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Early versions of Yuzu and Ryujinx had trouble with the base Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ROM. A patched version often includes a modified NCA (Nintendo Content Archive) header, allowing the game to boot on emulator builds that would otherwise crash on the title screen. mario kart 8 deluxe rom archiveorg patched