Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview (www.youtube.com)

submitted 10 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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I forgot that these are still coming out.

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[-] Hotdogman@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Looks like they saw how rockstar does business.

[-] raptir@lemdro.id 31 points 10 months ago

48 courses that are truly remade rather than copy-pasted in (support MK8 features) for $25 doesn't seem too bad to me.

[-] pathos@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the amount of work that has gone into these for a one-time purchase of $25 is a pretty great deal.

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago

My only complaint (other than I've always hated when they recycle maps from previous games) is that you need Internet connectivity to play these. That completely defeats the whole point of the Switch.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 12 points 10 months ago

You don't need internet connectivity to play these, unless you mean downloading them initially. I'm sure they'll make an updated physical with these maps in it at some point too.

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I definitely could not access them without Internet. This was after they had been downloaded and played. The error even said as much. Maybe they've changed that since? Hopefully...

[-] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Wait, what? Got a screenshot? Cos, let's face it, the switch has terrible wifi, and I'm frequently not on network and can play offline fine and have never had any pop up like that.

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

If I put it in airplane mode, voila: (sorry for the crummy phone capture). You can still play the default courses, but this is complete bullshit.

[-] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I dunno how to prove it cos proving negatives is way too hard, but I just played a track offline no worries. You contacted support?

[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 5 points 10 months ago

Even if you purchase them directly instead of using the online pass? Guess I'll have to check it for myself

[-] Glemek@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Even with the online pass you can go a while between checking in, I play mk8 on planes pretty regularly

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You can play the original courses, but not the booster courses. Once you quit the game and lose your internet, no more dlc.

I suppose if you don't change games you might be fine. But it feels like a low blow on a system marketed for it's portability.

[-] Glemek@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know what to tell you, I literally do it.

I turn the system fully off on the way to the airport, then boot it back up and play whatever I want, including the booster courses.

I just checked, and it let me start the game and load up the feather cup while in airplane mode.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can't play them solo?

I'm pretty sure I have the initial free booster tracks and I was able to play them solo offline just like any other course. It has been awhile though, I could be wrong.