Same my friends and family would always dread when the pow block came cuz they didn’t know how to dodge it while being on the ground but I did and I never told them, I felt like such a pro and the best lol
for me, what made this game perfect is how un-perfect it is. it's buggy, so many ultra-shortcuts, its items are super unbalanced, bikes are just objectively better than karts, and so on. but all of those things is what makes it so fun. it's amazing seeing ultra shortcuts getting found and the excitement in the community when they are found. its unbalanced items make each round different and super chaotic. and seeing someone pop off using a kart instead of a bike is super impressive.
though karts and bikes should have been balanced and the item balance makes the grand prix so frustrating which is why i prefer mario kart 7, 8 deluxe and especially ds
The balance can be a mixed bag imo; on one hand, the imbalanced items make the track chaotic and tons of fun. But on the other hand, the characters and vehicles are imbalanced so bad to the point where only two character combinations out of hundreds are regarded as viable, which isn’t fun in the slightest.
Adding to that imperfection making it perfect: no game patches. If the player base found something crazy cool and hard and broken, it was there for everyone to enjoy forever. Game patches in modern games almost make me sad, they take away that fun from the players, the fun of getting to chuckle as you come across something that isn’t quite perfect, but loving the game for it.
For me, what makes this game so great is: The tracks The music (every piece of it) The skill requirement The ultra shortcuts The physics In combination with the crazy items and stuff happening, it's the definition of "perfect imperfection"
"Skill requirement" that is stupid if there are objects (boxes with ? Sign). U can literally be last and in the last lap just take the bullet and other objects and win
@@panditas7679 There's actually a higher skill ceiling than most of the other mario kart games. Although the items can be unbalanced, competitive players would understand the item probabilities for each position so they can predict who has the most important items such as the bullet or the shock. This keeps the races exciting since it can turn around very quickly although you still need to keep up with the pack. To do this, these players need to have tight lines, take the shortcuts, and understand the trap spots. Also, since red shells have worse lines in this game, they can be evaded in many places if the driver is skilled enough. Check out emil315 for some top level gaming, he also wins a bunch of races without using funky kong flame runner. Many of the other mk games have similar aspects, but imo the brokenness of the tracks and items in mkwii makes the game require more skill than them. Maybe not for casual players, but I find the competitive scene more representative of the game.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 None of those are on the Wii though. Most of the images had to be severely compressed due to the Wii being weaker than the Gamecube.
@@BloodNothinglol Yet they can all be played on the Wii and I barely notice a difference. Merlee's graphics are dated as hell, while Brawl holds up just fine. Mario Party 8 is also visually more appealing than 4-7. The Galaxy games are on Wii and run at 60fps, while Sunshine only gets 30.
My favorite thing about MK was playing it with my late grandfather. He LOVED MarioKart and we would rotate double dash and mariokart wii all the time. He was never very good and he'd always get mad at the "invisible boxes" since he'd miss them, but he still had so much fun. His character was always the green Koopa and it never changed. It got to the point he wasn't able to play anymore but he was able to see the graphics when MK8 came out and was amazed at the replay system. Since he has passed but I always play as his character now no matter what, winning races for him when I play 🙏
Seeing the credits after beating the special cup on 50cc for the first time when I was a kid made me feel acomplished and is a legit core memory for me
I started playing MKWii when it first came out when I was 8 and now I'm 22 and still play it in my free time, it never gets old and is always a very fun game to play.
Lets also not forget how they put mii's as bystanders, statues and more. made the game feel more personal, i also say this as my siblings went crazy with the mii creator. ive also been waiting for more wii tracks in 8 deluxe and when i see 2 tour tracks i feel sad as i miss playing on wii rainbow road, koopa cape and all the other tracks that i played for years on. other then that. great video :)
I also remember that when you play as a Mii, the said Mii will replace certain characters throughout certain courses! Like the Toad sign in Toad’s Factory and the statues in Luigi Circuit and Daisy Circuit.
The unlockable stuff in wii is undoubtedly my favorite part. Just this summer me and my friend re unlocked everything and it was the absolute time of my life. Beating the hard ghost on rainbow road after 3 hours straight was so rewarding. Also bikes were the only thing I ever used and it's never been the same
I'm surprised you didn't mention any of the mechanics. I loved just how much there was to do to be a better racer. Ever race felt so dynamic and interesting. There was always some technique to be performing to get that slight edge on the other players, not mention the plethora of track specific shortcuts and tricks.
Mkwii is no cap the best game ever played! The community absolutely makes this game such an icon. Thank you for making this my guy…. Saw this off your Reddit and was instantly hooked
@@echonomy. Really depends what you look for in a track. If you look for an adventure 3DS Rainbow Road is better, if you look for a difficult experience Wii Rainbow Road is better.
I was a monster on DK summit. Had so much fun playing this in middle school while spending the night at my friend's house and playing online. 14 years later my buddies enjoy it as a drinking game and my wife is getting pretty good at it too.
You deserve more attention. Mario kart WII was a great memory for me too, and I continue to play it! the love the support the community and even you are a great effort at showing a multi million idea Nintendo tried to throw away from millions of fans. This game deserves what it got. here s a tip btw: Outside drifting bikes are the best vehicles in the game, as outside drifting bikes are the worst. give them a try. flame runner/bowser bike and the mach bike are the best.
What I love about this game are the little things, like instead of having a luigi head on Daisy's Circit, you have your mii head. Which makes me to believe that the developers had fun making this game, and that really makes me smile
as a TASer of Mario Kart Wii, I think it's very crisp. every input corresponds to a tangible movement. there's little smoothness to it but that's what makes it feel so precise.
There were two kinds of hackers. The ones that set their VR to 35,000 and came in last place to reward everyone for putting up with them having fun. And the ones that gave themselves 0 vr and came in first because they hate you.
I was one of those hackers who had 35555vr and created chaos lobbies. We would duplicate thunderclouds to give the normal players a permanent speed boost, create insane item chaos throughout the race, then intentionally lose in order for the normal racers to insane huge amounts of VR for beating hackers with 35000VR+. So fun!
if anyone asks what was THE game of my childhood, this is my answer in a heartbeat... remember being in primary school and sharing my accomplishments with my pals and all that. good times
On the topic of the music, when I was a teenager our tv like didn’t work properly or something and the audio just wouldn’t play when we used our wii. We would get the noises from the controllers and nothing else, so we would be playing in complete silence just listening to the sound of us crashing into stuff. We always assumed it was a problem with the wii or the disc, but didn’t think much of it. Then, when I moved out I brought the wii with me and plugged it into my roommates tv and finally got to listen to the music in all of its glory, as a fully grown adult, and it was wonderful. I truly didn’t realise how much the music enhances the game, it makes a huge difference!
I KNOW ME TO! I DON'T OWN A WII OR HAVE MK WII ANYMORE!!!! (i DO have a wii u but no matter what i try when i try entering wii mode the caution appears for like a second then boom it just turns off, sometimes i get to the wii menu for a moment others not even the caution)
I'm so glad you brought up the hacker lobbies lmao, I always assumed the ones I remembered were false memories but apparently they weren't! I vividly remember one game where the only item I could get was a blue shell and I had no idea what was happening
Not Mario Kart related, but I actually remember running into a Giga Bowser main back during the time when Brawl had online support. I don’t really remember the matches themselves, save for the fact that G Bowser fell at one point and straight up respawned as G Bowser. Pretty sure they were also moving in the results screen.
Mkwii was also my first experience with Mk wii During the corona season i got the wii from my parents and reinvented the online servers last year with my two roommates. Didn’t have as much fun in a game in a loooong time. Got me right back in the community. On the spot with the reviw
With 8’s track selection so far, it’s on par with Wii thanks to the inclusion of the greats like Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway. The only thing left for it to go beyond Wii is to add another masterpiece Wii track like Toad’s Factory or Rainbow Road.
The best part was that every single kid had a Wii and Mario kart. I played this with every friend and everyone knew how to play. Very few games are like that imo
The answer is simple, Funky Kong I loved this game as a child and I love it now, just something about the charm, track design, and the overall replay ability of the tracks is great. The glitches also helped out. So far the best mariokart Edit: The music fricking slaps, and no one can change my mind
I just love how MKW is so cruel, unpredictable and has no mercy on destroying you. One simple mistake can literally end you which makes this game super challenging and extremely fun.
My absolute favorite thing to this day is, how tight it feels to drive around (with bikes). Just cutting those close corners never felt better in any Mario Kart game before or after.
I remember this game from my early childhood, the memories are fuzzy but still there. My family didn't have a lot money at the time and I was only about 4. Both of parents worked full time jobs so my uncle babysat me a lot. I don't think we had a TV because I remember we had the wii hooked up to projector that would shine it on a wall. My dad had hacked the wii so we had some weird characters. Mainly glitchy or bugging character mods that look funny. I can remember staying up past my bed time playing that game thinking I'd get in trouble and the small amount of time both my parents were home all of us piling around the projector and making death threats to each other over silly stuff that happened.
i remember my brother and i were always playing when we were around 10 at the time and we were always freaking out and having an uproar of excitement when we always joined a lobby with hackers, that game was a core memory of my childhood
Not only were the unlockable items and new tracks fun for me but the halfpipes are what made it my favorite, the thrill of speeding into one and performing tricks consecutively filled me with excitement that lasted until today and im even happier their coming back
Mario kart Wii is my favorite game of all time. It’s fun to play alone, online or offline, and it’s fun to play split screen. It’s fun with the wheel or with the controllers. I’m very bad with tech but I watched like 3 tutorials so I could download custom tracks and the online service. While my friends were grinding cod I was ripping some CTPG. Unfortunately my Wii broke a few years ago and I’ve been looking for a new one ever since
100% most nostalgic for the credits. Man, unlocking dry bowser was so rewarding when I was younger and whenever I hear it I am transported bak to that moment. Perfect vid.
One thing I hated about Moonview Highway is that the cars change lanes for no reason. And from what I remember, they don't even turn on their blinkers when doing so.
Amazing video! Really captured the feeling a lot of long time Mario Kart veterans feel about the game and Wii's era. There's so many moments I still remember with this game to this day 15 years later! I started playing around 64 and Double Dash but Wii holds a very special place in my heart for all the nights and days I spent online. I feel like Wii is comparable to Melee from SSB in the sense that the community and game long outlasts any others. One thing I will say is that technically Mario Kart DS had online first but this game is the first to bring it to consoles!
For literal years, my whole family didn't know you could use a nunchuck, we all thought you had to use the wheel, so while we liked playing together, we didn't want to get 3 stars on all the cups like we did on ds cause it was too hard to control 🤦♀️
this, super mario bros wii, and super mario 64 DS were some of if not THE first games i had ever played, and i hold mario kart in particular very close to my heart. wonderful video, getting me inspired to get a new wii just to get this game and experience it all over again, hopefully with better scores lol
MKwii is a great game, and it's the first mario kart I ever played, but it is nowhere near perfect, I think mario kart 8 deluxe is the real perfect mario kart game. It has minimal bugs, the most characters and tracks, and it is the best selling.
Inside drifting bikes are the reason i still play it over the new games. It feels so much better and let's you take way faster lines when you get good at it
I have both Mario kart Wii and the new switch version, and despite the switch’s stunning graphics and new (to me at least) tracks, I still find myself deciding to play on the Wii version instead from time to time😂 The tracks are so solid and I find that even after not playing for years I still remember exactly when to wheelie and which path to take. And I sing along throughout most of the races because the songs are such bops. Also the sound bites for the characters are so good (especially Waluigi). When my brother and I play together, one of us will always pick him and we still laugh at everything he says.
Getting that all-green report card after hours of gameplay was always the most satisfying way to earn a sense of accomplishment. I've always loved racing on those amazing tracks with amazing music with an insane amount of fun.
@@pjb2 cap lmao basically no customization, insanely buggy (competitive was literally just “who can abuse the most glitches”), graphics are bad without emulating, 2 player split screen is fucking ass (who the hell decided horizontal was a good idea). I like how unbalanced it was but that’s subjective.
This game holds a special place In my heart. I remember as a kid grinding the living hell out of time trials since I was scared of losing on grand prix and I would spend hours trying to figure out how to unlock dry bowser. I miss those days.
Mk Wii is actually my least favorite. And I grew up with it in my later childhood. My biggest issue has something to do with the item mechanics. It feels like no matter how well you drive, someone from the back will send a blue shell your way and then you are back where you started. For mk8 they seemed to have fixed this issue. How well you place in mk8 seems much more tied to your driving skills and not so much your items. Mkwii is a great game but that issue makes it not as enjoyable for me.
Barely anyone considers this to be the best Mario Kart game. 8 is miles beyond it in every way. I guess if you were a little kid or a casual who was into the whole ‘Wii wheel’ thing then you might have more nostalgia to it. It’s completely disingenuous to say ‘this game is considered to have the best selection of tracks in the series’ though. Again, no where near the level of 8, especially with the DLC included.
While in the sense of DLC playing a factor, I can agree. I grew up with Wii but hell no do I think it's THE best; well it is until 8 Deluxe started getting DLC. But if we're talkin bout the base game as in No DLC Included (that also included the original 8U DLC), & just nitro tracks, It's Wii & u can maybe argue otherwise. But for the most part, Wii's got arguably the best mushroom & star cups, the best flower cup (I'd argue DS & Double Dash only just a tiny bit better), & unanimously the best Special Cup & it's not close.
Nah i played mario kart wii for the first time 3 days ago and its my favorite mario kart game its way better than 8 cuz i dont like the graphics roster and tracks of 8 sure theyre techincally better but the gtaphics dont fit the maps dont feel mario like and the roster doesnt feel mario like either and i like how mkwii is unbalanced it makes it more fun and a lot harder to win
MKWii isn't perfect, nor the best Mario Kart. It's the MK that most of the people who are adults now grew up with and are now experiencing duck syndrome. There're only one or two usable combos in MKWii, which everyone who competes uses, many of its shortcuts are broken and are basically competitions who exploit the game the best, and all the hate towards the later entries is based on "I can't use my old exploits to have unfair advantage, therefore game bad." People who say MKWii is perfect are either trying to pull all the newcomers on their home field to have unfair advantage every time or are just delusional.
Yeah honestly I played it back when it came out and couldn’t stand the graphics nor controls. I like it a bit more now though, especially with using Wii homebrew to remove the vaseline filter. I grew up with 64 and DS. For me, it’s between DS and 7 for my personal favourite. But 8 Deluxe is undeniably the best in the series.
i still play ctgp-r to this day, even once held a world record on kinoko cave 200cc. this game is my childhood, used to play this A LOT and also with friends
If we got the kart mechanics from Mario Kart 8, with the inside drifting bikes mechanics from MkWii, we could have the best Mario Kart ever. Would still need great maps and a good battle mode tho
Fully agree, hopefully nintendo realises that and we get the bike physics from wii in the next mario kart game. Theres just something so satisfying about the way bikes drive in mkwii, and its why I still play wii more than mk8.
I remember finding out how to cancel the pow block as a kid by hopping. I felt so smart and have so much nostalgia for it
I had the strategy guide from Nintendo, so I knew how immediately
Same my friends and family would always dread when the pow block came cuz they didn’t know how to dodge it while being on the ground but I did and I never told them, I felt like such a pro and the best lol
@ꕥSun shineꕥ me, but im the only one in my family who used manual drifting and always won
How do you do it I can’t figure it out
@@nathancain4174 you have to be on manual settings! im pretty sure if u do a quick hop when the pow hits youll be okay
for me, what made this game perfect is how un-perfect it is. it's buggy, so many ultra-shortcuts, its items are super unbalanced, bikes are just objectively better than karts, and so on. but all of those things is what makes it so fun. it's amazing seeing ultra shortcuts getting found and the excitement in the community when they are found. its unbalanced items make each round different and super chaotic. and seeing someone pop off using a kart instead of a bike is super impressive.
though karts and bikes should have been balanced and the item balance makes the grand prix so frustrating which is why i prefer mario kart 7, 8 deluxe and especially ds
This game has so much jank that I love it. Oddly similar to how the jank in Mario Sunshine also makes that game more fun
The balance can be a mixed bag imo; on one hand, the imbalanced items make the track chaotic and tons of fun. But on the other hand, the characters and vehicles are imbalanced so bad to the point where only two character combinations out of hundreds are regarded as viable, which isn’t fun in the slightest.
Adding to that imperfection making it perfect: no game patches. If the player base found something crazy cool and hard and broken, it was there for everyone to enjoy forever. Game patches in modern games almost make me sad, they take away that fun from the players, the fun of getting to chuckle as you come across something that isn’t quite perfect, but loving the game for it.
@@HeHasGiven though game updates can add content like in 8 deluxe we wouldn't have got custom items
For me, what makes this game so great is:
The tracks
The music (every piece of it)
The skill requirement
The ultra shortcuts
The physics
In combination with the crazy items and stuff happening, it's the definition of "perfect imperfection"
The menu music getting slightly more intense as you progress through the choice screens always captivated me
"Skill requirement" that is stupid if there are objects (boxes with ? Sign). U can literally be last and in the last lap just take the bullet and other objects and win
@@panditas7679 bro shut up
@@truly_gin3304 im just saying facts
@@panditas7679 There's actually a higher skill ceiling than most of the other mario kart games. Although the items can be unbalanced, competitive players would understand the item probabilities for each position so they can predict who has the most important items such as the bullet or the shock. This keeps the races exciting since it can turn around very quickly although you still need to keep up with the pack. To do this, these players need to have tight lines, take the shortcuts, and understand the trap spots. Also, since red shells have worse lines in this game, they can be evaded in many places if the driver is skilled enough. Check out emil315 for some top level gaming, he also wins a bunch of races without using funky kong flame runner.
Many of the other mk games have similar aspects, but imo the brokenness of the tracks and items in mkwii makes the game require more skill than them. Maybe not for casual players, but I find the competitive scene more representative of the game.
Seriously seeing that unlocking animation feels like a suprise party everytime
Biggest childhood serotonin boost, I wish we could still unlock characters like that and waiting to see if you did it or not at the end.
It scared me as a kid but I was so excited when I unlocked funky 💀
@@riceisnice8643 Same. I remember everytime I entered my save file I would cover my ears hoping to not be jumpscared by the sound effect!
I was so excited to unlock Rosalina because of the cute Luma. It was so hard to get her though as a kid
bro I remember I was like “OMG DIDDY KONG NO WAY WHAT” (i had no idea who Diddy Kong was but he was sick)
There's just something about the music, the graphics, sounds, great track selection and overall aura of the game. 10/10
Graphics kind of suck
@@AkameGaKillfan777 its the wii bruh
@@liamnielsen1793 Double Dash, Mario Sunshine, Galaxy, Zelda Wind Waker, and more all look better than this game
@@AkameGaKillfan777 None of those are on the Wii though. Most of the images had to be severely compressed due to the Wii being weaker than the Gamecube.
@@BloodNothinglol Yet they can all be played on the Wii and I barely notice a difference. Merlee's graphics are dated as hell, while Brawl holds up just fine. Mario Party 8 is also visually more appealing than 4-7.
The Galaxy games are on Wii and run at 60fps, while Sunshine only gets 30.
the vibe I got while playing this game was so different. Mario Kart 7 or 8 never had the same vibe.
'the vibe'
@@s8v1 ok
If by ‘vibe’ you mean awful blue shell ratios lol
@@bfapple have you played 3ds ?
@@s8v1 Enjoyed it a hell of a lot as a sequel to DS.
My favorite thing about MK was playing it with my late grandfather. He LOVED MarioKart and we would rotate double dash and mariokart wii all the time. He was never very good and he'd always get mad at the "invisible boxes" since he'd miss them, but he still had so much fun. His character was always the green Koopa and it never changed.
It got to the point he wasn't able to play anymore but he was able to see the graphics when MK8 came out and was amazed at the replay system.
Since he has passed but I always play as his character now no matter what, winning races for him when I play 🙏
you're his hero. can I ask what his favorite vehicles were :0?
9000 wholesomeness points
What a great memory of him to carry with you. Lovely story to share
This hit close to home for me since my nan was a big Mario Kart fan and I play Yoshi for her. To beautiful memories in Mario Kart🥂🍻
What a lovely story thank you for sharing, I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🏻💞♥️
Seeing the credits after beating the special cup on 50cc for the first time when I was a kid made me feel acomplished and is a legit core memory for me
I started playing MKWii when it first came out when I was 8 and now I'm 22 and still play it in my free time, it never gets old and is always a very fun game to play.
Oh hey zac
Sup Zac nice to see you here
U still play it? Maybe we have met each other in a game
One of my all time favorite Wii games
Lets also not forget how they put mii's as bystanders, statues and more. made the game feel more personal, i also say this as my siblings went crazy with the mii creator. ive also been waiting for more wii tracks in 8 deluxe and when i see 2 tour tracks i feel sad as i miss playing on wii rainbow road, koopa cape and all the other tracks that i played for years on.
other then that. great video :)
yessss i always loved seeing the mii's of my family members being used in the "ads" on the wall in coconut mall
I always got mad at my mom for driving over me in Coconut Mall 😂
@@icecreamjunkie6790😂😂 I always got mad when my brother beat me oh nostalgia
I also remember that when you play as a Mii, the said Mii will replace certain characters throughout certain courses! Like the Toad sign in Toad’s Factory and the statues in Luigi Circuit and Daisy Circuit.
The unlockable stuff in wii is undoubtedly my favorite part. Just this summer me and my friend re unlocked everything and it was the absolute time of my life. Beating the hard ghost on rainbow road after 3 hours straight was so rewarding. Also bikes were the only thing I ever used and it's never been the same
I'm surprised you didn't mention any of the mechanics. I loved just how much there was to do to be a better racer. Ever race felt so dynamic and interesting. There was always some technique to be performing to get that slight edge on the other players, not mention the plethora of track specific shortcuts and tricks.
Mkwii is no cap the best game ever played! The community absolutely makes this game such an icon. Thank you for making this my guy…. Saw this off your Reddit and was instantly hooked
it was revolutionary,adding the acrobatic jumps
A would have liked your comment if you didn’t say no cap.
@@torterratortellini6641 nobody cares
Not even that good of a game
@@user-yb6pe2pu3i Idiot, I care about his comment.
Wii’s Rainbow road is STILL probably my favorite MK track ever. Really hope they bring it back in 8 Deluxe.
They brought it back in Tour, so it’s almost a guarantee
Mario Kart 7’s rainbow road is just better
@@echonomy. 2nd best
@@echonomy. Really depends what you look for in a track. If you look for an adventure 3DS Rainbow Road is better, if you look for a difficult experience Wii Rainbow Road is better.
I miss this game 😢
I was a monster on DK summit. Had so much fun playing this in middle school while spending the night at my friend's house and playing online. 14 years later my buddies enjoy it as a drinking game and my wife is getting pretty good at it too.
You deserve more attention. Mario kart WII was a great memory for me too, and I continue to play it! the love the support the community and even you are a great effort at showing a multi million idea Nintendo tried to throw away from millions of fans. This game deserves what it got. here s a tip btw: Outside drifting bikes are the best vehicles in the game, as outside drifting bikes are the worst. give them a try. flame runner/bowser bike and the mach bike are the best.
You mean inside drifting bikes are the best vehicles in the game. The Flame Runner and Mach Bike are inside drifting bikes.
This, Wii Sports and Wii sports Resort are the holy trinity of video games and nobody can convince me otherwise
What I love about this game are the little things, like instead of having a luigi head on Daisy's Circit, you have your mii head. Which makes me to believe that the developers had fun making this game, and that really makes me smile
For me it was Daisy that my Mii replaced since my Mii was female!
as a TASer of Mario Kart Wii, I think it's very crisp. every input corresponds to a tangible movement. there's little smoothness to it but that's what makes it feel so precise.
7:48 omg your so right! Something about the still white screen and happy music just got me so excited back in the day.
There were two kinds of hackers.
The ones that set their VR to 35,000 and came in last place to reward everyone for putting up with them having fun.
And the ones that gave themselves 0 vr and came in first because they hate you.
I was one of those hackers who had 35555vr and created chaos lobbies. We would duplicate thunderclouds to give the normal players a permanent speed boost, create insane item chaos throughout the race, then intentionally lose in order for the normal racers to insane huge amounts of VR for beating hackers with 35000VR+. So fun!
Thank you for your service 💪
Being a game hacker: the good version
You are very underrated! This was a great documentary and I can tell you put a lot of love into it!
Mario kart wii was the introduction to the franchise and my childhood was such a joyride !!
if anyone asks what was THE game of my childhood, this is my answer in a heartbeat... remember being in primary school and sharing my accomplishments with my pals and all that. good times
This and Super Smash Bros Brawl we’re my childhood games
mkw time trial scene makes it special, everyone pushes everyone to the point of human perfection
On the topic of the music, when I was a teenager our tv like didn’t work properly or something and the audio just wouldn’t play when we used our wii. We would get the noises from the controllers and nothing else, so we would be playing in complete silence just listening to the sound of us crashing into stuff. We always assumed it was a problem with the wii or the disc, but didn’t think much of it. Then, when I moved out I brought the wii with me and plugged it into my roommates tv and finally got to listen to the music in all of its glory, as a fully grown adult, and it was wonderful. I truly didn’t realise how much the music enhances the game, it makes a huge difference!
I'm so happy to see Mario Kart Wii get some love, I said for years it's the best Mario Kart but people always wrote it off
Bro, what a game... you made me want to play it again ! The tracks, the musics...
I KNOW ME TO!
I DON'T OWN A WII OR HAVE MK WII ANYMORE!!!!
(i DO have a wii u but no matter what i try when i try entering wii mode the caution appears for like a second then boom it just turns off, sometimes i get to the wii menu for a moment others not even the caution)
I'm so glad you brought up the hacker lobbies lmao, I always assumed the ones I remembered were false memories but apparently they weren't! I vividly remember one game where the only item I could get was a blue shell and I had no idea what was happening
I’ll always remember one lobby I was in where a hacker spammed me with items for a whole session because I tried one time to do the grumble volcano sc
Not Mario Kart related, but I actually remember running into a Giga Bowser main back during the time when Brawl had online support. I don’t really remember the matches themselves, save for the fact that G Bowser fell at one point and straight up respawned as G Bowser. Pretty sure they were also moving in the results screen.
Mkwii was also my first experience with Mk wii
During the corona season i got the wii from my parents and reinvented the online servers last year with my two roommates.
Didn’t have as much fun in a game in a loooong time. Got me right back in the community. On the spot with the reviw
really cool video, 2:35 caught me so off guard hahahah
WOAH, ITS WULZY
woah, its wulzy
With 8’s track selection so far, it’s on par with Wii thanks to the inclusion of the greats like Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway. The only thing left for it to go beyond Wii is to add another masterpiece Wii track like Toad’s Factory or Rainbow Road.
8s gameplay and mechanics aren't as good - IMO
@@xaviermcknight1510 not even close.
@@xaviermcknight1510 *better and more balanced
No mk game will ever have the same amount of control and flow as mkw
@@gregoryshwartz6363 exactly
The best part was that every single kid had a Wii and Mario kart. I played this with every friend and everyone knew how to play. Very few games are like that imo
Best part hands down was the giant roster of characters that were hard to unlock as a kid. Getting dry Bowser for the first time felt great
The answer is simple, Funky Kong
I loved this game as a child and I love it now, just something about the charm, track design, and the overall replay ability of the tracks is great. The glitches also helped out. So far the best mariokart
Edit: The music fricking slaps, and no one can change my mind
I just love how MKW is so cruel, unpredictable and has no mercy on destroying you. One simple mistake can literally end you which makes this game super challenging and extremely fun.
I do hope more games have creative ways to unlock characters and items
My absolute favorite thing to this day is, how tight it feels to drive around (with bikes). Just cutting those close corners never felt better in any Mario Kart game before or after.
You honestly could’ve just ended the video at the existence of funky Kong but you went the whole distance for this video. Great work!
this is one of my favourite games due to it being my first mario game, nostalgia, the tracks, the music, the insane shortcuts etc
I grew up playing mkwii and it is still my favorite mario kart game; there's just something untouchable about it.
I remember this game from my early childhood, the memories are fuzzy but still there.
My family didn't have a lot money at the time and I was only about 4. Both of parents worked full time jobs so my uncle babysat me a lot.
I don't think we had a TV because I remember we had the wii hooked up to projector that would shine it on a wall. My dad had hacked the wii so we had some weird characters. Mainly glitchy or bugging character mods that look funny.
I can remember staying up past my bed time playing that game thinking I'd get in trouble and the small amount of time both my parents were home all of us piling around the projector and making death threats to each other over silly stuff that happened.
i remember my brother and i were always playing when we were around 10 at the time and we were always freaking out and having an uproar of excitement when we always joined a lobby with hackers, that game was a core memory of my childhood
My younger cousins hate this game because "its so hard" and " it sucks because when you fall you lose your items"
Skill issue
its also just bad in general
@@nintony2994 SHUT UP
NEVER TALK ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD GAME LIKE IT’S SHITASS
@@yuvansgameworld661 no :)
@@nintony2994Skill issue
Not only were the unlockable items and new tracks fun for me but the halfpipes are what made it my favorite, the thrill of speeding into one and performing tricks consecutively filled me with excitement that lasted until today and im even happier their coming back
Mario kart Wii is my favorite game of all time. It’s fun to play alone, online or offline, and it’s fun to play split screen. It’s fun with the wheel or with the controllers. I’m very bad with tech but I watched like 3 tutorials so I could download custom tracks and the online service. While my friends were grinding cod I was ripping some CTPG. Unfortunately my Wii broke a few years ago and I’ve been looking for a new one ever since
Make sure you find one that's GameCube backwards compatible
Clicked on this coz I was bored didn’t expect bro SPITTING FACTS FOR 13 MINUTES AND 2 SECONDS
You need so many more subscribers man. As a fellow lover of the wii and it’s whole vibe, Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole of your channel
100% most nostalgic for the credits. Man, unlocking dry bowser was so rewarding when I was younger and whenever I hear it I am transported bak to that moment. Perfect vid.
One thing I hated about Moonview Highway is that the cars change lanes for no reason. And from what I remember, they don't even turn on their blinkers when doing so.
That’s what makes it exciting for me, if I’m being honest. That’s what makes it so stressful, yet so fun
Me who memorised all the car paths HAHA
Amazing video! Really captured the feeling a lot of long time Mario Kart veterans feel about the game and Wii's era. There's so many moments I still remember with this game to this day 15 years later! I started playing around 64 and Double Dash but Wii holds a very special place in my heart for all the nights and days I spent online. I feel like Wii is comparable to Melee from SSB in the sense that the community and game long outlasts any others. One thing I will say is that technically Mario Kart DS had online first but this game is the first to bring it to consoles!
For literal years, my whole family didn't know you could use a nunchuck, we all thought you had to use the wheel, so while we liked playing together, we didn't want to get 3 stars on all the cups like we did on ds cause it was too hard to control 🤦♀️
It's literally in the instruction booklet.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 Bruh who reads that we were just kids
@@Trashley652 People who want to learn how to play?
@@AkameGaKillfan777 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
0:32 I loved watching this cutscene!!! I remember when me and my brother watched it countless times
One word "nostalgia"
There's only one thing I dislike about Mario Kart Wii : Funky Kong
I love toads factory too! I love it so much I even built it in minecraft and I really hope it appears in the DLC
this, super mario bros wii, and super mario 64 DS were some of if not THE first games i had ever played, and i hold mario kart in particular very close to my heart. wonderful video, getting me inspired to get a new wii just to get this game and experience it all over again, hopefully with better scores lol
MKwii is a great game, and it's the first mario kart I ever played, but it is nowhere near perfect, I think mario kart 8 deluxe is the real perfect mario kart game. It has minimal bugs, the most characters and tracks, and it is the best selling.
And half of the tracks look like **as**
Mario Kart Wii was goated. I was #2 international time trial on Delfino Square back in 2009 or so
i revisited this game once after playing alot of mk8dx and i just stuck to it, modded my wii, installed ctgp and now i play it everyday!
Inside drifting bikes are the reason i still play it over the new games. It feels so much better and let's you take way faster lines when you get good at it
tbh...I will never understand nor trust people who tell me that Mario Kart Wii's controlls with the wii remote are easy lol
Me neither lol
This game is the mw2 (2009) of mario kart broken and unbalanced but in a way that made it super f***ing fun and the maps/tracks are literally perfect
The melee of Mario kart, such a beautiful game
Absolutely not in visuals
@@AkameGaKillfan777Bro it’s the second best looking game in the series.
@@CaptainRillaboomArmenia Both Double Dash and 8 have it beat
@@AkameGaKillfan777 Some tracks in Double Dash look kinda drab.
@@CaptainRillaboomArmenia Characters in Wii look like they're covered in oil and have less polygons in them.
When someone tells me to "get good" at mario kart wii i tell them "to get better at what luck
Could you make a video on what the next 2D Mario should be like to you, like you also did for 3D Mario? :)
for sure! probably sometime early december!
For me its simply due to inside drift, the control was just too smooth
I have both Mario kart Wii and the new switch version, and despite the switch’s stunning graphics and new (to me at least) tracks, I still find myself deciding to play on the Wii version instead from time to time😂 The tracks are so solid and I find that even after not playing for years I still remember exactly when to wheelie and which path to take. And I sing along throughout most of the races because the songs are such bops. Also the sound bites for the characters are so good (especially Waluigi). When my brother and I play together, one of us will always pick him and we still laugh at everything he says.
Getting that all-green report card after hours of gameplay was always the most satisfying way to earn a sense of accomplishment. I've always loved racing on those amazing tracks with amazing music with an insane amount of fun.
The number of glitches in this game is crazy especially the tas only glitches. That made the game more fun.
It’s the only reason why my Wii is still plugged in.
What makes Mariokart Wii so perfect? You grew up with it.
It was objectively the best. Not hearing anything else
@@pjb2fact 🍸🗿
@@pjb2 cap lmao basically no customization, insanely buggy (competitive was literally just “who can abuse the most glitches”), graphics are bad without emulating, 2 player split screen is fucking ass (who the hell decided horizontal was a good idea). I like how unbalanced it was but that’s subjective.
The first 2 replies to this comment are why people say Millennials and Zoomers are the worst generation
@@AkameGaKillfan777 it was a joke, Mario kart Wii is extremely flawed
2:38 this entire segment of emulation jokes had me dying. Good job!
I’m so glad you gave credit to Troy he deserves so much more cause he’s so good ❤❤
This game holds a special place In my heart. I remember as a kid grinding the living hell out of time trials since I was scared of losing on grand prix and I would spend hours trying to figure out how to unlock dry bowser. I miss those days.
Mario Kart Wii is far from perfect. However, I like the roster, track selection, and battle mode in that game.
Cooler cars.
The flame flyer and wild wing the coolest cars
Mariokart ds did have online play 3 years earlier, but it was much more primitive, and you could only have up to 4 player lobbies.
Thank you for bringing up such good memories for me. This game was my favourite when I was a kid. Thank you again!
Mk Wii is actually my least favorite. And I grew up with it in my later childhood. My biggest issue has something to do with the item mechanics. It feels like no matter how well you drive, someone from the back will send a blue shell your way and then you are back where you started. For mk8 they seemed to have fixed this issue. How well you place in mk8 seems much more tied to your driving skills and not so much your items. Mkwii is a great game but that issue makes it not as enjoyable for me.
So your only argument for not liking it is being a sore loser… that’s sad
I personally love how Mario kart Wii let us unlock races. I missed that while playing 8 for the switch
Barely anyone considers this to be the best Mario Kart game. 8 is miles beyond it in every way. I guess if you were a little kid or a casual who was into the whole ‘Wii wheel’ thing then you might have more nostalgia to it. It’s completely disingenuous to say ‘this game is considered to have the best selection of tracks in the series’ though. Again, no where near the level of 8, especially with the DLC included.
Based
While in the sense of DLC playing a factor, I can agree. I grew up with Wii but hell no do I think it's THE best; well it is until 8 Deluxe started getting DLC. But if we're talkin bout the base game as in No DLC Included (that also included the original 8U DLC), & just nitro tracks, It's Wii & u can maybe argue otherwise. But for the most part, Wii's got arguably the best mushroom & star cups, the best flower cup (I'd argue DS & Double Dash only just a tiny bit better), & unanimously the best Special Cup & it's not close.
Nah i played mario kart wii for the first time 3 days ago and its my favorite mario kart game its way better than 8 cuz i dont like the graphics roster and tracks of 8 sure theyre techincally better but the gtaphics dont fit the maps dont feel mario like and the roster doesnt feel mario like either and i like how mkwii is unbalanced it makes it more fun and a lot harder to win
love to see more people talking about mkwii because its so iconic,, our community is always expanding :))
MKWii isn't perfect, nor the best Mario Kart. It's the MK that most of the people who are adults now grew up with and are now experiencing duck syndrome. There're only one or two usable combos in MKWii, which everyone who competes uses, many of its shortcuts are broken and are basically competitions who exploit the game the best, and all the hate towards the later entries is based on "I can't use my old exploits to have unfair advantage, therefore game bad." People who say MKWii is perfect are either trying to pull all the newcomers on their home field to have unfair advantage every time or are just delusional.
Yeah honestly I played it back when it came out and couldn’t stand the graphics nor controls. I like it a bit more now though, especially with using Wii homebrew to remove the vaseline filter. I grew up with 64 and DS. For me, it’s between DS and 7 for my personal favourite. But 8 Deluxe is undeniably the best in the series.
Nope played mkwii e days ago first time and its my fav mario kart
amazing video, i never comment on videos but this was 100% worth it. keep the vids up!
Mario Kart 8 is better then Mario Kart Wii.
my childhood game and it’s the best for sure
For me MKWii was one of the weaker games. The race is almost random due to item overflow
i still play ctgp-r to this day, even once held a world record on kinoko cave 200cc.
this game is my childhood, used to play this A LOT and also with friends
I don't think any Mario Kart Game is perfect
I had lots of fun memories playing Mario Kart Wii, it was the first Mario Kart game I have ever played
If we got the kart mechanics from Mario Kart 8, with the inside drifting bikes mechanics from MkWii, we could have the best Mario Kart ever. Would still need great maps and a good battle mode tho
Fully agree, hopefully nintendo realises that and we get the bike physics from wii in the next mario kart game. Theres just something so satisfying about the way bikes drive in mkwii, and its why I still play wii more than mk8.
I don't usually watch gamer's videos, but this one catched me from the beginning, good joob bro!
I love how energetic the game feels.
I feel so lucky being introduced to gaming and Mario via both the Gamecube and Wii era
Double Dash and Wii are absolute gems
I think Mario kart 7 is criminally underrated and should have at least gotten a mention. Underwater, antigravity, 3 stage courses, it’s really good
Oh my god thank you for mentioning Toad's Factory. It's SO underappreciated.
man reminds me of summoning salt with his voice and talking about mkwii's shortcuts lol awesome vid
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excellently timed ad break lmao