Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Retro Track Comparison (Switch vs SNES, N64, GBA, GCN, DS, Wii, 3DS)

A side-by-side comparison of all 23 retro tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to the original SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, DS, Wii and 3DS versions.
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[@twoshoedtommy8054]

It is pretty awesome seeing how the developers of Mario Kart have taken such creative adaptations to old concepts while keeping true to the elements that made the stages enjoyable in their original incarnations. Fantastic side-by-side footage as well by the way!

[@BreezeEase]

true bro i'm 11 and the mk7 coruses feel nostalgic

[@paulmatthews7964]

Tommy TwoShoes l

[@Tailslol]

finally nintendo understood what a hd system is and it is not about resolution everything in mk8 looks beautiful from the shaders to the background sceneries. cannot wait for next mario and metroid

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

Except in dry dry desert where it's now significantly more wet...

[@pim1943]

Yeah I love how he finishes about the same time on most of the tracks as well.

[@TheEmeraldX]

Wario's gold mine went from "avoid the minecarts" to "drive into the minecarts for more speed"

[@d-day7567]

Ikr

[@thomasbaird5324]

ill be honest, I still dodge them out in instinct

[@SaltySyrian]

Thomas Baird same!

[@moonlightmando7163]

I still fear them. I shiver at the sight of one. Jokes aside, that ruins the purpose of the track, i remember that the track was very hard on the Wii as I would always either fall or hit a mine cart.

[@miriamtellez5530]

I always hated those carts blocking the shortcut because they always got in just my way

[@triple7marc]

0:00 - Donut Plains 3 (SNES) 0:43 - Rainbow Road (SNES) 1:28 - Toad's Turnpike (N64) 2:20 - Royal Raceway (N64) 3:16 - Yoshi Valley (N64) 4:13 - Rainbow Road (N64) 5:55 - Mario Circuit (GBA) 6:40 - Cheese Land (GBA) 7:35 - Ribbon Road (GBA) 8:29 - Dry Dry Desert (GCN) 9:28 - Sherbet Land (GCN) 10:24 - Yoshi Circuit (GCN) 11:20 - Baby Park (GCN) 11:53 - Cheep Cheep Beach (DS) 12:46 - Wario Stadium (DS) 13:41 - Tick-Tock Clock (DS) 14:34 - Moo Moo Meadows (Wii) 15:18 - Grumble Volcano (Wii) 16:14 - Wario's Gold Mine (Wii) 17:12 - DK Jungle (3DS) 18:12 - Music Park/Melody Motorway (3DS) 19:08 - Piranha Plant Slide/Piranha Plant Pipeway (3DS) 20:09 - Neo Bowser City/Koopa City (3DS)

[@minkeyvanes6755]

Thank you

[@user-vt3dw2rk6u]

Mario Circuit 5:55

[@user-vt3dw2rk6u]

8:29 9:28 10:24 11:20 GCN

[@user-vt3dw2rk6u]

Rainbow Road 0:43 4:13

[@kirbyourenthusiasm2963]

"So glad I grew up with this" [left[ "But damn this is better" [right]

[@ninjanims]

Exactly

[@mgk3176]

I think it doesn't fit that well. Earlier remakes were better, but the MK8's are just... too fancy. :(

[@Random-zy7pl]

@@mgk3176 not at all.

[@circuit10]

@@mgk3176 I like them, it really adds to the atmosphere, but I guess you like the classic look of Mario Kart games?

[@mgk3176]

@@circuit10 That is right, it was so simple and yet beautiful. I own the 64, DS and 3DS versions and I love them. But the WiiU/Switch one gives me really mixed feelings. I don't want video games to look that realistic and detailed, I want them to look like games. Call me old-fashioned but I want no more digital growth at all. Where will this lead? I know, video games are the smallest problem, but that is, where you notice it af first. You can't even see the difference of an animation and a real video with bare eye!

[@dk7541]

I love the Mario Kart community. No fighting, just racing and good times. ✋

[@marcferrer1442]

The blue shell would like to speak to you

[@thatonerefriedbean_joaquin2790]

Ragna The Bloodedge only if the super horn will be present at that meeting 😂

[@turtleneckless]

I think there was a time on the wii that pissed some people off

[@kaangamgimginnkagnagnkingmngkn]

Blue Shell's a fucking lead stealer, and I still use it on Team VSes when the enemy team is leading.

[@MollyMcGeeSimp]

How come the star isn't very effective in the new games anymore?

[@74SonicMario]

I'd just like to say how grateful i am that the footage is synced, even if it means adjusting the speed of them. it kind of defeats the purpose of a comparison when you're comparing like the other half of the track because the footage couldn't keep up with the other

[@AngieMarioFreak2001]

74SonicMario *gasp* Scratchu8? Izzat you?

[@74SonicMario]

that's my name don't wear it out

[@Joshyboy225]

74SonicMario right? Like at times i could've sworn one would finish before the other lol

[@jacrooki9560]

I was pretty surprised at how they line up. Because in MK8, he's going pretty fast with drifting and boosts and all but the course is exactly the same on the other side.it just seems so much faster on the right

[@dourv1330]

EspioMetroidNano at some points it wasnt perfect

[@ETHAN-qc3oe]

Mario Kart 8's reiteration of Mario Kart 64's rainbow road is quite possibly my favorite map in the series - its so beautiful.

[@TehDarkOn3]

My *only* complaint with the MK8 version is I wish it was 3 laps like the original. I can understand why it was changed, but there should have at least been an option.

[@gravity8120]

Yeah true, I mean, one lap in the 64 one is longer than the entire race in the Wii U/Switch one.

[@jonathanlamping9627]

they should've had 2 laps

[@gonebutyea]

Beautiful yes but I wish it wasn't like a totally different track

[@CeeDee2442]

I prefer the remade snes rainbow road. The music gives me chills.

[@Queen_Of_Discord]

Nintendo really went crazy when they redesigned Cheese Land and Ribbon Road

[@stevespud2707]

I honestly don't know why so many people like Cheese Land. I personally don't think it's that good of a course.

[@emmeritz3906]

Steve Spud my little sister hates Cheese Land just because she doesn’t like Cheese in general.

[@chemicalrory]

@@emmeritz3906 I also hate cheese, yet the course is one of my faves. Feel like I'm betraying my tastes in food by enjoying the race. Just imagining how the place must smell... argh, it's so conflicting!

[@marionat2001]

@@chemicalrory imagine the smell of your tire after this race

[@bigcheese3129]

Mmm... *Cheese*

[@Trolligarch]

Imagine showing this video back in the SNES days. They would be shocked to the core at how fast technology can progress in a mere 20 or so years.

[@Mundwasser]

30 actually

[@NotScared]

T-9000 * 25

[@placebo_yue]

20 years is a damn long time tho. But sure, back then these graphics wouldn't even be possible with prerendered. Hell this looks better than most early pixar movies

[@andrewnorris5415]

Not all all. As I was a coder in that era, wrote for the SNES too, GBA, PS1. Also 3D engines on the PC. Now I recall when the first computers I played games on were the ZX-81. In 10 years after that - incredible progress! I would have expected MORE by now to be honest! Yes, I would have been thrilled to see 30 years ahead, but I would have expected VR use by now, not just high res big screens. I would have expected to not tell the difference (that much) between the real world and the virtual world! There is some evidence from reading recent books like Matt Ridleys on Innovation, that innovation has been slowing a lot since the 80s. And there are reasons for it which Matt goes into.

[@christianleon7311]

And after showing them: Oh, that's in a handheld system, by the way.

[@kristianv9018]

Mario Kart Wii was released 9 years ago, feel old?

[@ryanreggio8629]

HOOOOOOOLLLLLYYYYY CRAAAAAAAAPPPP

[@Jeeon999]

Really?Holy crap.I feel too old

[@tchilst]

Crazy thing is I still remember playing the demo for it at Walmart when it was brand new. I remember thinking, wow this new MARIO kart game looks great! Hahaha

[@Elico-du1oi]

Kristian V 9 years ago isn't old!

[@firstnamelastname2713]

Kristian V Mario cart released 2 months ago, feel old yet?

[@Miscraft]

The fact that the laptimes are nearly identical between the two versions is most satisfying to me

[@matteokanaan6856]

SNES - Super Mario Kart N64 - Mario Kart 64 GBA - Mario Kart Super Circuit GCN - Mario Kart Double Dash DS - Mario Kart DS Wii - Mario Kart Wii 3DS - Mario Kart 7 Wii U - Mario Kart 8 Switch - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit iOS/Android: Mario Kart Tour

[@JGuy97]

Hopefully, Switch will also get Mario Kart 9.

[@hanzo2690]

@@JGuy97 I dont think so

[@JGuy97]

+Hanzo Let me dream that Nintendo won’t be lazy.

[@imconfused5463]

Jarman97 MK9 is MK Tour, which will be a mobile game, so no. The Switch is not getting MK9

[@hanzo2690]

@@imconfused5463 no, is a spin-off so you cant say is Mk9, any way I dont think switch is getting another Mario kart game

[@SupaDaBloopa]

What we can do in 20 years is remarkable.

[@SRHS4EVER]

Just imagine 20 more years later from now...

[@christopherstafford5750]

h4shrghhc ff hht can I please have Mario

[@Wolf-se4mk]

I still remember playing Mario Kart On The GBA. I have it in the attic somewhere.......

[@GaZlovesGames]

Is indeed isn't it. Although in other parts of the galaxy.. maybe they built an actual rainbow road in that time 😂

[@osc-omb47896]

@@PieCreeper12 *ahem*

[@requiem165]

its so amazing to see how far the mario kart franchise has gotten

[@Jackie_Fhan]

amazing to see how much worse it is, need to fix all these floats and water issues.... make it more hardcore

[@slytheravenx2716]

J Nein.

[@CTYCW]

+J “doomcandy” fuck off salty graphic kid

[@nessbound3046]

@@Jackie_Fhan the rainbow road for super mario kart 64 looked so much better, I couldn't believe how much the new game sucked in comparison

[@ivanoscar2074]

+J “doomcandy” fucking kiddo who cares only about graphics

[@rudess00]

11:03 It really annoys me how they replaced the yoshicopter from Yoshi's Island with a generic one.

[@Youtuber-xi6qo]

If you look closely you can see that it’s actually a white Yoshicopter.

[@radicallybean]

😞

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

17:00 You know what annoyings me? They added a stupid and unneed it railings on the shortcut for Wario's Gold Mine

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

@@mariajimenafigueroa8311 me hate how the gold mins don’t hurt you when hit and the difficulty is too easy

[@mmjahink]

You should be keeping your eyes on the road, chump!

[@wootwoot0433]

Seeing the Nintendo wii referred to as ‘retro’ makes me feel really old I’m only 15 guys

[@pvsweetypie]

U old. Yer life is over pretty much. Minas well just give up the world has passed u by. The 10 year olds have inherited the earth.

[@emmeritz3906]

I’m 13 and I got MKWii for my 2nd birthday. I’ve been playing Mario Kart for almost my entire life. Jesus Christ

[@maraisfan4life517]

Same

[@Poppomatic64]

I’m 23, my first mk games were 64 and super circuit. I still remember dreaming about double dash before it came out, I was so excited. This video hit me with waves of nostalgia

[@BlackGamingDude]

I’m 18 and Mario Kart Wii and DS takes me back to the good days.

[@chrismcknight4071]

The Mario Kart 8 tracks look just like how I saw the originals back when I would play them years ago. It's crazy seeing how they've aged.

[@GoNetiaMakesMusic]

ikr

[@lcm3634]

Yeah I grew up with Mariokart 8 Deluxe but looking at the comparison it is crazy how they have changed/aged over the years.

[@jsj0203]

TIMESTAMPS from Super Mario Kart(1992, SNES) 0:00 SNES Donut Plains 3 0:43 SNES Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 64(1996, N64) 1:29 N64 Toad’s Turnpike 2:20 N64 Royal Raceway 3:17 N64 Yoshi Valley 4:14 N64 Rainbow Road from Mario Kart Super Circuit(2001, GBA) 5:56 GBA Mario Circuit 6:43 GBA Cheese Land 7:35 GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!(2003, GCN) 8:29 GCN Dry Dry Desert 9:29 GCN Sherbet Land 10:24 GCN Yoshi Circuit 11:20 GCN Baby Park from Mario Kart DS(2005, NDS) 11:53 DS Cheep Cheep Beach 12:46 DS Wario Stadium 13:40 DS Tick-Tock Clock from Mario Kart Wii(2008, Wii) 14:34 Wii Moo Moo Meadows 15:18 Wii Grumble Volcano 16:14 Wii Wario’s Gold Mine from Mario Kart 7(2011, 3DS) 17:13 3DS DK Jungle 18:12 3DS Music Park 19:09 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 20:09 3DS Neo Bowser City

[@thedarkmarc19]

They should make a huge DLC on this where they remake all of the tracks from the previous Mario Kart games.

[@dannyjorde2677]

@Karma's Commentary It would be less hard than making a whole new Mario Kart game with different tracks and gadgets. After all, all they have to do is take old tracks and modernize them.

[@jedijazzygamer5369]

@theDaRkMarC That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking

[@imperialscouttrooper1083]

And fora title "mario kart retro?"

[@idonthaveaname2933]

It would be even better if they had a mode where it will be the same as the original (character roster,karts and graphics) but change the controls

[@andy.burbulis1899]

This would never ever happen but maybe remaking one game in HD could work?

[@feiwong3634]

MK8 tracks are so damn well made, they are truly beautiful and well designed, with tons of details, they feel so alive, you can't stop playing, and each time discover something new on them.

[@osc-omb47896]

Yeah, I love this game.

[@bonk150]

ARE YOU TELLING ME THE COLOURED TILES OF SNES RAINBOW ROAD ARE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOTS IN MARIO KART 8

[@notspider-man5765]

bonkchoy 150 ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT WE SHOULD ALL TYPE DOWN LIKE THIS?!

[@kuemstar437]

RuInInG tHe ViBe

[@NintenJoeGamer]

What are you talking about? All they did was repeat ROY G BIV. It's not like they just threw random colors all over the map lol

[@es5845]

pfft they are not even in the same spots

[@harrybest2041]

ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THERE ARE NO NEW GRAND PRIX TRACKS IN DELUXE ?

[@BecCallow1471]

tfw you can complete the entirety of MK8's MK64 version of Rainbow Road in the time it takes to do one lap around the original track.

[@TeaganD]

I love MK64, but 64 fans can't see past the nostalgia that the N64 Rainbow Road is a long, bland, non-detailed, boring track. MK8 in my opinion fixed a lot of the problems that course had.

[@gatorssbm]

Teaze Not really most people even me whose first MK was 64 when I was a kid hate it for being a huge empty course, the sights were decent but the course is just too big and tedious to be enjoyable.

[@Speedyfrentchfries]

And this is why people like use shortcut at the very beginning of the course lol.

[@OTPulse]

Speedyfrentchfries: This^^ was going to say that, Boost off the edge and skip half the lap. Shame they fixed it.

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

+Ian Watchmann That's because it IS one lap. If only it was two laps. Then there would be no flaws with that track at all.

[@Kingdom_Heart]

I like to think that the retro tracks tell a story. Like countless Toads told them all “Hey, while you guys weren’t using this track we took a few creative liberties!” Or in the case of Donut Plains, “THE BRIDGE IS BROKEN?! They want to use this track and we don’t have time to fix it! I’m sure they’ll enjoy the surprise.” It’s like they’re the same exact tracks but in the future. As opposed to them being recreated.

[@Jorch101]

I remember when playing mario kart on wii was like the best graphics ever, now you compare them and they are sh** .... wow... technology is awesome!

[@downnnnnn]

Mkw is still a better game imo

[@lpingpong1782]

Honestly being full of glitches and the Flame Runner being broken only makes MKWii more fun

[@popefrancis6932]

10 years from now we will think the same about mk8deluxe!

[@TimmiTurner10]

Pope Francis I don’t know, I mean I am sure it can be better like 4K but that’s already pretty good

[@WizardOfWor]

@@popefrancis6932 I highly doubt it. The majority of the tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are already in HD (including the 26 retro tracks from Super Mario Kart though Mario Kart 7).

[@globalcritics9076]

I love how both sides are in perfectly-sync timing. Great job editor

[@hectorgaming03]

11:52 My good old days vs me now

[@Chesnu09]

HectorGaming2003 the good old days bro :,(

[@tracy1210]

We're part of the generation which grows up with a ds

[@GoofyGGoof]

I miss my DS

[@bearoyay]

That rainbow road remake has so much love in it.

[@MKDS_5KXL.]

これマジで凄い SFCで走ってた頃とほとんど同じ感覚で遊べるのは感動するわ この走り方をした人もすげぇ

[@user-ph2oi1gu7u]

初代レインボーに関しては コース形状は全く変わっていない

[@user-ph2oi1gu7u]

64レインボーは原型を とどめてなさすぎる

[@aaaaaa.aaaaaa]

64RRは道が少し長くなってる

[@user-yi1sj4ql5t]

64はBGMこそ素晴らしいけど形状はワンパターンだし長いから改良するのは仕方ないのかもね

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Who here agrees that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has the best retro tracks of any Mario Kart?

[@louiswouters71]

I remember falling into the water for the first time in sherbet land. I didn't die! It was so cool that I didn't notice for like 3 playthroughs.

[@robbie4339]

Bruh, they both have the same maps.

[@malikcrim13]

I like the ones from MK7 better because they were more faithful to the source material.

[@yoshiminer4289]

Yeah, so does Mario Kart 8.......

[@godwin972]

BECAUSE THEY'RE THE SAME

[@seacliff217]

I remembered thinking that Mario Kart DS looked good a decade ago. Now it's hard to believe what I'm seeing on the right is pretty much running on a handheld.

[@cutecommie]

I don't remember the graphics being so terrible. But they really were.

[@iwilleatyourmother]

Its the recorder they used. Graphics are actually pretty good in the DS and 3DS. I mean they aren’t the best but not as horrible as u see in the video

[@bluecollarcommentator7772]

Angiekinz_07 ? So what ur saying is that the vid downgraded their quality, nice try but they look shitty either way

[@iwilleatyourmother]

Zenorex_Dev Um..yea because you usually play Mario Kart DS on a smaller screen which makes it look less pixelated. In this video they zoomed in so it looks “shitty”

[@Josue-eq1pf]

Seacliff 9

[@DannyWheels]

The wii levels hit me right in the nostalgia zone

[@idonthaveaname2933]

Same! So did the ds levels!

[@christiangrant4357]

Mario kart wii had some of the most insane race tracks ever. Can't wait to play it again in 2021.

[@jonathanwade3882]

@@christiangrant4357 I can't wait to even bring in my nostalgia after playing. Its really one of my favorite but most favorite mario kart game in history

[@HamLiker]

This is clearly fake, they didn’t fall off of rainbow road once.

[@genaralapple4908]

Walter

[@alexkemplen772]

It's called expertise my friend. I know I'm good in Mario Kart but I too falter in some courses just like everyone else. There's plenty of people who excessively play Mario Kart to get better and better. I'm not one of them, that's for certain.

[@idk72.]

Walter

[@qqvx]

@@alexkemplen772 It's called a joke you waffle fleshlight

[@alexkemplen772]

@@qqvx you didn't need to call me out like that jacka**.

[@bobhihih]

Bring ROB back as a character... I miss him from DS...

[@TeaganD]

He doesn't he'll use his rocket powered skates

[@dylanr4854]

tanooki mario was the dumbest character they added lmao

[@Astrojandro]

Idont Know pink gold Peach was the dumbest character they added

[@RockinRay-dp6zx]

MA3GNetwork rob legs probably

[@Akuxz]

CyberHax Inc you do realize that Cat Peach and Tanooki Mario are DLC right? I do agree that they need to take out some unnecessary characters though.

[@splatooniesd7363]

My firs Mario kart game was Mario kart DS

[@ironfang5186]

Same here

[@rixeno]

mine was wii

[@crispylad6294]

Splatoonies :D double dash

[@CEO_of_gaming]

Was my second but it’s my second favorite

[@Terapagos3000]

That was my first too.

[@ARandoNamedDyl]

My all time favourite will always be Double Dash. Definitely love the re-imagined maps however. The graphics are just unbelievably stunning!

[@nickk3077]

I miss the Yoshi helicopter from the GameCube.

[@GamerbidsGaming]

I remember playing Mario Kart Wii in WalMart until either I was kicked off or it was time to go, It's insane to see it compared to modern Mario Kart. Didn't realize hoe long ago that was

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

You shall play it at home hopefully.

[@Joshman601]

Imagine an open world Mario game that took place on a big planet, and you could sail around, and explore each island, including all Mario kart tracks, Isle Delfino, Mario 64, ect... Beautiful...

[@Joshman601]

Also, I wonder if that race track would actually be around peaches castle in the open world game? Like , did peach just build a huge race track around her castle after the events of Mario 64? What about her castle from Super Mario Galaxy?? Which castle is her official main castle these days I wonder?

[@Joshman601]

One more thing, but was there actually a shine sprite billboard in the n64 version of the desert track? I didn't know Shine sprites existed before Mario sunshine, so that's cool if so.

[@Joshman601]

If the open world game existed tho, it would be split up into certain areas, Like a Donkey Kong area for all dk maps, a Mario Sunshine area for all beach themed maps, a mushroom kingdom area for all peach castle stuff, and a Yoshi island area for all yoshi stuff. Also a Hell lava area for Bowser, plus an outer space area for the Mario Galaxy main Hub/ rainbow road tracks maybe, so you can see Rosalina.

[@ThePixelRunner]

Or a Mario Kart game with all the races of every Mario Kart, but remastered

[@sinrain1261]

Joshman601 Wouldnt Odissey be something like that?

[@maxis2k]

Outside of the general driving improvements, the upgrade to retro tracks in Mario Kart 8 was the best thing in the game. And makes me want more retro tracks. Like...every single track. I'd have paid for them through DLC. My reasoning is that they took some levels I really didn't like (Donut Plains 2 and Wario Stadium) and improved the immensely in Mario Kart 8. They didn't just remake them with better graphics but redesigned them entirely around the new driving physics. So now I'd like to see some levels like Peach Garden or Shroom Hill get the same improvement. As well as levels I already liked (Waluigi Pinball please). The only bad change was how they reduced Rainbow Road 64 to one lap. Really should have fixed that in Deluxe.

[@bettyunicorn6132]

The rainbow road 64 is perfect as one lap any more it will too long.

[@WindowsEater]

Shroom Hill??? You talking about Shroom Ridge?

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

No! N64 Rainbow Road is perfect with just one lap! Less is more!

[@denstination]

YESSSSSS peach garden

[@skrimmy8806]

Wish granted

[@alecsandrabaldwin8808]

It's so weird, I remember playing Mario Kart on the DS and thinking "THESE GRAPHICS ARE INCREDIBLE" because at the time, they were I thought the same thing when I played Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS And now that I have a Switch, to look back and see how far gaming has come, (and how much attention to detail the devs pay, because come on, it's amazing) it really makes me nostalgic

[@basedostrich]

I the graphics for Mario Kar 7 are still great. This video doesn't do them justice because the resolution is atrocious, maybe an issue with the emulator. But it doesn't look this bad in the 3DS.

[@free_muffin]

nintendo blew half their orchestra budget on sax bands

[@SpectralDynamite]

And it turned out AMAZING.

[@krausewitz6786]

A real man never pays for sax.

[@retrogaming5485]

Krausewitz ever heard of the epic sax guy? Hes a real man

[@godli6063]

Agent Squidward I play sax also I agree with you

[@godli6063]

Krausewitz a real man learns how to shut up

[@jedgamesguy]

I love how they take the SNES tracks and add more detail

[@mariooo88]

I'm amazed on how I perfectly remember the songs, can almost sing along the melodies, but I had totally lost memory of the tracks. Can't wait to play it again, OLED and my first Switch ordered yesterday.

[@gamesbugsebesteirol]

4:18 - For more than 20 years, I don't know what it's like to go straight without using the road cut on Rainbow Road!

[@chasenplayz]

i dislike how they put a water part in DRY DRY DESERT it literally has dry in its name twice and they added water

[@celeste1823]

No tornado neither

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

It's a mirage

[@matthewspinazze4118]

its like an oasis and it looks way better

[@YoStar999]

Dry Dry Desert has an oasis in Paper Mario 64 too

[@masterpenguin8472]

And the sinkhole doesn't have the giant Piranha Plant in it anymore.

[@thinkingfubuki]

Closest I've ever been to tearing up with nostalgia :') I want this game so badly

[@Shadowfynx]

NerdGroovy game is great

[@pinguthepenguin9296]

I'm amazed with how much more detailed and modern Tick Tock Clock has become! The GBA tracks as well, it's amazing how they went from flat-out and 2D to 3D with anti gravity and gliding sections!

[@symmetrykidkun8]

I haven’t even played some of these games or tracks and I’m inexplicably tearing up... Also, MK DS was my favorite MK game and the graphics look atrocious today. Still love it, though.

[@Sage-ve3pl]

MKDS was my favorite level wise, but Mario kart Wii is so broken and fun, I play it all the time

[@CasiniLoogi]

When playing mkds on an original ds it looks a *lot* better

[@ryanrake2714]

I think for 144 pixels its amazing. Its still my favorite and think with the tech they had its still ok today

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

@@ryanrake2714 The DS resolution is 256 x 192 p

[@ryanrake2714]

@@rac1equalsbestgame853 oh, 192. Either way for that low it looks great. Least to me

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

This video illustrates and pretty much confirms Nintendo's stance that graphics aren't the most important. We had so much fun back then, and never once wished for something better graphically, it was always about gameplay! (of course i love the new graphics now, but still, the gameplay is what's most important)

[@gabeitches87]

good joke

[@NintenJoeGamer]

Don't need graphics for a game to be good, unfortunately, this generation seems to be spoiled on the fact that other consoles have superior graphics. But that doesn't mean better gameplay.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Not as good as your parents'.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Pun Jab I Thanks for repeating what I said.

[@ironfang5186]

Looking back on mkds I realized how bad the graphics are but overall we had so much fun and have so many memories the graphics don't matter, this was the true mario kart game.

[@icekokoro2708]

I really miss Waluigi Pinball. I want to see it make a comeback. Maybe even extend it slightly.

[@d4c_reznor470]

Ice Kokoro at least it's in MK7

[@icekokoro2708]

Kenny McCormick true. Still though I would like to see the course on the big screen.

[@d4c_reznor470]

Ice Kokoro it's cool to see it in 3D at least

[@mrconroy4672]

Ice Kokoro maybe in the next two dlc packs

[@Terapagos3000]

LittleDeez Mario Kart DS isn't in 3D?

[@toastweek3745]

Best comparisons ever.

[@coco-mk3ox]

I have SMK, 64, Super Circuit, DS, and 8 deluxe; and this whole video was a trip down memory lane :’D

[@jackgibb16]

Most incredible things about this is the graphics difference between the Wii and Wii U! I know this was recorded on a switch but MK8 and MK8D are graphically identical

[@maxfi878]

Jack Gibb Same between N64 and Gamecube

[@TofuCate]

I think we reached a point where the graphics can't really get any better. How would you improve 8DX?

[@LobsterOfDeath]

@@TofuCate more detailed objects, like trees or so.

[@Zoular]

Good editing and timing, could see how some games were slowed down or speed up to match MK8

[@michaelmorales1475]

Andru (Zoular) that pfp

[@donagloriaempacadosyproduc2894]

me gusta tu foto

[@gasparmxm]

My first Mario Kart game is Mario Kart 64. I really love every time i played that game and his tracks, i think the difficulty of Mario Kart was tonned down in the next games

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Gaspar Alejandro thankfully 200cc came to solve the problem

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

Laughs in 200cc MK Wii 150cc is scalp ripping too, though 50 and 100cc are relatively easy and fun

[@PrismanSP]

64 is easily the easiest, snes was pretty hard but I think Wii was the hardest, MK8 D Is way too easy, even the 200cc, I feel Wii u ver. Was harder

[@osc-omb47896]

here's my ranking of the hardest MKs 8. Mario Kart 7 Not the most complicated game ever, tracks are fairly big, CPUs kinda suck. 7. Mario Kart 64 Jesus, why are the tracks scaled so *big?* 6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Despite the fact 200cc exists, the CPUs aren't amazing, because of having 12 characters the road tends to be very wide as well. 5. Mario Kart Super Circuit Tracks are getting a little difficult now... but still easy enough. 4. Mario Kart Wii Chaotic as hell. 3. Mario Kart Double Dash The CPUs are WAY too good even on low cc. 2. Mario Kart DS Shouldn't have to explain this. 1. Super Mario Kart Or this.

[@ASuwan22]

Game looks incredible on the Switch. Well done Nintendo!

[@donschnulione6646]

Same as on the Wii U...

[@dancingwithdingbats]

It really is amazing, especially the SNES Rainbow Road track remake. Just gorgeous.

[@marionat2001]

@@donschnulione6646 it wasnt full hd on wii u

[@donschnulione6646]

@@dancingwithdingbats it still looks about the Same, and I know.

[@brobroant6205]

Donschnulione Wii U is trash

[@oonadoodles]

I like how the switch rainbow road used elements of all the old designs

[@oonadoodles]

And holy fuck I was amazed by the DS and Wii versions as a kid but I see these comparisons and man, they were daated.

[@thebravegallade731]

the wii version isn't dated. the DS version though... not as dated as the n64 version. at LEAST it used fully 3d models for the carts.

[@drowningin]

MsClumsyAssassin dated? it was the console before last..

[@ceasuro2183]

Well, it was released 13 years ago in 2005. This is a long time :D

[@TonyDAnnunzio]

Like what?

[@IsaqueLopesCampello]

Wow! I had no idea so many tracks were from older games. I've only played Mario Kart Wii and 8, so this was awesome to see. And great job on the syncing!!

[@HaapsaluYT]

same also yeah sync is good

[@nathangamble125]

Half the tracks in every mariokart game apart from Super and 64 are from previous games. They're the retro GP tracks.

[@jonathanlamping9627]

All games super circuit and up have had retro tracks. If the game says SNES, N64, GBA, DS, Wii, or 3DS before the name of a track it means it's a track from a previous game and it's saying what console it was from. Hope that helped.

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

The game does tell you with in their names such as "SNES", N64", "GBA", "GC", "DS", "Wii", ands "3DS". ;)

[@GaZlovesGames]

Yea iss.. loving the synching for this

[@Sr.Tweeter]

Default retro tracks >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Booster course pass

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

Wii, I agree with, but saying all retro tracks are better than the 8 Deluxe remake is just being blinded by nostalgia

[@Sr.Tweeter]

@@Serious5GamingS5G I was referring to the courses included in the Booster Course Pass, which are just a cheap Tour Copy-paste compared to the ones included in the base game.

[@quinnyharls]

I appreciate the amount of effort you put into this. Keep up the great work!

[@matthewspinazze4118]

Still mad that they made warios goldmine so easy... the carts aren't even a challenge anymore and the shortcut is so easy to get too

[@scyanite9905]

"so easy" Try 200cc.

[@matthewspinazze4118]

TheGreenScyanite already got golden mario, still much easier than the wii version

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

Wii was challenging because it didn't involve skill, you could be the best player of all time but the items will find a way to fuck you over no matter what.

[@matthewspinazze4118]

ur right, but specifically for warios goldmine, it was really disappointing that the carts dont flip you over the side, you cant sabotage people by knocking them into them, etc

[@gdcraig4wr843]

Matthew Spinazze ikr😓😓

[@lgglc9274]

Man mario kart for the DS was my childhood

[@emanuelnewman1700]

Double dash is my child hood

[@princesskayla1400]

When I first watched this video and at 3:22 I really thought it was a “shiny” Yoshi on the right cause I’m stupid xD

[@gabbylemii3884]

You ended the video with my favorite track in Mario kart history, Neo Bowser City. Oh mah god it’s awesum!

[@gabbylemii3884]

@@perfectlyimperfect492 VWXYZ

[@MrFoxInc]

This is pretty interesting, and your comparison is awesome! I was worried I'd have to go back and forth when comparing, but you managed to sync up both footages pretty nicely! Thank you!

[@nandernugget]

Jesus Christ. MK8 drastically changed up the Super Circuit courses to the point where they aren't even the same. Awesome.

[@plbster]

well they had to utilize the anti-gravity in some way didn't they

[@alexdehatter2151]

Foreskin 1.0 Super Circuit's maps had to stay flat because of hardware limitations. The stuff they added in MK8 helps each one have its own identity and keeps them from feeling same-y.

[@sauvagess]

They look the same to me. All the turns are identical, as well as the track line.

[@metalman3093]

digiangel234 They are remastered versions of the original tracks so they pretty much should be

[@thompsontom5]

Foreskin 1.0 Being my least favorite maps I'm glad they made them exciting to actually play

[@GaZlovesGames]

That's pretty cool. Nice idea for side by side

[@ryandewerff]

This video shows not only the evolution of Mario Kart, but the evolution. The textures and background in rainbow road on 64 vs rainbow road for 64 on switch is mind blowing and truly a marvel

[@JeremyBX]

What if you Traveled back to 1991, and showed people this video They would probably jizz through their eyes ew

[@GaZlovesGames]

Mad isnt it. Came a long way

[@davejohnson3376]

@@GaZlovesGames The game or the eyes?

[@GaZlovesGames]

Haha.. games have evolved nicely ...and if one can shoot their tears... they probably travel a distance also

[@gregoryrodriguez5621]

Well yeah considering super mario Kart came out in 1992, just showing them that game would blow their minds

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

@TJ just to be fair Mario kart 8s dlc is more much reasonable than 98% of other dlcs

[@keangabrielcruz3356]

Its 2018... And I'm still playing Mario Kart 7😢

[@MrBreada]

lol, I was playing MKWii in 2018, I feel you man

[@dirtkiller23]

played mk64 and smk in 2018 at the jan 1st.I can litterally feel ya.

[@SamSam065]

Kean Gabriel Cruz MKWii and DS for me

[@Lucario-ux5fu]

Kean Gabriel Cruz Same

[@teothebiccboi143]

Mkwii still going strong

[@miserevus]

I’m just amazed at the fact that he got every map to sync perfectly with one another

[@jadenrosethe4986]

I like how some of the tracks have major changes to them.

[@marianrivera6672]

The only thing I heigth about MK 8 Royal Raceway is that you cant go to Peach's Castle yard,but still there are better graphics in the MK 8 version of the track.

[@ADoodGuy]

Did you mean: Hate?

[@Omnirok12]

Nigel Joshua Orbe h8

[@sebbie_gonzo]

Also, you can't hang a sharp left off the ramp and skip the entire mountain sequence... And come to think of it, you can't use a mushroom to cross the river on the second turn either... Just what kind of gimped version did we get!? lol

[@roneybill]

nostalgia NOSTALGIA EVERYWHERE

[@ARose-od4vt]

So much nostalgia for the remakes of the DS tracks !

[@dianateabag]

Doughnuts plain was my favorite stage in the first Mario kart! It was amazing watching it in HD and with the same music !!

[@_Compound_]

What happened to the waluigi pin ball stage? Wasn't there a stage for that in DS?

[@DurawaFuan]

Well, it was a retro course in 7.

[@_Compound_]

Karky Malarky true.

[@MitchTH]

Waluigi Pinball got remade in Mario Kart 7, not 8.

[@danielkatz5925]

WHAT!? Waluigi.. Waluigi pinball.. My favorite.. AND THEY DONT HAVE IT!? *_who here is not gonna buy a switch?_*

[@TommyTom21]

Anino Coding Give up mario odyssey for waluigis pinball? Hell yeah!

[@Loto974]

It's so incredible how the developers made the SNES/64/GBA remake courses.

[@RashedG4mer]

Loto974 level designers*

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Very good video. Gives us exactly what we want. And the synching is so good too. Side note, I'm noticing that while 8 looks nice, it doesn't really match up with the vibrant colors of the older games. Those ones look much more "Mario Kart."

[@PS3GamerSyKe]

A complete documentary. Thanks for the upload.

[@TheDeagster877]

Who else agrees that the nostalgia is too much?

[@just_pat_w]

Me

[@TheBeatfox]

I remember seeing the original SNES one running on store kiosks when my parents would take me shopping as a kid...

[@Bixxy]

youre all like 10 lol shut up

[@alexmanolas1846]

Me

[@cailieisidro5758]

I do especially seeing Mario Kart Wii.

[@618_raw]

The Graphics Are beatiful

[@The0neLeo]

KrampusGamer 24/7 But only on the left side 😂

[@therunawaykid6523]

On the switch version on the right 😆

[@_._ensign_._]

So much love was put into remaking these tracks 😭

[@amezcarl]

3:04 This was the Nintendo 64 most arduous curve! It had no camber, so you always felt into the grass hole. It was hard to master but really cool when others wanting to get back on the course felt on the other side where there was a river.

[@acotr2298]

Thanks for putting in that extra bit of effort by slowing down clips when nessecery, it makes comparisons a lot easier

[@BrianJChagnon]

The most impressive thing to me is the fact that the lap times from the originals and the reimagined ones for MK8 are virtually identical.

[@Lawlerboyful]

i noticed that as well!

[@Busterbalz]

They're not. The clips from the originals in the video are either sped up or slowed down to match the newer versions. Watch the timer for the super mario kart tracks, you can see the footage is slowed by nearly 2 times, and the MK64 clips are sped up a bit too.

[@DiamondToa83]

+GuyPercer Mind you older games didn't be move as fast either.

[@qundrowii]

GuyPercinn Mario Kart 64 courses are at real speed.

[@Busterbalz]

Not all of them. Toad's Turnpike and Rainbow Road are sped up just slightly, again, look at the timer.

[@MasterPrimeape23]

0:51 Snes rainbow road =Skittles road, Mk8 deluxe = Acid trip.

[@millipedesareking3036]

N64 Rainbow Road is just the whole thing is 1 lap wow

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Iamtheflam also in the video you can see when N64 Mario turns left, Switch Mario turns right on some occasions

[@millipedesareking3036]

what

[@millipedesareking3036]

i had a stroke

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

Iamtheflam look at 4:52

[@millipedesareking3036]

uh i think its meerror mode

[@TheRealNinja24]

I died inside watching the Jett Bubble being used in MKWii

[@Jopsyduck]

nothing like a side-by-side comparison to make you realize how bad the graphics on the wii are compared to the switch.

[@Tlaloc1]

*Wii U, the graphics for both MK8 and MK8DX are literally the same.

[@sebastiansage8937]

He means mario kart wii, not mario kart 8.

[@cube1148]

b-baka! Tlaloc-chan

[@dj20078926]

3

[@hanshansen2398]

The different is the Resolution not Grafik! On Emulation you can play MK-u on 4k high res.

[@raneemacintosh6842]

Rainbow Road 64 remake is so rich and charming.... Ribbon Road had the biggest glow-up, going from a decent track on one of the least loved Mario Kart games to one of the CUTEST tracks in MK history. I enjoy how the Wii track upgrades most prominent feature is mood lighting; Wario Goldmine and Grumble Volcano aren't very different in the remake, but their colouring is more realistic and immersive. Nighttime Sherbet Land was also such a great idea.

[@johnlime1469]

This feels like going back to a park or a theme park that you used to visit in your childhood to find that it has been redesigned after all these years.

[@jopiluis3382]

I can't quit my eyes of the MK8Deluxe version *__* so much HD! Well, I LOVE all the tracks of this AMAZING saga. MK RULES! AND THIS VIDEO TOO!! :D

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

They really had to slow down some of the older games' footage so it would run at the same points with the MK8 versions. This isn't at all a bad thing, but they've made those older tracks much bigger.

[@ChaoticMushy]

well they had to make it bigger to fit all 12 characters and if it was still as narrow as they were, it would be impossible to complete with normal driving standards (you know like drifting) but even with the bigger road, it's still difficult

[@MasterAce501]

It’s awesome how the length of each one is so identical to each other.

[@octavedesaintmartin8905]

14:34 my childhood

[@UnknownUser_10]

Same. It was my first Mario Kart ever. Unfortunately I didn’t have Mk Double Dash when it was new because I had a Ps2 before and no Nintendo console. But Mk Wii was very nice.

[@CraftingGummi]

Moomoo meadows. Right in the nostalgia

[@isabellavenzi8698]

@@UnknownUser_10 The wii runs gamecube games, you could have played double dash

[@UnknownUser_10]

Isabella Venzi Yeah I know. I bought it later, after Mk Wii. I like the concept of Mk Double Dash.

[@RyuuguuinOFC]

Nem todo herói usa capa, muito obrigado

[@catsoften]

4:40 i feel like a dog just crawled in my ear

[@bahamakazi]

Dang, In all my years of playing all Mario karts I can get my hands on, it's cool to see new elements thrown in but still keeping to the original

[@manuelgarciabarraza6597]

Is it just me or the rainbow road music in super Mario kart feels almost... Magical✨

[@marselmusic]

1:58 that purple sunset tho