Every Mario Kart DS Course Ranked

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Schaff ranks the not-all great courses of a great game!
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[@ignaciopizarro97]

Lets be honest. We just wanna see who ends up behind waluigi pinball

[@netherwarrior6113]

Yeah, your. Not wrong

[@youknowwhaaat329]

Hot take: waluigi pinball is not the best track in the game. Top 3 for sure, but I find most of the track taking place on the ball rollers to be rather uninteresting. tick tock clock and airship fortress are just barely better in my opinion

[@wicoin9617]

based@@youknowwhaaat329

[@Bugboy_8]

​@@youknowwhaaat329Put Delfino Square amongst them too

[@gacd2104]

It's a "You know Spider-verse will be first" situation

[@paragnosia2399]

patrick was right, figure 8 circuit is a fascinating under appreciated masterpiece

[@nerdgeekman]

I still miss him

[@ethanrutkowski9712]

@@nerdgeekman I can’t wait for the Clone Wars review to start again, he said Patrick recorded lines for it

[@nerdgeekman]

@@ethanrutkowski9712 I heard he’s also in Shrek 2 Retold

[@paragnosia2399]

@@ethanrutkowski9712I had know idea that series was going to continue, I’m glad though. James might bring in other fans of the show in his videos

[@georgehiscott700]

​@@ethanrutkowski9712So kind of like Carrie Fisher in Rise of Skywalker or in that movie with Rita Ora in it

[@TheLegoMaster261]

When I was a kid, I used to play DS’s special cup repeatedly and pretended like it was a movie. I imagined the tracks as the acts of an action film. In my mind: Wario Stadium was the prologue and main character’s introduction. Peach Gardens was the middle where the main character meets his significant other. Bowser’s Castle was the climax and intense action scene where the main character saves his girl. Rainbow Road was the ending where the two characters get married. Good times!

[@megatoonEJE]

Huh, and what about the other cups?

[@TheLegoMaster261]

@@megatoonEJE The special cup was the only one I could imagine a movie for.

[@Superkid33]

That’s hilariously amazing XD I did random storylines like that as a kid but with playing Mario Party Wii minigames

[@zerogyoro4521]

​@@Superkid33Sounds more fitting.

[@freddiefreakedit]

thats so creative i love it! my brother and i would usually just dick around and drive through the courses the wrong way until time ran out

[@crystalcove99]

Finally. I'm glad to see someone giving my favorite track, Boston Building, some much deserved love.

[@MeesterTweester]

An all-time classic

[@thebestworst8002]

where is there a track named boston building in the game?

[@Lucid_PZPL]

@@thebestworst8002 Zoo Wee Mama

[@theplushiecrew1486]

@@thebestworst8002zoo wee mama

[@SweetieBreezy]

​@@thebestworst8002Zoo Wee Mama

[@NudlArm]

That Patrick comment.. wow. He would've loved it. Like it takes a lot for you to continue this channel and it's inspiring as fuck.

[@oversizedflowerpot]

straight up

[@heinokunzelmann8967]

legitimately made me tear up, man. All respect to Schaff

[@shelbybunny]

what exactly happened?

[@Lechgang]

@@shelbybunny Schaffrillas, Patrick, and Chris were all involved in a very bad car accident a while ago. Chris and Patrick unfortunately passed away as a result, with Schaff being in critical condition for a while. The fact that he's been able to continue making KZbin videos is, in my opinion, nothing short of inspirational.

[@xdriv3n879]

What happened to him?

[@legoboy468]

Hope you’re holding up well Shaf, I’m glad you’re continuing this series : ) I’m sure Patrick is happy you’re finishing his work

[@victorlinares4137]

Bruh stfu hes said many times to let him deal with that himself.

[@cozmo_Comet]

i feel like schaff is hyperfixated on mariokart rn and is just making videos gushing about all of the tracks. and im loving it

[@unclephillymya]

He just like me fr

[@Joseph125]

"The hills are-" "in a desert!" Absolutely sent me. Well played.

[@neonal18]

😊

[@phanterratic]

that section with Patrick in figure 8 circuit was really sweet

[@endstoneninja3845]

Yeah, I feel so bad for what happened to him.

[@clauxzaga]

@@endstoneninja3845what happened to him?

[@Geoooooooooo]

​@@clauxzagaEarlier this year James' (the person you hear in the video) best friend Chris and brother Patrick were both killed in a car accident, where James was also left in critical condition

[@clauxzaga]

@@Geoooooooooo oh my, thats so sad :(

[@DerpiestGameBlast]

One of the most horrifying moments of my life was looking through old DS games and finding a cartridge for Mario Kart DS... even though I never owned it growing up. I have no idea where it came from or when I got it, but I just had it, apparently. Great job, Nintnedo, this game was so well sold that even people who owned it never knew they owned it

[@wizardstumpt4467]

That happen to me with double dash

[@billcipher9124]

Dude I just found a random DS in my house. It had all those games with it and I just played it and that DS broke and then I found another one… Somebody help I think I’m being haunted

[@justaperson2207]

The same happened to me with new Super Mario Bros (ds one)

[@Cyburim]

Creepy pasta sounding ass copy of some vengeful ghost possessing Mario Kary GBA 😆

[@DerpiestGameBlast]

@@Cyburim This really does sound like the start of some horrible creepypasta LMAO

[@dapperman3201]

2:24 32.) SNES Sewage Island 2 4:32 31.) SNES Koopa Beach 2 5:22 30.) Figure-8 Circuit 8:12 29.) SNES Mari-oh it's over 9:15 28.) SNES Donut Plains 1 10:18 27.) Yoshi Falls 12:31 26.) *NOT* GCN Baby Park 13:51 25.) GBA Orange Circuit 15:04 24.) N64 Frappe Snowland 15:41 23.) N64 Moo Moo Farm 16:17 22.) Desert Hills 17:13 21.) Not GCN Luigi Circuit 17:59 20.) Not GCN Yoshi Circuit 18:37 19.) DK Pass 19:36 18.) Mario Circuit 20:21 17.) N64 Banshee Boardwalk 25:51 16.) GBA Luigi Circuit 26:34 15.) GBA Bowser Castle 2 27:25 14.) Cheep Cheep Beach (6th Worst Nitro Course) 28:05 13.) GCN Mushroom Bridge (3rd Best Retro Course) 29:04 12.) N64 Choco Mountain (2nd Best Retro Course) 29:47 11.) Shroom Ridge 30:39 10.) Wario Stadium 31:51 9.) Luigi's Mansion/Boston Building 33:32 8.) GBA Sky Garden 34:34 7.) Delfino Square 35:21 6.) Peach Gardens 36:51 5.) Rainbow Road 37:53 4.) Bowser Castle 39:18 3.) Airship Fortress 40:23 2.) TiK-ToK Clock - Ke$ha 42:13 1.) Waluigi Pinball Average Nitro Course Ranking: 11.75 Average Retro Course Ranking: 21.25 (Lower is better)

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[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

So many good tracks in Mario Kart DS. Airship Fortress, Luigi's Mansion, Bowser's Castle, Tick Tock Clock, Delfino Square, Peach Gardens, and Waluigi Pinball are such classics. I feel like DS really got the short end of the stick in the Booster Course Pass with so many amazing tracks not making the cut.

[@wrenpen]

oh my god i know, so mang good tracks got left out of the dlc

[@egbertmilton4003]

Too bad, it has so many utterly trash tracks, like not even the original courses are immune to it. Like, Figure 8 just makes my insides wither

[@burnypython8230]

7 is a fine number to go with if we are including DS tracks from both the base game and Booster Course Pass. I would love to see Luigi’s Mansion and Airship Fortress. However, I’d rather have them replace Waluigi Pinball and Peach Gardens as DS Mario Circuit is unironically one of the best tracks the BCP has to offer. Shroom Ridge also fits Deluxe well as the game emphasizes building mini turbos and Ridge has a lot of turns. It along with Berlin are the only 2 good traffic courses Deluxe has to offer.

[@chromxrobinandcorrinxcamil9031]

Yeah because Sintendo sucks.

[@lssjgaming1599]

Can't believe they did Boston Building dirty like that

[@RowanMackenzie]

I love how Schaff's intrusive thoughts exist as YTP edits

[@SomeGuy-tr2hi]

9:14 I’m so used to you using still images of Tamatoa that when you show an animated clip with original audio from the movie I get major whiplash

[@soulubilityofficial6635]

My theory with DK Pass is that it actually takes place on Gorilla Glacier from Donkey Kong Country. It’s a snowy region in the mountains of DK Island so the snowy aesthetic makes sense

[@misterzygarde6431]

I always had that ideas as well. Heck I thought the same with DK Summit

[@StevenJones851]

i like this Theory it's so good

[@sophiebubbles07]

You know what You have a point

[@Brione30]

For some reason, Schaff’s obsession with Tony Soprano being a playable Mario Kart racer is, like, the funniest thing to me

[@autismandgaming4532]

Only in Mario Kart Super Circuit though SMH

[@walkerphillips2818]

It’s no longer funny.

[@Awesomepieman-dw1po]

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[@matthewbartlett3442]

As a defender of Yoshi Falls, I just enjoy cutting through waterfalls and love the music. It’s so chill and jungle-like that it sounds like Donkey Kong

[@IdentifiantE.S]

I agree the music is so cool ! 😄

[@dannybrine8718]

​@EvannMusics Honestly I liked it in MK:WII because it's just a good vibing track

[@IdentifiantE.S]

@@dannybrine8718 Yes !

[@termaatje1068]

I also love the orange/blue color scheme. It’s very pleasing to the eyes.

[@dannybrine8718]

@termaatje1068 Honestly, when there's not a bunch of idjits ripping up the road, it seems like a baller place to vacation

[@KeB3inactive]

11:34 James straight up ignoring the fact that Mario Kart 8 made a new Yoshi track just so his statements aren’t outdated is the most hilarious shit I’ve ever seen. XD

[@walkerphillips2818]

It's not.

[@Emolgun]

It’s not outdated, but I do think Tony Soprano Island should have been a Yoshi course.

[@yuvansgameworld661]

Fell off my chair in laughter 😂😂😂

[@TheNunchuckChampion]

Schaffrillas doesn't want to admit he's wrong, so he used Tony Soprano as a scapegoat.

[@yuvansgameworld661]

@@TheNunchuckChampion lmao

[@lesbianducklord1342]

Schaff I need you to know that the transition edit at 15:41 absolutely sends me into space every time and it has now become a verbal stim for me😭

[@arlwiss5110]

it truly goes hard lol

[@howsitd00d17]

Moo moo

[@celticdash]

Figure 8 circuit went crazy on mulitplayer because it was a test of whose thumbs could last the longest while snaking and it was INSANE

[@givemeyourgarbage7980]

Half my friends had busted L and R buttons from this fucking game lmfao snaking went CRAZY

[@klawiehr]

@@givemeyourgarbage7980 Yuuup mine are still busted, gave me an excuse to stop playing :)

[@damarihanson3876]

It’s literally the only reason this track would be considered A-tier in my mind. It’s a true test of unadulterated skill

[@habooga2191]

yea bros ranking every track without snaking like 😭😭😭

[@egbertmilton4003]

@@habooga2191because snaking is not legitimate, Figure 8 is still garbage

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

The Mount Rushmore of hailed DS tracks are Waluigi Pinball, Airship Fortress, Luigi's Mansion and Delfino Square.

[@jclkaytwo]

ummm... tick tock clock?

[@theplushiecrew1486]

What about Tick Tock Clock

[@ade1174]

I feel like not enough people talk about Bowser's Castle. That log section is super fun, and it's a nice throwback to Super Mario 64.

[@gianbailey969]

Switch out delfino square for tick tock clock

[@a.jdeets5527]

Tick Tock Clock is better than both Waluigi Pinball and Luigi’s Mansion. I honestly don’t understand why Luigi’s Mansion is so loved when you only drive in the mansion at the beginning and then just the forest for majority.

[@nolank5267]

15:42 I’ve been cracking up at this for like 15 minutes help

[@TheAdvertisement]

7:33 I came here for Mario Kart DS nostalgia, ended up nearly crying over this little homage to Patrick. :'(

[@Derf77]

As someone who grew up with this game and only recently got three stars in each cup on each CC, I’m glad to see Choco Island 2 at number 32.

[@player1marcio744]

So it wasn't only kid me who had problems with this course

[@SqweegeeYT]

It is indeed *pooooo*

[@HoDoBoDo]

It's nice to see James is coping by remembering the good times and sharing them with his fans. It's nice to see that :)).

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

The good times haven’t stopped bro

[@7grandmac]

@@one-onessadhalf3393He means the good times with Chris and Patrick

[@abbylarkspur]

I too revel in the fact that my dad can't clap back when I own him heh 😎

[@PikminandOatchi]

IDK it's a little weird being so flippant about it.

[@HoDoBoDo]

@@one-onessadhalf3393 I'm being discrete in case any of those bots come in and start ruining the vibe.

[@cosmicdunsparce]

One of my favorite things to do on DS Rainbow Road is place an item on the first loop and if you do so successfully, the target could get pulled up into the center and be sent back

[@deadsparta6600]

That's genius lmao

[@andynachos2045]

Glad to see Schaffirillas is back on his grind. Slowed down, then literally just unstoppable.

[@nickmohammadi454]

Speaking as someone who grew up with this game and has a lot of fond memories tied to it, to say this ranking has been a long time coming would be an understatement.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

The nostalgia ❤️

[@abejabee2754]

IVE BEEN WAITING TOOO 😊i’m excited to watch lol

[@misterzygarde6431]

If they ever bring back Figure 8 Circuit, I had the idea of adding stage hazards. Like having the Fake Item Boxes return, traveling along the course. Then on lap 2, the track turns stormy and the Thunder Cloud item returns, moving around before stopping to strike lightning down similar to the Thwomps in N64 Bowser’s Castle. Then on lap 3, the Fake Item Boxes get replaced with the Bob-Omb cars. All the while there boost panels on the path of these hazards, making players decide if they want to risk it or they want to play safe I had this idea of it being part of a hypothetical Poison Cup which takes bad courses and makes them more tolerable. Other courses would include * Vanilla Lake 2 - Reduces the amount of ice blocks while introducing Ice Ramps which break upon tricking off them. Halfway into the race, the course goes underwater. Same layout except you dodge penguins and Torpedo teds. * N64 Wario Stadium - Is now a stadium themed around Wario’s Castle from Super Mario Land 2 complete with all of the hazards there making an appearance as to give players something to do other than drive. Comes with a dark reprise of Mario Kart 64’s Raceway theme that incorporates motifs from Wario’s Castle and boss fight * GBA Cheese Land - While a loved course, the unpopular change to a desert is replaced with the original’s space theming. Alternatively a mix of both aesthetics is done. * Cheese Land is now a planetoid in a cheese themed galaxy. * The other idea would be to make it an artificial environment in a colony on the moon, complete with seeing the surface of the moon along with space while racing. Other than that I headcannon that DK Pass and DK Summit take place in Gorilla Glacier from DKC

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@nolstremer1910What the fuck does that have to do with my comment?

[@egbertmilton4003]

That would be amazing, like why the fuck did they do nothing with this first track

[@davidthecommenter]

figure 8 deserved better as a first track

[@ButterPecan37]

I don’t mind cheese land as a desert, I just like the cheese theme

[@autisticDementia]

@misterzygarde6431 Bro wrote a whole ass essay and thinks we gonna read it

[@dillongeorge5866]

Fun Fact: When they brought back the battle course version of Luigi’s Mansion for 8DX, they made a new version of the song from this game’s Luigi’s Mansion for the battle course. 😁

[@familysforevsies3357]

Instead of GCN Bowser Castle 💀

[@AngelofGrace96]

Oh man, I loved Delfino Plaza so much, those shortcuts were so much fun! Thank you for all the nostalgia, Schaff!

[@brandelynnefreleng7597]

When he said “good luck with that asshole” I thought he was referring to Patrick instead of the fans and I literally grabbed my heart and gasped in shock for like thirty seconds. Ok yes the fans are assholes. Patrick was not. The whole section hit me right in the feels. RIP Patrick. You are remembered fondly and still loved.

[@dogman6687]

Oh holy shit im glad i saw this comment cause i thought the same thing. I went from being like “awwe thats sweet” to “umm that seems in extremely poor taste…” lol

[@real_abender]

THANK GOD I found this comment, I thought the same thing. That was a close one, holy hell.

[@John-xr9ry]

I thought the same😭

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

I don’t know, something about him calling his brother an asshole from beyond the grave is weirdly kinda endearing? Like, even though he’s gone, it’s some kind of playful sibling bickering that feels like things were the same that they were in life and after it. I might just be weird thinking that though (and definitely not phrasing this well lol)

[@dogman6687]

@@one-onessadhalf3393 yeah, it was more so the “what are you gonna do about it?” part that threw me off lol

[@lunestary5274]

Honestly, I remember playing this as a kid and still now. Waluigi's pinball has always have a place in my heart.

[@raxelthescarved]

I have no Idea why but I read "place" as "pickle"

[@gemstar5242]

12:50 The unexpected Arin Hanson “what is this bs” caught me so off guard I almost spit out the food I was eating lmao

[@gramsxg2297]

"5 laps? Why not 7? Geez, what were they thinking?" 😂😂😂

[@Sithplayer]

Bowsers Castle with the music and the grates sounding like a drum solo every time is perfect

[@StevenJones851]

Yeah Bowsers Castle is great and the Music to

[@axelwoni.m.8940]

Yes! Shroom Ridge finally gets the respect it deserves! I usually see people say it's one of the most forgettable tracks in all of Mario Kart, but I've always found it incredibly pleasant to race on, and I also get a lot of enjoyment snaking on this track. Racing through it and dodging all the traffic while snaking non-stop is a lot of fun

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Yes and the music is really cool !

[@walrus6429]

Same I really love that it is in the booster course pass Honestly best track of wave 1

[@JackalformerlyKnownasDjjjav]

Fu*k yeah

[@PaulPower4]

It really is just a solid, fun track with a great piece of music backing it up. I was so happy it made it into the booster course pass. e: saying that, it's kinda funny how this has gone: Schafrillas: gives Shroom Ridge a solid B+, says nice things about it Shroom Ridge fans: finally the respect this course deserves

[@gb731]

Looking forward to the addition of Boston Building in the final wave of the Booster Course Pass.

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

I cannot get over the "IT'S NOTHING" part for Figure-8 Circuit. It's peak comedy 🤣 6:24

[@nim285]

33:05 I should open up my ds again just to play boston building again. I love that course

[@aidanwhite8268]

Timestamps Courses 2:24 #32 SNES Choco Island 2 4:32 #31 SNES Koopa Beach 2 5:22 #30 Figure-8 Circuit 8:12 #29 SNES Mario Circuit 1 9:15 #28 SNES Donut Plains 1 10:18 #27 Yoshi Falls 12:31 #26 GCN Baby Park 13:51 #25 GBA Peach Circuit 15:04 #24 N64 Frappe Snowland 15:41 #23 N64 Moo Moo Farm 16:17 #22 Desert Hills 17:13 #21 GCN Luigi Circuit 17:59 #20 GCN Yoshi Circuit 18:37 #19 DK Pass 19:36 #18 Mario Circuit 20:21 #17 N64 Banshee Boardwalk 25:51 #16 GBA Luigi Circuit 26:34 #15 GBA Bowser Castle 2 27:25 #14 Cheep Cheep Beach 28:05 #13 GCN Mushroom Bridge 29:04 #12 N64 Choco Mountain 29:47 #11 Shroom Ridge 30:40 #10 Wario Stadium 31:51 #9 Luigi’s Mansion/Boston Building 33:32 #8 GBA Sky Garden 34:35 #7 Delfino Square 35:21 #6 Peach Gardens 36:51 #5 Rainbow Road 37:53 #4 Bowser’s Castle 39:18 #3 Airship Fortess 40:23 #2 Tick-Tock Clock 42:13 #1 WALLELUJAH Battle Mode 21:07 Balloon Battle 21:41 Shine Runners 22:14 #6 Palm Shore 22:22 #5 Tart Top 22:43 #4 Nintendo DS 22:57 #3 Twlight House 23:21 #2 Pipe Plaza 23:35 #1 BLOCK FORT SPONSOR 24:35 Surfshark VPN

[@autismandgaming4532]

Baby park ranking above the bottom 5 is unfathomable let’s be honest

[@sirsaggle6513]

I think you made a mistake. #9 is Boston Building

[@preferablynopepper9530]

Bro forgot Boston building

[@maarcvaalmaarcvaal8325]

Zoo wee mama!

[@FlamingoRadio_]

🙏 Thank you

[@gianbailey969]

Figure 8 circuit fans rise up✊

[@ChloeChloesChlideos]

time to rise up

[@AccurateThings]

I LOVE NASCAR

[@beauman1015]

Sit down

[@Asrielovania17]

Wow. They really do exist

[@TK-ls8ez]

Ngl, I loved snaking on that course

[@XDevonBueno]

DS Rainbow road has been slept on for so long! Always been special to me, even after 7's. That looptyloop went so hard as a kindergartener.

[@jasminerivera4411]

iirc, yoshi falls is so well loved because it was one of the only 8 tracks you could play on local multi-player. for many who only got to play through the multi-player, it was well remembered

[@lolAvalanche]

16:50 the clip ending right before the red shell hits honestly got a good laugh out of me.

[@maarcvaalmaarcvaal8325]

2:24 - #32 SNES Choco Island 2 4:33 - #31 SNES Koopa Beach 2 5:23 - #30 Figure 8-Circuit 8:13 - #29 SNES Mario Circuit 1 9:16 - #28 SNES Donut Plains 1 10:19 - #27 Yoshi Falls 12:32 -#26 GCN Baby Park 13:53- #25 GBA Peach Circuit 15:06 - #24 N64 Frappe Snowland 15:42 - #23 N64 Moo Moo Farm 16:17 - #22 Desert Hills 17:14 - #21 GCN Luigi Circuit 18:00 -#20 GCN Yoshi Circuit 18:38 -#19 DK Pass 19:36 -#18 Mario Circuit (The DS one) 20:21 - #17 N64 Banshee Boardwalk 21:07- The Part Where Schaffrillas Ranks All the Battle Courses! (Wow thats a long and oddly specific title!) 24:37 - #?? Sponsor 25:51 - #16 GBA Luigi Circuit 26:35 - #15 GBA Bowser Castle 2 27:25 - #14 Cheep Cheep Beach 28:05 - #13 GCN Mushroom Bridge 29:05 - #12 N64 Choco Mountain 29:48 - #11 'Shroom Ridge 30:42 - #10 Wario Stadium 31:52 - #9 BOSTON BUILDING 33:33 - #8 GBA Sky Garden 34:37 - #7 Delfino Square 35:23 - #6 Peach Gardens 36:51 - #5 Rainbow Road 37:54 - #4 Bowser Castle 39:18 - #3 Airship Fortress 40:32- #2 Tick-Tock Clock 42:14 - #1 I wonder which one is?

[@KingdomHeartsFan-mu9cf]

#9 is actually Boston Building?

[@yoshibutimterrariapixelart1923]

Boston Building*

[@Nikola_M]

#9 is called Boston Building

[@SevenThirteen]

Zoo wee mama!

[@Nikola_M]

@@SevenThirteen not yes, only when someone asks why in the MK7 video

[@yeezoyoutube]

"you're at significant risk of slowing down sufficiency due to this *icky, mud-like goop* " I see what you did there

[@UltimateDespairado]

Is that a motherclucking Sunshine reference?!!

[@yeezoyoutube]

I think so 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@gallenushi4180]

lets be honest: funky kong racing at waluigi pinball in mk8 deluxe is something we will all do when wave 6 happens

[@theplushiecrew1486]

Best character in the best game on the best track? WOOOOOO!

[@Rat_64]

Boston Building almost moved me to tears with laughter. Genuinely have not laughed like that from a video ever, incredible work subconscious Schaff. I can’t wait until the Mario Kart 7 video where I can pretend to not know what Boston Building is to farm Zoo-Wee-Mamas

[@untitledjunk03]

This was my first Mario Kart game, and the Bowser Castle course still remains as one of my favourite levels of all time!

[@araddude3854]

Shcafrillis, I beg, I need to see your take on over the garden wall immediately.

[@KC-vs7wp]

I’ve been watching this channel for a few years and it’ll always be my favorite. I love his sense of humor and that a whole channel could be dedicated to so many of the weird niche interests and communities I’m involved with. The dedication to keep at it throughout this year is really inspiring honestly, I have a lot of respect for Schaff.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

I’d like to thank this game for inspiring so many Lego videos on early KZbin, they were my introduction to the entire site. Heck, I made one too! I’ve still got the Lego Banshee and Dry Bones with me… somewhere! Those videos are why I picked up the game for OG DS in the first place, and it was such a lovely experience. 3-Stars on every mission, immense nostalgia for every single cup. I remember playing Shroom Ridge inside a flea market sweater rack when I was 10 or so and it will never leave my brain.

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

2:02 I love the fact that after this game, all the handheld Mariokart games were red, and all the console ones were blue, and 8 deluxe is both cause it’s on the switch! It’s a really nice touch.

[@luiginumber1549]

The secret item box on dk pass can give stars and red shells as well as mushrooms, all regardless of placement. Stars in 1st are great

[@thehillisalive]

My cousins and I grew up playing this together. This is by far the most nostalgic of the Mario Karts for me

[@DesignDoc]

Yeah the thing about DS is that that track roster is a list of extremes. Just over a quarter of the tracks are top tier and the rest either just exist or are super lame in the case of most of the retro courses. There's not much in the middle. Can't say it's my favorite selection because of that despite some of the highlights.

[@burnypython8230]

DS has a bunch of solid tracks for its nitros such as Mario Circuit, Peach Gardens, Airship Fortress, and Luigi’s Mansion. Then you look at the retro side. The lightning cup is filled with mostly good tracks, but everything else average at best.

[@christiangalaz482]

I remember being the only kid in my classroom with a DS (and one of the only ones with a portable console) and all my classmates literally begged for me to let them play atleast a single course. MKDS literally boosted my social ranking during middle/high school since I was a pretty shy kid/teen.

[@TheGeorge-it8fp]

Schaff should use “mine, mine, mine” for Wario’s gold mine so Pocahontas has a reason to exist.

[@Nerdinyan]

I remember my uncle gave me his copy of this game when I was a kid. As I was playing through the grand prixs, I got to Waluigi Pinball and was absolutely amazed by it. I'd play versus mode so I could play the track over and over again, and to this day, Waluigi Pinball still remains my favorite course in all of mario kart.

[@Mathtriqueur]

Fun fact about ds battle mode. If you lose in multiplayer, you become a ghost that has the ability to drop item boxes. Useful if you want to rig a match in the direction you want or troll people by keeping it behind you to start a looney tunes moment.

[@tintedpalette653]

I played Mario Kart DS all the time with my older brother. I’d be a Shy Guy cause I wasn’t the cartridge holder. But for some reason my brother only ever wanted to play the Luigi’s Mansion course (idk if that’s cause of personal preference or forced restrictions since I didn’t have the game) so other than the battle modes I don’t recognize most of the courses bedsides two or three more. Bonus story, there was some weird incident where my brother left his DS with Mario kart in the car, and when he came back his save data was wiped. He had went through the effort of unlocking ROB so he was pretty upset. I happened to be sitting beside him in the car that day so he immediately accused me of deleting his save. And istg, no one had touched his DS during then so to this day I have no fucking clue how that managed to happen. But anyways, he already convinced himself I was the culprit, so he decided to take revenge on me by deleting my save files in Pokémon Pearl and New Super Mario Bros. Which, wasn’t that great. Opened the games up one day and all my progress was gone. I have no idea if he even recalls any of this cause it was like over a decade ago. I just happen to remember cause of how bizarre and unfair it felt.

[@cheyanne2001]

Wow, that was a rollercoaster to read, but it sounds more like his game might've not shutdown properly and just had a moment and deleted everything (for some godforsaken reason) but him *completely* resetting 2 games out of sheer pettiness would've made me homicidial. I spent years completing my Diamond.

[@WLOVER57]

Probably the heat from the car

[@cheyanne2001]

@@WLOVER57 Actually, that might be the case since my DS (and phone) have shutdown from excess heat. If the DS was in standby and had MKDS open when it burned out, it could have 'corrupted' the file and formatted everything which does suck

[@GoergeW.Bouche-ef8xo]

would kill for less than that

[@jacrispymcrib9992]

Genuinely I love figure 8 circuit. By no means is it creative or interesting, but I remember some incredibly tough races and super close endings on that course, both with friends and CPUs. I think it's because the track is a good width and well lit enough to aim items while giving you space to avoid them, especially after the final turn with the finish line right in view, where I've made and been hit by several clutch snipes

[@DrSuperLuigiSeth1]

It definitely has some nostalgic value.

[@juliaburkholder4213]

Loved the shoutout to Patrick, that was simultaneously really sweet and really petty😂 God bless❤

[@eatthis5755]

I’ve been OBSESSED with this game lately and I’ve been anticipating this video for a month or two now. You’ve done well, Crab Man.

[@jacksykes4680]

This I can confidently say is MY Mario kart game. It was probably my favourite game on the DS I remember as a toddler playing it for hours while my family watched tv. I didn’t even care about winning races all that mattered was driving through the gorgeous level design as whatever wacky characters I loved the most (I was a bowser main) And seeing you discuss your thoughts on each track as I look at it again after so many years just gave me a huge nostalgia blast

[@jaxvr]

32:54 I had a dream like that too where they announced Fighters Pass Vol. 3 for smash ultimate and hat kid from a hat in time was added. Wish it was real

[@NPCarlsson]

Technically, Crash Nitro Kart predates Mario Kart's first attempt at anti-gravity tracks by 2 years.

[@nicolausaguillon3659]

33:23 good soliders follow orders.

[@nicolausaguillon3659]

I forgot he did this and I was wondering why you named it that.

[@yuvansgameworld661]

On it boss

[@monkeyheist]

I just want to say that I really love how much thought and effort your put into these course ranking videos. You inject so much humor and life into them and they're just overall really good vids. where pikmin 4 tho

[@watery_soap45]

Mario Kart DS ranking F tier 2:24 SNES Choco Island 2 D tier 4:32 SNES Koopa Beach 2 5:22 Figure-8 Circuit 8:12 SNES Mario Circuit 1 9:15 SNES Donut Plains 1 10:18 Yoshi Falls C tier 12:31 GCN Baby Park 13:51 GBA Peach Circuit 15:05 N64 Frappe Snowland 15:41 N64 Moo Moo Farm 16:17 Desert Hills 17:13 GCN Luigi Circuit

[@iSquishy89]

Where’s the other tiers?

[@Mobius14]

@@iSquishy89 Still C Tier 18:01 GCN Yoshi Circuit 18:39 DK Pass 19:36 Mario Circuit B Tier 20:21 N64 Banshee Boardwalk 21:06 Battle Mode 25:51 GBA Luigi Circuit 26:34 GBA Bowser Castle 2 27:25 Cheep Cheep Beach 28:05 GCN Mushroom Bridge 29:04 N64 Choco Mountain 29:48 Shroom Ridge A Tier 30:40 Wario Stadium 31:52 Luigi's Mansion 33:32 GBA Sky Garden 34:37 Delfino Square 35:22 Peach Gardens 36:52 Rainbow Road 37:55 Bowser's Castle 39:18 Airship Fortress S Tier 40:24 Tick Tock Clock 42:17 Waluigi Pinball SSS Tier 24:27 Sponsor

[@raphaeldagamer]

Wait... wouldn't it make more sense to be Brooklyn Building since that's where Mario and Luigi live in the movie? Although I suppose they already have a course in New York, so that would be redundant.

[@aidanwhite8268]

This game’s courses are undoubtedly memorable

[@llmkursk8254]

I think the only thing missing from this ranking is praise for the Waluigi Pinball theme. Both this game’s version, and the *phenomenal* Brawl remix. Like, holy shit, why is that remix such a banger?

[@Joshua-pc3iq]

Boston Building supremacy.

[@frip1080]

I think these are the best ranking videos out there, there just so casual and chill! Thanks for continuing to make these :D

[@TheTrueJBru]

Like DK Pass, I think more courses should have one hard-to-reach item box that always gives you something good like a star or triple mushroom, regardless of your place in the race. I know exploration in a racing game sounds odd and hard to pull off, but things like this could make it interesting and worthwhile.

[@user-ro8jc6lh4x]

Yeah, just look at Diddy Kong Racing.

[@GabeTStarman]

The editing in this one feels a bit more coked up than usual. I love it.

[@SailorShulk9]

40:09 Just imagine if they add Airship Fortress to the Booster Course Pass after all despite the whole ID thing and they throw in that skeleton with the Super Saiyan sound!😂 That would be the moment of all time!

[@iLoveBread260]

I think a good anti gravity section would've had potential in the tower part for the bcp

[@emmajoy3864]

went into this vid knowing I had played some mariokart DS back in the day, but the way I remembered it, I picked it up maybe once or twice and then forgot about it. but when you hit the battle mode section....oh my god. an absolute flood of memories playing this battle mode. and then the rest of the courses, the nitro courses!! it all came back to me so viscerally. i didn't have my own copy of this game, but I borrowed a family member's whenever I had visitation weekends with my dad. i even sat down for this vid already thinking of those weekends because of a song I heard on my way home, and now this. and just by coincidence, it's my dad's birthday today :)

[@isdaboss2880]

Been waiting for the next installment in this series. Schaffrillas always delivers.

[@thecommycompy5450]

i hope some day, patrick gets his wish

[@MikeyLORR]

Not a bad ranking, personally I would put Delfino Square at #1 but I'm probably in the minority there. Either way, as someone who plays this game competitively I think I lot of criticisms would be changed if not completely removed once this game is played at a higher level. Some of the more simplistic tracks suddenly have much more depth, and the complex tracks can really thrive as you weave around them. Choco Island 2 is still terrible though, you were right on that one.

[@PolishKuba459]

Sup Mikey. I guess the community found this vid, as well

[@Evan_2-the_sequel]

15:42 I like this transition a lot more than I probably should

[@LycanMOON]

I don't know if it's just the rampant nastolgia but I love figure 8 circuit It has such a distinct vibe from other starter courses that I can't quite place

[@zerogyoro4521]

Me too, maybe it's the public and figure of 8 accompanied with the culture and perspective of time on that years.

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

Mario Kart DS gives me so much nostalgia... and so much carpal tunnel...

[@ChrisShafferOfficial]

Not reading your comment but I posted a Hilarious video of a woman crying about her dog being put down because I make better content 😂 😅

[@thatoneperson1436]

God even the design of waluigi pinball is amazing. Very beautifully colored and the lights are so cool. And being able to see the pinballs coming up on the side of the track is so cool.

[@jacobvaness975]

29:25 absolutely lethal snipe

[@thesaltjspodcast]

Dry Bones in the tank car with constant drift boosts was the only way I could beat 150cc back in the day. Arguably the greatest Mario Kart ever.

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293]

Dry Bones is better than Koopa

[@mrsomebody68]

Dry bones with the tank was easily the best selection in the game

[@SergeantondeckProductions]

11:58 Im still praying that R.O.B. makes the roster, he's such an underrated driver

[@V1B1NHYP3R]

I want funky Kong back cause I lost my Wii progress😢

[@SergeantondeckProductions]

@V1B1NHYP3R I respect that, I too think funky is a blessing

[@CheesyLizzy]

16:17 Just wanna say I love this mashup 🤣

[@thedeepbluec1515]

33:14 For future reference, Zoo-Wee Mama

[@mr.whimsic6902]

6:45 Surprised you didnt mention how the way they altered the course in Smash was barebones, yet it makes it infinitely cooler than the original track

[@ActiveMan64]

27:46 *dont look at the item slot*

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

Not an item I’ve seen before.

[@Gabemario]

"Can't wait to see someone click on my Mario Kart 7 ranking without watching this one and get extremely confused when I get to this course" That was me I was that someone

[@justinfraser1791]

When you finish ranking all the games individually, you should rank the number one track from each game against each other.

[@PaulPower4]

Having seen the seven videos we've seen so far, other than who would take the #1 slot (and where the top course from 8DX ends up, though given the sheer amount of competition it would probably be top), it honestly seems easy to predict. SNES Mario Circuit 2 would be last (as what is ultimately a good solid B tier course surrounded by GOATs), and I can see N64 Kalimari Desert falling similarly (only an A tier in its own game, and falling outside the top 5 in 7, suggests that even the *train* can only pull it so far). GBA Sky Garden may have got an S in its game, but the fact that "easily the best version of Sky Garden out there" comes in at number 8 in DS probably means it can't get much higher than those two courses either, and similarly GCN DK Mountain dropping from S to A in Wii despite being a faithful remake probably means it can't break into the top 3. DS Waluigi Pinball still retains S tier in 7, so I think it outranks all four of these, but since a faithful remake of it can't beat 3DS Rainbow Road this is as high as it's getting. And then you're left with Wii Coconut Mall and 3DS Rainbow Road competing for the top spot. That's probably the trickiest choice. Coconut Mall *is* the "all time greatest of all time" though, so it probably edges it. Other than this last pick, it's kinda notable that the top track gets better with every game, but I suppose that is what you'd expect from the march of progress.

[@donkeykongenjoyer]

Man, seeing how happy Shaf is about this game makes me dread his suffering with Super Mariokart even more…

[@ChrisShafferOfficial]

Not reading your comment but I posted a Hilarious video of a woman crying about her dog being put down because I make better content 😂 😅

[@thisisaterribleargument_but]

Bots are stringing together ragebait to the point where it’s pure nonsense now

[@Exponentveil]

​@@ChrisShafferOfficialdelet

[@ijustlikebees]

@@thisisaterribleargument_but this site is so broken

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

Schaffrillas is one of like three guys I'll watch every video for even if I have zero interest in the topic.

[@unforeseenidiot2254]

He’s kinda like Scott, dude could talk about anything and I’d be in.

[@Esmrue]

And Razbuten as well!

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

@@Esmrue My other two are Cosmonaut and Skillup

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

That’s like ColeyDoesThings for me lol

[@maxmeidl4909]

Once again, Schaffrillas delivers his usual brand of charming humour to his ranking lists.

[@namemcnamerton4249]

My favorite part of Choco mountain was playing as Bowser and knocking your opponents off into the bottom half of the stage

[@kbeara03]

I’m glad my favorite course was up so high. Tick Tock Clock is an easy masterpiece. I’ve always loved it.