Everyone talks about the leitmotif of Maple treeway. No one mentions the Moo Moo Meadows theme, of the sparklies/ instrumentation of rainbow road. This song is a god damn masterpiece, just like the game
Honestly it has a mix of everything Mario/Luigi circuit theme Maple treeway/ Bowser castle melody Rainbow road sound (idk what it is) Toad factory piano and claps Mushroom gorge flute And moo moo meadow bell at the end
That’s one of my core memories. I remember beating the CPUs on the lightning cup for the first time, and this started to play… I’m 6-7 years old, it’s a warm summer day, probably around 5pm, the sun’s setting outside my open window. I yell in triumph as I finally beat the CPUs across the finish line. Then, after I get my trophy, this plays. I’m in awe, as I had never seen anything like this. I’m filled with joy and triumph, beaming at myself until the credits end, and the words “Thanks for playing!” pop up on the screen. I slowly walk down the stairs and to my dad, exclaiming: “I did it! I beat Mario Kart!” My dad smiles and says “great job buddy!” and hugs me. To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as accomplished, as triumphant, as happy as I did during that time. Sorry for the little story, but the two ending scenes and songs hold so much for me. Thanks for listening.
Even though me nor my family ever got to this credits music, it still engulfs me in nostalgia. That is the pure beauty of this track, and why I always come back it listen to it. Never stop making great music like this, Nintendo!
I remember in Lockdown, starting in February 2021, I played this game every single day for at least 3 months, I got a gold trophy on every cup and loved the game so much I would literally listen to the soundtrack while doing homework. After finishing it, I felt like the end credits scene was the most incredible reward I could’ve ever received. 3 years later and after switching from an original 2006 Wii to Dolphin Emulator on my PC, Mario Kart Wii is still my favourite game of all time.
I was born in the same year when Mario Kart Wii was released, and I still managed to experience the greatness of the Wii, like Mario Galaxy and Wii Sports, but one thing I'll never forget together with the Galaxy final battle and sequence, is the Mario Kart Wii Staff Roll, at the time I didn't know how to trigger it and I thought it was random, and every time I finished a Grand Prix I hoped the staff roll would arrive. I will never be able to thank Nintendo enough for giving me this childhood. If the grammar isn't totally correct, I'm sorry, I'm Italian.
What a way to end Mario Kart Wii.... guys this game was all apart of our childhoods so listen.. your childhood only happens once, don’t let it go to waste. To anyone reading this... have a great day
0:29 _“Mario 2, just a dream…”_ 0:43 Is Maple Treeway this game’s unofficial main theme? I swear this is the fifth time I’ve heard that melody, and I’m sure I’ve missed some. 0_o
It's just as much the unofficial main theme as the Circuit theme is actually, except that Maple Treeway is used three times and the Circuit theme is used more times overall
The Maple Treeway leitmotif hits hard not only because it's my favorite track in the series, but also because it's the only melody in the song that's recognizable lmao
Everytime I listen to this it feels like I'm back in the best days I ever had on my wii learning how to all works thanks Nintendo for making awesome fun enjoyable games 🎮 😁 I started when I was around 5 or 6 now I'm 17 strange thing time 🤣
@@minertom I’m 17 too!! I never had a wii and always played at a friends house at around 7 or 8. And after all those years I finally got a wii and I’m instantly playing it since an half year ago haha I also play minecraft!
Yesterday I got a Wii and I haven’t had one in 6 years. Tomorrow I’m receiving Mario Kart wii from my grandmas house. I’ve been playing that game for more than 10 years and never 100% it, the only thing I had left to do was get 3 star on everything, which is gonna take months, maybe years. But now I’ll have to start from scratch. I’m on a journey to have 100% on Wii, 7, and 8 deluxe with the booster course. I’m 2000 vr away and a rainbow road ghost away from 100%ing Mario kart 7 and a ton of booster course Grand Prix and time trials away from 100%ing MK8. I’ll start my 100% Mario Kart Wii journey tomorrow and I’ll be ready to spend hours, days, weeks in my basement, just to finally complete that game.
I don't even care that much that this was one of my childhood games, I'm just absolutly FLABBERGASTED by how PHENOMENAL almost everything in this game has aged. 2 years ago, Double Dash!! was my favorite Mario Kart. Half a year ago, it was DS. But now, after getting all the characters, karts and bikes, I recognize that Mario Kart Wii was my favorite all along, no nostalgia required.
This is the first MK I ever played, I was 10 (I think) when I got a Wii for my birthday with this game. I'll turn 20 next month, but I still love this game for absolutely everything, and mostly the memories I made playing it.
I'll never forget getting this game just after my birthday in September 2012. That era might be when I had the best memories of this game. Interestingly, this came out in 2008, when the Marvel Cinematic Universe began with Iron Man. Then I got this the year Avengers came out. I love how this game paralleled the MCU, and how much both sparked beloved memories.
Y'know, despite how long it has been. I still go back and listen to stuff like this. It just fills me with an intense amount of pure nostalgia. Truly the best years of my life back when I was younger.
@@dorianallard2240 why would they make a Mario kart 9 when 8 is the biggest cash cow? Your isn’t 9 they just will continue with 8 until it stops making buckets and buckets of cash
@@symbiotetoast3649 I know they won't make mk9 for the moment because Nintendo became controlled by money and not by innovations and players like before. But as a player I'm still waiting for new stuff and tracks in a new game because I think I've done everything in this game
I remember going everyday to my grandpas house (he lives close to me) when I was like 5 and played this all the time while he taught me how to play it and now I’m a pro at Mario kart because I was playing that game for like 5 years thx Nintendo
Listening to this on the day the final wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is an experience! We finally got the Mario Kart Wii Roster in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (except for Mii Outfit B. RIP.)!!!
"Do you still have the MKWii Disc?" "Yes" "What did it cost?" "Me not being able to beat the real game because of a map that crashes my game everytime I try to play it"
I’ve been playing this game since I was 12 or 13, and now at 23 I just got my Wii fixed just so I could play Mario kart. I realized that growing up I never thought about beating the game when my brothers and I would play, so I set out to beat it and did so in short order. Even though with my old progress it didn’t take too long, the fulfillment of living out one of my childhood dreams at age 23 with this song playing in the background made me happier than I’ve been in a while! What an amazing game 😭
Even though im a Wii kid i didnt even have Mario Kart Wii (I had DS, 7, and 8) but holy cow this song makes me feel so f-ing nostalgic. Maybe thats just the power of Nintendo music
Who could have predicted that the music of Luigi Circuit, who seems to be playing around, would be so moving? It was the same with Wave Race 64, but it's incredibly moving to hear the catchy, familiar music from the first stage played again at the end. I could feel the creator's gratitude to everyone for playing the game.
My favorite tracks in Summer Vacation are Moonview Highway, Rainbow Road, Moo Moo Meadows, DS Peach Gardens, GCN Peach Beach, GBA Shy Guy Beach, Koopa Cape and Coconut Mall!
A perfect way to end a nostalgic field trip
what a better way to end then where we first started
Damn fucking right
Right with ya
So true
I could not agree more, mario kart wii was the first video game i ever played.
2:14 "Damn it John, now we gotta record it again! You and your freaking drum I swear"
LMAO
John: The song needs more cowbell man! It'll sound better!
"John, just because you love rhythm heaven isn't a solid reason to add a cowbell"
Based John
LMAAAO
the fact that there’s people still listening mario kart wii osts in 2024 just put a smile on my face.
Oh yes, i'm even playing it again these days, unlocking everything once more, it never gets old 😎
We're depressed Gen Z-ers who miss the good ol' days.
Because mkwii has the best music out of every mk game
@@thelibyanplzcomeback I'm not even genZ but I love mario kart wii and retro stuff
How could you not listen to it? It’s beautiful, nostalgic, timeless music
The nostalgia is melting me like a marshmallow right now! So many memories!
I didn’t know they had a cowbell at the end, it gives it charm, I like it
I thought it was a lightswitch when I was a kid
I thought it was a coconut 😅
dink
Everyone talks about the leitmotif of Maple treeway. No one mentions the Moo Moo Meadows theme, of the sparklies/ instrumentation of rainbow road. This song is a god damn masterpiece, just like the game
And SNES Mario Circuit at 1:47 too.
Honestly it has a mix of everything
Mario/Luigi circuit theme
Maple treeway/ Bowser castle melody
Rainbow road sound (idk what it is)
Toad factory piano and claps
Mushroom gorge flute
And moo moo meadow bell at the end
@@marino._. and the SNES Mario Circuit theme at 1:47 too.
And the theme at 0:32 !!!
@BK2410 is that the online theme?
1:11 it just hits different
I clicked on this comment at the same time the song was at the same part also coming from my Wii. It was a great coincidence.
That’s one of my core memories. I remember beating the CPUs on the lightning cup for the first time, and this started to play…
I’m 6-7 years old, it’s a warm summer day, probably around 5pm, the sun’s setting outside my open window. I yell in triumph as I finally beat the CPUs across the finish line. Then, after I get my trophy, this plays. I’m in awe, as I had never seen anything like this. I’m filled with joy and triumph, beaming at myself until the credits end, and the words “Thanks for playing!” pop up on the screen. I slowly walk down the stairs and to my dad, exclaiming:
“I did it! I beat Mario Kart!” My dad smiles and says “great job buddy!” and hugs me.
To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as accomplished, as triumphant, as happy as I did during that time. Sorry for the little story, but the two ending scenes and songs hold so much for me. Thanks for listening.
i enjoyed reading this, thank you
Why are you apologizing? That’s a beautiful story, very similar to many people here!
Even though me nor my family ever got to this credits music, it still engulfs me in nostalgia. That is the pure beauty of this track, and why I always come back it listen to it. Never stop making great music like this, Nintendo!
HAPPY 14 YEARS OF MKWII!!!
Wow so weird knowing that its that old i was 4 when it was out how do i feel old already when im not 🤣
16 now.
Literally one day late to saying that haha.
They 100% jammed to this in the studio when they create this. pure heat
Bro listening to this almost made me tear up, the memories are crazy! I guess you got the credits if you beat the special or lightning cup.
i beat Special cup once and i didnt get it, so it has to be Lightning cup
@@AAAA-iq7cm I recently unlocked these credits, you get it by earning a gold trophy in every cup and CC.
@@dawndishsoap14 that’s the alternate title screens not the staff credits
Rest easy, Satoru…
For the final Mario kart, they should use this as a montage for all the previous games
i hear
0:28 Toad's Factory + Daisy Circuit
0:42 Maple Treeway
1:00 Rainbow Road
1:12 Mario/Luigi Circuit
1:27 Moo Moo Meadows
1:34 Moo Moo Meadows (X2)
*_DUN DUN DUN DUN_* ..... *_DUN DUN DUN DUN_*
I remember in Lockdown, starting in February 2021, I played this game every single day for at least 3 months, I got a gold trophy on every cup and loved the game so much I would literally listen to the soundtrack while doing homework. After finishing it, I felt like the end credits scene was the most incredible reward I could’ve ever received.
3 years later and after switching from an original 2006 Wii to Dolphin Emulator on my PC, Mario Kart Wii is still my favourite game of all time.
I was born in the same year when Mario Kart Wii was released, and I still managed to experience the greatness of the Wii, like Mario Galaxy and Wii Sports, but one thing I'll never forget together with the Galaxy final battle and sequence, is the Mario Kart Wii Staff Roll, at the time I didn't know how to trigger it and I thought it was random, and every time I finished a Grand Prix I hoped the staff roll would arrive. I will never be able to thank Nintendo enough for giving me this childhood.
If the grammar isn't totally correct, I'm sorry, I'm Italian.
We both have the same story
That's fine :)
Thank you so much to playing my Game!
Mario: 2008
What a way to end Mario Kart Wii.... guys this game was all apart of our childhoods so listen.. your childhood only happens once, don’t let it go to waste. To anyone reading this... have a great day
Thank you after 11 months! 💜
Thank you after 2 years!
Mario Kart Wii had one of the best soundtracks.
0:29 _“Mario 2, just a dream…”_
0:43 Is Maple Treeway this game’s unofficial main theme? I swear this is the fifth time I’ve heard that melody, and I’m sure I’ve missed some. 0_o
It's just as much the unofficial main theme as the Circuit theme is actually, except that Maple Treeway is used three times and the Circuit theme is used more times overall
best song no cap
so true
amen
Please continue to enjoy Mario Kart Wii!
The Maple Treeway leitmotif hits hard not only because it's my favorite track in the series, but also because it's the only melody in the song that's recognizable lmao
nah bro thats outta left field
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I've been playing this game since i was 3 years old, and the nostalgia hit me like a god damn semi truck
Doubt anyone can play when they're 3
@@DevGr8M8 I did
@@HUGO_417 Sure wiggle around the controller but not actually play
same brother
Imagine this playing at the end of the Mario movie
Que mal que no la neta
Brings a tear to my eye
Everytime I listen to this it feels like I'm back in the best days I ever had on my wii learning how to all works thanks Nintendo for making awesome fun enjoyable games 🎮 😁 I started when I was around 5 or 6 now I'm 17 strange thing time 🤣
Omg same, except I didn’t have a wii and played it at a friends house, now many years later I got a wii and those memories.. unbelievable
I have a feeling Mario kart wii will be in our memories forever
@@minertom indeed, it will never leave us
I still play it alot it's one of my main games (Minecraft fortnite and mario kart)
@@minertom I’m 17 too!! I never had a wii and always played at a friends house at around 7 or 8. And after all those years I finally got a wii and I’m instantly playing it since an half year ago haha I also play minecraft!
I was 5 when my family bought this game...now I’m 18 :(
now you are 19
Watching this literally made me cry. I was 6 when my aunt bought this game as a birthday gift for me, now i'm 16
me too! Like seriously I was 5 and it was christmas when I got this game where did the time go?!?
Now your 20
@ChrissGriffin2000 f*ck your age you better still be playing it😂😂😂
Yesterday I got a Wii and I haven’t had one in 6 years.
Tomorrow I’m receiving Mario Kart wii from my grandmas house.
I’ve been playing that game for more than 10 years and never 100% it, the only thing I had left to do was get 3 star on everything, which is gonna take months, maybe years. But now I’ll have to start from scratch.
I’m on a journey to have 100% on Wii, 7, and 8 deluxe with the booster course. I’m 2000 vr away and a rainbow road ghost away from 100%ing Mario kart 7 and a ton of booster course Grand Prix and time trials away from 100%ing MK8.
I’ll start my 100% Mario Kart Wii journey tomorrow and I’ll be ready to spend hours, days, weeks in my basement, just to finally complete that game.
Good Luck
I think Mario Kart Wii is the best game was ever made
Did you make it to 9999vr on 7 and Wii U 8 before shutdown? Perfect way to go out with the network.
@@ARandomTrout356 I 100 prevented 7 with over 10000 vr but I don’t have Nintendo switch online
Im in that way, its very hard to get the f1 car, unlock 24 staff ghosts requires practice
I don't even care that much that this was one of my childhood games, I'm just absolutly FLABBERGASTED by how PHENOMENAL almost everything in this game has aged. 2 years ago, Double Dash!! was my favorite Mario Kart. Half a year ago, it was DS. But now, after getting all the characters, karts and bikes, I recognize that Mario Kart Wii was my favorite all along, no nostalgia required.
The nostalgia on this hits harder than a blue shell
these nostalgic memories bro, its all over 😞
This is the first MK I ever played, I was 10 (I think) when I got a Wii for my birthday with this game. I'll turn 20 next month, but I still love this game for absolutely everything, and mostly the memories I made playing it.
I'll never forget getting this game just after my birthday in September 2012. That era might be when I had the best memories of this game.
Interestingly, this came out in 2008, when the Marvel Cinematic Universe began with Iron Man. Then I got this the year Avengers came out. I love how this game paralleled the MCU, and how much both sparked beloved memories.
Same! This is my favorite Mario Kart game!
2007*
@@davy388perego4 MK Wii came out in 2008. Super Mario Galaxy was 2007.
@@rainbowrunner1550 ah right, sorry
dude wth are we the same person i got my wii and this game on my birthday in september in 2012
Y'know, despite how long it has been. I still go back and listen to stuff like this. It just fills me with an intense amount of pure nostalgia. Truly the best years of my life back when I was younger.
In my personal opinion, this is literally one of the best songs in Mario Kart Wii. It’s such a banger 😩🙌
When you come home after the last day of school
they’d better make another game like this
Maybe Mario kart 9
@@NicholasSouza288 i have feeling that mkt is mk9
@@Sryloth you were right because in the last Nintendo direct they announced a track extention with lots of cool tracks but no mk9
@@dorianallard2240 why would they make a Mario kart 9 when 8 is the biggest cash cow? Your isn’t 9 they just will continue with 8 until it stops making buckets and buckets of cash
@@symbiotetoast3649 I know they won't make mk9 for the moment because Nintendo became controlled by money and not by innovations and players like before. But as a player I'm still waiting for new stuff and tracks in a new game because I think I've done everything in this game
I love all the musical references.
1:44-2:10 It is my favorite part! 😁🏁🎶🎵
same here!
Mario kart Wii is the best MK game. The sounds, music, characters, items, and track selection is the best in the series hands down. Amazing game 10/10
If this doesn’t play at my funeral im not dying
Thank you for the journey, those emotions will live forever in my hearth
I grew up with MKW. It was one of the first games I played. This is so nostalgic for me
I remember going everyday to my grandpas house (he lives close to me) when I was like 5 and played this all the time while he taught me how to play it and now I’m a pro at Mario kart because I was playing that game for like 5 years thx Nintendo
Listening to this on the day the final wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass is an experience! We finally got the Mario Kart Wii Roster in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (except for Mii Outfit B. RIP.)!!!
Even though I only got MarioKart Wii 2 years ago, this song still manages to put tears in my eyes. ❤
this song always gives me adrenaline and a rush of pure happiness
"Do you still have the MKWii Disc?"
"Yes"
"What did it cost?"
"Me not being able to beat the real game because of a map that crashes my game everytime I try to play it"
It’s quite an accomplishment for anyone to have a working MKWii Disk in 2022
@@zememerr2329 I have one ^^
Bonk
I’ve been playing this game since I was 12 or 13, and now at 23 I just got my Wii fixed just so I could play Mario kart. I realized that growing up I never thought about beating the game when my brothers and I would play, so I set out to beat it and did so in short order. Even though with my old progress it didn’t take too long, the fulfillment of living out one of my childhood dreams at age 23 with this song playing in the background made me happier than I’ve been in a while! What an amazing game 😭
It’s like the end credits of my childhood wishing me luck in my adulthood
The one little cowbell at the end is so cute and goofy
Wow. This brings back alot of memories.
Even though im a Wii kid i didnt even have Mario Kart Wii (I had DS, 7, and 8) but holy cow this song makes me feel so f-ing nostalgic. Maybe thats just the power of Nintendo music
A very good song to think of all the key moments in your mario cart journey
Who could have predicted that the music of Luigi Circuit, who seems to be playing around, would be so moving?
It was the same with Wave Race 64, but it's incredibly moving to hear the catchy, familiar music from the first stage played again at the end.
I could feel the creator's gratitude to everyone for playing the game.
Best ending music for any subject. Somebody play this song at my funeral!
Now THIS... is racing music
This was worth hearing after beating the cups
The most epic song to the most epic game ever. Greatest game to ever see the surface.
You can only get the credits by playing on the lightning cup which is the last cup!
FALSE!
you can also get it on the special cup!
It’s the last cup you complete in order
My favorite tracks in Summer Vacation are Moonview Highway, Rainbow Road, Moo Moo Meadows, DS Peach Gardens, GCN Peach Beach, GBA Shy Guy Beach, Koopa Cape and Coconut Mall!
this has no reason to slap as hard as it does and i fucking love it
I legit get the chills everytime I hear this.
this the kind of music you'd catch me listening to during a marathon
Someone put this over a movie with the world ending
ありがとう、マリオカートWii！
Rock! Theme! Song! 🥌 🪨
not me crying, my retina sweaty.
Thank you for all this god music!
Very nice song
That Daisy meme in which falls to the river from the bridge at DK's Dino Jungle to the best of the music
DK Mountain. DK's Dino Jungle doesn't exist
2:04 needs to be a Victory theme in smash bros
THIS HAS TO BE ON SPOTIFY (ORIGINAL NEEDS TO BE ON THERE, AND NO REMIXES!)! THIS IS THE BEST CREDITS THEME I HAVE HEARD IN MARIO KART HISTORY!
Dude I swear Mario Kart 8 just stole that ending (2:04) and gave it trumpets.
1:43 reminds me of Mario Kart 8's Rainbow Road
@@pi3.1415 I know MK8's RR theme well, but I don't see the resemblance, sorry.
@@amazingfireboy1848 ok
@@amazingfireboy1848 I meant at 1:46
@@pi3.1415 Feels more like Mario Stadium or Maple Tree Way to me, but cool 👍
I use to play this game at my friends house
que recuerdos 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
They’d better play this at my graduation
Can’t believe Mario Kart Wii is sixteen years old
Rocket! Yes! 🚀
My god... this is it!!
I don't remember if I beat this game or not (on all CC's) so I don't remember this song to be honest. It's great listening to in the OST though.
😔 nostalgia
such an underrated OST
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Definitely better than mk8's credits, tell ya that
I'm not crying you are😭😭😭
Staff roll 1 sounds like Daisy Circuit and this is a remix of Luigi/Mario Circuit. Anyone else hear it?
honestly, i should play this
Nostalgia 😁✨
they didn't need to go this hard but they did
I just poked my eye and now it hurts
Great 👍🏻 music
As good as his music is, my game would always crash here, nowhere else in the game just here
Happey
I’m going to get this game this year ❤
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