Mario Kart 8 is a video game released in 2014 for the Nintendo Wii U.
Release Date[]
- May 29, 2014 (Japan)
- May 30, 2014 (North America and Europe)
- May 31, 2014 (Australia)
Also See[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Boo Laugh 2 (Used for the Boos in the Twisted Mansion track.)
- Boo Laugh 3 (Used for the Boos in the Twisted Mansion track.)
- Discovery Sound, CICADA - Cicada-3 (Used for ambience in the Animal Crossing track.)
- Hollywoodedge, Cattle Cow Moo Bellow AT041601 (Used when bumping into a cow in the Moo Moo Meadows track.)
- Hollywoodedge, Cattle Cow Moo Bellow AT041702 (Used for the cows in the Moo Moo Meadows track.)
- Hollywoodedge, Hawk Redtailed Scree AT082801 (Used for ambience in the Shy Guy Falls, Wild Woods and Hyrule Circuit tracks.)
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Drum Impacts FS011102
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Drum Impacts FS011104
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hits Metal Pipe FS010602
- HUMAN, YELL - YELL: FEMALE (Used for Koopa Troopa.)
- Legend of Zelda Secret Jingle (Link to the Past variant; used in the Hyrule Circuit track when the Master Sword appears.)
- MK8 Race Start Sound
- SMB Fireball Sound (Used for the Fire Flower item.)
- SMW Spin Sound (Used as Tanooki Mario's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE, CHEERING, CROWD - LARGE AMPHITHEATER AUDIENCE: APPLAUSE WITH CHEERING AND WHISTLING 02 (Used for the crowd at the final section of Mount Wario.)
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE, CHEERING, CROWD - LARGE AMPHITHEATER AUDIENCE: APPLAUSE WITH CHEERING AND WHISTLING 03 (Used for the crowd at the final section of Mount Wario.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01 (Heard in the intro for the Moo Moo Meadows track.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - BICYCLE HORN, SQUEAKY, SINGLE TOOT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - BICYCLE HORN, THREE TOOTS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - FUNNY CAR HORN, HIGH PITCHED
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT HORN TOOT, LOW
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZIP WHISTLE 01 (The 1st half of the sound is sampled in the Wario's Gold Mine music.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - POLICE WHISTLE: MEDIUM (Used as Mario's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SIREN WHISTLE (Heard once at the beginning of the Yoshi Valley music as a sample.)
- Sound Ideas, CHEERING, CROWD - OUTDOOR: LARGE CONCERT CROWD, AUDIENCE 02 (Heard in the intro.)
- Sound Ideas, CLOCK, ALARM - LARGE ALARM CLOCK: BELL RINGING (Used for the alarm clock bells in the Tick Tock Clock track.)
- Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - BIG HORN: SINGLE BLOW
- Sound Ideas, CREAK, DOOR - HEAVY DOOR CREAK 03 (Used for the front doors in the Twisted Mansion track when they open just before the race starts.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG, ROTTWEILER - MEDIUM DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Used for the Chain Chomps in the Cheese Land track.)
- Sound Ideas, DRAWBRIDGE - GEAR AND CHAIN MECHANISM MOVING DRAWBRIDGE, CASTLE 01 (Used in the Bowser's Castle track when the portcullis opens just before the race starts.)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02 (1st half, used when the sparks turn orange while drifting.)
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - SHORT, LARGE BURST OF FLAME 01
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 02 (Used when knocking away opponents and obstacles while under the effects of a Super Star.)
- Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER - BELL 206: INTERNAL: HOVERING
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 02 (Used in the Twisted Mansion track whenever the Boo-possessed knight statues pound their hammers on the ground.)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - METAL PULLEY: TURNING (Used for the pulleys in the Wild Woods track.)
- Sound Ideas, SWIMMING - OUTDOOR: DIVE OFF SIDE, POOL, WATER 01
- Sound Ideas, SWORD - TWO SWORDS SCRAPING, RING OFF 02 (Used for Link's Master Sword.)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 03 (Used for ambience in the Neo Bowser City track.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, MANY BLASTS, CLOSE UP (Used for the train in the Rainbow Road track.)
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 06 (Used for the Lightning item.)
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 07
Image Gallery[]
Audio Samples[]
HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 02 as heard in the game: