Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Watch in 4K60!

Nothing like the taste of day 1 world records. Didn't know if I still had it in me.

Splits: 41.508 / 40.213 / 40.260 || 7-1-0 Coin || 1-1-1 Shroomstrat

Learning the mechanics of this game is some of the most fun I've had since MK8u's launch back in June 2014... 11 years ago. There's so much depth to this game, small time-saves or losses that I'm still figuring out. Pure bliss when things just start locking in, this game feels so smooth at that point.

Some things to note about this run:
Been playing this game since midnight launch (so like, maybe 13 hours ago?). This run will be obsolete by the time I turn my switch 2 back on.
Airtime is extremely slow in this game -- boosts save so much time in the air or on the rails. You see me hold my drift longer than I "should" on laps 2 and 3 to take advantage of this.
Delayed tricks seem to also benefit from the airspeed penalty.
I was chasing ほし from like 2AM through 4AM this morning. Every time I would improve, they would've improved right before I did. Straight out of a SummoningSalt video. But, we persevere.
https:// mkwrs.com/mkworld/display.php?track=Acorn+Heights
I tried many different combinations. It seems like the lightest weights do the best when there's rails or gliding... I think this guy is the lightest in the game? Wish it were Funky Kong. This kart seems to be all the rage, there may be hidden stats. Chase that meta.
Old strats I helped push out of the way: old runs used to use the left rail with 2 coins before glider, used to use the left side rail on laps 2 and 3 as well; I pioneered the right side rail with the instant trick.

Also: I think this type of tech will be the future of this game due to the airspeed mechanics [ https:// twitch.tv/speed64demon/clip/ScaryIncredulousCattlePraiseIt--M9ZDHCZdGW5hAHW ]. This was like 5 minutes into me playing the game lmao

Thanks for watching!

I'll be streaming more of this brand new shiny game later on at my twitch @Speed64Demon

Don't worry, I have not forgotten about Maple Treeway, or the 2:12, or the 1:29, or shroomless turnskip... stay tuned