I still find it dull. The giant shells, bananas, multiple fireballs and chain chomps gave it a sort of unique hectic. Excitebike Arena did a better job translating all of that into traditional Mario Kart, especially with the randomly generated jumps.
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Worst Mario Kart tracks?
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I still find it dull. The giant shells, bananas, multiple fireballs and chain chomps gave it a sort of unique hectic. Excitebike Arena did a better job translating all of that into traditional Mario Kart, especially with the randomly generated jumps.
The remake of Royal Raceway in MK8 is fantastic, though. Every twist and turn in that track is fun. :-D
Gorgeous-looking track, as well!
Visual references and a good theme do not a good course make.
Layout-wise, it's dull as dirt. The closest thing to an exciting part of the track is unlocking the Master Sword shortcut. And that's basically it. I think it's the worst by 8's standards, which are abnormally high standards, mind you.
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Jpop
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Why is it so hard, why do I need to brake. =C
Why is it so hard, why do I need to brake. =C
Dry Dry Desert has really grown on me. Lots of opportunities to cut corners if you have mushrooms. Nice long drifts if you don't. The open airy sands give way to the quicksand pit and oasis. Then more falling pillars to trick off as you hurtle back to the finish line. The desert levels, in general, benefit greatly from HD-era textures and lighting. They finally feel interesting whereas in past games they felt bland. (Although I maintain Kalimari Desert was great back in the day.)
Tick-Tock Clock is from the DS game, not 3DS.
I mean we're talking about Mario kart right? When hell breaks loose is when it is at its best.
One of my faves. Only real weak bit is the ramp and the paragliding jump, could have done something more interesting there. Not a fan of cannon / paragliding in MK in general.
They start to blend together after time. The GCN, DS, etc ones.
Real answer is probably a GBA track due to limitations
I like the jump in Royal Raceway.
The sense of scale, the garland arches, the birds scattering at the last minute... and then of course the petal-covered quicksilver lake dotted with swan boats, the view of the castle and the runway emblazoned with the crown insignia. Sounds cool, too, with the ringing church bells as you pass under the arches. Also, the hot-air balloons change position from one lap to the next, so they can actually get in your way if you maintain the same flight trajectory. :-OJust a wonderful course. Probably my second favorite in the game... My overall favorite being the exceedingly pleasant Animal Crossing course with its four seasons.
While true I think the bigger "problem" was the fact they closed off the center so items couldn't traverse it.
Magic Mushroom
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One of my faves. Love the cyberpunk vibes.
The Xtortionist
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There's just very limited interaction in terms of driving. It's a small oval.
Hey now, Yoshi's Circuit is pure curvy, drifting goodness.
music could do with 100% less whistling, though
PhilipDoesMatter
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What? I mean ... what?
Piston Hyundai
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Vanilla Lake 2 and Toad's Turnpike come to mind.
MaJoR MuCuS
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The ones I hate from Mario Kart 8
Dry Dry Desert - Just total shit.
Toads Turnpike - Boring track.
Animal Crossing - Its a beautiful looking track, but I just find the track layout to be super boring to race on.
Excite Bike.
Forgot about Wario's shit mine.
Dry Dry Desert - Just total shit.
Toads Turnpike - Boring track.
Animal Crossing - Its a beautiful looking track, but I just find the track layout to be super boring to race on.
Excite Bike.
Forgot about Wario's shit mine.
Even in BOTW?
Drop Animal Crossing from the list and we're pretty much on the same page. Especially about Dry Dry De...zzz...zzz....zzz...
There are a lot of wrong answers in this thread but this is the wrongest
pretty done
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Toad's Turnpike sucks. I'm one of the weirdos who only played SMK and MK64 then dropped the series, so it sucks playing MK8 now and seeing most of the 64 tracks aren't very fun.
The donut plains SNES in MK8 is fantastic though. Wish there were more SMK tracks!
The donut plains SNES in MK8 is fantastic though. Wish there were more SMK tracks!
blame space
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You guys are all wrong.
Spinosaurus
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Baby Park, always.
blame space
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The only thing better than Toad's Turnpike is mirror Toad's Turnpike.
Baby Park is the best.
Baby Park is the best.
Hypemaster
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rainbow road is shit but I enjoy the bullshit that happens
MrSaturn99
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I dunno...Banshee Boardwalk?
The first page mentions of Coconut Mall are craaaaaazzzzyyyyy.
I dunno, for whatever reason the last two DLC cups didn't give me much trouble with DOC.
Dragon Driftway, however...now that was horrific.
I kinda miss how you can't drive up to the castle anymore, although I guess they didn't want to confuse/distract players with all the visual overload going on.
Great track, regardless.
The first page mentions of Coconut Mall are craaaaaazzzzyyyyy.
I dunno, for whatever reason the last two DLC cups didn't give me much trouble with DOC.
Dragon Driftway, however...now that was horrific.
I kinda miss how you can't drive up to the castle anymore, although I guess they didn't want to confuse/distract players with all the visual overload going on.
Great track, regardless.
FutureLarking
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It's called Melody Motorway in the UK- much better name.
My vote goes to either some GBA tracks, or Bowser Castle Track in MK8. Straight up rubbish compared to the ones that preceeded it.
Imo a lot of the tracks in MK are just "okay", outside of Mount Wario there's not really a Waluigi Pinball tier track.
The Xtortionist
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Jon Carter
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All the 2D ones. Just flat with more flatness and a side of flat. Those games have aged very poorly.
chaobreaker
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Mushroom Gorge. Those jumps on the giant mushrooms is like the easiest way to fuck up a really good lead in a race. Also, basically any track from MK Wii with half pipes.
I really dislikes MK Wii's track design in general. Not a single good one in that game. Worse Rainbow Road too.
I really dislikes MK Wii's track design in general. Not a single good one in that game. Worse Rainbow Road too.
Astral Dog
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The one thats just a single square
200 CC vs AI in that map is a horror story come out true.
Psychoward
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Dry Dry Desert or whatever for DD is great
I never been too fond of MKDS's Yoshi Falls, as it's pretty uneventful with racers simply going from one speed boost to the next.
MK7's Rosalinas Ice World is just as boring. Apart from seeing the Comet Observatory when you cross the line, nothing about this course is that interesting.
MK7's Rosalinas Ice World is just as boring. Apart from seeing the Comet Observatory when you cross the line, nothing about this course is that interesting.