Ishwar's Virtual Home

On my brother’s birthday, we got a Nintendo switch. With the console, we also got a game, Mario Kart 8 deluxe, a racing game for the whole family to enjoy.

The game has very simple mechanics, very cool characters, and beautiful racetracks to appeal to everyone’s eyes. The group of characters that people can choose from are all from other Nintendo branded games that fans love, such as Zelda, Splatoon and of course, the Mario franchise.

The game has many tracks to choose from, with some being brand new and others being from older consoles which many fans have really enjoyed playing on. The old tracks often get re-modelled to be more clean and visually fitting for advanced game graphics.

To start playing the game, you first pick if you are playing single player, multiplayer or play online. Then you have to pick grand prix for the casual races, choose a speed on how fast you want the Karts to move. This is called cc and there are 4 options – 50, 100, 150 and 200; 50 being the slowest and 200 being the fastest. You have to customize your Kart with different parts to make it look cool and also change the stats for the game. Finally you choose a group of racetracks which you want to race with and click start to get going.

Some tips to help you race better:

• Know the racetracks (where to turn, where the shortcuts are etc)
• Use the boxes to get items (gives you an advantage when racing)
• Collect coins to move faster and get more parts for Kart customization
• Jumping on ramps will make you go faster
• Drifting on turns will also give you a small boost in speed

That’s all about Mario Kart for now. Happy racing!