Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 2 reviewed and ranked

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When Nintendo said the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass would last until the end of 2023, it meant it. It’s been nearly five months since the first wave of DLC was released, and while I’ve enjoyed the time I’ve spent driving through the likes of Coconut Mall and Ninja Hideaway, I’m ready for something new. With the release of Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, new is exactly what we’re getting.

One of the courses featured in the Turnip Cup and Propeller Cup is new to the Mario Kart franchise, making its debut here before it pops up in Mario Kart Tour. I like the idea of Booster Course Pass players getting early access to these new tracks – because lord knows I’m never going back to MKT. But these tracks have their work cut out for them if they want to stand out from some of these returning classics.

Just as I did with the first wave of DLC, I’ve ranked the eight tracks of Wave 2 below. Unlike last time, this ranking wasn’t so cut and dry.

Don’t take this track’s placement at the bottom of this ranking as a sign that I don’t like it. I adore Mario Circuit 3 and have since first playing it back in 1992 in Super Mario Kart. That 180º turn at the center of the track was always a great test of my ability to hop around corners. It’s far more devilish than the one in Mario Circuit 4, which featured a much wider driving area that greatly reduced the challenge of such a turn.

While the transition to 3D racing hasn’t been kind to the difficulty of this track, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s addition of Ultra Mini-Turbos and 200cc help make this track relevant and a joy to play. Sure, it’s still as flat as it was back on the SNES, but when you add in those speeds and drift mechanics into a track that is this tightly compact, it’s able