Favorite Mario Kart

[entertainment.net]

Now that everyone has had time to chew on MK8, I was curious about what you people's favorite Mario Kart is.

Of the ones I've played (64, GBA, Double Dash, DS, and Wii) I would have to pick Double Dash for the Gamecube. This is probably because I've played it the most, but I do really like the mechanic of having two items at once. I especially liked being able to switch drivers right before hitting an item box and getting an additional item when you only have one.

So which game is your favorite?

[Raz]

Mario Kart 7, my favourite mechanics of all the games, and it's portable, yet not crappy.. I don't like MK8's item mechanics at all.

[ChaosYoshi]

I could go on and on about how difficult it is for me to decide on a favorite Mario Kart game, but for now, I would say that Mario Kart 8 is my favorite. I agree with Raz in that the item mechanics in it could have been handled better, but I think that the faster recovery times help alleviate that. The new items are also pretty useful (or at least I find them useful).

[KABOOM]

I've played the original (only a little), 64, Double Dash, Super Circuit, and 8. I'd rate them like this from best to worst:
Mario Kart 8
Double Dash
Mario Kart 64
Super Circuit
Super Mario Kart

[brandoprojectm]

Mario Kart 7, is my favorite Mario Kart because it's almost entirely luck based and that's the only way I can win. I don't like MK8's item mechanics since I can't git gud

Still, even with the release of MK8, MK7 is pretty up there. I've always ranked different MK games from their different aspects, such as Double Dash having the best track selection, MK8 having the best driving mechanics by far and best online, and MK7 having the craziest item distribution possible which can get unbalanced but it's good for crazy fun.

[Raz]

no one cares about your fatalina avatar

[brandoprojectm]

How tsundere. :3c

[Harmless]

Mario Kart 64 was the first game I ever played in my life. I know it has its bugs, but man the execution is there in the driving aspect, drifting, and race tracks/music being incredibly memorable. That being said I have to say that 64 was the best MK game made. Not because of nostalgia, but because of execution, and the feeling of each character having unique perks. Toad is fast yet light and actually does go flying fairly far if crashed into at high speeds. If you approach Bowser and hit him from behind there's a great chance his shell spikes will spin you out. Mario is balanced and in a lot of cases it's difficult to overtake him because of his all-around stats, and etc. I will be honest, the items do seem clunky, but hey they can still be used. It's just impossible to use red/blue shells on Rainbow Road because they keep running into the walls, though. And while it is easy for people to pick up it still has an aspect that there's a lot of driving techniques and drifting to be perfected, which kept me playing for hours on end just to perfect that one ramp on Koopa Troopa Beach (those who played the game, yes you know which one I'm talking about). Yoshi is pretty OP in this game though.

Second best game is Double Dash.

I do really like the mechanic of having two items at once. I especially liked being able to switch drivers right before hitting an item box and getting an additional item when you only have one.

Also the first Mario Kart game to have unlockable characters. Toaaaad <3

But yeah, DD had great music, Baby Park, very fun battle modes (which I barely played since I'm so lonely), and I once hoped for MKWii they would've made it triple dash or something, lel.

Third is MK7. I haven't played 8 so I can't really compare it to 7 or anything but 7 kept me on the hook for a while. Really nice item display, interesting character and kart customization mechanic (brings me back to the days of MKDS), and nice track selection. Oh, and great music. Drifting Mechanic works great.

Honorable Mention is DS. This game I probably played the second most after MK64. Sure, it had its problems like the abusiveness of snaking and some aesthetics were missing (like no flames coming out of the karts when you turbo drift), but man was it a fun game. Missions were a nice touch, VS I probably spent the most time on, and yeah.

Everything else comes after. But hey, with each MK being unique (although I will say Super Circuit is not exactly the best, I played it a lot but meeh), they're still all great games.

[Oranjui]

Wii was definitely my favourite, in terms of originality at least. Those were some of the coolest courses I've ever played. And the music was great, too. Character selection may have been over the top, and the drifting was really difficult for me, but it was still an awesome game.

Double Dash is second for all the reasons stated before. Bleugh it was so short, though. It definitely had great mechanics and music. The course selection itself was decent, but not the best in my opinion. Loved the different items and how they were handled. My favourite rainbow road, too C:

7/8 are probably tied at third for me. They're nearly the same idea-wise, but the execution was better for each in their own ways. 8's online mode is definitely the best, 7's item distribution is definitely the best, 8's handling and drifting is better, 7's character/kart selection is better, and then they were both fairly equal in terms of music/course selection. Still great music, especially with the recent jazzy turn. Pretty fun courses, but incomparable to Wii/DD.
Actually, now that I think about it, 8 may take the cake with how good the retro course remakes were. I don't know about you guys but they blew me away.



MKDS... oh, MKDS. This game was packed with the most multiplayer fun I've ever had, snaking issues and all. So many memories...A few years ago, my friends and I would play it almost every day on the bus. Sometimes we could even get the full 8 players. The missions were an interesting take on an extension of singleplayer, too, but I spent far more time on local multiplayer than I did on any other mode. I'm pretty sure I damaged the d-pad of that thing with my drifting skills. That all changed when I got my 3DS. Drifting became so easy to the point where it felt like I was cheating for myself and everyone else. Still, it felt good to be on top.

[Karyete]

DS, followed shortly by Wii.