Most tracks feel like a racetrack that's themed like whatever and given a thin coat of mushroom kingdom paint. Coconut Mall feels like what a mall would feel like if it were in a specific, pre-established Mario location and then adapted slightly to become a racetrack.
Yeah, Mariokart Wii has got the best tracks and its all due to just this fact here, that people like them as a place in the mario universe rather than just a race track.
@@lol-ih1tl I mean, I always found it fun seeing my miis in coconut mall, it's more that people are more likely to speak when a fun feature is removed, compared to a fun feature being added.
Koopa Cape also captured my heart for some reason too. I think the dynamic music mixed with the atmosphere of entering the tube (filled with janky shock thingies) probably did it for me
I also love that huge ramp at the start of Koopa Cape. Koopa Cape, Coconut Mall, Maple Treeway and Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road are some of my favorite courses out of any Mario Kart game!
I think it’s safe to say that Mario Kart Wii has the best line up of tracks to race on. I hope that the MK8D Booster pass includes the Rainbow Road tracks from Wii and DS as those are the most dynamic tracks ever.
You know, this makes me think that it's a real missed opportunity that there's no New Donk City stage in Mario Kart. I could imagine it being like the festival section, with New Donkers cheering you on and a track suspended in the air that twists around the skyscrapers or even goes inside some of the buildings.
The idea of driving in a mall is super cool to me. And the music is probably the first theme I think of when someone talks about Mario kart wii. Riding up elevators too? That's never been done before and I love it.
You can ride up escalators with a bicycle or motorcycle in GTA San Andreas, though. I'm sure there's a game before that where you drive up an escalator. Also I like assuming you're Dutch because you made the classic Dutch mistake of saying "to ride" when you meant "to drive", since "driving" is "rijden". :)
The music alone sounds like something used in a comedy skit of someone skipping through the mall and doing a shopping montage before getting on an elevator before 'restarting' the same routine.
I think it's safe to say your June Zoom has been a total success already! Each video so far has been so well made in such little time and have even been performing well! Keep up the great work dude!!
ZoomZike omg thanks for replying!! :’) And I believe that MK7 made the Wii tracks bland and boring. And the did my favorite wii track, maple treeway, so dirty.
Coconut Mall was always my favorite growing up, there's so much to do oh yeah I chose the escalators on reaction, I didn't know about the Pianta pointing until recently
@@supermarioplumberbros4839 I didn't either and I've been playing/watching people play this game since it first came out. When he mentioned that I was like wow I never noticed that. That's a cool little detail
for non-scripted this is REALLY good, you were very clear through and through and i am halfway through a bottle of champagne and could STILL understand you great work! subbed
Man, me and my brother loved spending time just hanging out in the courses on vs mode. Going in reverse, checking every corner of the tracks, creating our little stories with the characters... I'm pretty sure that we have more time spent in this game playing "our own way" instead of just racing normally. Coconut Mall is without a doubt one of my favorite courses in the entire franchise. Great video, Zoom, it's really impressive that you made such a cohesive analysis on your first take! It's says a lot about your talent.
The metal curves you talked about, I believe the were shutters. Like when one of a mall's shops are closed and the either have metal bars os something akin to a garage door shutting it off.
i would love to hear your thoughts on the new one, i see you've already acknowledged the new comments talking about it i have... a lot of personal gripes with it. i think they sucked a lot of life out of the original here's what i discovered: -new one removes the huge scale of the original, with no visible lower floors or higher floors and any higher balcony shown is empty with no spectators and you can BARELY see inside any of the stores, making it REEEALLY feel small. it is weird.. -no miis -parking lot is static -elevators have huge arrows on it showing which way to go, which sucks because it diminishes the immersion of driving through a mall and it ruins the fun of choosing the wrong one. not to mention, the og had a pianta actually pointing at which one to go, which the new one does not have for SOME reason -all the plants look artificial, especially the flowers. they made all of the flowers super small... the coconut/palm trees dont even have coconuts in them anymore, they look like inflatable decorations due to the flat patterns on them -they removed the "have a nice day!" and "thank you!" signs, really ruins the warm feel of the original -the "coconut mall" logo on the front now just has the Super Mario font with less colors, also removing the pianta above it -a lot of the color feels botched...it focuses on orange WAY heavier than the original with highly saturated colors. it makes the mall not feel as widely appealing -that BIG coconut mall beach ball in the middle is just GONE??????? ...that's all the main gripes i have with it to not be 100% negative, i will mention changes i like MKTV trucks are aplenty outside, all those red arrow signs from mariokart wii present here are replaced with actual things! few examples: vending machine in the food court area, more roomy walls at the entrance of the stage, there's an actual parking lotto thingy in the parking lot area the shortcut areas look nicer, you can actually see how you drive through a clothing store and the one at the end has new flooring which helps make it feel like a different path the ocean within the parking lot area has rock formations and a cruise (i wonder if its daisy cruise? just a thought.) that's it
Something I like about the music is that it usually syncs with the sections of the track, the piano in the main room, the sax in the Coconut Garden, and the accordion for the food court and the parking lot
2:50 "The dress itself was confirmed as a royal blue "Lace Bodycon Dress" from the retailer Roman Originals, which was actually black-and-blue in colour; although available in three other colours (red, pink, and ivory, each with black lace), a white and gold version was not available at the time." -Wikipedia
Coconut Mall makes you want to go back and actually visit/explore the mall and shop. It almost has this theme park feel to it as well, in the sense that it would be an event to go visit.
honestly, these last two videos, are kind of reminiscent of the old days of let’s plays, where they were commentated live amd it was just the youtuber’s thoughts while they were playing the game. and that’s p good imo
Some things I think are quite underappreciated are the ramps and how they're positioned, whether it's the water fountain or whatever, there's lots of different opportunities to trick off it, you could either just drive around, go over the top, or do a side trick. Plus, the music flows so well, I played the course on time trials a lot, so I remember where every part of the music fits each part of the course, such as when the accordion kicks in at 45 seconds, which always happens when I reach lap 2. I get that feeling with other courses, but none feel quite as satisfying as this one.
Coconut Mall's music is a meme for a reason. It's so open yet also so detailed and lively! That and it captures the most memorable parts of malls like the multiple floors that allow you to see the ones below and above you, water fountains, escalators, plenty of posters, people who drive carelessly, etc. When playing Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart that has this track modded into it, everyone votes for Coconut Mall. It's a track that makes me so happy and one I hope continues to encapsulate the craziness of malls and Mario Kart. Besides, cars driving around in malls isn't unusual.
Just the amount of people who drove through the mall and that music that refuses to be hated just coexist perfectly here, and who else but Mario to capitalize on such a winning formula?
Same but the more I think about it the less sense it makes. Like who's lap does it consider? What about online mode? Knowing that it's just set intervals makes way more sense
I always loved the aesthetic of coconut mall and all the places you could explore, I remember loading it up and not even racing, just exploring all the little things everywhere!
yeah i loved exploring all the shops and my child brain kept imagining how all the miis and piantas would just go here and chill when the mall wasnt used for racing
Personally I LOVE one take videos because they capture RAW emotions As you travel to parts of a stage emotions are stirred and revealed, whether it's sheer frustrating due to a difficult part, or pure joy due to sharing a discovery or going through your favorite area. Its just adorable sometimes I wouldn't say emotions are forced in scripts but they definitely feel suppressed to maintain a "professional" presentation
I never actually buy anything at malls but I love going to them. And I have a lot of memories as a kid and a teenager going to malls and hanging out with friends and stuff and they were nostalgic and fun and usually designed pretty well too. I think they captured that well as well as bringing in a fantastical element and the music fit perfectly
Coconut Mall, Maple Tree Way and Koopa Cape were my favorites as a kid. On the whole, Mario Kart Wii had some solid race courses that are just fun to race through while also providing some interesting aesthetics.
I fell in love with Coconut Mall because there's just so many ROUTES to take. So many that the course almost feels non-linear, like an open-world game of sorts. I actually want to take the time to quantify just how many options it gives... First escalators: 3 options (up-escalator, down-escalator, or ride the ramps) Top floor: 3 options (left side, right side, down-escalator) Top floor, right side: 3 options (normal route to escalator, shop shortcut and jump from mezzanine, double-mushroom shortcut) 2nd escalator: 3 options (go down the escalator, ride the ramp, or drive off the mezzanine) 3rd set of escalators: 3 options (up-escalator, down-escalator, or ride the ramps) Courtyard: 3 options (left boost panel, right boost panel, center route with fountain/tree tricks) Food court: 2 options (upper ramp and lower ramp) Before parking lot: 2 options (go narrow with turn or go wide to get item box from the mini ramp) Parking lot: 2 options, sort of (play it safe and stay on one side, swerve to hit all boost panels without hitting cars)
I think Coconut Mall is probably the most iconic Mario Kart track. The combination of its unique concept with the popularity of Mario Kart Wii makes it the one that I think the most amount of people would choose when asked to name a Mario Kart track. The only counter I've heard is Rainbow Road, but there are so many Rainbow Roads that it would probably spread a specific one too thin.
Ok so you mentioned that people see the right path near the end of Coconut Mall as a shortcut while you just see it as an alternate route. The path on the right is actually a bit faster an here’s why: in Mario Kart Wii, your speed while travelling in the air is noticeably slower compared to your speed when driving on the ground, so much so that the right path here is faster simply because you spend less time in the air. This is also a reason why the split path to the left at the very end of Grumble Volcano that takes you up the hill and off of a ramp that sends you pretty high into the air is MUCH slower than the right-hand path. Not only is it just a wider turn than the right path, it also sends you into the air which, as mentioned, has you moving much slower than you would on ground. Things like this is also why “low tricking” is such a useful tech at the highest level of play in this game, they keep you in the air for less time after tricking, thus reducing time spent not going as fast as you could be on the ground.
Coconut Mall is literally so charming. They captured the feeling of vacation and fun, with the colors, sounds, and scenery. Literally, I've spent a lot of time exploring Coconut Mall throughout the years. I would like to visit this location in real life!!! It's very bubbly and warm. It would be nice to have some remakes of this map!
To be fair, most other tracks are tracks first and settings later. Coconut Mall feels like it was made as just a mall, but is being used as a race track.
Once, to lighten the mood of a particularly competitive MKW session with my siblings, I drove up to the burger place near the end of the course, parked, and pretended to order a huge fast food meal as Funky Kong. My place in the race sucked, but my siblings were laughing, so my plan worked perfectly. Also, Coconut Mall's music is 👌
Speaking of meat in Mushroom Kingdom, there are cows in Moo Moo Meadows that could potentially serve as a source for meat, and if we're counting the Paper Mario series, there would be pigs too.
"I would be happy if Coconut Mall made an appearance in every single Mario Kart course" man we got coconut mall on mario kart 8 deluxe now in the future 12 courses, Only 2 courses are available and 1 ONE OF THE RACES IS COCONUT MALL- they removed the mii thing so no obama running you over.
Pretty sure the metal pipe is just supposed to be like a modern art kind of staircase, malls often have sorta modern art types of staircases so i think thats whats going on there
Imagine Nintendo creating an actual coconut mall where you can buy Nintendo products like their New York store, but at the next level. Like if you agree that idea.
I love the love the little things of things in games I reamber sometimes I just looked around in sonic adventure levels I just adore the ashetic. I'm really glad people talk about many of these little design stuff, I thought I was like the only one. srry for spelling.
I remember as a kid, just exploring coconut mall on my DS in ghost mode. It was absolutely magical to me. There was so many little details and cool things to just stop and look at. It was marvelous.
I can't believe how great you are at doing things in one take. The fact that this video was done with no editting is seriously impressive. I found a lot of your behind the Zike video very entertaining also and those were also done in one take.
11:50 OK so here's a pointless little thing. I never really went out of my way to read all of the signs in the mall or anything, but just now when you stopped in front of the "Moo Moo Dairy" I actually read it as "Moe Moe Diary", and even mistook the cows on the sides as small portraits of Hatsune Miku smiling cheerfully. I may or may not have a problem.
I'm not usually a fan of unscripted stuff, most people come off as rambly and low-effort. but I've really been enjoying these, you still communicate your ideas really clearly while getting to be more off-the-cuff. good shit man!
I would absolutely love to visit a Coconut Mall inspired level in a 3D Mario game. Racing through a mall is amazing, but imagine walking through and platforming in one!
Coconut Mall gives off the same personal feeling as Royal Raceway from Mario Kart 64. Both courses makes me want to explore the course rather than racing. Really bummed that you couldn’t explore the castle grounds in future versions of the same course... Also fun fact: some vegan burgers actually replace the patty with a portobello cap! Got that info from my favorite weeb, Demolition D!
in most Mario games, it's usually set in this bizarre abstract world with giant mushrooms and floating blocks. But coconut mall is set in our world with our things, so it just makes it more fun to watch the Mario characters interact with our things (kinda like the appeal for Luigi's mansion 3) in my opinion
2:49 Nnno. The dress was confirmed be black and blue, so you're wrong actually. Anyway... I always love stages that take a place you wouldn't have in and turn it into a race track. That's why I like Coconut Mall, Super Bell Subway, Sunshine Airport etc. no matter what lol
Most tracks feel like a racetrack that's themed like a whatever. Coconut Mall feels like a mall that's being used as a racetrack.
Most tracks feel like a racetrack that's themed like whatever and given a thin coat of mushroom kingdom paint. Coconut Mall feels like what a mall would feel like if it were in a specific, pre-established Mario location and then adapted slightly to become a racetrack.
When a comment has just about 200 likes, and so little replies, you know it's a good one
Daisy Cruiser is kinda like that
That’s why I also love Warios Goldmine since it doesn’t look like a race track but you can still race in the mine
Yeah, Mariokart Wii has got the best tracks and its all due to just this fact here, that people like them as a place in the mario universe rather than just a race track.
"I would be happy if Coconut Mall made an appearance in every single Mario Kart *course"*
Ambitious opinion but I can't disagree
DID I SAY THAT? NOOOOOOO
Rainbow road, but suddenly a section of coconut mall
@@AdamTheGameBoy Crystal Coconut Plaza
"One of the most popular Mario Kart courses aside from Mario Kart Wii"
@@AdamTheGameBoy The Coconut Mall at the end of the universe
Coconut mall really makes you FEEL like you're driving through a mall.
Just wish it were real
Coconut Mall really makes you FEEL like Spider Man.
@@nathandoan5717 ua-cam.com/video/xpqR7fPyl00/v-deo.html a guy literally drove through a mall and someone put coconut mall music over it
But the best thing is playing coconut mall in a mall
I wish dunkey still did stuff like Among Us Tuesdays
Coconut Mall feels like a perfect location for a Sunshine Sequel.
Yes give them ideas
Y e s
Super Mario Mall Theft
New zones!
Coconut Mall
Papay Waterpark
Pianta Villas
Cheep Cheep Beach
Keep going, hopefully they'll hear you
8:49 "I don't see any meat anywhere."
Well there is this fun little course called Moo Moo Meadows.
not the cows 😂
P.S I'm team cow
Oh no
Let's build a racetrack there cuz f*ck nature, bro!
I never knew about the yellow pianta pointing to the correct escalator...
Same! Middle school me had to memorize which side was the better escalator.
I played MK7 more, there there were arrows
Me neither and Ive played it for 11 years now...
same. i always just look at the escalators
@@reuben7320 I, who’s owned the game since I was 3, with practically the entire game memorized, didn’t know about this.
It's a drive through mall with coconuts. What's not to love?
That you can't go in the shops
@Arrowhead 4:29 "can't"
the fact that there are no Coconuts that are bonking you, through the course
I miss when the Mii’s were part of official Nintendo games like this and Wii sports, it gave those games such a warm and immersive feeling.
One thing I've noticed is that when new Nintendo games have something, nobody cares about it until future games take it away.
@@lol-ih1tl I mean, I always found it fun seeing my miis in coconut mall, it's more that people are more likely to speak when a fun feature is removed, compared to a fun feature being added.
@@psychicchicken5263 fun fact: Miis do not appear on Split screen in Coconut Mall (except for the ones in the cars)
Imagine playing breath of the wild and then boom mii
@@coyrex1250 Funny you should say that, BOTW actually uses Miis as a sort of base for the characters!
Koopa Cape also captured my heart for some reason too. I think the dynamic music mixed with the atmosphere of entering the tube (filled with janky shock thingies) probably did it for me
I also love that huge ramp at the start of Koopa Cape. Koopa Cape, Coconut Mall, Maple Treeway and Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road are some of my favorite courses out of any Mario Kart game!
@@Aidea._. yep all of these here ❤️
@@Aidea._. Yes, those and I would also include Toad Factory and Mushroom Gorge :)
I think it’s safe to say that Mario Kart Wii has the best line up of tracks to race on. I hope that the MK8D Booster pass includes the Rainbow Road tracks from Wii and DS as those are the most dynamic tracks ever.
You know, this makes me think that it's a real missed opportunity that there's no New Donk City stage in Mario Kart. I could imagine it being like the festival section, with New Donkers cheering you on and a track suspended in the air that twists around the skyscrapers or even goes inside some of the buildings.
There has never been a mario kart game made after Odyssey
Mario kart tour
crazy fire Mario kart tour wasn’t an actual Mario kart game
Maybe not on consoles but still an entry
@@Tranman64 There could have been dlc. Don't know why Nintendo hasn't released dlc for deluxe yet and I don't think they will ever.
The idea of driving in a mall is super cool to me.
And the music is probably the first theme I think of when someone talks about Mario kart wii.
Riding up elevators too?
That's never been done before and I love it.
Relatablity has been reached good job comment man
WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE!?!?!
you mean escalators lol
You can ride up escalators with a bicycle or motorcycle in GTA San Andreas, though. I'm sure there's a game before that where you drive up an escalator. Also I like assuming you're Dutch because you made the classic Dutch mistake of saying "to ride" when you meant "to drive", since "driving" is "rijden". :)
@@Pixiuchu
I just thought of Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, and Wade playing GTA V and trying to squeeze a whole car into the subway
I didn’t even notice the painta was pointing to the right side. I just remembered that the escalators switch each lap
Because I ALWAYS GO TO THE WRONG ESCALATOR
how and why??? O.o
Fr how you go the wrong way
Smg
seriously how do you
"...so you could see someone else's Mii run you over, or whatever, that'd be pretty funny right?"
.......
The music alone sounds like something used in a comedy skit of someone skipping through the mall and doing a shopping montage before getting on an elevator before 'restarting' the same routine.
That’s exactly what I see
the music is just the typical "wacky upbeat childhood nostalgia game song". Mario Kart 64's OST had that type of energy to it too.
COCONUT MALL'S MUSIC IS GREAT, TOO!!
Friendly reminder about June Zoom's 3rd Rule:
"Upload dates go by PST"
I think it's safe to say your June Zoom has been a total success already! Each video so far has been so well made in such little time and have even been performing well! Keep up the great work dude!!
Feelings on the 3DS remake??
@@criticaldel It took away all the Mii stuff!! I haven't played on it long enough to form a full opinion, but that really bums me out ;~;
ZoomZike omg thanks for replying!! :’) And I believe that MK7 made the Wii tracks bland and boring. And the did my favorite wii track, maple treeway, so dirty.
Coconut Mall was always my favorite growing up, there's so much to do
oh yeah I chose the escalators on reaction, I didn't know about the Pianta pointing until recently
@@supermarioplumberbros4839 I didn't either and I've been playing/watching people play this game since it first came out. When he mentioned that I was like wow I never noticed that. That's a cool little detail
for non-scripted this is REALLY good, you were very clear through and through and i am halfway through a bottle of champagne and could STILL understand you
great work! subbed
Oh no Peter Griffin ran me over
"H-Hey lowish, remembah dat time i was in mariah kawt?"
Jesus ran me over once... still not sure how to feel about that
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@@jamieyakimets839 Jesus took the wheel
Oh no, Steven Universe ran me over
Man, me and my brother loved spending time just hanging out in the courses on vs mode. Going in reverse, checking every corner of the tracks, creating our little stories with the characters... I'm pretty sure that we have more time spent in this game playing "our own way" instead of just racing normally. Coconut Mall is without a doubt one of my favorite courses in the entire franchise. Great video, Zoom, it's really impressive that you made such a cohesive analysis on your first take! It's says a lot about your talent.
That’s very wholesome
Never knew there were people who actually went around tracks checking out what’s going on outside of the race
The metal curves you talked about, I believe the were shutters. Like when one of a mall's shops are closed and the either have metal bars os something akin to a garage door shutting it off.
8:49 "I don't see any meat anywhere."
Me: *It's all in front of you cheering for you!*
i would love to hear your thoughts on the new one, i see you've already acknowledged the new comments talking about it
i have... a lot of personal gripes with it. i think they sucked a lot of life out of the original
here's what i discovered:
-new one removes the huge scale of the original, with no visible lower floors or higher floors and any higher balcony shown is empty with no spectators
and you can BARELY see inside any of the stores, making it REEEALLY feel small. it is weird..
-no miis
-parking lot is static
-elevators have huge arrows on it showing which way to go, which sucks because it diminishes the immersion of driving through a mall and it ruins the fun of choosing the wrong one. not to mention, the og had a pianta actually pointing at which one to go, which the new one does not have for SOME reason
-all the plants look artificial, especially the flowers. they made all of the flowers super small...
the coconut/palm trees dont even have coconuts in them anymore, they look like inflatable decorations due to the flat patterns on them
-they removed the "have a nice day!" and "thank you!" signs, really ruins the warm feel of the original
-the "coconut mall" logo on the front now just has the Super Mario font with less colors, also removing the pianta above it
-a lot of the color feels botched...it focuses on orange WAY heavier than the original with highly saturated colors. it makes the mall not feel as widely appealing
-that BIG coconut mall beach ball in the middle is just GONE???????
...that's all the main gripes i have with it
to not be 100% negative, i will mention changes i like
MKTV trucks are aplenty outside, all those red arrow signs from mariokart wii present here are replaced with actual things!
few examples: vending machine in the food court area, more roomy walls at the entrance of the stage, there's an actual parking lotto thingy in the parking lot area
the shortcut areas look nicer, you can actually see how you drive through a clothing store and the one at the end has new flooring which helps make it feel like a different path
the ocean within the parking lot area has rock formations and a cruise (i wonder if its daisy cruise? just a thought.)
that's it
Something I like about the music is that it usually syncs with the sections of the track, the piano in the main room, the sax in the Coconut Garden, and the accordion for the food court and the parking lot
2:50
"The dress itself was confirmed as a royal blue "Lace Bodycon Dress" from the retailer Roman Originals, which was actually black-and-blue in colour; although available in three other colours (red, pink, and ivory, each with black lace), a white and gold version was not available at the time."
-Wikipedia
Coconut Mall represents a happier time when the miis lived on Isle Delfino, before they started their own competitor island in the form of Wuhu.
8:14 Lmao that menu probably can't even be read with the Wii's native resolution 😂😭
The 3DS has lower resolution but the text is more readable in Mario Kart 7
Didn't know I'd ever watch a fifteen minute video essay on why I like coconut mall.
"Unable to create a ghost"
I hope you're proud of yourself.
Honestly making me want to go back and slowly inspect the courses I raced through as a kid. So many details that go unnoticed!
Coconut Mall makes you want to go back and actually visit/explore the mall and shop. It almost has this theme park feel to it as well, in the sense that it would be an event to go visit.
honestly, these last two videos, are kind of reminiscent of the old days of let’s plays, where they were commentated live amd it was just the youtuber’s thoughts while they were playing the game. and that’s p good imo
“There’s Toilets, their amazing” great line
Some things I think are quite underappreciated are the ramps and how they're positioned, whether it's the water fountain or whatever, there's lots of different opportunities to trick off it, you could either just drive around, go over the top, or do a side trick. Plus, the music flows so well, I played the course on time trials a lot, so I remember where every part of the music fits each part of the course, such as when the accordion kicks in at 45 seconds, which always happens when I reach lap 2. I get that feeling with other courses, but none feel quite as satisfying as this one.
I love how easily you can snap this course in half :>
I always loved urban/social places ( mushroom city/toad harbor/super bell subway/sunshine Airport etc) turned into tracks for the mario kart series
Coconut Mall's music is a meme for a reason. It's so open yet also so detailed and lively! That and it captures the most memorable parts of malls like the multiple floors that allow you to see the ones below and above you, water fountains, escalators, plenty of posters, people who drive carelessly, etc. When playing Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart that has this track modded into it, everyone votes for Coconut Mall. It's a track that makes me so happy and one I hope continues to encapsulate the craziness of malls and Mario Kart.
Besides, cars driving around in malls isn't unusual.
Absolutely!!
I played this with my mom one night and she actually said this was her favorite stage and would always say “can we play on the mall one”.
Who else is here after seeing that Coconut Mall is going to be a DLC in MK8D?
I just love the music and the short cut that goes through the store.
Literally was just watching this guys videos at 2 am and was really happy when I saw he uploaded a new video. New sub
It's 3:00 am in my country and i can't sleep HELP ME
hacking the day just got finished drawing and I still can’t sleep
Becase coconuts are funny
And also weapons of mass destruction
Baby baby dadadada baby baby
I feel like im missing context, What does Persona 3 have to do with Mario Kart Wii?
@@sasaki999pro Because Aigis was secretly a motorcycle the whole time.
Burn my tread
@sasaki999pro @Slenderquil Ramcharge or just because everything is a persona reference
OH YEAHHH BDAADDA DA DA BADDA DA DA DUHHH
@@sasaki999pro go to the damn lyrics and you'll find the reference
I've been playing this game for 10 years and I never knew about the piantas. Also, the music here slaps.
1. the song slaps
2. The track is just flat out fun
These are all really great points and observations but the real reason people love it is just because of the music
Just the amount of people who drove through the mall and that music that refuses to be hated just coexist perfectly here, and who else but Mario to capitalize on such a winning formula?
Absolutely!
9:15 I always considered the lower route the main route and the upper route the fancy route for adventurers.
1:48 I always believed that the stairs change direction for each lap
Same but the more I think about it the less sense it makes. Like who's lap does it consider? What about online mode? Knowing that it's just set intervals makes way more sense
@@petermarsella6537 actually, it isn't by laps, it's by time.
It's just the fact that the direction was changed when I completed a lap
IT'S BACK!
I always loved the aesthetic of coconut mall and all the places you could explore, I remember loading it up and not even racing, just exploring all the little things everywhere!
yeah i loved exploring all the shops and my child brain kept imagining how all the miis and piantas would just go here and chill when the mall wasnt used for racing
Him: explains why we like this stage
Me explaining why I like it to my friend: it’s a mall
Personally I LOVE one take videos because they capture RAW emotions
As you travel to parts of a stage emotions are stirred and revealed, whether it's sheer frustrating due to a difficult part, or pure joy due to sharing a discovery or going through your favorite area.
Its just adorable sometimes
I wouldn't say emotions are forced in scripts but they definitely feel suppressed to maintain a "professional" presentation
I never actually buy anything at malls but I love going to them. And I have a lot of memories as a kid and a teenager going to malls and hanging out with friends and stuff and they were nostalgic and fun and usually designed pretty well too. I think they captured that well as well as bringing in a fantastical element and the music fit perfectly
In Super Nintendo World the amusement park, I want to be able to shop at Coconut Mall.
it’s gotta be the music. probably one of the most iconic tracks from wii if not the entire mario kart series
Coconut Mall, Maple Tree Way and Koopa Cape were my favorites as a kid. On the whole, Mario Kart Wii had some solid race courses that are just fun to race through while also providing some interesting aesthetics.
I fell in love with Coconut Mall because there's just so many ROUTES to take. So many that the course almost feels non-linear, like an open-world game of sorts.
I actually want to take the time to quantify just how many options it gives...
First escalators: 3 options (up-escalator, down-escalator, or ride the ramps)
Top floor: 3 options (left side, right side, down-escalator)
Top floor, right side: 3 options (normal route to escalator, shop shortcut and jump from mezzanine, double-mushroom shortcut)
2nd escalator: 3 options (go down the escalator, ride the ramp, or drive off the mezzanine)
3rd set of escalators: 3 options (up-escalator, down-escalator, or ride the ramps)
Courtyard: 3 options (left boost panel, right boost panel, center route with fountain/tree tricks)
Food court: 2 options (upper ramp and lower ramp)
Before parking lot: 2 options (go narrow with turn or go wide to get item box from the mini ramp)
Parking lot: 2 options, sort of (play it safe and stay on one side, swerve to hit all boost panels without hitting cars)
Sunshine Airport might be the Coconut Mall 2.0 when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe nostalgia becomes a thing in the late 2020s and early 2030s.
Well… I would take that back now xD Coconut Mall is gonna be nostalgic once again with MK8D
Why do we love Coconut Mall?
*Yes.*
"There's a pianta that points towards the right escalator"
Wish I knew that long ago.
I think Coconut Mall is probably the most iconic Mario Kart track. The combination of its unique concept with the popularity of Mario Kart Wii makes it the one that I think the most amount of people would choose when asked to name a Mario Kart track. The only counter I've heard is Rainbow Road, but there are so many Rainbow Roads that it would probably spread a specific one too thin.
Ok so you mentioned that people see the right path near the end of Coconut Mall as a shortcut while you just see it as an alternate route. The path on the right is actually a bit faster an here’s why: in Mario Kart Wii, your speed while travelling in the air is noticeably slower compared to your speed when driving on the ground, so much so that the right path here is faster simply because you spend less time in the air. This is also a reason why the split path to the left at the very end of Grumble Volcano that takes you up the hill and off of a ramp that sends you pretty high into the air is MUCH slower than the right-hand path. Not only is it just a wider turn than the right path, it also sends you into the air which, as mentioned, has you moving much slower than you would on ground. Things like this is also why “low tricking” is such a useful tech at the highest level of play in this game, they keep you in the air for less time after tricking, thus reducing time spent not going as fast as you could be on the ground.
Coconut Mall is literally so charming. They captured the feeling of vacation and fun, with the colors, sounds, and scenery. Literally, I've spent a lot of time exploring Coconut Mall throughout the years. I would like to visit this location in real life!!! It's very bubbly and warm. It would be nice to have some remakes of this map!
To be fair, most other tracks are tracks first and settings later. Coconut Mall feels like it was made as just a mall, but is being used as a race track.
Once, to lighten the mood of a particularly competitive MKW session with my siblings, I drove up to the burger place near the end of the course, parked, and pretended to order a huge fast food meal as Funky Kong.
My place in the race sucked, but my siblings were laughing, so my plan worked perfectly.
Also, Coconut Mall's music is 👌
This is something I should totally do
Speaking of meat in Mushroom Kingdom, there are cows in Moo Moo Meadows that could potentially serve as a source for meat, and if we're counting the Paper Mario series, there would be pigs too.
Coconut mall feels like the perfect level for everybody from beginners to speedrunners.
"I would be happy if Coconut Mall made an appearance in every single Mario Kart course"
man we got coconut mall on mario kart 8 deluxe now in the future 12 courses, Only 2 courses are available and 1 ONE OF THE RACES IS COCONUT MALL- they removed the mii thing so no obama running you over.
It's even in Tour now.
@@ChiefMedicPururu really? thanks for the info-
You forgot to mention it has the best out of bounds glitch in the series
Pretty sure the metal pipe is just supposed to be like a modern art kind of staircase, malls often have sorta modern art types of staircases so i think thats whats going on there
I never realised that pianta points at the right escalator. This course has so many details!
Imagine Nintendo creating an actual coconut mall where you can buy Nintendo products like their New York store, but at the next level.
Like if you agree that idea.
I love the love the little things of things in games I reamber sometimes I just looked around in sonic adventure levels I just adore the ashetic. I'm really glad people talk about many of these little design stuff, I thought I was like the only one. srry for spelling.
on the wierd silver stairs i've always thought of it as a cheese grater when i was younger. idk what stuff my brain was on back then
I REALLY enjoy the one takes and oh my gosh this was fun to listen to
Ty, I needed this to chill out tonight
I remember as a kid, just exploring coconut mall on my DS in ghost mode. It was absolutely magical to me. There was so many little details and cool things to just stop and look at. It was marvelous.
As a kid I thought the metal things the piñatas added were domino inspired walls
I can't believe how great you are at doing things in one take. The fact that this video was done with no editting is seriously impressive. I found a lot of your behind the Zike video very entertaining also and those were also done in one take.
The concept of driving through a mall will just never not be funny. See the "Real Life Coconut Mall" video.
11:50 OK so here's a pointless little thing. I never really went out of my way to read all of the signs in the mall or anything, but just now when you stopped in front of the "Moo Moo Dairy" I actually read it as "Moe Moe Diary", and even mistook the cows on the sides as small portraits of Hatsune Miku smiling cheerfully.
I may or may not have a problem.
I'm not usually a fan of unscripted stuff, most people come off as rambly and low-effort. but I've really been enjoying these, you still communicate your ideas really clearly while getting to be more off-the-cuff. good shit man!
I would absolutely love to visit a Coconut Mall inspired level in a 3D Mario game. Racing through a mall is amazing, but imagine walking through and platforming in one!
Zoomzike: goes down the escalator in the beginning
Competitive mkwii player: wait thats illegal
The fact that the Mario Kart Wii version is better than the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version is confusing.
It pains me to say this but Nintendo is getting lazy.
It's a shame that the recent remake discarded most of these cool nuances you pointed out.
Maple treeway- A TRACK THATS A TREE
coconut mall- A FREAKINNNN MALL
I say wii has some of the best tracks
With the new MK8 Deluxe DLC, coconut mall IS in fact a returning course in this 2022 - 2023 expansion pack
Coconut Mall gives off the same personal feeling as Royal Raceway from Mario Kart 64. Both courses makes me want to explore the course rather than racing. Really bummed that you couldn’t explore the castle grounds in future versions of the same course...
Also fun fact: some vegan burgers actually replace the patty with a portobello cap! Got that info from my favorite weeb, Demolition D!
dude i have no idea how youre able to do this so well unscripted its a great talent
I knew about the Miis in the cars but I never noticed the Miis on the posters. Thats cool!
The dress has LITERALLY been confirmed to be Actually blue and black
NAAAAAAAH we talkin' bout the PICTURE
@@zoomzike If we're talking about the picture... look up "Captain Disillusion dress" here on YT
Imagine how awesome a massive Coconut Mall battle track would be
Better explanation
Every copy of Coconut Mall is personalised
Makes sense to me
in most Mario games, it's usually set in this bizarre abstract world with giant mushrooms and floating blocks. But coconut mall is set in our world with our things, so it just makes it more fun to watch the Mario characters interact with our things (kinda like the appeal for Luigi's mansion 3) in my opinion
I like to think that there's an annual event where a race happens in this mall and they modify it.
i think the metal pipe is actually some shutters fashioned into a ramp
When I was 5 or 6, and my little sister was 3 or 4, we'd roleplay in Coconut Mall just for giggles
This man looks at the Pianta to go up the right escalator, real chads memorized the cycle
Legends ride the rail.
@@literallyafrog367 Gods trick off it
You're cutting it close there Mr. Zike. Keep up the great work!
2:49 Nnno. The dress was confirmed be black and blue, so you're wrong actually.
Anyway... I always love stages that take a place you wouldn't have in and turn it into a race track. That's why I like Coconut Mall, Super Bell Subway, Sunshine Airport etc. no matter what lol