Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 ’s Booster Course Pass Wave 5 was first announced at the June 2023 Nintendo Direct , bringing a new craw of characters and path to the game . This is the 5th edition ofMario Kart 8expansions , each of which has feature a wealthiness of new content to keep the secret plan fresh . The latest entry in the worldwide hit kart racer series is approaching its 10th twelvemonth since release , so these Booster Course Pass Waves are useful in preventing participant fatigue in the absence of a whole raw plot .
As with old Booster Course Pass updates toMario Kart 8 , Wave 5 brings back a group of serial publication favorites from classicMario Kartgames , along with a smattering of unexampled surprise . player should appear out for these fictitious character and courses whizz intoMario Kart 8on July 12 .
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11New Character: Petey Piranha
Petey Piranha will return to the track inMario Kart 8 ’s Booster Course Pass Wave 5 . Petey Piranha premiered in theMario Kartseries with 2003’sMario Kart : Double Dashfor the GameCube . Players could unlock him after completing the Star Cup , although now it ’s as unsubdivided as buy the DLC . All racer had partners inDouble Dash , and Petey Piranha ’s was King Boo . The dastardly duo could be seen drifting around aboard the Piranha Pipes , a fomite composed of green tubes . No word on whether that ’ll make it intoMario Kart 8yet ; in the trailer , Petey Piranha depend on a generic immature motorcycle with Piranha Plant decalcomania .
Although hisMario Kartdebut was inDouble Dash , Petey actually originates from the earlier gameSuper Mario Sunshine . Petey Piranha is one of the first gaffer participant will take on in that game ; he appears in the first mission of Bianco Hills , the first area unlocked . thespian fight him directly in " Down with Petey Piranha ! " He spreads muck around the arena , and can be conveniently get the better of once the instrumentalist shoots weewee into his mouth using F.L.U.D.D. , and then terra firma pounds his stomach three time . Since body of water seems to be his failing , Petey Piranha may not fare too well onMario Kart 8 ’s squealing Clean Sprint track .
10New Character: Wiggler
The four - armed worm Wiggler will also writhe his way intoMario Kart 8with the acquittance of the Booster Course Pass Wave 5 . First playable inMario Kart 7for the Nintendo 3DS , Wiggler has been making cameo appearance in theMario Kartseries for far longer . Players had to dodge a Wiggler - mold bus alongDouble Dash ’s Mushroom City and Mushroom Bridge course . He also appeared as a recent - secret plan boss inMario Kart DS , where his thwarting would get the ripe of him as the race move on . InMario Kart 8 , players can even ensure Wiggler aboard a Wiggler - themed fomite , the Wild Wiggler , a segmented , scandalmongering ATV .
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Wiggler first appear inSuper Mario Worldfor the SNES , released in 1990 . They presented a unique obstacle to the player , since they could n’t be beat with Mario ’s regular jumps ; once attacked , they would only get Rubia tinctorum , redder , and faster . Super Mario Odysseyintroduced a novel Wiggler variant , the Tropical Wiggler , with bright color and pink hats . In that game , Mario could control Tropical Wigglers with Cappy , using their segments to stretch out out and overlay more flat coat . With their need for focal ratio and quickness to wrath , Wigglers should fit right in whenMario Kart 8 ’s Booster class Pass Wave 5 launches .
9New Character: Kamek
Perhaps the most notorious Magikoopa , Kamek , will also make an visual aspect inMario Kart 8with the release of the Booster Course Pass Wave 5 . Although hewasn’t playable untilMario Kart Tour , Kamek first appear inMario Kart : Super Circuit . This was the first handheld title in theMario Kartseries , released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 . Kamek only play a minor role in this game ; he hangs out near the destination line of the Bowser ’s Castle track . In the trailer for hisMario Kart 8debut , Kamek razz a purplish scooter with yellow clipping .
In the largerMarioseries , Kamek serves as a rival for Yoshi . start withYoshi ’s Island , he ’s sought to remove Baby Mario and Luigi from Yoshi ’s custody for ensure they do n’t grow up to make for havoc on the Koopa kinsfolk . More recently , he appears inYoshi ’s Wooly WorldandYoshi ’s craft Worldas a main resister alongside Baby Bowser . Now , though , he ’ll go up against Yoshi for the Mushroom Cup whenMario Kart 8 ’s Booster Course Pass Wave 5 release .
8New Track: Squeaky Clean Sprint
This whimsical locus is the only brand - young track foretell forMario Kart 8 ’s Booster course of action Pass Wave 5 , with all others being remastered from otherMario Kartgames , much like the other Waves ' additions . It shrink the cast down to miniature size of it , and enchant them to an oversized bathroom to race around . Squeaky Clean Sprint have dare leap over receptive toilet bowls , bar of max as slippery obstacle , and even a brief underwater spattering in a quickly filling bathtub . The bathroom is beautify with a number ofMario - theme product and decorations : bottleful of Princess Peach bubble bath , rubber ducks with Mario hat , and Blooper - brand detergent .
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It could just be the relatively little sizing of the character talking , but this looks like a brusque course . It could be a quick trip around the trail with more overlap required , as otherMario Kart 8courses have done before . Overviews of the whole track show that it appear to have multiple levels . With its many twists , turn , and jumps , the course may double back over itself across a variety of dissimilar elevated tiers . Some of these may even be shortcuts or alternate routes . Whatever the case , screechy Clean Sprint attend like an exciting runway with a lot of guileful reference work and in - antic for player to enjoy .
7New Track: Koopa Cape
Koopa Cape comes toMario Kart 8 ’s Booster Course Pass Wave 5 by way of the serial ' Wii entry , Mario Kart Wii . This course of instruction has players race along cliffsides , down flood inclines , and through an underwater underground . The submerged section appears to have been converted to an anti - gravity section of the class , anti - gravity being a new component introduced inMK8 . Koopa Cape also seem inMario Kart 7andMario Kart Tour , and the latter ’s personification appears to have influenced the esthetic of its return inMK8 .
6New Track: Los Angeles Laps
Los Angeles Laps was in the beginning designed forTour , but join the likes of Tokyo Blur , Sydney Sprint , and more as real location - inspired tracks added toMario Kart 8through the Booster Course Pass . Like other tracks come fromTour , Los Angeles Laps will in all probability be compact , but boast unlike route for each lap . It has players race across the city ’s iconic beachfront and through the streets of downtown .
5New Track: Moonview Highway
Moonview Highway is another track coming to theMario Kart 8Booster Course Pass Wave 5 via the Wii . It take actor along the sharpness of a lake and through city streets , all under a bright , full moonshine . Just like Koopa Cape , Moonview Highway made its room toTourfirst , which seems to be the base for its appearance inMario Kart 8 Deluxe .
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4New Track: Athens Dash
Athens Dash joins Los Angeles Laps as another real world - inspiredTourtrack coming in the 5th wave of the Booster Course Pass . One leg of the track takes player through Nintendo ’s rendering of the renowned Athens Acropolis , the ruin of a citadel that stand on a bouldered face above th city , as well as near a predominate statue of the Greek goddess Athena , after whom the metropolis is named . The rest of the newMario Kart 8track appears to take players through the metropolis right .
3New Track: Daisy Cruiser
Coming toMario Kart 8 Deluxe ’s Booster Course Pass Wave 5 from the GameCube’sMario Kart : Double Dash , Daisy Cruiser leads racers along a cruise ship ’s deck of cards , through its dining area , into a swimming pool ( complete with bathe Goombas ) , and more . MK8marks Daisy Cruiser ’s fourth appearance in the series following its comprehension inMario Kart 7andTouras well . two-fold Dashveterans may feel the right way at nursing home , but they wo n’t , however , get to employ two characters at once - the GameCube plot ’s signature thingmajig .
2New Track: Sunset Wilds
Sunset Wilds originally debut inMario Kart : Super Circuit , put out for the Game Boy Advance . Like the other fresh Booster Course Pass track added toMario Kart 8fromSuper Circuit(and the Super Nintendo’sSuper Mario Kart ) , Sunset Wilds hold the rainbow - colour in blocks that constitute a roadblock around the data track . Players racing through Sunset Wilds are surround by jolting plateaus and endocarp arches , which pillar above the desert flats at sunset .
