In my opinion, the tracks included in the Booster Course Pass range from underwhelming to pretty good.
Compared to the courses from the main game, this DLC is mostly a step down in quality, although it did improve over time.
First of all, most tracks don't look nearly as good as the original ones that are almost 10 years old by now.
Textures get re-used too many times or used in the wrong places, there are spots where the developers forgot about appropriately lighting your character and both your surroundings and bystanders seem to be way bigger than the player characters themselves, among other careless mistakes that admittedly aren't too noticable while driving.
Granted, there are some genuinely beautiful standouts and I'm not against the more cartoonish style of the new courses, but in general it feels like less effort and polish went into them.
The same can be said for the layouts.
I've had some of the most fun I've ever had in Mario Kart 8 with some of these courses, while others frequently fail to adjust well to Mario Kart 8's physics.
There are turns that are unnecessarily narrow or sharp, badly telegraphed, the camera regularly moves below the ground (which I've only ever seen in the main game on purpose) and most importantly, next to none of the tracks make use of the potential that anti-gravity has.
I did however appreciate the new, unexpected gameplay elements or gimmicks this DLC brought with it, like the inclusion of half-pipes.
The selection of which tracks made it into the Booster Course Pass feels a bit weird if I'm being honest.
Since almost all of them are old tracks that were remade for Mario Kart Tour, there are some very creative, unique and enjoyable courses included, plus a couple of fan-favourites I'm glad I finally got to play.
But considering how many amazing courses have existed over the course of Mario Kart's history - courses which could have been a part of this package - makes some of the inclusions feel a bit boring in comparison.
I also feel like the City tracks didn't have all that much to offer considering how many of them there are.
I also want to mention some surprises the DLC had in store.
There were a couple of new characters to play as which I'm very happy about, even though the models aren't as high-quality as they could be.
New courses were also included, some of which (like Yoshi's Island) are absolutely fantastic!
We (and by that I mean not just players who bought the DLC) got the option to play rounds with a specific selection of items and some welcome changes were made for balancing.
I apologize if this feels like non-stop complaining, because at the end of the day, this is still Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a brilliant game.
While the DLC may not live up to the standard the main game has set, it doubles the amount of tracks available to you and is especially worth it considering its price.
Compared to the courses from the main game, this DLC is mostly a step down in quality, although it did improve over time.
First of all, most tracks don't look nearly as good as the original ones that are almost 10 years old by now.
Textures get re-used too many times or used in the wrong places, there are spots where the developers forgot about appropriately lighting your character and both your surroundings and bystanders seem to be way bigger than the player characters themselves, among other careless mistakes that admittedly aren't too noticable while driving.
Granted, there are some genuinely beautiful standouts and I'm not against the more cartoonish style of the new courses, but in general it feels like less effort and polish went into them.
The same can be said for the layouts.
I've had some of the most fun I've ever had in Mario Kart 8 with some of these courses, while others frequently fail to adjust well to Mario Kart 8's physics.
There are turns that are unnecessarily narrow or sharp, badly telegraphed, the camera regularly moves below the ground (which I've only ever seen in the main game on purpose) and most importantly, next to none of the tracks make use of the potential that anti-gravity has.
I did however appreciate the new, unexpected gameplay elements or gimmicks this DLC brought with it, like the inclusion of half-pipes.
The selection of which tracks made it into the Booster Course Pass feels a bit weird if I'm being honest.
Since almost all of them are old tracks that were remade for Mario Kart Tour, there are some very creative, unique and enjoyable courses included, plus a couple of fan-favourites I'm glad I finally got to play.
But considering how many amazing courses have existed over the course of Mario Kart's history - courses which could have been a part of this package - makes some of the inclusions feel a bit boring in comparison.
I also feel like the City tracks didn't have all that much to offer considering how many of them there are.
I also want to mention some surprises the DLC had in store.
There were a couple of new characters to play as which I'm very happy about, even though the models aren't as high-quality as they could be.
New courses were also included, some of which (like Yoshi's Island) are absolutely fantastic!
We (and by that I mean not just players who bought the DLC) got the option to play rounds with a specific selection of items and some welcome changes were made for balancing.
I apologize if this feels like non-stop complaining, because at the end of the day, this is still Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a brilliant game.
While the DLC may not live up to the standard the main game has set, it doubles the amount of tracks available to you and is especially worth it considering its price.