Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a light hearted racing game for the Nintendo Switch, released in its first year on the market in 2017. Part of the Mario Kart series, it served as an Updated Rerelease of the original Mario Kart 8 featuring a number of tweaks, with a substantial amount of new content being released since launch. Like the original, it focuses on karts and other small vehicles that dynamically transform, driving across roads, flying through the sky, and diving beneath the waters.

Has an official webpage on the Nintendo website here.

• Ancient Greece: The track Athens Dash mostly takes place in the ruins left behind by the ancient Greeks, with only a brief excursion to modern Athens construction.
• Attract Mode: Racing footage plays if the game is left on the title screen.
• Big Applesauce: The track New York Minute from the Turnip Cup is Exactly What It Says on the Tin. It includes a Theme Park Version of Times Square, Central Park, and other symbols of the city that never sleeps.
• Britain Is Only London: The only representation of a British location is in London Loop from the Rock Cup. It features sights including a double decker bus, telephone booth, architectural expies of 20 Fenchurch Street, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, and the London Eye, among others.
• Canada, Eh?: The track Vancouver Velocity cuts through a snowy park, a hockey arena, while mountain peaks and a beautiful bay are visible in the background.
• Crossover: Playable characters include an Inkling from the Splatoon series, a villager and Isabelle from the Animal Crossing series, and a choice of the Link from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, or a more generic link from the broader series. The Blue Falcon from the F-Zero series also makes an appearance as a playable cart.
• Cyberpunk with a Chance of Rain: The track Neo Bowser City features a cyberpunk style city with pouring rain.
• Downloadable Content: Initially averted by including the DLC of the original Mario Kart 8. Later played straight with the season pass.
• Eagle Land: A positive portrayal. New York City is shown positively as a bustling metropolis. The track Los Angeles Laps features a burger stand, post office boxes, and a skate park.
• East Indies: The track Singapore Speedway takes place in The Theme Park Version of Singapore, including a a race over the roof of the Marina Bay Sands and past a giant merlion statue.
• Eiffel Tower Effect: For tracks based on real world locations, the thumbnail in the selection screen usually features a famous landmark.
• Freestate Amsterdam: The track Amsterdam Drift features tulip lined streets, an excursion to a windmill dotted countryside, and other national symbols. The occasional parked bicycle can even be seen.
• Gay Paree: The track Paris Promenade in the Golden Dash Cup features the Arc De Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and other symbols of the city of light.
• Holiday in Cambodia: Southeast Asia received representation via Thailand in the track Bangkok Rush, featuring an Expy of the Maeklong railway market and other city symbols.
• Hollywood California: The track Los Angeles Laps takes place in The Theme Park Version of Los Angeles, featuring beachside drives, a skatepark section, an Expy of the Dodger Stadium, and an oil field.
• Land Down Under: Averted, all that is seen of Australia is the vibrant city of Sydney in the track Sydney Sprint.
• Level Ate: The track Sky-High Sundae is lined with, and occasionally compromised of, giant frozen treats.
• The Mall: The track Coconut Mall takes place in a multilevel mall.
• New Neo City: The track Neo Bowser City has this in the name.
• No OSHA Compliance: It doesn’t actually harm the player character, but the oil derricks in Los Angeles make contact with the racetrack, allowing for a collision.
• Olive Garden: The track Rome Avanti in the Acorn Cup is The Theme Park Version of Rome with streets dotted with monuments, ruins, and vespas, along with going through the Colosseum itself.
• Oktoberfest: Averted in the track Berlin Byways where The Theme Park Version of Berlin is focused on architecture such as the Brandenburg Gate and the remains of the Berlin Wall over typical stereotypes.
• Product Placement: The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is a playable kart, complete with a Mercedes logo on the kart and selection screen. The publication Car & Driver has a story on its earlier inclusion in the original Mario Kart 8.
• Squashed Flat: Can happen if a character is crushed by a Thwomp.
• The Theme Park Version: The locations based on real world cities are this, though they sometimes incorporate surprisingly realistic elements, like oil extraction in Los Angeles.
• Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe: The track Tokyo Blur is the only Japanese city to receive representation. The track features a dense urban environment, with Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, and Mount Fuji all visible, among other icons of the city.
• Toros Y Flamenco: The track Madrid Drive in the Spiny Cup is The Theme Park Version of Madrid, featuring churro shops, a wiggler taking siesta, and flamenco inspired music.
• Updated Rerelease: The game itself as one for the original Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U.
  • Several tracks from earlier games in the series were remastered and brought back for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
• Wacky Racing: Karts can glide, go underwater, and more. In general the racing values fun and Rule of Cool over realism, as is standard for a Mario Kart game.