Mario Kart DS, the 'Missions' mode alone made that game way, waay, waaaay better than 7 will ever be.
I nearly got the best score possible (or something similar to that) for every single mission in that game and it was awesome. It's criminal that they haven't expanded on it beyond a limited time online whatever it was in the Wii game.
I thought about these two games for a while before I voted for Mario Kart DS, and I am still unsure if that's the one I enjoyed more. Mario Kart 7 only feels like a rushed game due to lacking single player VS in my opinion, but beyond that, it feels the most refined in terms of racing mechanics and course designs. It is almost so great in such designs that I don't mind the lack of a VS mode. I normally don't like using nostalgia to justify a game's rank, but I think my memories were what ultimately made me pick Mario Kart DS if just by a hair.
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DS had a better SP experience but 7 had the better race track selections and an arguably better Online multiplayer. Add in the Glider mechanics and the Best Rainbow Road in the series yet, my vote goes to Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 7 is much better, Its has a better Track selection, Good online play and to include the new under water driving and also gliding, Although thats not to say that DS version was not good.
Oh God, this is one hell of a hard choice to make, since Mario Kart DS and 7 are some of my favourite ever Mario Kart games. Heck, my favourite track (Airship Fortress) is even in both of them!
But I'd probably vote for Mario Kart 7 now. Nothing wrong with the DS game, it's just that 7 in my opinion has less terrible tracks than DS did while having just as many or even more great ones. DS has Choco Island, Yoshi Falls and a couple of others holding it back, 7 doesn't.
And with the exception of Waluigi, Mario Kart 7 has the better characters too. And better online, because you can actually damn play Airship Fortress and Waluigi Pinball online.
I love every single Mario Kart game. When comparing MK7 to MKDS I would say I much rather prefer 7 by a landslide. It does just about everything(minus the missions) the DS version does but x10 better. Everything is just really really fine tuned and the item selection is much more balanced. MK7 also has the best line up of 'new tracks' ever IMO with very creative track designs.
DS is great and I would still play it. But the Mario Kart series since than has improved upon itself greatly over the years.
Wii U online games: Mario Kart 8, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Need 4 Speed: Most Wanted U
HeartGold/SoulSilver easily! There's so much more to it and the music is so much better and they even have the old GB music to unlock. And like they literally have most of Kanto, even more than the original games. And refighting gym leaders with super leveled up Pokemon and online and...it's all so glorious. I almost don't want to play another Pokemon game because for me, who grew up loving 2nd gen, the series can't get better.
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