Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with unlockables and cheats.
Unlockables
General
Alternate Title/Ending Screens
Finish 1st place in all Cups.
Gold Mario
Finish 1st in all 200cc Cups. When you pick Metal Mario as a racer, you will be able to select Gold Mario as an alternate color.
Gold Parts
Gold Glider
Collect 10,000 Coins.
Gold Standard Kart
Get a 1-star rating or better across every track on 150cc and Mirror Mode.
Gold Tires
Beat every single Staff Ghost in Time Trials. Alternatively, collect 15,000 coins.
Racers
Finish 1st place on any Cup in Grand Prix mode on any engine class. This will unlock additional characters at random. Note that you cannot repeat the same cup with an identical engine class to keep earning characters.
Vehicle Parts
Playing through Grand Prix mode earns you coins. By reaching a certain threshold in your collection, you will continuously unlock a random kart/wheel/glider part.
| Unlockable | How to Get |
| Part 01 | Collect 30 Coins total |
| Part 02 | Collect 60 Coins total |
| Part 03 | Collect 90 Coins total |
| Part 04 | Collect 120 Coins total |
| Part 05 | Collect 150 Coins total |
| Part 06 | Collect 180 Coins total |
| Part 07 | Collect 210 Coins total |
| Part 08 | Collect 240 Coins total |
| Part 09 | Collect 270 Coins total |
| Part 10 | Collect 300 Coins total |
| Part 11 | Collect 330 Coins total |
| Part 12 | Collect 360 Coins total |
| Part 13 | Collect 390 Coins total |
| Part 14 | Collect 420 Coins total |
| Part 15 | Collect 450 Coins total |
| Part 16 | Collect 500 Coins total |
| Part 17 | Collect 550 Coins total |
| Part 18 | Collect 600 Coins total |
| Part 19 | Collect 650 Coins total |
| Part 20 | Collect 700 Coins total |
| Part 21 | Collect 750 Coins total |
| Part 22 | Collect 800 Coins total |
| Part 23 | Collect 850 Coins total |
| Part 24 | Collect 900 Coins total |
| Part 25 | Collect 950 Coins total |
| Part 26 | Collect 1000 Coins total |
| Part 27 | Collect 1050 Coins total |
| Part 28 | Collect 1100 Coins total |
| Part 29 | Collect 1150 Coins total |
| Part 30 | Collect 1200 Coins total |
| Part 31 | Collect 1250 Coins total |
| Part 32 | Collect 1300 Coins total |
| Part 33 | Collect 1350 Coins total |
| Part 34 | Collect 1400 Coins total |
| Part 35 | Collect 1450 Coins total |
| Part 36 | Collect 1500 Coins total |
| Part 37 | Collect 1600 Coins total |
| Part 38 | Collect 1700 Coins total |
| Part 39 | Collect 1800 Coins total |
| Part 40 | Collect 1900 Coins total |
| Part 41 | Collect 2000 Coins total |
| Part 42 | Collect 2100 Coins total |
| Part 43 | Collect 2200 Coins total |
| Part 44 | Collect 2300 Coins total |
| Part 45 | Collect 2400 Coins total |
| Part 46 | Collect 2500 Coins total |
| Part 47 | Collect 2600 Coins total |
| Part 48 | Collect 2700 Coins total |
| Part 49 | Collect 2800 Coins total |
| Part 50 | Collect 2900 Coins total |
| Part 51 | Collect 3000 Coins total |
| Part 52 | Collect 3100 Coins total |
Grand Prix Stars
Finishing a Grand Prix in 1st place will net you a Gold trophy and up to 3 stars based on your total points.
Three Stars
Earn 60 points.
Two Stars
Earn 57 points.
One Star
Earn 54 or 55 points.
Mii Racing Suits
You can unlock various racing suits for your Mii racer by using amiibo.
Animal Crossing Suit
Required amiibo: Villager (Smash Bros. series) or Isabelle (Animal Crossing series).
Bowser Suit
Required amiibo: Bowser (Smash Bros. series) or Bowser (Mario series).
Captain Falcon Suit
Required amiibo: Captain Falcon.
Donkey Kong Suit
Required amiibo: Donkey Kong (Smash Bros. series) or Donkey Kong (Mario series).
Fox Suit
Required amiibo: Fox (Smash Bros. series) or Fox (Star Fox series).
Kirby Suit
Required amiibo: Kirby (Smash Bros. series) or Kirby (Kirby series).
Link Suit
Required amiibo: 8-Bit Link, Link (Smash Bros. series), or Link (Legend of Zelda series).
Luigi Suit
Required amiibo: Luigi (Smash Bros. series) or Luigi (Mario series).
Mario Suit
Required amiibo: Mario (Smash Bros. series) or Mario (Mario series).
Mega Man Suit
Required amiibo: Mega Man.
PAC-MAN Suit
Required amiibo: PAC-MAN.
Peach Suit
Required amiibo: Peach (Smash Bros. series) or Peach (Mario series).
Pikmin Suit
Required amiibo: Olimar.
Rosalina Suit
Required amiibo: Rosalina (Smash Bros. series) or Rosalina (Mario series).
Samus Suit
Required amiibo: Samus (Smash Bros. series) or Samus (Metroid series).
Sonic Suit
Required amiibo: Sonic.
Splatoon Suit
Required amiibo: Inkling Boy or Inkling Girl.
Toad Suit
Required amiibo: Toad.
Wario Suit
Required amiibo: Wario (Smash Bros. series) or Wario (Mario series).
Yoshi Suit
Required amiibo: Yoshi (Woolley World series) or Yoshi (Smash Bros. series) or Yoshi (Mario series).
Tips & Tricks
Turbo Boost on Race Start
At the start of a race, wait until the second light flashes, then hold down on the gas. This will give you a turbo boost on ‘Go’ and easily shoot you to first place.
Farm Coins Fast
You can farm Coins rather quickly in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe without even playing the game. However, it will require the use of two Joy-Cons.
Begin by selecting Multiplayer > 2P > VS Race. Pick any character and vehicle combination for the two players. It’s recommended to use Mario and Luigi as they have good speed/acceleration.
During vehicle customization, ensure that you have the following settings:
- Auto Steering: ON
- Control: Joystick
- Auto Accelerate: ON
During race settings, ensure that you have the following configuration:
- Teams: No Teams
- Items: No Items
- COM: No COM
- COM Vehicles: All Vehicles
- Courses: Choose
- Race Count: 48 Races
Pick either Big Blue (Bell Cup) or Mute City (Egg Cup) and start the race. Set both of the controllers down and let the game farm Coins for you on autopilot. Each race takes an average of 2.5 minutes to finish, which means you can complete a cup approximately once every 10 minutes.
Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing game developed by Nintendo and released exclusively for the Wii U in 2014. An enhanced version, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch in 2017.