK game.

adjl posted...

Other than that, 8 Deluxe offers the strategic considerations of being able to hold two items, so that isn't missing, it just doesn't have the aesthetic gimmick of having two characters.

the only difference is that you cant switch between two items, like you can in DD. In the newest game, youre forced to use the first item before you can use the second. Which is kind of annoying, but it adds a bit of strategy.

also youre right about the babies and parakoopas items being OP, aslo add Toad /Toadettes mushroom to that list.

TBH, I haven't played Deluxe, since I've got the WiiU version for all my making-my-family-and-friends-hate-me needs, so I apologize for any errors in the finer mechanical points of its two-item system.

faramir77 posted...

Mario Kart DS was easily the best in the series imo.

This.... So many hours wasted on that game.

Glad to see others who realize DS is best.

By far the best driving mechanics, and the 2nd best batch of courses (obviously none of the games can compete with 8 Deluxe in that regard).

Super is 2nd best and 8 Deluxe is third best.

DS is also my favorite, I know people weren't fond of snaking but it had the tightest controls and drifting, plus you could drive a forklift. 8 Deluxe is stellar too though

TomNook posted...

Super is 2nd best

Maybe it's just that I only played it after playing 64 extensively, but I was never really a fan of Super. I respect it for what it accomplished on the SNES, certainly, but I just didn't like how it played in the little bit of experience I had with it. 64 built on it considerably, and even 64 I find hard to play after how much the overall driving physics evolved with Double Dash (which established the basic feel that the rest of the series has kept).