Main Menu - Medley - Mario Kart Wii Music Extended

[@theorangerabbit8006]

There is just something about the Wii that makes it stand out from other Nintendo consoles. I can’t quite explain it, but it’s like you’re in a world above the clouds, while playing games with serenity and clarity.

[@minelayer26]

the wii is a legendary console, under iwata and reggie nintendo was at its golden age

[@038alpha]

and you literally had a whole gamecube in the package aswell What a legendary console

[@minelayer26]

@@038alpha wii oversimplified is a more powerful gamecube but the games are what makes a nintendo console good

[@liamc9585]

Truly. Wii was Nintendo's magnum opus. Nothing will ever be as good as the Wii. It's just a magical experience. Helps that the gaming industry was exploding with talent at the time too

[@upscale9109]

It's wierd because it has some of the best games of it's time and yet magical like no other

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

It took me over 10 years of playing MK Wii to realise this song progresses as you move through the menus.

[@minelayer26]

it took me i forget how long ago that it progressed through the menus

[@lightvgmt]

SAME

[@silvertears9395]

that only shows you never had that struggle of having to wait a couple minute for a friend/sibling to get their shit together before you could start playing lmfao

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

@@silvertears9395 nah that happened I just never realised the music progressed for some reason lol

[@Emeraldd_33]

Took me about 10 seconds

[@minelayer26]

the composers for the wii and its games were musical geniuses

[@jankjason]

Same for GameCube.

[@mackenziewachter2508]

Thank Koji Kondo! He's a legend!

[@bosscrafty]

@@mackenziewachter2508 Koji Kondo didn't do the music for this game! You have Ryo Nagamatsu and Asuka Hayazakito thank for that. Koji Kondo is actually only responsible for a few of the very mainline Mario games. The vast majority of mario games are composed by other folks!

[@jytvreal]

@@bosscrafty But Koji Kondo Ryo Nagamatsu and Mahito Yokota worked on super mario galaxy which has the BEST music in mario history

[@Fun-rf9vs]

Here after the news that Ryo is leaving Nintendo 🙃

[@Pixelcraftian]

_”Oh yeah!” “Here we go!”_ I love this game

[@D0OMGUY]

We found him

[@macksnotcool]

Pixelcraftian on his way to comment on every video:

[@eymenthug]

Ok

[@NearIsSad]

wow

[@Chocolatepenguin]

@@macksnotcool Indeed, this man is literally on every video haha

[@orange0666]

The music reacting to your choices. The vibing characters. The bouncing cars. It's all a work of art.

[@Sahnequeen]

Yes😂❤

[@GinaLeblanc1]

oh my god, the sheer HOURS i spent on this game. as soon as i heard that music start up it made me miss being a kid so much :(

[@BigBoy257]

0:44 I can just see Mario tapping his foot. Seriously, when did he gain such attitude?

[@hobomike6935]

"when did he gain such attitude?" possibility A: when you took way, way too long to pick a character and a kart so he can get this show on the road possibility B: it's a bad habit he picked up from hanging out with Sonic the Hedgehog at the Olympic games (a character notorious for impatience)

[@Mowdown]

He is tired and his legs hurt from standing around all the time before getting picked, that‘s why in Mario Kart 7 and 8, the characters are already in a kart when getting picked

[@NickMario1]

@@hobomike6935 from Mario strikers charged since that game came out before this game I think

[@Kdot..F]

@@NickMario1 he had the intent to kill in that game

[@hwdrlkh]

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[@tapiokadesu8505]

In the Mario Kart ride in Super Nintendo World, you can hear an arrangement of this in the area before you board the karts. I almost cried of nostalgia 😭😭😭

[@BubbaJoey01]

Stop I can't wait to go!

[@therealtwistedgaming]

OMG YOU SERIOUS!!!!! NO WAY NOW I WANNA GO!!!! 😢😢😢

[@Nickoflick_]

You damn right brotha!!! I got emotional too it reminded me how much I missed my childhood 😭

[@sayikoo5023]

I was there a few days ago. I was too stunned by the decorations i didn't even heard it. And also that castle theme while doing the queue was in my head the whole time lmao (Edit : Just realized it was Bowser's Castle theme in the special cup mb)

[@SamyTheSheep]

Take me there 💙

[@theploksoundtrackslaps860]

POV: It’s a Saturday morning, you and your 2 best friends hop on the wii for some Mariokart and SmashBros, and vibe to this for 10 minutes before even starting the match

[@jarvisparker8738]

🤣

[@Bil3lsp]

This iis a masiv realtalk and I can relate to that

[@trazomguy6022]

Heck. Yes. We’re on the same wavelength. You summarized my thoughts on this ex-act-ly!

[@SheIsAStalker]

The fast piano part at the beginning already gave me goosebumps man

[@superk1660]

​@@SheIsAStalker This Was Also Heard In The E3 Demo/June 2011 Prototype Of Mario Kart 7 0:22

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

0:00 mode 0:44 character and vehicle 1:28 track

[@erimator17]

You’re an Angel for this.

[@MaxDaPlaya-]

"Dude go find new batteries, these ones are dead"

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

XD

[@Dorian_Scott]

*PTSD triggers!*

[@blacklivesorblackvotes2985]

Wiietnam Flashbacks

[@alexthelazypotato4036]

Hands down,the best mario kart menu selection theme

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Ehhh Double Dash would like a word 😂

[@alexthelazypotato4036]

@@LSTNSCRFN second best

[@LSTNSCRFN]

@@alexthelazypotato4036 fair

[@creeperhog9687]

Mario kart 8 theme is second place

[@KingKromer]

I gotta say Wii and Double Dash are tied for me, my 2nd place would go to 8 or DS, my 3rd to 64, my 4th to 7, my 5th to SNES, and last but not least, Super Circuit.

[@KDT_Gaming]

The Wii days truly were very special.

[@lukedavis436]

could not agree more!

[@NickMario1]

I agree!

[@billjohnson4047]

I 100% agree

[@ultimatebreak827]

@@KDT_Gaming Yea I love my switch but it doesnt have the charm like the wii/wiiu/ds&3ds did

[@KDT_Gaming]

@@ultimatebreak827 agreed!

[@AntFaiellaArt]

God. I miss the Spring and Summertime of 2008. Back when both this game and Super Smash Bros. Brawl were both new at the time. I was 15 years old, still in High School. I really miss the feeling of unlocking characters and content for both games. I even miss how it took me DAYS or even WEEKS to unlock the said content, rather than unlocking everything in a couple of hours. It was such a rewarding feeling. Anytime that happened, My sister and cousins would get together and play around with the new characters that I just unlocked for us (This also applied to many past games too like Melee) For Mario Kart Wii, I did nearly all of the unlocking at my Aunt's house (who sadly passed away in 2022) during a sleepover. It was the best feeling in the world finally unlocking everything after a few months of doing so. At the time, the final roaster was huge for a Mario Kart game, and was full of then obscure characters, like Rosalina, Funky Kong, Dry Bowser, King Boo, Baby Peach, and Baby Daisy. I still consider this a perfectly balanced Roaster, and you bet I was very happy when ALL of the MKW cast returned for the final DLC in MK8D. Again, I really miss these kinds of days. Listening to the soundtrack to this game (especially this song) makes me feel very nostalgic and happy. I would do anything to go back in time and relive them. I also miss my Aunt too... May she R.I.P.

[@NickMario1]

I was 5 back in 2008 so i remember playing this game a lot around that time, good times though. I wish someday we can come up with a time machine so we can go back in time 😢

[@douglasivey7524]

Kinda wish this theme played in the Mario Movie instead of the menu music from 8, this is peak Mario kart

[@vroom0925]

maybe in the sequel :D

[@Eden_M0rgan]

I can't even blame you

[@davidng2336]

2:12 I can’t tell where that section plays but it makes this song sound more epic.

[@musicbymason]

On the “Ok” screen after you pick a race

[@Rubiktor012]

Right before selecting OK to start a race

[@siannmac]

tbh i couldnt either because u cant really hear it over the sound of the engines before you hit ok

[@Kat21]

Since I've listened to the separated tracks of the song several times before, I recognize that as a bad loop (not including the primary backing track heard from 0:00 - 0:44). It includes the drum track (from the third "courses" screen) and the extra ambience track from the character select screen. I can also prove that this is not possible to hear in game (The "OK" screen simply adds the engine noise on top and doesn't remove the primary backing track.)

[@Eden_M0rgan]

Hate to break it to you, but it isn't heard in game... And I wish it was ;-;

[@Collin_D]

POV: Your Wii remote ran out of batteries and you're trying to find new ones

[@justtheocean3198]

i love this. simply for progression. it starts off low-key, and collected, then you progress, selecting what CC you’d like to play, it builds up slightly, not much, in the moment you probably wouldn’t realise it, but it’s there, it’s getting you ready. next comes the character selection, who’re you going to be? does it matter? you’re having fun! and the music is there to make sure of that, building up again once you’ve selected, now starting to get more bouncy, you’ve noticed it’s changed, and you’re ready, but there’s still one more stage, your kart. your chariot in the race. you select, and by the time everyone’s ready to race, the musics in full swing, everyone’s pumped, get ready, the race is about to start… and youve just got red-shelled, and now you’re in last, and everyone is already a mile ahead, great.

[@animanioid]

GAHDHHDHEHS you described this PERFECTLY

[@SamyTheSheep]

Amen! 💙

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

I smiled reading this

[@天聖凜音]

Small characters ・baby mario ・baby luigi ・baby peach ・baby daisy ・toad ・toadette ・koopa troopa ・dry bones Middle characters ・mario ・luigi ・peach ・daisy ・yoshi ・birdo ・bowser jr ・diddy kong Large characters ・wario ・waluigi ・donkey kong ・bowser ・rosalina ・king boo ・funky kong ・dry bowser bonus character ・mii

[@markmitchell7508]

Which character is your favorite? If you don't have a favorite, what are your tops 3 characters in this game?

[@leobardosantano8813]

It sounds both badass and Goofy at the same time. Only Mario could pull that off.

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

This and double dash threaten to make me overdose on nostalgia

[@boynamedlewis]

a lot of the assets from double dash were used in wii, including all the character models and animations (excluding new or removed characters) and the starting jingle for grand prix races

[@bigboi4425]

Why tf is this not the menu music for all Mario kart games now?

[@smashingcroissant9894]

MK7 actually used a different variation of this theme as a menu theme, Maybe we'll hear it again someday

[@minelayer26]

@@smashingcroissant9894 mario kart 7: one of the best mario karts everyone forgot about

[@nirvx_]

@@minelayer26 it doesn't have Waluigi tho

[@TyLives]

@@nirvx_ but it has the greatest OST ever

[@nirvx_]

@@TyLives i'm not going to complain that because it's true.

[@MiloVignovic]

The Wii was just a different type of console with its own type of games that can't be easily compared. That is what makes it so legendary.

[@kirigakuen6485]

Me and brothers used to just play this the whole summer. This track will always remind me of those times. Why has it already been 10 years.

[@aidentheamazinggamer5728]

its been 15

[@asphyxianado2112]

I still play Mario Kart Wii sometimes to this day. It was not only a game, a childhood of many. I remember playing this game all day long. It's sad that multiplayer servers closed down real quick. This game and it's songs really make me feel nostalgic. It also makes me wonder what happened to the people working on this game. How they are, if they're doing good. It'd be the biggest flex to show your kids you made this game back in the day. A golden game of it's era. The game which had the most Ultra Shortcuts. I'd pay these guys real good money after the success of this game. Time passes so quickly. Before i even knew it, it has been over a decade. A whole 10 god damn years huh? I'd give anything to go back to those times where everything was much simpler. When we got home from school and played this game. When our moms used to make us fruit plates. Playing this with my older brother was epic. We were just kids. Nothing on our minds. No worries. Also waiting the rechargable batteries used to be so boring. I sometimes used to speedrun it too but god damn people were fast. Real fast i mean. If i had a time machine, i'd change nothing and play this game again (with my memories gone ofc)

[@puntero]

I also do play it still in 2022! You can play online again by using Wimmfi's servers, just look a tutorial up on KZbin for your specific device (console or emulated on Dolphin) and you're good to relive the nostalgia like I did

[@asphyxianado2112]

@@puntero dang thanks my guy. I’ll def check it out

[@legonerfmaster3858]

@@asphyxianado2112 Try home-brewing your Wii! CGTP is such a good mod and it's still so fun

[@legonerfmaster3858]

Of course you can use dolphin as an emulator or use the console. It's not that difficult to mod it out as well! CGTP adds like 200 tracks. Check it out

[@hawaiianwater1913]

@@asphyxianado2112 damn me you actually got me emotional from this 😂😂I realized that this was our one and done experience living our childhoods having mario kart

[@leonardochavelas8795]

Cool fact, In super Nintendo world, the Mario Kart Bowsers challenge ride, when your about to enter the kart, this music plays when your in the waiting area!

[@Dorbellprod]

Took me a decade to notice the bass. Hot damn!

[@chickencutlet3]

Ong I’m playing this on a speaker like where was this bass all this time???

[@SamyTheSheep]

I used to take forever to go through the menus to soak up that juicy bass 💙

[@Eden_M0rgan]

To be fair (unless your speakers are able to have it audible or you hear this theme with headphones), it's very unlikely you'll notice the bass anyway

[@Alec_Gri]

I Remember Getting A Wii As A Kid Booting Up Mario Kart Wii And Hearing This Banger, Nostalgia

[@jawadn8644]

Listening to this banger while reading my car’s owners manual

[@Woomy.mp3]

This Mario Kart game stands out of the others because it doesn't feel like Mario at all and I really hope that they will create this feeling back in mk9 or 10

[@mrpizza_5139]

The hype when the music picked up as you went through the menus is unrivaled and unmatched by anything Nintendo has done since this game’s release

[@FarmYardGaming]

The bass with headphones makes even the first segment an earworm.

[@26thCrumble]

This takes me back to playing old Mario flash games

[@Hyooman]

Bassline and the high hats go absolutely crazy

[@koreainsincere]

The absolute king of menu music. It has no right to be this good.

[@thetriobirgade]

The second I heard this song play in Bowser's Challenge, I legit, screamed, out loud. I didnt even THINK they would would brought this song back, but Im so glad I was wrong

[@ThugHuntersOfficial]

I just passed my learning permit test and this song is my mood.

[@novamarpo3]

Proud of you ☺

[@Equalizer2922]

What's your character stats

[@MarioChad]

Some words. My first Wii game, my first mario kart game, my childhood, i still play this game and i absolutely LOVED this game Thanks for existing, Mario Kart Wii ❤

[@carterhicks83]

Back then this was my favorite Mario kart game.

[@SamyTheSheep]

Amen 💙

[@p1ratesail0r]

this song really fits into what the wii was meant to be: a leap into the future

[@TedJM]

The theme song of the Frutiger Aero era

[@KartKing4ever]

This game is literally why my username is what it is. This game. I was 11 when this game came out, and holy hell, did it just consume me.

[@tylerb3023]

It didn’t make any sense how fun this game was!

[@Nick3rs.Drippy]

This music makes me wonder, what if Mr Game & Watch was in Mario Kart, I know it’s very unlikely but still

[@yovis300]

nostalgia hit me so fast

[@N0n_6iik]

マリカーWiiのBGMを作った人マジで尊敬する

[@Anklejbiter]

no way it's MariCar that's adorable

[@N0n_6iik]

@@Anklejbiter In Japan, Mario cart is omitted “MariCar”😁😁😁

[@zakosushi9154]

WiiのBGMが一番神だよな 特にメインメニューのBGMはWiiを超えるものはない

[@TallPersonJohnny]

Bruh this game brings back so many memories

[@XAnderCords]

the base has no right being THIS FUCKING SMOOTH

[@gamecubebro]

me and my brother arguing what we want

[@gutacheese4492]

“You chose automatic it’s easier I will chose manual”

[@jam7025]

I remember finding a glitch on how to have 2 people play as the same character at once but it was super glitchy when picking maps on vs mode

[@Eden_M0rgan]

@@gutacheese4492 Who tf uses automatic?

[@keepinitlow]

@@Eden_M0rgan fr

[@Roxleton]

@@Eden_M0rgan little Timmy.

[@Jpro2000]

This song is so house/90s/trance🔥

[@triturn8676]

It’s atmospheric jungle

[@thejunlew]

my god never realized how good this actually was

[@Little_cheeseit]

This makes me want to plug in my wii

[@sonicfan9144]

The Double Dash through Wii era of Mario Kart is definitely my favorite era!

[@mathewvazquez6790]

2:24 I just payed attention to this part and I realized that it’s the star theme just at a different pace and pitch.

[@juuuq_8878]

This is the song you hear when boarding in your kart in the mariokart ride

[@PaperEric]

I love how they put this music

[@Another14-]

The version with the layers! I loved these layers back in the day 🥰🥰🥰

[@YFNHSpiderman]

I want this to be played at my funeral

[@MitchPixter]

Nothing hits better than starting up the game to hear a calm, flowy, and overall upbeat tune as you go to select your race mode

[@thehannahchannel8255]

before even starting the race i would just vibe for a good 10 minutes to this

[@matthewofcolumbus5610]

1:27 I asked for Mario Kart Wii for my birthday once and hearing this part of the theme brought back all the memories of when me and my older bros and sis would contemplate which tracks to play.

[@creeperboi1099]

This is my favourite nostalgic song ever, I just think it's great

[@l0rd_maxwell271]

Never has something as simple as selecting a character and vehicle felt so special and so awesome. This game is incredible.

[@anja0106]

Undoubtedly the best main menu soundtrack of all the mariokarts

[@J4CK50N.]

There’s something that I absolutely love about this! When I was younger, I used to play this. Now the disc is scratched up, I can’t play it anymore, but I will never forget this theme, especially the “meow” you keep hearing in it. I also love how the theme progresses with your choices, especially the characters giving to it. To me, it feels… out of this world, more like… surreal!

[@delifir]

Deciding what clothes to wear for the day be like

[@dqwno4900]

This sounds way cooler than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s main menu theme

[@erimator17]

You know it

[@SnasUT]

2000's Living room theme song when you go to eat dinner

[@FTChomp9980]

Gonna buy myself a Wii again for Nostalgic purposes! Mario Kart Wii was part of my childhood this game ruled back in the day.

[@Rap1do]

Its realy

[@gamergreg0610]

Nothing hits more nostalgic than this. Sheesh bro.

[@howled0]

Why's nobody talking about the piano???? Shit slaps

[@Basillomorimeow]

this tune makes me cry. from my uncle he played mario kart wii with me and my cousins so much until my uncle and aunt broke up cause he liked another woman i miss him so much..

[@赤い雪だるまさん]

あー、壊れてなきゃまじでやりたいゲーム第1位

[@dankbabayyyy]

imagine if rappers had instrumentals like this, they would go crazy!!

[@shad4036fr]

you gave me an idea

[@anxiousbaddie444]

i am a 2006 kid but i wish i was there and could experience it like the 90s kids did

[@SheIsAStalker]

I remember me grinding mario kart wii so much with my dry bones on the magikruiser

[@GalacticSonicZ]

Same, but with toadette on the bullet bike. Still grinding nowadays

[@UltimateGamer34]

Nostalgia Hit like like a blue shell

[@sterlingnimbus1]

2008, 2010, and 2011 hold my absolute favorite memories of this game! 😃

[@JOELASINA]

damn i miss this

[@lubedupduke]

It isn't Nostalgia, The Wii was just built different. I always used to have a weird feeling booting up the wii. Never had it with any other console.

[@bloxanimates2518]

This plays in the line for Mario Kart Bowsers challenge in super nintendo world. I was vibing to it in the line.

[@dariodealmeidaasensio]

absolute banger

[@claudiaficicchia446]

The way Japanese composers always make the perfect music for racing games always amazes me

[@JennieTheMoon]

Nostalgia at its finest 😩

[@57mac01]

Possibly my favorite video game track ever

[@eeveeears1589]

I always loved this freaking music so I wanted to make an extended version for others to enjoy only to realize there is one. 😂 I always played as Toad.

[@coleorchard5717]

Truly the Mariokart theme of all time

[@Elevatorman23]

More like the BEST Mario Kart Wii song in the entire game!! My favorite course is "Coconut Mall" what's yours??

[@chaggle]

I love the weird sounding overtones of the bass that make it sound dissonant and consonant at the same time

[@kickedtothekirby64]

This game will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@julianrosales7045]

Who here after going to super nintendo world and heard this in the line for the mario kart ride

[@The_Liam_Jay]

i wrote a bunch of Storys while listening to this Banger. idk why, but it helped me to being Creative.

[@NickMario1]

That’s cool

[@kikofuku4670]

This is just what plays in my head at all times

[@ethansucksatcuphead]

this game is 15 years old now, youre welcome

[@PopcornTheOfficial]

Should I go for Luigi or Mario? Y’know what, Luigi’s the best boy, I’m picking him and maining him forever

[@Mr.Scrible]

Funky Kong is really good but my boi Lugi (misspelled on purpose) is POG

[@patrickdonovan2323]

nah koopa troopa all the way.

[@minelayer26]

nah mario for the win

[@alexpujols5012]

How about Luigi

[@LittleFunyGuy]

this music piano part makes me feel like im in a shopping or a mall with a cool jam. ngl, i love this music even from the bottom of my childhood heart.

[@donovancreation7486]

Its been 6 years since I played Mario kart wii

[@NickMario1]

It’s been 12 years since I play Mario kart Wii

[@MrGoatMan3895]

i remember playing on the wii as a 32 year old in 2006

[@BCTEXAS]

i love how they use this song in the queue for the mario kart ride at universal studios

[@RexfromIslaNublar]

Friendships were probably both made and broken with this music 😅

[@SomeLuminoth]

This song still hypes me up to race even now

[@Chloe-android]

Holy shit it took me 16 years to realize the rhythm of the leading melody is a play on the star power theme, you can really hear it when it breaks down at 2:12

[@Eden_M0rgan]

Sadly, the part at the timestamp you mentioned doesn't play in-game And that's kinda sad ;-;

[@that1toad64]

Once you hear the faint "meow" you can't unhear it.

[@SamyTheSheep]

Aw snap 💙

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

That's all I've ever heard 8)

[@phillebill124]

The most bassy and bouncy track in the Mario Kart series