How good is the FASTEST Combo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

getting hit has never hurt more
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combo: dry bowser / circuit special / cyber slick tires / wario wing
i picked it because it has lots of purple!
- fastest / max speed combo
- nearly lowest acceleration
- nearly max / highest weight stat
- nearly lowest mini turbo stat
- nearly lowest handling (turning) stat

[@Shortcat321]

thank you for 1k subs!!!!! 🎉🎉

[@drbuni]

Congratulations. Your channel is skyrocketing!

[@Humulator]

Hope you can read Chinese.

[@retrogamermeme8667]

Ggs

[@twhylerm]

@@Humulator haha

[@MikeHuntTV]

哈哈

[@FriedCuttlefish]

I love how after 2 races everyone in the lobby just simultaneously turns on you like they're all in a group call or something and they begin voting maps they don't think you'll win

[@Shortcat321]

they underestimated my speed

[@FriedCuttlefish]

@@Shortcat321 they were fools to challenge you

[@pnut3844able]

​​@@Shortcat321 "i hate when people underestimitate my speed. I'm fast, I'm so fast you can't even comprehend how fast I am."

[@sonic176yt7]

The "nintendo switch online smartphone app"

[@jismeraiverhoeven]

​@@FriedCuttlefishnot to mention the race after that 3 people again chose the exact same track as each other and it was another track with many sharp turns

[@JosepiThe13th]

This goes to show how well balanced this game is. Even some of the worst combinations can perform well if you’re skilled (and lucky) enough.

[@Shortcat321]

this game is extremely well balanced. any combo has a chance to do well!

[@DoKDelta]

I run all gold kart with Gold Mario. It's all about practice and a bit of luck, but it's absolutely doable even against meta

[@amohogride3739]

If you need more skill and luck than others then the vehicle is ass

[@Shortcat321]

I think the game is well balanced because if you are the better player, you usually will do better regardless of your combo (unlike Mario kart Wii, where a mediocre player on the flame runner will beat even a great player on the baby booster). but if 2 players have equal skill, of course you'll need a good combo to beat them.

[@DoKDelta]

@@amohogride3739 to be fair it's Mario Kart, literally anyone with a meta vehicle can go from first to last in a few seconds lol

[@xaropevic7918]

That last ru was absolutely golden content "This is the best vehicle for that track at 200 cc" "Nobody can surpass me" "This vehicle is absolutely unviable"

[@Lucatin]

This was the Wii U meta. Speed. Just speed.

[@Shortcat321]

mk8dx meta is mini turbo :)

[@MatsYoo]

yeah i used to main dry bowser with gold kart and tires and smoked everyone, i didnt even know back then i though i was just better XD

[@OofGP]

Wii U sucks. OG Wii is better

[@saltyralts]

​@@OofGPdisagree

[@OofGP]

@@saltyralts garbage opinion

[@RedLegend1988]

See, that last race, the bullet in second PLACE.... That is why the distance based item system SUCKS. I was mad for you during that.

[@Shortcat321]

agreed! I hate when I gain a big lead and 2nd place starts pulling stars and triple mushrooms

[@NicoDoesStufff]

@@Shortcat321 but if the placement based system came back, bagging would be even easier and unfair for frontrunners, + maple treeway's shortcut would give bullets AND a good placement, making it unfair for others.

[@Shortcat321]

I agree that both are not perfect. But imo a placement based system like mkwii allows more strategy and rewards having a big lead.

[@NicoDoesStufff]

@@Shortcat321 i think mixing both would be very nice, by tracking distance from first, while having a barrier from op items. An example would be: if you are on second, but very close to first, you pull at most a green/red shell, but if you are very far, you get at most a 50-70% chance to pull a shroom, but when you are in a bottom spot yet close to first, you pull the least op item possible for your position, instead of idk, triple bananas.

[@Shortcat321]

It already works kind of like that, but scaled to be way more powerful than what you suggested. I think your method is great!

[@enderspider5001]

Really underrated youtuber ngl Nice commentary, not annoying, plays well, great fun game, not overly hyped for no reason Hope you grow a lot dude! Subbed

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!

[@McKayPorter]

I’m convinced him and Aculite are the same person

[@gerritdeslak]

​@@McKayPorter nah this is jperm

[@pandahhh9115]

​@@gerritdeslak yeah

[@schwartsborski9425]

@@gerritdeslak yep

[@Hitherto90]

That was the longest bill extention I've seen yet.

[@datalysjr3339]

Honestly this video had me on edge the entire time, like watching an underdog racer all over again beating the odds and honestly that's just an enjoyable playstyle in general

[@libertybiberty7941]

I've been finding this guy's videos in my recommended and finally decided to watch a video. I think this guy deserves more subs than what he has. Such a chill dude

[@drrobocar6459]

Jperm

[@MK_Cheezy_Chicken]

@@drrobocar6459yea is it really him? Never expected him to play MK8DX

[@drrobocar6459]

@@MK_Cheezy_Chicken he played Mario kart wii in one of his videos.

[@MK_Cheezy_Chicken]

@@drrobocar6459 yes but didn’t think he would ever make content on MK8DX, the video was for a challenge

[@Decrypt-Kryptonian]

I give you credit Your not all about the winning Your about making the fun real and challenging yourself against the room I like Racer like you Your actually winning by showing making these combos work

[@SweetMelaninn]

*You're

[@spectacledWolf]

@@SweetMelaninnyou'm'stve

[@SweetMelaninn]

@@spectacledWolf ?

[@JuhMall01]

smart steering op, also that first race was so close. Really good commentary as well man

[@Shortcat321]

thank you!

[@TunaBear64]

Smart Steering is basically free infinte handling.

[@Ajeel]

I actually main this combo but with the P-Wing, Slick tires and the Super Glider. Once you know how to drive well with this combo then it’s really fun!

[@Zack_W]

I use Gold Mario, P-Wing, Metal Tires, and the Wario Glider. It's such a beast if you use it correctly, but it's almost impossible to keep it on the track during 200cc without smart steering (because I'm bad at the game, lmao)

[@Zerethos]

My combo is Circuit special with cyber slick tires and either the MKTV Parafoil or the Hylian kite and playing as the large Mii. May not be the fastest but it has netted me a lot of first place victories. And if I really want to play it safe I substitute the Circuit special with the Blue Falcon, a nice high speed stat with a fairly well rounded overall stat chart. I’m not the best (FAR from it really) but I do really damn well even on 200cc, never used smart steering for a really long time (I may have used it but I can’t remember) the vast majority of the time it was off. I usually go outside of the next turn then drift as close to the inside of the turn as I’m doing it to not only go through the turn as quickly as possible but also get as much mini turbo as possible.

[@CrabOnABeach]

my normal speed combo is usually gold mario, gold glider, slims/wood wheels, and mach 8, and I don't run anything faster than that unless it's time trials on very specific time trials (i use sport bike instead of mach 8 for coconut mall for example). Mach 8 has a better ratio between the different speed stats as well as some miniturbo, and slim wheels do a similar thing while also boosting handling more than it's contemporaries

[@jismeraiverhoeven]

My "speed" combo is dry bowser on inkstriker slims and cloud. Its very fast regardles off terrain type unlike the combo shortcat uses here wich is only fast on main road and antigravity

[@Humulator]

Proof this is JPerm: J perm is known to play mario kart as a favorite game. J perm sounds identical to Shortcat Shortcat came out of no where, and has no stuttering and amazing editing. He lives in Canada, the same country as J perm Il edit this as i find other proofs

[@guohope557]

Also u see 0:31 it’s from Canada

[@Humulator]

@@guohope557 yup

[@twhylerm]

j perm took a few month long “break” where he could have been preparing this channel

[@theskyiest]

lmao "muscle memory" is not only or even mostly used in speedcubing

[@daevastafford]

Lol, conspiracy theory 100% 🙆‍♀️🤝

[@shaheerkhalid8078]

You sound like you would be fast as solving Rubik’s cubes

[@amberlandball]

Maybe he also makes tutorials, maybe 8 seconds average?

[@AviationIsNice]

Yeah... he sounds like he got a 5 second official solve!

[@tokothegecko]

2:55 there was something funny about you being super happy while everyone else was driving over you 😂

[@Shortcat321]

let me win on lap 3, and i'll let you do anything to me on lap 4

[@galacticz6668]

@@Shortcat321 ayo?

[@tableswithoutchairs1168]

@@Shortcat321🤨

[@1987yk]

Got reminded of the lightning McQueen Tongue scene, when watching them pass the line. That’s how close it was.

[@HalfSkullStars]

JONATHAN PERMUTATION IS THIS YOU

[@inseminggd9435]

jonathan permutation LMFAO

[@inseminggd9435]

btw its him yes

[@diegoalex4587]

I just discovered your videos and I’m kind of addicted to them 😂, you’re pretty good at this game!! Hope your channel keeps growing

[@jacobstamp818]

this guy is so underrated what on earth. best mk8dx commentary on yt smh

[@kevinchou1124]

Great Video! Very entertaining to watch. Love your commentary and what you did with this combo.

[@IsaiahSmith3389]

watching this channel i was absolutely shocked you didnt already have a million subs, the videos are smooth, the commentary is great and everything is so crisp

[@pingumisa2453]

He does have a million subs - but on a different channel

[@IsaiahSmith3389]

@@pingumisa2453 whats the channel?

[@pingumisa2453]

J perm

[@Ellaalan02]

He has a channel About cubing that's called Jperm

[@NarrowSpark96]

This is probably one of my favorite combos. I loved to use it against friends when I wasnt really taking anything seriously. It's definitely a flawed combo, but damn is it so fun to use when it's in it's element.

[@Gatitasecsii]

Also i love the commentary, this is good stuff and I'm glad you're getting recognition for it.

[@nikohelbkn]

this was a very fun video :D keep at it , your commentary is very enjoyable

[@082000mazania]

Dude, Im watching this silently so I didnt even know you were commenting (the comments made me realize). Your gameplay ALONE was so fun that I decided to spend my lunchtime watching you play this build. I believe that deserves at VERY least 10k subs . You are underatted as hell man, keep it up!

[@noelic6744]

You sound exactly like a Rubik's Cube youtuber called J-Perm. I've been trying to figure out who your voice reminded me of for almost an hour I think. Happy that I finally remembered.

[@LaPotatoElegante]

I don't know anything about Mario Kart but this video was very entertaining, I hope your channel grows a lot more ^^

[@jayjorg]

This guy makes such good content!! Congratulations on 1k subcribers

[@inseminggd9435]

i barely even know anything about mario kart, i just watched the video because "oh jperm lol XD" but these videos are actually really fun, you can make pretty much any type of content and it will be outstandingly enjoyable to watch

[@yearslate9349]

I can only imagine what kinds of thoughts must have been running through the heads of the other players in that lobby.

[@MikachuonYT]

Great video! Congrats for 1k ❤

[@bigeagleshater]

you’re a really good youtuber and you deserve a lot more subs! just found you and i’ve watched so many of your vids

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!!

[@Jo3shi9h]

JPERM I CANT BELIEVE IT, YOUR INTO THE MARIO KART COMMUNITY AS WELL. I knew it was you as soon as I heard your voice

[@gracechan2446]

Ikrrrr

[@friskycuber]

It’s the exact same voice as J perm lmaoo

[@Jo3shi9h]

@@friskycuber nawww ☠️

[@ShyGal3]

Wow the smart steering strategy worked so well. It's so overpowered

[@editorargo]

that dk summit game was insane, keep up the good work!

[@nym5qu17]

each part having a different speed depending on the terrain helps alot with balance. Some tracks you will just simply not be able to beat other people fair and square. It adds to the strategy too to take the optimal route since most tracks have several paths.

[@user-tp7pn7yu3k]

Either watching you cube or play MK8D it still entertains me to the fullest

[@devilbowser253]

this is what i play no matter what happens, it looks cool and i get to use my favorite character (also in my experience you want to take corners earlier and on twisty tracks give yourself room, you have the weight to do it)

[@dsoni2]

Thanks a lot dude i tried this combo and it was really good! Now I win every single game i play!

[@jacknguyen5220]

😂 "THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNVIABLE" came here from shorts and discovered goated content with great analysis, commentary, gameplay, and editing, subscribed

[@iamlazyboy98]

For a long time I didn't know that acceleration and mini turbo stats were linked so this combo was my main combo

[@SJLaxative]

Your commentary is wonderful. You come off as so knowledgable and skilled at Mario Kart. You deserve all the subs.

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you anime boy

[@acraind7014]

3:27 was absolutely golden: explanation then demonstration phases

[@AlejandroMartinez-kp5dd]

You're a beast at Mario Kart. Respect Mr. Shortcat

[@hyperjanny1510]

This is also J Perm

[@MrRaphaelLippi]

That kart is based on a LMP car (Le Mans Protype), those cars were made to run long straight circuits such as the circuit de la Sarthe :)

[@lordmonocr6206]

I like this specific build I go for where it makes it really easy to do turns and get the drift boosts on so I do it constantly throughout most maps

[@jayjorg]

Man wins with the fastest combo. And I tried this challenge and won. And also congrats on 1.5k subs👍👍👍👍

[@killedmydarling3346]

"Maybe we'll race normally." *immediately takes shortcut* 😂😂😂

[@mixelmonster_]

You are severely underrated

[@ravssb]

I fully agree. This is the first video I’ve watched of his and I am gonna subscribe

[@Humulator]

Btw there is a high chance he's actually "J perm", who has 1mill+ subs.

[@Splashy_the_III]

Altough its his 5th video so far

[@Ali10B]

Newly subbed, congrats on 1k 🎉

[@kotobuki4168]

I love how you just have fun playing

[@PhilipGamez]

This is really cool! The fast combination I’ve always used to get my Time Trial records is Wario + Sports Bike + Slick + Parafoil… I’d say this is the fastest kart combo whereas mine was the fastest bike combo.

[@Shortcat321]

They use something similar for 200cc records!

[@Shortcat321]

Like Paris promenade, toads turnpike

[@marino._.]

The London one was a really close ending

[@Loading1010.]

Really nice editing on this one!

[@Gatitasecsii]

Wow I'm glad I found this I've been wanting to watch people play this more

[@tokothegecko]

1:11 indeed, the nice thing about using the fastest combination in the game, is that you drive fastest then everybody :P

[@Shortcat321]

the ONLY nice thing

[@krisdevos8452]

​@@Shortcat321 and everything else about that combo is bad

[@rryumi]

The MK8DX equivalent of the Jetsetter

[@uralink3485]

I hope you do 1 video for every max stat car, really enjoyed this one.

[@bluetannery1527]

Sharp editing. Love the final end cut hahahahahah great shit dude keep it up

[@thunderhog45]

Everyone saying you sound like J Perm and tbh i didnt even know who J Perm was before seeing the comments on this channel. I discovered you when you had like 300 subs because you got recommended to me before i ever knew who J perm was!!

[@realJacobMK]

I do think he sounds like J Perm tho lol

[@PointlessPigeon]

speed karting.... speed cubing.... it all makes sense!!! mk8dPerm??!?!?

[@RosieBreakwell]

According to Shortcat this is so painful but I mailed this for the whole waluigi wigglier era

[@realJacobMK]

Dang 1k!? I subbed like 3 days ago and you had 300 subs. Keep up the good work man!

[@masterclass3941]

bro doesn't know the truth😂😂

[@tthatguy69429]

Back in mk8u this combo worked much better and was even used in many early wrs because of fire hopping, this game focuses more on accelerating and handling which makes this combo or speed in general useless

[@Shortcat321]

especially the hidden mini turbo stat! it's closely tied with acceleration

[@zurrionglitch]

Here's an interesting idea. What about the max stats for handling compared to max stats for weight?

[@MollyL5]

Nice content. Saw your bagging video too, thought it was two separate KZbinrs lol

[@robk2167]

I just subscribed! Great channel mate! 👍

[@shutupiamyourmother7963]

You can get through U turns fairly well. Just gotta early. I practice with this combo on Neo Bowser City to get those turns down

[@DaBannyGaming]

damn you're really good at mario kart, you should try rubik's cubes

[@pandahhh9115]

Almost like he has a channel with 1.5 mil subs that is cubing related 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@samdekruijf2085]

Was watching shorts and reckoned his voice instantly.

[@user-ev7wf9mw1j]

My personal fav to drive as is daisy with the roadkill bike, off road tires, and that weird squirrel glider

[@finnjay6149]

I never realised how competitive Mario Kart is until this popped up out of nowhere in my recommended. Damn, that looked fun. I didn't even realise that characters or parts can have different stats ahaha.

[@GDBonbon]

Bro you sound exactly like JPerm

[@icemanbg4591]

Yeah

[@ComboFood]

This looks like a style of Kart that would suit me, might add this as my second set, my main is Dry Bowser, Gold Kart, Slims, Paper Glider

[@million5666]

Don't usually watch this type of content, but the commentary is great

[@sergiox4658]

Since the day the game came out for Wii U, I always used that car, and the tires, I considered those, and I still consider them the best to play, and my favorites, only instead of Wario's super wing, I use the flying squirrel, this combination seems to me the most balanced and the best to play 👌

[@Shortcat321]

I went with wario wing for the purple 💜

[@sergiox4658]

@@Shortcat321 oh okey 👍,the Wario wing is cool 👌

[@JoeContext]

It's wild how we went from Wii where the best combo was all about the speed stat to 8DX where the speed stat is completely useless

[@Shortcat321]

well speed is still the 2nd best stat (behind mini turbo), but yeah i like how there are 2 good stats, so there are more viable combos. playing a slow combo in mkwii is torture

[@domp2729]

@@Shortcat321 I question why stats even need to be a thing in Mario kart.

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Speed isn't completely useless smh heavier characters are the meta for a reason

[@Shortcat321]

Stats can suit different tracks and different play styles. Also beginners need more handling and acceleration, novices need more speed, and pros need more mini turbo

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

@@Shortcat321 i think it's funny how both extremes would end up using the same combos 💀

[@Fkx21]

The start got me crying 😭😭😭great vids❤❤

[@5ardino]

what a fun lil video.

[@Diam0nd_King]

You sound exactly like J perm

[@omegahaxors3306]

I think the reason why speed stat doesn't matter is because speed carts tend to have terrible handling, which means less coins.

[@PurplePepper996]

The drift techs gonna go crazy with this one

[@Komamedx]

Didnt know you made gaming videos, theyre great keep it up

[@ComboFood]

This seems kinda like a Glass Canon archetype where it’s strengths are insane but if you get hit you’re screwed

[@Shortcat321]

Kind of, but mastering mini turbos with a high mini turbo stat is actually faster on most tracks, even with a lower speed. So its kind of like a glass bow and arrow

[@ComboFood]

@@Shortcat321 glass bow and arrow, I’m gonna steal that

[@flexflexgaming4388]

Here we have a definition of why speed isn’t always the best thing in a race

[@raph2267]

Nice vid. i liked the commentary

[@andros4323]

why is this shit so entertaining damn

[@beafejerke3422]

is this guy Jperm 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kanjigames985]

He sounds like j perm

[@elgaston2981]

Man I really love ur videos, ur too underrated, I'm sure you'll get a lot of new subscribers. Can I ask u an advice for the best combo with mario tanooki? I'd love to see that. Keep it up!

[@Shortcat321]

tanooki Mario has a lower off-road traction stat, which makes him slip more on ice and dirt. some good vehicle bodies for off-road traction are wild wiggler, inkstriker, or biddybuggy. Use roller/GLA tires, and cloud glider. Hope u like this combo!

[@elgaston2981]

@@Shortcat321 i’ll definitely try it out! Ty and a big hug from Italy!

[@Waiter1986]

super entertaining video but man that ending hurt

[@JAKATA69]

You sound so much like the dude from J perm

[@inseminggd9435]

whos gonna tell him

[@JAKATA69]

@@inseminggd9435 is it him or nah i want to know

[@inseminggd9435]

@@JAKATA69 he is, he said on other qnas he really liked mario kart so i guess he made a channel dedicated to it

[@Wilebane]

JPerm?

[@koumoriarts9469]

This was a really entertaining watch! Nice to still see fun gameplay commentary on this game!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you!!

[@SweetMelaninn]

Wdym still?

[@Obstagoon862]

This video is the definition of "faster does not always mean better".

[@realJacobMK]

Face reveal to prove your J Perm at 5k!

[@Humulator]

We need a face reveal!

[@kierenthecuber]

we need it

[@HELLRAISER02]

Hard to call that the fastest when your mini turbo stat sucks, with very unbalanced speed stats and the good invincibility doesnt make up for the accel But i got a suggestion, dry bowser, sports coupe, slim tires, wario glider, all 4 speeds are high, higher accel, traction, mini turbo and handling Pretty cool vid tho

[@tylerlietz5672]

Hey j perm, glad to see you playin some Mario cart!

[@Jellyman1129]

Love this combo! Going the fastest in the game is so fun! 😄