Fans Overhauled EVERY Track from the Booster Course Pass DLC! (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)

I showcased The Booster Course Pass Deluxe, a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ModPack that visually improves every track from the DLC! This pack is also safe for online. Let me know your thoughts on the ModPack down in the comments! #mariokart #boostercoursepass #mariokart8deluxe
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Creator of the Pack: DerpMurphy
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Timestamps:
0:00 Wave 1 Tracks
6:03 Wave 2 Tracks
12:12 Wave 3 Tracks
19:25 Wave 4 Tracks
25:56 Wave 5 Tracks
34:01 Wave 6 Tracks

[@derpmurphy718]

Hey everyone! Creator of the modpack here! I'm so amazed at all the support for this modpack in the comments, and I also see your criticisms! If you guys have any feedback to leave for the mod make sure to leave a reply and I'll do my best to implement your suggestions!

[@GerardGreat]

This is the best mod I’ve seen for this game!

[@PicherPerson]

Cant believe someone actually took the time and effort to modify each track, mad respect to you dude As for criticism, my real only criticism is that some of the trees can be kinda unfitting in some tracks like the light green trees in new york minute and the palms in dk mountain, or that the colors on mushroom gorge look a bit too dark but other than that incredible job on this mod

[@urobo_]

Can I use this mod on Wii U?

[@Alxium]

A few changes I think would help: Add back the visible sun to MC3 (along with some of the realistic conical trees in the background), also I feel that Choco Mountain's colors are a bit off, the brown is so dark and saturated it looks almost dark red. Great job on Sunset Wilds though! That is the best attempt to add the sunset that I have seen. One thing you could try is to try and have the sun still there, but have it disappear while the player isn't looking? Same with the moon appearing. Or have neither of them shown, though maybe add some "brightness" effects to the area where the sun set. Just some thoughts, they may not work.

[@derpmurphy718]

@@urobo_ nope, they replace all the tracks of the booster course pass so they cannot be used on wii u since it doesn't have the pass. Sorry!

[@Funnytoadman]

This remake of Sunset Wilds basically proves that you can still make the track have a functional sunset. Even if they couldn’t implement it, they could have just chosen another GBA track.

[@yorbino5553]

If a fan can do it, I don't understand why Nintendo can't make the sun set per lap..

[@TheCrazyEight8]

It's beautiful seeing sunset wilds with the course gimmick back

[@Sammykyt]

Fr

[@octaviocontrerasvalle811]

@@yorbino5553my best guess it was just they didn’t have the time to implement it

[@DaNintendude]

Should've been GBA Bowser's Castle 4

[@OOFUS4103]

I don’t think that the problems with coconut mall were the change in the color palette, but instead the difference in the liveliness of the track. In MKWii, there were hundreds of miis cheering you on from the sidelines, from inside shops, and that was entirely lost in the remake. Now, there’s barely any NPCS, and most of the shops are completely empty and the sidelines only have 3-4 piantas standing around.

[@randmiller88]

It's realistic in that no one goes to malls any more :(

[@the_convexx]

​@@randmiller88I would have played with that: as easy as turning off the fountains, making the staircases glitch, closed shops with "we have moved / out of business" signs, and an active shooter on top of the roof.

[@bittersweetpotato]

​​@@the_convexxngl, you had me in the first half

[@simondezombie9001]

And the end of the level sucks now

[@middleofthebarrel]

​@@bittersweetpotato at least the shy guy cars move now, which I'm not sure why it wasn't a thing since day 1

[@deadheat1635]

I think it would be funny to have a mod that makes the city courses hyper-realistic and hyper-accurate.

[@lizggil123]

Especially for L.A laps. I live in LA and it use tons of trash everywhere

[@RudeRabit]

I feel like it would be funnier to have a mod that makes all the base game tracks look like wave 1 of the dlc

[@deadheat1635]

@@RudeRabit So just Mario Kart Tour.

[@RudeRabit]

@@deadheat1635 well yeah. Tbf, wave 1 does have some more detail than Tour, but far less than wave 6.

[@derpmurphy718]

@@RudeRabit on gamebanana there's a mod that does exactly what you're talking about called "Booster Course Pass Reverse Fix". There's also another mod called "Booster Course Pass Reverse Reverse Fix" that changes waves 2-6 to look like wave 1 also. Check it out!

[@notstonks432]

As much as I preferred Sky Gardens original colors from the GBA and tour, I'm starting to see why they changed those in 8. They look really weird in 8s lighting

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

I do feel like a few tracks got changes that hinder them a bit. For example London loop and choco mountain are both supposed to be sort of misty, and making the colors more saturated kind of kills that vibe (though the improved textures and detail still look good). And some decisions like the ninja hideaway skybox and lighting, I prefer the original (I like the decision of making the interior more dark, but the outside should be brighter moonlight to contrast.) it not only hinders the visuals of the outside, but gameplay too since at some parts you can barely even see the track. Imagine if somebody puts a banana in one of those harsh shadows, you could barely see it (or if it wasn’t shaded that would look weird). By and large though this is a really cool mod. Some of the other creative decisions are incredible though, especially the orange grass on Maple treeway. It fits the color scheme much better than the green (though I don’t necessarily dislike the green, it just makes it a bit less autumnal feeling). Though I still think the color scheme of the original wii version was best, the deeper maroon colors it had looked sooooo nice with the orange.

[@MarioPower55]

This is a ModPack for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe that tries to overhaul the visuals for every track in the Booster Course Pass. Some changes are more subtle than others, but I highly recommend trying this out for yourself! The creator of the pack: DerpMurphy

[@GeoDeo]

That Mario Circuit 3 remake is amazing and puts it visually up to par with the other 3 SNES tracks in the game imo!

[@burnt-potatoes]

Hi!

[@jayb33games]

I will never stop saying this; the fact that fans can make the tracks look better than the actual developers shows how much more fans care about the franchise, and that’s incredibly saddening coming from Nintendo 🤦‍♀️

[@Alxium]

Finally a MC3 improvement that actually looks great. What I love about this mod-pack is that it doesn't go overboard. Everything feels like it fits right (unlike some other attempts I've seen) Unsurprisingly, BC3 appears unchanged, it looks so good already.

[@Gigabowser20]

Actually the sky box is changed, being higher quality and removing the super cartoony clouds the original had. Which is great, because the base game skybox was so unfitting

[@Gigabowser20]

For bc3 that is

[@justicefoster955]

THANK YOU FOR FIXING THE FLOWERS AND JUST THE GREENERY OVERALL. every time I play on Paris promenade I can't help but to look at them dingy looking flowers but you fixed it😭

[@justicefoster955]

Some of the greenery does stick out a little bit in some courses but I love that it kinda attempts to match the art style of the base game, especially in Paris and Los Angeles. I will say some of the sky boxes don't fit super well I'd say on Rock Rock Mountain and Mushroom Gorge. It's just too dark imo. Maybe a brighter more muted blue sky would suffice on those courses. I like what you did with Athens but the folliage sticks out a bit it's brighter compared to the other folliage that was already there with new textures. LOVE what you did with Sunset Wilds! Overall you did a fantabulous job! Some courses I can't see much of a difference but a lot of them look a lot better.

[@merodi5768]

I love how waluigi stadium got like the least amount of changes because it already looks amazing

[@Emolgun]

Don't forget Bowser Castle 3.

[@specterx2135]

​@@Emolgun and DS Peach Gardens

[@Gamesmarts194]

26:30 I like how you can clearly see which trees were changed and which ones weren't lmao Sky Garden's new color doesn't work, I'm sorry. I also feel weird about London Loop's road, and I can't tell what exactly is wrong with it.

[@rustymidlander05]

I've never been to London, so I don't know how the roads look like irl

[@El_Omar2203]

I see what was the modder's intention with Sky Garden but the green floor mixed with a blue sky and tinted with yellow lighting looks kinda ugly, the floor should've been a rocky grey like in the Tour and GBA versions.

[@vexedtrack277]

the gba version had blue floors

[@Kurayamiblack]

I think the real problem with this version of Sky Garden is the gold lighting effect. Basically, the sunlight. Especially towards the end when you see the colors of the vines that make the shortcut. The color of the lighting doesn't mix well with the colors of the stuff it's reflecting off of. Otherwise, the rest of the stage looks great imo.

[@rockyboi120]

I really like what was done for Sky-High Sundae. Making the sky more gray was a nice touch to make the course easier on the eyes.

[@danielfotheringhamproducti7368]

I will say, a lot of them have been improved, Wave 1 is a huge example, I mean, I am very surprised! There’s a lot to go through, some being vastly improved compared to the original! I like that Athens Dash in this mod was set to sunset, it looks amazing! And could work if it had an option for both day and sunset, even night could work! GBA Sunset Wilds is a huge example though, the sunset changes between that all the way to night throughout the race, Nintendo missed the key element so badly, that people noticed, and people are literally slamming them! If this course was in the next game, they’d better get it right, because we need the original element to come back! All of the Wave 6 tracks still look great, there aren’t any differences I could note, aside from GCN DK Mountain with its finer details. Overall, an amazing job!

[@fireypiranha3931]

SO THE ISSUE OF SUNSET WILDS WASN'T THE SKYBOX ENGINE, WOW.

[@waldenbenjamin5393]

Nice to see Mario Circuit 3 with a bit of visual improvement. The textures looks official than the actual official ones

[@ZMYaro]

Definitely an improvement, but I was disappointed to see a lot of the flat, plastic-y, oversaturated grass/rock/etc. textures remained unchanged. Even so, many of the replacements, and especially replacing the plastic-y trees with models from the base game, are a major improvement!

[@mrcobble_]

The start with Paris promenade is amazing! ❤

[@Artista_Frustrado]

i love that the overhauls feel so natural and obvious, i had to pause & go back multiple times because i kept thinking "oh yeah that's how they look like in the actual game... no, wait"

[@ZPL__]

Interesting to see another take on this concept!

[@dairhat]

Love your videos! 💝

[@JKCat64-xd7oh]

My only problem with this is that the grass sometimes looks a little too dark. And certain skyboxes were fine as is. Like ninja hideaway

[@joshswarbrick1101]

The orange grass on Maple Treeway looks GORGEOUS omg… I love how that track looks in the BCP but that little detail elevated it so much. Also a huge fan of the sparkly ice in Rosalina’s Ice World, absolutely stunning, and love the skybox tweaks to MC3, Sunset Wilds and Athens dash It also always amazes my how much more ‘base game’ something looks with the remodelling of trees and bushes - really great work ✨

[@carlbarns3387]

This is amazing! Can you maybe make wii rainbow road more transparent and get rid of some of the railings? That would make it perfect! Thanks so much for your hard work!

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

And you don't fall all the way down to earth 🌐 like on the Wii wich sucks, Nintendo please fix via patch update

[@weijiang1345]

Yes!! This would be perfect! I also think the rings should be silver not gold cause it looks ugly with gold and the wii had more like silver and white look

[@NintendoTV64]

The glow-ups the mod creator gave to the Wave 1 tracks in particular really show just how barebones of a job Nintendo did on them compared to the rest of the BCP. I am in awe at how much of an upgrade Toad Circuit looks now. And they also remembered that Sunset Wilds is supposed to have, well, a sunset. How Nintendo completely screwed something as simple as THAT up I will never know.

[@JKCat64-xd7oh]

I’d say that while the sunset brings by fixed is great, the sand looks a bit washed out. Not bright enough, way too brown.

[@rickyabatte1]

Toad Circuit, Mushroom Gorge, Koopa Cape, Rock Rock Mountain, Shroom Ridge and Athens Dash need a serious graphic update.

[@v.vechio.b]

If I'm not mistaken it's not the final version. The author is still working on it.

[@nolanjthesupergoanimator2909]

Yes, So does Tokyo Blur, New York Minute, Tokyo Blur, SNES MC3, and other BCP tracks, although I think some might need less of an update than others because some of them are closer to the base game than others

[@hami5655]

The wave 6 tracks already look stellar.

[@ShoddyDaisy]

It's crazy how much a few tweaks to the textures, colours and saturation transforms a lot of the maps from the cheap plastic look to better fit mk8s style!

[@Sammykyt]

My favorite part is seeing an actually good looking remake of Sunset Wilds that didn't forget about the sunset

[@nicolasjamo]

I'd be absolutely thrilled with just the better lighting and making certain textures look less like plastic. The slight tweaks the mod added to these courses were great as well. I really wonder why the developers, at the very minimum, didn't use the grass and foliage textures that were already in the game.

[@Kristian.Ofsteng]

The green overhaul on sky garden definitely is a downgrade in my personal opinion. The orange had a nice contrast to it.

[@Pipiopopo777]

I agree with your comment, the green is a downgrade, I feel like it would look good with a muted light blue for the contrast or the original orange.

[@shujinkoMK]

Yeah, not to mention the piss clouds

[@nolanjthesupergoanimator2909]

These are all *OBVIOUSLY DEFINITELY* SO MUCH better than their official versions, like, WTF?!

[@ronaldguz]

Amazing work

[@lasko1828]

Not gonna dismiss the hard work the mod creator put into this. Any and every mod creator is worth their salt regardless of how small or big it is, but I feel like some tracks got next to nothing change-wise. Boo Lake as an example. Maybe it's just that it was demonstrated on 200cc, but I saw basically no changes in the track from it's original BCP iteration. Maybe making the stage dimmer and the lights shine just a wee bit more would do the trick? Or even make the light post underwater shine blue because of the antigrav? I dunno, I don't do mods, but I still feel like Boo Lake could've definitely gotten some more love in that regard.

[@stanzacosmi]

the fact shy guy is still lit up like its day on sunset wilds is so cursed but understandable

[@Gabezcube]

This graphic mod for mk8 bcp looks great. If there was ever a name for this kind of texture modpack, i would've called it something like project detour because....well y'all know why by now xd Besides that, a handful of tracks really needed that change up, especially tracks that have a lot rocky cliffs like rrm & koopa cape for ex. Even if they never really originally bothered me to begin with In conclusion, i love it & i tip my hat to whoever or group of m8s that created this modpack

[@PixelShiftss]

Not a big fan of base game assets added to bcp tracks cuz they always stick out like a sore thumb but Honestly it’s still really solid, I didn’t really like sky garden, gorge, riverside, and Koopa cape, but everything else was either pretty much the same or great!

[@MeowthRabanne]

Kalamari desert honestly looks worse. It's super dark while the sun is literally blinding your screen. It makes no sense. In other tracks the trees used don't match with the color of the grass and looks like they're glowing on their own. These are really good attempts though! I'd take some of them over the originals, but I'd take the original BCP on other occasions. Great overhauls!

[@SuperKoopBrosOfficial]

ok, so here's my judgement on all these tracks: Paris: Worse (the skybox looks too stretched out) Toad Circuit: Better (tho it could look more vibrant) Choco: Better (tho the dirt road should be way darker like in 64 and ds) Mall: Better (still wish the cars moved like in wii and 7) Tokyo: Still the same (aside from base game assets) Ridge: Slightly better (grass and rock textures still look flat) Sky Garden: Worse (attempting to recreate the og's visuals won't always make it look better) Hideaway: Better (wish it looked more vibrant, but the details are just so good that idc that much) NY: Still the same (used to be a smidge worse before the update since the trees' lighting wasnt baked well enough) MC3: Better (yeah, what else do i need to say?) Kalimari: Better and worse (great texturing, but lighting is weaker) Pinball: Still the same Sydney: Slightly worse (road texture at beginning is too bright and some grass areas are still too flat) Snow Land: Better (more rock retexturing could be done but ill take it) Gorge: Better (used to be so much worse before the update because of the dark skybox) Sundae: Worse (base game visuals dont work for sweets levels) London: Better (holy shit that new road texture's lowkey 🔥) Boo: Better (not much that needed to be done regardless but wtv) Rock Rock: Better (i dont need to address the obvious) Treeway: Better (autumn colored grass is goated) Berlin: Better (the trees on the straightaway looks really good) Peach Gardens: Worse (i like how it's more vibrant, but good god the texturing got so much worse for the grass and dirt) Merry: Better (solid rock and bg mountain retexturing) 3DS RR: Slightly worse (road is still the same shit-looking texture but the moon is way too dark now, tho at least it has somewhat better texturing) Amsterdam: Better (the grass is grassing, still dislike the divets in the first section tho) Riverside: Worse (tree leaves color are just barf and dont fit the track's general color scheme) Summit: Better (wood texture at beginning is REALLY good and the rocks look tasty) YI: IDK (some changes were decent, others were eh) Bangkok: Slightly better (Skybox is slightly more orange-ish, but still not enough to be considered good looking) DSMC: Worse (why remove the funny cartoon hills :( and why's the track less vibrant) Stadium: Still the same (im struggling to find a single visual change to this track) Singapore: Better (base game trees really compliment the track's color scheme, modded riverside should take notes) Athens: Oh good God what happened (the sunset blends in with the architecture and the base game trees lighting is horribly unbaked) Cruiser: Still the same (again, what was changed?) Moonview: Better (base game trees fit) Squeaky: Still the same (no differences yet again) LA: Better (trees look nicer, but the grass in section 2 could be a more vibrant green) Sunset: Better (i dont like the sunset in lap 1, but thankfully it does have the setting gimmick, so it saves the track from looking worse) Cape: Better (same reasons why Rock Rock looks better) Vancouver: Uuuuh (the trees in the forest section look off, but the ones in the park looks good) Rome: Still the same DKM: Ever so slightly worse (trees colors are out of place) Daisy Circuit: Better (palm trees fit this time) Cove: Slightly worse (the trees look a little eh) Madrid: Slightly better (nothing major except just base game trees) Ice World: HOLY SHIT (me when glacier textures 😩) BC3: Better (congrats, you got the goofy ass cartoon clouds out of there) Wii RR: Still the same

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 1 (Doing this for every wave, read replies for the next waves): *Tour Paris Promenade:* Although the additional textures and base game assets are nice, albeit minimal, I'm not really a fan of the skybox used here. This skybox from the autumn version of the Animal Crossing track gets reused WAY too much in custom tracks and retextures who want to have a sunset, to the point where I get tired of seeing it used. Sure, it's nice, although after seeing it in almost every sunset ct, the novelty of seeing it wears off. *3DS Toad Circuit:* A good retexture of the infamously worst looking track of the pass. I appreciate the texture work here, although the lighting is a little too desaturated for my liking. *N64 Choco Mountain:* Texturing has been added in places that needed it, although I don’t like how much the road contrasts against the mountain itself. *Wii Coconut Mall:* I’ve seen this one before, some areas look better than others, and overall I feel a little more could have been done to texture the inside of the mall. *Tour Tokyo Blur:* Still looks mostly the same apart from additional texturing and base game assets added in areas featuring greenery. I feel like a lot more could have been done, but then again, it’s Tokyo Blur, even if it had base game levels of texturing it would still look quite bland. *DS Shroom Ridge:* Personally, I've seen better retextures for this track. Aside from additional base game assets being used (Idk if I am a fan of how big the flowers are in the glide ramp shortcut area) there isn’t that much improvement all around, as in if you squint your eyes, you probably won’t notice any differences. *GBA Sky Garden:* I appreciate the attempt to mimic the road in the originals, although I feel a better texture could’ve been used, or even better, a texture made from scratch. And, as with most Sky Garden retextures I’ve seen, the lighting has been sorta botched. *Ninja Hideaway:* I’m actually very impressed with this retexture! Improved texturing has been added all around, and the inside of the manor looks amazing! I think I personally prefer the more vibrant lighting from the base track, but I also dig the dark and gloomy vibe this retexture is going for. Overall, easily the best retexture out of the Wave 1 tracks for me.

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 2: *Tour New York Minute:* Fairly decent, they could’ve added more texture to some places, especially the grass and dirt road. The base game trees look out of place here, maybe if the leaves were darker it’d fit more. *SNES Mario Circuit 3:* Love the updated background, looks like a background they would’ve used for this circuit if it returned in the base game. Only downside to this retexture is the sand, could’ve used a better texture imo. *N64 Kalimari Desert:* Cliffs have been given texture, although lighting here has been downgraded, to the point where it makes the road look like it has no texture. *DS Waluigi Pinball:* Not much has been done here, which is understandable since the track looks good enough as it stands. Maybe it could've used a few textures here and there but I’m not complaining. *Tour Sydney Sprint:* Some areas look better and some worse, and the grass still has minimal texturing. Overall I think a little more could have been done. *GBA Snow Land:* One of the first Snow Land retextures I’ve seen that actually makes the track look better and actually improves upon what made it look so good already. The road is beautifully reflective, the new skybox is amazing, and the addition of base game trees is appreciated. Overall, even though not much was done, this track didn’t didn’t need it since it already looks great. *Wii Mushroom Gorge:* On the other hand, I think this retexture makes Mushroom Gorge look worse. The track’s lighting is now much darker, which makes it feel very lifeless for me. And though I appreciate the darker grass colors, it just wasn’t given texture for some reason. In general, a lot of work needs to be done I’d say. *Sky-High Sundae:* First of all, not a fan of the new skybox used, I feel a more vibrant one could’ve been used in order to keep the colorful vibe of this track intact. Other than that, I actually do like that they kept the texturing minimal here, since this track is made of sweets after all, and the ice cubes being translucent now is a nice improvement carried over from the Tour version.

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 3: *Tour London Loop:* Texturing for the road here has been improved a lot, although I feel more texture would have also been added to some buildings as well. All in all, a solid retexture. *GBA Boo Lake:* Similar to Snow Land, they improved upon a lot of aspects without actively making the course itself look worse. Wood texture has been added to the light posts and so on, and textures have been added to background objects such as the mansion. Once again, a perfect example of how a retexture of a track should be done with the base quality of a course like this. *3DS Rock Rock Mountain:* I honestly don’t know how to feel about this one, many textures and assets have been improved and some have been made worse. I do like the cliff color change, and the addition of base game trees, although even if I think the texturing overall looks better, the new lighting and simple geometry of the track as it stands just makes it nothing more than a serviceable retexture for me. *Wii Maple Treeway:* An unexpectedly good retexture! The autumn grass really adds to it and makes this track a lot more beautiful looking than it already was. Only minor problem I have is with the lighting in some areas (especially the end) but overall, a surprising retexture to say the least. *Tour Berlin Byways:* Nothing much was done here, but I do like the trees used in the main straightaway section, not sure if or which track they originate from, but they work excellently here. Other than that, more could’ve been done to other areas, such as buildings, interiors, gardens, etc., but overall a solid retexture. *DS Peach Gardens:* What happened here? Why is the road and grass texture here worse? I don’t know what they were going for here, but from what I can tell nothing has been improved here, the only real things done here is the grass and road textures being nerfed, for me at least. (Just noticed texture has been added to the base of the trellises, good job on that at least). *Merry Mountain:* Not much has been done here except base game tree assets being swapped in here. I do appreciate that, as this track already looks amazing, though another thing I am thankful for is the fact that they didn’t try to mess with the skybox. This skybox, in my opinion, is one of the best, and I feel as if I’ve seen way too many ct’s of this track that replaces it with some other skybox, which I feel hinders the quality of the visuals and lighting most of the time. *3DS Rainbow Road:* This track’s visuals were kept pretty much the same, the major thing changed here is the moon, which now has new textures. I do respect this change, although I feel that it doesn’t fully fix the issues here with the moon. One change I am not a fan of however is the asteroids, they look generic and out of place as opposed to the more interstellar feel of the ones in the base track (I'm sorry interstellar was the best word I could think of to explain my sentiment).

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 4: *Tour Amsterdam Drift:* They actually improved the grass textures while keeping the spring feel intact! Aside from that, not much else was changed here besides base game assets being introduced, though I don’t know how I feel about the canal sections being darker now. In summary, it’s a nice improvement, though maybe could’ve used more texturing on the buildings and such. *GBA Riverside Park:* This is one instance where I feel the base game tree assets actually hurt the track’s visuals. The ones in the background are okay, but the ones featured around the main track just feel unnatural to me, they don’t really give me any jungle vibes. I believe the only way to improve these trees is to make completely new assets for them, as I don’t think any from the base game will suffice the role. *Wii DK Summit:* The wood textures added at the start of the course are much appreciated, but other than that only base game tree assets and minimal textures were added. The mountain could look better but that’s mostly to do with the simple geometry so I won’t really blame them for that. *Yoshi’s Island:* Like Sky-High Sundae, I actually like that they didn’t go overboard with new textures since this track doesn’t really need that, and only added some in necessary places. *Tour Bangkok Rush:* Pretty much looks the same, which I’m fine with, although I don’t really like the water in the canal section being less visible than before. Other than that, it’s just the typical criticisms I have about more texturing being done to buildings and such. *DS Mario Circuit:* Grass here was made darker but not really given any texture, and that can apply to the rest of this retexture really. Again, base game assets being added is appreciated but I personally am not a fan of how dark this track looks. More could have been done to improve this course. *GCN Waluigi Stadium:* A fairly simple retexture, but it goes a long way. This track is already one of the best textured courses in the pass, and this retexture only touched up some areas left behind. *Tour Singapore Speedway:* The addition of base game trees and assets actually really elevate this track unlike Riverside. This track already looked great and looks a little better with this retexture.

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 5: *Tour Athens Dash:* I am baffled by how much the sunset improved this track's looks. Even though the lighting and sunset was done expertly, the additional textures still leave more to be desired. *GCN Daisy Cruiser:* This track looks almost the same apart from minimal texture upgrades, although in this instance I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the weathered look of the wood on the deck, though in the end it’s only a minor, almost non-issue for me. *Wii Moonview Highway:* Looks pretty standard, base game trees were added, but not much else. I do believe there are more opportunities to improve textures in areas, although it is what it is. *Squeaky Clean Sprint:* Literally looks the same, not much else to be said about the changes made apart from the bottom of the bathtub looking more reflective I believe. Most of the visual issues, if there are any, about this course for me lies in the simple geometry department but that is something most retexture mods aren’t willing or able to fix. *Tour Los Angeles Laps:* Once again, the base game trees really elevate this track similar to Singapore Speedway, though I’d argue even more so due to the summer feeling this track exerts. Other than that, I do believe more could’ve been done to texture buildings and such. *GBA Sunset Wilds:* While I do admire the attempt to bring the sunset mechanic back into the track, the lighting overall suffers greatly because of it, but I’m aware that is an issue modders aren’t really able to fix. *Wii Koopa Cape:* Like Rock Rock Mountain, I’m not sure how I feel about this retexture. Sure, the cliffs have been made gray but then again the geometry is still pretty simple. Aside from the addition of base game trees, I feel more texturing could have been done. *Tour Vancouver Velocity:* I do like the autumn trees used here, as they’re pretty much better versions of the ones used before, but I don’t know how to feel about the base game tree assets being pasted on top of the cartoony Tour tree bases in the Capilano Suspension Bridge area. Like Riverside, it looks kind of unnatural to me, but aside from that, this is a solid retexture, only other criticisms I have are ones I’ve stated for almost every other city track.

[@chasetrg]

My honest opinion on every track retexture for Wave 6: *Tour Rome Avanti:* First track where I could confidently say I haven’t noticed any differences. Probably because Wave 6 is still sorta fresh out the oven, but I digress. This is already one of the best looking city tracks in the pass so there was no real need for too much change, although maybe a little for texture on some of the buildings could’ve been added? *GCN DK Mountain:* Once again, the base game tree assets come in and act as a nice upgrade. I also like the new skybox here, and the removal of those random cartoony clouds still around the track. I also respect the effort to make the background even more detailed, although is it just me, or are those light blue patches in the foreground of the mountain the skybox? Or is that supposed to be water? Either way looks like an error and should be fixed if it is. Overall a great retexture. *Wii Daisy Circuit:* Again, almost nothing was done here except the addition of base game assets here and there. Maybe you could’ve added a little texture to the buildings, but that’s just me. *Piranha Plant Cove:* Updated tree assets was all that this track majorly needed, and it received it, thereby I am now happy. *Tour Madrid Drive:* This track didn’t see too many upgrades aside from base game trees and such being added. My criticisms are pretty much the same as for any city track. *3DS Rosalina’s Ice World:* This retexture is an exceptional improvement. The ice walls were given its own unique texture that works incredibly in tandem with the rest of the track. I’m honestly glad they were given this texture instead of some generic ice texture from the base game that more than likely would’ve ruined the vibe for this track. Overall I have no complaints, a simple but amazing retexture all around. *SNES Bowser Castle 3:* Okay I lied. THIS is the only track where I cannot notice any texture differences. Makes sense since out the entire pass, this is probably the best looking track. *Wii Rainbow Road:* I may have lied again, since this track seems to have almost no changes. I believe the road may have been made more vibrant, but don’t quote me on that. Overall, this was a track that didn’t need much change and I’m glad it didn’t receive it. Okay I'm done now.

[@thedylan_s22]

Fixing textures and lighting is not the same as remaking a track. Can't even tell what the differences are with half the tracks anyways

[@MarioPower55]

I changed the title to: Overhauled. Since each track got a visual update. Thank you for the feedback!

[@JellalTellme]

​​@@MarioPower55This man has no ennemies. Also yeah love your content !

[@SuperKoopBrosOfficial]

this is a surprisingly good mod, tho the colors on some of the track feel too washed out like coconut mall, and making athens dash a sunset track is certainly a choice. still a good mod

[@JemarcusTheLamb87]

I’m personally not a fan of the orange grass on maple treeway, but Berlin and Amsterdam do look good

[@noctalgaming2839]

Ninja hideaway looks gorgeous

[@OrlandoAToons2008]

The wave 1 tracks look like if they got the same development team of the base game. Truly showing how fans can do what nintendon't.

[@Sayoriplier]

lol

[@Env1ous_14]

They’re good n all but I think the colors are a bit too bland. (On most tracks) Mostly on toad’s circuit

[@Env1ous_14]

But the darker colors fit on some tracks, like ninja hideaway. I like the overall darker color scheme used.

[@IDKisReal2401]

If I'm honest no they don't The lighting is often jank, and most buildings are still made of plastic, the foliage is often either too dark or too light, making everything look weird, and, while understandable, these models where not made for these textures so stuff just doesn't work, or feel to empty relative to the texture quality

[@Crafty_boy70]

Not really, the lighting is somehow worse on most of them

[@TNight00]

This is amazing

[@Heyimconnor]

I think it would be more effective to put a split screen between the original and the mod to show the differences

[@noahmathews3041]

Kind of difficult to notice the changes on some tracks but overall pretty good pack!

[@squidkid419]

It’s kinda funny to think about, but every wave of the dlc butchered one non city track- wave 1- coconut mall with the cars originally as well as the escalators and parking lot being shrunk Wave 2- waluigi pinball with there being no anti gravity and the pinball loss sound no longer playing when you enter the tunnel at the end. Wave 3- rock rock mountain because they changed the glider section so you can’t just glide past the second glider ramp like you can in tour and 3ds if I’m not mistaken. Wave 4- dk summit, they forgot about the snowstorm that slowly dissipated to clear skies by lap 3. Wave 5- sunset wilds, need I say more? Wave 6- dk mountain, something feels very off with the textures and lighting, and they made that one shortcut way more difficult and made it less worth it to go for, and the bridge doesn’t look like it’s swaying in the wind anymore, it’s swinging so rapidly. Honorable mention- maple treeway, when going out of the glider cannon, there is a hole in the leaves of the tree you fly towards, well you don’t go through it, you actually go slightly under it and there’s no way to go through it. So why is it there? That aside, this is just my opinion and if you don’t agree that’s fine, just thought I’d share! Also, this is still my favorite game despite these little nitpicks I have.

[@SwitchAnimationsGacha]

4:05 WAIT WHAT

[@redpandaplush5980]

that one bush from Yoshi Circuit is doing overtime here

[@supermariogamer1757]

They definitely look way better than the original,but graphics don't bother me too much so I don't really care what they look like

[@CarlosAlon]

6:29 this feels like im seeing Asami driving in republic city

[@nerfem]

TLoK moment

[@SuperKoopBrosOfficial]

yknow, now that i think about it, they both look very similar

[@Magicwaterz]

SNES Mario Circuit 3 now almost looks like it belongs to the base game.

[@PotatoSoupThe64th]

Now we need a mod that makes the base game tracks look worse

[@cavyrose5179]

When Sunset Wilds forgets the name of their own track so people have to mod the most memorable and iconic part of the course back

[@BigJDawg4523]

And that's how it's done!

[@matthewlong7547]

If these are "overhauls" then a man with a beard is a different person.

[@Kurayamiblack]

Holy smokes! Sky Garden actually looks like Sky Garden! 😅

[@Insanification]

Ninja hideaway looks damn good

[@spikethechespin3903]

Knowing that modders could easily add the sunset to Sunset Wilds just makes me even more angry at Nintendo for not including it lol

[@user-xo3hw6bb9k]

Should’ve changed Madrid Drive and Athens Dash to be sunset/sunrise, it would’ve looked beautiful

[@HACSSuperbMiner]

I’m a big fan of GBA Sky Garden but the problem was the layout not the color of the track. It looks really weird now

[@scottman_plays_youtube]

Man, I really want an open world Yoshi's Island game

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

I'm happy to see such a mod to exist! But I think it needs some more work. Give it a bit of time, with additional work on more than just the graphics, and hopefully it will make up for the original's short comings. Unless Nintendo somehow decides to do it themselves in the meantime.

[@silveramyknux241]

6:57 God that difference

[@JakeYolk]

I think it looks worse ngl

[@aksis2133]

Okay most of this looks fine, if subtle, but ngl outside of the bushes Sky Garden in particular looks significantly worse

[@DittoGTI]

Will absolutely watch all of this without any skipping, unironically

[@llmkursk8254]

I will say, Mushroom Gorge looks a bit too saturated when outside. Maybe turn that down? The grass and road are already really saturated and making them darker doesn't help, it makes it look like the lighting was turned off instead. The cave section is perfectly fine though

[@AmyySucks]

its crazy what a simple grass texture can do

[@shadowkitsune6247]

Lightning McQueen: "Now they match the rest of the game."

[@jwsdreamland]

anyone else notice the additions/changes to the music tracks too?

[@MarioPower55]

Lol. So I needed to add in a lot of the music via editing since there's no music (on my end) for most of the tracks. The default music shouldn't change when you download it!

[@jwsdreamland]

@@MarioPower55 ah, understandable. thank you for putting this showcase together!

[@KDeds21]

Koopa cape looks so much h better with the grey cliffs. I can't fathom why they would change them to brown

[@purplebunz]

Nintendo, hire this man

[@camacaron06]

I feel like most of these kinda take some of the life out with the darker palettes. Also rather disappointed the Sky Garden one still has the MK8DX layout and look rather than the DS one

[@marmalademan4117]

Lmfao Sunset Wilds

[@glennhower9265]

IT'S TOAD CIRCUIT!

[@megadarneo9541]

it's cool and all, just that some tracks don't really feel good for me, specially Wave 1 and 2's tracks

[@shaneens1547]

Some are great, others felt a bit unnecessary.

[@thevioletbee5879]

Damn. Didn’t fix the laminated dirt in Waluigi Stadium.

[@fanta_ferret]

tbh the only notable thing from this entire mod is sunset wilds' sunset being restored

[@teaoftraffic]

i can’t tell if the tracks are the same or different sometimes also the amtersdam buildings don’t have any textures still, so that’s a point off

[@ErickStarkA10]

IDK if my eyes are having problems but I just see desaturation of colors and just that! Is kinda sad, cause you can just adjust that on your TV using the Display Settings.

[@Birdblocks.]

It hurts that modders reimplemented the sun setting on Sunset Wilds, but nintendo didn’t.

[@federicodevecchi3702]

Immaginate shy guy bazar così

[@crispyoats653]

Yeah I really don’t care what people say every track in this mod pack looks SIGNIFICANTLY better.

[@luckyboy7294]

For some tracks I can barely see a difference. For some tracks I can see some cool improvements. For some tracks I see a HD remake. But for TOO MANY TRACKS, I saw a fricking RESURRECTION !!!

[@LanClanKilla]

Majority of these look considerably worse. Sucking the color out of the tracks is not a good thing.

[@JKCat64-xd7oh]

Honestly, Waluigi Pinball doesn’t look that different

[@KujaNiv100]

You forgot to talk about Dawn of mana and its level reset when ending a chapter

[@Leo-01928]

Personally I don’t really like MC3 being more textured. I liked it because it was faithful to the SNES. and if the textures have to go, it’s fine with me

[@matthewmk8dx]

athens look like pompeii now for some reason 💀

[@yoshicookeyclub]

i really don't get why they hated grey rocks so much in the booster pack. like it doesn't feel like a big tall mountain, its feels like a funky hill.

[@mRidley508]

Someone needs to add more npc's and stuff to mave cocunut mall more lively

[@marcelopaulo446]

This is literaly what keeps me up at night thank you,non Nintendo!!! Really thank you.

[@StarmisYT]

Fans do what Nintendont

[@gexghetto]

not gonna lie a good portion of these tracks either barely had a change or look worse

[@OnyxBlaster109]

Here before the schaffrillas comments arrive

[@derpmurphy718]

Did he mention this video or something lmao

[@OnyxBlaster109]

@@derpmurphy718 lol yeah, his MK8D Course ranking for the very first course on the list, sunset wilds

[@derpmurphy718]

@@OnyxBlaster109 Oh that's neat lmao