
Again, however, much like in Wave 1, these two tracks have been painstakingly recreated for Mario Kart 8. The nostalgia in these tracks is strong particularly with Mario Circuit 3, where the music practically transports us back to 1992. We then move on to Mario Circuit 3 and Kalimari Desert, from the SNES and N64 respectively. The track forces you down alternate routes as you round each lap, but there's little in the way of obstacles or threats it's a bit bland, all told. It's a visually pleasing feast, with colours bursting from every corner of the track, but it's a pretty safe start to proceedings. Starting with the Turnip Cup, the game kicks off in New York Minute, a Mario Kart Tour track.

Eight, if you count the original Wii U release! We've tried to keep this figure in mind when playing through these new courses and really look at the bigger picture here, because the new tracks on offer in the Turnip Cup and the Propeller Cup are a mixed bag, to say the least. It's a five-year-old game, for goodness sake. Just let that sink in for a moment: sixteen new tracks. With the addition of Wave 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now gained a total of sixteen new tracks so far in 2022. Was it all worth it, though? Let's find out.

Excitment reached fever pitch (just check out the comments section of any Mario Kart Tour related content if you don't believe us!), so naturally, expectations for the latest batch of courses are exceedingly high.

After the launch of Wave 1 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass, everyone and their nan turned their attention towards Wave 2 specifically, when on earth it would be coming out.
