Fun fact about rainbow road, it is famously THE kart track in the competitive scene. In fact, for a long time the world record was done on a kart, until an insane ultra shortcut was found by a TASer and later incredibly performed by an actual human. But rainbow road is still the one track whose world record was held by a kart for a significant period of time.
@@rpm_seigneur sorry I should clarify that I know that no glitch is a thing, but I was telling op that the kart still holds the record because no glitch is a thing
Fun Fact: Coconut Mall has been the most requested track for Mario Kart Tour ever since the game came out 2 years ago. That's how iconic it is. Edit: Wow it seems like Coconut Mall is most likely coming to Mario Kart Tour in the future, based on the new MK8DX DLC tracks.
i like mario kart tour but i feel like Coconut Mall would be terrible because of how Mario Kart Tour forces you to commit to certain routes, once you decide to take one shortcut, the game would lock you in
Mushroom Gorge is a childhood favorite, and Maple Treeway stole my heart away, though I must admit this game has a phenomenal Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road! Love this kind of game design! :D
IKR! The level design consistency here is amazing! MKDS had a few amazing tracks, though I'd argue this game has a lot more. Speaking of tracks, the music is FIRE!
I personally think that the game shines with its original tracks. There are a ton of unique and creative ideas, with interesting gimmicks and shortcuts. I like almost every original track. I'd say the game is a bit weaker with the retro tracks, though. Some of the tracks they chose to remake are kind of mediocre, and they don't do enough to improve them to warrant them being in the game over other tracks, imo. That's why I think Mario kart 8 has the overall better track selection, as the retro track selection is better, and they are changed enough to make them feel fresh.
@@quagstar I can kind of understand that, though to Wii's credit, it included a vast array of different tracks from all the past games. MK8 focuses heavy on the 64 tracks. In contrast to DS, MKWii had enough power to properly display GC retro tracks. While not as revolutionary as MK8's revision of classics, Wii's selection of retro tracks was by far the best at the time. Heck, even the battle courses in this game were great, new and old!
@@calebdonaldson8770 I definitely agree that Mario Kart 8 was unbalanced with the track selection, with it at first including 4 N64 tracks and only 1 SNES and GBA track each (this was somewhat fixed with the dlc including 1 SNES track and 2 GBA tracks), while Mario Kart Wii is more balanced. However, I think that selecting good tracks is more important than including a balanced amount of tracks from each game, an I think that Mario Kart 8 had a better selection of retro tracks. Mario Kart Wii had some odd choices, like Shy Guy Beach and 3 Mario Circuit Tracks. Overall, I prefer the Mario Kart 8 selection, but Mario Kart Wii still has some great retro tracks. Mario Kart Wii definitely has the better battle courses though.
@@quagstar Yeah, I wonder if Nintendo goes heavy on the 64 tracks for nostalgia and crowd pleasing? If we're talking about quality, nearly everything from that game is outshined by DD, Wii, & 7 tracks. Ironically, Nintendo remakes far less tracks from that era, just like they won't give us virtual GC games despite them being so good and in-demand. Like, why?! Don't tell me that the technology is incapable of displaying a library of GC games. Yeah, it's significantly more data than 64, but come on, this was 20 whole years ago! That was 3 gens ago!
@@weewoo3023 finishing any course in 30 seconds is fun, although Grumble Volcano has a pretty bland one in comparison to scaling the mountain in Mushroom Gorge or driving through the void in Coconut Mall.
@@weewoo3023 well it's a good thing MKWii doesn't have straight online anymore, and the external way to have multiplayer patched the Ultra Shortcuts so you don't have to worry about them. But no, that would take too much effort to think about right?
@@weewoo3023 Do you go into other multiplayer games saying it’s unfair or not fun because veteran players are being rewarded for practice and research and you have to learn and get better instead of the game handicapping people who put the time in. To me that’s not fun. Listen to yourself, you’re saying it’s not fun for people when others use a shortcut. First no one’s stopping them from using the shortcut if they actually take the time to learn how, second it’s a racing game where the objective is to beat everyone else as fast as possible. Nothing is gonna be handed on a silver platter to anyone.
Absolutely. All 4 tracks are incredibly pretty for a Wii game, and strike a good balance between having a lot of things you can do, and between making the course easy to understand
8's Star Cup in particular is absolutely incredible. All 4 tracks are bangers, with Electrodrome being the weakest and Mount Wario being by far the best one.
We have a house rule where the last track we play always has to be Moo Meadows. I’m getting married to that song bro. Don’t diss the absolute best track in the game or else (great video dude!!)
Glad to see you back silok but small critique, I thought the thumbnail choice was a bit bizarre since your avatar makes your videos easier to notice and click on as opposed to being a generic mariokart thumbnail that I would usually scroll right past
Grumble Volcano is my personal favorite. Love the fiery aesthetic and falling flaming rocks. The facts that the track changes with each lap is really dynamic and cool imo. Also the song is a banger 🔥
16: Luigi Circuit - C 15: Mario Circuit - B 14: Wario’s Goldmine - B 13: Toad’s Factiory - B 12: Moo Moo Meadows - B 11: Daisy Circuit - B 10: Dry Dry Ruins - B 9: Moonview Highway - B 8: Rainbow Road - A 7: Mushroom Gorge - A 6: DK Summit - A 5: Bowser’s Castle - A 4: Coconut Mall - A 3: Grumble Volcano - A 2: Koopa Cape - S 1: Maple Treeway - S
Maple treeway is my favorite mario kart wii custom track, for the scenery and track layout. I’ve been playing Mario kart wii a lot recently and it’s great to see people still playing it over 10 yrs later, this game is what introduced me to Mario Kart and it’s definitely a childhood favorite of Nintendo’s catalog.
i usually grow more fond of the tracks based purely on the music honestly, and even then mario kart music is so god damn good it's hard to pick a favorite. it really doesn't get enough love.
This video was really well paced. I like how you didn’t take too long talking about each track whereas most people would have made this a boring 30 minute video.
@@Gustavo-po9bd yeah I was kind of disappointed with the placement of that track. It feels really cinematic to drive through and I love tracks that constantly change each lap which is why it’s one of my favourites.
Lmao, I remember playing Ghost Valley 2 when I was really little and trying to be strategic by knocking all of the blocks off so others would fall off. As you might expect, this never worked.
That Grumble Volcano ranking hurts me since its one of my favorites! Like your racing around an erupting volcano and the track partially collapses as the race goes on, that was so cool to me as a kid
I agree. Might be a hot take but I think Mario Kart 7's selection of tracks is easily the best the series has ever had, and that's part of the reason why it's my favorite Mario Kart.
I agree but I’ll never forgive mk7 for ruining maple treeway and coconut mall, those tracks looked ass in that game and would’ve worked so much better in mk8
1:05 I was completely blown away about what Shy Guy beach looks like in tour, then I realized that this is actually Cheep Cheep Island, another GBA track. But still, Shy Guy beach could have been more interesting.
This game is my favorite hands-down, for its tracks, gimmicks, character selection, modes, EVERYTHING! I adore its Rainbow Road, I love how it references Mario Galaxy and I'm heavily disappointed Nintendo hasn't brought it back yet. It's iconic. I hope it makes a return in the booster pass
i grew up playing mario kart wii, all of these tracks are special to me in some way. i fucking loved rainbow road as a kid, i would play it ALL THE GODDAMN TIME. its probably what made me so good at mario kart in the first place tbh
I love Mario Kart Wii's original tracks more than 8's: Grumble Volcano Mushroom Gorge Coconut Mall Koopa Cape Rainbow Road Moonview Highway Maple Treeway Just banger after banger
Mario Kart Wii will forever be my favourite game in the series, nothing will ever change that (I’m probably biased cause it’s the one I grew up with but yeah, it’s still fantastic… AND THE MUSIC TOO LIKE OMFG WHAT WAS NINTENDO WHEN MAKING ALL THESE BANGERS WOOO-)
Especially after the awful accident… I’m so happy Silok was ok after that and the fact his Wii Tanks video blew up when he returned… it could not have been timed more perfectly
Rainbow road was my dad’s favourite. Its a test to your skill, and determinstion. Also, you could also see the island where we live from the globe below.
I grew up with this game-straight up haven't loved a Mario Kart as much as I love it ever since. The maps are just...so good. It has by far my favorite Rainbow Road.
I love this game and I think that pretty much all of the special cup races are masterpieces. Although you did rank bowsers castle low, it’s definitely my favourite in the entire franchise.
Good to see you back Silok and better than ever, I really enjoyed this and the previous video! 1:04 It's actually Cheep-Cheep Island, but yeah, it's a shame that Shy Guy Beach wasn't translated into 3D as well as that GBA track. 12:02 This made me think, wouldn't it be cool to be able to see where players fell off in Mario Kart just like deaths in Mario Maker 2?
@@silokhawk Whoops, my bad! Still, would love to see how good Shy Guy Beach specifically could be if remade once again in the style of GBA tracks in Mario Kart 8 and even Tour as you mentioned.
There are few feelings as exhilarating as blowing through Mario Kart Wii’s “Drift King” type maps in the Wild Wing: Mario Circuit 3, Daisy Circuit, Rainbow Road. The Wild Wing will PUNISH you for even the slightest failing, but when you give it your best, my word can she dance
As a person who's played 64 the reason for dk jungle park is mainly two reasons more so one of them, they got rid of the monkeys throwing coconuts when you go to the grass which slows you down even when in a star, the other is smaller but the way to the ramp in the cave is easier and faster than Wii which you often just hit the ceiling.
Idk why but I love Sherbet land. It's a track that I don't remember often but when I do, I only have fond memories of it. And something abiut the ice is just beautiful. Oh btw I like DK parkway more on the N64. Could be the nostalgia talking but I like the more vibrant look it has.
A little weird to have the thumbnail without your avatar, but I would believe the logic behind it is to appeal to more people via the algorithm aside from your pre existing subs. Looking forward to more frequent uploads from you!
People are usually more likely to click on a video if there's a persons face in the thumbnail, I'd assume this applies in a similar way to personas/characters, so I'm not sure it would help in that way 🤔
Glad to see that so many people love the Wii tracks. Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway forever (Silok also ranked a bunch of my other favorite tracks highly but there are too many to list lmao)
Maple Treeway and that Peach Castle map with the hot air balloons and huge jump from MK8 (can’t remember the name) are some of my favorite tracks of all time.
This is by far the ranking I most agree with. Every other track on other rankings I was thinking ‘that’s totally wrong’. Coulda given Moonview Highway a little more love tho.
In early days of playing this game (I mean like the really early back before i did not even have mirror mode unlocked) my ratings for maps were pretty accurate comparing to this one. nowadays, things have changed a lot
This was a very interesting video. I was always under the impression that the opinion of a great track was very different depending on if you asked a casual player compared to a competitive one. But I'm honestly surprised to see how many tracks line up with these opinions! Bowsers castle, MT (maple treeway), with the exception to some of the shorter tracks (because yoshi falls and ghost valley are actually decent tracks in competitive play, howbeit very generic) It's always an interesting conversation to see what makes a something objectively good. (also silo if you ever want to talk mario kart wii coaching or learning shortcuts and strats, hmu. We could make a banger!)
We already know how good this track selection is (both new and old), but I’ve always had a fondness for the two GBA tracks. Yeah Shy Guy Beach is kinda ugly, but there is some sort of charm to having the characters on the flat textures. Bowser Castles are a good way to get to my heart, and BC3 was always pretty fun
As someone who's played Mario Kart Wii for 11 years now, seeing this type of thing made my day. I even agree with most placements, although I don't entirely understand Daisy Circuit over both Mushroom Gorge and Dry Dry Ruins...still a good video regardless! Also, fun fact: Rainbow Road is the only track in the game where a kart holds a Time Trial World Record in the Glitchless (No-SC) category.
Dunno how I missed this one! Gotta say, I really enjoyed the brisk pace of this ranking, Silok! Some ranking videos feel like they need to dwell on every last detail of each course. This one just keeps pushing forward, I like that a lot. Also its sad to see grumble volcano disliked so much. Though in Wii I understand why. However in 8 with my specific bike and wheel combo I use it’s really satisfying to twist and turn through that courses-well, twists and turns! Though in Wii you don’t nearly feel as consistently in control as you likely do in 8, so I get it. Also your top 3 is immaculate. Maple Treeway and Koopa Cape forever.
We're gona have 10 out of the 16 nitros in wii in the game once wave 6 comes out, which is pretty crazy because we have more than HALF the wii tracks in the game, I'm glad we're getting attention for the wii tracks in the bcp, because mkwii has one of the best tracks selections in the series. (Don't tell this to anyone, but wii has the best nitro track selection in my opinion)
I have no problems with any of the tracks in the slightest, but *my God,* Wii’s physics and hit stun (or rather the lack of any) make my sanity spiral to the point where I can’t stand them.
When I was but a boy, I HATED Ghost Valley 2 because my Wii was set up in the room in the house where the most natural sunlight got in so it was impossible to see anything. I’ve also always had a weird pent up distain for Jungle Parkway, and I don’t know why, I just got cheesed whenever it was picked.
Mario Kart Wii was such a great game I played in my childhood. I was so amazed by the level designs and I love racing, though I only played against the CPUs. Online wasn't much for me to play on. And Moo Moo Meadows is my favorite- wait wtf did Matt invade my comments?
Mario kart 8 deluxe and wii had the best selection of tracks Wii: great retro tracks and high skill ceiling while still being fun MK8D: alot of tracks to play on and pretty much all fun to play on
Grumble Volcano
Underrated
The new thumbnail is better
I hate this track :)
... is my favorite track in the whole series.
*oH No wE hAVE dIFfEriNG oPiNiONs!!1!!1!1!!*
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Fun fact about rainbow road, it is famously THE kart track in the competitive scene. In fact, for a long time the world record was done on a kart, until an insane ultra shortcut was found by a TASer and later incredibly performed by an actual human. But rainbow road is still the one track whose world record was held by a kart for a significant period of time.
Karts still hold that world record, as no-glitch and glitch are considered separate records for tracks on the leaderboards.
No glitch is a thing?
@@Blueturtle1 ofc
@@rpm_seigneur sorry I should clarify that I know that no glitch is a thing, but I was telling op that the kart still holds the record because no glitch is a thing
Interesting. Did not know that. Cool!
Fun Fact: Coconut Mall has been the most requested track for Mario Kart Tour ever since the game came out 2 years ago. That's how iconic it is.
Edit: Wow it seems like Coconut Mall is most likely coming to Mario Kart Tour in the future, based on the new MK8DX DLC tracks.
i like mario kart tour but i feel like Coconut Mall would be terrible because of how Mario Kart Tour forces you to commit to certain routes, once you decide to take one shortcut, the game would lock you in
Oh, oh, oh! I recognize you! I’m probably most known by making the newer MKT iceberg.
It's mostly the memes, and some people didn't like Mario kart tour and it's sh!tty system to get characters
Yes, and ever since day one it has been requested by the same person to the point where we would rather not have Coconut Mall in the game
Is there still a community for that game??
Mushroom Gorge is a childhood favorite, and Maple Treeway stole my heart away, though I must admit this game has a phenomenal Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road! Love this kind of game design! :D
The songs are classics that appear in a lot of Nintendo channels, and I hope a good RR comes back in "mk9"
Don't forget Coconut Mall!!!
Which is why I rlly hope all the tracks are in MK8 DLC
@@BossGaming-vg6zh Yeah, I feel MK8 didn't remake enough of these guys. And they're so good, like why would you not?!
Wii's tracks are unparalleled compared to the rest of the series. They're just packed full of cool ideas.
IKR! The level design consistency here is amazing! MKDS had a few amazing tracks, though I'd argue this game has a lot more. Speaking of tracks, the music is FIRE!
I personally think that the game shines with its original tracks. There are a ton of unique and creative ideas, with interesting gimmicks and shortcuts. I like almost every original track. I'd say the game is a bit weaker with the retro tracks, though. Some of the tracks they chose to remake are kind of mediocre, and they don't do enough to improve them to warrant them being in the game over other tracks, imo. That's why I think Mario kart 8 has the overall better track selection, as the retro track selection is better, and they are changed enough to make them feel fresh.
@@quagstar I can kind of understand that, though to Wii's credit, it included a vast array of different tracks from all the past games. MK8 focuses heavy on the 64 tracks. In contrast to DS, MKWii had enough power to properly display GC retro tracks. While not as revolutionary as MK8's revision of classics, Wii's selection of retro tracks was by far the best at the time. Heck, even the battle courses in this game were great, new and old!
@@calebdonaldson8770 I definitely agree that Mario Kart 8 was unbalanced with the track selection, with it at first including 4 N64 tracks and only 1 SNES and GBA track each (this was somewhat fixed with the dlc including 1 SNES track and 2 GBA tracks), while Mario Kart Wii is more balanced. However, I think that selecting good tracks is more important than including a balanced amount of tracks from each game, an I think that Mario Kart 8 had a better selection of retro tracks. Mario Kart Wii had some odd choices, like Shy Guy Beach and 3 Mario Circuit Tracks. Overall, I prefer the Mario Kart 8 selection, but Mario Kart Wii still has some great retro tracks. Mario Kart Wii definitely has the better battle courses though.
@@quagstar Yeah, I wonder if Nintendo goes heavy on the 64 tracks for nostalgia and crowd pleasing? If we're talking about quality, nearly everything from that game is outshined by DD, Wii, & 7 tracks. Ironically, Nintendo remakes far less tracks from that era, just like they won't give us virtual GC games despite them being so good and in-demand. Like, why?! Don't tell me that the technology is incapable of displaying a library of GC games. Yeah, it's significantly more data than 64, but come on, this was 20 whole years ago! That was 3 gens ago!
As a person who grew up playing Mario Kart 7, the Wii tracks are extraordinary.
As someone who grew up on Mario Kart Wii, MK7 looks like it has some really unique and interesting tracks as well
They both have a great TRACK record if you catch my DRIFT. ;D
Wii and 7 have the best overall track selections in the series hands down
8 has some good tracks but honestly wii and 7 take the cake
@@Joosher56 8 has the best individual tracks imo (being either Mount Wario or Big Blue), but 7 and Wii have the best tracks overall.
The Ultra Shortcut for Grumble Volcano should be a big plus in your eyes if it's in the bottom 5. You get to finish it in 30 seconds.
What fun is that my guy
@@weewoo3023 finishing any course in 30 seconds is fun, although Grumble Volcano has a pretty bland one in comparison to scaling the mountain in Mushroom Gorge or driving through the void in Coconut Mall.
@@MrMisfortune think about multi-player, mario karts main premise. It's not gonna be fun for someone else when they have no chance
@@weewoo3023 well it's a good thing MKWii doesn't have straight online anymore, and the external way to have multiplayer patched the Ultra Shortcuts so you don't have to worry about them.
But no, that would take too much effort to think about right?
@@weewoo3023 Do you go into other multiplayer games saying it’s unfair or not fun because veteran players are being rewarded for practice and research and you have to learn and get better instead of the game handicapping people who put the time in. To me that’s not fun. Listen to yourself, you’re saying it’s not fun for people when others use a shortcut. First no one’s stopping them from using the shortcut if they actually take the time to learn how, second it’s a racing game where the objective is to beat everyone else as fast as possible. Nothing is gonna be handed on a silver platter to anyone.
"Please stop saying dumbass things, you're not even making sense!"
*"It's called the road, it's called the rainbow road."*
“It is a road that you go”
I will always credit Mario Kart Wii for igniting my love of the entire Mario series. The credits music is still one of my favorite game tracks ever.
Is it just me, or does the star cup almost always have one of the best track selections in mario kart games (at least since DS)?
YES! I’m so glad that people think this!
Absolutely. All 4 tracks are incredibly pretty for a Wii game, and strike a good balance between having a lot of things you can do, and between making the course easy to understand
I definitely must say I agree. However I do really love DS and Wii’s Flower Cups as well
8's Star Cup in particular is absolutely incredible. All 4 tracks are bangers, with Electrodrome being the weakest and Mount Wario being by far the best one.
It's my favorite in 64.
We have a house rule where the last track we play always has to be Moo Meadows. I’m getting married to that song bro. Don’t diss the absolute best track in the game or else (great video dude!!)
I agree
#MooMooMeadows
Glad to see you back silok but small critique, I thought the thumbnail choice was a bit bizarre since your avatar makes your videos easier to notice and click on as opposed to being a generic mariokart thumbnail that I would usually scroll right past
Yeah same I even skipped over this in my subscriptions tab
I agree as well. It looks very rough and just looks like a click bait video. It doesn't do a good video like this justice :)
I knew I should've photoshopped Chris Pratt onto the Mario head
I look in my subscriptions before my home page so it seemed fine to me. It's just a creative choice to reach a wider audience
@@silokhawk That’s how you get views!!
Grumble Volcano is my personal favorite. Love the fiery aesthetic and falling flaming rocks. The facts that the track changes with each lap is really dynamic and cool imo. Also the song is a banger 🔥
16: Luigi Circuit - C
15: Mario Circuit - B
14: Wario’s Goldmine - B
13: Toad’s Factiory - B
12: Moo Moo Meadows - B
11: Daisy Circuit - B
10: Dry Dry Ruins - B
9: Moonview Highway - B
8: Rainbow Road - A
7: Mushroom Gorge - A
6: DK Summit - A
5: Bowser’s Castle - A
4: Coconut Mall - A
3: Grumble Volcano - A
2: Koopa Cape - S
1: Maple Treeway - S
Maple treeway is my favorite mario kart wii custom track, for the scenery and track layout. I’ve been playing Mario kart wii a lot recently and it’s great to see people still playing it over 10 yrs later, this game is what introduced me to Mario Kart and it’s definitely a childhood favorite of Nintendo’s catalog.
Can you rephrase
Maple treeway is not a custom track
i usually grow more fond of the tracks based purely on the music honestly, and even then mario kart music is so god damn good it's hard to pick a favorite. it really doesn't get enough love.
I remember playing this game a lot with my sister years ago, and a number of those times, she’d make me pick Moo Moo Meadows for all four races.
This video was really well paced. I like how you didn’t take too long talking about each track whereas most people would have made this a boring 30 minute video.
The only part that didn't make sense at all was grumble volcano, like those fireballs literally fall in the same place
@@Gustavo-po9bd yeah I was kind of disappointed with the placement of that track. It feels really cinematic to drive through and I love tracks that constantly change each lap which is why it’s one of my favourites.
The Grumble Volcano fire balls are 100% a skill issue, they are not random at all. Just dodge, or drive differently.
Lmao, I remember playing Ghost Valley 2 when I was really little and trying to be strategic by knocking all of the blocks off so others would fall off. As you might expect, this never worked.
That Grumble Volcano ranking hurts me since its one of my favorites! Like your racing around an erupting volcano and the track partially collapses as the race goes on, that was so cool to me as a kid
Hope a video for mk7 comes out. The tracks in that game are pretty damn good
Especially the retro tracks imo it's the best selection.
I agree. Might be a hot take but I think Mario Kart 7's selection of tracks is easily the best the series has ever had, and that's part of the reason why it's my favorite Mario Kart.
@@demetriuskafkoulas5005 yeah 7 always goes under the radar. I hate how people never point out that 8 ruined gliding compared to 7.
@@therealmariofan How exactly?
I agree but I’ll never forgive mk7 for ruining maple treeway and coconut mall, those tracks looked ass in that game and would’ve worked so much better in mk8
Bowser Castle 3 is my favourite. The music is AMAZING, and I love all the jumps and the colour scheme they used for it is awesome as well.
1:05 I was completely blown away about what Shy Guy beach looks like in tour, then I realized that this is actually Cheep Cheep Island, another GBA track. But still, Shy Guy beach could have been more interesting.
This is an injustice to grumble volcano... easily top 5. But, to be fair, this is the only time I have ever disagreed with Silok.
This game is my favorite hands-down, for its tracks, gimmicks, character selection, modes, EVERYTHING! I adore its Rainbow Road, I love how it references Mario Galaxy and I'm heavily disappointed Nintendo hasn't brought it back yet. It's iconic. I hope it makes a return in the booster pass
i grew up playing mario kart wii, all of these tracks are special to me in some way. i fucking loved rainbow road as a kid, i would play it ALL THE GODDAMN TIME. its probably what made me so good at mario kart in the first place tbh
good enough to play lounge?
Excited for next weeks in depth video on Moo Moo meadows.
I love Mario Kart Wii's original tracks more than 8's:
Grumble Volcano
Mushroom Gorge
Coconut Mall
Koopa Cape
Rainbow Road
Moonview Highway
Maple Treeway
Just banger after banger
Mario Kart Wii will forever be my favourite game in the series, nothing will ever change that (I’m probably biased cause it’s the one I grew up with but yeah, it’s still fantastic… AND THE MUSIC TOO LIKE OMFG WHAT WAS NINTENDO WHEN MAKING ALL THESE BANGERS WOOO-)
I am so happy that you have found a way to upload consistently and keep your life on track ❤️
Especially after the awful accident… I’m so happy Silok was ok after that and the fact his Wii Tanks video blew up when he returned… it could not have been timed more perfectly
Moo Moo Meadows is unironically a 5/5 track
Agreed.
Rainbow road was my dad’s favourite. Its a test to your skill, and determinstion. Also, you could also see the island where we live from the globe below.
I will not settle for this grumble volcano slander
I grew up with this game-straight up haven't loved a Mario Kart as much as I love it ever since. The maps are just...so good. It has by far my favorite Rainbow Road.
Grumble Volcano 28th, you lost your permission to talk.
I love this game and I think that pretty much all of the special cup races are masterpieces. Although you did rank bowsers castle low, it’s definitely my favourite in the entire franchise.
Wii's Bowser's Castle is jam-packed from start to finish!
Good to see you back Silok and better than ever, I really enjoyed this and the previous video!
1:04 It's actually Cheep-Cheep Island, but yeah, it's a shame that Shy Guy Beach wasn't translated into 3D as well as that GBA track.
12:02 This made me think, wouldn't it be cool to be able to see where players fell off in Mario Kart just like deaths in Mario Maker 2?
Ey what's up
0:59 I mentioned there was a "better beach map in GBA," different map entirely from the one that's in Wii.
@@silokhawk Whoops, my bad!
Still, would love to see how good Shy Guy Beach specifically could be if remade once again in the style of GBA tracks in Mario Kart 8 and even Tour as you mentioned.
I love mushroom gorge, mainly because no one could beat me when I played it as a child!!
There are few feelings as exhilarating as blowing through Mario Kart Wii’s “Drift King” type maps in the Wild Wing: Mario Circuit 3, Daisy Circuit, Rainbow Road. The Wild Wing will PUNISH you for even the slightest failing, but when you give it your best, my word can she dance
I just finished the dishes and now i can reminisce on a game i plated when i was 6. Merry christmas
Silok: Not only is this the most difficult Rainbow Road…
SNES Rainbow Road: *Are you sure about that*
As a person who's played 64 the reason for dk jungle park is mainly two reasons more so one of them, they got rid of the monkeys throwing coconuts when you go to the grass which slows you down even when in a star, the other is smaller but the way to the ramp in the cave is easier and faster than Wii which you often just hit the ceiling.
I LOVE the way moonview highway is structured. It’s so unique and serves to weed out the weaklings early, really befitting of the special cup
Idk why but I love Sherbet land. It's a track that I don't remember often but when I do, I only have fond memories of it. And something abiut the ice is just beautiful.
Oh btw I like DK parkway more on the N64. Could be the nostalgia talking but I like the more vibrant look it has.
A little weird to have the thumbnail without your avatar, but I would believe the logic behind it is to appeal to more people via the algorithm aside from your pre existing subs. Looking forward to more frequent uploads from you!
People are usually more likely to click on a video if there's a persons face in the thumbnail, I'd assume this applies in a similar way to personas/characters, so I'm not sure it would help in that way 🤔
Glad to see that so many people love the Wii tracks. Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway forever (Silok also ranked a bunch of my other favorite tracks highly but there are too many to list lmao)
moonview highway is definitely one of the most beautiful tracks in mario kart.
Another reminder to everyone that you can still play this game and many others online today with your official hardware and disc using Wiimmfi servers
I would love to see you do this for the other games as well! Great video!
Only New Tracks:
16: Luigi Circuit
15: Mario Circuit
14: Dry Dry Ruins
13: Moonview Highway
12: Daisy Circuit
11: Moo Moo Meadows
10: Bowser’s Castle
9: Rainbow Road
8: Grumble Volcano
7: DK Summit
6: Mushroom Gorge
5: Toad’s Factory
4: Maple Treeway
3: Koopa Cape
2: Coconut Mall
1: Wario’s Gold Mine
thank you so much for this video i needed it so much
this is genuine
We need a Toad’s Factory remake man. I’ve been waiting for years.
Silok is projecting "Matt's" opinion. We all know Moo Moo is the best.
The truth had to come out.
Maple Treeway and that Peach Castle map with the hot air balloons and huge jump from MK8 (can’t remember the name) are some of my favorite tracks of all time.
The nostalgia in this video had me smiling so much
This is by far the ranking I most agree with. Every other track on other rankings I was thinking ‘that’s totally wrong’.
Coulda given Moonview Highway a little more love tho.
A lot of people don't like the cars on Moonview since they go so fast😅 I'm honestly impressed he rated it so highly
@@10thletter40 yeah I can see that but I love the chaos
I don't agree with a fair few of the ratings. Most of the time i was thinking, "Man, that's way too low" lol
@@10thletter40 to those people i have 2 words: Skill issue
Mushroom George, Moonview Highway and Grumble Volcano needed to be higher
Ikr, they are awesome!
Their is a weird sense of nostalgia, fear, terror and panic and enjoyment I get when I see mkw rainbow road
Apart from grumble volcano being a 2/5 i agree with this list, great video!
I love the track design in Mario Kart, it legitimately feels like the new racetracks are out to kill you
that first turn on the boost panel section on mh has ended so many races you would not believe
In early days of playing this game (I mean like the really early back before i did not even have mirror mode unlocked) my ratings for maps were pretty accurate comparing to this one. nowadays, things have changed a lot
when i was younger i LOVED moo moo meadows. i even wrote a little jingle with lyrics to sing when we would play it.
Moo Moo Meadows (especially the Mario Kart 8 version) is literally the greatest Mario Kart track and I genuinely mean that with all my soul
Matt. Stop touching his script
Koopa Cape was my favourite map and always will be , I was so sad when I loaded up MK on the switch and noticed it was missing
This was a very interesting video.
I was always under the impression that the opinion of a great track was very different depending on if you asked a casual player compared to a competitive one. But I'm honestly surprised to see how many tracks line up with these opinions! Bowsers castle, MT (maple treeway), with the exception to some of the shorter tracks (because yoshi falls and ghost valley are actually decent tracks in competitive play, howbeit very generic) It's always an interesting conversation to see what makes a something objectively good.
(also silo if you ever want to talk mario kart wii coaching or learning shortcuts and strats, hmu. We could make a banger!)
😮arc commented
The one Mario kart guy I watch
My list:
32 - Luigi Circuit (-6)
31 - Mario Circuit 3 (-7)
30 - Shy Guy Beach (+1)
29 - Mario Raceway (-4)
28 - Yoshi Falls (+4)
27 - Ghost Valley 2 (+3)
26 - Mario Circuit N (+1)
25 - Sherbet Land
(-2)
24 - Desert Hills (+5)
23 - DK's Jungle Parkway
(-6)
22 - Peach Beach (±0)
21 - Daisy Circuit
(-8)
20 - Mario Circuit R (-1)
19 - Wario's Gold Mine (+1)
18 - Waluigi Stadium (-6)
17 - Bowser Castle 3 (+1)
16 - DK Summit (-8)
15 - Bowser's Castle R (-8)
14 - Moo Moo Meadows
(+7)
13 - Dry Dry Ruins (+2)
12 - Peach Gardens
(-2)
11 - Grumble Volcano (+17)
10 - Moonview Highway (+6)
9 - Toad's Factory
(-3)
8 - DK Mountain
(+3)
7 - Bowser's Castle N (+2)
6 - Delfino Square
(-1)
5 - Mushroom Gorge
(+9)
4 - Rainbow Road
(-3)
3 - Coconut Mall
(+1)
2 - Koopa Cape (±0)
1 - Maple Treeway (+2)
Total level of disagreement (all of the positive values above added up) = *65*
That silly Matt editing your script to praise Moo Moo Meadows, that keeps cracking me up lol 😆
Grumble Volcano is severely underrated imho
We already know how good this track selection is (both new and old), but I’ve always had a fondness for the two GBA tracks. Yeah Shy Guy Beach is kinda ugly, but there is some sort of charm to having the characters on the flat textures. Bowser Castles are a good way to get to my heart, and BC3 was always pretty fun
As someone who's played Mario Kart Wii for 11 years now, seeing this type of thing made my day. I even agree with most placements, although I don't entirely understand Daisy Circuit over both Mushroom Gorge and Dry Dry Ruins...still a good video regardless!
Also, fun fact: Rainbow Road is the only track in the game where a kart holds a Time Trial World Record in the Glitchless (No-SC) category.
fun fact: the world record on rainbow road no glitch has used a kart for the last 10+ years
No matter how good a mariokart Wii track is, the music always slaps.
Great ranking btw
Dunno how I missed this one!
Gotta say, I really enjoyed the brisk pace of this ranking, Silok! Some ranking videos feel like they need to dwell on every last detail of each course. This one just keeps pushing forward, I like that a lot.
Also its sad to see grumble volcano disliked so much. Though in Wii I understand why. However in 8 with my specific bike and wheel combo I use it’s really satisfying to twist and turn through that courses-well, twists and turns! Though in Wii you don’t nearly feel as consistently in control as you likely do in 8, so I get it. Also your top 3 is immaculate. Maple Treeway and Koopa Cape forever.
Also have a friend that think that moo moo meadows is the best track on the game and refuses to elaborate, I start thinking this is a cult
Join us.
"What are you telling people to 'git gud' at, luck?"
Grumble is one of the tracks that are the reason mkwii is still alive
I just noticed the thumbnail change lmao
I literally was finishing Peach Gardens on DS when you got to that part of the video 😂
I love the fact in mario kart 8 deluxe everyone picks the wii tracks over the base game tracks online every time it seems
We're gona have 10 out of the 16 nitros in wii in the game once wave 6 comes out, which is pretty crazy because we have more than HALF the wii tracks in the game, I'm glad we're getting attention for the wii tracks in the bcp, because mkwii has one of the best tracks selections in the series. (Don't tell this to anyone, but wii has the best nitro track selection in my opinion)
I have no problems with any of the tracks in the slightest, but *my God,* Wii’s physics and hit stun (or rather the lack of any) make my sanity spiral to the point where I can’t stand them.
Matt search history be like
*why is moo moo meadows so good*
*moo moo meadows ranking*
*moo moo meadows is the best track*
Dude that’s my search history lol
You make such high quality ranking videos!
Grumble Volcano is like one of my favourite Mario Kart tracks ever I literally shouted WHAT when it was ranked so low
And now Coconut Mall, and likely more are coming to MK8D. Let's go
COCONUT MALL BABY ITS COMING BACK
I agree with most of the rankings and overall scores, mario kart wii is so nostalgic for me as it was the first mario kart game I ever played
I knew this track list was gonna be wack as soon as I saw luigi circuit wasnt number 32
even before i had a reasoning as a child, maple treeway and koopa cape were my absolute favorite tracks
From the first day I bought Mario kart 8 I have complained about how grumble volcano got remastered and maple treeway didn't
When I was but a boy, I HATED Ghost Valley 2 because my Wii was set up in the room in the house where the most natural sunlight got in so it was impossible to see anything.
I’ve also always had a weird pent up distain for Jungle Parkway, and I don’t know why, I just got cheesed whenever it was picked.
dude rainbow road is the best track to me because of that bad-ass shortcut you can take for style points
Which one? None of the short cuts besides the ultra are even badass. Mushroom gorge and Bowser castle have more badass shortcuts
@@savagejack5714 you know that one rainbow road video with funky kong where it's pure luck if you get recommended it
it's called the kart moonjump
I’m now expecting you to rank all 96 Mario kart 8 deluxe tracks in 2024
Grumble volcano slander. a track based around a volcano is awesome. it’s one of my favorites
I would love to see this type of vid for Mario Kart 8/MK8DX
Same moo moo meadows would be #1
Thanks for reminding me of the god tier tune that is Mario Kart Wii's progressing Menu theme
Mario Kart Wii was such a great game I played in my childhood. I was so amazed by the level designs and I love racing, though I only played against the CPUs. Online wasn't much for me to play on.
And Moo Moo Meadows is my favorite- wait wtf did Matt invade my comments?
Mario kart 8 deluxe and wii had the best selection of tracks
Wii: great retro tracks and high skill ceiling while still being fun
MK8D: alot of tracks to play on and pretty much all fun to play on
And as such, the legend of Matt begun