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For the most part, I find the outdoor components blur together, all feeling like a vacant version of Hyrule Field, with the actual Hyrule Field severely dwarfed. Despite sublime fan service, I have mixed feelings about the course itself. Specifically, the track leads through Hyrule field, Hyrule castle, a small village, and a valley with references to several Zelda games, from coins turned to rupees, Swoopers turned to Keese, music that combines Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess, soldiers in the audience from Spirit Tracks, and item shop text from A Link Between Worlds.

The bland atmosphere and unremarkable track design combine for a lackluster course marking the Triforce Cup’s nadir.įinally, the Triforce Cup caps off with Hyrule Circuit, the quintessential The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 DLC course that places players in Hyrule and pits them against classic Zelda baddies. On the design front, the split roads that act as the course’s defining feature feel superficially implemented, offering very similar experiences with little interaction between each other and a lack of obstacles and hazards. Regarding aesthetics, the intricate conceit behind the course could allow for several humorous set pieces but instead feels like a generic ice world devoid of life and character. Though conceptually inventive (and kind of hilarious), neither the art nor the design lives up to the clever premise. The Triforce Cup’s third course is Ice Ice Outpost, a bobsled-like run through a Toad-led iceberg drilling expedition. And even though the course layout is passable (if incredibly simplistic), it is one of only two courses in the game to not feature dash panels, antigrav, an underwater portion, or gliding, making it feel like a decent but questionable selection.

MARIO KART 8 SUPER SHORTCUTS SERIES

Although Mario Kart 8’s interpretation is especially gorgeous, devout fans of the series might be disappointed to discover the same course yet again. Outside of different art and Thwomp size, number, and placement, the course remains nearly identical in each iteration. Given its four incarnations, it is surprising how little the course has changed over time. After initially appearing in the original Super Mario Kart, this version of Rainbow Road was also featured in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart 7 before Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Wario’s Gold Mine is followed by Rainbow Road SNES, a revamped version of the last course from the first Mario Kart game. This is the course’s biggest potential contribution to the franchise, as it is basically a new type of turn that balances risk and reward more effectively than many normal shortcuts. Despite this, the track features a solid layout defined by vertical drops (which are enjoyable but don’t contribute much to gameplay) and planks of wood sticking out of the interior of many turns that allow the player to boost across turns like a mini-shortcut. Because of this, it feels less like a gold mine owned by Wario and more like a generic industrial mine, coming up short of what its name promises. While all of these establish a sense of place (though the mine carts are surprisingly similar to Water Park’s roller coaster), the course is notably lacking in references to gold and Wario. The Triforce Cup kicks off with Wario’s Gold Mine, a remake of a Mario Kart Wii course that sends players through a gold mine filled with bats, mine carts, and sudden drops. However, it is more difficult than the Egg Cup and features the climactic Zelda crossover course that headlined the DLC package. Featuring two interpretations of past courses and two entirely new courses, all taking place in disparate locations, it is difficult to summarize what the Triforce Cup represents in the grander scheme of themes. And also like that cup, its emblem points toward the theme of one of the cup’s four courses, this time the iconic Triforce from the Zelda series. Like the Egg Cup, the Triforce Cup was initially included as part of the The Legend of Zelda X Mario Kart 8 DLC pack for Mario Kart 8 on Wii U. In this entry, I will be looking at the Triforce Cup. In this continuing feature, I will be examining Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s courses cup-by-cup, evaluating the ups and downs of each course. And when the Wii U version’s downloadable content came bundled in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (in addition to a battle mode!), the result was arguably the most critically acclaimed Mario Kart of all time and the greatest racing game of the generation. Its core gameplay is so satisfying and finely-tuned that it flirts with perfection, and its audio and visuals rival Nintendo’s best work. Mario Kart is always a top-seller, but Mario Kart 8 is something special. With over 13 million units sold worldwide between the Wii U and Switch versions, Mario Kart 8 is Nintendo’s most commercially successful console game since the Wii era.