How Many Courses Can You Drive Backwards In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?

[@Jopes]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Backwards Discord: discord.gg/dqeVKWs8dZ My friend really helped me out with this and he makes great content so go sub 2 him: youtube.com/@0ptx

[@LandonEmma]

That’s a real place? Dant

[@N12015]

So you are a boy? Your voice changed A LOT in the last few years.

[@YuckiDude]

Keep Grinding

[@j_bad1032]

3:40 i tried this about 4 years ago, the first music park barrier is doable with the tamberine and 2 mushrooms

[@xman9354]

Would any of these be possible in Mariokart 8 with the feather? Or was that only in battle mode

[@JoSephGD]

I love how, despite the track looking like it would be an immediate write off as impossible, Coconut Mall is somehow possible backwards in every game it appears in.

[@bdt2002gaming]

It is in 7 too? How? I knew it was in Wii, and this video mentioned 8 Deluxe, but 7?

[@dragonslayerz2220]

​@@bdt2002gamingWall clips, usually.

[@manfredi19]

​​@@bdt2002gamingif you care i made a vid on my channel. As far as i know i'm the only one who has ever solved it in mk7 (in singleplayer)

[@comfy88338]

​@@bdt2002gaming Nintendo just can't help themselves I guess, all of the Wii tracks that ended up being retros in 7 have made their way to both Tour and 8 Deluxe now. They just love bringing those specific 4 back.

[@gaker19sc]

0:24 Oh. My. God. This might not seem big but this guy got the model, edited the materials or replaced the water and then rendered an animation. I LOVE reflections!!!!

[@Jopes]

so glad someone noticed :)

[@glitched7665]

That’s what I’m saying @jopes

[@asterglaceon]

@@Jopesyou did the same at 3:00 right? Very very nice

[@MarioLuigi0404]

I didn’t consciously realize it but something in my subconscious was like “wait the reflections are that good?” Turns out no, this guy is just an insanely over-the-top editor

[@nidgithm]

I've never played this game so I thought it was from the game itself lol

[@Eevay_]

crazy how lakitu, the one that tries to stop you, is the reason some of these are possible

[@JatendoYoshi]

Hearing your voice from a 13 year old to now sounding like a 18 year old is insane. The amount of effort you put in your videos are incredible, keep up the good work ❤

[@evanrosman9226]

I agree.

[@Ewnsq]

frfr

[@kellenwelch8767]

Agreed

[@bigdonutstudio]

Right?! Wild.

[@modernkennnern]

I genuinely thought he was a girl up until the last MK8D video (the only ones I've seen from him)

[@MrCheese270]

1:37 How on Earth did you discover that bonking into a random corner would disable Lakitu?! How long did it take to discover that?! What kind of witchcraft did you use!? You are a madman, and I respect the hell out of you.

[@Andybest1]

No im the one doing witchcraft lol

[@Frenchythefry]

Omg it’s the man with no barriers in video games

[@MrCheese270]

@@Andybest1 ah yes, the real wizard himself. Huge shoutouts to you!

[@T_Bagz193]

Not many people know this, but lakitu doesn't pick you up for driving backwards in time trials.

[@krbraveofficial]

​@@T_Bagz193that's not what they are talking about

[@LiilYogurt]

You don’t know how dissatisfied I was when I found out mirror mode just meant the tracks were flipped instead of being backwards. I hope in the next Mario kart we finally get that, I’ve always wanted to be able to play them backwards, and with all the stuff the last 2 games have added (glider, underwater, zero g), it’s 100% possible for them to make courses make sense backwards. Cool to know how many are possible without any changes tho

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

Tour's Reverse Mode would like to know your location

[@Yeah_itsJohn]

I remember in Madagascar Kartz reverse was their answer to mirror mode and it was really cool

[@ObamasOma]

Maybe they add jumppads like the mushrooms

[@InsertCoolIdentifierHereLol]

*Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Mirror Mode wants to know your location*

[@alan-tairov]

​@@InsertCoolIdentifierHereLolwtf are you talking about lmao

[@LegoEngineer003]

When you got to the point of saying “We need to understand how Lakitu works”, I was expecting the SM64 File Select music to start playing

[@JigsawFlex]

Interesting video! Wasn't expecting that many tracks to be possible backwards!

[@MaglikNSS]

Same

[@jaxvr]

Same

[@evanrosman9226]

Same.

[@Carlos1PlayerOfficial]

Even more that are possible

[@Magolor96]

same

[@SonicKid7]

The 3D visuals for Royal Raceway and Animal Crossing blew my mind. As is apparently typical, the editing just gets better and better and better

[@jaidenester8714]

I think it’s really cool how different all the tracks look and play backwards, and I think it’d be cool if Nintendo added a way to play them backwards officially

[@kittykake44]

I was about to say lmao

[@smoxthybweh]

A reverse mode with ramps added in to make it possible would be fun

[@comfy88338]

Nintendo has done it before, but only in small amounts. DS had some missions where you'd race backwards, whereas Wii had online tournaments that were like mission mode. I think Tour has them too but I honestly can't be bothered to go and check.

[@nickperez4158]

Tour has them, they actually have one for DK Mountain where you're racing up the Mountain as you watch the rocks fall at you

[@duqwatee1571]

I will email them

[@Bayesic]

It’s honestly amazing how much of this you were able to figure out on your own before even knowing the backwards server existed haha a lot of these strategies are not at all obvious so big props to you

[@SpicyInk]

Nathaniel Bandy tried this back when the game released and I've been wanting to see someone try it with the dlc ones. I finally get to see that!

[@ayoutubechannel7143]

Nat bandy has already done the dlc tracks

[@conkerfrog2005]

Dude, the amount of work you put into these videos blows me away, i hope you keep up the good work 😁

[@squirreltastrophe]

I like this much more than the hate comment like it :) positivity yipee!!!!

[@Wdbyrvk74fbtej]

​@@squirreltastrophewhat hate comment?

[@squirreltastrophe]

@@Wdbyrvk74fbtej when the video was new, there was this one comment like "Dude, the amount of no effort you put into these videos blows me away, I hope you keep up the bad work" and I like the positive play on it a lot more! :) I apprectate the effort Jopes puts into these videos

[@milkshakedraws6944]

It’s honestly really fascinating and cool to see how many people are dedicated to doing this, and the creative solutions everyone comes up with to accomplish them! The Squeaky Clean Sprint pipe jump is super cool. Gg!

[@bugtussle5720]

Awesome video! You should retry the ones you barely couldn't do with a higher/max speed combo. Might just be enough to get you that extra distance Shy guy is based though

[@Ghostkid825]

Wonderful video! This dropped into my Recommended feed, so it looks like the support behind it is definitely working. I've loved the idea of driving backwards on these tracks for years, even the ones that can't be fully done. (MK8 Rainbow Road is a trip when you enter the split paths the wrong way.) Very fascinating to see just how many can truly be traversed this way. And I'm super happy to see a fellow fan of playing as Shy Guy! :D

[@patrickbutsmart]

Can confirm that jopes spent a long time researching this backwards stuff also at 1:49 it is likely due to the regular excuse of checkpoints , you don't actually need to hit the corner. Whenever I do speedruns of this category I usually just hit the wee barred part to be safe (you can also just skip this 10 sec time lose but is very hard)

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

2:50 never noticed the adorable jump animation for the shy guy lol

[@TheGamingAabid]

Man you have grown. Keep up the trend man. Starting to think with the music note if it was to be the case, Nintendo could make these notes faster (such as changing them from quavers to semi quavers) to make this game easier and faster. This is a really good video suggestion. Great stuff Jopes.

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

Your use of 3D viewovers of the tracks look so good

[@PLAYER42_ready]

I started watching back with the Yoshi valley video, can’t believe it’s been 2 years! Glad to see how much your channel’s grown and keep up the great stuff!

[@roryrainbow77]

Wow, this is such a cool video to showcase this cool pasttime in Mario kart 8 deluxe. Very impressive how many you found, along with the help of the community! Some of these feel mind blowing to me, like Music Park and Mushroom Gorge. I saw Nathaniel Bandy attempt Mushroom Gorge backwards himself, and he made it to the second green mushroom, but even so the fact you can get past that and complete the lap is just insane.

[@rickyyyyy-]

0:43 "...that I could do them with my eyes closed" now we need a Jopes video where he drives on all of the highlighted tracks, backwards, with a blindfold on, maybe as another 100K special if this video hits 50K likes? y'know, Jopes, you should always stay true to your word.

[@patrickbutsmart]

nah he needs to do 96 track hell% speedrun for 100k subscriber special instead.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Dang, this video popped off in views.

[@carmenwinstead693]

can you not?

[@TheBreadPirate]

@@carmenwinstead693 Okay. :(

[@carmenwinstead693]

@@TheBreadPirate do better next time, okay?

[@VirtualSoap]

What

[@ghb323]

1:39 possibly a trigger extending to that corner that tells the game you came from that “previous” area, so if you legitimately came from that “previous” area, lakitu wouldn’t randomly drag you despite not being out of bounds.

[@yambone635]

Great as always! I love watching people try to break games like this. Can't wait to see what you do next :)

[@evanrosman9226]

Your videos never get old.

[@Jem.Studios]

He does tho

[@yonderjam]

Here's a fun fact about how the Tour cities, N64 Kalimari Desert, DS Peach Gardens and Piranha Plant Cove work. The tracks that have lakitu pick up the player when driving backwards are the ones where you drive backwards for the final lap (Paris Promenade, Sydney Sprint, Berlin Byways, Peach Gardens, Singapore Speedway, Athens Dash, and if my predictions are right maybe Madrid Drive). Tokyo Blur does the same, but that's because the pathway for laps 1 and 2 isn't blocked off in lap 3.

[@nouche]

All of them, in Tour. That was one of the few brilliant ideas that game had, and I hope they keep it for the next installment. I’d honestly find it way more appealing than, say, mirror mode.

[@NN-cr6gx]

Very entertaining video and visuals + competent editing. I love weird challanges and I enjoyed this video.

[@Popslushy]

What the unemployed friend does at 3:45 am on a Thursday

[@neffrey]

i feel like if more groundbreaking discoveries get made this topic could make for a great summoningsalt video

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Very well done. It would be cool if the Reverse Cup became real some day, though only with a portion of its game's courses since others would have to lose some of their crazier elements to support it.

[@MoonlightMirage]

Those 3D visuals are insane I mean, even Baby Park's got one, and you don't even talk about how you conquered that one backwards - especially since Lakitu likes to keep respawning you when you even try going backwards 😭

[@patrickbutsmart]

you can surpass this annoying behaviour of lakitu if you go in time trials

[@porpercrater]

you did the courses backwards, but try them DRIVING backwards

[@samuelharrington7030]

Tf does that mean

[@patrickbutsmart]

@@samuelharrington7030 I think they mean driving in reverse

[@HWLetsRace]

Turn around at the start then hold B and X the whole time

[@patrickbutsmart]

@@HWLetsRace the problem is with boost ramps and stuff

[@Goatman_Gamer]

Yo! I was looking this up to see if anyone had done this and then I realized it was you! Nice to see you, man.

[@KipThe7O]

I remember not long ago when jopes was “a small channel trying to grow” How far my boy has come

[@Eonnor]

Wow your voice changed a lot! Seeing you grow up and your video quality increasing is just awesome. Keep up the good work my dude!

[@stamdar1]

90% of the time, when a content creator promises a link in the description, the link is not there. Good on you for being one of the few who follows through

[@PhlynMK]

That was such an interesting video! I really respect all the time you put into this :D Well done!

[@RobertMcKinnonMainChannel]

that's awesome!!! really informative video :) and i really respect going out and finding that community, and sharing their developments as well!! truly a great content creator 🙏

[@dennisbrannvalls1fan964]

What a gem of a channel! Just went through some of the back catalog and had a few surprises (the voice was one haha), but all the videos are consistently excellent! Subscribed!

[@FreddysFather]

This needs to be a speedrunning category

[@patrickbutsmart]

check speedrun(dot)com

[@riversduvall1176]

Jopes gotta be one of the most underrated youtubers. He puts 101% into his vids and it shows. Keep up the excellent work.

[@willowallen4688]

When I was younger, me and my brothers would play mario cart on the Wii and my dad would sometimes challenge himself by doing the first lap backwards before catching up and taking first place anyway. He only did this on easy backwards tracks though

[@cheez8Productions]

I remember doing this with Mario Kart DS! This brings me back, but man, you put in so much more effort than I ever did. Amazing work.

[@GraniteStateVictoria]

Doing courses backwards in Mario Kart is something we all did as kids for fun (I did it with MK64 and Double Dash) but at the time there's so much we don't think about that could make them possible.

[@RyneMcKinney]

No other channel on KZbin captures puberty so well

[@mindopolis6089]

Mad respect by pulling out the maps for observation use

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I've always wondered this when playing Mario Kart DS as a kid, so it's cool to see that so many others wondered this as well.

[@Sinister_General]

9:12 "I crashed into the toilet" Best line I've ever heard!! 🤣🤣

[@elitobin]

cool vid, the fact theres a whole community for this is crazy

[@yashi18]

Holy youre voice changed so much. Ive been watching you since the beginning (the first video). Keep up the good work.

[@NatetheNerdy]

Sounds like a fun time with friends, racing to see who can complete some of these backwards first

[@mothinamoth]

Love how he doesnt just spend minutes trying before giving up, but _hours_ .Guys got dedication.

[@Deoxys1585]

Redfalcon feels ashamed of himself for not doing the stuff you did

[@superyoshiparker8979]

I know I haven’t commented in a year on this video, but you missed 2 possible tracks, Tokyo blur and peach gardens, the only reason why you couldn’t do them is because Lakitu picks you up, city tour tracks, kalamari desert, and peach gardens work on a lap based system, and when going backwards you take the path on the previous lap (lap 1-lap 3, lap 2-lap 1, and lap 3-lap 2). Edit: Amsterdam drift is posted too

[@APersonm]

Last time I saw you on the internet, you sounded so much younger than this! Cool knowing you’re still around doing Mario kart stuff, keep up the good work!

[@Lando_Calzonian_MK8]

By the way, Boo Lake, Daisy Cruiser, Mushroom Gorge, Snow Land, Waluigi Stadium, Choco Mountain (when it was Possible), were all discovered by me lol (Waluigi stadium was actually co discovered by both me and placid mink)

[@Jopes]

I am incredibly surprised that I was able to get mushroom gorge, but daisy cruiser was really easy lol (also good job on boo lake, that run is really cool)

[@Lando_Calzonian_MK8]

@@Jopes oh yeah, when I found snow land i felt the exact same way you do in this video lmao. It felt so obvious once I got it

[@TroboTicTac]

There is a (backwards) run of squeaky clean sprint where they land on the toilet without dying Pretty cool and nice video

[@CaptainNim]

Damn this is impressive. But hopping onto the train and skipping all the obstacles made me laugh

[@just_ur_local_idiot]

A way to keep Lakitu from pulling you away is using reverse (on switch) click and hold the B button to go backwards, which is how I did it back then when I tried it (and the DLC courses didn’t exist at the time) but it makes it much slower and difficult, but still Lakitu won’t do anything at all to stop you

[@patrickbutsmart]

Lakitu won't pull you away for going backwards if done in time trials

[@joshslater2426]

Great video, can’t wait for a Wave 6 update. I imagine most of those tracks will be very difficult to do backwards.

[@EdoVro]

You can do the Coconut Mall method on a couple of the city tracks too, like Tokyo Blur. Tho instead of bonking you hold both A and B, and just hold right to spin in circles (around like 25 times), which was the old method of breaking Lakitu. There's also a channel I found a while ago called SKaR, which does time trials of courses backwards, and they show some really crazy strats, like Dolphin Shoals, which you couldn't do. Really interesting stuff.

[@Kezunten]

Funny that you mention those tracks. I discovered Tokyo Blur myself and Dolphin Shoals together with SKAR. While it is true that is was possible, it sadly isn't anymore due to changes in wave 4.

[@myfly4711]

I always hoped that Mario Kart would one day add a mode where you could do all the courses backwards. Maybe flip the ramps in locations where it's necessary. That would be even more exciting and disorientating than mirror mode imo!

[@TicTacToeCraft]

It has already been done in Mario Kart Tour. They therefore could possibly add that mode to the next Mario Kart.

[@marioman118]

Bro Your mike has gotten way better! Same with your content! (it was good before anyway, now it's better)

[@SirStevenGilroy]

My sister and I spent extensive time doing this in Diddy Kong Racing on the N64 as kids. Most of the levels are straightforward, but a few required strategy to get past walls and ledges. No planes of course, as that wouldn't be a challenge. The biggest takeaways: loops can't be traversed in reverse, and endless hours of T.T. saying "No no no, wrong way" will play with your sanity.

[@StingRai08]

i know im late, but i love hearing the videos from younger youtubers who are still old enough to know what they're doing. hence why i love watching danerade. this video fills that weird niche for me, so honestly this is really cool! keep it up man!

[@tims5994]

Great video Jopes!

[@zestastic1]

Respect the amount of effort put into this video; that's a sub from me

[@RosenshineRewby]

for some reason this type of video format makes me kinda nostalgic. just smth about a good quality and fun video about a fun sounding idea in a game i enjoy a lot. :3

[@a-j-o-l-o-t-3]

I laughed a lot with Superbell Suway jajajajajaj I am so stupid i could not even think about the top train strat. The video was cool. I Hope we get someday a backwards mode.

[@xvgm24]

Awesome Wirtual music at the end there!

[@Thebluestone]

Interesting video, as always! Keep up the good work! :)

[@ihaveacutecat]

Everyday is a good day when hopes uploads

[@chili675]

Yeah *hopes* is one of the best small Nintendo creators

[@ihaveacutecat]

@@chili675 hopes is so cool

[@JayKayVe]

This is actually insanely cool to watch. Waiting for this to become a niche speedrun category lol

[@patrickbutsmart]

check speedrun(dot)com

[@VolcanoGamingVR]

3:36 - I call it Melody Motorway as that’s what my original Mariokart 8 calls it that

[@SwitheKun]

Another great video. Love seeing this channel grow with every upload!

[@TurboBloost]

I always liked the idea of racing tracks in reverse. Luckily in Mario Kart Tour there are a couple of tracks that are reversed. Maybe who knows, if it will become a mode in MK8D.

[@Hewer86]

"a couple" being all a hundred and thirty something tracks in the game actually

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

This was actually planned for Double Dash. Plus, I have several ideas for a Mario Kart Ultimate, which would pull a Smash Ultimate with not only the characters, but also the tracks, modes, and items

[@TurboBloost]

@@Hewer86 Yeah, a couple of 130ish tracks. No big deal. 😂

[@TurboBloost]

@@pvzmariosonica8fan I mean... MK8D still has the potential to hit that Ultimate tagline if Nintendo were to actually add more items, modes and a few more characters. But I don't think they'll do it. [Hopefully Nintendo proves me wrong and releases a second booster course 👀]

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

@@TurboBloost Hey, how'd you know I like the 👀 emoji?

[@keyboardofsteel]

when i was a kid in like 2010, i spent hours trying to complete warios gold mine backwards. the trick was, to go up the blue rail where the minecarts spawn from, with a small enough kart so you could drive along the edge without being knocked off by the minecarts. then at the top, use a mushroom.

[@jackkemp7256]

Not only with a simple edit could Nintendo make a backwards mode for some of these tracks, but pieces of the tracks can be taken along and edited into battle mode maps. Even locations outside the tracks.

[@saulitix]

I love these type of challenges that give new life to the game.

[@elik.8113]

Remember how the og MK8’s battle mode used actual race tracks and they had to be drivable backwards?

[@iDontReallyKnowTbh]

Anyone else remember when Nathanial Bandy did this challenge on every single track in every 3d game?

[@techknight3753]

Probably the highest quality young content creator on the entire platform. Not to mention you pull out math that even most us adults will just nod along too. Keep up the amazing work, can't wait to see this channel grow and evolve

[@patrickbutsmart]

by "us" do you mean us as in the united states or us as in the collective of people including me and you?

[@giangeegibb]

"After over half an hour of attempts by multiple different people, this happened." *ad* Great video, this was super interesting! I admire your dedication!

[@Dougy]

I stumbled upon this type of video many times, but this one is well edited!

[@b.n9076]

LOL THE VOICE GOT DEEPER AGAIN 😭🙏 I’ma need you to upload another video cause I’m wondering how low your voice goes

[@t-cat264]

Very impressive. You even broke some game boundaries and used some glitches. Ggs.

[@SKaR66]

Lets go bro, coulda had even more tracks to talk about without wave 4 respawn change :(

[@patrickbutsmart]

if only you were good enough to not have updated to wave 4. skill issue. very embarrasing + ratio

[@kaylewolf]

Awesome stuff I also like how you explained why you want people to sub, others dont despite me already being subbed to them, idk why it helps them out Im being a little silly yet mostly serious

[@SpaceFlamingo07]

Very cool! The coconut mall method reminds me of the Twilight Princess low% run

[@corpsimmons575]

It’s so nuts coming back to this channel hearing your voice being so much deeper. When I watched your first MARIOKART video I thought you were a woman in your 20s playing MARIOKART in college or smth lol. That speaks to how professional you are with these voiceovers. I never thought for a second you were under 18.

[@Tgamer1Games]

12:27 “Cause Lakitu to have a stroke” 💀 😂

[@Xpe3681Espinoza]

Fr

[@chriswilson97]

lil bro, that voice got DEEP. You're so talented and intelligent for your age. Keep grinding bro!

[@locrianico6843]

I love seeing your channel grow dude! Keep up this amazing work

[@LoganverseS1]

I honestly can’t wait to look at Wave 6 with this philosophy Edit: Wii Dc and Koopa Cape are possible now! WOOHOO!

[@LoganverseS1]

Also didn’t you initially make a video on this when you were younger?

[@danamaderas3382]

What is “Wii Dc”?

[@LoganverseS1]

@@danamaderas3382 Wii Daisy Circuit

[@Prismatics157]

Baby park should have been in your first category, but the fact that you left it out just to use as a joke later is peak comedy 😂

[@Marcus-Does-Piano]

I think him saying that he's a channel that's trying to grow,also implies that subscribers make him grow UP bro's gonna be a gigant with the voice of a bass guitar if this keeps up

[@patrickbutsmart]

internal sources suggest that he is between 3 and 4 feet. quite tall for a shy guy, I guess