Mario Kart Octathlon

Mario Kart Octathlon by Dracula013

All 8 games must be played in order by date of release

Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Mario Kart Double Dash
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 (Wii U or Switch)

All races must done in order i.e. you must do mushroom cup's races before flower cup's races, etc. In game with both Nitro and Retro cups, Nitros must be done before Retros. For Mario Kart 8, Nitro must be done first, then Retro and finish with DLC. Time of the challenge starts when you choose Mushroom Cup of Super Mario Kart and time is when crossing the finish line on Big Blue on Mario Kart 8.

Emulation: You may emulate Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Super Circuit and Mario Kart Double Dash. For the other 4 games, the emulation is to imperfect to allowed emulated runs.

Class: No engine category is mandatory for the challenge, but it is recommended to use the fastest category possible. If you feel more confortable with 100cc of 50cc, you can do it, but it is recommended to use 150cc. For Mario Kart 8, you can use 200cc.

Items: You can play either with normal items or with no Items at all (coins allowed). Every other non-standard item rules are banned.

The base challenge is in no skip category (New categories could be add in future if some runners take up the challenge)

Super Mario Kart: Item use is allowed. Resets between cups and finishline & Lakitu-based tricks are not allowed. You can switch game after crossing the finish line on Rainbow Road.

Mario Kart 64: Play through all 4 cups in 1-player in order from Mushroom cup onward. You must place at least 4th on all tracks (or 5th with the rare tie glitch that allows you to continue). You may reset the console and select the next cup after crossing the finish line of the last track of each cup.
- Switch game: You may switch game when you cross the finish line at the end of lap 3 on Rainbow Road.
- Cutting through grass, sand, etc. is allowed. The Koopa Troopa Beach tunnel shortcut is allowed. The Yoshi Valley hairpin cut is allowed. Jumping over walls or using Lakitu to advance through tracks more quickly and in unintended ways is not allowed in no skips. Using the finishline polygons on Koopa Troopa Beach and Royal Raceway to get better items is allowed as it is not a skip.

Mario Kart Super Circuit: You may switch game upon crossing the SNES Rainbow Road finish line. Manipulating the finish line lap trigger is not allowed.

Mario Kart Double Dash: You may switch game after crossing the Rainbow Road finish line on the third lap. The Waluigi Stadium shortcut and Bowser skip are NOT allowed.

Mario Kart DS: This game can be done in GP mode or in VS mode.
In VS mode, settings should be CPU Kart: Hard, Course: In Order, Rules: 32 Races, Team: Off. Select: Figure-8 Circuit. You may switch games after crossing the GCN Yoshi Circuit finish line.

Mario Kart Wii: switch game when you hit the finish line of the last course (N64 Bowser Castle). Hard COM. [ISOs are banned]
Skips are not allowed ( SKIPS: https://www.speedrun.com/mkw/thread/ilg0h/1#4xizq )
Items are set to off or balanced.

Mario Kart 7: You may switch game upon crossing the SNES Rainbow Road finish line.

Mario Kart 8: DLC Packs 1 & 2 required. Done in GP or VS mode (VS is faster). Timer ends at the finish line of Big Blue.
- Teams: No Teams
- Items: No Items or All Items (Frantic Mode is not allowed)
- Vehicles: All Vehicles
- CPU: Hard CPU
- Races: 48 Races (32 + 16 in VS)

When switching game, you can be already on the ready button of the first cup. The game can be on, but not farther than the title screen. (We must see the class choice, the character choice and the cup choice.) When switching game, make sure you win the cup, you must win all the cups in order to complete the challenge. You don't need to see the award ceremony before switching.