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Koopa Kart 8 is the eighth installment in the Koopa Kart series and the fifth installment to be made by HammerBro101 Incorporated. It was released for the Wii U and Nintendo Switch in early March 2017, making it the first Koopa Kart game to be released on two or more consoles. As in Koopa Kart Wii, this game features sixteen racers on each track.

Items[]

Koopa Kart 8 introduces four new items: the Boomerang Flower, Hammer Flower, Piranha Plant, and Crazy Eight, the last of which replaces the Lucky Seven from Koopa Kart 7.

Item Description Placements

Crazy Eight (New Item)

New to Koopa Kart 8 and replacing the Lucky Seven from Koopa Kart 7, the Crazy Eight gives you eight items that line up behind your kart. The items are the same as in the Lucky Seven, but the Fake Item Box joins the mix. You can use one item at a time and switch the order of which items you want to use by pressing up or down on the D-Pad. 7th-13th

Boomerang Flower (New Item)

New to Koopa Kart 8, the Boomerang Flower allows you to throw a Boomerang, which can be thrown thrice before flying into the distance. 4th-9th

Hammer Flower (New Item)

A newcomer to Koopa Kart 8, the Hammer Flower acts like the Fire Flower, except it gives you hammers instead to flip over players. As with the Fire Flower, the Hammer Flower can be used until ten seconds after the first hammer is thrown or ten hammers are thrown. 5th-12th

Piranha Plant (New Item)

The Piranha Plant is a new item in Koopa Kart 8. This carnivorous plant will attach himself to the front of your kart and bite the air, giving you a speed boost. He can also eat Bloopers. If he eats you, you will flip over and lose your items. 7th-12th

Gold POW Block

The Gold POW Block will send a soundwave to everyone in front of you that will flip them twice and make them drop their items in a way similar to that caused by a Bullet Bill after just under five seconds. Like in the previous installment, pressing the trick button will not work against this item, and you can use a cannon or a certain item to avoid the effects. However, since it was stupidly overpowered in Koopa Kart 7, in this installment, as a way to nerf the item, this dangerous item can be avoided if you are in the air, similar to its weaker counterpart from Koopa Kart Wii. Also, it now destroys items on the track and causes parts of the track to collapse for each use. 7th-13th

Lakithunder Cloud

The Lakithunder Cloud gives you a speed boost, and if another racer tries to steal it, it will shrink them to a tiny size. If you want to steal this item from another player, you'll have to use a Star, Super Mega Mushroom, or Bullet Bill. Unlike in the previous installment, this item also boosts your handling. Also, you will no longer lose the cloud if you use a cannon, allowing you to have fun with the item for longer, provided you don't come near too many racers. 4th-9th

Super Mega Mushroom

The Super Mega Mushroom grows your kart to a massive size, allowing you to flatten your opponents like a pancake. You are invincible to every item, and yes, that includes Stars, Lightning, and Bullet Bills. Unlike in the previous installment, this item only boosts speed and off-road. 5th-11th

Fire Flower

The Fire Flower will allow you to throw one fireball at a time, which can potentially burn out nearby racers and faraway targets. You can only have three fireballs on the screen at a time, as throwing a fourth one will cause the first fireball thrown to disappear. The item will disappear ten seconds after you throw the first fireball. Otherwise, it will disappear after you throw ten fireballs. 3rd-9th

Super Leaf

The Super Leaf will spawn a tail on the back of your kart, allowing you to collect nearby Coins and flip nearby opponents. The tail acts automatically, and the range is decent. It will also free up an item slot when used, unlike its Mario Kart 7 variant. 1st-7th

Blooper

The Blooper will blind everyone in front of you and make their vehicles harder to control. You can remove the ink if you get a speed boost. 5th-12th

Bullet Bill

The well-known Bullet Bill transforms you into a Bullet Bill, allowing you to autopilot the track and bowl over any players within your path. 11th-16th

Banana

The Banana will spin you out if you even dare to hit one! You can defend yourself with this item. 1st-7th

Triple Banana

The Triple Banana creates a line of three Bananas that protects you from up to three items. 1st-4th

Banana Bunch

The Quintuple Banana creates a line of five Bananas that protects you from up to five items. 1st-5th

Green Shell

The Green Shell travels in a straight line and bounces off walls. It flips over any kart it hits. You can use this as a means of defense by holding it behind you. 1st-7th

Triple Green Shell

The Triple Green Shell deploys a line of three Green Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively. 2nd-7th

Red Shell

The Red Shell automatically targets the kart in front of you, flipping it over unless it has a means of defense. 1st-12th

Triple Red Shell

The Triple Red Shell deploys a line of three Red Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively. 5th-12th

Fake Item Box

The Fake Item Box looks almost exactly like an Item Box, so it's easy to mistake it for one. It can be held behind the kart as a means of defense and can float in mid-air. As in previous installments, this item will flip you over if you hit it. 1st-7th

Blue Spiny Shell

The dreaded Blue Spiny Shell targets the racer in 1st place and dives onto it, tossing it upwards with an explosion. Starting from this installment, you can use a Mushroom to avoid the explosion. Like in 64 and Advance, this item will travel on the ground, hitting other players on its way to the 1st place racer. It will then grow wings once it passes the 2nd place racer. 5th-11th

Poison Mushroom

The Poison Mushroom will shrink you if you run into it, but if you run into it while you're already small, you will return to normal size. 3rd-7th

Mushroom

The classic Mushroom gives you a speed boost that allows you to ignore off-road terrain that would normally slow you down. use this to make shortcuts. 3rd-11th

Triple Mushroom

The Triple Mushroom gives you three speed boosts, though you can only use one speed boost at a time. This is your default item in Time Trial mode. 4th-16th

Golden Mushroom

The Golden Mushroom gives you infinite speed boosts for 7-8 seconds, allowing you to ignore off-road terrain and make huge shortcuts. 8th-16th

Star

The Star gives you invincibility, allowing you to bowl over players and protect yourself from every single item. The effect lasts for 7.5 seconds. 9th-16th

Lightning

The Lightning item will zap everyone except you, slowing them down and making them drop their items. If you're in last place, you will grow back almost instantly. However, if you're in first place, you will be small for a long time. 12th-16th

Bob-omb

The Bob-omb will count down before exploding, tossing any kart upwards and making it drop its items. It isn't a good idea to hold this behind you, because this means disaster for you! 3rd-8th

Cups[]

Nitro Cups[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Green Shell Cup

Koopa Kart Stadium Water Rollercoaster Cake Canyon Thwomp Pyramid

Red Shell Cup

Koopa Circuit Cheep Cheep Harbor Gravitated Mansion Shy Guy Mine

Blue Shell Cup

Galaxy Airport Dolphin Isle Disco Motorway Mount Goomba

Yellow Shell Cup

Airship Driveway Dry Bowser Sands Mario's Airship Rainbow Road

Retro Cups[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Paratroopa Shell Cup

Wii Moo Moo Pasture GBA Koopa Circuit DS Toad Beach N64 Paratroopa's Turnpike

Buzzy Beetle Shell Cup

GCN Spiny Desert SNES Donut Forest 3 N64 Lakitu Raceway 3DS Hammer Bro Jungle

Spiny Shell Cup

DS Dry Bones Stadium GCN Gelato Ice Land 3DS Music City N64 Monty Mole Valley

Blue Spiny Shell Cup

DS Clockwork Driveway 3DS Paragoomba Slide Wii POW Block Volcano N64 Rainbow Road

Downloadable Cups[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Black Shell Cup

GCN Monty Mole Circuit Tall Tall Mountain Sky Land Dragon Way Pipe Land Pandemonium

Orange Shell Cup

Wii Goomba's Silver Mine SNES Rainbow Road Ice Land Outpost Giant Land Circuit

Purple Shell Cup

GCN Wiggler Park GBA Cheese Desert Poison Jungle Gelato Beach

Gold Shell Cup

3DS Neo Mario City GBA Ribbon Highway Hazy Maze Subway Dinosaur Land

Karting Course Pass Cups[]

Wave 1[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Ice Shell Cup
Tour Lima Loopway 3DS Koopa Kid Circuit N64 Chocolate Hills Wii Banana Mall

Pink Shell Cup
Tour Tokyo Topplers DS Shell Ridge GBA Sky Driveway Ninja Hideout

Wave 2[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Cyan Shell Cup
Tour Beijing Blast SNES Koopa Circuit 4 N64 Koopahari Desert DS Buzzy Beetle Pinball

Brown Shell Cup
Tour Sydney Speedsters GBA Snowy Tundra Wii Mushroom Valley Airborne Sundae

Wave 3[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Gray Shell Cup
Tour Rio de Janeiro Runway GBA Phantom Lake 3DS Glider Mountain Wii Twisted Treeway

Violet Shell Cup
Tour Buenos Aires Byways DS Lakitu Gardens Festive Mountain 3DS Rainbow Road

Wave 4[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

White Shell Cup
Tour Amsterdam Adventure GBA Riverside Jungle Wii Hammer Bro Summit Chocolate Island

Magenta Shell Cup
Tour Bangkok Bruisers DS Koopa Circuit GCN Buzzy Beetle Stadium Tour Singapore Drifters

Wave 5[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Spike Top Shell Cup
Tour Las Vegas Venture GCN Lakithunder Cruiser Wii Bullet Bill Highway Bathtub Sprint

Bronze Shell Cup
Tour Los Angeles Glideway GBA Sundown Sands Wii Chain Chomp Island Tour Ontario Opressors

Wave 6[]

Cup First Race Second Race Third Race Final Race

Silver Shell Cup
Tour Rome Runners GCN Hammer Bro Volcano Wii Lakithunder Circuit Tour Piranha Atplantis

Platinum Shell Cup
Tour Madrid Madness 3DS King Boo's Snow Island SNES Mario Airship 3 Wii Rainbow Road

Racers[]

Default Racers[]

Unlockable Racers[]

Karting Course Pass Racers[]

Vehicles[]

Returning Vehicles[]

Returning Karts[]

Vehicle Weight Class Strong Stats Average Stats Weak Stats Bike Counterpart Class Availability
Standard Kart Light Light Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Speed, Off-Road Weight, Items Standard Bike Small Standard Default
Booster Stroller Light Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Drift Speed, Weight, Items Mini Chopper Control Default
Miniature Muscle Light Speed, Items, Drift, Mini-Turbo None Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Yoshi Drifter Speed Default
Tarantula Trekker Light Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Off-Road Speed, Weight, Items Hisser Cruiser Unlockable
Monster Stomper Light Speed, Items, Off-Road Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Drift Birdo Basher Rally Unlockable
Bullet Speeder Light Speed, Items, Drift Acceleration Weight, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Mario Masher Jet Unlockable
Standard Kart Medium Medium Drift Speed, Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo, Items None Standard Bike Medium Standard Default
Classic Limousine Medium Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Speed, Weight, Off-Road Items Retro Cruiser Acceleration Default
Star Wing Medium Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items None Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Hang On Motorcycle Speed Default
Carriage Kart Medium Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Weight Speed, Drift, Items Chocolate Scooter Control Unlockable
Turbo Shark Medium Speed, Items, Off-Road Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Drift Whale Watcher Rally Unlockable
Formula Racer Medium Speed, Weight, Items Drift Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Stealther Jet Unlockable
Standard Kart Heavy Heavy Speed, Weight, Items Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo None Standard Bike Heavy Standard Default
Sand Driver Heavy Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Speed, Mini-Turbo Items, Drift Tatanga Bike Control Default
Wave Flyer Heavy Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items None Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Wave Runner Speed Default
Ghost Catcher Heavy Speed, Weight Items, Handling, Drift Acceleration, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Piranha Baiter Standard Unlockable
Albino Alligator Heavy Speed, Weight, Items None Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Sword Speeder Jet Unlockable
Dragoncoupe Heavy Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo Items Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Floating Heart Speed Unlockable

Returning Bikes[]

Vehicle Weight Class Strong Stats Average Stats Weak Stats Kart Counterpart Class Availability
Standard Bike Light (Outside Drift) Light Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Speed, Off-Road Weight, Items Standard Kart Small Standard Default
Yoshi Drifter (Inside Drift) Light Speed, Items, Drift, Mini-Turbo Handling Weight, Acceleration, Off-Road Miniature Muscle Speed Default
Mini Chopper (Outside Drift) Light Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Drift Speed, Weight, Items Booster Stroller Control Default
Hisser (Inside Drift) Light Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Items Speed, Weight Tarantula Trekker Cruiser Unlockable
Birdo Basher (Inside Drift) Light Off-Road, Items Speed, Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Weight, Drift Monster Romper Rally Unlockable
Chomp Handler (Inside Drift) Light Speed, Drift, Items Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Weight Luigi Cruiser Standard Unlockable
Standard Bike Medium (Outside Drift) Medium Drift Speed, Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo, Items None Standard Kart Medium Standard Default
Hang On Motorcycle (Inside Drift) Medium Speed, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items Weight Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Star Wing Speed Default
Chocolate Scooter (Outside Drift) Medium Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Drift Speed, Weight, Items Carriage Kart Control Default
Off-Road Chopper (Outside Drift) Medium Handling, Off-Road Speed, Weight, Acceleration, Mini-Turbo, Items Drift All Terrain Jeep Rally Unlockable
Stealther (Inside Drift) Medium Speed, Items Weight, Drift Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Formula Racer Jet Unlockable
Whale Watcher (Inside Drift) Medium Speed, Items, Off-Road Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Drift Turbo Shark Rally Unlockable
Standard Bike Heavy (Outside Drift) Heavy Speed, Weight, Items Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo None Standard Kart Heavy Standard Default
Wave Runner (Inside Drift) Heavy Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items None Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Wave Flyer Speed Default
Tatanga Bike (Outside Drift) Heavy Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Speed Items, Drift Sand Driver Control Default
Floating Heart (Outside Drift) Heavy Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo Items Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road Dragoncoupe Speed Unlockable
Sword Speeder (Inside Drift) Heavy Speed, Weight, Items None Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Albino Alligator Jet Unlockable
Stallion (Outside Drift) Heavy Weight, Handling, Off-Road, Items Speed, Acceleration, Mini-Turbo Drift Elephant Offroader Rally Unlockable

New Vehicles[]

New Karts[]

Vehicle Weight Class Strong Stats Average Stats Weak Stats Bike Counterpart Class Availability
Luigi Cruiser Light Speed, Drift, Items Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Weight, Off-Road Chomp Handler Standard Unlockable
Panda Pouncer Light Speed, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items Weight, Handling, Acceleration, Off-Road None Wiggler Waiter Speed Unlockable
All Terrain Jeep Medium Speed, Weight, Handling, Off-Road Acceleration, Mini-Turbo, Items Drift Off-Road Chopper Rally Unlockable
Jet Jostler Medium Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items Handling, Off-Road Acceleration Helicopter Hustler Speed Unlockable
Lightning Striker Heavy Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Speed, Off-Road Items Earthquake Causer Cruiser Unlockable
Elephant Offroader Heavy Speed, Weight, Off-Road, Items Acceleration, Handling, Mini-Turbo Drift Stallion Rally Unlockable

New Bikes[]

Vehicle Weight Class Strong Stats Average Stats Weak Stats Kart Counterpart Class Availability
Mario Masher (Inside Drift) Light Speed, Items, Drift Acceleration, Off-Road Weight Handling, Mini-Turbo Bullet Speeder Jet Unlockable
Wiggler Waiter (Outside Drift) Light Speed, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items Weight, Handling, Acceleration, Off-Road None Panda Pouncer Speed Unlockable
Retro Cruiser (Inside Drift) Medium Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Weight, Off-Road Speed, Items Classic Limousine Cruiser Unlockable
Helicopter Hustler (Inside Drift) Medium Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo, Items Handling, Off-Road Acceleration Jet Jostler Speed Unlockable
Earthquake Causer (Inside Drift) Heavy Weight, Acceleration, Handling, Drift, Mini-Turbo Speed, Off-Road Items Lightning Striker Cruiser Unlockable
Piranha Baiter (Inside Drift) Heavy Speed, Weight Items, Handling, Drift Acceleration, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo Ghost Catcher Standard Unlockable

Unlock Criteria[]

Criteria for Unlocking Racers[]

Racer Standard Criteria
Baby Sasha Win the 50cc Blue Shell Cup
Blue Spiny Koopa Win the 50cc Orange Shell Cup
Bowsette
Buzzy Beetle
Deep Cheep
Dimentio
Doopliss
Dry Bowser
Fawful
Galoomba
Gooper Blooper
King Boo
Koopa Kid
Koopa Kidette Win 50cc Red Shell Cup
Monty Mole
Parabones
Petey Piranha
Shadow Demoness
Shy Guy
Spike Top
Spiny

Criteria for Unlocking Vehicles[]

Vehicle Standard Criteria
Albino Alligator Rank 1 Star or higher on all 150cc Retro Cups
Birdo Basher Play Time Trials on 8 different courses
Sword Speeder Unlock 12 Expert Staff Ghosts
Whale Watcher Win the 200cc Blue Shell Cup
Wiggler Waiter Win the 50cc Orange Shell Cup

Point Distribution[]