Wii
Best: Coconut Mall
Worst: DS Yoshi Falls (could maybe switch this and Peach Gardens, but Peach Gardens was worse in DS and this was more bland compared to the rest of Wii)
7
Best: Rainbow Road
Worst: Neo Bowser City
(i don't even remember half of 7's courses so this is even more obvious)
8
Best: A lot
Worst: No idea/whichever retro stage was the most poorly implimented
Mario Kart is a good game to get annoyed just for courses being more difficult, because it's such a good casual game. Outside of DS, very rarely do I want to try to properly master them, so the ones that are easier to fail at I'll just never enjoy as much it seems....
@Ralizah I used to think we were on the same page, but now... I just don't know WTH you and @Grumblevolcano are thinking of - SNES Rainbow Road is the greatest track there is.
I won't cover the other games as I don't know them well enough yet, but FWIW, in light of the outrageous contributions above, here are mine for MK8:
Best:SNES Rainbow Road (just aesthetically stunning, and it's a nice, fast course that I can nail) Runners-up:N64 Rainbow Road (easy track, but the atmosphere created by the music, the fireworks, and the train, just get me brimming with glee) and Koopa City. Honorable mentions to both the Yoshi tracks, and Wario's Gold Mine, amongst others.
Worst:Toad's Turnpike (I just find it sleep-inducing, so dull to race round and all the traffic means you can rarely see your competitors) Runners-up: I'm gonna go with a 3-way tie between Excitebike Arena, Dolphin Shoals, and Ice Ice Outpost.
@gcunit Aesthetically pleasing? It's just space, a flat, boring track with no surprises to it, and a few thwomps thrown in to try and break up the tedium of it all.
I gotta say, though, I LOVE the way they revised N64 Rainbow Road. They fixed one of the worst tracks in the series by shortening it, giving it a gorgeous musical remix, and turning into probably the single-most enchanting track in the game. Especially love how you can see the city below the track, and how that train just... flies around. No idea why it's all happening, but it feels dream-like and magical. I enjoy pretty things.
Oh, and I like the inclusion of flying and anti-grav sections.
@gcunit I always felt SNES Rainbow Road was a waste of a pick for MK8 DLC, it was already remade for MK7 so if they needed a SNES track for DLC they should've gone for something like Mario Circuit 4 or one of the Vanilla Lake tracks. So really the only way it won't be the worst for me is if MK8 Deluxe turns out to be a platform for Mario Kart on Switch (i.e. DLC or content updates for MK8 Deluxe happening instead of MK9).
I don't think I've seen any mentions of Tick Tock Clock, and yet when it's one of the choices for an online race it always seems very popular.... doesn't do much for me though.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
Just curious, what is it people dislike about Neo Bowser City? I'm fairly neutral on the track, the main issue I have is the lack of shortcuts, but outside of that I find it gives good races. I'd consider it at least a mid-tier track with the likes of Daisy Circuit and Waluigi Pinball.
I'd never take issue with someone loving or hating it, but I've seen loads of criticism since it was announced for MK8.
(not saying it's my favourite track from 64, but it definitely wasn't my least favourite either! ..and I'd certainly say that I prefer the original to the remake - I don't have a problem with them shortening the track, but I personally think that they went WAY too far the other way and it's now FAR, FAR too short! ..probably actually my least favourite track in MK8D for that reason! ..but that's just me! )
I'm bad at this. I tried to pick best and worst for each game I've played but couldn't. In some cases, there are too many good tracks and in some cases none of them stand out enough to be considered the best or worst one. I'll cheat and just list some very good tracks instead. Only listing tracks from 64, DS, Wii, 7 and 8.
Awesome: Kalimari Desert, Sherbet Land, Waluigi Pinball, Tick-Tock Clock, Airship Fortress, Moo Moo Meadows, Mushroom Gorge, Coconut Mall, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Rainbow Road (Wii), Shy Guy Bazaar, Music Park, DK Jungle, Shy Guy Falls, Electrodome, Mute City, Big Blue, Bowser's Castle (all of them?).
It's its, not it's.
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Right, now that I've got a bit more time, I'll hammer out my list! (..I'm gonna steer clear of remade tracks, because most are pretty faithful to the originals)
Super Mario Kart
Favourite: Rainbow Road (..certainly the most memorable - brutally memorable!)
Runner-Up: The 'Ghost Valley' tracks
Least Favourite: The 'Choco Island' tracks (..barely remember them!)
Mario Kart 64
Favourite: Royal Raceway (..because you could trick your friends in to thinking that the 'yellow brick road' to the castle was a shortcut! )
Runner-Up: Yoshi Valley (..'cos it's funny if someone gets lost in the maze! )
Least Favourite: Frappe Snowland (..crappe)
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Favourite: Baby Park (..for the chaos!)
Runner-Up: Peach Beach (..just stands out as being particularly memorable)
Least Favourite: Daisy Cruiser (..just because the track was slightly buggy/broken, so you could occasionally fall in to the endless abyss!)
Mario Kart Wii
Favourite: Maple Treeway (..bring it back!)
Runner-Up: Coconut Mall
Least Favourite: Toad's Factory (..not a bad track, but I don't miss it really)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Favourite: Sunshine Airport (..just a joy!)
Runner-Up: Dragon Driftway (..love the flow of it!)
Least Favourite: Cloudtop Cruise / Ice Ice Outpost (..I don't like the flow of Cloudtop Cruise at all - and Ice Ice Outpost is just 'meh')
...and a dishonourable mention to N64 Rainbow Road, as mentioned above, for not being as faithful a tribute to the original as I'd have liked!
Such a great series of games! I even enjoy many of the tracks that I labelled as my 'least favourite', such is the high quality of the series! ..can't believe I didn't pick a single Bowser's Castle amongst my favourites either - they're always fun and challenging courses! ..tough list to compile!
Favorite: Toad's Turnpike. Now, I know that a lot of people hate this track. But I love it for three reasons. One, it's a track with a city setting - I always love those. Two, the music is godlike. Seriously, I could listen to the music that plays on this track for hours. It's seriously wonderful. Finally, for whatever reason, this is probably the track I preform the best on.
Least Favorite: DK's Jungle Parkway. Ugh...this track. The layout is awful, it looks ugly, the music is awful...this is one of the few Mario Kart tracks I genuinely despise.
Mario Kart Wii
Favorite: Daisy Circuit. Now, I haven't played Mario Kart Wii since at least before Mario Kart 8 was released on the Wii U, so it's been awhile. My memory may be hazy when it comes to a lot of things in this game, but I remember I loved Daisy Circuit. This is definitely my favorite Circuit track in the series, and quite possibly one of my favorite tracks period as it nails everything right in my eyes. Layout, design, music...Daisy may not be my favorite princess, but she has some great taste.
Least Favorite: DK's Snowboard Cross (or simply DK Summit for us Yanks). I can't really remember what it was about this track that I hated, but I hated this track when I was younger. I think it was the layout, as otherwise it seems solid for the most part. But I really don't think Mario Kart Wii had a lot of bad tracks.
Mario Kart 7
Favorite: Daisy Hills. I feel a lot of tracks in Mario Kart 7 are either alright, boring or just bad. There's not too many tracks from Mario Kart 7 that really stand out, but I just sorta enjoy simplicity sometimes. And aside from the Circuits, this is probably as simple as it gets...but I like it. It's just simple, but fun. There's not really too much to say.
Least Favorite: Cheep Cheep Lagoon. There's nothing bad about this track, it's just really boring. It's a generic beach track, not much to say here.
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Favorite: Mute City. Oh my god. This track is so hype. I really need to play the F-Zero games more, but I know just how iconic this course is in F-Zero and I like how it transferred well over to Mario Kart. Also, Nintendo remembered that F-Zero exists. Now if only we could get a new F-Zero. C'mon, Nintendo...please...
Least Favorite: Super Bell Subway. It's difficult to think of a track that I hate from Mario Kart 8, because I pretty much like them all. This is my least favorite, just because I'm not a huge fan of the layout. For the most part, it's solid otherwise. I just really don't like the layout, and the fact that it's picked so often online doesn't help either.
My favourite is probably Hyrule Circuit! There aren't any I particularly dislike but I find Dry Dry Desert a bit dull, so I guess that would be my least favourite.
I'm not sure I could really go through the series and give you a comprehensive list of my favorites and least favorites from each game. It has been too long since I have played most games. With that said, Mario Kart 64, Wii, and 8 are the most memorable to me.
I don't know that I really have a favorite. That question is just too hard for me to answer. I can certainly tell you which ones I want to be selected in Mario Kart 8 such as Sunshine Airport, N64 Royal Raceway, GBA Mario Circuit, etc. However, I don't know of a favorite altogether.
I do have a least favorite altogether that I can mention, though: Baby Park. Not only do I not find it fun at all (I much prefer dynamic tracks with lots of curves, ramps, etc.), but it is also really bad to play online. The track is so tiny that no matter what place you are in you will be surrounded by the fray. The ending placements might as well be randomized, because that's pretty much how it plays out.
@NUH Completely agree with Mario Kart 7. I've been playing a lot of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe recently so I thought I'd mix it up by going back to Mario Kart 7 and playing through all the tracks. Then I remembered why I only played that game for a few weeks. The tracks just feel so uninspired with the exception of a few.
That along with the lack of vehicles and characters make it seem like a pretty lackluster game. Even with the few characters that are in the game, they have much less personality when doing tricks or hitting other people with items. The only character I enjoyed was Wiggler because of his animation when he gets hit.
I picked the politically incorrect option! Do I get a cookie?
The current topic is an interesting one, but it isn't one I can comment on accurately; the only MK game I've played for any amount of time was MK Wii, and that wasn't nearly long enough to become familiar with all the tracks.
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