Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Manual

Three  Mushrooms  that spin around  your
vehicle. Press  to use them one at a
time.
Gives you a brief speed boost.
Once used, a Bob-omb will explode after
a  short  ti me  or  upon i mpact wi th a
vehicle.  Anyone caught in the blast will
spin out of control or be knocked over!
Pursues the driver in 1st place, knocking
over  any other vehicles it hits al ong the
way. This one won't stop until  it catches
up with the leader!
Three shells that spin around your
vehicle. Use  to throw them one at a...

Lets you throw fireballs for a short time
by pressing . Any vehicle you hit will
spin out of control.
Makes you temporarily invincible and
increases your speed. Any vehicle you hit
wi ll  be  knocked over.
Strikes all  opponents with lightni ng,
causing them to lose their items. It also
temporarily shrinks  them, reducing their
speed!
Squirts ink on the vehicles ahead of you,
briefly obscuring the drivers' views.
Temporarily transforms you into a Bul let
Bil l , making you zoom automatical ly
toward...

Eight items that orbit your vehicle. Press
 to use the one closest to the front at
that moment.
Sends nearby vehicles and items flying
with an ear-splitting honk.
Attaches temporarily to the  front of  the
vehicle. When the Piranha Plant bites at
something, the momentum of its lunge
provides a slight speed boost.
Gives you two extra coins  .
The boomerang can be thrown up to
three times. Any driver it hits will spin out
of  control.
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11P  rxi r Ga dn
Enter one of eight cups, each consisti ng of four
courses, and compete for the highest overall
score!
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The results are displayed once the race is over.
Drivers are awarded  points based on their
positions, and their point total after all four races
determines their place in the final standings. At
the end of the Grand Prix, your driving technique
will  receive a rating  out of three  stars,  and if you
finished in the top three, you will receive a trophy.
Some  of   the  cour se
feature antigravity panel
which signal the start 
an antigravity zone.  Whi l
in an antigravi ty zon
your vehicle will be abl
to...

12 VS and ces Ra e T Tim ls ria
Choose courses, the number of races, and various
other  opti ons  to c reate  a  custom chal l enge!
When you complete a course faster than the
existing record, your run will automatically be
saved as ghost data.
◆ Time Trial s can only be played in single-player mode.
Select a course on whic
to race solo, aiming fo
the fastest  possible  tim
Yo u   c a n   a l s o   v i e w   o r   r a c
against ghost data
You can download ghost data uploaded by your
friends or other...

13tle Bat
Us e  items to p op   your  ri val s'  b a ll oons whil e
protecti ng your  own.  When  the  ti me  is  up,  the
wi nner  is  deci ded  based  on the  number  of
balloons popped and the number of balloons
remaining.
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To use the in-game-chat feature when playing with
friends, press  while waiting in the pregame
room.
◆ In order to use this feature, you must use the Wii U
GamePad.   When  participating  in in-game chat,  the
other participants' voices will be heard through both
the GamePad and TV speakers.
◆ When using the in-game-chat feature, please avoid
giving out personal information or saying anything
that could make others uncomfortable.
Choos e  who...

15e mnst a o Tunr
You can set  the rules and  choose  the start date
and time for tournaments you create. Give your
tournament code to other players so they can find
it with the Search by Code feature.
Enter a tournament  to compete against the other
participants. While a tournament is open, the
points of all participants are uploaded and used to
create the ranking. When the tournament is
closed, you can still take part, but it will be viewed
as practice  and your  points won't count toward
the...