Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Coinage - PART 4 - Game Grumps VS

Summary

In this Game Grumps VS episode, Arin and Dan dive into Coin Runners and Battle Course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, immediately turning a simple coin-collecting mode into a loud, goofy, and surprisingly strategic brawl. The two spend much of the episode trading coins, shells, and insults while constantly losing and regaining the lead. Their usual banter spirals into bizarre tangents about Tanuki Mario, mucus, muffins, Brak songs, and increasingly unhinged trash talk. Arin racks up impressive coin totals, Dan keeps finding himself in the right place at the wrong time, and both of them revel in the total mess of the mode. By the end, Arin pulls off a huge win and the episode wraps with the kind of ridiculous energy that makes Game Grumps VS feel like a competitive fever dream.

Highlights

• Terrible British accents kick off the episode in classic Game Grumps fashion 🎭
• Tanuki Mario gets an extremely dramatic and unhinged backstory 🦝
• Rally’s and mucus make surprising guest appearances in the conversation 🍟🤧
• Arin and Dan discover how brutal Coin Runners can get when everyone starts snatching dropped coins ⚔️
• Arin hits a huge 18-coin finish and flexes hard at the end 🏁
• The Brak song tangent sends the whole room into chaos again 🎶
• The episode ends with Arin threatening to make Dan sound like a kazoo, which is very on-brand 😂

Key Takeaways

• Coin Battle turns into a frantic coin-stealing free-for-all 🪙
• Arin and Dan keep swapping the lead in hilarious, unpredictable ways 🎢
• The episode is packed with absurd bits, from fake British accents to Brak references 🇬🇧
• Arin gets especially savage once he starts dominating the match 😈
• Even when they’re losing, they’re clearly having a blast with the chaos 😂

Overview

This episode is basically a love letter to how ridiculous Game Grumps VS can get when Arin and Dan are left alone with a competitive mode and zero chill. They open with exaggerated British accents, immediately derail into jokes about Mario’s anatomy and safety gear, and then settle into the actual match with no less chaos. Coin Runners proves to be a surprisingly nasty mode, since every hit makes coins fly everywhere and turns the whole race into a messy chase.

Once the match gets underway, the two fall into their usual rhythm: Arin talks trash while also trying to stay focused, and Dan slowly builds momentum before getting derailed by random hits, shells, and bad luck. The gameplay becomes a constant tug-of-war over who can hold onto coins the longest, which gives them plenty of space to riff on everything from burger chains to sympathy mucus. Their reactions to the mode’s cruelty are half the fun.

By the later rounds, the banter gets even more unhinged and competitive. Arin starts absolutely cooking everyone, especially in the Battle Course round, and Dan can only watch as the lead slips away. The episode ends on a triumphant, chaotic note with Arin stacking up a massive coin total and both of them laughing through the carnage, proving once again that the real point of Game Grumps VS is the nonsense between the matches.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 02:30: Intro and Battle Mode Setup The episode opens with a playful Game Grumps VS intro and exaggerated fake British accents before Arin and Dan joke about their characters, gear, and safety-themed helmets. They also riff on Tanuki Mario and choose their vehicles, with Arin enthusing over the moped and Dan agreeing it's adorable.
• 02:30 - 05:00: Opening Coin Runners Chaos Dan and Arin joke through a frantic coin-collecting battle, with Dan enjoying the non-combat item-gathering aspect while Arin struggles with the mode. They trade rapid-fire insults and reactions as coins are snatched away, shells fly, and their totals swing wildly.
• 05:00 - 07:30: Chasing Coins and Trading Blows Arin and Dan restart the round after a brutal loss, joking about how rough the match is and settling on Dragon Palace again, with Dan admitting he was initially excited but cooled off after losing there.
• 07:30 - 10:00: Rematch and Tactical Coin Theft Dan and Arin react to the chaotic coin battle as someone steals a coin from Dan, leading them to explain that the mode has become a struggle over dropped coins and a game of diminishing returns. The exchange is full of near-misses, shell hits, boomerangs, and last-second coin steals, with Yoshi narrowly taking the lead from Dan at the end of the match.
• 10:00 - 12:30: Diminishing Returns and Close Competition Arin and Dan joke about the absurdity of the game and how relatable or debatable the situation feels, then get into the competitive action as Arin starts dominating, dodging attacks, and taunting Dan while collecting coins and trying to stay ahead.
• 12:30 - 15:00: Final Stretch and New High Score Arin finally navigates the intense final stretch without getting hit, loudly celebrating a new personal record of 18 and bragging that Tanooki Mario has nothing on him. The moment turns into playful trash talk as Arin escalates into absurd threats and a bizarre kazoo gag, while Dan laughs and teases the chaos. The chapter ends with both of them acknowledging the continued disaster and looking forward to the next episode.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Coinage - PART 4 - Game Grumps VS Transcription

• Segment 1: 00:00 - 02:30 In this corner Grump "I'm a Grump!" In the other corner Not So Grump! It's Game Grumps VS [Applause] [Arin] Hey, welcome back [Dan] *in a terrible British accent* Welcome back to Game Grumps [Arin] *also in a terrible British accent* We're playing Game Grumps [Arin] Are you sure you want to quit? Yes. [Dan] Yes, please [Dan] This is for you Jacob Anderson *Arin cackles* [Dan] We're showing you our incredible English accents [Arin] Do you like it? [Dan] Do you like it? [Arin] Does it make you randy? [Dan] Does it make you think, "Am I talking right now?" *laughs* [Arin] "Did they get, like, a virtual me?" [Dan] "Two virtual me's?" [Arin] *normal voice* I'm gonna play as me actually look at me [Dan] *normal voice* Oh, woah [Arin] Look I got a little helmet on playing it safe Nintendo characters don't give a shit about safety but if you're driving, you gotta- [Dan] Tanuki Mario [Arin] Little do people know actually his brains were scooped out and replaced with a full tanuki head [Dan] Of what? Tanuki Mario? [Arin] Uh huh they actually just [Dan] Yeah [Arin] They ripped his face off and put it on a tanuki [Dan] He's been lobotomized uhhh he only seems angry because they physically pushed his eyebrows down like that [Arin] He's actually completely emotionless and stoic [Dan] It's pretty sweet [Arin] But I'm okay with it you know? [Dan] Let's choose the city tripper [Arin] I'm gonna choose. .. this shit, which has nothing to do with anything [Dan] And a parafoil [Arin] I want a moped, dude, they're so cute. [Dan] They're adorable [Arin] I don't even wanna ride around on it I just think they're fucking adorable [Dan] "I just wanna look at it"
• Segment 2: 00:00 - 02:30 [Arin] Coin Runners We're gonna do this in the fucking Sweet Sweet Kingdom, bro [Dan] Oh! I have a duffy dose right now [Arin] So I think we just have to collect coins, that's it [Dan] Re- uhh [Arin] And I think if we hit each other coins fall out [Dan] Oh. My. God. [Arin] *Belches* Oh God So [Dan] *Laughing* [Arin] I just had, uh, Rally's [Dan] Yeah, I watched it. [Arin] It was disgusting. [Dan] It was hard to watch, actually. [Arin] It's 'cause, fuckin' Somebody was going to Rally's and I was like, "Alright, fine. I'm hungry." [Dan] Yay! [Arin] Here we fuckin' go So get the coins, get the coins. Don't not get the coins. It's a bad thing; get the coins. God dammit, somebody stole the coin from right under my nose! Here's a coin. Got one. [Dan] "There's a coin." "That's pretty neat." [Arin] Dammit! I'm so asdflkja I'm so crossed with myself! I cant get the coins. [Dan] *singing* Boop boop boo doo boo doo boop Whoa! [Arin] Look at you, Mr. Four Coin! [Dan] No! Five *laughs* [Arin] Oh, I've got four.
• Segment 3: 02:30 - 05:00 [Dan] Make it six. [Arin] Aw shit. [Dan] Ahhh backin' up, backin' in let me begin. Aw damn. [Arin] I'm no good at this mode. [Dan] This is what I'm all about. Not the battle shit, but just, like, going around collecting things. And I've lost it all. [Arin] Oh geez, wow. Gee whiz. That was insane. [Dan] Thanks to battle mode. Dang it. [Arin] Got somebody. Dude I'm going fuckin' 8. 8 and 0, dude. 8 and 0. Oh shit, somebody hit me! Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you. Fuck you, I want my coins back. [Dan] Ah! Fuck. [Arin] Yes! I'm back to the top, baby! I'm back to the top! I got 8 and I'm gonna masturbate. Just thinkin' about that 8. [Dan] I just look like a naked man wearing a raccoon suit. [Arin] Yeah, that's what you are, actually. [Dan] It's pretty creepy. And I've lost all my coins. Geez. [Arin] I'm getting coins up the wa-toosie. [Dan] Got one back. You're at 11 coins? ! [Arin] What? What? What's wrong with that? [Dan] *laughs* [Arin] Is that bad? [Dan] *laughs* "What's going on?" [Arin] Did I do something wrong? [Dan] Ahhh! [Arin] And more coinage, please. More fuckin' coinage. I got two stacks of coins at this point! [Dan] Yeah, I see that. [Arin] I got fuckin' coins everywhere. NO! I was smacked! By a shell. [Dan] Uh [Arin] It blind-sighted me. [Dan] *laughs* [Arin] I found it very uncomfortable for my body. [Dan] Oh, this feels. .. I feel so good when I have. .. Uh, three turtle shells around me.
• Segment 4: 02:30 - 05:00 [Arin] Oh yeah, you're very safe. It's like living in a muffin. Living in the center of a muffin. You're like the cream in the center of a muffin. [Dan] God dammit, I somehow. .. [Arin] You know the muffin reference? [Dan] Ugh [Arin] Dammit, I'm not on. .. well I'm still on top. [Dan] Why am I not on fleek? ! [Arin] These guys are tryin', but they're fuckin' cryin' [Dan] *some kind of laughing noises* Ah! No! No! [Arin] OW! OW! OW! Somebody hit me and now that's bad! That's bad for me! [Dan] Dammit. I hate it when you see one flying like from like super far away and yet you're powerless to do anything about it. [Arin] Yeah, it's like, "Here it comes. Alright." "I guess I'll. .. accept my fate." Shit! I'm now the--I'm now the loser! [Dan] Yeah, dude this is very cruel. [Arin] I had 11 and now I have 3. [Dan] Yeah! That's 8 less if you're counting at home. [Arin] *Groans* Oh! [Dan] Yay! I beat you!
• Segment 5: 05:00 - 07:30 [Arin] Tits! That's not cool! [Dan] Wow. [Arin] 7 was the highest one? Come on! [Dan] Dude, this is a brutal one. Let's do this again. [Arin] Absolutely brutal. [Dan] Yeah. [Arin] 100% brutal. [Dan] I am enjoying this. [Arin] Uh, let's do Dragon Palace again. [Dan] Okay. [Arin] You were very excited about that one when we first. .. right off the bat. [Dan] Yeah, until I lost there and then I kind of cooled on it to be completely honest. [Arin] Man, you're making me mucus-y now just by being in proximity. [Dan] I'm sorry. [Arin] It's not sick, it's just like I'm getting like sympathy mucus. [Dan] *laughs* That's incredibly kind of you. [Arin] Yeah. .. Isn't "sympathy" like the bad one? "Empathy" is the good one. [Dan] I don't know. [Arin] Sympathy is like, "Oh I feel so bad for you." [Dan] Oh! Dangit! I slammed on reverse. [Arin] Nice! *laughs* [Dan] God dammit. [Arin] Nice, dude! *laughing maniacally* You fucking kill me [Dan] *laughs* Shut up, Arin! [Arin] *laughing* Fuckin' asshole. [Both] *laughing* [Dan] Such a dick. [Arin] *laughing* Oh man, I already got 4, what do you got? Zero? That's cool. [Dan] Yeah, that is pretty cool. [Arin] Ooh! Nailed 'em! Nailed 'em! Dude, fuckin' China gives me strength, dude. [Dan] God, there's so many bananas around. [Arin] *laughing* [Dan] Who could fuckin' think straight with all these-- [Arin] AHH! Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry I cut off your banana praise [Dan] No, it's okay.
• Segment 6: 05:00 - 07:30 [Arin] I just. .. I got excited. [Dan] Gotta slam on reverse so I can get this coin-y coin Alright, there we go. [Arin] I'm just gonna lay that bomb down. Boom! I got somebody! Oh my god. See it's like, it's like when I hit people I wanna hit and run, but like You gotta stick around and steal their coins. [Dan] Right. [Arin] 'Cause they drop 'em. [Dan] Yeah, I know. Isn't it a shame? When you're trying to really injure someone and then you have to fuckin' stay around afterwards? To steal their money. [Arin] Chhh yeah. [Dan] Ugh! Getting inconvenienced is the worst! [Arin] *laughs* Aw man, the coins are like dis-- *burps* disappearing. Fuck Uh, yeah! Fuck you, bitch! I got you. I got you right in the fucking face. You puny ass motherfucker. You piece of shit Baby Mario looking motherfucker. [Dan] Wee! [Arin] I'm comin' for ya. [Dan] For me? [Arin] No, I'm coming for. .. Rosalina [Dan] Oh my god, it's a treasure trove of coins! [Arin] Aw, somebody got hit? You're at 6? ! [Dan] Well it's just because I fuckin' found this gold mine of disaster over here. [Arin] Lord have mercy.
• Segment 7: 07:30 - 10:00 [Dan] Ugh. Someone snaked that coin. I had my eye on that coin! [Arin] Ohhh I had my eye on you the whole time. [Dan] Did you? [Arin] I'm trying to find you. So I can. .. wrestle. So we can have a tuss. [Dan] Oh! [Arin] Aw shit! [Dan] I got greedy. [Arin] I hit somebody. It was great. So I guess once we grab all the coins now it's just like stealing coins from each other. We just gotta pick up coins that people dropped. Oof. So this is like- it's like a game of diminishing returns [Dan] Yeah. It- Oh, God, it sucks. [Arin] YES! Oh my God, that was awesome! [Dan] I just boomeranged the shit out of somebody. [Arin] Wow- Oh, no! Not a red shell! [Dan] Yay, yay! [Arin] Oh, no! [Dan] *laughs* [Arin] Nooo! [Dan] Weeeee! [Arin] Uncool! [Dan] Now I just have to fucking stay away from everybody. [Arin] Oh, shit, you're- You are so in the lead right now. [Dan] Hup! [Arin] And I don't appr-eesh. There is no appr-eesh right now. [Dan] You better start appr-eesh-ing. [Arin] And- [Arin] OHHH so close to hitting you! ! [Dan] Wee-woo! [Arin] I'm coming for ya! [Dan] Oh, no! [Arin] Yeahh- Oh, so close! ! [Dan] *screams* [Both] *screaming* [Arin] FUCK YOU! [Dan] Oh, goddamn it! [Arin] *laughs* [Dan] Ohhh, fuck! [Arin] And then Yoshi comes in for the fucking last-minute steal, dude. [Dan] I still got it!
• Segment 8: 07:30 - 10:00 [Both] *laughing* [Arin] Yoshi was, like, trailing you, dude he was like, "I'm gonna get him!" [Dan] I- Oh, I can feel it. [Arin] *laughs* [Dan] Hoooo! [Arin] Nice work. [Dan] Thanks, brother. [Arin] Let's do one more round. [Dan] Okay, one more. God, this game is fun as shit. [Arin] Coin Battle's the fucking- this is the jam right now. [Dan] That's the joim. That's the jam. [Arin] Ummm. [Dan] Turn that shit up. Play it again. [Arin] Let's to Battle Course. It's hardcore. [Dan] I-It absolutely is. [Arin] *trying to burp* [Dan] It's the hardest of cores. [Arin] And the we can see each other everywhere on the map. That's the point. That's why I like it. [Dan] Ohh, yeah yeah. I like it, too. [Arin] Don't touch me. Why are you touching me? [Dan] Do you remember the Brak song? [Arin] Touch Me? [Dan] Yeah. "Don't Touch Me" from Space Ghost, the. .. musical CD? [Arin] I love the Brak song. [Dan] It's like *beat-boxes song* HEY! [Arin] Yeah, it's Brak! [Dan] DON'T TOUCH ME! [Arin] It's me, every day! *weird noises* Give it a go! [Dan] I fucking love that. [Arin] I'm Brak. His voice is impossible to do. [Dan] *guitar noises* [Arin] A vote for me is a vote for beans every day. *gasps for breath* You had to be there. [Both] *laugh* [Dan] Oh, you would've loved it if you'd seen it. [Arin] You would've loved it if you were-
• Segment 9: 07:30 - 10:00 [Dan] Whoa.
• Segment 10: 10:00 - 12:30 [Arin] -either ten or high. [Dan] There's nothing crazier than, like seeing a giant, like, turtle shell just, like buzz your face, like, "WHOA!" [Both] *laugh* [Arin] That is very true. I can relate. #relatable [Dan] *giggles* [Arin] *giggle* [Dan] *guitar noises* [Arin] That's relatable. Actually, kinda debatable. #RelatableOrDebatable? [Dan] *giggles* [Arin] *clears throat* Sorry for taking up your time today. [Both] *laugh* [Dan] Oh, goodness me. [Arin] Aaand here we gooo. [Dan] Noo! Why did that-? Ohhh. .. [Arin] *weird screaming?* [Dan] Oof, I hate- I hate running into the dead-ends. You're like, "Ehhh, this is- This doesn't feel good. [Arin] Dude, this is awesome. I'm killing it right now. [Dan] My God, you really are. Let me find you. [Arin] Yes! G- Yes! ! God, I'm wrecking everybody! Everybody is getting #rekt. Oh, yeah, motherfuckers. This is the way to do it, man. This is the way to fucking do it. [Dan] Hi. *laughs* [Arin] Where are you? You have five coins? [Dan] I was right fucking behind you. [Arin] Yeah, but I juked you. [Dan] Well, I didn't have any weapons, Arin, so [Arin] *laughs* [Dan] Don't get too full of yourself. [Arin] I juked out of the way of your-your [Dan] Nothing. [Arin] Aggression. [Dan] My riding by. [Arin] Your sheer aggression. I could feel it tensing on my back.
• Segment 11: 10:00 - 12:30 [Dan] *laughs* [Arin] It was like a reverse back massage. You were, like, pressing on it. In a- In a- In a harmful manner. Oh, shit. Fuckin'- Fuckin'- They got fireballs galore, dude. [Dan] Fired balls? [Arin] Fired balls galore. Oh, I think at this point- [Dan] You got 15 dollars [Arin] Yeah, whatever. I-It means nothing in this dog-eat-dog world. It's kill or be killed. [Dan] Awww [Arin] Gotcha, bitch! Ya fucking prick-ass Bowser. Come on, where are you fucking at? Where are you fucking at! ? WHERE ARE YOU FUCKING AT! ? YEAHH! YEAH, EXPLODE! HA HAA! [Dan] That was a good- [Arin] GOTCHA! [Dan] That didn't work for me. [Arin] It worked for me! I'm gonna steal all the coins. I almost got three stacks! [Dan] Whoa. [Arin] Yeah. That's a little thing I like to call "killing it." [Dan] Somebody's gotta find you. And kill you. [Arin] I have fifteen seconds to get two coins. [Dan] Hey, bitch. [Arin] No, don't hit me!
• Segment 12: 12:30 - 15:00 [Both] *laughing* [Arin] *groans *groans* Whooooooah [Arin] I just drifted right by a fucking boomerang. [Dan] You got it. You got it. [Arin] Yes! Eighteen, motherfucker! I didn't get hit once. [Dan] Damn, son! That's a new record. [Arin] Try to catch up to that. Fucking Tanooki Mario ain't got shit on me. [Dan] Uhh, wow. [Arin] That motherfucker can skin-graft another face on his face. [Dan] Wow. You went from, uh "boy, this is a fun game; it's just good to be here" to a. .. real King Prick. [Arin] I'm gonna- I'm gonna rip your throat out. [Dan] *laughing* Okay. [Arin] And I'm gonna play it like a goddamn kazoo. [Dan] Next time on Game Grumps A kazoo? [Arin] Yeah. It'll be like *weird kazoo-like screaming* 'cause it'll be your mouth. [Dan] *wheezes* [Arin] It'll make a Dan sound and I'll just walk around town, and I'll be like *strangled-sounding noise* and people will be like, "Is that Dan? Where's Dan?" [Dan] Anyway. *laughs* Next time on Game Grumps. [Arin] *clears throat* [Dan] This fucking. .. this disaster continues. I'm into it.