Actually trying my best for once

Try not to play yoshi teddy challenge (impossible)
How to get Better at Mario Kart: • FULL Beginner Guide | ...
Combo:
Yoshi / Birdo / Peach / Daisy
Teddy Buggy / Cat Cruiser
Roller / Azure Roller
Cloud Glider / Paper Glider

[@CadOaThePickle]

"I'm clearly at a higher level" proceeds to drive into a wall

[@Shortcat321]

HAHA i realized the irony as i was saying it. i had just started a new session and i didn't calibrate my controller yet for soft drifting, which is why you see me miss 2 mini turbos right before that.

[@laserfoxpro]

@@Shortcat321what does calibrate the controller for soft drift mean

[@armandoromero2053]

@@Shortcat321 love your videos and you made me go back to playin g Mario kart and now it’s basically a full time thing

[@shivernaut8607]

@@laserfoxpro he made it up

[@Shortcat321]

@@laserfoxpro It's a thing with the gamecube controller where you can use the 45 degree notches for soft drifting which requires a 44 degree angle. I push the stick a few degrees upwards from neutral, then hold Start+X+Y to reset it. This makes the controller stick think that all coordinates are slightly lower than they really are, turning my 45 degree notches into ~44 degree notches. Then I can drift left and right by using the top left / top right notches.

[@iviedream]

Was randomly recommended you a month ago, binged like all your videos. You got me back into mario kart, its always been a fun game but i never tried the more competitive side cause i was like "im just gonna loose anyways." Watching your videos, along with a bunch of your shorts made it really nice and much easier to look at what i should do, along with some people you've colabed with. Its been a lot of fun getting back into mario kart, actually have been using my switch again. Love the content man, thank you for the boost to try

[@Shortcat321]

That's awesome! I'm glad you've gotten back into it and are enjoying it

[@klop4228]

Basically the same situation here. Can't play online right now (my Switch doesn't connect to my flat's internet) but even so I enjoy it.

[@UriiKingGD]

@@Shortcat321how many channels do u have?

[@getbouncin5244]

​@@Shortcat321wow jper- I mean shortcat replied to a comment

[@UriiKingGD]

@@Shortcat321 upload on j perm bruv u missed the championship basically everything

[@kylemckell]

Yoshi Teddy is just so much fun to play with honestly. It controls exactly how I want this game to control, the drift is so gratifying, the lines you can take are great. I love it. It maximizes everything I love about this game. I'm happy that it is optimal rather than speed combos which are infinitely less fun to play with imo.

[@Shortcat321]

I love how it controls as well. For frontrunning, it definitely feels the best. Its higher acceleration and mini turbo are both very noticeable. With other combos, a higher speed stat is not very noticeable despite still making a big difference. I'm still most confident with King Boo, but I can't deny that this combo is amazing. Plus, this was my old best combo (with peach instead; same stats as yoshi) so I have used this combo for more time.

[@Black-nf3tx]

@@Shortcat321 I personally have been maining Kamek teddy buggy which is just in between Yoshi and King Boo for the speed and mini turbo. He just feels like such a good balance to me

[@starblaster6206]

​@@Shortcat321Short Cat, I found a new short cut in squeaky clean sprint, shroomless, not big but still cool and it's easy

[@hirshja]

​@@starblaster6206*says he found a shortcut *Doesn't say what or where it's is *doesn't have any videos on their channel

[@zek2234]

@@starblaster6206you ever gonna show it or nah?

[@Mr_Spudder]

You the type of guy to solve 6 Rubik’s cubes while winning on Rainbow Road (WII Edition)

[@TotallyNotConnorFR]

Yessssssss! Let’s Go Jperm Reference

[@thatgushiekid1662]

​@@TotallyNotConnorFRyou ain't bad for knowing jperm 😂😂

[@Zach_333]

Happy I’m not the only one who recognizes his voice as Jperm’s voice!

[@Kavenator1]

I know right he should just do a face reveal to confirm it

[@bizzicalmcbizz567]

JPERM, I noticed it from the first time I saw him on the cutest combo video. We must come together!

[@jamalialladia]

I've been watching all your content constantly and have probably watched every video twice over. Thank you for creating Shortcat

[@TWD98]

14:47 was the exact same for me and then once you hit 20k, you’ll be exclusively in 20k rooms it feels like 😂

[@Shortcat321]

I remember watching your video actually, it was crazy how much the difficulty suddenly changed when you hit 20k!

[@sonikku6169]

19:01 - The Blue Yoshi's name is "スターフェスティバル", which translates directly to "Sutaa Fesutibaru", probably meant to be "Star Festival"!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you! Wait so does it mean "star festival" in japanese? Or is it saying the english words "star festival" in japanese?

[@Yomia1488]

​ @ShroomlessShortcat It is saying the english words

[@sonikku6169]

@@Shortcat321 As @Yomia1488 said, it’s saying the english words with japanese text (as usually is the case for the Katakana alphabet, which uses “borrowed” words)

[@alfred7846]

@@Shortcat321 you could put it in google translate and hear the pronunciation too

[@mac_sour]

@@Shortcat321 specifically katakana uses words from other languages but has the same pronounciations from hiragana, which is the lettering. japanese has 3 (ish) alphabets, hiragana and katakana, and then kanji borrows from chinese lettering to "simplify" (it's anything but simple lmao) it all. so スターフェスティバル is the katakana for the english phrase star festival.

[@TrainCarsKiddo1]

I can't believe I raced against Shortcat 2:13 😂 Love your videos bro!

[@UntitledGoose-tc7pr]

Your videos are so entertaining yet calm to watch. Keep up the good work! Also I was just wondering: How do you record your footage, with a capture card or is there an easier and cheaper method? Thanks for posting good content.

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you! I use a capture card. I used the Elgato HD60 S+, and this video is the first one where I used the Elgato 4K60 Pro (built a new computer that can handle it, figured I'd get this and try it out) and it does look better now. It's weird cause the Switch can only output in 1080p, so I can't actually say if this card is the reason or if it has something to do with uploading to KZbin in 4K. There are cheaper capture cards out there, but I don't know if their quality will be as high. All you need other than the capture card is a computer, 2 monitors in total (one for the computer and one for the switch), and 2 HDMI cables in total. I don't think you can record without a capture card, besides the 30 second clips that the switch lets you make (in 720p) or by using a camera to record the screen.

[@legendaryshots4047]

@@Shortcat321collab with odd jobb

[@Skew0443]

I use the Razer capture card for my speedruns because it was on sale at my local Walmart, but i have heard very good things about the card you use Cat.

[@arranged.]

@@Shortcat321 4K on youtube increases the bitrate which usually makes videos look better, especially if there's a lot of motion like in mario kart.

[@MioTheRaccoon]

Can you try the blue yourself challenge? (smuggle a blueshell to 1st, then use it on yourself)

[@rohaancubing]

Shortcat not doing a challenge that makes him loose??? What a day😂

[@aaronquinn311]

Would you rather he tighten?

[@rohaancubing]

@@aaronquinn311 sorry for my bad spelling 😭

[@dtayt1]

Thanks for getting me back into mario kart! Remember playing this a few years back, really fun game. I didnt really know there was this much of a competitive side to the game so definitely going to try and see what thats like. (Also thanks for all the great content over the years)

[@jogsamson]

I bought a switch and play Mario Kart because of you!! These videos are super calming. I’m learning MK is not. It’s also not as easy as you make it look and I’m stuck at 2000 VR. Anyway, thanks so much SC.

[@jammo7370]

It would be really funny to see you do an all blinged out setup with full gold mario, gold kart/tires/glider. Thing controls like an actual tank but it's such a flex if you come out on top with it.

[@Rubyco]

The amount of things I have learned from your videos is INSANE! Thank you for being so entertaining! :D You really help me a lot to show off in front of my friends hehe

[@Tk-qm8ud]

Just found your channel and I’ve been bingeing the content like crazy. Thank you for inspiring me to get better at Mariokart!

[@smoldoge0116]

These days its hard to find good content creators that are not annoying and have a consistent upload schedule. Thanks Shortcat for the upload 😊

[@evan3305]

i totally agree like one of my favorite youtubers Jperm hasnt uploaded in a very long while and i wonder where hes been

[@auradr2776]

​@@evan3305blud dont say jperm here 💀💀💀💀

[@evan3305]

@@auradr2776 mb😂😂

[@ashglezo]

i really appreciate all of shortcats fun challenges, but if he ever decides to post videos of him just racing, i would 100% love that too, he has such a great character and persona that makes his videos so enjoyable!!

[@renatajonjic1945]

I’m so glad to see someone who doesn’t scream when he loses

[@RedLegend1988]

Amazing how good you are when you use a meta combo. Jesus lol usually you are experimenting which puts you at a disadvantage most times but it is crazy seeing a meta combo in the hands of a skilled player. Good races!

[@Skew0443]

This game has gone from child like fun and enjoyment challenging your friends to a race as your favorite mario character and even characters from splatoon, animal crossing, and Legend of Zelda if you enjoy those more, to what color yoshi you like the best. Personally, im a fan of light blue yoshi, but overall i like Daisy more anyway.

[@broseph_subfree]

"Trying your best" is so entertaining because you're gonna mess up or get Mariokart 'd eventually, and your reaction so FUNNY!😂

[@Skivv5]

wassup, jperm? I'm a huge fan of both channels :) It's so cool that the guy who finally taught me how to solve a rubix cube also taught me tons of things about one of my favorite games :D

[@bhuvanaravind8904]

dude your videos are the reason i got into mario kart. Love your vids

[@gyroh6593]

I just discovered your YT channel and I binged some of it. Very funny stuff! The most impressive thing I noticed though is that your first video just came out 5 months ago! Bro you grew fast!

[@user-kq3wu5el4i]

Hey short, I'm a mario kart 8 player and I'd like to thank you for helping find my comp game while getting better at it everyday. Keep up the amazing work

[@diegovelosa8519]

i like this kinds of videos just you playing, you a naturally entertaining guy, keep it up

[@Azrage]

My immediate response to you saying there's a stereotype about both Canadians and the Japanese being nice people was "Coincidentally, they also both have a reputation for war crimes"

[@whyyousalty9186]

Heres a challenge: I first saw it on ..Raysfire. You attempt to get all 12 places without having it duplicate. If it duplicates you restart the challenge. I recommend doing it with inward drift. Or playing with a friend. All 12 places would be easily accessible since 12/2 is 6. Should reduce the races u have to do. But it'll be harder. Just to make it a little different from Raysfire's video.

[@irritatedlibrarian9057]

Honestly, Teddy buggy and rollers just feels really good to drive with. I love playing with king boo and teddy buggy.

[@seanliew7496]

Your videos are so comforting to watch at night

[@BBTfnC]

Never been more on the edge of my seat in an episode except for the streak loss one

[@NLookabill94]

Ive been using oeach teddy buggy blue standard wheels and cloud glider and quite honestly if feels really good. I know its better with the rollers but this version feels fun and i get some wins with it too despite losing a bit of mini turbo. Loving your videos dude!

[@YourLocalGrammarPolice]

I saw a comment on your previous video about trying to grief one player to make them get low placement, and I think that’s a hilarious video idea. I’d love to see you try this as a different kind of video

[@YourLocalGrammarPolice]

Oh shoot I didn’t watch the full video

[@YourLocalGrammarPolice]

Oh shoot I did

[@aquawrld]

i find birdo scooty to be more enjoyable to play with but the classic yoshi teddy will always be a W in my books. Happy to see you tryharding for once rather than shafting yourself with challenges lmao

[@kevinninja1916]

Unleashing his true power for once

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Ultra instinct

[@lordiconix]

Bro really had to say, “for once”💀

[@uhhLustt]

Dang! Shortcat on my screen during the big blue race your banana snipe at the end did hit me but my mini turbo was just enough to keep going lmao you did also beat me in the super bell subway so GGs man!!!

[@Domi_RL]

Ty for all the tips, because of you I am now 10 secs from the world record on yoshi circuit! Without you I would still be garbage. 😅❤

[@soup3ppee]

shortcat will never unleash his true power because that means zero commentary 😢 love your videos as always!!! 💘

[@kurootetsuro9342]

i have binged all your mk vids shortcat. i need more.

[@Mathwizardgamer]

I’m glad you tried your best shortcat.

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

You can actually keep all of your triples after dodging a Blue Shell with a Mushroom. You have to pretty much do it in the last few frames to not have them disappear but I've done it recently in the past couple weeks.

[@ItsJune0]

you made me get back into mk8 and now i love using king boo teddy buggy 😅

[@WhiphTikoto]

So you’re telling me my girlfriend plays the best build in the game by accident?

[@vapecatt]

King boo, pipe frame, roller, and the paper glider is a pretty solid combo.

[@Chloe90125]

I’m living for his Mario kart era love this channel I might start playing it

[@Doopology]

I've been watching your videos for a while, and it finally clicked that your voice sounds so incredibly similar to my academic advisors voice lol

[@applepies4259]

i don’t understand how are you this good

[@K8aclysm]

I love when you naturally just develop an intense rivalry with someone in an online lobby. It happens in all kinds of online games, but Mario Kart is especially funny because there's no way to communicate with them. There's no voice chat or messaging system. Just you and your opponent competing to ruin eachother's days.

[@user-uh8ew7mu5n]

I dunno if you'd ever do this but i'd LOVE to see you try to play a round of mkw. If you don't have a wii/wii u or a copy of mkw that's completely fine. I'll still watch your videos every day :)

[@leojr1165]

Your videos are so relaxing man! Thank you

[@broseph_subfree]

@ShroomlessShortcat Honestly😂 This is my favorite video on your whole channel! You get super serious after race #2 but then say your gonna get serious after race #3😂 There's so much GOOD CONTENT in this video because you genuinely want to have fun but also want to win at the same time😃. PLEASE MAKE THIS STYLE OF VIDEOS MORE OFTEN!😂 (I have a video idea you might like thats similar to this video bc you changed lobbies so much. I am going to comment it separately though so you can find it easier)

[@yuutanakamura6054]

I don't even play mario kart but I just watch your videos bc u sound like a good person and I wish we were friends

[@dread.champloo1368]

Evil Shortcat be like: Actually trying my worst for once

[@SporkySZN]

Shortcat is a professional at ranting and I love it 😂

[@theviprl]

This might be weird but your videos are making me want to become a Rocket League KZbinr. You got me watching every video! Anyways, Rocket League is my main game and I'm working on some content so hoping for the best. Great vid as always.

[@paula-zzz]

i loooove these videos, it’s always the highlight of the day when you post!

[@tjr1o5]

short cat i just noticed! this is your 100th video! congratulations!

[@CrimsonRuby-pi7cu]

I was so ready to keep watching for another hour

[@GraveDawgg]

GAGGH OLEASE UPLAOD I LOVE YOU SM MORE THEN ALL OF THE OTHER MARIOKART KZbinRS PLEASEEEE

[@dgls127]

Sometimes i see you feeling bad for hitting someone or how you never throw your item at the end of the race, but now i noticed that you're Canadian, everything make sense now

[@bryanmulcare9083]

Your commentating was so good.

[@fat-monker]

I realy like this when shortcat goes tryhard mode its just really satisfying when he plays so well

[@mdmackint]

omg shortcat that’s revolutionary !!11!1!1!!!!1! by the way i love shy guy sports coupe best combo 💯 edit: I’m new are you jperm

[@soup3ppee]

"I'm gonna see what the blue yoshi does so I can do the same thing... that way I can try to hit them" SHORTCAT IS A MENACE

[@JonathanZelidon-xd5vn]

I have an idea for a challenge you could do What if you okay mariokart but the only part of the screen you can see is the minimap, items, and the position you are in. You should probably allow smart steering for this as courses like rainbow or road would be hell. This challenge would be great to test game knowledge and muscle memory of these courses

[@Korokninja]

I found a really good combo! Tanooki Mario, city tripper, rollers, parachute.

[@UnderratedMan1]

Can’t lie yoshi’s little noises he makes is pretty cute lol

[@MrCheese270]

The hivemind is beginning to take over, not even Shortcat is safe from their wrath

[@prettyl3oyflow619]

Have you ever tried the balanced combo. The Mii character with the generic Mario kart, kart, the generic tires, the gold glider. It’s surprising really good

[@mateusbmedeiros]

When I felt like I was just starting the video, it ended. That's how good it was. So fun!

[@ReksorisFenrikos]

As usual another banger video! Shortcat ain't missin' 🔥 Noticed the Image quality change too! I read that you got a new capture card. Hope it's treating you well alongside your new Computer! ❗Funfact as to why the image quality looks better: The Resolution actually isn't directly tied to the better image quality in this case, moreso the bitrate cap that KZbin has at 1080p, has increased. The compression of 1080p, especially with racing games, is horrendous due to a relatively low bitrate cap that KZbin has. Now to bypass that (to a certain extend), you can do exactly what you just did, record 1080p footage at 4k (And obviously export it as such after editing)! All that results to a cleaner looking image, although the switch only runs at 1080p natively Oh yes also: I did mention that racing games are really demanding for a high bitrate, so what you could do is to increase the bitrate in OBS until you start to feel uncomfortable with the video-file size. I'd recommend a bitrate with the absolute maximum of 50.000kbp/s. Even that is probably too much.

[@Shortcat321]

Even with the 1080p card, i experimented recording at 70,000 kbps and uploading that to youtube, also upscaled to 1440p to hopefully get a better codec on youtube. i did have to do that originally as youtube would use av1 for 1080p and vp09 (the good one) for 1440p, but i heard that bigger channels dont have to worry about this. and sure enough, i get vp09 for 1080p uploads now. so if anything it must be the recording bit rate being able to be higher, or that uploading in 4k helps even more than uploading in 1440p. actually i just read the elgato site, the maximum that the hd60 s+ card can record at is 60k kbps. with the 4k60 pro card i'm recording at 100k kbps which is almost certainly overkill, but the file sizes are okay with me and the maximum advertised bit rate is 200k. another factor that i did not isolate is i was using a pretty slow computer to do the old recordings. i still had the settings at maximum, and it would drop frames more often but i dont know if that affected the bit rate. the video files still came out saying they had a high bit rate. anyway i've dealt SO much with tuning this that i never want to think about it again so i may never know if my old computer made a difference haha

[@ReksorisFenrikos]

@@Shortcat321 Ohh I see, yeah theres so much experimenting that goes into this kinda stuff. You just kinda get to a point in which, as you said, just dont wanna see these settings ever again.I relate alot to that haha In the end though its gonna be worth it, untrained eyes probably won't see too much of a difference but I did and I appreciate the work you're putting in all of this. All that, alongside your personality, are signs of an inctedible creator...as you probably can tell by the feedback and numbers you've been getting those past few months.💯 Keep it going dude!😁

[@Raw_Bridge]

Man is becoming JPG Giviner ! ❤😂

[@B-ray1802]

I really enjoy these videos! I’m also wondering if playing handheld is keeping me back from playing my best. I’ve gotten to about 20k vr playing handheld but I don’t play as well during lounge.

[@laserfoxpro]

probably not, considering the only diference is where your hands are

[@splash7351]

GUYS please stop with the comments about j perm, this is a mariokart channel and he has the right to only want to talk about mariokart here. Stop bugging him.

[@KingOlly2024]

Finally someone who is the opposite of annoying about J Perm

[@tylerramsey5499]

Hey Shortcat awesome vid as usual, I was wondering do you think you could ever go live? It would be such an awesome stream for the viewers to be able to interact with you live! Also do you remember what your joy con is called? I’m thinking of getting one if you don’t mind telling me

[@adst2r]

He uses a GameCube controller pre sure

[@tylerramsey5499]

@@adst2rThank you soo much!

[@tcogproductions]

Hey shortcat! Excellent video but i have a question, a few times in these past few vids i see you dont trick off of the cannon glider. Is it better to trick or not trick off of a cannon? Thanks!

[@bogats2397]

You could do a challenge where you use a completely random combo, use a random number generator for each choice and see what you get.

[@CutssCuts]

You should try this challenge: Looking Back The Whole Time Every Race

[@chaos832]

It happened! Shortcat has officially shown us more than 2% of his power

[@professoryorick5676]

hey shortcat, can you do a "true koopaling/koopa kid" combo? bowser jr / one of the baby koops, clown car, sponge or the big orange tires (think theyre monster tires) and any glider but well say bowser kite or the cloud i used to play it with ludwig (his hair is great) thanks luv u keep up the nice content

[@Erothaur]

As a Canadian, I confirm that last message.

[@johnvkaneiv5976]

I didn't know about that dragon driftway shortcut until today. I'VE BEEN PLAYING SINCE IT CAME OUT IN 2014!!!

[@feudd2859]

great videos as always keep it up

[@mattb6522]

Yoshi on Yoshi violence is never the answer. 😭

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Actually trying your best for once

[@David-pt1ik]

hey shortcut Could you make a video showing subscriber moves, that would be kida a diferent type of video

[@TheManOfManyNames.]

When you don’t try your best, you’re likely called a noob, but when you try your best, everyone likely calls you a tryhard.

[@justyourAverageBread]

You should do a challenge where you pick random everything: character, kart, wheels, glider, even the map

[@the_annihilator5810]

i bet if you tried you could get like a really smooth 3am delware worker kinda vibe

[@NebuIize]

uhm.... what?

[@the_annihilator5810]

@@NebuIize kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHy1nKSGjMmLl7M

[@blueberrymushroom2458]

I was playing online just the other day and there was with guy who had 99,999 vr. He would get an occasional low spot but he would always win another race right after so he just stayed at it. I was blown away.

[@speedymolasses3062]

i still like troys set up the best the dry bones biddy buggy combo is undefeated

[@aaronquinn311]

Why is this better than my choice of Link on the Biddybuggy using roller wheels with the Hylian kite? I have beaten online players that are using this Yoshi combo no problem and I have used the Yoshi combo and don't see why it's better. I didn't feel like I was doing any better than I normally do.

[@Johnny13utt]

No idea how MK8 content is getting to me lol, but happy to see my main piece Peace is still the best. Been rocking with Peach since MK64

[@robertmonroy2360]

King Boo Teddy> Yoshi Teddy. Thanks for the inspiration shortcat!

[@IvanLopez-me3lq]

If I was playing with you and you sniped me at the finish line with the banana snipe, I would throw my controller to the other side of Taco Bell!

[@justyourAverageBread]

Always a good day when Shortcat uploads. Keep up the good work dude!

[@ShoeTrees223]

The laughter after screwing the blue yoshi over on mario circuit 😂

[@spyrois2cool]

I am still curious as to how valid swapping out the Teddy Buggy for the City Tripper is, as the stats look similar. I've been using that combo pretty much since I got it. I just think its a cute combo with Pink Yoshi. Using a stat calculator, I still cannot tell if the combo is valid, as I do not know the ins and outs of MK8.

[@BordakFamily]

Short answer: Yoshi Teddy is better in a comp standpoint because of its higher speed. Long answer: Yoshi Teddy has a higher speed stat which is better than Yoshi Tripper, because the amount of speed you lose is not worth the small increase in handling, traction, and weight. First, the weight stat is the 4th best stat in the game, handling is the 5th, and traction is 7th. Speed is very important for items such as mushrooms, bullets, and piranha, as those items use your speed stat for how fast it goes. Handling is how sharp you can turn in a mini-turbo, weight is how easily you can be bumped, and traction is how much you slip on ice and dirt/gravel. These stats aren't needed often, and when they do pop up, they aren't very influential to the race. Super short answer: Speed too good, rest sucks ass.

[@hazelnut.youtube]

Hey shortcut if you go right on the ending glider on squeaky clean sprint you can go on a shortcut.there are multiple options you can go to.first,you can go on a platform with dash panels,second, you can hop on a mushroom,and of course you can on the normal path