History Awesome / MarioKart8

** And the ''Wii'' fans keep on feasting, as the full reveal trailer released on November 1 kicks off with the one and only 'Wii Rainbow Road'. And not only that: GCN DK Mountain, an equally popular course with 'Double Dash' and 'Wii' fans alike, has also made its return once more! And what's more, 'Mario Kart 8' finally has its first retro Bowser's Castle in the form of SNES Bowser Castle 3, using its highly praised glow-up from its appearance in 'Tour'. It even follows series tradition by being placed as the penultimate course of the Spiny Cup, right before Wii Rainbow Road.

** Announced in the September 14, 2023, the final Wave marks the return of fan-favorite Diddy Kong, the popular pick from ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', Funky Kong, the original damsel-in-distress, Pauline and Toadette's Super Crown form; Peachette. The only track announced at the moment is none other than Wii Daisy Circuit. Of course, with the HD graphics, you can expect that it would take advantage of the sunset setting.

** Announced in the February 8, 2023 Nintendo Direct, Wave 4 revealed one entirely new track: a track themed around ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''. The track features several elements from the "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" including Winged Clouds that create additional shortcuts. That's not the only thing that's been announced; out of nowhere, Birdo was announced as an additional character within the wave, further expanding the roster - with Nintendo confirming that Wave 5 and Wave 6 will also be coming with returning characters, finally fulfilling longtime fan requests to expand and diversify the roster of ''8 Deluxe''.

*** Announced in the February 8, 2023 Nintendo Direct, Wave 4 revealed one entirely new track: a track themed around ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''. The track features several elements from the "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" including Winged Clouds that create additional shortcuts. That's not the only thing that's been announced; out of nowhere, Birdo was announced as an additional character within the wave, further expanding the roster. In addition, more characters will be coming soon.

* All 7 Koopalings are FINALLY playable for the first time in the entire franchise!

* Racing up and down waterfalls in Shy Guy Falls.

* The Super Horn item cancels out '''[[{{ThatOneAttack}} BLUE SHELLS]].'''

* Showing off moments [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpuWOL58K78#t=37 like this...]]

*** During a stream of the game after Kalimari Desert's return, LetsPlay/TomFawkes proved that only those on lap 2 can see the ramp (Tom himself was still on lap 1 due to deliberately driving extremely slowly).

*** Kalimari Desert in particular received quite the upgrade from it’s previous appearances. On the second lap, right before the second level crossing, a ramp will appear out of nowhere… directing you ''towards'' the oncoming train tracks. And right as you enter the tunnel, Lakitu drops down to tell you you’re in the final lap. That’s right, what was once a circuit is now a sprint-style race in the vein of Mount Wario. Who saw ''that'' coming?

** On the note of Paris Promenade & Tokyo Blur, both of those tracks give you three laps where the way you race on them isn't always the same thing. For Paris Promenade, the first two laps give out basically the same, normal route like you'd find in Tour for the original track, only for the third lap to immediately surprise by going a ''completely different route that also has you going backwards for most of the track as well!'' Meanwhile, Tokyo Blur has three unique laps that take you through each original route from Tour's Tokyo Blur stages into one ultra course that provides a complete package for you. Combine that with Ninja Hideaway having many different branching paths for one truly memorable track, and it's no wonder why the Tour tracks have suddenly become fan favorites for the Mario Kart series for those that never played Tour before. And that's not even mentioning the other Tour tracks that were later confirmed for future waves in the DLC.