[GUIDE] : WHO IS THE BEST CHARACTER OF MARIO KART 8?

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[GUIDE] : WHO IS THE BEST CHARACTER OF MARIO KART 8?

A very serious scientific study has been carried out on the subject.

As in “Super Smash Bros.” or “Mario Tennis”, everyone has their favorite character in “Mario Kart”. Some prefer heavy and powerful characters, like Bowser or Donkey Kong, while others go for maneuverability with featherweights like Baby Mario or Maskass. But according to science, to put all the chances on his side on “Mario Kart 8”, it is on Wario that you have to bet.

Wario, voted best character in Mario Kart 8 by science …

It was Henry Hinnefeld, a data scientist, who conducted this amazing study. He then shared his findings in an article published on Medium. To determine the best character for “Mario Kart 8”, he relied on data science and more specifically on the principle of the Pareto optimum. No need to go into details, but basically he focused on two very important stats in the game: acceleration and speed.

Metal Mario, bottom of the ranking

Henry Hinnefeld has gathered all the information available on the character-vehicle-tire configurations (149,760 in all!). And according to his calculations, only 15 combinations reach the Pareto frontier and are therefore the best possible in the game. Wario, who appears in eight of these configurations, is the big winner of this test. He arrives in front of Donkey Kong, so it is better to favor the heavyweights. At the bottom of the rankings, the poor performers are Metal Mario and Rose Gold Peach. As for the worst kart, this is the Badwagon, so avoid it in the future.

You want to know the best configurations of course. Well this is the Wario-Moto GP-Roller Wheels combo and the Wario-Paracoccinelly-Roller Wheels combination. Astonishing isn’t it?

Mario Kart: who is the best character to win?

The success of Mario Kart is no longer to be proven, if only by the multitude of platforms concerned today. Latest: Mario Kart Tour on mobiles. But the previous episodes are still very popular, like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe whose best possible combinations are now scientifically known!

Science has spoken

By analyzing the data of all possible combinations, a data scientist has indeed discovered the best combo to win every time in Mario Kart. The parameters of the wheels, karts and especially the characters must therefore be fine-tuned to achieve all the odds in your favor.

The initial calculations put all these parameters into 7 categories, which gives no less than 140,000 combinations possible. Except, once the categories have been cross-checked, only 294 of these combinations are truly unique. And so it is among these that the researcher Henry Hinnefield explored to find the best yield speed-acceleration.

The results are clear: heavy characters have a top speed advantage but very poor acceleration, while light characters have the opposite. The other stats (handling, etc.) are not as important and can therefore be underestimated.

Combos to win on Mario Kart

It is therefore necessary that the combo is carried out to find the best acceleration and the best speed, and it is here that 15 combinations stand out:

the best character in Mario Kart 8

A precise study of data analysis has lifted the veil on an important truth: in Mario Kart, it is better to choose Wario.

Back in the not-so-distant days, we didn’t care who the better character was in Mario Kart. Basically, the mechanics were known: the small ones accelerate, the large ones draw and the means are balanced. Except that Nintendo has decided to make its racing license a little more complex over the episodes by introducing classes and different types of vehicles, which are also customizable.

In short, it is indeed possible to make a mistake in Mario Kart and to opt for a hero + kart + tires configuration that is much worse than another. A dilemma that fuels debate and prompts fans to argue over what’s best to shine on the track. But imagine that science has spoken: a priori, the best pilot is called Wario. A shame.

CARD VARIO

To determine the best formulas in Mario Kart, Henry Hinnefeld published on Medium a study based on the principle of Pareto optimum, imagined by the Italian economist of the same name and determining the most efficient allocation of determined resources (translation : without the increase in one taking precedence over the other). The interested party made his choice based on two essential data: acceleration and speed.

By compiling all this information, depending on the characters, vehicles and tires, we obtain an incalculable number of combinations (149,760). But only fifteen of them take place on the Pareto frontier: these are the best possible with regard to the two criteria used. According to the results, Wario fits in eight of them. He is followed by Donkey Kong, which would prove that the heavier characters are better off (they are more versatile). Conversely, Metal Mario and Peach of Rose Gold are the worst pilots of the cast. Finally, it is better not to select the Badwagon if you favor acceleration and speed … which is really Bad.

BEST CHARACTER, BEST VEHICLE, BEST WHEELS

In terms of complete equipment, the best combinations are therefore as follows:

  • Wario in Moto GP with Rollerblading wheels
  • Wario in Paracoccinelly (BiddyBuggy) with Roller Wheels

We will still keep in mind that Wario or not, science or not, nobody can escape the injustice of the blue shell.

MARIO KART: WHICH CHARACTER TO CHOOSE TO WIN

A data scientist has studied all the possible configurations in Nintendo’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Result: it is better to choose heavy characters like Bowser, Wario or Donkey Kong.

And if finishing first on Mario Kart was not only a question of talent… An American data scientist (expert in big data) thinks he has found the solution to maximize his chances of finishing first in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe race. Henry Hinnefeld details the results of his research in a article published on the Medium platform and spotted by our colleagues from Sciences and the Future.

Before starting a race, players choose their character (around thirty in the last edition, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe), wheels, a kart and a sail. These decisions influence the game because they modify the parameters of the vehicle: speed, acceleration, weight, handling and grip. Improving one of the parameters implies reducing another.

How to choose the best combination?

Henry Hinnefeld was based on thePareto optimum, a concept which makes it possible to determine the optimal combination between two factors, without one taking precedence over the other. For Mario Kart, the expert chose two essential criteria: speed and acceleration. He first studied the characteristics of characters, vehicles and tires independently of each other using data collected by fans.

The characters who present the same characteristics are united in the same class. There are seven in total. The princess peach and Yoshi are for example both lightweights with the same basic stats.

Ditto for vehicles (the Jet Bike and the Yoshi Bike are in the same class) and tires (metal and gold are in the same category).

Henry Hinnefeld calculated 149,760 possible combinations. But there are only 294 that are unique in terms of character classes, vehicles, and tires. Among them, fifteen (or barely 5%) are located on the Pareto frontier, which defines the optimal combinations according to the two criteria retained.

Wario and Donkey Kong, two “heavy” characters, are chosen in eleven of the fifteen combinations. By selecting them, the player therefore increases his chances of finishing first. But it is not that simple because they are the representatives of their classes. Wario can thus be replaced by characters with the same characteristics as him: Bowser and Morton Koopa. In the same way, Donkey Kong can be exchanged with Waluigi, Rosalina or Roy Koopa.

No miracle solution, therefore. These fifteen configurations give you a perfect balance between speed and acceleration. Henry Hinnefeld also indicates the vehicle to be absolutely prohibited: the badwagon. No matter what character he is associated with, no combination can be found on the Pareto frontier.

Not all characters are created equal in Mario Kart 8

It’s a question that may have haunted your early days of video games. A fleeting impression but without certainty. The belief that some characters in different Mario Kart are better than others. We honestly don’t know if this is the case for all editions, but as far as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is concerned, there is a solution to maximize your chances of winning … which one?

The answer through science

It was a data expert, a “data scientist” who did this little analysis. Henry Hinnefeld of his first name then published his results in a post on the Medium platform spotted by the site Sciences et Avenir. If you haven’t played Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is very different from some older versions because it is possible to customize your car in great detail.

On the program, the choice of character, wheels, a kart and a sail. Each of these parameters then influences different elements: maximum speed, acceleration, handling, grip, etc.

What is the best solution ?

It’s all well and good, but what’s the best combination then? For many users, this will be the one they like the most visually. But, Henry Hinnefield sees it differently, thanks to the Pareto optimum (read the study in English). It is a method which aims to optimize the best compromise. He determined two crucial parameters: speed and acceleration.

In total, the game allows no less than 149,670 possible combinations. According to him, 15 combinations are among the best possible. Wario and Donkey Kong are two of the best characters that are available, he says, but they can be replaced with others in the same category if necessary.

Respectively, Bowser, Morton Koopa on one side and Waluigi, Rosalina and Roy Koopa on the other. On the other hand, a constant appears. A vehicle to avoid absolutely: the badwagon. He is not in any of the optimal combinations. You have been warned …

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