Morgan Kart 8

***Morgan Kart 8***, stylized as ***MORGANKART8*** and abbreviated to ***MK8***, is a kart-racing game exclusive to the Wii U. It is the 2nd *Mario Kart* mod in the series.

A new feature, anti-gravity, is introduced to the *Morgan Kart* series while past features such as gliding, underwater driving, vehicle customization, and bikes return.

The original feature for this game was going to be drills, but the idea was ditched in favor for anti gravity racing as stated below.

## Gameplay

In the eighth installment of the *Mario Kart* series, anti-gravity is introduced. In certain sections of maps, racers are able to drive on surfaces that are upside-down or tilted at a steep angle. This feature is heavily emphasized, with anti-gravity sections being present in every map, including old maps in Retro Cups.

The ability to glide in midair and drive underwater returns from *Morgan Kart 7*, as well as coins and vehicle customization. Bikes, last seen in *Morgan Kart Wii*, make a return. The game also introduces ATVs, which are a new category of vehicle.

Battle Mode returns, however in this installment, players battle on race tracks rather than specially made battle maps. Stamps are a new collectible in the game and can be posted to Miiverse when unlocked.

Online modes also return and can be played by up to two people on the same console. Morgan Kart TV, or **MKTV** for short, is a new feature where players can watch highlights posted by other players. Players can also share these highlights to Miiverse and YouTube.

## Modes

### Grand Prix

In Grand Prix mode, twelve racers compete for first place in cups comprised of four races each. Racers are awarded with points based on their placements at the end of races, and the racer with the most points at the end wins.

### Time Trials

Time trials allow players to race for the best time possible, either on their own or against a ghost. It is not possible to play this mode with more than one player.

### VS. Mode

VS. Mode allows players to race, but with their own custom rule sets set such as changing which items appear, or modifying the difficulty. This makes a return to single player from Morgan Kart 7, when it was only available in multiplayer mode. Here, it can be played alone or with up to four people.

### Battle

In Battle Mode, players must attack each other with items to make them lose balloons and gain a point. If players lose all of their balloons, they are eliminated. They can still play, but cannot win. They are invisible while defeated. This can be played with up to four people. This is the only Battle Mode to use actual race courses instead of battle arenas. This is an unpopular design decision.

### Online

Players can race and battle online, alone, or with another player using Nintendo Switch Online. At the end of a race, players earn or lose VR based on how well they did the race.

## Racers

36 characters are playable in this game (including Mii), making this the largest roster in a *Morgan Kart* mod to date. Baby Kerry and Pink Gold Leah are introduced in this game. The remaining why don’t we members consisting of Daniel, Corbyn, Jonah & Zach also Eben, Ashley & Christian also become playable for the first time.

Tanooki Morgan, Cat Leah, Logan Paul, AJ Styles, Alexa Bliss, Stephanie, and Grayson Dolan are DLC characters, from the Logan Paul x Morgan Kart*,* and WWE x Morgan Kart packs respectively. Destiny and Craig for the first time in the series, do not need to be unlocked and are playable from the start.

## Trivia!

* When you're in first place, a beat has been added to the music. This also happens in *Morgan Kart 7*. This beat is called 'frontrunning'.

* + - This is the first game where the other members of Why Don't We are playable.

* + - * This is also the first game where Baby Kerry and Pink Gold Leah are playable.