How good is the All-Gold Kart setup in MK8DX?

Gold Mario and the Gold Kart parts are the hardest unlockables in the game, but are they worth the effort? How good is this set-up, really?

[@Sersun]

Small mistake in the video 😂 I meant the first 12* cups, not 16. You just need to do the base game courses, not DLC.

[@hamstreak5591]

Lmfao Lisp

[@Tailslover2002]

You were actually right about the 16 cups.

[@onvogmasaj]

time trials too or all of them for that?

[@jpd6509]

Even then that would be 24😂 but ty I was tripping at first

[@Taraku43]

​@@jpd6509wait...How did you get to 24?

[@handsomeharold4698]

for those who are too impatient: no, the all-gold kart is NOT good at all

[@Sersun]

Yeah, its not bad but not even close to being meta

[@mustafaqasimi1084]

Too impatient for a 60 second video 😔 truly, the attention span of the youth is dwindling

[@iseeyou1067]

my question is mini turno

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

​@@iseeyou1067 there are websites that you can enter kart parts and a character and it will give u all the stats

[@DeertickDaniel]

How the FUCK are you too impatient

[@ToreUltimate]

tbh i just see them as trophies. not all insane unlockables have to give an advantage, they can just be a flex

[@Sersun]

Yeah, same

[@BaconNuke]

Tbh they aren't busted but at least aren't useless, yeah know?

[@masterwolfgaming3436]

​@@BaconNuke Yeah. Besides, it's probably better that they aren't busted so that new players that want to be competitive don't have to do the hardest challenges in the game just to keep up with the meta.

[@Green_Bean_Machine]

They could’ve at least not made them flat out bad

[@albertsimon4530]

You'll be bagging online in style !

[@albertsimon4530]

Since you have high speed.

[@Welcome2410]

@@albertsimon4530 PLEASE GET ME THE POPEYE’S CHICKEN SANDWICH PLEASE!!!!

[@albertsimon4530]

@@Welcome2410 I'd like to but I can't.

[@MFXofficial_america]

​@@Welcome2410bro hungry 😋

[@Welcome2410]

@@albertsimon4530 this was a sml reference get it?

[@GrahamboPC]

i was baited into thinking this combo had max stats from a video thumbnail 😭😭

[@Sersun]

LMAO

[@elviraisganaitis9028]

that would just be unffair online. I'm not saying that you're dumb

[@GrahamboPC]

@@elviraisganaitis9028 *unfair

[@randomgamer4357]

It was a mod lmao

[@leonelzubieta8636]

@@elviraisganaitis9028Well, you gotta play all the game at 100% to get that so at least it should be meta in my opinion

[@evano7]

Note: Traction is a pretty unimportant stat that only has an effect on very specific tracks, like icy tracks.

[@keybae23]

anything that isnt a tarmack road

[@MegaMario986second]

Or if you are driving on cheese

[@evano7]

@@MegaMario986second Or driving on cheese.

[@dotanim8s]

i used to never know how to unlock the gold set, but now... ...im on the grind.

[@Epicwatermelondotzip]

Good luck man

[@Jamo-sb4rq]

same bro

[@Charcoalinfurnace]

Hell yeah same with me dude I’m doing it now

[@Vamp_flower]

Don't let toad drive you insane

[@leeharold7127]

The only one i didn't know about was the tires

[@Zack_san]

5,000 Coins are much better to unlock the Gold Glider in this version, because in the Wii U version, you need to collect 10,000 Coins.

[@monacoger]

Yes, i unlocked the glider at least

[@destroyer7773]

The pain I felt getting 10k coins was horrible then when I got MK8D the it was still bad let alone I had to get the kart and tires again plus my new main racer.

[@Zack_san]

@@destroyer7773 I know how you feel.

[@destroyer7773]

@@Zack_san it was awful but hey at least deluxe had Gold Mario but man talk about insanity

[@Zack_san]

@@destroyer7773 Yeah. It took a lot of effort and a sleepless night under the hottest weather at that time to get him.

[@AndGoatz04]

> very heavy Yeah makes sense

[@ẞßßßæ]

Lol

[@crimsonreaper2725]

It’s not about winning with a good setup, it’s about sending a message.

[@forbiddenlight4408]

As a wise man once said, "if you're crazy enough, the combination doesn't matter", then proceeded to use the f-zero in competitive 200cc.

[@Cyaaiggy77]

The gold glider is so easy to unlock that when I got it I was confused on how I got it so easily.

[@PurpleFalconGamingOffical]

Dude same here, I never knew about the gold stuff until I randomly got the gold glider!

[@orealz]

it's more of a statement to your dedication.

[@alexandrefillot9600]

It's not about being Meta...it's about showing that Clutch Nixon won't ever dare to challenge you.

[@diegovillacrez8349]

This was good back in the days of Mario Kart 8 when mini-turbo wasn't the most important stat.

[@EmeraldGamer-mr5hf]

What about all the hidden stats like mini turbo and invulnerability?

[@Potable_scent]

I'm pretty sure acceleration and mini turbo stats are the same

[@yeetskideet]

@@Potable_scent usually they are similar but they are not always the same. in this case mini-turbo is a full bar higher.

[@webbowser8834]

@@yeetskideet Which is to say still pretty bad in this case.

[@LuigiGamers0427]

The Golden Components and the Gold Mario is the reason I beat all cups at every cc and all of them are 3 stars🗿

[@Nothingsgift]

My dream

[@RoadTo_MD]

Didn’t even know there are gold tires 😮😮. Now I gotta go get em!

[@Sersun]

Let's go!!

[@autismtony2404]

@@SersunI think you mean, “Let’s-a-go!!”

[@lorenzomakov7781]

​@@autismtony2404I think you mean:"Hey stinky!" *Gets deleted from the existence*

[@autismtony2404]

@@lorenzomakov7781 Nah. “Let’s-a-go” fits it.

[@lorenzomakov7781]

@@autismtony2404 yeah I just said "Hey stinky!" Cuz it's a meme

[@Ejtoorim]

Proud owner of full gold combo and having 3 stars on EVERY cup on every cc

[@sethb3090]

I'm 3 cups from having 3 stars in all 200cc! So close!

[@PurpleFalconGamingOffical]

@@sethb3090 I'm so close too!

[@Thediscombobulatedtippytipson]

I've been grinding, currently on 3 starring 150cc with Toad, F-zero, Azure Rollers, and Parachute(I don't have paper glider or Cloud glider)

[@GamingGardevoir]

I like wearing this for the style, but it’s really identical to “Metal Mario, Sneeker, Metal Tires, Plane Glider”

[@Double_DAW]

Me playing All Gold every time I pick up the game: *sips golden coffee cup*

[@sharkboy8914]

If you don't want to pit in the effort to unlock all the gold stuff Metal Mario Sneeker Metal wheels Wario Wing/Plane Glider/ or Paraglider This has the exact same stats as the gold stuff. Except the is this kit has +2 invincibility compared to the gold stuff. Other than that, the stats are the same.

[@RobertTheFoxxo]

For all of your efforts, you get... a sub-par set. Thanks Nintendo!

[@ryanhiggins8869]

Devs know you did become a master to make the game easier. It’s a trophy for your ego

[@hexxvixtar3283]

I never played online but I do use all gold set decently often after I got it. it can def get you ahead very quickly but the handling is holding the combo off. it's very easy to go off course lol. you should use it at least once tho when you get it, using it on 200 cc is pretty fun :)

[@Saints-Bear]

I got it and holy moly! The tires are super hard and is worth a sweaty grind

[@Umbrum_Silvermoon]

Basically the Gold Armor in minecraft xD

[@NetullaGD]

It's also good to do if you want to get better in general. You'll learn the tracks, learn the speeds as well. Bone dry dunes is something you gotta learn a bit though

[@kingtoast2565]

My switch screen broke but this has made me to try and get it working

[@Copyistofchoice]

For the gold tires, when you race nintendo staff, upload your ghost after racing them, you can go back and upload them if you already raced them once

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Rlly just made us go through all that effort to give us a supar loadout 💀 i get it's likely because Nintendo didn't anticipate that players would find out that acceleration is better than speed due to it also being tied to miniturbo, but now that the secret's out, they should have given it teddy buggy stats or smth 💀

[@joeyschramm8164]

The gold tire äs where you gotta beat all ghosts... I rememver these days. Damn that was a frustrating time. Never raged this much in my life. Cheeselands ghost was a pain in the ass

[@InvaderZimpressions]

Fun fact: Your acceleration stat is pretty much identical to your miniturbo stat so it also takes longer to charge up your boosts when you drift. You could use it for bagging but even then there's better builds for that.

[@the0therethan]

“the hardest unlockables in the game” yes, they’re the only unlockables 😂😂

[@untagged-human]

no, there are a lot of other parts that you get when you collect certain amounts of coins

[@angelogaray8019]

Well no, kart parts still have to be unlocked Gold Mario is the only unlockable *character*

[@untagged-human]

@@angelogaray8019 i dont understand, can you explain

[@Jonasullu]

This is a nice tutorial to unlock the golden part and know if theyr good 👍

[@_imfriendly95_67]

i do enjoy that its all this work for metal stats which aren't good

[@crimsonking5986]

"Its not always about the stats, spiderman"

[@YoshiFan1995]

I remember back in 2017 you were the coolest player online if you were using the all gold combo

[@tntdude999]

Handling and traction don't matter that much. The stats that do matter is the hidden stat mini-turbo (determines how fast you charge a mini-turbo, how long it lasts and how much speed it gives.) Gold mario only has 1 mini-turbo, gold kart has 4, gold tires have 2, and gold glider has 1. Together they have 10 mini-turbo, which is really bad.

[@Daralexen]

A character like Toadette eliminates the bad acceleration. Although, I do agree that the solid gold kart is more of a flex/trophy to flex in lobbies or with your friends.

[@lydialittlejohn7873]

Baggers gonna love this all gold setup. (Im a small bagger, I only bag on bagging tracks)

[@michaelperez6811]

I don't like mirror so I probably won't unlocked and I dont even like mario it would be cool if you could get like a gold camo for every character by for example getting 3 stars in every cup in just 150cc and the stats stays the same for the character.

[@Sersun]

That would be super cool tbh

[@michaelperez6811]

@@Sersun and may be even if you unlock the golden character is the popular meta if you use the default is the original stats. I like Yoshi and I always play Yoshi is the meta now but when it was waluigi it was so annoying and if this were to be implemented I just cold have use the wiggler and Yoshi and have the same stats and everyone would be happy. Now is just a race full of Yoshi and that's also no fun to look at.

[@geo3317]

Every once in a while I would use the gold build for two reasons. 1. To just show it off, 2. To prove that any build can be good if you're good enough

[@williamrichardson5039]

In Mario Kart 7 that was the bomb note to self I use that set up in my car 7 so get some music in here too

[@PTRanagaming]

Neo Bowser city on 200cc was a nightmare

[@sethb3090]

I actually have a lot of fun on Neo Bowser City. Its the endings of the haunted mansion and the last turn of Rainbow Road that get me

[@thefancydoge8668]

Same with 8's rainbow road, those two tracks are not ment for 200cc at all. You basically have to hold the brakes the whole race.

[@jerrythepIatypus]

The Gold Glider is the only one I have and I think it's the best looking of the Golden stuff

[@MatsYoo]

Gold kart gold tires and dry bowser was my go to in mk8 vanilla online and once you got 2 defensive items it would take a target shock or blueshell to catch up. Played till about 70k mmr

[@Wizlight321]

Only mirror is required I think, correct me if I’m wrong please.

[@Sersun]

From what I found by researching, you need both. But I could be wrong, I did Mirror after, so unsure if me beating 150CC previous to that did anything

[@FlaminJolt]

You only need mirror

[@Crimjoslu]

In a previous mario kart this combo would be goated but they decided to make it in the one game where speed isnt that important, thanks nintendo

[@johnbailey8103]

For those who want the hidden-for-no-reason stat numbers: Speed (G/W/A/AG): 20/16/18/16 Acceleration: 7 Weight: 21 Handling (G/W/A/AG): 12/11/9/10 Traction: 6 Mini Turbo: 11 Invincibility: 16 Compared to Yoshi-Teddy Buggy-Roller-Paper Kite (Current Meta): Speed (G/W/A/AG): 11/15/17/13 Acceleration: 19 Weight: 9 Handling (G/W/A/AG): 17/14/18/16 Traction: 14 Mini Turbo: 21 Invincibility: 5 Source: mk8dx Builder

[@powerduck6192]

I like how it’s heady af bc it’s made of Solid gold Ig Nintendo care more about that little detail than making the combo a bit more better

[@Sersun]

Yuuup...

[@bengamin98]

I got 3⭐️ in every Grand Prix consecutively from 50cc all the way to 200cc without losing once only to discover all I had to do was what he described here.

[@scientificapple69]

I feel like this set is a challenge, difficult stats but cool car to drive around (I also used to think this was the best set and played so much 200cc with it, might be why im good at the game)

[@wer1123]

I wish they still had unlocking the cups and characters in 8 deluxe. It felt like I earned something when I got a new character or kart. It would have been even cooler if they could have done it for the dlc

[@LUIGISQUAD64XD]

Funny thing is in Mario kart 7 you need 10000 for the glider. I got it the other day and an estimate of how long it took was about 4 years

[@lemmyxpro]

I wish the gold kart parts still had the same stats as the default versions of those vehicle parts... THEN they wouldn't be bad, and actually pretty good, instead.

[@jacobpugpoirier3350]

OK I feel better about my progress now. That

[@Bob-kerman789]

bro has the Daphy duck lisp :skull:

[@Funmaker212]

I just got my golden parts while 3 starring every non-dlc and dlc grand prixes. Honestly wished that the gold parts were actually worth the grind to get them.

[@Xyphlias]

good thing i have all the gold setup, it was actually pretty easy

[@meh4990]

Makes sense, it is made of gold after all

[@henryhere]

It's worth it for the flex, especially if you still win in online despite the midness of the combo while everyone else is playing yoshi teddybuggy

[@mouithecat7938]

What about hidden stats?

[@SpeedCubed21]

2.75 mini turbo 4 water speed 4.5 air speed 4 anti gravity speed 2.75 water handling 2.25 air handling 2.5 anti gravity handling

[@flameacegaming]

I mean, ig this setup is good enough for the 200cc staff ghosts.

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Oh no. I need to unlock these.

[@EPgamez]

Drip stat is off the charts tho ngl

[@MinecraftDood02]

On Wii U, the Gold Glider needs 10,000 coins... yup... I did it though, and I find the extra weight nice because I always play as Toad

[@Dooty-Doot]

So funky, zany, crazy lol

[@Casiclyst]

Wait till he finds out about bagging 😭

[@Syper7]

Oof the low acceleration, the other stats are fine, but would definitely trade that weight stat for anything else

[@morsology]

I remember spending WEEKS on this

[@laserdisc7768]

Imagine in the future we get diamond everything

[@thephenomenalphantom8372]

You would think on how hard it is to get everything, it would actually be good

[@Sersun]

Yup, unfortunately not...

[@WillyBillyBoi-6U3P7]

The moment I realized the gold setup wasn't even that good after having tires, cart, and gold Mario, I was finna cry bro 😭😭😭

[@humanperson620]

I miss the mario kart 7 Golden kart, I'm never unlocking them fr.

[@Green_Bean_Machine]

I do remember being pretty insulted when I realized the gold setup I had worked so hard for were really bad

[@BlueishToad]

The thing is, it was decent in original mk8 which prioritized heavy characters, which is why it’s so hard to unlock

[@Sersun]

Good point, yeah!

[@BlueishToad]

@@Sersun honestly the design of having heavier characters are better, since they have worse acceleration and handling, making it so they would need more skill

[@Da_Hubz]

Try this combo on tracks with lots of booster panels. Bagging works too on other tracks

[@Dark_Jonny]

Gold Mario, Gold Kart and Gold Tires are so easy. Glider just takes time

[@TheWeirdkid_64]

Small misconception: to get the gold kart you only need to get 1 star in every mirror cup, not 150cc

[@Cocomelonthepotato]

Literally just a flex that I have

[@technoraptor6419]

It's basically one of those "for what it takes to get to unlock them, the stats aren't what makes it useful but the skill of the one using it" kinda unlockables You won't be running meta on your little sibling but darned if they're gonna beat ya still lol

[@AmyAmythya]

not me accidentally getting the gold glider

[@IIISuperLinkII]

"How good is the, hardest to collect, setup?" "No"

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

If it was balanced like MK Wii, it'd be amazing. But with the importance of mini turbo nowadays...

[@WinterM4444]

Aw geez imma be playing till i get it

[@Kenny-_-12-w7g]

I got the entire set up took ne about 92 hours this was kinda worth it i use the gold glider always

[@chilidog2469]

You’d think being a tough unlock they’d make it far better

[@xanderxl4399]

Mario kart 7: 20000 coins for the golden kart.

[@Freakbob-j9n]

Well time to grind

[@destruxandexploze2552]

Gold is heavy af. So it makes sense the weight is high.

[@RobloxBaconBoy9]

the wheels sound hard

[@Da_Marcus13]

Back in my wii u days, it was 10,000 f**king coins

[@יואבישראלי-ב3ק]

Bro really talking about viability without talking about mini turbo

[@coolguymcfly]

handling is perfect tho, too high of handling creates too sharp of turns which can lead to you bumping into something, and too low cannot do last second maneuvers at alll

[@wjjxkskqkw]

handling not only dictates how sharply you can turn, but how well you can correct yourself. you don't need to turn as sharply as possible every single time. I'm aware people like shortcat made the claim that your handling can be "too high" but I for sure believe this is wrong. characters like baby daisy and baby peach (same stats) are horrible because their speed and mini turbo are abysmal compared to other baby characters, but even still, the increased handling stat is often used on 200cc world records (baby park and neo bowser city to name a few)

[@adecesare3716]

You can replicate the stats with metal mario, metal tires, airplane or wario glider and then I think the sneaker car

[@EvanUnknown]

Yeah but what about the mini turbo stat?

[@jbirgic08]

Oh yeah, by the way, guess what I just did it all go set up emoji starting to look just by using the most Sadies AMG wheels and the second car ripped the plane glider

[@DodgeThatAttack]

Nintendo really thought speed builds would be good 💀

[@J_ey]

All 16 in 200cc is correct Both 150 cc and mirror at least 1 star in incorrect, only mirror, as I have the kart, but I never beat all base game 150cc tracks Beat all staff ghosts on 150 cc is correct, and 5000 coins is correct. Hope this helped clear things up!