Name: How to drift like a pro in 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'
Uploaded: 2017-05-02T20:40:05+00:00
Description: It's one of the oldest tricks in the 'Mario Kart' book.

How to drift like a pro in 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'

It's one of the oldest tricks in the 'Mario Kart' book.

Longtime Mario Kart fans know all about the drift-boost.

It works like this: do a little hop as you move into a turn and your kart will start to drift, releasing a burst of colored sparks behind it. During longer drifts, the sparks even change colors.

Once you come out of the turn and stop drifting, you get a momentary speed boost. It's no more than a second or two, but those extra bursts of speed add up.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is freshly released for Switch, and the drift-boost isn't just alive and well; it's improved. There's now a third level of speed boost to take advantage of. This video from Nintendo explains how to do it and demonstrates the difference between each boost.

Topics Gaming Nintendo Nintendo Switch

Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.