Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Arin Goes to Jail - PART 2 - Game Grumps VS

Summary

In this Mario Kart 8 Deluxe VS episode, Arin and Dan jump into Battle Arena mode and immediately turn the match into a comedy of errors, rival trash talk, and frantic teamwork. Arin plays as Lemmy while Dan swaps away from Yoshi and picks Link, leading to plenty of jokes about character choices, weird vehicle setups, and the absurdity of Baby Rosalina. The real highlight is Renegade Roundup, where the duo slowly figure out how the mode works: cops, renegades, jail breaks, camping the cell, and accidentally getting trapped or freed at the perfect moments. Arin celebrates goofy tactical plays, Dan gets increasingly frustrated when he’s stuck in jail, and both of them riff nonstop about the chaos on screen. By the end, they’re laughing about wins, losses, and whether the whole thing was even a real competition, before signing off with their usual promise to never play again.

Highlights

• Arin and Dan roast each other’s character picks and vehicle combos before the match even starts 🏎️
• Dan gets inked, trapped, and repeatedly frustrated while Arin gloats from the other side 😵‍💫
• Arin realizes that guarding the cell is the best strategy and immediately turns it into a victory plan 🧠
• Dan spends a good chunk of the round trying to free teammates while also getting outplayed by the jail setup 🔐
• The whole episode ends with both of them laughing, yelling, and pretending they’ll never play Mario Kart again 🙃

Key Takeaways

• Renegade Roundup becomes the star of the episode once Arin and Dan finally figure out the strategy 🚔
• Dan’s Link pick and Arin’s Lemmy choice fuel a bunch of character-based jokes 😂
• Arin discovers that camping the jail cell is basically the secret sauce to winning 😎
• The episode is packed with rapid-fire insults, singing, and ridiculous sports-commentary energy 🎤
• Despite all the trash talk, they end up having a genuinely fun time with the mode 🤝

Overview

This episode opens with the classic Game Grumps setup: the two hosts joking around while picking characters, mocking each other’s choices, and making everything sound more ridiculous than it already is. Dan experiments with Link, Arin goes with Lemmy, and the conversation quickly spirals into playful teasing about babies, weird-looking racers, and whether some characters are just inherently cooler than others. The energy is casual, loud, and already a little unhinged in the best way.

Once the Battle Arena mode gets going, the episode really kicks into gear. At first, neither of them fully understands the rules, which leads to confusion, misreads on the map, accidental captures, and a lot of shouting about who’s on whose team. But as the Renegade Roundup rounds continue, they start picking up the strategy and realize that camping the jail cell is the move. That discovery changes the whole flow of the match and makes the back half of the video feel like a goofy tactical showdown.

By the end, the match has become less about Mario Kart skill and more about competitive nonsense, improv comedy, and the satisfaction of outsmarting each other just enough to claim victory. Arin and Dan keep score in the loosest possible way, argue over who actually won, and lean hard into the bit that none of this matters anyway. It’s a very Game Grumps kind of finish: loud, playful, and ending with the promise that they’re done with the game forever—until next time.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:30: Back to Battle Mode and Wuhu Town Preview Arin and Dan return to Mario Kart and start joking around while selecting new characters and setups; Arin picks Lemmy and Dan switches away from Yoshi, eventually choosing Link with a customized kart. They banter about the characters and the goofy look of the vehicles before loading into the Battle Arena mode.
• 01:30 - 03:00: First Rounds of Cops and Rogues Arin and Dan load into Mario Kart Battle Mode and joke through character selection, with Arin picking Lemmy and Dan switching away from Yoshi to play as Link with a custom kart setup.
• 03:00 - 05:00: Camping the Cell and Early Strategy Arin and Dan jump into the cops-and-robbers-style Mario Kart segment, immediately getting disoriented on the track and joking about how easy it is to avoid the police because there are only so many cops on an enormous map. They sort out that they’re on the blue team versus the red team and begin the chase. Arin gets inked, then quickly gets arrested after ramming into a cop, which leads to the game's jail mechanic where teammates have to break him out.
• 05:00 - 07:00: Chasing, Trapping, and Near Wins Arin and Dan play a chaotic round where Arin unexpectedly wins despite doing little, leading to joking confusion about the rules and how points are counted. They then move on to the Woo-hoo Town/Pilotwings-inspired stage and comment on how strange and intense the environment feels.
• 07:00 - 09:00: Learning the Jail-Camping Meta Arin and Dan continue playing Renegade/jailed-capture mode and realize the key strategy is to camp the cell once enough opponents are trapped, since teammates can only free others if they can reach the jail. Arin repeatedly teases Dan for being stuck while Dan complains about the frustration of being trapped and unable to act.
• 09:00 - 11:00: Renegade Catcher Chaos on the Classic Track Arin and Dan keep trading chaotic trash talk during a Renegade Roundup match, with Arin explaining the key tactic: camping the cell once it fills up with captured players. The match turns into a scramble of rescues, catches, and shouted reactions as both players try to outplay each other and their teammates.
• 11:00 - 12:30: Final Pushes, Springs, and Jail Breaks Arin races to spring his teammates from jail, but the attempt turns chaotic as he gets chased by the police and eventually drive-by Luigi’d. Dan repeatedly taunts him and camps the key, stopping Arin from escaping.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Arin Goes to Jail - PART 2 - Game Grumps VS Transcription

• Segment 1: 00:00 - 02:30 ♫ In this corner, Grump ♫ Arin: I'm a Grump! ♫ In the other corner, Not So Grump ♫ ♫ It's Game Grumps VS! ♫ Arin: Hey, welcome back Dan: Welcome back to Game Grumps Arin: We're playing Mario Cart again Dan: We're playing Mario Cart Dan: We're gonna- We're gonna get some new characters Arin: Whoops *laugh* Dan: And, uh Dan: And I'm gonna switch up my style Arin: Yeah, he's gonna switch up his steez You don't wanna play as Yoshi anymore? Dan: Oh I love Yoshi but I'm Arin: He's your #1 guy! Dan: Totally! And he retired as #1 Arin: Oh, 'cause you got #1 so now you gotta- Oh I see how it is Dan: Yeah, absolutely Dan: Ooh you can Amiibo other people in here? Arin: So I'm gonna- yeah Dan: That's awesome Arin: So I'm gonna be Lemmy. He's my favorite Koopa Kid Dan: Oh, shiz. Um. .. Arin: You can be fuckin' lame-ass dry bones. That's cool Dan: Baby Rosalina? Awww Dan: Uh. . Awww. Awwww Arin: It's like, why would you wanna play as a baby version, they haven't accomplished anything yet Dan: Yeah. .. Arin: Lookit how doofy he looks! Arin: What a fuckin' idiot! Look at his dumb face! Dan: Who, Link? Arin: Yeah, he looks like a stupid idiot Dan: Cool, I'll be him Arin: *laughs* (In Unison): Hah! Dan: Oh wait Why didn't I get to pick a different color? Arin: What? Because Link's only green, dude Dan: NOOOoooo! Arin: Fuckin', you think- It's not like Yoshi Yoshi's fuckin' got all this shit goin' on Arin: 's got like 30,000 different Yoshis There's not 30,000 different Links Arin: Well, maybe there are cuz there's the. .. (trails off) Dan: I'll use the Comet with Monster Tires! Arin: There you go Dan: And a parachute Arin:. ..Para-choot? Dan: A para-choot Dan: Let's do it Arin: It kinda looks like it has a ballsack Arin: that's just dripping down Dan: It kinda does Arin: Alright, Renegade Rampage Dan: I'd like that Arin: I don't know exactly what this is Arin: Uh, I guess we're on opposite teams though so that's- that's gonna Dan: Whoa Arin: Yeah, I got Baby Rosalina on my team. No big deal
• Segment 2: 00:00 - 02:30 Dan: Oh! Woo-hoo Town! Dan: Aw Arin: Oh sorry, I- you didn't speak up soon enough Dan: I. .. said it literally the moment it came up Arin: *clears throat* So we're playing the Battle Arena Arin: Uhhh And it's gonna be real fun! Arin: It's gonna be real fun one And then the next we'll prolly play Wuhu Town Dan: I'm gonna scissor kick you in the head Look at this place! Arin: Damn, see? Now you're impressed Dan: Wow Dan: Yeah, n- I do love this Holy shit Dan: I just wanna race around here, I don't even wanna fight! Arin: Well you COULD do that, cuz you did that last round and won Dan: Oh yeah, that's a good point Arin: (laughing) So. .. Arin: 's up to you, really Dan: Woah, woah, woah Arin: Dodge the law? (In Unison): Catch the Renegades? Dan: Am I the Renegades? Arin: So, you gotta catch me Dan: I gotta catch you? Arin: Yeah Arin: I guess with your- with your little thing, and I gotta like avoid you Arin: Oh shit, this is extreme right now Dan: *Singing along with background music* Dan: Why is my. .. ? Dan: Why is my tire going to the side? Dan: That doesn't seem right Arin: Oh, because you're like hover mode right now
• Segment 3: 02:30 - 05:00 Dan: Ohhh Arin: 'cause it's like not a level track Arin: Oh, here we go Arin: Here we go Arin: I can't find anybody. Where the fuck are you guys? Dan: I know. Uh- Arin: I gotta- I gotta avoid the law, it's not too difficult right now Dan: Avoiding the law is easy! There's only so many cops! Dan: And a million miles of Earth! ! Arin: Is that a- Is that a cop right there? Arin: Or is that my team? Arin: Okay so we're the blue team. You're the red team Dan: Oh, god! I've been inked! Dan: I've been inked Arin: Well, I'm sorry Dan: How do I clear that up? Arin: I just got a little excited that's all Dan: God, gross! Oh there we go Arin: Oh yeah here we go, here's some- Villager's a cop Arin: Fuck you, you fuckin' piece of shit Arin: Oh no he got me! Arin: Aw, shit I thought ramming into him would- *laugh* be a problem Arin: Oh so- Oh man so we're stuck in jail! Dan: What? Arin: So, my friends have to come and like get me out Dan: What? ! Arin: 'cause I'm stuck in jail Dan: Oh, and we have to catch them all Oh this is cool! Arin: Sonnova bitch! Help. Help. Help Dan: *Singing along with the background music* Arin: Baby Rosalina what the fuck were you doin? Arin: Just meandering around like a little puss Oh shit there we go! Dan: *laughs* Arin: I'm out. I'm out Dan: Got one Arin: Wow, this is really hard for you guys Dan: It is pretty tough! Arin: We- we basically have a reset button Dan: Augh Arin: I'mna getcha Arin: I'ma getcha! Dan: Woa-ahh! Arin: I'ma fuckin' getcha! Arin: Woo! Aw, shit! Arin: I got fucked again! Arin: Dammit! Fuckin' Wario why are you always in here? Arin: You're the Worst Racer! Arin: Fuckin' Wa- don't fuckin' not look at me! Dan: *laugh* Don't not look at me when I'm Arin: Look at me when I'm talking to you! Dan: talking to you, kind of! Dan: Gotcha Arin: How come I have a really round head and Arin: he's super square, what's up with that? Dan: I caught Tanuki Mario Dan: That's fucking right- Stop inking me! Arin: He can't help it, dude Dan: I, yeah Dan: Inker's gotta ink
• Segment 4: 02:30 - 05:00 Arin: Tanuki fuckin' Mario Arin: You- you let Dan get you, the most passive Mario Cart player? Dan: I've caught two people I'll have you know Arin: Jesus Christ, get- Yeah I'm out! Dan: Su- Arin: Whooo! ! Arin: Fuck all ya'll police bitches Dan: Make it fuckin' three Dan: Make it three, bitch Arin: Damn are you really owning up right now? Dan: I'm catching people Arin: Are you fuckin' like, locking up? Dan: I'm nasty catchin' Arin: Shit, man. .. Maybe your passive abilities are payin off in spades Arin: NO! Fuckin' villager, you piece of gar- Arin: That was Elizabeth or whatever the fuck her name is Arin: Yeah I'm out! ! Arin: I'm the fuckin' man! Dan: Got her! Got Baby Rosalina Arin: Tch. Well, that's not much of an accomplishment is it? Dan: I. .. killed her Arin: *laughs* Dan: She's Dead.
• Segment 5: 05:00 - 07:30 Arin: I didn't even send her to prison Dan: She'll never live to be Toddler Rosalina Arin: I just gave her the death sentence Arin: I am the judge and the jury Dan: Man, fuck. this. inky lil bastard. Arin: God, these rounds are fuckin' Arin: insane Dan: This is super intense Arin: Aw, fuck Arin: Zero Dan: And we're out Arin: Wait, so, how do we count- Dan: You were the only one- Dan: You were the only one left! Arin: I won, I didn't even do anything! Dan: How did you fuckin' awwww Arin: I didn't even do shit! Dan: Awwww! ! Arin: Yes! Dan: Oh, because you sprung more teammates than I caught Arin: Ha-Haah! Dan: But if I never caught anyone Dan: then you'd have no-one to spring Arin: That seems a lot Arin: harder to be honest Dan: Yeah, it's tough Dan: Alright, next round Arin: Jesus Dan: You sonnova bitch Arin: Now we're gonna do Woo-hoo Town or whatever the fuck you wanted to do Dan: Whoo-Hoo! ! Town Arin: It's the um, Pilotwings area Dan: Pilotwings? Arin: Wii Sports, yeah Dan: Oooh Arin: It's like the world that exi- Arin: it's like real people. It's weird Dan: Ooooh! Dan: (whispers) I'm into it Arin: I think it's really weird, to be honest with you Arin: Did you ever play Pilotwings for the Super Nintendo Dan: No. .. Arin: and there's all these characters and they're like "I'm your flight instructor" Arin: and they get all mad at you if you fuck up Dan: Looks like the town from Attack on Titan Arin: *laugh* *Immitates Attack on Titan theme* Arin: Oh, now I'm the law Dan: Oh, really? Arin: Yeah Arin: (Deep Voice) I'm the law! Dan: Alright, good luck! Arin: I'm coming for ya. I'm coming for ya Dan: Can't catch me when I got this featha~! Arin: How the- Wait what where do I go? Arin: This level's so fuckin' weird Arin: Oh here we go I'mna fuckin getcha bro! Arin: Where you at? Where you at, slon? Dan: *laughs* "Where you at slon" Dan: You'll never catch me biiiiiiitch Dan: I see you on my tail! Arin: Oh yeah? Dan: Creepin' Arin: Yeah? I'll creep on you Dan: I'm hatin'
• Segment 6: 05:00 - 07:30 Arin: I'll give you a little creep Dan: You're never gonna catch me ♫ riding dirty ♫ Arin: Psht you're hatin' I'm baitin' dude Arin: Aw, c'mere, c'mere baby Dan: I got that feather bro, I'mna float Arin: c'mere Peach! Peach I love you Peach! Dan: ♫ You see me floatin', you hatin' ♫ god dammit Arin: Uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh uh-oh Dan: I got e- I got caught by King Boo Arin: I'm gettin' turdy, dude I'm ridin' turdy Arin: I can't see! Dan: Let me out! Arin: I can't shake 'em! Dan: Let me ooout! Dan: Awww Arin: Oh fuck! Aw, that was a good guy Arin: Well at least a good guy for me Dan: I'll just back up. God dammit Arin: I can't find a single fuckin' person and every time I do they zip by Arin: at the speed of light Dan: Spring me you whore! Dan: Good job Isabelle thank you It's great to see you Dan: Inkling Boy! Inkling Boy opened the cell Arin: *laugh* Inkling Boy! Dan: Wait, where? Arin: Inkling Boy go back! Dan: Did I not? Arin: Got her! Got Peach! Dan: Did I not? Arin: Yes, I only got 2 to go Dan: What the fuck?
• Segment 7: 07:30 - 10:00 Arin: So that's what- Oh that's what you gotta do, man Dan: Open the goddamn cell! Arin: You gotta fuckin' like camp the cell once there's like tons of people in it Dan: Oh, you piece of shit! Arin: That's the trick Dan: Oh, you're so cheesy Arin: But that's what- I mean what else are you gonna- Dan: I've spent this whole goddamn time in the cell! Arin: That's where people are goin' Arin: Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit I think somebody's trying to spring you Arin: I think Baby Rosalina's coming to your rescue, dude Dan: Of course she is she's the only one left Arin: Where- where am I? Arin: Oh there she- Oh it's Isabelle, she's way down there Arin: She's getting chased by Boo Dan: Well isn't this about a bitch Arin: Ohhh shit! I'm gonna cut her off! Dan: Nooo honey! Arin: The map is hard to read Arin: Yo yo yo here she go Arin: She comin', she comin' Arin: Oh, she comin' Arin: Yo, she got a booty She do! She do! Dan: *laughing* Arin: She do! Oh, Dayum! Arin: I got a bite outa that booty, baby! Dan: I'm not impresed Arin: Lookit this shit! Arin: Your teammates can't spring shit, bro! Dan: Yeah that was unfortunate Arin: My fuckin' teammates were all over that Arin: They were just like "hell yeah Dan: That wasn't much fun Arin: I'ma get my friends out" Dan: admittedly that was not Arin: I'm sorry you were trapped in a cage the whole time Dan: Yeah Arin: Uh. .. I know how much it sucks, so. .. Dan: It's okay Dan: I'm gonna crash my real car into your car in the parking lot Dan: Then we'll see who's laughing Arin: Hey I won 2 outa 3 so that's me, but Arin: Let's just- let's do a for all the beans, you know Arin: For all the beans Dan: For a- Oh, look at you Dan: Cool, well Arin: I'm willing to put aside my wins Arin: To have a real test of strength Dan: "My 2 wins. My 2 out of 2 wins" Arin: 2 out of 3 wins Dan: Yeah Arin: Presumably, cause that's what the last round was Dan: Right Arin: 's 2 out of 3 Dan: Ooh Arin: But you know what I'll do, you know 3 out of 5 or whatever
• Segment 8: 07:30 - 10:00 Arin: but this one if you win: you win! Arin: You get all the beans! Arin: That's how this works Dan: Don't do me any fuckin' favors Arin: I remember this stage Dan: Uhhhh Arin: This is from the first Mario Cart Dan: Ohh. Oh, yeah! Arin: Uh-oh I gotta dodge the law now Dan: Yeah, we're the Renegade catchers Arin: Shit. That's much harder, in my opinion Dan: *laugh* Now- now that one's harder Arin: This one is, I think- Dan: Well now that we know the camping trick Arin: Yeah, well it's not even a trick I feel- whoa! Kay. .. Dan: Got 'em Arin: I just got, you- you got me! Dan: Yup Arin: Hey, hey, help! Help! Help! Arin: Rosalina! Arin: How did you get fuckin' caught so- you're so tiny! Arin: Aw yes! I got sprung, dude Dan: Goddammit Arin: And I- And I pull up in my. .. What is it, what's the lyric? Dan: Got 'em! Arin: ♫ You get sprung ♫ Arin: I'ma pull up *mumble-singing* Dan: Ow! Arin: Gotcha, bitch! Arin: Gotcha
• Segment 9: 10:00 - 12:30 Arin: I gotta spr- do I. .. I need to spring my teammates? Arin: Oh no, Lakitu's in there Arin: So. .. oh fuck, where is it? It's in the center Arin: Oh, there's nobody in there yet Arin: Right on, right on Dan: R- *laugh* "Right on right on" Arin: Uh-oh people are- Oh shit they're coming after me Dan: Yer goddamn right Arin: The po-po. The po-po! Arin: The Po Dan: Da Po dey know! Dan: Gotcha Arin: Yo yo Yo YO BOOM! Arin: Haha sprung my bitches! Dan: (whispers) oh, fuck you Arin: Open the cell! Arin: You gotta camp better than that, bro Dan: Oh, I'll camp. Like, I'm gonna absolutely just like Arin: *laughs* Dan: sit right the fuck here Arin: you gotta- *laughs* Holy shit Arin: No! Noo! Dan: Yeah Arin: Fuckin'! I got drive by Luigi'd, dude! Dan: You are Never getting out Arin: Help! Help! Help! Help! Arin: Oh it's just Wario, dude It's just Wario Arin: C'mon Wario Arin: Help! Help! Dan: Lemme tell you something, Wario better not come within fuckin' 800ft of this key Arin: *laughs* Dan: *laughs* Arin: Ooooh Shit! Dan: Yeeeaaaaah! Arin: Oooh nooo you got him! Dan: *laughs* Arin: Fuckin' Wario Dan: That is a dick move Arin: Jesus Dan: (muffled) That is so easily dicked Arin: But I sprung 4 teammates so that's pretty g- So you won! Dan: Oh y- well. .. we'll call that an Arin Wins Arin: I dunno Dan: *blows nose* Ah! Arin: I, I f- Dan: Oh, my nose! My poor little nose Arin: I for-went, uhh. .. all victory Arin: in the sense of- anyway, next time on Game Grumps! Dan: *laughs* Arin: more Mario. .. Dan: Yeah this is fun dude Arin: Carto. .. Dan: It's really good game Dan: (cheerfully) I'm sure I wanna quit! Arin & Dan: *muffled laughter* Dan: Bye Arin: We'll never play it again, we'll burn it Dan: Yay!