Challenging Some Rather SEASONED GAMERS in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 

Ben salty AF he lost that race lol

Ben switching his character is so fucking hilarious.

Ben: "Man, school sure was rough today. I think I will relax a little with some online Mario kart 8." Ryukahr: "...............you are my rival now."

What do I think about the blue shell? I entered a Mario Kart 8 tournament at the local library back around 2014-2015 when the game had just come out. It ended up being me and some girl in the final race, with the computers set to easy. I was using my boy Shy Guy and the course was Sunshine Airport. I was in first from the get-go, and I kept on widening my lead as the race went on. Then, on the final lap, she got a blue shell and then a triple red shell back to back, and I lost. That blue shell cost me the $20 Gamestop gift card, and I can only imagine how different my life would have been with that sweet, sweet GameStop cash. I will forever despise the blue shell for that moment.

Love it when he said "i'm fuckin Ryukahr"

Ben was too scared to risk another lose

Blue shell is a great idea. People in the pack have to deal with everyone else. The person in first wouldn't have much to worry about if it wasn't for the blue shell.

11:50 The issue I have with the blue shell is that it doesn't really do anything for the person who throws it. Sure, it can hit a few people on its way to the front, but pretty much any of the other "power items" will be much more helpful when you're so far behind.

Uncle Ryukar: "Join me in my fireside chat." Also Uncle Ryukar: "You know what really grinds my gears..."

9:16 - 9:20 "Why don't you try saying 'damn it' a few more times? That might help." - Tony Shalhoub, as Adrian Monk Sorry. I couldn't resist the reference.

Man, this was a great video. I was laughing the whole time.

Breaks my heart he didn’t make his name “Ryukhart” for this game.

I'm loving this series being back! Keep em' coming!

Fun fact Ryu... You know the cheese holes in that one map? You can jump off the edges of the hole to get a boost. Same with the waves on the classic Rainbow road and the Ribbon road one(prob missing other ones too)

Ryu should feel right at home on cheese land.

I like the new Channel avatar, bro! It makes me want to dive into Oculus Medium and sculpt the character

Micah cheezeball Amanda and the final boss BEN! You are one of a kind Ryu and we love ya for it.

definitely want more mario kart ! and on the blue shell, the equivalence in CTR hits every player in front of the user (when powered up) so maybe that would be slightly more balanced ?

I love him calling it Mario party, idk if it’s on purpose or not but either way it’s hilarious

I wasn't a big fan of the second channel at first, but after watching some videos, I realized this is where the Ryukahr I remembered from back in the day lives! Loving the content!

I personally am not a fan of the blue shell because the people who get them are far from first. It more practically helps those in 2nd or 3rd place, not really the person who throws it. Also, it often happens towards the end of the race and clears any gains earned by the first-place rider by legitimate skill and strategy. A player who executes perfectly can still lose which doesn't feel right, especially since the benefactor isn't even the one deploying the blue shell.

5:08 *YES, YES IT IS.* -A Mario Kart Pro

I love the mario kart! I thumbs up every video I finish watching. not only does it help the creators but it helps me know if I've already seen a video later on.

It is unusual for ryu to be curssing but I actually kinda like it. It's actually really calming after

Ahh yes. Drink in that second channel goodness.

Mannn I really liked the green and blue re-design of the dragon :(

The blue shell isn´t a good idea in my opinion. Ben vs Ryu was a great example. First match there was no blue shell and so it was all about skill. Ryu won by playing well. Second match Ryu was in front and only lost to Ben by the blue shell. So basically someone from the farthest backline decides that Ryu gets in second. I think the blue shell should be replaced by something that helps someone in the backline get back to the middle

1:29 Wario's farts make everyone jump. That is all.

I think that being locked into 3 course does actually make sense because otherwise there'd be courses that you were playing all the time and other courses that never came up

"I'm fuckin ryukahr" love the confidence lol

I loved the part where he said "I learned that from cheeseball" haha I just watched that video before this.

I didn't play MK for the longest time then after this series I finally bought MK8 and I can't put it down

Of course there is! I’m F*ckin’ Ryukhar!! Reeeeally feeling this energy from my boy

Back in my day in the original, we only had the heat sinkers (reds). But, the blue is a nice touch.

I enjoy watching these vids so I'll look forward to watching another (and then gets ryu's MK8D vids from 4 years ago in recommended)

I love seeing this channel grow and expand into new avenues

Thanks Ryu! I need a daily video... or 4 streams in a single day, what a nice weekend we had! I will totally agree for a Mario Kart Livestream :-)

Having 10 coins adds 20cc to your top speed So you go 170cc in 150cc, 220cc in 200cc when you have 10 coin it makes a huge difference

Now THIS is some Ryukahr content. Reminds me of the old school Ryu. Love the Mario kart videos!

Mario Kart 9 should definitely have a competitive mode, requiring a certain rank before you can participate.

Please never stop these videos. I like these even more than Mario maker

I don't mind the blue shells. ...anymore. That's because the frequency at which random items decide the results almost entirely by themselves has turned me away from this lottery on wheels. It's the same as how I don't care how awful Chicken McNuggets are because I don't eat at McDonalds anymore. With that said, Ryu, you're clearly wasting your skill when playing Mariokart. How about playing some actual skill-based racing sims where your abilities can truly shine and you don't have to pray for blue shells to hit your opponent or get gimped by coins in boxes despite being a highly skilled player?

Absolutely dig the Mario Kart content!

My #1 tip for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is to try to have 10 coins for as much of the race u can it makes a huge difference in speed and finishing races in a shorter time(winning)

Man loving it! MOar gamplai plz. You always make it look so fun I'm going to have to dust off my Wii U grab my Mario Kart 8 disc...then set my switch on top and play Mario Kart 8 deluxe.

They don't let you pick any map, since if they did people would only vote for their favourite tracks (the popular maps), and as a result the less popular ones would rarely if ever get picked.

"Of course there is, I'm fuckin Ryukahr" heck yeah

If you didn’t know the music box item can stop a blue shell if you use it when it’s about to hit you!

Love the MK posts, so much hilarity. Dare I say…as addicting as SMM?

I like how items look in mario kart wii

yeah!! loving these MK vids!

It's nice to see Ryukahr struggle and lose majorly sometimes. XD

I’ve been waiting so long for you to do another Mario Kart 8 love steam so you can do another tournament with the subs!!

this series is so good keep it up brother!

Good ole Ben. Up to his usual shenanigans.

I can’t get enough of ryukart

I freaking hate Dolphin Shoals. Probably cause of the water physics

As a Ben, I apologize for that Ben lol

Yes!! More mario kart videos!

The thing I hate most about blue shells is that they come to players farther back and hitting the first player doesn’t help them at all it only hurts the player in first.

problem with blue shell is it helps second place way more than 3rd and worse. so it doesn't really help bad players and just punishes good players, benefitting good but not great players the most. something more balanced would be preferable. or only have blue shells in first two laps and somehow target top players is they are way out in front; something to cluster the players back together without being so arbitrarily punishing to first place.

Ryu, thanks for the content, so freaking awesome man🔥🐲

Very much enjoyed this :)

Loving the MK content ryu! I recommend that your try CTGP Revolution, it just makes MKW fun again

2:02 yes you fucking are 💪

Getting me back into Mario Kart again thx

Ben as been added on the Ryuvenge list of mortal enemy XD

YEEES A STREAM OF MARIO KART ABSOLUTELY WOULD BE LOVELY GOOD SIR

3:40 It's always super satisfying when you get exactly the items you need

the blue shell is the most competitive item since the first and second will have to play a brain game in any form of competitive area

I LOVE the blue shell. But...well...I'm sooooo bad at Mario Cart. So I'm happy that there is at least a little way for bad players to take revenge against the good players. :-P

8:20 wtf that dodge

Yes, more Mario Kart, please. You can even play old games, like 64 or Double Dash.

Man. Solid strats

Monday suddenly got so much better!

Blue Shell is both good and bad. Bad because it punishes skill or at least those lucky (unlucky) enough to be in front at the time. Rage-inducing in this respect. Good because it is an equalizer of sorts and this is a chaotic party game where RNG mixes it up at any time. That's a large part of the appeal, like Nintendo's new golf game. Nintendo multiplayer games trend toward silliness that is difficult to take seriously... Smash Bros being a notable exception.

Blue shell keeps the rich from getting richer because they’re not stuck in the pack of people shooting each other with items and stuff

Blue shell should slow down everyome by different times depending on position

These need to be way longer

I would LOVE a variety stream with some Mario Kart and Diablo

That happened to me yesterday. I play as link with the master cycle and my rival changed her character to mine. Weird.

Blue shell is the main reason I have zero interest in playing Mario Kart games anymore. It isn't even an equalizer, it's a spite mechanic. You'll never get it unless you're doing so poorly that you won't benefit from it. That said, I think the carving to go straight and somehow be faster stuff is dumb, too. Mario Karts just went in a direction I don't want to go.

What's worse, I can tell that RayTheMan is holding back

DEFINITELY MORE MARIO KART!

Ryu plays Mario Kart on his second channel and nobody told me about it? You monsters!

Blue shell is Zapdos in Pokemon unite. Everything before it doesn't make a difference

Getting mario karted xD I will definitely implement this xD

Fun video, thanks Ryu!

Here are some tips and bits of useful information. I don't know if you would consider this as a spoiler so I will let you decide if you read this comment or not. Knowledge can't be unlearned. I put in roughly 350 hours. My VR score was around the 12k-18k range. I think the limit is either 49,999 or 99,999 I don't remember which. Higher VR players when against lower VR players gain less points for wins and loss more points for loses so they don't tend to stick around those lobbies for long they usually leave those lobbies and try to get into a lobby with players with similar VR Personally I don't like getting hit by blue shells. I am a somewhat competitive player and I tend to be in first a lot. Getting hit by a blue shell is never fun. That being said I do think it should be in the game. Mario Kart is a racing game with items. The blue shell is just another item. Those in first don't like it because they get the negative impact of it so their opinions on it might be a little biased. But I understand it's importance in the game as a whole or trying to see it from the perspective of all players as a whole. What items a player gets is determined by their distance away from the player in first place. So if it's a tight race and everyone is close together the chance of items like blue shells and lightning are lower and if everyone is spread far apart the chances increase for those items. you can't get double coin items so it's best to hang onto your coins until after you get a 2nd item. Using your coins right before an item box is just asking to receive more coins. If you want more competitive play, tournaments is the place to go. There are some options available when creating tournaments you can choose the CC and what type of items players will get. I think you can even remove items altogether.

I would support you doing a long stream of this. Also I miss the FF6 randomizers.

Mario cart is a cool game to watch

Cool profile picture. And congrats on 500 episodes in the Super Mario Series.

Mario Kart stream YES!

Yes more Mario kart!

That was a finish and a half on the first race bro

8:22 Honestly the air dodge didnt suprise me. I found out you can actually dodge in a cannon

Yo if hot garbage were a human being- it would be Ben

Ryu confidence is on 9,000. “Of course I can win, I’m f***ing Ryukahr”

This is a lot of fun!!

What if Ryukahr's real name was Bob?