The COMPLETE Pro Guide to Help You WIN in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

[@Shortcat321]

This took MONTHS but it's finally here, now you can stop asking me where is the pro guide 😭 I hope what you can all take away from this guide is this: Mario Kart skill is extremely deep. If you are losing, there are lots of things you can improve on to start winning more! Thank you so much to Pii, Gyrodos, Alberto, and Euan for your help ❤

[@sren-peterfiirgaard3693]

👍

[@MyKeal]

@@sren-peterfiirgaard3693 We appreciate all of y'all for the hard work. This is the most thorough Mario Kart guide I've ever seen

[@jeremiahsumalbag6693]

i’ve had this game for years but you and your videos made me want to get better at this game and i enjoy it a lot more now and thank you so much for that!

[@MrT3a]

Only got the game in March, and the already available resources on this channel (and some others) helped a lot ! Thanks again for all this work, I'm sure this video will be of use ^^

[@Cubetechno1]

Alberto? Helped you? Wow now your the GOAT 🐐

[@itscauseynot]

The sarcastic 'thanks Nintendo' keeps me alive

[@Shortcat321]

Nintendo definitely makes decisions in their game design process

[@SF90_88]

​@Shortcat321 it's like your catchphrase 😂

[@Notveryideal]

Also “The person in First left, I WON!!!!!”

[@JumpMan64.]

​@@Shortcat321Can you do the Mario 64 combo build Mario Pipe frame Standard tire Super glider

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

We need a JPerm comment in the top comments to finally get confirmation whether he is Shortcat

[@alexherreria3362]

Might be thee best guide online right now. Only thing I would add or change is that learning soft, delay, drifting and hopping should go together. Just so much muscle memory practice is needed with the three might as well learn them together. For my tip on snaking: it’s counter chaining delayed soft drifts and releasing the MT as soon as possible. You want to be snappy with the delayed drift (precisely as you land and snap the direction). And the soft drift angle should be as perfect to the 44.5 degree angle as possible. And last tip with snaking is sometimes you need to tilt wide just before you release MT to the next cycle to keep your snake as tight as possible. Edit: for fast snaking Snap(release and press drift immediately)from MT release to the next neutral hop/delayed drift.

[@Shortcat321]

Learning them all at once is absolutely doable if you will do dedicate practice in time trials. Most people just play races, so in that case I recommend focusing on 1 or 2 at a time. Great tips on snaking! Thank you so much 😊

[@DTheCuberSpeedcuber]

@@Shortcat321 Genuine question: Have you thought about doing cubing comps again?

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

We need a JPerm comment in the top comments to finally get confirmation whether he is Shortcat

[@alexherreria3362]

@shortcat321 I learned 1 at at a time too. But I kinda hated the muscle memory adjustments after each one. For snaking one last tip is be snappy with everything including the chaining from MT release to the next neutral hop delayed drift.

[@_puduposting]

You know? I'll take it, not to defeat the pros, but to piss off my friends who are already pissed at me muaahahahahh

[@Shortcat321]

truly a noble cause

[@SatisfactionVIP]

same

[@ethansellers8413]

😂 right here too

[@Equalizer2922]

Bros bouta be friendless soon.

[@x_.softii._x]

feel uuuu 😹

[@Bayesic]

Bro built a whole ass website that literally answers all my track specific questions

[@ChuyR.]

Yo!, my boy Bayesic

[@Aardvarker-wp5ie]

Lmao he did the exact same with cubing. Bro made a training website and algorithm website for cubing as well (as in rubix cubes)

[@WaterBottleDesign]

Holy shit it's bayesic. I was thinking about you when I saw this video. Ik this website is actually nuts.

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

We need a JPerm comment in the top comments to finally get confirmation whether he is Shortcat

[@ChuyR.]

@@Chris.in.taiwan he definitely is the same person

[@thedreadpirateblacktooth5551]

"The end of lap three is where it all comes together, and every decision you make is very important" Great advice, this will really help me win on Baby Park

[@Shortcat321]

If baby park was 3 laps it would actually be a more fair track

[@testingtesting-uk6lp]

@@Shortcat321so true lol😂😂

[@JumpMan64.]

​@@Shortcat321Can you do the Mario 64 combo build Mario Pipe frame Standard tire Super glider

[@ueinaoo]

@@JumpMan64.koopa

[@hfido_]

be sure to pay attention 4 laps before the last

[@OzanG31]

Bro went from teaching me f2l to teaching me how to drift

[@MartíMorenoMarcos]

FRRR

[@MrBlue6]

Real

[@untagged-human]

same here

[@YuqingGuo-t4s]

Same

[@henreeeeeee3715]

Omg sameeeeee

[@gyrodos8dx]

just as a minor addition, I also touch grass to avoid items sometimes too, not just to go faster. I surprisingly learned some things too so all levels of play can benefit from watching this!

[@Shortcat321]

all your future competitive success can be credited to this video

[@BlastedBlueBeaver31]

And to think people say mario kart takes no skill.

[@aquawrld]

legend

[@Riyoe]

shortcat is secretly 14k mmr skill level no cap

[@JumpMan64.]

​@@Shortcat321Can you do the Mario 64 combo build Mario Pipe frame Standard tire Super glider

[@avizandum5770]

I was wondering what took you so long to upload, I check the video duration and I instantly forgive you

[@Chris.in.taiwan]

We need a JPerm comment in the top comments to finally get confirmation whether he is Shortcat

[@Jaxcober]

Just like technoblade but he pays 8n entertainment not length not length at all lol

[@Brahhh54550]

I recently found Shortcat on youtube. I got my switch about a week ago. I've just been binging these videos some I re-watch. I'm going to save and buy mario Kart 8 deluxe for the summer. Also, thank you so much, shortcat you are an amazing content creator for mario Kart 8 deluxe, truly one of the best.

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you it means a lot 😭 I hope you love the game as much as I do!

[@Brahhh54550]

@Shortcat321 We'll see lol rn am focusing on school at the moment. I'm glad it's gonna be over soon

[@ABxEdits9]

you should find out about j perm too..

[@ChuyR.]

how did it go?

[@geowolfii]

Actually crazy, that you coded an entire Website for this

[@OzanG31]

He built other websites, he studied computer science in collage

[@HugoSouza-pv5hi]

That's sick

[@Shortcat321]

Bless modern AI, otherwise it would have been so much more work

[@SF90_88]

​@@Shortcat321ai can make websites? I thought that you needed html

[@DOOGIE_PLAYZZZZ]

@@SF90_88 Ai can help you with coding.

[@vandand3203]

What I love about this video is that most of it, Shortcat has gone over in other videos. It makes you realise how much he actually teaches during every video even the ones that aren't aimed at being educational. Show's a real love for the game in a very wholesome way. Love your content, keep up the good work

[@YoshiSupremacy123]

I thought I already knew everything because I religiously watch MK8DX content on KZbin, both competitive lounges and worldwide, but this video still taught me a lot of new things that I wouldn’t have noticed watching the pros play on my own!

[@CrimsonCreep]

A pro guide for free? Hell yeah

[@cr_chain]

hell* He'll is a shortcat for he will

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

We'll yeah*

[@_EntityCat]

@@joaoassumpcao3347 We will yeah

[@sdal_yt]

Oh, my sweet summer child, didn't you read the video description that contractually obligates you to sell your soul upon watching this video? Everything has it's price... everything!

[@so_far_yt]

@@cr_chain *short cut. Sometimes, everyone makes speeling mistakes.

[@pldex420.]

Thank you for making this awesome video and website!❤❤

[@etanemk]

truly incredible. You know that we need more informative MK8DX youtubers when the only person to make a video about advanced techinques is someone who doesn't even play the game competitively. Props to you for doing this despite that.

[@SatisfactionVIP]

actually he does play the game competitively sometimes but he doesn't make much videos about it

[@etanemk]

@@SatisfactionVIP while that is true, the two videos he has uploaded playing competitive are the only times he has ever played lounge, and as far as i know (please correct me if i'm wrong) he has never played in a 6v6 format.

[@realJacobMK]

oh hi etane LOL

[@amandalonghenry5465]

Shortcat, I know you won't see this, but I think that you're the best and kindest content creator out there. Your content really makes my day when I come back from school to watch you're new video. This one really helped me at Mario Kart. Thanks a ton.

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you so much, it means a lot!

[@SatisfactionVIP]

@@Shortcat321 looks like you did see his comment after all

[@sadcena7204]

I feel the same! You're one of my favorite creators to get my day started! I love your videos so much

[@JumpMan64.]

​@@Shortcat321Can you do the Mario 64 combo build Mario Pipe frame Standard tire Super glider

[@ScythoBoyNm4856]

​@@sadcena7204 me too with shortcats help ive gotten much better at mario kart

[@euan5146]

This has turned out amazing! You worked really hard on this and it has most definitely payed off. Glad to have helped!

[@Shortcat321]

THANK YOU KING EUAN 👑

[@imthinkingthoughts]

Hi Shortcat. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your kindness towards yourself. You are very understanding of what you can control and what you can't, and you don't become overwhelmed with emotions when something goes wrong. Such a good role model for us youtube commenters, viewers, and pretty much everyone who watches your stuff. Thank you!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you, I appreciate it a lot!

[@dos2cpp]

The bullet extensions on the website is an awesome feature. So glad to see this info recorded

[@daveprice5911]

Been waiting for this for ages and fuck did you deliver dude. This is absolutely amazing, you're doing the lords work. Time to bully my friends.

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you so much!! 😊 Go destroy em

[@citriosis]

...I kinda almost didn't think you were gonna do this, but you were probably working really hard on this behind the scenes all this time! I'm glad it's out, and I hope you're as proud as we are!

[@dogboyton3166]

I’m not bad at the game - in fact, I’d say I’m pretty good. So I went into this guide not expecting much, just a couple of minor techniques. While I did know a good amount of stuff in here, there were several things I had absolutely no idea about. I’m excited to start implementing them into my gameplay

[@nuke_hazard18_23]

The amount of effort you go through to put up a video like this speaks volumes. Thank you for this very valuable resource, and have a great day!

[@loink3969]

Watching this while signed out on a tv. I'm having this running to boost retention. Thanks for the guides and getting me back into Mario kart, and I hope this video hits the algorithm hard.

[@PorkKnuckle7019]

Releasing the A button feels like peeing your pants on purpose

[@Sythorius]

It feels wrong to do but it’s faster in some situations?

[@rondoudoushiney3868]

This comment is so underrated

[@emiletardif31]

I was wondering why the next video took so long to come out, but in the end, the wait was TOTALLY worth it, thanks a lot shortcat

[@Alberto_MK8]

Great work 🫡

[@Shortcat321]

It was an honor 🫡

[@chao-thereal]

​@@Shortcat321PLEASE COME BACK

[@Windows98.]

Alberto the goat fr

[@TylerSoriano]

Can’t believe that shortcat made an entire guide AND website just to help us Thanks, Shortcat!

[@Armbrust210]

Credit where credit is due: this is an amazing guide and you can see all the work that's gone into it. Even learned some things i never knew about and now i'm excited to master them in the game. At last there's one Video i can cross-reference for lots of techniques and point friends to for getting into pro tech as well. Good job and thank you

[@Canadian_Yoshi]

Wake up babe, Shortcat just dropped another video.

[@willbond3338]

literally my reaction

[@Skivv5]

ya mispronounced jperm.

[@Canadian_Yoshi]

@@Skivv5 straight outta cheese land

[@jimrdm71]

@@Skivv5BRO HE’S NOT J PERM

[@Skivv5]

@@jimrdm71 ye he is

[@AnaFlores-wv1fw]

Shortcat helped me improve my skills could never have been so good without these videos

[@ShortPanda123]

Frfr he helps so much

[@TheBena007]

Holy moley shortcat! I know you've been working on this pro guide since forever, but 1:25hr video? This goes above and beyond! Props to you man

[@mamoon304]

If this video was measured in the run time of shrek it would be 1.024 shreks long. A true blessing indeed

[@anwarmahamud5017]

We need it measured in the run time of albuquerque

[@Jimbahiya]

No wonder you haven't been uploading as frequently, you dropped this masterpiece of a guide! The Mario Kart community is honestly so much better with you in it. Thank you so much Short.

[@nochs_brother_2]

"Now when I look at Lemmy, all I see is trauma," is a crazy thing to say when taking out of context

[@xDiamond_2]

i cannot thank you enough. this guide has helped me improve so much! ive went from 10k vr- 16k vr in 3hrs! Seriously, i cant thank you enough Shortcat!

[@topazcurse]

YESSS I’VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS

[@Lolinono6338]

19:27 Just move out of the way. Otherwise, I will find you, and I will kill you. - Shortcat talking about gliders😂

[@renox2465]

The guide we didn't deserve but do surely need. This guide has a lot of high valuable information, specially to somebody that is new into the game and mechanics. Learned some new stuff I didn't know about and I have been playing this game for quite a while now. Excellent work Shortcat! 🔥🙌😄

[@frogturtle]

this is the best guide I have ever watched on any subject ever and what’s great is that I can be insanely sweaty and technical and compete against myself while my gf in 10th place laughs when I drive into her banana from 2 laps ago

[@lauramonstera]

When I watch your videos, I usually do what you do and like when you’re talking in your races I listen and you always teach me something new. You were the reason that I started playing Mario kart again and I was way better than when I played 2 years ago.

[@fluffypanda75]

Thanks to this guide, I cannot look at Mario Kart the same way again. I didn't know there were so many small details that actually improve my performance and all the strategies that can be used in a race. Like....Damn!

[@manuelrobertomunoz3149]

Thanks!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you :)

[@Yenchy]

Shortcat is a beast. Enough said. This video was so well done.

[@maxdavis]

Thank you so much for making this! I've been watching your videos for a few months now and they are always so entertaining and helpful. This guide is truly just perfect and the fact that you created a website for us on top makes it even better! Thank you so much, Shortcat and keep being awesome!

[@CC_FierceStriker]

Nintendo should make a practice mode where it’s infinite laps that you can just practice instead of restarting every time

[@thesixthmonth4928]

Didnt even watch the whole video yet. But i just wanted to thank you for taking your time making this video. And adding subtitles to all of it! As a non native english speaker its sometimes hard for me to understand english when its spoken. so subtitles help a LOT! You really took your time to do it professionally and I really appreciate it!

[@southj89]

There’s a peculiar sense of shame that comes with deep Mario Kart knowledge when your friend’s children all want to play it at a birthday party. Great video though Shortcat

[@Rafvker]

Man i played with you a couple weeks ago in regional and you are as good as in your videos! I consider myself an excelent mario kart player but your videos always somehow make me a little bit better. Thank you Shortcat! :D

[@cosmicjellyf1sh]

I’ve been missing your videos! This was worth the wait. This guide is so comprehensive! Amazing job!

[@wantewfwee]

I’m happy to see that you’re doing something you enjoy, I can really hear it in your voice. Your passion for this is admirable.

[@Hydrobladegiyuu]

This truly is the best guide i have ever seen for mk8dx! The sheer effort to make a 1.5hr guide for everything you need to succeed must have required so much patience and time. thank you!! 😃

[@Duhble_J]

I like how when the section about bagging starts the cheese land theme plays

[@NZDarkey]

It's actually insane how much you've improved at the game. As a Gold Lounge player, I ended up learning things!

[@brunomenna5211]

Your commentary section is surprisingly VERY positive and I love it for that Anyways great video,I loved it!! Unfortunally Nintendo Online in Brazil is veeery bad so I don't have inventive to play on-line,but I definatelly will use your advice against my friends :DD

[@Shortcat321]

Idk how it happened but yeah the comment section here is always top tier 😊

[@Miniya]

fr his videos have one of the least toxic fanbases out there!

[@andrewhager1147]

That website is everything I’ve been wanting. You’re the best shortcat! I’m hoping to see you online any day now.

[@flavored_1]

After 16 years of waiting! Thank you Mr. Shortcat

[@Kiwaii]

Thank you so much for all your content, man. Your videos gave me a reason to want to improve at Mario Kart. I’m so glad we finally get the pro guide. Gonna be studying this for months!

[@wiiview9482]

Awesome video ShortCat! It shows a lot of effort was put in! Thank you so much for not locking this behind a paywall!

[@LiuJimmyJymzo]

I love the effort you put into every subtle thing in this video - music from front running track when talking about from running etc is very thoughtful!

[@soykiokin]

I've been waiting this video for so long, thank you longcat ♥️♥️.

[@kylebw]

Holy crap haha, I don't think anybody was expecting an over 1 hour long video. Can't wait to give this a watch, much appreciated shortcat :)

[@TheFalseMask]

19:30 that was actually way too funny. Had to stop the video because i kept laughing.

[@MrT3a]

Ok, I've been taking notes, and I'll still have to get back to this video regularly, mainly for the tricks with MTs and Ramps. Thanks again for the amazing work !

[@Slomsy]

The first 8 minutes felt strange because aside from hopping, I used to drive like that on my DS. I mean I used to do that snaking tech. Mind you I didn’t even know English back then, let alone know the existence of pro gaming in general. I am truly a natural born gamer.

[@Fisherington]

Thanks for making this vid! It's great to have a solid singular source for Mario Kart pro strats! I thought I knew a decent amount but was immediately slapped by soft drifting, I had NO clue that was a thing!

[@vieuxslave9077]

I have been waiting for this video!!! Thank you so much shortcat!!!!!

[@Linus-j4f]

Oh. My. Goodness. The air is over and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much for helping myself and others in subtle or major ways. I can garuntee you have improved almost all of our mariokart performance.

[@aaronknupp415]

Shortcat might be the GOAT of Mario Kart content

[@AmyJ_ThaFurryWitch]

The ShortGOAT, if you will

[@chao-thereal]

He was also the goat of cubing content.. 😢

[@jimrdm71]

@@chao-therealTHEY’RE DIFFERENT PEOPLE🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@chao-thereal]

@@jimrdm71 give me one piece of evidence backing that claim up buddy

[@jimrdm71]

@@chao-thereal Shortcat hasn’t made a single video about cubing and different channels. And before you tell me people can have 2 channels, if that was the case, then Shortcats channel name would’ve been Something Perm.

[@reshawshid]

5:41 "Pro-racers Hate This One Simple Trick To Better Drifting- Find Out Why!" On a serious note, it is very appreciated what you are doing. You aren't content to just make content for money, you're helping others improve as well.

[@jackvalduga82269]

Wow! Fantastic guide. I watched it all, and you're officialy the greatest MK youtuber!

[@chao-thereal]

He used to be the best cubing youtuber too but he just went and abandoned his channel with 1.7m subs to start this. :(

[@jackvalduga82269]

@@chao-thereal I sadly know this...

[@cardboardleaf7971]

I've been looking forward to this guide ever since the beginner guide came out, and I'm blown away by how much there is to master. Recently broke 8k VR and the steadily racing down the road to 10k. Here's to Shortcat!! Inspiration to all who dare play Friendship Ruiner 8DX

[@RishabVijay-g4n]

@Shortcat321, I'm sure you won't view this, but I think you're the best and most positive creator on Earth. Your content is so good it makes my day when I come to watch your new video. Even if I don't play Mario Kart often, I still watch your videos because I like how positive and funny you are when something you didn't expect happens. Thank you for existing and not making your content uninteresting. 😊

[@vijaymechengineerschennai4052]

Same

[@mav9987]

took me a couple days to watch this over but i LOVED this and i really am thankful for the work you did in this guide

[@SF90_88]

Thanks for another great video, shortcat!!!! Keep up the great content!! 👍 😊

[@giftedhoneybee8929]

Love the vids Shortcat! Your videos got me back into mario kart (and even got me a little better!)

[@AnnoyedMountain-on3lv]

Shortcat had me worried cause he wasn't uploading or he was on holiday which I would respect😅😂 Glad to see another vid

[@DonnyTGOALAP]

Hi Shortcat, or should I say, Jperm. I am a cuber and mariokart player and very much enjoy both of your masterpieces of channels. Jperm used to be my favorite channel, but now its Shortcat :). I used to watch your videos until you abruptly stopped posting. I was pretty sad. Then I decided to pick up mariokart as a hobby. I discovered this channel and enjoyed it so much. Then, I learned from a Charlie Eggins video that my top two favorite you tubers were the same person. You taught me 2 entire universes of hobbies and can't thank you enough. Shortcat, Jperm, Dylan, whatever you prefer to go bye at any time, you will always be my favorite person on this platform.

[@Mul_Rein_Maar]

Me, who doesn't have a switch : interesting video

[@Lottililex]

Great video! I think this is the first time I've seen an 'advanced guide' for something and been able to keep up... Most of this stuff I already know playing the game this way even though I only have 350 hrs or so (not much compared to you I'd think). I'm getting pretty good at soft-drifting (though I still go under the threshold sometimes), and I've perfected counterhopping and hop realignment, though I'm still bad at doing the neutral hop drifts. I'm definitely going to use this guide to get better at some of the things I haven't perfected or just didn't know/think about (*cough* trick direction). If there's one thing I noticed that you didn't mention, it was the importance of neutral hopping when you're performing hops into some shortcuts, since neutral hopping makes you go further then directional hopping.

[@Shortcat321]

Neutral hopping giving more distance is a myth. Turns out it has always been about mini turbo hopping on an upward slope. There are still several spots you should neutral hop because it gives the best alignment after the shortcut. But mushroom gorge gap jump uses a left hop for example. The world record for mute city uses a slight right hop. Dragon driftway is a right hop

[@Lottililex]

@@Shortcat321 wow, didn't know that! Makes sense you didn't include it then. I think I'll keep doing the neutral hop anyway for now while I focus on other things with my driving, but it's good to know.

[@doctordeu1105]

this is by far the best mario kart video ever! amazing job... this deserves an Oscar

[@gkgeze]

0:03 woohoo! Here we go!

[@PlatinumGaming67]

🎶Do do do do do do 🎶

[@anwarmahamud5017]

​@Hello7651 did you have a stroke?

[@ethansellers8413]

Thank you so much for all the time and effort put into this video! I will be using this video as a reference over and over again in the future.

[@DaDerpHerd]

WOW! This guide is amazing!! And the website is awesome!! Thank you SO much for the time and effort you put into this. This gave me a lot to work on. It was really helpful how you always showed a clip that perfectly demonstrated what you were talking about. Now I’m gonna be all set to totally wreck my brother lol 👍 1:25:13 “turning my head sideways during antigravity sections” I forgot about how I used to do this 😂

[@nox_ious84]

over an hour pro guide?! looking forward to this :) I've been offline for a few weeks and I was worried when I came back to shortcat not uploading, but here we are

[@HugoSouza-pv5hi]

FINALLY SHORTCAT IS BACK

[@laurenz4337]

Just casually returning with a banger 1 hour video! So happy to see it, keep it up Shortcat! ❤

[@itschilled]

SHORTCAT IS BACK AND HE HAS BEEN COOKING

[@Greifingi-ci4lr]

I was searching for a guide like as I am soon taking part in a mk tournament organised by my school. A few minutes in and I can already tell this is probably THE guide I needed. I will keep you updated on the competition.

[@Riyoe]

Bro is really experienced with tutorials! I wonder why... Great video tho learnt a lot

[@andresfelipecanobotero8814]

This video+website and collaboration is a masterpiece 👏👏👏

[@keehc1535]

Ahh that explains the absence

[@nuelia]

Thank you for the video, i've been too scared to play this game (since i keep losing a lot) but your video have helped me to play this game again. Thanks 🌟

[@KaiZen421]

i just asked for a pen

[@teehasheestower]

Bro, spare me your life story.

[@jytojroob]

I don't play an ounce of Mario Kart 8, but I've watched every one of your videos, including this 90 minute pro guide that I'll never use lol. ty for the content.

[@scheterherum1841]

Shortcat changed Mariokart forever and im all here for it ❤

[@g-j-the-gamers]

I've been waiting for this for soooo long! Finally!

[@penguined_9393]

Now we need the Alberto guide

[@CubeMonkeyKid]

Unless you’re Spanish you’ll need subtitles 😭

[@lexielynn9621]

I've been wondering when I new vid was coming and I'm so PUMPED for this. I'm newer to the game and love these guides and your content!