Topic: Mario Kart 8 - OT

About the Demo
single and multiplayer were the only selectable options
all thirty characters were selectable
5 each of karts, tires, and gliders were selectable
8 tracks were selectable
all races were in 100cc
only 2 laps per race

Gameplay
controls are similar to Mario Kart 7, but tweaked with different feel
mini-turbo is slightly delayed after hop and turn
Baby Mario/Mach 8/Roller tires/Waddle Wing feels most responsive
nearly impossible to look at map on GamePad while racing
Blooper covers nearly entire screen
multiplayer splits the screen vertically
Super Horn appeared one time in entire demo (in first place)
two blue shells in entire demo

IMO, Toad Harbor is one of the best courses, tied with Cloudtop Cruise. My Dad said that Toad Harbor “reminded him of DS Delfino Square.”

Thanks for sharing

...Guess not then. o.o
EDIT: ATV, that's what it's called, is it in the demo?

Sure thing. I'm always happy to give back to the community.

No, ATVs were not in the demo that I played.

I played Mario Kart 8 today.
It was fun!
HOWEVER...
There was no Battle mode available... just races.
There were 12 players going at once... which made it more interesting.
NO Blue/Spiny Shell in sight... thank goddesses
Every Character was already unlocked and so were nearly all of the Kart Customizations.
Not many people showed up, but that's understandable seeing as it was not promoted properly, I myself only found out this week.

The game ran beautifully and looked amazing! suck attention to even the smallest details.
The races were very short though, they only were 2 laps each.

The cons:
Gliding... Again, it serves NO purpose. There should be "flying" stages for the gliders to warrant an inclusion. I hated this with MK7 as well.
When hovering and you go off the track, you slow down... It's unrealistic... just like Episode 1: Racer... You aren't touching the ground, so there is no reason to 1- Slow down and 2- Slip and slide in Water/Ice levels.

Also, the Kart handling was very "swishy" But I only used the Standard Kart for all of the races. I will wait to unlock them all in my copy of the game before I try the other ones.
With as much as was already revealed, I want to have a few things left unspoiled...

ATVs were in the demo I played.../:

...Are there different demo versions out there or something?

IMO, the best voice in the spin-offs is in Mario Kart Wii. She was still voiced by Mercedes Rose (who also voiced Galaxy), but Kerri Kane in MK7 was okay, just not the best. I just wish that Mercedes Rose still voiced Rosalina because she really matched her emotions / looks.

Apparently Mercedes Rose said she was replaced for no reason, and they didn't call her back to voice Rosalina in the other games.