Mario Kart 8 Tips and Tricks: How to Unlock All the Cups and More

Every Mario Kart game consists of thrilling and exciting series of convoluted events that are necessary to deal with in order to win the game. A perfect strategy, plan, tips and tricks at suitable points can help the player to bag the victory. Mario Kart 8 is one of the most played games of all-time, and is a staple of most any serious gamer's collection. Mario Kart 8 has no cheats in particular, but it has many unlockables and strategies to win. Some are as under:

Unlockables:

  • Extra Courses:
    • Flower Cup: it clears Mushroom cup
    • Star Cup: it clears Flower Cup
    • Special Cup: it clears star cup
    • Banana Cup: it clears shell cup
    • Leaf Cup: it clears banana cup
    • Lightning Cup: clears leaf cup
    • Mirror Courses: clears all the cups with a gold medal
  • Golden Vehicle Parts:

You must satisfy the mentioned requirements in order to do the unlocking.

o Gold Tires: In Time Trials, you need to beat all ghosts

o Gold Glider: Collect at least 10K of coins

Boost up the speed:

When at the starting line, you will need a speed boost. Holding down the ACCELERATE button the instant NUMBER 2 drops to the bottom and you will swiftly boost up your speed.

Speed Boost at Ramp:

The moment you leave the ramp, you can immediately hit JUMP to get some speed boost.

Collect more and more coins:

At first glance the coin collection does not give any benefit, but behind the scenes, it actually helps boost up your top speed.

Power Sliding:

This is the most difficult technique, but still it plays a vital role in your success. The trick is to extend the slide, which ultimately results in a bigger boost. So, initiate a slide before entering a turn and when the wheel gets red or blue, let it go for a boost.

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