We've seen plenty of mods for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before, many of which have impressed us no end, but this latest effort you're about to see is on a whole new scale.
Modder and YouTube user Waikuteru has been in touch with us here at Nintendo Life to share this epic recreation of Mario Kart Wii's Luigi Circuit inside the game. That would be impressive enough on its own, but the mod comes complete with a number of dialogue options and an amazing minigame.
Waikuteru tells us that in the mod, which will be released to the public soon, players can find the racetrack just above Tarrey Town - you can get there by paragliding from Akkala Tower. You'll then be able to take part in a challenge to beat Waikuteru's own Time Trial effort of 0:56.69, having to deal with traps, enemies and more along the way.
You can see it all in the video below, complete with custom in-game music, a timer, and rewards for those who do well.
Apparently, working on this took Waikuteru a whopping 100 hours, although you can understand that given the nature of the mod. We've never seen anything quite like it - amazing work!
[source youtube.com]
Comments 56
Ahh cool, I helped with this one.
I guess if Nintendo doesn't bother making MK9 (or at least DLCs for MK8DX) then fans have to do it
If this game was released on PC it would be treated like Skyrim with dozens of mods. And that is a good thing
Great another story about what hackers can do!
This reminds me of a crazy idea I had once... Imagine if Nintendo linked Smash Bros Ultimate and Mario Kart 9 online together and the races in the Smash Bros Mario Kart stages were actual live races!
Well I guess it wouldn't help Smash Bros online lag very much.
@Anti-Matter Or they can take the stick out of their a, have some fun and mod BotW.
I wish Nintendo would add official mod support.
@Anti-Matter actually that's wrong, a lot of things aren't replaced but added. It's totally possible to add new content without impacting any of the existing stuff in the game.
@mariomaster96 I imagine they haven't bothered with Mario Kart 9 for the same reason Rockstar haven't bothered with GTA VI. The current game sells too much so why invest in making another. It'd eat into Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's sales success
@DrJoson yeah but this still doesn't explain why they didn't make DLCs for MK8DX, I mean since MK8DX sells like crazy DLCs would sell like crazy too
But can you drive up hills while it’s raining??
Oh my goodness, that looks awesome. Can't believe someone decided to out that much effort into it. Well, guess I have to go buy BOTW for the Wii I since I don't want to hack my Switch. This is epic!
@Anti-Matter oh no, not one of these types in the comments. Don't act uppity. It's a mod. Great. Is it hurting you? No. Great. Then, in the nicest way possible, why do you care?
Can the self-righteous brigade for once, let it go and stay out of the comments section instead of coming with the pitchforks and torches to burn the heathens?
Lol. Dude already disqualified himself driving on the grass yet aperntly not? Guess that rule was a lie.
@Clyde_Radcliffe Remember the golden rule, kids, in Ultimate, it ain't frames per second. It's seconds per frame
Also, anyone scrolling through the comment section, grab some popcorn. It's gonna be a long day.
@MeowMeowKins
Could you stop tagging me just because i have different opinion?
@Anti-Matter I'm not just tagging you because of that. Fair warning, I think the comment section beast will have a field day with you. But hey, if you just don't want to have a discussion, that's fine. Have a lovely day.
10cc category unlocked !
Actually 100 hours to achieve this result seems quite fast to me, so it's even more impressive. Then I'm not a programmer so I wouldn't know.
Now I see the 50cc mode in Mario Kart as a super fast one o__O
Haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Track should be titled 'Death of the Wild'
@dew12333 Look up black hat, grey hat, and white hat hackers, learn the differences, and then come back to the conversation.
Also, I don’t think people who mod video games could be considered hackers, feels like a different skill set, but I could be wrong.
@MeowMeowKins He deleted his comment, or it got removed 😑
That being said, modding is incredible. If it weren’t for mods, Skyrim on PC would still be a buggy mess. Oh wait
@TG16_IS_BAE lol. And I hope he didn't delete his comment. You gotta stick to your guns sometimes.
Well done mode, and alot of works went into this.
@MeowMeowKins he means well most of the time, but gets fairly irrational during any type of modding/emulation debate.
Modding is love, modding is life.
@BrintaPap Nintendo wouldn't and shouldn't release their exclusive ip on other systems. As a Nintendo fan, knowing the switch is underpowered, exclusives up the ante on wanting a switch, not 3rd party games or powerful games
@TG16_IS_BAE ah, okay. A bit of a newbie here. Doesn't seem like a bad person per se (God, comment sections can be massive *******), just maybe a bit misguided.
@Dero I think the Switch might not hold on if they released it on other consoles. I mean, I'd use my PS4 exclusively if they had first party Nintendo titles.
@MeowMeowKins It's all good, you seem nice too, so that is welcome! One reason I love the site is it seems to attract more good-natured people. Ever try having a reasonable discussion on Kotaku? IGN? Yeah, good luck, lmao. And yes, sometimes the comments section gets chaotic...and thoroughly entertaining.
@mariomaster96 Oh yeah DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would sell like crazy. As far as I know the only Wii U port that has received DLC on Switch is Pokken Tournament DX
@DrJoson I think Captain Toad did too but I'm not 100% sure
@TG16_IS_BAE aww, thanks. And I've heard awful things about Kotaku, tried to have one discussion on how formulaic Pokemon is, and I got slaughtered. And you seem like a good person too 😉
@MeowMeowKins Thank you! And Kotaku! It's a weird place! I'm not sure why it attracts such an overly negative and frankly, prejudiced crowd.
Great work! It's amazing what modders can put their minds to achieving, and I hope he finds success if he ever decides to turn pro and develop actual games.
That said, I'm betting the modder's own record won't hold up very long against all the wind bomb aficionados out there. I give it 20 mins after release tops before I see someone post their new record on the botw subreddit.
@TG16_IS_BAE I've heard of a scandal, but never bothered to look into the details. Maybe I'll look into that now...
@MeowMeowKins I do know that they basically liquidated almost all their staff recently, with one or two exceptions. I haven't looked into it but it could be related.
@TG16_IS_BAE geez...hope they can find a job soon.
@MeowMeowKins Most of them were good writers, I'm sure they will be able to get back into the game.
@TG16_IS_BAE phew. Lots of people have been laid off recently, at least in the US. They're lucky in that they can do their job virtually (for the most part)
@MeowMeowKins Indeed! I'm a personal trainer so I can at least help people out at the park, keep distance, etc but all the gyms are still closed so work is very slow right now. Hopefully soon!
@TG16_IS_BAE yeah, I'm a doctor, and trust me, this is hell in a shell right now
@MeowMeowKins LOL
@Goat_FromBOTW What's your problem with a difference of opinion. And what do nintendo call it?
@TG16_IS_BAE
I won't bother looking at that thanks, it wouldn't change my opinion.
@DrJoson
That and Captain Toad strangely.
@dew12333 That’s weird. Why would you not want to learn something factual to help you better understand the situation, and willingly choose to stay in ignorance?
@TG16_IS_BAE That reminds me of school that, good times!
@MeowMeowKins Welcome to the site! Your activity in the community has been very refreshing!
@Chlocean uh, thanks? Lol
@MeowMeowKins I mean you're really active in the comments section. After years of seeing the same people in these comments it's cool to see new people.
(especially people who have the correct opinion of Pokemon)
@MeowMeowKins Bro Idk not trying to be weird; this is an older thread so I understand if you forgot but you said you are new here from kotaku, and I just wanted to welcome you. We are a pretty open community.
@Chlocean oh, okay. Well, thanks!
@Chlocean never got people who like Pokemon games. The games are just so...bleh
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