My favourite has got be Mario Kart Wii, it’s still got a community and I’d say it is the Melee of Mario kart.
Plenty of good tracks, roster and bopping music.
What about you? What is your favourite Mario kart? I know Double Dash has a soft spot in some people’s hearts.
MK8D would be perfect if only battle mode wasn’t such a mess. If they could just take MK64 battle mode and implement it exactly as is in MK8D, it would be perfection.
64 was the last good battle mode, imo. I don’t know why they removed levels big enough to hide in.
My brain says 8dx, wii and DD are all good enough that I don’t think I could pick between them. My heart says OG is the GOAT because it’s what I played the most and I still think it has the best battle mode.
I grew up on 64, but 8 Deluxe is incredible. Great variety of courses and karts, great mechanics.
Totally agree. The one I play nowadays is 8D, but I’ll never forget Moo Moo Farm and it’s catchy tune on the N64.
64 for nostalgia, 8dx for map selection/visuals/characters
8 (DX but really my favorite parts of it were already on Wii U). 8’s tracks are incredible (not the booster packs one, those are a mixed bag and none really reach base game/Wii U dlc level).
Wii comes very close though. It’s the first to have good item balance IMO, it gets rid of the left-right bullshit to drift, and circuits are quite fun too. And some bikes are a blast, though to the point of being overpowered.
I just think of 8 as “we took everything good in Wii and made it a bit better”.
Mechanically I like 64. I’d like a few more tracks, particularly for the battle mode. The later versions add far too much cruft for my tastes.
I grew up on Double Dash, but MK8D offers so much choice and variety that nothing else comes close - at least for pick-up-and-play casual games.
8 Deluxe Solo, Wii with Friends
64
This is the correct answer.
Mario Kart DS
I did play a lot of 64 and Double Dash back in the day but DS is by far my favourite.
