MK8DX Custom Track - Magma Reactor

[@Squadaloo]

For the record, the disclaimer at the beginning has nothing to do with anything legal, I just noticed several instances of confused parents ending up on the Mario Kart subreddit recently looking for why their game doesn't have the content their kid found on KZbin when the kids were watching mod videos. Also, because enough people are asking, the music is Underground Moon Caverns from Super Mario Odyssey.

[@teenageapple3788]

Who can blame em? The track looks straight up official

[@thewanderingchelmet]

Kids annoy me sometimes, literally says custom track and they think it's in the game.

[@djroscurro9859]

honestly to me that says more about the quality of the custom track than anything else did a GOOD ASS job

[@Jplace498]

@@thewanderingchelmet because kids these days can't read and just watch brainrot

[@greasemonk4576]

I blame the parents for not looking deeper and asking their kids to show them the video. I also blame them for not teaching them the concept of mods.

[@finalregion6247]

Toad's Factory and Grumble Volcano had a baby

[@SydneyIsSleepy]

i LOVE the sideways lava geysers, it's always so cool seeing obstacales taken into a different context and as a result drastically changing how to avoid em

[@IggyZeKoopa]

Fr fr

[@De_an]

Honestly, this track explores the potential of antigravity better than 90% of the tracks in 8DX.

[@zirconium3860]

1:22 bro this trickjump placement is sick

[@Rimea]

Really cool to see the track you worked on during your 2023 custom track creation series finally be finished, it looks great! I particularly love the unique uses of conveyor belts and the lava geyser jumps.

[@gdminus1726]

In a parallel universe, we all are buying MK8DX Squadaloo's Expansion Pass

[@IggyZeKoopa]

🙂‍↕️

[@NerdFromColorado]

This track is incredible. Visually, it's really distinct from any other custom track I can think of, but the design is where this thing shines. I love the complexity at play with the ramps and speed boosts in the middle, and the hard jumps are never unfair, just require you to be able to react fast. I think this is a solid contender for your best custom track yet.

[@mistwowlol]

Not only is this track visually a treat, the gameplay has noticeable effort put into it from the shortcuts to the track gimmicks. Good. JOB.

[@thelibyanplzcomeback]

better designed than most of the dlc courses in mk8d

[@iceypoo8790]

Actually true

[@TicTacToeCraft]

BCP

[@iceypoo8790]

This has to be one of the best MK8 Custom Tracks I’ve ever seen. The creativity with the lava geysers in the anti-gravity section is insane, and the track doesn’t only have a really cool and unique theme, but also looks really really nice. Almost as if it was a base MK8 track. And I haven’t even gotten to the fact that there are split paths AND that you can go from one path to another as a shortcut with a mushroom. Super well done!

[@kendallmonge649]

This. Is. AMAZING. The visuals of this track are absolutely breathtaking in and of themselves, but the gameplay is particularly incredible. I feel like that's such an underrated aspect of making a great custom track, and you consistently nail it. The "choice" you require players to make between the long green conveyor belt or the short red conveyor belt, the speed boost by the lava geyser compared to the regular ramp above it, the shortcuts - it's all amazing. This track looks like a masterpiece and plays like a dream. Excellent job!

[@philipp_mn]

very good track. the layout shows the creator knows how to create a track that feels good to drive on and has a lot of small gimmicks where "experienced" players can show there skills

[@angelogaray8019]

It’s stuff like this that makes me REALLY wish Nintendo wasn’t so harsh when it comes to fan-made content

[@ThePokeman]

The split and converging shortcut paths? The conveyor belt shortcut?? The finish line trick??? This is a beautiful track. Well done. 👏

[@necrozma_mk7]

The lava geyser usage is so unique, I love the creativity you have

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

THIS TRACK LOOK SOO GOOD OMGGGGGGGGGGGG. Its like so creative and original. More tracks like this one, plsss 😭

[@signofmars]

So sick to finally see this come to life! I was really invested in the making-of series, and I’m grateful you didn’t totally burn out on the track. It looks beautiful in its finished form, and I think there’s a lot of interesting driving strategy throughout the whole course. Excellent work! Thanks for uploading this.

[@alexk_ninja]

Very cool to see that you finished this track after your burnout. The track looks amazing, keep it up!

[@spiritgan]

this is a really good track bro omg i thought it was legit in the game files for a second 😂😂❤

[@bjorngmrofficial]

Actually seeing this relic of the past being brought back to life, and looking so damn cool, is amazing. And using Honeylune Caves for the song is super fitting + track design is great. Love it!

[@Yoshilover22]

Wow, this is so fleshed out it honestly looks like it could be a real track :O

[@squishyfrog643]

This is such a small detail, but it's so cool that you can trick off the starting line banner! Awesome track!

[@Vlazeca]

Looks sick! Well paced and good visual design.

[@TheVideoViper]

At first, i thought the title said mkbhd custom Mario Kart track, but then i remembered he only races in school zones

[@Gorffen]

This track looks incredible to race on! Looks very inward friendly too

[@Guylan]

Oooooo you finished the track yayyy

[@tctt185_dg]

This looks AWESOME! The tutorial course is finally out. It ended up looking as good as it sounds and you felt quite bummed out about it a while ago while making the series. Goes to show that just making it and chucking it out can be good sometimes.

[@ADepressedDragon]

FINALLY SOMEONE ALSO THINKS THIS SONG SOUNDED LIKE A MARIO KART SONG seriously the day I first heard this song it sounded so much like a Mario kart song to me But anyways this track is really cool! Am new here and saw it in my recommended and I’m glad I checked it out

[@TicTacToeCraft]

I mean, it's pretty similar to MK8's Bowser's Castle (the music)

[@Matojeje]

What's it called?

[@TicTacToeCraft]

@@Matojeje Underground Moon Caverns from Super Mario Odyssey

[@Ludwigarum]

Really cool and innovative track. Well done

[@brandonredd317]

This track looks incredible! Awesome work! 😉

[@darthtroller]

This is so cool, and I'm so glad you used the moon caverns theme, I always thought it was so fitting for a Mario Kart track

[@kaero2]

Great work man, looks really polished, looks legit- great shortcut and trick placements!

[@Mr_Sideways]

Dude everything about this is awesome, the feel, the varying routes, especially the use of anti gravity its all so amazing. This took you weeks or months to create and it was all worth it and more, your one of the most respected mod creators in my eyes and I love seeing your new tracks always pop up for an awesome surprise. Keep up the amazing work.

[@MeandMyScrewdriver]

Get this man working on MK9 this is actually sick

[@ZombieManF]

THE KING IS BAAAAAAACK!!!! And with a significant milestone of a track too! It's great to see it finally come together, especially the sideways geyser gimmick

[@adrielmason4596]

This needs to be on Mario Kart 9

[@blast8111]

OH MY GOD I wasn’t sure we’d get a custom track vid again, much less see *this* one finally come to life! It looks incredible! An instant Squadaloo classic

[@Pootsworthy]

Close enough. Welcome back, Ice Ice Outpost

[@Kaishidow]

Sick, loving the use of the conveyor belt

[@DjoingDalton]

I love the reverse conveyor as a mushroom shortcut. Very creative.

[@Etienne-b5s]

This look incredible ! Especially the split paths

[@syeo501]

Ohh nice, this looks extremely cool!

[@strawberrana]

This is genuinely the best custom track I've ever seen

[@sitbar1]

Incredible Work as Always! Another big Project by you becoming reality after tons of hours :D

[@Manu__]

Another custom track, another amazing one. Its incredible to see how you are always so consistent with the quality of your tracks, by far one of the best CT creators out there!

[@happy_man227]

The stronenz of mk8dx ct creators

[@_vanessajane]

Oh my gosh it's your 2023 tutorial track 😍 Love it!!!

[@mshadowsa2847]

The pipes on the ceiling “now thats what i call craftsmanship “ -mr. Krabs

[@KainFella]

what a great monday this now is, start the week with a new massive track 👍🏽 thx

[@Croco_64]

a stunning custom track, like always!! :)

[@Bass_Goat53]

I'm so glad you were able to finish this track, it looks amazing!

[@LButtonX]

I'd love for this to reskinned as a Bowser's Castle from Wonder and ported into Mario Kart 9 as an official track. Looks great, I just don't want to risk bricking my Switch. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@robbertlw9610]

Absolutely amazing

[@thomasharo1296]

I love it, but would suggest extending the anti gravity up until the glider at the end

[@Squadaloo]

It already is, it flips as soon as you go off the final glide panel, look at the wheels. The camera is designed to minimize movement because it helps you see further ahead.

[@thomasharo1296]

@@Squadaloo Oh I'm blind sorry lol

[@Jonas43]

Amazing work!

[@_ram16_]

lawrdy fits with the banger beat

[@LiamWins]

Does this mean we'll get Making a Mario Kart Track Part 8? Or did you finish this off-camera? Either way, very glad this track has finally come into fruition!

[@Squadaloo]

I finished it off camera. Basically, I realized the problem with the series was that in order to accomplish something per episode I wasn't actually working the way I normally do which is to work on one part until I get bored of it and then I switch to another part. This doesn't make for a coherent series, however, so I was trying to work on one specific thing until it was done, which led to burnout.

[@selder_7]

Having a red conveyor belt path serve as a mushroom shortcut is brilliant, surprised that’s not already been in a main game

[@Dilmi.AOUKLI]

Ok this looks incredible to race on

[@Iga_Bros]

Incredible quality as always

[@cpcantimark]

you did amazing man, instantly recognized the making-a-track series inspiration and thought it was insane

[@BCPReforged]

Looks incredible, very nice job !

[@captainphoton1693]

Layout is amazing. Graphisme better than ever.

[@cutecharacterpower]

Wow, this brings back memories! So happy to see it finaly complete!

[@TheSuperKiwy]

The completed tutorial track! Nice to see it in its completed form! Looks really good and playable!

[@cold_soup_]

hell yeah volcano-themed factories/reactors are in my like top 3 level themes

[@zoa1530]

Legit beautiful work

[@koosloo_ulia]

Really impressive. Being the annoying critic I am, I’m still gonna critique it though :/ (seriously though, this is really good.) 1) This might just be personal preference, but the lava from grumble really looks like molten cheese, the lava from BC3 might look better. 2) the turn onto the dam seems to have a wack camera… but probably would require being drastically changed to make said camera cooperate. 3) The lava sphere in the conveyor part looks like it is tiling, maybe scale up the UV map (I think that’s the right wording :/)

[@Squadaloo]

1. I might look into it, I'm not crazy about how this lava looks, either. 2. It actually looks much worse here due to using a sport bike and at one point I told myself not to use one for the video then promptly forgot, but yes, this is one of those things where 2025 me put more faith into 2023 me doing the work to ensure the course design works with the camera than I should have. Really, I'd probably have to nuke the first half of the dam to fix it, and it doesn't seem nearly as bad with the vehicles most people will use as it does here. 3. I actually kind of like the way it looks, it looks like a mini sun to me and makes it stand out from the normal lava. I'd change it maybe a bit but not much.

[@KozakuraRabbit]

Always nice to see more creations from you! Love the different gameplay ideas on this one :)

[@WypsotorNyloff]

This is a very sexy track, well done

[@SillyStarstruck]

yooo this is awesome, love how you can trick off the top of the goal post

[@JeremythekidRS]

needs the fronrunning variant for the music

[@Mr-ko7uy]

What the hell is this BANGER music?

[@TicTacToeCraft]

Underground Moon Caverns from Super Mario Odyssey. It goes for a similar style as MK8's Bowser's Castle, mixing rock instruments with brass. Super Mario Odyssey even features a call-and-response pattern.

[@LunaticCrusaderUrist]

I like it, good job.

[@gamernyes7417]

babe wake up, a new squadaloo banger has dropped

[@justinjyeung]

Thanks for sharing! Such a cool and unique course :D

[@JustTannerO_o]

Best Mario Kart 8 custom track, really good work 👏👏

[@metarunnermariokart]

Awesome track! Could we see a Time Trial on this maybe?

[@NickMario1]

Kinda looks like a sonic riders track! Looks awesome

[@mesacboy7939]

This is unbelieveably impressive

[@DiegalesMinion]

This needs to be in ctgp dx

[@YoshiTendo]

You know this is kinda like King Bowser’s Keep in a way

[@ultram2561]

This is what happens when you let Toads Factory crossbreed with Grumble Volcano

[@dirkvisser9777]

Really cool looking track! Very original

[@cadendicky1855]

Absolutely fantastic mod. I forgot the name of the song they used for thick modded track though, what was it?

[@cheeseboy2251]

"Squadaloo" 👀 "new custom track" 👀👀👀👀

[@thegold707]

YOU FINISHED IT!!!!

[@priff1376]

In the future, could you please record these videos while using outside drift? Not that it's just my preference, but outside drift has significantly better viewing angles than inside drift when turning and it would make it easier to see things in the video.

[@Squadaloo]

I actually told myself to do this before recording, and then after uploading, I was like, "Wait a minute..." I just drive inside drift normally, and I was on autopilot.

[@priff1376]

@@Squadaloo lmaoo

[@the_bun_e3314]

You should make a track based on the Mario kart ride at Universal

[@Squadaloo]

That would be pointless IMO since the ride effectively just hops between existing Mario Kart tracks.

[@the_bun_e3314]

@@Squadaloo You can enhance on that and make it better! Like - ACTUALLY PLAYABLE WITH ACTUAL POWERUPS compared to shells

[@SuperKoopBrosOfficial]

if nintendo doesnt make smth like this or just a standard power plant themed track for the next mario kart ill be sad

[@Matgamer2575]

INSANE!!!!!

[@mixer1014]

Where’s the music from? Or was it custom made?

[@Squadaloo]

It's Underground Moon Caverns from Super Mario Odyssey

[@smeck2067]

reminds me of egg factory from sonic riders

[@arcgabbro10]

Lil prediction here. CTGPDX 2025.

[@Squadaloo]

I'll definitely submit it at some point, but given I also test the pack and thus know what is in the next release, I'll go ahead and say the track selection for the next release was decided long before I finished this.

[@teg_sd]

完成度エグいな

[@Seulambre_On_Spotify]

Gg

[@robrobsen9727]

Hey, I'm like number 1000. Nice to meet you.

[@thetopcatgamer4946]

What’s the music? Is it custom?

[@thegold707]

No, it's Moon Cave form Mario Odyssey

[@Supertactico12]

Name song please?

[@Squadaloo]

Underground Moon Caverns from Super Mario Odyssey

[@Supertactico12]

​@@Squadaloo thanks