Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass

Game	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Developer(s)	Nintendo EPD Bandai Namco Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Racing
Availability	Paid DLC and NSO Expansion Pack
Release Date	March 18, 2022

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass is the paid downloadable content for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Nintendo Switch version of the original Wii U game. It consisted of 48 newly remade courses divided in 6 waves from the entire Mario Kart series, including Tour, and was released periodically until November 9, 2023. Since Wave 4, returning characters not present in neither the base game nor the original was added.

The first wave was released on March 18, 2022, and is also accessible through the Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack.

Wave 1

Release Date: March 18, 2022

Golden Dash Cup	Lucky Cat Cup
Tour Paris Promenade	Tour Tokyo Blur
3DS Toad Circuit	DS Shroom Ridge
N64 Choco Mountain	GBA Sky Garden
Wii Coconut Mall	Tour Ninja Hideaway

Wave 1 Trailer

Wave 2

Release Date: August 4, 2022

Turnip Cup	Propeller Cup
Tour New York Minute	Tour Sydney Sprint
SNES Mario Circuit 3	GBA Snow Land
N64 Kalimari Desert	Wii Mushroom Gorge
DS Waluigi Pinball	Sky-High Sundae

Wave 2 Trailer

Wave 3

Release Date: December 7, 2022

Rock Cup	Moon Cup
Tour London Loop	Tour Berlin Byways
GBA Boo Lake	DS Peach Gardens
3DS Rock Rock Mountain	Tour Merry Mountain
Wii Maple Treeway	3DS Rainbow Road

Wave 3 Trailer

Wave 4

Release Date: March 9, 2023

New Character	First MK Appearance	Class
Birdo		Medium

Fruit Cup	Boomerang Cup
Tour Amsterdam Drift	Tour Bangkok Rush
GBA Riverside Park	DS Mario Circuit
Wii DK Summit	GCN Waluigi Stadium
Yoshi's Island	Tour Singapore Speedway

Wave 4 Trailer

Wave 5

Release Date: July 12, 2023

New Characters	First MK Appearance	Class
Petey Piranha, Kamek, & Wiggler	(Petey Piranha)	Heavy
	(Wiggler)	Heavy
	(Kamek)	Medium

Feather Cup	Cherry Cup
Tour Athens Dash	Tour Los Angeles Laps
GCN Daisy Cruiser	GBA Sunset Wilds
Wii Moonview Highway	Wii Koopa Cape
Squeaky Clean Sprint	Tour Vancouver Velocity

Wave 5 Trailer

Wave 6

Release Date: November 9, 2023

New Characters	First MK Appearance	Class
Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline, & Peachette	(Diddy Kong)	Medium
	(Funky Kong)	Heavy
	(Pauline) (Peachette)	Heavy Medium

Acorn Cup	Spiny Cup
Tour Rome Avanti	Tour Madrid Drive
GCN DK Mountain	3DS Rosalina's Ice World
Wii Daisy Circuit	SNES Bowser Castle 3
Tour Piranha Plant Cove	Wii Rainbow Road

Wave 6 Trailer

Music

The expansion's music is higher-scaled compared to the base game, incorporating strings and orchestra for many tracks. Almost all of the Tour tracks here have been remastered with live performances.

In addition to some returning, a large amount of new composers - some of which started with this DLC - have worked on it's new music tracks.

Pricing

Country	Price
US	$24.99
Canada	$32.99
Japan	¥2,500
Europe	24,99€
UK	£22.49

Reception

Upon reveal, the add-on has recieved mostly favorable feedback, with praise toward the course choices; although the implemented graphics were more "mixed" as many compared it to that of Tour rather than the "realistic" design of the base game.

When Wave 5 released, GBA Sunset Wilds was received poorly by fans due to the sun not setting like the original.

Trivia

• Every track was ported from Mario Kart Tour's files, even if it hadn't released in Tour yet at that current time. (Ex. All "New" tracks in the trailers, GBA Snow Land, GCN Waluigi Stadium) All have been released in Tour, since then.

External link

• Official Website