i stopped playing MKT when i realized that it made me a worse player on MK8D just because i forgot that you can't get automatically item boxes each time you pass near them, and i forgot how to drift, and its pretty unfair for a f2p player (and this comes from a Fire Emblem Heroes player). Not a "bad" Mario Kart, but not something for me. Hopefully they use some of the ideas here for a future mario kart
@@Crazi12980 Hey there Crazi. didn't expect to see you in the comment section of this video, that UA-cam recommended to me. LOL. I'm super excited too, to get DK Summit. but i'm wondering. if DK Summit already has hundreds of tricks per lap, then what would the "T" version of the track look like. :thinking:
I love Tour and I play it everyday, my main complaint is that Nintendo gives way too much attention to Mario, Peach & Toad for alts while the Kongs, the Koopalings and Bowser & Jr. are just outright ignored even when the latter 2 got alts
@@Demeech oh yes and I’m sick and tired of seeing them getting like we know they’re the main power couple but like there are characters who could use alts too especially Diddy who hasn’t been buffed since the Holiday Tour (not counting the update)
I'll never forget those times whenever a new character gets added and fans ask "WHY IS THIS NOT IN MK8DX!?!!? REEEEEEEE" ... And I was one of them. Except without the REEEEEEEEing part and the all caps. If Mario Kart 9 was like a grand tour across not just the Mushroom Kingdom worlds but worlds themed around real life places, I would love to see some of these courses return. And if the roster is even remotely diverse like Tour, sign me in, man! Mario Kart Tour IS indeed... A monkey's paw. Everything fans wanted... But in the worse possible way.
You’re not alone in that regard. This game is very addicting. But like you said though the micro transactions are a pain. I get it you have to make money somehow, but I wish with the pipes that you didn’t get a ton of repeats. Although I will say that I always look forward to the all clear cup because I always get something good.
I really enjoyed the game, but just like Zelda Breath of the wild, it's filled with flaws. One of them I loathe the most is the Bullcrap AI (especially on 150cc!) It's like this game is trying to prevent you from getting a high score... I hate that.
I wish it wasn’t a huge microtransactions scam. You can’t even unlock a character you want. I wanted Rosalina so bad in this game, and I can’t get her.
I started F2P about 2 weeks ago, and I've been able to get a lot of top shelf characters and kart parts really easily. So far I've been really enjoying it.
12:40 See how tight that drift was? A drift that tight would have given an Ultra Mini-Turbo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That's just one of the things besides the score system that I absolutely _hate_ about this game.
Remember when in just about half of the mario kart installments u get unlockables for just completing tracks and didn't have to pay actually currency.... Pepperidge farm remembers
After taking a break from the game and returning to it later, I came to find a new appreciation for getting duplicates, as they increase the max starting score cap for each character, kart, and glider, making it easier to get more stars. Not only that, but I’m pretty sure they unlock new abilities as well if you get enough. I am a bit disappointed that I haven’t gotten Holiday Cheer Daisy yet, but I’m sure it will happen in due time, especially considering I’ve gotten all the characters I have without spending any money on the micro transactions or the gold pass.
The only reason I still had this app was that I was able to sneak it into school and not bring a switch. Another pro was it being in a vertical mode, perfect to pretend you're looking up info.
I personally really like MarioKart Tour. I enjoy the grinding aspect and challenges that add replay value to the game and it’s all on your phone! Really underrated in my opinion.
Guess what, I've been playing mario kart tour for around 2 years, and I've got a ton of characters/karts/gliders. I'm also at tier 57, level 119, and multiplayer grade s+6. The best part about all that, is that I have only spent around $15 on the gold pass (to get to s+6), and all the money I spent on the game, was actually just gift card money. It is entirely possible to get a lot of stuff without paying anything. Take spartacurt for example. They are f2p only, and they are one of the best mario kart tour players. All this shows, is that you really don't need to spend a lot of money to get good at mario kart tour.
Mario Kart Tour is so conflicting as a game to me. A lot of its ideas and concepts give it potential to be the Ultimate Mario Kart game... but is clearly held back by everything you covered. It's exactly why I want MK9 so bad. Because if we could get a console non-gacha Mario Kart game that builds off Tour's great ideas, it would be one of the best Mario Karts ever. And would give Smash Ultimate a run for its money in sheer scope.
15:05 I think the reason is because for a mobile game they can’t do any complicated courses that have a lot of stuff going on. That’s why so many SNES course are re made.
Well Demeech if you say that Super Mario Kart is unplayable nowadays you sir have not met professional players of that game like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin
@@Demeech oh.... well that makes sense. Sorry Demeech it's just that I forgot that not only you have a hard time playing it but also Kaozbender also had a very difficult time with that game. However lately I have been mostly on the competitive side of this game with players like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin and they are VERY Good at that game ESPECIALLY Scoub. Heck when you look on Speedrun.com Scoub has gotten first place on the different types of the All Cups category: www.speedrun.com/user/ScouB
@@Demeech Also for the fact that there is a Tournament dedicated to that game itself called the Super Mario Kart Championship and people like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin attends that event with Scoub being the 4 Time champion of the Super Mario Kart Championships. I recommend checking the youtube channel out to see what they are all about as well as the SMK Championship website so that you can have context on the categories. SMK Championship UA-cam Channel: ua-cam.com/users/SMKchampionshipsabout SMK Championship Website: www.ffsmk.org/
I really doubt that pink gold peach "took the place" of other racers, you admit its lazy yourself, and that means it didn't take much extra dev time compared to a new character. It was never pink gold peach or another character, it was pink gold peach or no pink gold peach.
I've been playing MK Tour since it launched. I play pretty much every day even if its just 1 race. I don't find the microtransactions to be that bad. I've played MKT for free for most of my time with it, I've only paid for a couple months of gold, but for the most part you can still earn a bunch of rubies and coins, you just have to grind for them. You have to complete all of the challenges and unlock all the rewards with the gold stars and play every day for the daily reward. You'll start to rack up coins and rubies pretty quickly. The Gold pass is the best deal over buying straight rubies from the shop. Those are ridiculously over priced, the gold pass pretty much doubles the rewards you get from the free mode so it helps you accumulate coins and rubies faster. Hoard a bunch of coins and rubies for the pipes and the shop and level up your characters with tickets, win the weekly challenges and you're likely to get at least 1 new character each tour. It takes some work and consistency though.
The thing I have noticed is as my level goes up and I get more high end drivers the normal drivers and karts don't show up for tracks anymore even though they are listed for the tracks.
I wanna see Mexico City or San Antonio, TX. I also can't believe all you have left is MarioKart Home Circuit! That is until Nintendo bucks up and announces MarioKart 9 (or whatever name it gets). I'm not including Nintendo Kart this time, as that would definitely be different than a MarioKart. I don't plan on plan on playing MarioKart Tour anytime soon, but it's good to hear that there have been improvements, though of course the mobile game aspect still affects them.
I find this game still fun. I have not spent any money at all on the game (except the Gold Pass two-week free trial) and I am still doing well. Also, the most spiny shells I have seen in a race (not counting the frenzy) is 2. Very nice review!!
I enjoyed the concept of track variants R/T being my favorite T following slowly behind And r being my least favorite And here’s what they stand for if ya don’t know R/T = Reverse/Trick T = trick R = reverse
Thanks for this video :D It's nice to see a youtuber approaching the game with actual constructive criticism and praise instead of jumping on the MKT hate-train
I've got such mixed feelings about this game. I hate the gambling vibe it has. But I love that they finally kinda brought back missions from Mario Kart DS, added a lot of new characters and made variations of existing courses (reversed and modified).
I enjoyed watching this video, however, it doesn't even address the issue we are currently having that we are getting a level 7 update next tour. This is basically Mario Kart Tours way of making the whales richer/ better, while leaving the F2P players far behind. The main issue comes from the daily selects shop, which is on a 24 hour a day rotation. The more of the stuff you have maxed out, the more likely you are to get a ticket to increase any item of that rarity and d/k/g. So naturally everyone freaks out when they see a high end driver ticket in their shop. Now imagine level 7. The daily selects are no longer maxed, and you have to basically start all over again, with leveling up all your commons and supers, just to guarantee the chance that you'll find a ticket to level up the item you want!
Honestly, I’m glad they have some characters they didn’t add in MK8DL they have costumes, exclusive characters like kamek, Pauline, funky Kong and birdetta, not to mention the new backgrounds are pretty cool
@@justmachinadefinitely prefer it over MK8DX. Let’s be honest unless you just play online, after you finish and 100% the dlc, you never touch the game again
ok that berlin song is now my favourite song in the entire mario series. edm is my favourite music ever and this is one of the best edm songs I've ever heard
The only issue that i have with tour music is on the final lap pitch its sound weird but berlin Byways, Singapore Speedway Vancouver Velocity and gba sunset wilds sound good with that high pitch
@@koasterthrills962 None of their videos and lists were good. It's just straight up clickbait and based on their subscriber's "opinions". Imagine if they made a list talking about the worst Mario Kart games.
The first impression Is the most important to the people, and mk tour messed up with that, It started like a discount mariokart so people now take the "early stage criticism" and Just avoid playng It. The problem Is that for a new player Is difficult to enjoy It cause you Need a lot of drivers to get 3 items and High scores and It takes so pong to get them. I love mk tour, but i think i like It now because i have lots of karts and drivers (and of course all of the "Life quality" updates). But without spending Money i got more than half of the roadter in 2 years
I think my main problem with Mario Kart Tour is just the awful mobile game monetization. Then again, is that really Tour's fault when stuff like that is normalized and seemingly accepted in the mobile market? My other problem, and this is just down to jealousy, is why does Tour get so many amazing characters (Birdo, Funky Kong, Pauline, ect), but not the main console game? I'm sure people would be happy to pay for DLC that adds new characters.
really love the fact that special items returned, I so want them in the next mainline MK game, plus all the classic karts n tracks they added in. But, just with tour I can't get as much joy as I do with the others, with the controls that we have to use (Which I find really annoying at times) and the fact there is an auto-steer feature in the game which really puts me off (that is even if u turn all the assists off), I know why it is there n it needs to be, but it aint no mario kart without you falling off rainbow road 600 times haha.
@@Demeech yeah true, but at least you could use a steering wheel to control your kart in that game, feel tour n arcade games r on the same level for me
I was in the beta and since then haven't stopped playing XD. Also, a good score doesn't require a 3 slot character, just something decent in 2 slot (or a character with coin box) which can get you 13k upwards pretty easily. Side note, I haven't payed anything on this game, it's just about playing enough (you get rubies from your rank too, so once you're up in the ranks theres no point to buying rubies anyways.)
I am F2P the whole time, I don't think I'm that behind. Yes you won't get in the higher tiers but the ruby rewards aren't that much better. If you drop a tier one week, you have a better chance the next week.
Can't wait for Green Emerald Luigi, Yellow Topaz Wario, Purple Amythest Waluigi, Bronze Daisy, Blue Diamond Rosalina, and Baby Cat Retro Pink-Metal Swimsuit Diddy Kong Jr.
Agreed while it may not be the best in terms of accessibility and the fact that you can't get your favorite driver right away, all if not some updates do keep things interesting as most may know we almost got a heart system that will not do anyone favors but turns out in the official release it's not the case here... I'll take limited coins and Exp. over ❤ any day.
@@Demeech just got done watching and loved every minute of it but before I put in my opinions let's look at the hallmarks as with any MK Game let see *The 1st Mario Kart Game for Mobile (Unfortunately) *The 1st Mario Kart to utilize a high score, combo and level system *And the 1st Mario Kart that not only let you use nore than 2 items but let you use rare that's been long overdue since double-dash as for opinion while I understand why most hate it for obvious reasons I'm happy it's getting better (at least in my eyes) I heard the next tour could be with based on China or the Chi Kingdom from the SML series
Rob's not a Mario character, and personally I don't want to see any crossover characters in tour otherwise it would be SMASH OR NINTENDO KART. So really the only Mario veterans left are Petey piranha, Paratroopa, Honey Queen, and Wiggler. Tanooki Mario is guaranteed to come back because of Cat Peach.
Looking at Mario Kart Tour now, I'd say "ehh". I'm always up for multiplayer, but other than that, it just sits there. This does give me high hopes for Mario Kart: Ultimate.
To be honest i really enjoyed the game but the unfair lootbox scams and pay to win aspects just ruinds the game for me Dont get me wrong it has very good rooster and tracks He k it even has some good designed costumes,karts and gliders but unlocking them is a true haste You have to spend at least a thousand dollars I also really hate that you are forced to use a specific driver,karts and gliders even you want to pick a different one And also the item box balancing is also unfair When your driver only has 1 or 2 item slots you will only get mushrooms,green sheels banana and coin werever your place in the race I also do wanna mention that the lootbox pipes is literarily a scam It always gives you 100 koopalings And the items in the daily selects are just the same thing over and over again And the controlls sometimes are unresponsive Besides all the bad stuffs its really fun game But i do wish they add more I also do wish that they just change the controlls from touch aoutomatic control to button controllers just like you see in some emulators just so they can add battle mode I also wish they ad vs mode It could probably be the best mario kart game ever and a mario kart for does people who didn't have any nintendo consoles but that just got ruined by adding extremely agrressive microtransaction and loot boxes But hey I still have hopes for the game seens they keep adding new things on it and becaming more generous
When I first saw the trailer of Mario Kart Tour, since I'm not a fan of mobile games, I thought "I'd still end up playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe over Mario Kart Tour" and when I got Mario Kart Tour, boy was I right, I ended up playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a lot more than Mario Kart Tour. Come to think of it, I don't think I play Mario Kart Tour at all after a few tries, I knew right away that even I, as a fan of the Mario Kart series and a veteran Mario Kart gamer, didn't like it mostly because either the controls are bad or I didn't know how to control the game and I didn't like how characters, karts and parts are unlocked, seems to me like you have to do some gambling to unlock the characters, karts, parts or other items. In short, I don't like the controls and the characters, karts, parts and other items are hard to unlock, it's a waste of time and money and confusing. So, when the Booster Course Pass came, I didn't feel like I missed much what Mario Kart Tour had. It's not perfect, although I think it's more perfect than Mario Kart Tour, but even I would rather play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) than spend anymore time playing Mario Kart Tour. For me, Mario Kart Tour is not worth my time and money.
There may be some problems, but I wholeheartedly agree that this game does not deserve all the hate it gets. Maybe if I start doing speech videos, I could do something regarding this subject as well.
This game should have been like SKY where the micro-transactions aren’t the main point to progress, it’s purely for the cosmetics: capes, hats, outfits and so on. Yet they don’t shove it down your face, you can check the shoppping section when you want, not when the creators want. Here, MKT felt like Crash on the Run, the latter either oblige you to spend your money on cosmetics, crystals, ingredients and weapons to progress, Super Mario Run did that, paying to get the 6 levels in their full versions.
*This game is banned in my country and I have never considered changing my phone to get to play it.* The focus of this game is more on loot boxes than on Mario Kart itself and that's why I think a lot of people hate the game so much. And some things of the racing also sucks like the lack of tracks and the pay-to-win feature with ranked matches. Like why invest money into a game when the server can go down in a couple of years when there is a new Mario Kart game and what you get is completely luck based and most of the times sucks? I even haven't played this game and I know already how bad it is.. That says a lot about the game!
I'm not taking offense from this and I don't judge your opinion, but I don't know anyone who even pays for anything in Mario Kart Tour! Yeah, maybe paying $5 to get all characters unlocked would be a good deal, but no one really cares about this much. Lots of people just like the free version and don't feel like there's even a point of paying for anything. But I see that Nintendo could have done better nonetheless.
I believe you forgot to mention a few other characters that are currently missing from Mario Kart Tour; What's also missing is Orange Yoshi, Yellow Yoshi, Light Blue Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, White Yoshi, Orange Shy Guy, Yellow Shy Guy, Green Shy Guy, Light Blue Shy Guy, Blue Shy Guy, Pink Shy Guy, White Shy Guy, Link, Champion Link, Isabelle, Male Villager, Female Villager, Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, and regular Donkey Kong Jr. I consider SNES Donkey Kong Jr. in this game as a clone character (albeit a clone of someone who isn't truly in the game yet) since SNES Mario is also in the game alongside regular Mario. In fact I consider every "costume" in MKT as separate characters and not costumes, since that's what is the official case here.
Kinda wanna download this after watching this especially for Funky Kong! Do you not like the jazz in Mario Kart 8? I absolutely love it but I do agree maybe some more variety in the next installment would be nice
Even I would to know why they didn't add them, I mean link has two skins, why the other characters couldn't receive also these skins, I hope they put it in a hypothetical mk9, for now you can put them through mods only
There are some things on MKT i dislike: too agressive bots, controls are not good, and battle mode is stale because no new battle tracks since november 2022. But it is an ok game, no more parasitic gacha, lots of drivers, karts, gliders, tracks. Ps: poochy is a new addiction to mkt ❤
Mario Kart on phone doesn't make any sense to me honestly, neither does Super Mario (Super Mario Run). Microtransactions aside, it just doesn't translate that well. Now Mario Party would PERFECTLY translate into phone gaming as it mainly consists of mini-games.
I actually really enjoy this game, hated it at first due to no multiplayer (literally the reason people play) Otherwise gotcha system is rather unfortunate but I’ve learned when to spend my money
When it comes to buying microtransactions, I only like to buy the premium challenges and gold pass since I can actually see and know what I'm going to get when I buy them
My phone chugs like crazy when I played this game so I uninstalled it and now I'm just hoping all the characters, tracks, vehicles and skins are in Mario Kart 9
I still like sticker star: I acknowledge that it is a TERRIBLE game, with awful game design elements and uninspired puzzles; but I still like it because I played it back in the day. don't know exactly why but I will still gladly sink another 50 hours into this game. Good day!
Wish the unlocking system was like Dr. Mario World. Once something is maxed, It should be removed out. One thing Dr. Mario World was better than Mario Kart Tour
I'm honestly more sad than mad at how Mario Kart Tour turned out. Just put it on the switch or something and undo the mobile game stuff. There was no good reason for Nintendo to shoot themselves in the foot. (Money doesn't count.)
Thanks for having me on! It was fun to join you again.
Great to have you as always! You did a stellar job!
@@Demeech YOU TAKE THAT BACK! MARIO PARTY 10 IS THE BEST MARIO PARTY GAME!
Best roaster of any mario kart just the worst way of obtaining it
I agree 100%
I agree but locking certain characters by a pack and using money for packs is just insane
@@ryandamms3471 they aren't locked to a pack you can still get them from pipes. Packs are the only guarantee tho
@@LeminLimez I know but some people may not have enough money for rubies to pull from the pipe
@@ryandamms3471 rubies can be obtained for free tho by completing challenges
i stopped playing MKT when i realized that it made me a worse player on MK8D just because i forgot that you can't get automatically item boxes each time you pass near them, and i forgot how to drift, and its pretty unfair for a f2p player (and this comes from a Fire Emblem Heroes player).
Not a "bad" Mario Kart, but not something for me. Hopefully they use some of the ideas here for a future mario kart
“Introduced reverse tracks”
Arcade GP: I see how it is...
Haha, my mistake! I kinda meant in a somewhat "mainline" game. I don't consider Tour mainline, but Nintendo seems to.
@@Demeech I consider it an in between game. A Mario Kart 8.5 if you will
@@Demeech I mean, they added official new tracks for Tour/online multiplayer. The arcade games are meant for arcades and include too much third party.
I am part of the group that says it's a mainline game, but I guess if you don't it's fine
@@xp.wesley858 I don’t think they have that much third party
I love that DK summit will be added in the most recent tour snow tour of mario kart tour
well im just glad more tracks are added
@T G bro you are joking... DK Summit is an amazing track, especially compared to most of the MKT tracks we have currently. I am hyped af for it
I'm very excited!
@@Crazi12980 Hey there Crazi. didn't expect to see you in the comment section of this video, that UA-cam recommended to me. LOL.
I'm super excited too, to get DK Summit. but i'm wondering. if DK Summit already has hundreds of tricks per lap, then what would the "T" version of the track look like. :thinking:
@@Crazi12980 DK summits theme is one of the best if not the best song in the mariokart franchise fight me
I love Tour and I play it everyday, my main complaint is that Nintendo gives way too much attention to Mario, Peach & Toad for alts while the Kongs, the Koopalings and Bowser & Jr. are just outright ignored even when the latter 2 got alts
Mainly Mario and Peach
@@Demeech oh yes and I’m sick and tired of seeing them getting like we know they’re the main power couple but like there are characters who could use alts too especially Diddy who hasn’t been buffed since the Holiday Tour (not counting the update)
@@brandonkong4299 i want Diddy without clothing
@@LittleCart why are you weird
The only koopaling that has an alt is Larry from what I’ve heard
I think it's one of the most underrated games ever!! I really like playing it, it added so many features, tracks, and more!
Yes! It is underrated.
Heyyyyyy
I totally agree. This game has really been evolving more and more each tour, it’s amazing.
Yess
I know
I absolutely HATE microtransactions. So having it plastered all over the place made me drop it fast
I'll never forget those times whenever a new character gets added and fans ask "WHY IS THIS NOT IN MK8DX!?!!? REEEEEEEE" ... And I was one of them. Except without the REEEEEEEEing part and the all caps.
If Mario Kart 9 was like a grand tour across not just the Mushroom Kingdom worlds but worlds themed around real life places, I would love to see some of these courses return.
And if the roster is even remotely diverse like Tour, sign me in, man! Mario Kart Tour IS indeed... A monkey's paw. Everything fans wanted... But in the worse possible way.
Great way of putting it!
I'll be controversal, but i kinda enjoy Mario Kart tour, i know is not a masterpiece, but i think Is pretty good, but...those microtransation.
I think a lot of people agree.
You’re not alone in that regard. This game is very addicting. But like you said though the micro transactions are a pain. I get it you have to make money somehow, but I wish with the pipes that you didn’t get a ton of repeats. Although I will say that I always look forward to the all clear cup because I always get something good.
Same here
I really enjoyed the game, but just like Zelda Breath of the wild, it's filled with flaws. One of them I loathe the most is the Bullcrap AI (especially on 150cc!) It's like this game is trying to prevent you from getting a high score... I hate that.
I wish it wasn’t a huge microtransactions scam. You can’t even unlock a character you want. I wanted Rosalina so bad in this game, and I can’t get her.
I started F2P about 2 weeks ago, and I've been able to get a lot of top shelf characters and kart parts really easily. So far I've been really enjoying it.
The “ultimate monkeys paw of Mario kart”
For someone who actually read that short story, that was summed up in the best and worst way possible.
How so?
What I meant by worst way possible is how Mario kart tour came to be. A great game that is panned with typical mobile attributes.
12:40 See how tight that drift was? A drift that tight would have given an Ultra Mini-Turbo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That's just one of the things besides the score system that I absolutely _hate_ about this game.
Remember when in just about half of the mario kart installments u get unlockables for just completing tracks and didn't have to pay actually currency....
Pepperidge farm remembers
Now imagine if we get a Mario Kart stage that is actually based on Pyongyang North Korea
Would Wario have a Kim Jong Un costume?
Probably yes
@@Demeech let's hope not or everyone will go to Mario run
NO!
After taking a break from the game and returning to it later, I came to find a new appreciation for getting duplicates, as they increase the max starting score cap for each character, kart, and glider, making it easier to get more stars. Not only that, but I’m pretty sure they unlock new abilities as well if you get enough. I am a bit disappointed that I haven’t gotten Holiday Cheer Daisy yet, but I’m sure it will happen in due time, especially considering I’ve gotten all the characters I have without spending any money on the micro transactions or the gold pass.
The only reason I still had this app was that I was able to sneak it into school and not bring a switch. Another pro was it being in a vertical mode, perfect to pretend you're looking up info.
I personally really like MarioKart Tour. I enjoy the grinding aspect and challenges that add replay value to the game and it’s all on your phone! Really underrated in my opinion.
It’s hilarious how Nintendo refrains from microtransactions except for in mobile games, but they go way too far on mobile
Like Nick Avocado when he stopped being vegan
$5v$60
Guess what, I've been playing mario kart tour for around 2 years, and I've got a ton of characters/karts/gliders. I'm also at tier 57, level 119, and multiplayer grade s+6. The best part about all that, is that I have only spent around $15 on the gold pass (to get to s+6), and all the money I spent on the game, was actually just gift card money. It is entirely possible to get a lot of stuff without paying anything. Take spartacurt for example. They are f2p only, and they are one of the best mario kart tour players. All this shows, is that you really don't need to spend a lot of money to get good at mario kart tour.
5:30 What about the way the heart system works in _Candy Crush,_ where you only lose a heart when you fail a level?
Mario Kart Tour is so conflicting as a game to me. A lot of its ideas and concepts give it potential to be the Ultimate Mario Kart game... but is clearly held back by everything you covered. It's exactly why I want MK9 so bad. Because if we could get a console non-gacha Mario Kart game that builds off Tour's great ideas, it would be one of the best Mario Karts ever. And would give Smash Ultimate a run for its money in sheer scope.
Exactly!
i absolutely love mario kart tour, mainly because of the changes! the tracks are gorgeous and the city tracks are amazing 😍
They are!
1:55 what’s wrong with people liking that?
15:05 I think the reason is because for a mobile game they can’t do any complicated courses that have a lot of stuff going on. That’s why so many SNES course are re made.
Well Demeech if you say that Super Mario Kart is unplayable nowadays you sir have not met professional players of that game like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin
It's unplayable to me.
@@Demeech oh.... well that makes sense. Sorry Demeech it's just that I forgot that not only you have a hard time playing it but also Kaozbender also had a very difficult time with that game. However lately I have been mostly on the competitive side of this game with players like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin and they are VERY Good at that game ESPECIALLY Scoub. Heck when you look on Speedrun.com Scoub has gotten first place on the different types of the All Cups category: www.speedrun.com/user/ScouB
@@Demeech Also for the fact that there is a Tournament dedicated to that game itself called the Super Mario Kart Championship and people like Scoub, Leyla Hasso & Sami Cetin attends that event with Scoub being the 4 Time champion of the Super Mario Kart Championships. I recommend checking the youtube channel out to see what they are all about as well as the SMK Championship website so that you can have context on the categories.
SMK Championship UA-cam Channel: ua-cam.com/users/SMKchampionshipsabout
SMK Championship Website: www.ffsmk.org/
I really doubt that pink gold peach "took the place" of other racers, you admit its lazy yourself, and that means it didn't take much extra dev time compared to a new character. It was never pink gold peach or another character, it was pink gold peach or no pink gold peach.
No pink gold peach! ALWAYS NO PINK GOLD PEACH!
I've been playing MK Tour since it launched. I play pretty much every day even if its just 1 race. I don't find the microtransactions to be that bad. I've played MKT for free for most of my time with it, I've only paid for a couple months of gold, but for the most part you can still earn a bunch of rubies and coins, you just have to grind for them. You have to complete all of the challenges and unlock all the rewards with the gold stars and play every day for the daily reward. You'll start to rack up coins and rubies pretty quickly. The Gold pass is the best deal over buying straight rubies from the shop. Those are ridiculously over priced, the gold pass pretty much doubles the rewards you get from the free mode so it helps you accumulate coins and rubies faster.
Hoard a bunch of coins and rubies for the pipes and the shop and level up your characters with tickets, win the weekly challenges and you're likely to get at least 1 new character each tour. It takes some work and consistency though.
Im playing mario kart wii and the countdown sound effect in your intro just synced perfectly with the countdown in the game
The thing I have noticed is as my level goes up and I get more high end drivers the normal drivers and karts don't show up for tracks anymore even though they are listed for the tracks.
"Not enough people hate Sword and Shield"
Dang Demeech, you're more based each day!
I wanna see Mexico City or San Antonio, TX.
I also can't believe all you have left is MarioKart Home Circuit! That is until Nintendo bucks up and announces MarioKart 9 (or whatever name it gets). I'm not including Nintendo Kart this time, as that would definitely be different than a MarioKart.
I don't plan on plan on playing MarioKart Tour anytime soon, but it's good to hear that there have been improvements, though of course the mobile game aspect still affects them.
I find this game still fun. I have not spent any money at all on the game (except the Gold Pass two-week free trial) and I am still doing well. Also, the most spiny shells I have seen in a race (not counting the frenzy) is 2. Very nice review!!
Thank you!
You predicted Sydney Sprint. There's also a datamined Bangkok course.
It's even better now, with Petey Piranha and Chargin' Chuck, with tracks like Coconut Mall, Daisy Cruiser, and Koopa Cape.
I've never liked Mario Kart tour, but i'm hyped AF for the expansión pass of MK8 to finnaly have all this content with traditional Gameplay.
I enjoyed the concept of track variants
R/T being my favorite
T following slowly behind
And r being my least favorite
And here’s what they stand for if ya don’t know
R/T = Reverse/Trick
T = trick
R = reverse
Thanks for this video :D It's nice to see a youtuber approaching the game with actual constructive criticism and praise instead of jumping on the MKT hate-train
One good thing about this game is that the glider now stays open if you get hit by lightning
6:47 I'm not sure if you covered this in the Mario Kart Wii video, but Hammer Bro was actually planned for that game along with Koopa Paratroopa
I love this game. Really good graphics for a mobile game, The Best Mario Kart Roster and amazing new tracks and retro tracks!
I've got such mixed feelings about this game. I hate the gambling vibe it has. But I love that they finally kinda brought back missions from Mario Kart DS, added a lot of new characters and made variations of existing courses (reversed and modified).
I enjoyed watching this video, however, it doesn't even address the issue we are currently having that we are getting a level 7 update next tour. This is basically Mario Kart Tours way of making the whales richer/ better, while leaving the F2P players far behind. The main issue comes from the daily selects shop, which is on a 24 hour a day rotation. The more of the stuff you have maxed out, the more likely you are to get a ticket to increase any item of that rarity and d/k/g. So naturally everyone freaks out when they see a high end driver ticket in their shop. Now imagine level 7. The daily selects are no longer maxed, and you have to basically start all over again, with leveling up all your commons and supers, just to guarantee the chance that you'll find a ticket to level up the item you want!
Honestly, I’m glad they have some characters they didn’t add in MK8DL they have costumes, exclusive characters like kamek, Pauline, funky Kong and birdetta, not to mention the new backgrounds are pretty cool
At the start, everywone hated it, but now it is more loved.
A lot of people still hate it.
@@Demeech and now everyone forgot about it
@@justmachinadefinitely prefer it over MK8DX. Let’s be honest unless you just play online, after you finish and 100% the dlc, you never touch the game again
ok that berlin song is now my favourite song in the entire mario series. edm is my favourite music ever and this is one of the best edm songs I've ever heard
The only issue that i have with tour music is on the final lap pitch its sound weird but berlin Byways, Singapore Speedway Vancouver Velocity and gba sunset wilds sound good with that high pitch
2:38
When did anyone agree on anything watchmojo says anyway
When they made a list that was actually decent.
@@koasterthrills962 None of their videos and lists were good. It's just straight up clickbait and based on their subscriber's "opinions". Imagine if they made a list talking about the worst Mario Kart games.
The first impression Is the most important to the people, and mk tour messed up with that, It started like a discount mariokart so people now take the "early stage criticism" and Just avoid playng It. The problem Is that for a new player Is difficult to enjoy It cause you Need a lot of drivers to get 3 items and High scores and It takes so pong to get them. I love mk tour, but i think i like It now because i have lots of karts and drivers (and of course all of the "Life quality" updates). But without spending Money i got more than half of the roadter in 2 years
21:45 It also launched without Luigi in the roster
I'm just sad for Paris.
They just mocked us XD.
A simple loop with 4 roundabouts and the eiffel tower.
I think my main problem with Mario Kart Tour is just the awful mobile game monetization. Then again, is that really Tour's fault when stuff like that is normalized and seemingly accepted in the mobile market?
My other problem, and this is just down to jealousy, is why does Tour get so many amazing characters (Birdo, Funky Kong, Pauline, ect), but not the main console game? I'm sure people would be happy to pay for DLC that adds new characters.
2:12 "May-so-kists"? That's like the weirdest way of saying masochist lol 😂 😂 😂 😂 7:56p.m. 10/14/2022
Drinking game: Take a shot every time gacha/microtransactions
*Demeech died*
Is this his mother?
With tour, i think in roster and course standards, Nintendo is unintentionally setting mario kart 9 up to fail.
really love the fact that special items returned, I so want them in the next mainline MK game, plus all the classic karts n tracks they added in. But, just with tour I can't get as much joy as I do with the others, with the controls that we have to use (Which I find really annoying at times) and the fact there is an auto-steer feature in the game which really puts me off (that is even if u turn all the assists off), I know why it is there n it needs to be, but it aint no mario kart without you falling off rainbow road 600 times haha.
You couldn't fall in the arcade games either so it wasn't too big of a deal for me
@@Demeech yeah true, but at least you could use a steering wheel to control your kart in that game, feel tour n arcade games r on the same level for me
I was in the beta and since then haven't stopped playing XD. Also, a good score doesn't require a 3 slot character, just something decent in 2 slot (or a character with coin box) which can get you 13k upwards pretty easily. Side note, I haven't payed anything on this game, it's just about playing enough (you get rubies from your rank too, so once you're up in the ranks theres no point to buying rubies anyways.)
This was an excellent collab!
I am F2P the whole time, I don't think I'm that behind. Yes you won't get in the higher tiers but the ruby rewards aren't that much better. If you drop a tier one week, you have a better chance the next week.
13:43 We interrupt _Mario Kart Tour_ to bring you A) Daredevil mode from _Team Sonic Racing,_ and B) Gate Drift mode from _Asphalt 8: Airborne!_
@ 4:26 IS THAT MISSION MODE!?!!
Nintendo port this to the switch! NOW!! but without mircotransactions plz.
Can't wait for Green Emerald Luigi, Yellow Topaz Wario, Purple Amythest Waluigi, Bronze Daisy, Blue Diamond Rosalina, and Baby Cat Retro Pink-Metal Swimsuit Diddy Kong Jr.
Agreed while it may not be the best in terms of accessibility and the fact that you can't get your favorite driver right away, all if not some updates do keep things interesting as most may know we almost got a heart system that will not do anyone favors but turns out in the official release it's not the case here...
I'll take limited coins and Exp. over ❤ any day.
Me too! I hate stamina.
@@Demeech
just got done watching and loved every minute of it
but before I put in my opinions let's look at the hallmarks as with any MK Game
let see
*The 1st Mario Kart Game for Mobile (Unfortunately)
*The 1st Mario Kart to utilize a high score, combo and level system
*And the 1st Mario Kart that not only let you use nore than 2 items but let you use rare that's been long overdue since double-dash
as for opinion while I understand why most hate it for obvious reasons I'm happy it's getting better (at least in my eyes) I heard the next tour could be with based on China or the Chi Kingdom from the SML series
Rob's not a Mario character, and personally I don't want to see any crossover characters in tour otherwise it would be SMASH OR NINTENDO KART. So really the only Mario veterans left are Petey piranha, Paratroopa, Honey Queen, and Wiggler. Tanooki Mario is guaranteed to come back because of Cat Peach.
Looking at Mario Kart Tour now, I'd say "ehh".
I'm always up for multiplayer, but other than that, it just sits there.
This does give me high hopes for Mario Kart: Ultimate.
To be honest i really enjoyed the game but the unfair lootbox scams and pay to win aspects just ruinds the game for me Dont get me wrong it has very good rooster and tracks He k it even has some good designed costumes,karts and gliders but unlocking them is a true haste You have to spend at least a thousand dollars I also really hate that you are forced to use a specific driver,karts and gliders even you want to pick a different one And also the item box balancing is also unfair When your driver only has 1 or 2 item slots you will only get mushrooms,green sheels banana and coin werever your place in the race
I also do wanna mention that the lootbox pipes is literarily a scam It always gives you 100 koopalings And the items in the daily selects are just the same thing over and over again
And the controlls sometimes are unresponsive
Besides all the bad stuffs its really fun game But i do wish they add more I also do wish that they just change the controlls from touch aoutomatic control to button controllers just like you see in some emulators just so they can add battle mode
I also wish they ad vs mode
It could probably be the best mario kart game ever and a mario kart for does people who didn't have any nintendo consoles but that just got ruined by adding extremely agrressive microtransaction and loot boxes But hey I still have hopes for the game seens they keep adding new things on it and becaming more generous
When I first saw the trailer of Mario Kart Tour, since I'm not a fan of mobile games, I thought "I'd still end up playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe over Mario Kart Tour" and when I got Mario Kart Tour, boy was I right, I ended up playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a lot more than Mario Kart Tour. Come to think of it, I don't think I play Mario Kart Tour at all after a few tries, I knew right away that even I, as a fan of the Mario Kart series and a veteran Mario Kart gamer, didn't like it mostly because either the controls are bad or I didn't know how to control the game and I didn't like how characters, karts and parts are unlocked, seems to me like you have to do some gambling to unlock the characters, karts, parts or other items. In short, I don't like the controls and the characters, karts, parts and other items are hard to unlock, it's a waste of time and money and confusing. So, when the Booster Course Pass came, I didn't feel like I missed much what Mario Kart Tour had. It's not perfect, although I think it's more perfect than Mario Kart Tour, but even I would rather play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) than spend anymore time playing Mario Kart Tour. For me, Mario Kart Tour is not worth my time and money.
There may be some problems, but I wholeheartedly agree that this game does not deserve all the hate it gets. Maybe if I start doing speech videos, I could do something regarding this subject as well.
16:43 They just added Sydney in!
This game should have been like SKY where the micro-transactions aren’t the main point to progress, it’s purely for the cosmetics: capes, hats, outfits and so on. Yet they don’t shove it down your face, you can check the shoppping section when you want, not when the creators want.
Here, MKT felt like Crash on the Run, the latter either oblige you to spend your money on cosmetics, crystals, ingredients and weapons to progress, Super Mario Run did that, paying to get the 6 levels in their full versions.
What's ur opinion on charging chuck coming and the sky tour?
Did you know Mario kart tour is banned in Belgium because of its loot box system
*"I like the simple art style for this game"*
MK8DX dlc: *the tracks look awful and they are direct ports from tour"*
*This game is banned in my country and I have never considered changing my phone to get to play it.* The focus of this game is more on loot boxes than on Mario Kart itself and that's why I think a lot of people hate the game so much. And some things of the racing also sucks like the lack of tracks and the pay-to-win feature with ranked matches. Like why invest money into a game when the server can go down in a couple of years when there is a new Mario Kart game and what you get is completely luck based and most of the times sucks? I even haven't played this game and I know already how bad it is.. That says a lot about the game!
I’m pretty sure we can get another Mario Kart on the Switch, if we can have Splatoon 2 and 3 on the Switch, we can have 2 Mario Kart’s!
I'm not taking offense from this and I don't judge your opinion, but I don't know anyone who even pays for anything in Mario Kart Tour! Yeah, maybe paying $5 to get all characters unlocked would be a good deal, but no one really cares about this much. Lots of people just like the free version and don't feel like there's even a point of paying for anything. But I see that Nintendo could have done better nonetheless.
MKT is critically overlooked. It does so much for fan service, but it's a mobile game soooooo
yeah, i advocate for this game for the most part. it makes me so happy playing as pauline
I believe you forgot to mention a few other characters that are currently missing from Mario Kart Tour; What's also missing is Orange Yoshi, Yellow Yoshi, Light Blue Yoshi, Blue Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, White Yoshi, Orange Shy Guy, Yellow Shy Guy, Green Shy Guy, Light Blue Shy Guy, Blue Shy Guy, Pink Shy Guy, White Shy Guy, Link, Champion Link, Isabelle, Male Villager, Female Villager, Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, and regular Donkey Kong Jr.
I consider SNES Donkey Kong Jr. in this game as a clone character (albeit a clone of someone who isn't truly in the game yet) since SNES Mario is also in the game alongside regular Mario. In fact I consider every "costume" in MKT as separate characters and not costumes, since that's what is the official case here.
Kinda wanna download this after watching this especially for Funky Kong! Do you not like the jazz in Mario Kart 8? I absolutely love it but I do agree maybe some more variety in the next installment would be nice
The New Mario Kart Tour Track! West Virginia! Go to the Capitol, Camden Park, The Mothman Statue, The Greenbrier Hotel, and a Holler...
This game overall is Mid tier in my opinion, better than the first 3 by far
Agreed
2:46 _Candy Crush_ fans: *crying in the corner at that horrid joke*
Now my question remains: *Why can't these new outfits and tracks come to Mario Kart 8 DELUXE?!*
Even I would to know why they didn't add them, I mean link has two skins, why the other characters couldn't receive also these skins, I hope they put it in a hypothetical mk9, for now you can put them through mods only
After reaching Tier 40, I don’t care about ranked anymore unless there’s a new character reward
There are some things on MKT i dislike: too agressive bots, controls are not good, and battle mode is stale because no new battle tracks since november 2022. But it is an ok game, no more parasitic gacha, lots of drivers, karts, gliders, tracks.
Ps: poochy is a new addiction to mkt ❤
Mario Kart on phone doesn't make any sense to me honestly, neither does Super Mario (Super Mario Run). Microtransactions aside, it just doesn't translate that well. Now Mario Party would PERFECTLY translate into phone gaming as it mainly consists of mini-games.
I actually really enjoy this game, hated it at first due to no multiplayer (literally the reason people play)
Otherwise gotcha system is rather unfortunate but I’ve learned when to spend my money
Emeralds? I am guessing Nintendo didn't want to face legal charges against Sega.
When it comes to buying microtransactions, I only like to buy the premium challenges and gold pass since I can actually see and know what I'm going to get when I buy them
this comment aged like milk
It's the worst Mario Kart game and I still hate Tour till this day and personally it should of been a Switch game without the microtransactions.
Ok, I can respect your opinion, but I personally love it
My phone chugs like crazy when I played this game so I uninstalled it and now I'm just hoping all the characters, tracks, vehicles and skins are in Mario Kart 9
"If Mario Kart Tour was on Switch..." be careful what you wish for.
And don't even get started with that Mario Kart Home Circuit because that is also a ridiculous game that Nintendo has made.
I still like sticker star: I acknowledge that it is a TERRIBLE game, with awful game design elements and uninspired puzzles; but I still like it because I played it back in the day. don't know exactly why but I will still gladly sink another 50 hours into this game. Good day!
i haven't played this game, but the roster seems great! i hope they use this roster + more in mk9!
Best roster and collection of Karts ever (but no bikes), but a horrible way of getting them.
Wish the unlocking system was like Dr. Mario World. Once something is maxed, It should be removed out. One thing Dr. Mario World was better than Mario Kart Tour
I'm honestly more sad than mad at how Mario Kart Tour turned out. Just put it on the switch or something and undo the mobile game stuff. There was no good reason for Nintendo to shoot themselves in the foot. (Money doesn't count.)