Booster Course Pass Finale

As an old saying goes, all good things come to an end, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass is no exception.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass has finally been concluded, and it ended on a very high note. With that, the Wii U's best selling video game's Redemption Arc finally got the happy ending it deserves after nine years. 2023 looks like the year of conclusions, from the end of Ash "Satoshi" Ketchum's Journey, to the end of Charles Martinet's days as the voice of Mario. Even Mario Kart Tour discontinued new content after the 4th Anniversary Tour, and let's not forget that Tears of the Kingdom could mark the end of a saga that began with Breath of the Wild, and hopefully, Tears of the Kingdom will be the end of Ganon's reign of terror.

Farewell, Mario Kart 8, and thanks for the memories and death stares!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe © Nintendo.

Rare Gems from the Bargain Bin

Author's Note: All copyrights for the items featured in this comic go to their respective owners.

While Dragon's Lair was ported to multiple platforms, it was also available as an interactive game for the DVD Player. Yet, almost nobody who owns a DVD Player bothers to get the game, which would make this item a good find if you can find one in a bargain bin, that is.

The Su Chi Pai OVA was originally below average at best when it first came out, but the passage of time has its way of vindicating history, by having Jaleco fans search for a DVD copy of the Su Chi Pai OVA. The Tekken Motion Picture from 1998 was actually good, and it was better than the live action Tekken Movie. And for those who are looking for DVDs of both OVAs, you might find them as rare items in a bargain bin.

Recently, Wii Party and Wii Party U have been getting a nostalgic resurgence through multiple videos posted on YouTube. The Wii Party series was not destined to be the next Mario Party, but it was better than Mario Party in several ways almost no one took note of. It's a huge shame that Wii Party's lifetime sales are less than Nintendo Switch Sports sales figures as at May 2023. Wii Party U's sales figures ended up doing worse than Wii Music, which was a huge shame. No wonder Nintendo started relegating Miis to the sidelines. Maybe they should stop disrespecting their loyal customers if they want to survive...

If you think Soldam was an Arcade exclusive title, then you have not heard of the Game Boy port of Soldam. This Game Boy game would be very hard to find inside the bargain bin, and even if you find one copy, it would be a very expensive item, even if its price tag has a 90% discount on it.

F-Zero GP Legend has to be the last F-Zero game in the series before F-Zero 99, if you do not count the Japan-only F-Zero Climax. Of course the Game Boy Advance F-Zero GP Legend is a game worth getting for any GameCube owner who still has the GameCube's Game Boy Player.

Uniquely Weird

In the South Korean version of Wii Party, Globe Trot features South Korea, the area circled in red, as the starting space, replacing the Japan Hot Spot in that game mode. Another feature unique to the South Korean version of Wii Party is Spin-Off having stars instead of medals. The changes in Globe Trot are possibly related to the unresolved issues between South Korea and Japan, although the lack of South Korea as a Hot Spot in all the other versions could be the real reason for the map changes, while the changes in Spin-Off are due to a gambling ban in South Korea.

Wii Party © Nintendo.