Mario Peach link and Bowser each have alternate versions metal and gold Mario Tanuki Mario cat peach pink gold Peach Champion tunic link and Dry Bowser a booster course pass patch quietly adjusted the game so that the alternates of Mario Peach and Link won't appear as CPU Racers if their original version is already in the race as a player or another CPU however Bowser and Dry Bowser can still coexist in the same race as can the baby versions of various characters the super horn can now destroy spiny shells in Deluxe spiny shells appear more frequently to counter this but travel slower allowing players to outrun them in 200cc with sufficient speed when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was first released the inkling girl had a taunt where she placed her hand on a flexed bicep and pumped her fist into the air when hitting another racer with an item while this gesture carried little significance in Japan or the US it is considered an offensive UPS gesture in parts of Europe and Latin America as a result it was quickly patched out after release Sunshine airport includes a Koopa shaped island in the final gliding section reminiscent of N64 Koopa Troopa beach in lap three of London Loop the chain Chomps scattered around the track break free from their chains and roam the course While most become moving hazards one can be seen in the background playfully splashing in the river temps in big blue upon reaching the final section of the course the announcer from f0x exclaims yeah the final lap despite it being a point-to-point track ironically the other f-zero course mute City features a traditional three-lap circuit but uses the standard final lap jingle like all other tracks if a player uses a boo and no other Racers on the track are holding any items the boo will automatically give the player a mushroom the wooden glomba and Bush cutouts in 3DS pania plant slide were originally designed to showcase the 3DS's stereoscopic 3d effect while the Wii U and switch lack this feature the cutouts were retained in these versions in their own series inklings have a well-known weakness to water as it dissipates the ink in their bodies and defeats them however in this game they can freely use underwater roots without issue the snowmen in sherbet land now wear blue caps and orange scarves resembling both the enemies from earlier Mario Kart games and a similar group of snowmen in Paper Mario 64 waluigi's description in the official Prima guide reads it's all always Waluigi time a line that originally comes from his tagin quote in Mario Kart Double Dash in contrast to Mario Kart super Circuit and Mario Kart tour the sunset Wilds track and Deluxe remains at Sunset throughout the entire race in Sunset Wilds the shy guys no longer wear feathered headdresses or live in tepes they have been reimagined as miners residing in camping tents a Statue of Liberty Style peach statue is visible from Toad Harbor and N64 Rainbow Road in the booster course pass the the actual Statue of Liberty appears in Tour New York minute when Metal Mario loses a race he says Mia Mama which is Mario's losing quote played in reverse the base game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe includes three rainbow roads three Warrior themed courses three snow themed courses three toad themed courses three Yoshi themed courses three Donkey Kong themed courses three food themed courses three desert themed courses and in general most of the tracks have three sets of stationary item boxes is