How good is the MOST BALANCED Combo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? 

Hey shortcat! You did so good on Singapore speedway! I think this is the first time it appeared in one of your videos.

18:57 Shortcat: "I don't want either of these items" *Monkey Paw curls*

King Boo when Shortcat doesn't use him: *"My children, go steal all of his items"*

"I'm very very normal, but I'm darn good at it" is such a badass line lol

This video was truly in the spirit of mario kart, in the spirit of the combo : you start by having fun, you then appreciate the good things, and then you unleash your wrath on other people trying your best to ruin their day. And then you get mario karted.

As a high-level player who only uses the full standard combo, I'm very happy to see it being given some love

Honestly, it does not surprise me that a good all-rounder can do well in this game. For as much as it is claimed that mini turbo and handling are king, it's clear that other stats are worthwhile. Edit: it's actually impressive game design.

Shortcat: *Explains why a King Boo combo is actually superior to the one he's using* King Boo: "And so I took that personally..." *Several worst possible timing boos for the rest of the video*

2:10 “optimal gameplay” 😭

Hey Shortcat! I understand if you don’t want to reply to this comment, but I at least hope you read all of it. I found out about your channel from the whole thing about you being J Perm. Despite that, your videos were the reason I started up my copy of Mario Kart 8 (which I hadn’t played in 2 years). I love your videos on both channels and can’t wait for more.

3:40 Apologies, my memory failed me that time hahaha 14:09 that brings back memories, I used Yoshi first I think. But my younger kid self thought Bowser was cool and uses it when I have the "I'm gonna win this time!" feeling. On the other hand, if I feel like I'm not in my best or don't care bout winning, I'll use Toad lmao. 22:24 typical Mario plot armor using Luigi as a shield lol

Your channel actually got me into Mario kart and using my switch again. I thought I wasted the 350 but you saved it for me

I feel like people overestimate how important kart combos are. They're actually pretty balanced in standard races. Makes it pretty silly that so many people are slaves to the "meta" build when it really isn't making their chances of winning much better, if at all.

I hope in a future mariokart game they'd be willing to get a lot crazier with kart stats, or even give some karts fully unique mechanics. For example, the Blue Falcon could have Anti-Gravity controls at all times to encourage playing aggressively and bumping into people, or there could be a kart that holds items in front instead of behind to sacrifice easy protection from red shells for the ability to ram people. They could also do something like Mariokart DS' karts for Peach, where they have normally low handling for slight curves but can drift ridiculously sharp (and maybe build pretty fast mini turbos while doing it).

I never noticed how high pitched Charles went with Mario’s voice in this game.

I figured out the pipe frame with the rest of the average combo is somewhat better then the present go kart.

The Normal combo is good. Because its mario, and the game is called mario kart, meaning that u basically get Plot armor everytime u use the balanced combo.

Now the question that remains is how good is full gold?

I've always been a Luigi guy. I only just got a Switch and this game, so I'm doing the current meta to earn my cup stars and get them out of the way, but then I'm going to figure out how to play Luigi as best I possibly can. I plan to play this game on this console for many, many years to come, as a party game, and against my kids. The Switch to me, more than any intervening console, is the new Wii, the new N64. When I have people over, we're gonna play on my Switch, and we're going to play this or Mario Party, and I want to dominate with my man Luigi.

11:18 "I have a coin to hide this bomb. Nobody can see my bomb." TSA Airport Security did not approve of this statement

Would be nice if you went through the best combos for the new characters once wave 6 comes out.

I use an equivalent combo to King Boo/Pipe Frame, and it actually used to have exactly even stats, but they buffed its speed by one point in a recent patch. The perfectly balanced stats was what made me try it, and it was so effective that I stuck with it. Also, I assume Luigi is in that combo in his render because the parts are long and slim like himself.

“Protagonists of this game” let’s be honest, yoshi is the protagonist of mario kart

mario kart is so relaxing even when you get mario karted it’s still fun to watch. commentary is great too!

its so wild to me that young you defaulted to mario i was like 5 and picking koopa troopa in snes mario kart, i knew what i wanted

99% of players who play mario kart for the first time has picked mario

I really appreciate how you take the time to read our comments. Thanks for another entertaining video!

I would actually love a video series where you try out everyones signature Combos (as far as one is known). Some are obvious from the part names, like Link with that weird Horse-Bike, others like Luigi in Mach with slim tires we only assume because of the trailer. Would be funny to see how well they perform😄

As someone who normally uses the standard combo, I can 100% relate to this

Shortcat actually just convinced me to come back and play this game after 4 years, thank you for bring back my good feelings back bro❤❤

"There's nothing standard about this - nobody picks this thing." The good old online hive mind of never picking Ryu because he's "boring." But when you think about it, if nobody picks vanilla ice cream because it's "boring," doesn't picking vanilla ice cream make you more original and thus less boring since nobody picks it?

I’ve watched j perm for ages and that’s how I got good a cubing since than I’ve taken an interest in Mario kart and it both cases they are my favourite channels I’ve never even thought about Dylan wang being shortcat! Regardless if this is a coincidence I love both channels and u should keep up tho e incredible content. I’m truly exited every time I see a new shortcat video and before a j perm one!!!

ive been using this combo for a good bit myself, it's really fun to play just really wacky and out there builds but this one is unique just by being default and i like that, it's great

watching u play this game is so relaxing and fun man, i also just ordered a copy of this game yesterday

Trust me, Luigi with Pipe frame, GLA tires and super glider, pretty standard combo but it's SO good, I love it

This combo reminds me of a track set I used to have when I was younger. Good times. Love your videos btw!

This combo has been my main for a while, and I’m so glad you decided to play it

Can you please do max waterspeed

28:15 MediumCat?

I like how everytime he laughed at the blue yoshi(65k) the items backfired onto Shortcat 😂

Its always good to go back to the fundamentals -Beyblade burst

If Shortcat had a rapper name, it would be MF Bagg

Word on the street is that they removed bagging

Hello mr shortcat. Im a new viewer but i have been enjoying your content a lot and dont normally comment but just wanted to say that your upbeat positive content is a great watch and keep up the great work :D

Honestly, these higher VR videos are so exciting to watch, especially when you're in the middle of the pack!

I have Mario Kart 8 on Wii U and hadn't bought the Switch version until recently with wave 5. Before the season pass annoucement, the Waluigi wiggler was boring and my experience from the Wii U online matches was average. I got 10k points but the early matches were kinda boring But after watching your videos when I was watching the new courses on youtube, I started to appreciate Mario Kart 8 Deluxe now. The only problem now is I have to play some hours to get at least 10k points. The early 1k matchmaking is ... indeed the matchmaking for beginners.

It’s cool how you can see the item someone is holding in this game and it justifies having potential for holding two items

Love your videos shortcat they always make my day better thank you

my favorite line in mario kart is when mario says “wahoo! i’m in the mario kart!”

GOODBYE TO BAGGING!

Something Funny I Just Found out after Watching this video. I Wanted to see how my Yoshi on Yoshi Bike Combo Went up against the Meta Yoshi Teddy Buggy Combo and to my Surprise I Was Still Using The Meta Build. But the Inside Drift Version. Now It makes a lot more sense how I Was Out Performing 20,000 and 30,000 VR People while being only at 11,000 VR Myself.

0:03 unbalanced 💀

I love that Mario is great at his own game.

Man that race on hyrule circuit felt like it was a 200cc race.

Great job on Singapore Speedway! I think it was your first time in a video!

Hey Shortcat, I was looking at my "recently played" players on MK8 and you were listed! Apparently we were in the same lobby back in April of this year. Would be awesome to race together again

Idk why but listening to this man geek and yap about this game for the past 30 mins is very entertaining! The way he speaks and comments is really relaxing lol.

when hand reveal?

*the red shell just hit you like a Aim-9X* 🤣

0:07 how did you start off with 4 coins

14:26 Hey Shortcat! I picked the same thing when I played double dash the first time. Same with MK DS💀 I ended up maining baby mario or luigi with baby bowser, toad, or the red paratroopa. The chain chomps were so nice to have, and the triple red shell felt so broken to me

But it's not perfectly balanced. This is not how things should be.

It is so entertaining seeing ShortCat having random nemesis on the video for any reason, like having the same combo, mario and luigi, the points hahaha so fun

Can you please try a combo with 0 traction. I think that would be funny❤

When you mentioned Double Dash, it made me remember that I used the Koopa brothers (I miss red shell) near exclusively (I hated getting bumped around so much lmao). Didn’t play Mario Kart again until 8 Deluxe on Switch and your vids have been very appreciated

Hey dude I like that you bring up past comments on your videos! Makes it seem like you really enjoy making content and interacting with viewers

"I am the protagonist of my life and I am very very normal..But I am darn good at it." SHORTCAT 2023

I love watching J Perm's videos, jumping to a random point in time and see if I can land on "shortcut" or "bag"

POV: Shortcat gets mariokarted at the start of the race Shortcat: "Oh well, time to bag"

I can't wait to see the max Traction vs the min Traction videos

I love your emphasis on defensive play and yet unlock full rage mode on the blue Yoshi 😂 New video idea? Play as aggressive as possible: Trail everything, go for every snipe imaginable, throw red shells immediately, cycle for attack items?

Modding the Performance.bin file and changing all stats to max, while also reducing the road slip status and making coins from 1-10 have the same speed value just makes the game waaay better.

"I don't want these items" Boo yoinks "Wait, wait!"

Shortcat is the smartest person who knows all the knowledge in Mario Kart 8 deluxe history

Coming from more serious driving simulators. Mario Kart def takes some inspiration from some of them and the whole speed vs accel thing in other games like forza motorsport or even the horizon series. Tuning and choosing the right car set up is essential for victory. Acceleration is ideal for very winding tight technical tracks while speed can be better for tracks with more straightaways or less technical corners. The introduction of tire types in their own simplistic way also adds a fun layer of complexity that i really enjoyed from more “realistic” racing games in this game. Track knowledge and the right setup seems to be the age old fallback that even in this game rings true. Doesn’t surprise me that a well balanced combo does very well.

Just realized that for a game called Mario Kart, you never actually see anyone playing with Mario lol

I've never been interested in Mario Kart before watching shortcat, but now I feel like I really want to play it! Shortcat, you're amazing. Keep doing what you're doing 👏 ❤️.

Holy cow! I've been watching your Mario Kart videos for weeks and thought "wow this dude sounds so much like J Perm, it's uncanny", and it turns out that you are J Perm, my favorite cube content creator after all? Wild lol. Also, J Perm is best perm, my go-to fidget algorithm. J Perm for life! Keep up the great work man, your content is always good.

"Most Balanced" when Luigi with the Sports Coupe, Blue Standard and any glider that keeps it balanced (Cloud Glider personal fav) is the most balanced there is.

Have you tried the Luigi Death Stare combo online?

What?! The Mario Kart Tour tracks are designed with Mario Kart Tour's gameplay in mind?!? That's mind blowing and thought provoking, thank you for this sage wisdom.

1:11 wifi so bad that the red shell thought it was in mariokart ds

I can't really explain why, but you should totally use this combo: daisy + city tripper + sponge wheels. It feels really smooth, please try it

been watching since 20k subs and the content is still as good, keep it up i watch you all the time.

0:50 even when shortcat isn't on the mii, i can still hear it yell "go go go gooo!!!"

when you think about it, this is probably the best starter combo because it forces you to bag

If you charged a mini-turbo and trailed your red shell you would've trailed the player with triple bananas and probably hit the player in front of you.

"i just win because everyone else is getting hit and i'm the only one not getting hit" my man did the australian speed skating strategy

I found your channel today and been binge watching them all day.

for anyone wondering who J Perm is, here’s a quick explanation. j perm is a rubik’s cube youtuber who is actually one of the best cubers in the world, he made a mario kart channel secretly, shortcat is that channel. if you’ve ever tried to learn the rubik’s cube, chances are, you watched his tutorial.

Mario Kart Tour is basically an auto-racer. Your kart will always travel forward on the course, but you can "move" your kart left or right. It's not really steering, and it's not really like smart-steering. Because you can still mess-up with smart-steering. You can't possibly mess up on MK Tour. I knew, once I'd heard they were bringin over the MK Tour courses, that they would be really unsatisfying. But "more MK8" is a fair trade, lol

17:10 Speed(ground): tie Speed(water): tie Speed(air): Mario Speed(anti-gravity): tie Acceleration: King Boo Weight: King Boo Handling(ground): King Boo Handling(water): King Boo Handling(air): Mario Handling(anti-gravity): Mario Traction: King Boo Mini-turbo: tie Invincibility: King Boo

I love that in every new video shortcat has a temporary nemesis when he's racing lol

My go-to combo for so long was Rosalina Standard Bike/Tires/Glider and it served me very very well

I like the combo with the mii character and gold glider better, but the fact that you are not bad in any category on top of being skilled, it’s a good combo to use

i look forward too your uploads. when you do not upload i just rewatch your older videos. i learn so much and i started playing the game as a result.

Hi shortcat! This is my first time commenting and I'm not sure if you'll even see this, but I wanted to ask whether you know using the motion glider technique (drifting + mini-turbo off a glider ramp) is still faster without motion controls or not. I have a lot of fun doing that technique in races but I don't know if it's actually worth it since I play without motion controls. Love your videos man, I've learned a lot of tips from them 🙏

Someone mentioned you were J perm (I didn’t know what that meant so I looked that up), pretty cool that you’ve got multiple successful channels. Idk anything about Rubik’s cubes and I don’t play Mariokart like ever, yet here I am subbed and binging your videos still lol

Fun fact: The standard kart has more miniturbo for the same speed as the Inkstriker, making it *better.*

7:17 that Yoshi ALL the way in the back had no chance