Useful tips

How do you unlock everything on Mario Kart 8?

How do you unlock everything on Mario Kart 8?

To get all three items you’ll need to complete a series of challenges.

  1. Unlock Gold Standard kart: Win every Cup with a single star on both 150cc and Mirror Mode in Grand Prix.
  2. Unlock Gold Tires: Beat every Staff Ghost Racer in Time Trial competing at 150cc.
  3. Unlock Gold Glider: Collect 10,000 coins.

Is there a shortcut on Rainbow Road?

Rainbow Road technically has two ultra shortcuts: one that requires Lakitu to drop players at a specific spot on the track, and another that players discovered nearly five years ago using tool-assisted speedrun (TAS) software.

What is the fastest car in Mario Kart?

Wario has the highest speed in the game, with a solid 4.75 character speed. Adding the Circuit Special kart and the Metal tires adds an extra 1.0 speed at the cost of acceleration, handling, and traction.

What’s the fastest car in Mario Kart Wii?

Spear

Spear
Bowser on the Spear
Statistics
Size Large
Speed 67

Are there any shortcuts in Mario Kart that are useful?

Mario Kart is jam-packed with shortcuts, but not all of them are as useful as the rest. These are the best ones in the franchise. Mario Kart is amazing, but if you’re only racing your friends, you’re missing out on one of the best parts of the game: searching for shortcuts.

Where is the second cheese land shortcut in Mario Kart?

The second Cheese Land shortcut is off the track during the latter, downhill portion of the race. In order to reach the ramp with enough speed to use the launch pad, you’ll have to build up either an ultra mini turbo drift boost — i.e., you need pink sparks — or use a mushroom. If successful, you can fly over the canyon. 3.

What are the shortcuts to Mount Wario in Mario Kart?

A lot of small time savers start to pop up all over the place in Star Cup. For Mount Wario you won’t get any second chances as it’s a downhill race. Shortcut 1: Hit the orange ramp at the start and you can leap right into the plane. Shortcut 2: Hit the bumpers for a quick boost while you’re in low-grav mode.

Where are the second lap signs in Mario Kart 8?

We’re guessing you wouldn’t have ever found this one on your own. To skip the entire track, shoot yourself onto rocks directly left of the finish line. Circle around and behind them, and it won’t take long for the second-lap sign to pop up. This glitch was patched in Mario Kart 8, but it’s probably for the best.