Can i win with INSIDE DRIFT in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

take me back to mario kart wii flame runner
How to get Better at Mario Kart: • FULL Beginner Guide | ...
mk8dx inward drift vehicles:
- comet
- yoshi bike
- sport bike
- jet bike
- master cycle

[@Shortcat321]

4k subs already yall are amazing ❤ also heres a description of inside drift. 5 bikes (in the description) have inside drift. When you start a drift, they dont turn at first, and then it becomes a regular-looking turn instead of a sideways drift. You cant turn as sharply, and you cant hop to change your direction quickly. Some 200cc world records use inside drift to take better driving lines (like toads turnpike and paris promenade), but mostly outside drift is used online and in records. Inside drift is harder to use well, but it is definitely viable in competitive play! Give it a shot, i recommend the yoshi bike (and lots of practice)

[@drbuni]

Thanks for explaining!

[@Mr_Spudder]

I’m so proud of you! Could you explain look-ahead next?

[@Humulator]

@@Mr_Spudder yep I keep stopping and I just want to learn to look ahead! I think that should help my times go down!

[@Mr_Spudder]

@@Humulator yeah, it really helps when there is a seamless transition from collecting the item boxes to my first F2L pair.

[@PhantomOfficial07]

Wait so inside drift isn't bad? I've been using a combo with inside drift since I got the game and it feels really good to control, especially on 200cc.

[@Xxblade17]

6:25 this whole sequence was insane

[@Shortcat321]

I slowed it down and... I might have been 1 frame away from hitting the banana at the item box

[@Xxblade17]

@@Shortcat321 damn

[@mrlgreenthunder7138]

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I love inside drift. They have to be my best type of vehicle to use.

[@MrZarkwebic]

I like this video so much just for that sequence, nice race Shortcat

[@jesus-pv4ce]

As someone who the first time i played MK8 used the comet i guess i just got so used to it & " inside drift " that i dont think i can go back at this point lol finding out that inside drift was so niche & considered more difficult was such a shock to me a few months back. Awesome video ! :))

[@rosynosyposy]

I always used the master cycle and when I used wiggled for the very first time( I don’t use it I use bidy buggy) I thought it was weird. Now I can’t go back to inside drift lol

[@manon8237]

this is going to be a bit of a dumb question but why are they called inside and outside drift

[@HowlingDoom]

I believe it has to do with how the vehicle positions itself when performing a drift. An outside drift vehicle positions the rear of the vehicle towards the opposite direction you are drifting, so if you drift left the rear of the car is positioned right. Inside drift instead commits to that direction you are turning and character leans into that same direction. So if start your drift in the left, instead of the rear being positioned right your character leans into the left and maintain their current alignment when starting the drift.

[@manon8237]

@@HowlingDoom thank you

[@thegreatgoosegod726]

Dude same. I always use yoshi bike in the past like 7 years of playing the game and I never knew it was considered wierd to use lol. Iv gotten so used to it its hard to play on a normal kart

[@mkworldracing]

The racing gods really smiled down on you for your final lap at 6:27 lol.

[@Baggerz182]

repent to God

[@-1707]

@@Baggerz182repent to deez nuts

[@cliffethanxu2024]

@@Baggerz182 no lol

[@gyraflight]

as an inside drifter this was a comforting watch to know that i'm justified in struggling with some tricks and courses

[@TwinGamer64]

I've been a inside drift user since the Wii and Wii U days and I still main it today. So I'm glad to see people are trying them out a bit more these days because I do believe they are very underrated and slept on. That said I do think inside drifters has some massive issues that makes them worse in most cases over outside drifters, mainly due to these 6 issues. 1) They require you to know the map since you can't see what's is around the corner so you are more likely to hit a banana mid drift. 2) They simply don't drift sharp enough so certain maps like Dragon driftway and Bowser Neon city requires you to hit the breaks constantly even on 150cc. 3) they are alot less forgiving if you get stuck in grass or hit a wall since they will basically toss you in some random direction at times and they can't save themselves to correct their direction with jumping like outsiders can. 4) on 200CC they really struggle a lot more that outside drifters (not saying they are bad you can 100% make em work) 5) they are usually not that great at shortcuts. 6) they are hard hit by slippery maps and bloopers. There is a reason why inside drifters aren't used for time trials. Imo for insiders to truly shine, a buff to how sharp they can turn is needed, to compensate for this a reduction to quickly they gain mini-turbo stacks would be 100% justified. I think making inside drifters turn as sharp on heavies as babies can right now would be a good start, and then from there mid weight would turn sharper, and babies even sharper. maybe more than this needed, but its a good start.

[@placidmink2537]

for the second point, you can actually do those turns without braking, it just depends on how you enter the turn.

[@placidmink2537]

for online, inward drift has a couple big advantages over outside too. When drifting around a turn, you have a really great angle to throw shells back and look backwards that karts just don't have

[@TwinGamer64]

@@placidmink2537 Ohh for sure, but it hardly worth it over not being able to see what's around the corner in front of you. But you're right its def one advantage Insiders has but when I'm mid drift I usually try and focus more on not hitting a banana around the corner, since I can't see it.

[@TwinGamer64]

@@placidmink2537 even if you turn in a very good time, there are certain times where breaking is necessary, or else you will end up taking a biiiiig curve, so for heavies you will fall off the stage, mid weight will barely make it, and babies will also barely be able to, but respectable. (hence i think heavies should be able to drift as sharp as babies can rn) so yes you're right you might still be on the track but you will have been passed by literally all the other racers before you're back to the mid road.

[@Shortcat321]

Yeah its so strange how hard they nerfed the handling for inside drift. They already nerfed it by adding the portion at the start of the drift where you can't turn

[@Vouniern]

I actually main medium mii, yoshi bike, sponge, paper glider as I’ve noticed the extra traction helps a TON for in-drift especially. Always cool to see in-drift videos for MK8!

[@laserfoxpro]

i (used to) main metal mario on the yoshi bike with animal crossing tires, and the paper glider

[@fermata4425]

I've been maining the Comet ever since I read an old MK8 guidebook showing a lot of world records that used it, but I've only just learned what inside drift is! That explains why it always feels so weird trying to drift with most other vehicles lol

[@uimasterroshi171]

Inside drift is love. It feels so good making all these meta players lose just because I take all curves sharper and cleaner than them. I'm long at the point where I feel outside drift is the weird one Jet bike forever!

[@Brilovesgiraffes]

Agreed! It’s so funny at like the end of the race to take the turn better then them and win 😂

[@daevastafford]

13:04 That is so funny. Already an imposter because you have such hardcore fans, I'm crying. 😭✋

[@galvanize790]

I never realized the Yoshi Bike opens its hand depending on the direction you're turining and opens both of its hands when airborne, actually adorable

[@gammaboost]

As someone who mains inside drift and didn't really know the differences between them, I'm actually kind of annoyed that the style I'm very used to is considered subpar. Kind of makes sense how some tracks seem unfair to me, but I still won't switch to outside drift because I'm so used to inside.

[@James-pb8xu]

gotta run time trials and optimize ya lines as much as possible.

[@am_g07]

I love how Shortcut was so chill with his imposter and he basically created an epic rivalry for less than 5 minutes

[@Luninareph]

I really love the feel of inside drift's lines. Regardless of how hard they are to use, they just FEEL so good to me. The Comet is my favorite!

[@rooxchicken]

i used to main inside drift but i stopped using it recently because you can’t do tricks like super bounce, correction hopping, mini turbo tricks (i think), and some shortcuts. soft drifting is broken though, as you can snake with ease and take turns super well. i love it, and if they add those mechanics back i’m definitely switching back

[@Halal_Edits]

As always, a rlly entertaining vid and I’m happy there are fake ‘shortcats’ because it means that you’re getting popular

[@labcoatgorilla6784]

Learning all this stuff about Mario kart, I gotta go back into the game and see the difference. I was always racing with sport bike with slicks and now I see the whole world hates that.

[@bluntslt8023]

At around the 14 minute mark i couldn't stop laughing at you hitting the dry Bowser 4 times haha

[@realms7267]

Yknow I normally never watch just Mario kart content but this is pretty good, sub earned!

[@andrewculligan3623]

i love this channel so much, your commentary is great and every vid is really entertaining. i hope to see this channel grow so much! (also, congrats on 4k subs!!🎉)

[@munteanucatalin9833]

When using inside drift vehicles, go for heavier characters, such as Wario or Warluigi with acceleration glider and rollers / GLA tires. Mini turbo is not that important in these circumstances, but speed really is.

[@sockyyyyyyy]

I've just started binging your videos because they're so satisfying to me haha! I love the content and I hope you gain the following that you deserve!

[@tharetsku]

I'd absolutely love a flamerunner DLC. Maybe a bit more balanced than in Wii though.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

No

[@zekmaster644]

With the way "inside drifting" is in this game it wouldn't even be broken

[@barbie269]

Inside Drift is surprisingly underrated but it has a really good niche

[@tobyzilla2.074]

Actually no it's not underrated in mk8dl because it sucks

[@PhantomOfficial07]

@@tobyzilla2.074 It doesn't suck

[@tobyzilla2.074]

@@PhantomOfficial07 go play mario kart wii and try inside drift in that game

[@cereal_snake]

i tried to learn inside drift and i ended up forgetting how to do outside drift 😭😭

[@thecoolbroscoolman4672]

@@cereal_snakeTake it and it

[@dxvzdoff]

Dude I had no clue you only have 6 videos and 5k subscribers, I thought you made it already 😂 you’re set to grow, the videos are great, entraining, and you are a great person by the sound of it, love your vids, will be watching forever.

[@69egg64]

i subbed when u were at 30 subs and now ur already at 4k :O amazing content man

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you :)

[@NeNe73224]

They punished inward bikes a little too hard in this game imo. I really hope they improve the drifting in future patches but that seem very unlikely tho.

[@pethat3203]

Jokes Purposeful commentary Excellent editing Really nice vibe/aesthetic Man this is a great channel! Subbed!

[@jaclynhealy4366]

i also think that (ik what ur doing)

[@charlymoon741]

back in the MKWII days I used inside drift a lot, I really felt that it was the superior choice, but now playing MK8D I had to swap to outside drift because most of the time you really feel like you get punished for using inside drift in this tracks

[@Shortcat321]

They nerfed the handling so hard on inside drift. They also buffed outside drift to not do the sideways momentum thing from Wii.

[@TheBenjaman]

Inside drift is so wierd... but i love it. It takes a little bit to get used to. However once i got used to it i kinda prefer it over the regular drifting. Its hard to go back to the old drifting for me, except for 200cc depending on the track. And for the mini turbos i have no issue getting them but i do use yoshi for the most part.

[@Shortcat321]

Yeah there's a way to get mini turbos, and its not the way I'm doing it. On outside drift, you can simply turn sharper than necessary, and hop to realign. On inside drift, you can't do that, so I think I should just be holding a straight drift near the end for more charge.

[@PhantomOfficial07]

I use comet and standard wheels/glider and it has decent stats and I find it really fun to play. Before this I used to pick my kart combo based purely off of what I think looks cool so I'd almost always pick bad combos

[@65435]

Im happy that i got good enough to get 1rst online with both inside drift and outside drift good video and GG!

[@KomradeCPU]

inside drift growing on you as you had more practice was cool to watch; I always loved to play Link in full hyrulean bike :D

[@ozandis127]

I don't even have this game, but I watched the whole video in a hypnotized state

[@ivanhanlon1546]

Tip for using inside drift, think of the track being split down the middle, when using outside drift u start from the side close to the turn and end on the side further from the turn, but it's reversed for inside drift so you go from outside to in(I'm sorry if this doesn't make much sense, I tried my best getting my tip across)

[@NoixDeCocoSplit]

Inward drifting works like motobikes in real life. When you want to take a line, you start from the outside and when the angle of the turn comes you get as close to the inside as possible

[@markolisec9516]

Bro u make the best and most funny mario kart content (personaly).

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!

[@AstralNic]

I've been really enjoying your videos. Keep it up man!

[@Shortcat321]

thank you!

[@TheStormQueen]

As someone who mainly used the sport bike from Mario Kart 8's release all the way to wave 5 of the booster pass (and used the mach bike before in MKWii) I appreciate you at least giving it a shot!

[@FunnyBurgr]

I love your content so much keep up the grind👍

[@hurl968]

Inside Drift in MK WII: 😍😳😘🤤🔥🙈🤩🥰 Inside Drift in MK 8 Deluxe: ☠️

[@claymore3081]

4710 Subscriber, glad I found you! Very high quality video, love it.

[@jamesprentice6625]

Just came across your channel, and now I wait for every upload.

[@_Eggo_]

Shortcat hearts A LOT of comments, except the ones that mention the similarities between him and jperm. Kinda makes me think that there’s more to shortcat than meets the eye…

[@R8eightFUT]

Agreesdd

[@Gummieberries]

I mean, I obviously knew about Mario Kart before, but I just started REALLY getting into it and I LOVE your channel!

[@Gummieberries]

my main is baby daisy on the biddybuggy, azure rollers and paper glider :)

[@MrAndyjobo]

I'm so used to watching you absolutely dominate (especially Waluigi Stadium), it's fun watching you struggle a little. Inside drift feels so weird.

[@mr.creeper4424]

You're so underrated, but you are a great youtuber! Keep up the good content 👍

[@Ruru-cl8vb]

Watching this man plays Mario kart is satisfying and why my game isn’t like this except for the shells

[@Gemarald]

25:35 "I still have my banana, I just need a little bit of protection." -Shortcat

[@matt9618]

drinking game: take a shot every time he says “inside drift”

[@ArtemisWasHere]

I recently started paying attention to the competitive scene and what is considered META was far different than what I remembered, it was so fascinating to see that inside drifting was *not* considered viable, as I had been taught otherwise I think I was still in the wii u mindset with far more emphasis on weight and speed

[@eshoosca]

I can’t believe you played with the real shortcat!

[@Rodney.Gardner]

Hi Shortcat! I just discovered your channel so I was looking at some old videos......loved finding this one on inside drift! I play only inside drift AND motion controls, hahaha! (I'm about 7000 rated right now and still competitive.) It only took about 2 minutes of this video before you said something like "I can't see anything when I'm going around corners". That's one of the biggest drawbacks for inside drift. I'm okay when I play full screen by myself, but when my daughter and I are playing together and I only get half of the screen, I'm pretty terrible. She plays outside drift and never had any idea what I was talking about, until one day she watched my side of the screen while I was cornering. It's a big difference!

[@xxvskrunkle]

Inside drift is all i do its nice to see someone trying it out

[@Gamamer]

these are really good videos. keep it up 👍

[@espressocookie4president]

Congrats On 4,000 subscribers! And I hope you get 5,000 subs soon!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!!!

[@squirrelcubed31415]

Amazing how he is at 7.3 K now!

[@spimuru5040]

Sometimes I use inside drift for when I’m beating time trial ghosts in a course with many jagged turns, like Toad Harbor, or icy tracks, like Sherbet Land.

[@Waterypeanutbutter]

Honestly my new fav mk channel

[@Goteryup]

I only recently started looking into advaced techniques for mario kart and dident know inside drift wasent normal

[@frozenover_exe]

As someone who pretty much exclusively plays inside drift and never bothered to learn outside drift this was a fun perspective

[@MandoMast]

This is literally so wild cuz I typically play with the jet bike, and having you realize things that I do subconsciously I'm like "holy shit, I do that!" In like not a I'm better than you but more like a I never thought about the inner machinations of inside drifting HSHDHGG

[@retrogamermeme8667]

You should do livestreams, I wanna play with you

[@AwildGwen]

while watching this i was practicing my inside drift as well and its actuslly really fun and i found the diffrences in it

[@FormulaWHAT]

Outside drift is a lot better for looking into a corner. Am I the only one who hears outside drift is a lot better for lookahead? Congrats on 1.5M subs

[@mrjacob7795]

I hated inside drift bikes for the absolute longest time. However, ever since I reached the 200cc Grand Prix races, I've realized they are pretty much the only bikes in the game that can drift "normally" at such speeds. I've kind of fallen in love with the Master Cycle ever since.

[@petitpois23]

honestly im so used to inside drift that outside drift feels like im slipping all over the place 💀

[@abokoblin2156]

same fr

[@calenbrawlstars]

tbh u could rlly make it big as a youtuber, keep it up man

[@nightfallsongbird]

I started using inside drift just to mess with my friends a while back, but I’ve mained yoshi bike for so long now that I can hardly use outside drift anymore

[@sticks4382]

I like how everyone just assumes you're J Perm and just comment about Rubic's Cubes xD

[@squirrelcubed31415]

He might be. Doesn't matter. If it is my Jonathan Permutation, just let him have a normal Mario Kart channel.

[@sticks4382]

@@squirrelcubed31415 it's just so funny xD

[@cryolitegem]

I ended up going for inside drift for my usual combos, and the biggest reason I was so determined to learn it was because Rosalina gets the cooler outfit on bikes

[@relapsing6894]

you have the best commentary and editing out of any other mk8d youtuber

[@lukescholler3383]

He is Jperm

[@gdbeast3486]

@@lukescholler3383 yeah probably

[@GUGAMINECRAFT]

Inside drift funky, sport bike, slim tires and wario wing, my beloved combo

[@pinty2109]

Yoshi on that bike with those tires is great

[@NIDAK52]

I completed my first profile with 99K VR and am now on my second profile with 23K VR ONLY with inside drift. I would love you show you some clips of my best moments!!

[@Shortcat321]

upload it to your channel!

[@zammich3649]

this is reminding me of how good inside drift feels when you follow the turns exactly on the line.

[@TonyyTv]

Ngl all these vids I’ve seen are bangers on this channel my new favorite Mario kart channel😂

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!

[@waltermercado9152]

I've noticed all of the wii tracks work really well with inside drift

[@happi-entity]

15:34 "this is why you don't play baby characters. you have no control over what happens to you, and that can be the most frustrating thing" accurate baby lore

[@sussyeel]

you're actually criminally underrated

[@colly407]

O, is that the yoshi bike? I loooove the yoshi biiiiiikkkeeee

[@panayiotispp]

Good thing you uploaded, had nothing more to watch from you man.

[@Brownyan]

Tbh I like the looks of my insider drifter kart and now that I’m used to it I can never go back One day I’ll try to learn outside drift

[@Niko_Raven]

I had no idea what inside drift was until I looked it up because of this video. I'm simply too stubborn to use anything but my boy Link and his master cycle tho. I don't even care, style over function lol. I think I'm decent at it at least.

[@ODG_h1]

this guy is defo j perm

[@RTAT120]

4:02 bam! 😆

[@logthefro1367]

This comment managing to get zero traction is crazy to me.

[@joegru7280]

shortcat dominating with inside drift lmao

[@seeminglyindistressed3855]

it's technically faster to be on the edge on the road like I even used this strategy in Mario kart tour

[@Fangkie]

Jperm denying that hes jperm challenge (TOO EASY)

[@RedLegend1988]

I really wish the impostor was called "Tallcat". Missed opportunity in my opinion hahaha

[@sleepysunshiine]

i’m an inside drift main, and going from inside drift to outside drift i think is so much harder than outside drift to inside drift. my first main vehicle was the comet, but then i went to outside drifting vehicles like teddy and inkstriker. recently, i realized that inside drift just comes more naturally to me and have gone back to it, and anytime i try outside drift again it feels so slippery and impossible to drive

[@smittensugar3451]

I find this video very interesting because I main inside drift, specifically the sport bike

[@CreatorOfTheRoom]

I was on an inward bike kick for a bit a couple years ago in this game They're really fun but it takes so much time to relearn that muscle memory and trying to figure out lines as there's so few resources for the sports bikes (Although, there is a set of time trials for inward bikes alone) A few of the tracks feel so good with inward drift. The yoshi bike and comet were already on par with wiggler in terms of stats, and with the balance changes they're the same as teddy/cat cruiser. In some comp settings you'd see some Waluigis on Yoshi Bike and they're usually incredibly good. As an ending note, I'd like to say, good crud dude! I left a comment before, and I've been watching your videos since. You're solid at the game and the worldwides are chill. Keep it up!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!! Inside drift is definitely good as long as you avoid certain tracks. I definitely could be better a it!

[@theman3873]

Shortcat when he saw Shortcat playing inside drift: 15:06

[@flare376v]

I never knew outside drift existed until watching your videos, as the only vehicle i really use is master cycle 💀

[@cursedcat6467]

I hope you get Yoshi Circuit, in my personal experience you can smoke that track with inward drift

[@nonrev5014]

As a inside drift main, baby park is my downfall 😭😭😭

[@zallesyn4686]

the one thing i wish they fixed for inside drift is the camera. just turn it a bit more towards the curve, you would at least see whats infront of you

[@Shortcat321]

That would be so nice

[@UpliftThrone76]

As an inside drift loyalist, I dominate on all of the OG Mario Kart 8 tracks, from the Wii U era. Pure Sport Bike power

[@ravensquote7206]

Had to Google what "inside drift" is so I could understand what the big deal is a couple minutes into watching, and finding that out answered a couple personal gripes I've been wrongly attributing to traction... which I've had with outside drifting karts. Noses turning so far inward I have to abort a turbo before I wind up perpendicular to the track, sliding towards the outside of a curve and side-slamming crap when I wanted to just keep on turning kinda close to the arc I was already on (tryna make a minor adjustment and slipping three friggin lanes over), and not being able to start a drift three miles before the turn even starts like I can with (apparently) inside drifting, good for maps with straighter tracks and longer, more drawn-out curves. Thanks for prompting the search!

[@Shortcat321]

The great thing about outside drift though is you can do alignment hops. If you turn too far, you can press R and hop in the other direction to correct your line. I do this all the time on outside drift!

[@ravensquote7206]

Huh, didn't know about that! Still think I'll keep practicin' with insiders personally, but I'm also still practicing with different kart combos so that's sure to come in handy sometime. Thanks!

[@Namoraslife]

I was maining inside drift since the game came out and I never got used to outside drift. Realizing that inside drift is niche and so many people struggle with it seems so unreal for me, since I struggle with outside drift a lot.

[@kamranhussain2210]

It’s kinda sad how inside drift died. It was so good and op on the wii

[@yanglue611]

I've always been an inside drift. I have a habit of playing Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo. I like to get as close to the walls and rim of the track.