Is Gold Mario Worth UNLOCKING?

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[@WiiManLei]

Not subbing to JPGiviner is the cringiest thing you could possibly do

[@TheCrusadingKING]

Shit you right I gotchu

[@ashbladegaming]

I think the cringiest thing would be subbing and unsubbing

[@legendarylink198]

Agreed

[@Gregger.]

ok *doesnt sub*

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

@@TheCrusadingKING No need to swear!

[@Darwin-html]

"Gold mario is the only unlockable character in mario kart 8 deluxe" As an Mario kart wii player this hits me hard

[@timelessmoments]

truuuuue

[@Dr.Stoeffloev]

I‘ve been playing mario kart wii since I was young and even now when I play it once in a while there are still characters missing and honestly never bothered to look it up apart from funky kong.

[@Darwin-html]

@@Dr.Stoeffloev same since i could hold a remote I was playing mario kart wii and many vehicles I just couldn't unlock also can we agree that dry bowser is like the hardest character to unlock

[@panda01gamer98]

​@@Darwin-html fr only character I don't have (other than mii outfit b)

[@itsyahboi4306]

Not to be that guy, but you would use "a" and not "an" in that sentence, only use "an" before words that start with a vowel.

[@JarcraftedStuff]

Gold Mario isn't just a character, he's a status symbol

[@theelitegamer1980]

so what u need to do get 3 stars on every cup like rosalina on the wii? to me it's weird that you can unlock almost everything with coins and then need to play offline for something i might never use. gold mario must be a heavyweight i guess, only class i used but as far as the gold kart goes.. why isn't there a gold bike? since karts i don't use

[@Mike223istaken]

@@theelitegamer1980 It would be neat if there was a golden bike. Ultimately I'd likely use the Master Cycle Zero with BOTW Link more often but it'd still be nice.

[@stevensanchez1192]

Hes pretty easy to get though

[@JarcraftedStuff]

@@stevensanchez1192 let me have my moment

[@ChickadooPlayz]

@@theelitegamer1980you only need to get the gold trophy on all 200cc cups to unlock gold Mario

[@BlueCrew2016]

Gold Mario with Gold standard kart, gold wheels and gold glider- a fun way to challenge yourself on 200cc

[@Life_tbh]

I’ve never seen gold wheels

[@scientificapple69]

I used to use this thinking it was the best setup 💀

[@DoctorKidemonas]

​@@Life_tbh I don't recall which goes to what, but the unlock requirements for full gold are gold cup in every mirror mode prix, gold cup in every 200cc prix, collect 5000 coins, and beat all the time trial staff ghosts. Luckily, you only need the base game tracks, not booster course.

[@Life_tbh]

@@DoctorKidemonas thanks

[@emilywilson4697]

​@ScientificApple i wish it was

[@RubyWitchcraft]

Imagine if we got Metal Mario in this game and he had the same stats, that'd be pretty funny

[@unsightedmetal6857]

I almost wooshed myself

[@NJBization]

Actually, gold Mario is Metal Mario except is gold version. Edit to add: to use gold Mario after unlocking him, you have to select Metal Mario first and then choose gold Mario from there.

[@anibration]

It was a joke lol

[@Teon5072]

​@@NJBization Didn't get the joke

[@markissuffering]

@@NJBization r/woooosh

[@griffintgm9467]

Dry bowser: “I used to rule the world”

[@that1toad64]

Now it's Waluigi saying that lol

[@huddled_up]

i spent winter break on this 😭

[@finanzamt_lp]

Me too!

[@huddled_up]

@@spadoinky8111 it took me half of the break

[@DatGuyDumn]

It took me 2 days…..

[@huddled_up]

@@DatGuyDumn ok look i basically had only 100 and 50cc done and i didnt know that doing 200cc gives you everything for 150cc

[@DatGuyDumn]

@@huddled_up You know you only needed 200cc gold right?

[@Yourworstnightmare03]

I hope that unlockable characters come back in the next Mario Kart

[@mackback319]

they did in mk tour, now EVERYONE is unlockable

[@wyattdegroot417]

​@@mackback319 but at the same time it's the only Mario Kart game where you aren't guaranteed to play as Mario from the beginning

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

I must admit, I did miss not having more unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I have fond memories of unlocking new characters in Mario Kart DS, playing for hours just to get Dry Bones, or Waluigi, or ROB, and it would have been fun to get something like that in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I know you can unlock Karts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, albeit based on coin acquisition rather than winning races, and that - realistically - these matter a lot more than characters, but it just doesn't hit the same. I definitely hope they bring unlockable characters back for Mario Kart 9, or whatever they call the next one.

[@NotSo8]

I wish they done something similar to MARIOKART 7. Half of the roster in MK7 was unlock able through cups and I think personally it’s better having them as unlockables than just getting all 50 or whatever for free

[@yasgamer]

I think that is because it's technically a rerelease of the Wii U version.

[@NotSo8]

@@yasgamer Still, they had like 30 characters in MK8 and I don’t think they did unlockables. I think for 8 Deluxe they could’ve at least made the new characters like Link, etc. unlockables

[@yasgamer]

@@NotSo8 I thought OG 8 did have unlockable characters (Rosalina maybe?) But I might have misremembered

[@NotSo8]

@@yasgamer I don’t remember MK8 well either so maybe it did

[@MeesterTweester]

@@NotSo8 MK8U had more unlockables

[@rainywolf4443]

No joke, I didn't even realize this is how I got him. Me and a friend of mine have made it our personal mission to get every star on all the grand prix races, and it's been a fun journey indeed! Just have the mirrored races and the new maps in 200cc left

[@theelitegamer1980]

if i was 12 maybe i tried, but in 2022 2023 and even other years.. i have a xbox 1, 360, ps4,3,2, all nintendo consoles and i can tell you time is a problem.. not just games but 200-300 blu rays to

[@rainywolf4443]

@@theelitegamer1980 Ah, I'd think that all of that just means theres other stuff you'd rather be doing with your free time, instead of it being a matter of having no time. Also, you trying to say i must be 12 cause i do spare the free time? I'll pummel you.

[@theelitegamer1980]

@@rainywolf4443 well i like playing games, but they need to be fun. mario kart 8 is not fun because i've played the same game in 2014 on the wii u. people that play mario kart now never had a wii u. i'm 42 now and many games just annoy me, like wwe 2k22.. wwe 2010 was better gems of war makes no sense with it's random rewards. nba playgrounds was nice but idiots added powerups like in mario kart so you could make 10 pointers onrush i loved but 6 vs 6 not make any sense, since yeah go find 5 friends who play onrush when you are older then 12 XD evolve was cool but crashed and also had gay players that would kill a level 1 monster when it's clear to see it was his 1st time playing.. i not wait a long time for the match to start just to end it in 1 minute. mario kart needs to be random that means all tracks need to be played and in 2014 i got moo moo meadows many times in 1 hour.. now with waluigi it just looks stupid if everybody is using the same combination.. it's all about stats that's why many county's are scam in fifa, if you are a supporter of the netherlands and then play with other country's because of a higher rating.. kinda stupid.. you see in 2014 i bought the dlc after not playing mario kart for 6 months, i got a very easy win on snes rainbow road and why is that? the others love moo moo meadows which is a noob track

[@theelitegamer1980]

@@rainywolf4443 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqirm4ZpfNaZpLM proof i was owning on speed on the easy track but lost because of dumb weapons then snes rainbow road you see i got a easy win

[@AvgRatChefW]

whats funny is that for all of the grand prix i had used metal mario only, and thought that if i did that (every grand prix) with another character they would turn gold as well

[@romantheblack-cat]

Thats kinda fun to see as someone who can look back on that childlike ignorance and imagination

[@lamithroni]

I swear I had no idea what I was doing in mario kart until I discovered this man. Thank you for blessing me with your knowledge

[@BrickShorts8118]

This is the only love NSMB2 will ever get tbh

[@NikkaTiel]

Odyssey?

[@NikkaTiel]

@@TropicalFoggg you can be gold Mario in Odyssey

[@chainmengaming]

There's a Gold Mario amiibo There's a Gold Mario mystery mushroom costume in Mario Maker 1 Hell, there's a NSMB2 themed stage in Super Smash Bros 3ds and ultimate

[@josepheastham2125]

Gold mario is like the game saying, "Hey, you're a pro!"

[@theelitegamer1980]

hmmm, pro if you turn off weapons maybe.. you can also say wow you spend many hours on the game. i never even cared about 150cc, because i unlocked almost everything online.. and i never use karts so to unlock a golden kart for me is useless.. 200cc i never played they added it in the last dlc on wii u i think.. but kids decided to choose moo moo meadows 10x in 1 hour.. while i just bought rainbow road (and did not play offline) so i buy dlc to play old tracks.. it pissed me off and i never played again

[@selmiespot]

​@@theelitegamer1980 i had a stroke trying to read any of that

[@Mike223istaken]

@@theelitegamer1980 You do realize you cannot turn items off in Grand Prix, the thing you need to do to unlock Golden Mario and the Golden Cart, right? Skill Issue.

[@theelitegamer1980]

@@Mike223istaken skill issue? i beat mario kart wii to get rosalina an no i did not play that shitty game galaxy. 2 i never used karts in mk 8.. i unlocked the gold kart on the wii and used it 1 time only. 3 you do know we talk about a game from 2014 right, so you talk about skill in 2023 makes no sense.. yeah i bought it again but the last time i used my switch.. lets see 2017 for odyssey? and maybe 2019 a little bit. why i not play offline? because i get a gold cup but no reward.. nintendo has no achievements or trophies and to just play for fun.. no, give me mario kart 9.. because the next time some kid choose moo moo meadows online i might start hunting kids XD you say skill issue? that why i won my 1st ever snes rainbow road race (no i did not play offline) and you know they chose rainbow road only 2 times.. moo moo meadows at least 10 times.. so who has a skill issue.. yeah i bet wiggler karts would fall down many times, but not my choice to ride on a worm to

[@Mike223istaken]

@@theelitegamer1980 Skill issue that you're complaining about Moo Moo Medows. The SNES is such an old console, online play was literally not a thing bro. It's not hard at all to not fall of rainbow road lol.

[@superfreddybrosespanol6781]

For me, it will be absolutely worth it to unlock a Gold Weegee!

[@ls190v2]

Also he makes for a good flex.

[@wyattdegroot417]

After the Wave 4, 5, and 6 Balance changes, on 150cc, use the Teddy Buggy, Cat Cruiser, or Mr Scooty with Rollers or Azure Roller Tires, and Paper Glider or Cloud Glider, and for 200cc use the BiddyBuggy with the same tires, and gliders I mentioned

[@handmetheparachute]

Thank you, I came looking for this

[@hjonkhjonkamgoose]

I feel like for the context of the video, the title would make more sense as "is gold Mario WORTH unlocking?" Instead of unlocking being the one capitalized

[@darrenblanchette]

My opinion if you If you beat the new DLC you get it platinum Mario

[@hndsome]

Got ‘em in 3 days because I was bored. It’s a fun challenge if you need a time filler. Get a cool character for it too lmao

[@kittygirldracon914]

I got him because I was bored as well, nice to see I’m not alone!

[@theelitegamer1980]

3 days i guess only 200cc then not 50 to 200cc in 3 days XD

[@360noscope.]

JPGiviner: Using the wild wiggler is a MUST Teddy Buddy and Inkstriker:

[@EvanUnknown]

Isn’t the Wiggler just objectively worse than a few combos?

[@Jokester1990-ri3jl]

Whenever I play as Golden Mario, I just use the pipe frame kart, roller wheels, and the golden glider.

[@nickprovence]

I mean if you've unlocked gold mario, you're already a pretty good mario kart player.

[@theelitegamer1980]

yes but still beeing good at a 2014 game.. does it really matter?

[@Joela393]

@@theelitegamer1980 yea because there’s new dlc coming out for it and people still love the game lmao. stop trying to minimize its impact.

[@SurgingSpecs]

He put the right logo this time lfg

[@JPGiviner]

finally haha

[@hot_chocolate0298]

as someone who didnt even know gold mario existed and just got all the 3 star trophies for aesthetic, i see this as an absolute win

[@metal3978]

He is pure gold why isn't he the heaviest character type?

[@MiningDead]

He’s a reskin of metal mario

[@metal3978]

You think I'm not heavy? I'm 2990 pounds!

[@MiningDead]

Oh dang

[@MiningDead]

Idk why he not heavy

[@georgegreene7376]

He is, just not the size of a heavyweight

[@voguefurret]

Compared to Waluigi you might be giving up a slight bit of speed but that is made up for the fact that your weight allows you to bump common combos and a smaller hitbox that might just save you one day

[@demoman5864]

I thought you had to get 3 stars on every cup, I’ve been making it way harder for myself 💀

[@papasquash919]

Not really. You got good practice in for the 200cc. That's beneficial.

[@david_8916]

You have to get 3 stars in all CC to get the gold kart tho

[@youareanidiot115]

@@david_8916 no you dont you get first place on all cups in mirrormode

[@SydJoel]

I got him the other day and it honestly wasnt intended. I was doing grand prix 200cc for fun

[@erlanggawimas6500]

The waffle House has found its new host

[@reshawnstar4519]

The Waffle House has found it’s new host.

[@kittyratrawr]

i was really disappointed that you couldn't unlock characters, unlockables give you a reason to play the game solo! sure i unlocked gold mario which took a long time, but i don't even use him so it doesn't feel rewarding! it would've been cool if it was like smash where you start with a small roster and unlock a ton of characters as you go. also kirby and captain falcon should've been playable characters they both have racing games

[@emasinaa]

The Waffle House has found it's new host

[@BoBsimplemente]

The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host

[@Aaron57565]

The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host

[@FerousFolly]

in casuals my main combo has always been gold mario pipe cart, it's not the fastest but it handles sooooo nice

[@gomango99]

They should add diamond mario and karts for doing all the objectives with the booster courses as well, and give it actually good stats

[@dogoo3104]

The waffle house has found a new host

[@SwagLakitu]

Golden Mario on Mr Scooty with the rollers my beloved ❤

[@jotarokujo1435]

i dont get wiggler plus roller, it controls horribly (yes i’ve tried waluigi) unless there’s some hidden atv feature i dont know about the i cannot see wiggler plus roller being viable in anyform

[@RonYT_]

Bro im freaking stuck on the star cup on 200cc and koopa and waluigi keep beating me, its so frustrating

[@JuilySlay]

In all reality every character in this game is viable, but he's not meta. Realistically speaking, any combo with a mini turbo Stat below like 14-16 will never be meta

[@sweeteyes7]

Probably unpopular opinion: I like having all the characters at the start. That means i dont have to sit there and grind to get my favorite character. I'm okay with unlockable car pieces though

[@matarryfuller760]

Listen man I just finished 150 cc with Luigi and barely scraped the win sometimes but it's good that the effort is worth it

[@WigWoo1]

All gold. Kart, wheels; gold Mario and gold paraglider is the fastest kart combination in the game. Yea you want to unlock it

[@evelynminer5605]

I miss the fun of unlocking your favorite character! I remember how long it took me to get Toadette on Wii, so tedious but worth it! Got everyone but Dry Bowser

[@linktheplayer3]

Quick guide for all mk8d players: Gold kart: Gold cup all 150cc Gold wheels: beat all staff times (the nin⭐️ names) in time trials. Gold Mario: gold cup all 200cc Gold glider: collect 5,000 coins in total (You can view these in stat in the main menu) All of these will be done in the base game, you do not need to do the time trail and cups for the new dlcs

[@DakkaScrappa]

but in ctr there is something called champion wheels which can be collected by completing every time trial against the top racers and most people had those wheels wolfy playz was one of them in a few retries and chilled unlike the other one who spent like 50 retries to complete the first one

[@KentaTheGreat1]

200cc 1st place every single race, that golden mario was satisfying as hell to unlock

[@DDRhappiness17]

I like using Daisy, with the coupe, crimson tires with the flower glider

[@AshleyTheBaleful]

Being an Isabelle main, I suffer watching how (almost) every single character is better than her.

[@wackywavinginflatablearmfl3685]

Not having more things to unlock and go for in this game is what killed it for me slightly, most characters should be locked until you earn them

[@Crc99933]

I’ve been had him… I didn’t realize it’s that hard to get him. I thought it was easy

[@SyriakYT]

Just wanna throw it out there that the wild wiggler + rollers is the meta for any character on 150 and biddybuddy + rollers is the meta for any character on 200

[@MBYui]

Gold Mario is literally just yellow Metal Mario

[@WobbleW0k]

Slight correction, all 12 cups have to be aced, not just won, meaning u need to 3 star each & every set of 4 races from the og 12

[@selkirkswift]

Just unlocked him half hour ago for my kid. Learning 200cc was a frustrating chore but now that I’ve got it down well enough, everything else feels slow and comparatively easy

[@DisWasteman]

I love how people are competitive in a game for having fun with the family •_• Like what’s next? Competitive Pokémon- that already a thing. Competitive snakes and ladders for fucks sakes?

[@Diddy-g7y]

FINALLY I CAN USE MY FAVORITE CHARACTER ON 200CC

[@TylerChou059]

I have been maining gold Mario ever since I got into competitive Mario kart. I usually pair him with the biddybuggy and roller wheels but added the gold glider for the extra speed

[@hizzy808]

i use a bike myself

[@mdmehranrahman3058]

I don't care about the statistics, I use the all gold combo of gold Mario, gold kart, gold glider, and gold wheels. I still win 1st place so it proves you don't need the perfect setup to win

[@aultmanfilms4590]

Videos like this make me realize how complex Mario kart actually is

[@wigii_]

nah, the real unlockable character was the fun we had along the way (i do not want to see a single mario retexture after playing mk7 for so long)

[@RedDevilsTVMU]

We need funky kong adding

[@LunarianBeast]

Do you have any good suggestions for a Rosalina build? 🤔

[@Shazam1998]

Sad that through videos like this people online are all starting to run Meta Kart set ups. Really takes away from the uniqueness and fun of a few casual rounds.

[@animeluigiboy]

It’s a unlockable so if you wanna get 100% then, yeah, it’s worth it.

[@theelitegamer1980]

well since i played mk 8 in 2014 you can never expect me to play it on switch to get 100% on the wii u 200cc came later i think, but yeah most i unlocked by playing online

[@vntos]

This quality is good af. I thought a switch only had 30 FPS

[@vntos]

It’s an Emulator

[@azreal.9238]

I always use Shy Guy cuz he feels good in terms of using

[@iamdavid3498]

I refuse to play the “top tier” characters based off of arbitrary stats that don’t really mean much!!! Play as any character you want!!

[@unsightedmetal6857]

I used to use Gold Mario all the time. Now I've switched to Toad/Teddy Buggy/Button tires for the extra invincibility, but I still need to gauge whether the change is worth it.

[@isaacchavez6714]

Uh not to burst peoples bubble however, GOLD MARIO IS PLAYABLE ON MK TOUR

[@toadstars]

I have beaten all the base game cups in all CCs with triple stars. I also have all the Gold Kart parts too. I'm actually pretty good in 200 CC. But I'm not really that good in online play though. I could be considered one of the pro Mario Kart players I guess lol

[@truffjack7718]

You have no idea how disappointed I was when I got gold Mario instead of getting something like ROB

[@MalkCurton]

in MK8 on the wii u, 11 or 10 characters can be unlocked, idk if gold mario is one tho and if not then toadette is the hardest (i think)

[@ParcelTree-xf9bx]

Those who didn’t know how to get him until now

[@Lightning_XD]

It has the same stats as metro Mario bro, the only difference is the color…

[@Itzpooted]

Didn't think you could be sweaty in Mario cart 💀

[@proffesorchaos]

same tbh lmao

[@MagolorRR]

People are sweaty in every nintendo game, splatoon and mario kart especially

[@arctixreal]

Me, who uses smart steering and auto accelerate, looking at 200cc: *ah yes, finally. a worthy opponent for me to duel.*

[@normalsasquatch]

After playing with the super fast Gold Mario setup, I couldn't stop moving fast in real-life. I got up off my chair and speedwalked to the kitchen and drifted while I speedwalked everywhere.😂

[@cameronnaylor4046]

azure rollers go well with 200cc buggybud! been using it for 2 years now

[@ninjay345]

My main is Metal Mario. I did this for fun and was so happy and surprised when the result was a skin for my main!

[@th3fullm00n32]

I’ve won many online matches with gold mario. (Wiggler, roller wheels, paper glider)

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

In short....he's only worth it if u want the gold look, or need everything unlocked...he's the same as metal Mario

[@markeyeplier5196]

I just need one more 200cc and I’m golden

[@ruslanimeity6894]

Gold mario is a hard character to unlock but if you are good at handling (not like me) you can unlock him easily👌👍

[@AlLacey]

Me looking at my full catalog of gold trophies thinking I needed to win every single race 😶 would've been nice to know I only needed 200cc 😂

[@TheVirtualBlobfish]

I like how gold mario isn’t regarded as heavy even tough gold in the size of mario would weigh more then bowser

[@PhilipGamez]

To answer the question! Yes! He’s Gold! Need I say no more! 😁😁😁

[@Left_Joy-Con]

"Gold Mario is the only unlockable character in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" Booster Course Pass: Hold my beer.

[@Yogirlmonica]

I like it how do you unlock it with every single character? How good is he JP?

[@mrblakeboy1420]

yes, it’s worth it because it’s fun to play them. i used lemmy, mr scooty, rollers, and parafoil

[@ophiuchus_kin]

My obsessive brain didn't know he was unlocked at some point, I just completed everything with 3 stars because I needed it badly then I'd do a full gold combination when wanting to flex the gold card parts

[@ktown1228]

Gold Mario is now returned to Mario Kart Tour

[@Quandalious_the_3rd]

Silver mario: 🥲👍

[@brosselkeks34]

It is wiggler is called Riggler...

[@TheRandomTaco20222]

Do you have to have the DCL in MK8D to get golden Mario?

[@proffesorchaos]

no

[@legendarydragonwarrior]

Gold Mario is basically another variant of metal Mario so they have the same stats

[@Roto-J]

I enjoy metal/gold Mario with the standard bike and rollers

[@MeesterTweester]

JPGiviner using the correct logo? Impossible

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

Dudes who unlocked him with the amiibo: 👁️👁️👄