Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 1 reviewed and ranked
After years of rumors that Nintendo was ready to drop a proper sequel to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch owners, we found out in February that wouldn’t be the case. While I have no doubt the next proper entry in the Mario Kart franchise is already in the works, we’re all going to have to make do with the next best thing: DLC. Rather than potentially splitting up its player base, Nintendo is keeping its best-selling racer relevant, adding 48 remastered tracks throughout 2022 and 2023 as part of the “Booster Course Pass”.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 1 (Switch)Developer: NintendoPublisher: NintendoReleased: March 18, 2022MSRP: $24.99 (or part of Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack)
The first batch of tracks released as part of Booster Course Pass Wave 1 gives us a good look at what should and shouldn’t be expected from these remastered legacy courses. The eight tracks that are part of the Golden Dash Cup and Lucky Cat Cup have certainly received a glow-up from their series debuts.
They’re clean, bright, and charming. They’re also pretty simple, and as has been pointed out repeatedly across social media, these tracks do not feature the outstanding art direction found in the rest of Mario Kart 8. That textured style that has made MK8 the best looking kart racer since 2014 is absent as these DLC tracks appear to be modeled after their look in Mario Kart Tour.
That’s obviously going to be a big point of contention, but if you’re looking for somebody to drop the hammer on “Nintendo’s lazy ways,” I am not the guy to do it. I don’t really mind the look of these tracks. In fact, I think one or two of them are actually quite beautiful.
A far larger concern for me is none of these tracks implement Mario Kart 8’s
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