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Kotaku: Let's Rank The Mario Kart Games, Worst To Best
- Thread starter ZeoVGM
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The thing is, there are two different things here:
I think Mario Kart Wii is the worst of the bunch. But if I was stranded on a island with just one Mario Kart, I'd rather have Mario Kart Wii over 64, DS, Super Circuit, Super...
It's a concept of obsolete. Same as Mario Kart 7. No doubt I would I prefer it over pretty much everything that came before it.
I think Mario Kart Wii is the worst of the bunch. But if I was stranded on a island with just one Mario Kart, I'd rather have Mario Kart Wii over 64, DS, Super Circuit, Super...
It's a concept of obsolete. Same as Mario Kart 7. No doubt I would I prefer it over pretty much everything that came before it.
DD is the best but the addition of online could have changed my opinion, because in MK8 I never played offline anymore and that's one of the reason I hate that entry, they took bad decisions for the metagame imo.
On the other hand MK Wii's online was great for me.
On the other hand MK Wii's online was great for me.
Super Mario Kart was the best, cause it was still about driving and sliding skills. Every other Mario Kart suddenly changed the focus mostly to gimmicks.
Wii is way too low, it's actually my favorite although I would still put 8 above it on a ranking.
the music and atmosphere are still my favorite. I will admit the controls are awkward by today's standards though.
Man, quarantine's really driving people mad, isn't it?
8>DS>Wii>Super Circuit>Double Dash>64>7>Super>Tour
In a mainstream sense, the game wasn't too good. The motion controls, which were all the rave, were utterly terrible and nearly unplayable compared to a traditional controller. The item balance was all over the place, especially considering 12 players, with weird things like the Thundercloud item which punished you and never returned in future titles. The roster was decent, but with odd choices, and it was not balanced at all, especially the stats. The karts and bikes were a unique mechanic but completely overshadowed by inward drifting bikes which were not only far superior in every aspect but also far more controllable than the karts.
The good things about the game? The graphics were pretty good for a Wii game, the tracks were nice and varied, and the introduction of tricks, halfpipes, 12 player races, and worldwide online were really good. It's still enjoyed by a niche competitive community (yes, I know, it's Mario Kart).
Unpopular opinion, but you get where you are coming from. But sure Super Circuit is still about skill?
Play Super Circuit. It's essentially Super Mario Kart + 16 new tracks.
Actually... that list is pretty damn solid!
The series definitely (pretty much.... barring Wii) gets better with time. As much as I can sit here and tell you how much I love 64 and Double Dash due to nostalgia, 8 is definitely the most fleshed out. Can't wait for 9. Having owned a Wii U, I'm very tired of 8 by now.
The series definitely (pretty much.... barring Wii) gets better with time. As much as I can sit here and tell you how much I love 64 and Double Dash due to nostalgia, 8 is definitely the most fleshed out. Can't wait for 9. Having owned a Wii U, I'm very tired of 8 by now.
I went into this thread just to say that every Mario Kart after DS is the worst because they got rid of snaking. I actually find Mario Kart games boring without it.
I'll add that it gave birth to a bunch of funny youtube rage compilations. Never has an online game made me as angry and happy at the same time as MK Wii. (online was introduced in DS though)
I have such nostalgia for SMK that it's hard for me to be objective. The only one I truly loved after that one was MK8. I enjoyed just about all of them, don't get me wrong, but MK8 really was the one on Wii U and Switch that I was pretty obsessed with to a similar level as SMK.
I think it's a generational thing, that and super circuit are just the worst MK titles imo next to the mobile game
It's not even generational. Most people who grew up with SMK don't even seem to prefer it over the more recent ones. It's still the best for me because it's the only game (well, maybe SC...) that's a racing game first and foremost with some battle elements. The subsequent Mario Karts shifting the focus to weapons, which can be really fun, but isn't as satisfying to me as what SMK offers, warts* and all.
Double Dash and MK8 are far and away the best two "modern" Mario Karts. The rest range from good (DS) to awful (64) but there are only three truly great games in the franchise.
*Wart needs to be in the next Mario Kart.
Voted for Super Mario Kart. Sad that the poll shoehorns Super Circuit onto that spot for some reason.
I just find the 2D mario kart games really hard to play and lose my character :p
and yes Wart would be an awesome racer
My favorite is without question Mario Kart 8, but closely behind are 7 and DS. I think DS is weakened due to snaking, which took the fun out of the online for me.
Mario Kart Wii was fun, but just maddening with the item balance and resulting spam.
Mario Kart 64 has aged the worst for me, but I do love the soundtrack and have great nostalgia for the game regardless.
Mario Kart: Double Dash is hard to return to because I can't get used to not being able to jump into a drift, which throws off my steering altogether. Still love the game though as well.
Mario Kart Wii was fun, but just maddening with the item balance and resulting spam.
Mario Kart 64 has aged the worst for me, but I do love the soundtrack and have great nostalgia for the game regardless.
Mario Kart: Double Dash is hard to return to because I can't get used to not being able to jump into a drift, which throws off my steering altogether. Still love the game though as well.
Looking at the poll results is kind of funny.. MK7 is very solid and certainly not the worst game in the series, but it just isn't most people's favourite because it's "safe" and MK8 does it better, therefore MK7 just doesn't stand out anymore.
I think a similar result would be for Smash. Smash Wii U would have the least votes not because it's the worst smash game, but because Smash Ultimate does it better.
I think this shows a good sign in that Nintendo is now improving over the previous game as opposed to giving us a game that's better in some ways but worse in others.
Mario Tennis would be the same with Aces compared to Ultra Smash... Though in that case Ultra Smash really is trash.
The original Splatoon and Mario Maker also feel obsolete too. I really like how the Switch games in these series feel like the definitive versions.
I feel this isn't the case with Animal Crossing *yet*, as New Leaf was packed to the brim with content, but perhaps a few years in when the game is all said and done, it will also overshadow New Leaf.
If only Pokemon was like this...
I think a similar result would be for Smash. Smash Wii U would have the least votes not because it's the worst smash game, but because Smash Ultimate does it better.
I think this shows a good sign in that Nintendo is now improving over the previous game as opposed to giving us a game that's better in some ways but worse in others.
Mario Tennis would be the same with Aces compared to Ultra Smash... Though in that case Ultra Smash really is trash.
The original Splatoon and Mario Maker also feel obsolete too. I really like how the Switch games in these series feel like the definitive versions.
I feel this isn't the case with Animal Crossing *yet*, as New Leaf was packed to the brim with content, but perhaps a few years in when the game is all said and done, it will also overshadow New Leaf.
If only Pokemon was like this...
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Double Dash
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Mario Kart Tour
Double Dash was always a really over rated game, Wii a really under rated game.
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Double Dash
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Mario Kart Tour
Double Dash was always a really over rated game, Wii a really under rated game.
