Mario Kart DS Retro Track Comparison

[@robertagape385]

So cool to see how the DS’s graphics were somewhere inbetween the N64 and GameCube.

[@elcanaldelucas6187]

Actually, the DS is inferior to the N64 in processing polygons, it's just that nintendo gained experience on modeling and making textures over the years

[@dogaddict1491]

@@elcanaldelucas6187 kinda funny how the dsi is more powerful than n64

[@oscarzxn4067]

@@elcanaldelucas6187 Plus not having as many limitations with the file size

[@1gta4gta]

@@dogaddict1491 DS has a much larger texture cache (and bigger cartridges) that does give an advantage in texture resolution but otherwise the N64 has it soundly beat in raw compute performance

[@cosmicsvids]

@@elcanaldelucas6187 though how come Mario kart DS is able to have full 3d racers but Mario kart 64 does not.

[@autismtony2404]

One thing I noticed about Mario Kart DS’ retro tracks; Since this was the 5th game, there would only be SNES, N64, GBA, and GCN retro tracks. And they were put in game order for each retro cup. Did anyone else notice that? Or was it just me?

[@makenleyx267]

You’re not the only one. I also knew that a long time ago. Starting with Wii, it had DS tracks. With 7, Wii tracks reappear. With 8/Deluxe, 3DS tracks appear

[@brunolike8631]

Pretty sure everyone noticed that.

[@darkblueparamountheanimator]

Super Mario Kart Tracks: Mario Circuit 1 Donut Plains 1 Koopa Beach 2 Choco Island 2 Mario Kart 64 Tracks: Moo Moo Farm Frappe Snowland Choco Mountain Banshee Boardwalk Mario Kart Super Circuit Tracks: Peach Circuit Bowser Castle 2 Luigi Circuit Sky Garden Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Tracks: Luigi Circuit Baby Park Mushroom Bridge Yoshi Circuit

[@selinaogorman8380]

Honest Mario kart ds has a lot of great retro tracks I love that only thing is very minor they remove some of the originals like my favorite in mushroom bridge they took out the boosts on top of the bridge but I give it to Nintendo they did a excellent job bringing the retros to the ds it makes it feel so nostalgic.

[@leonpaelinck]

the flat 2d tracks really look off. They hardly improved them

[@MDE128]

Mario Kart Double Dash is the only game before DS to have much better graphics.

[@JoshuaDD-nc3oz]

I agree

[@monkeynt5780]

Kind of obvious

[@CevioEvion]

100% agree 👍

[@kurfdafolf]

Frappe Snowland is literally the exact same as the original.

[@JoshuaDD-nc3oz]

But with better graphics! 😀

[@Huwitto]

Well, I saw some differences that are hard to notice at first glance

[@FireBlast07]

@@Huwitto the trees for example

[@Jordan_Z936]

There is one difference I saw in this version of Frappe Snowland. The DS version of Frappe Snowland is a bit bigger than the original.

[@valithesphealdude183]

@@JoshuaDD-nc3oz worse*

[@leonpaelinck]

This is how mario kart DS looked during it's prime

[@FrankieTravale]

for a mario kart game in 2005, it didnt re-use that many music tracks, only 4 Figure-8 Circuit/Mario Circuit Waluigi Pinball/Wario Stadium GBA Peach Circuit/GBA Luigi Circuit GCN Luigi Circuit/GCN Yoshi Circuit

[@brunolike8631]

The fact Double Dash used less music is weird

[@nonotatalllol]

2:53 I know you tried to trick in mario kart ds

[@I_am_Cool791]

Super Mario kart: SNES Mario circuit 1 SNES Donut plains 1 SNES Choco island 2 SNES Koopa beach 2 Mario kart 64: N64 Moo Moo farm N64 Frappe snowland N64 Choco mountain N64 Banshee boardwalk Mario kart super circuit: GBA Peach circuit GBA Bowser castle 2 GBA Luigi circuit GBA Sky garden Mario kart double dash: GCN Luigi circuit GCN Baby park GCN Mushroom bridge GCN Yoshi circuit

[@MarioCorey]

It’s funny how Luigi circuit and yoshi circuit have the same music and are both retro tracks in Mario kart ds

[@Jordan_Z936]

The same goes to Luigi Circuit and Peach Circuit (both from Mario Kart Super Circuit).

[@MDE128]

Mario Kart DS is the only game with retro tracks to have the same music until Mario Kart 8 Deluxe got the booster pass.

[@FrankieTravale]

I know mario kart DS just used some of the simplist tracks when making retro courses. And this was before when Retro tracks were improved instead of just Remade. But I got to give it to them, this game still bops.

[@strange2638]

It wasn’t until Mario kart 8 where retro tracks were actually remade/remastered

[@IsaakSaucedoOrendain]

GCN Course are worse than the original

[@brunolike8631]

I love how Choco Mountain on DS is were the mountain most looks like chocolate

[@rhythmtg]

time to compare the retro tracks. (for most of these changes I got help from the mariowiki) SNES: obviously, most of them got larger and 3d-er. mario circuit 1: it's mostly faithful to the original, obviously the walls are actually walls instead of flat blocks. that's all I can say, most of the SNES and GBA tracks are gonna be like this. donut plains 1: instead of the flat blocks on the bridge, it has girders that match the bridge more. the pipes are also green instead of orange. choco island 2: the colors are more vibrant, and the bumps are now 3d. koopa beach 2: the cheep cheeps have their modern appearance, and that's all I can say about this track. well, that was simple. what about n64? N64: most parts look the same, but there are some changes worth noting. moo moo farm: the track got narrower, and the monty moles have their new design. the Nintendo logo is gone, and the two bridges actually look like it's made of stone. frappe snowland: looks mostly the same. the snowmen got a redesign, that's all I can see. choco mountain: the road looks less rough and has straight lines that follow the path, and most of the signs are replaced like the Yoshi sign that was replaced with a YoshiKart sign instead. the fences are gone even in trial mode, and the rocks are better modeled. and lastly, the hills at the end are farther away from each other. banshee boardwalk: the water is brighter, and the cheep cheep was changed to a bubba, the boos have their modern design (they still look similar), and the bats are replaced with swoops. that's a lot of changes. let's go back to mode 7 tracks! GBA: it's like the SNES tracks but boring-er. peach circuit: again, the track is faithful to the original and the flat blocks are walls. the road is darker, and for some unknown reason, the castle in the background is flipped. bowser castle 2: you can now drive on the walls, the thwomps have their modern appearance, and the ramps are now dash panels. luigi circuit: the rain looks much better, the warehouses now say "00" instead of "64" and "65", and the blimp logo changed. sky garden: again, the blimp logo has changed, an added shortcut right after that, and the ramps are replaced with dash panels. not a lot to be honest. it was super dull. but what about double dash? GCN: they didn't do these tracks justice in my opinion. luigi circuit: the sunflowers and pipes are gone, the chain chomp is less shiny, and the blimp in the sky is nowhere to be found. baby park: the rollercoaster is gone, and the laps are now 5 instead of 7. mushroom bridge: the tunnels are green and red on each side instead of each tunnel being green and red, you can't go on top of the bridge anymore, and most of the vehicles are replaced with shroom ridge vehicles. basically worse version of the stage! yoshi circuit: immediately, the piranha plants aren't in pipes anymore, the arcs that represent yoshi's fingers aren't there anymore, the yoshi tunnel's windows are larger, the yoshi helicopter is gone, daisy cruiser is gone, and the shortcut is gone. wow. what a downgrade. yeah, most shortcuts are gone, every GCN course is downgraded, but it's not because they were lazy, it's just hardware limitations. i hope you liked this, if you guys want to correct me, please leave a reply, and i'll edit it. thanks, and I'll see you in the wii retro tracks!

[@spenpinner]

I miss mario kart DS.

[@Tarletonhughes]

Me too bro I need to buy it back again 😪

[@short-circuit_resistance]

I own a game card for my 2ds that has over 300 ds games, including Mario kart ds

[@f1r3br0]

god damn why doesn't this video have a lot of views

[@JoshuaDD-nc3oz]

IDK

[@kylehill3643]

@@JoshuaDD-nc3oz Google suppression. You likely have hit some kind of block.

[@zer0under4493]

Not a lot of comments either, this is the first Edit: it only took me 30 seconds to reach this comment on February 18th 2021 at 8:38 pm EST

[@CevioEvion]

They should bring back mushroom bridge in MK8DX booster course pass

[@DefenderOfChrist_]

No

[@short-circuit_resistance]

​@@DefenderOfChrist_ yes

[@nathanielhermanson6987]

10:43 Music?

[@JoshuaDD-nc3oz]

“Kickin’ up dust” from cars the video game

[@Caioninoo]

Shell Cup: 0:00 SNES Mario Circuit 1 1:58 N64 Moo Moo Farm 5:12 GBA Peach Circuit 7:58 GCN Luigi Circuit Banana Cup: 0:27 SNES Donut Plains 1 2:32 N64 Frappe Snowland 5:44 GBA Bowser Castle 2 8:37 GCN Baby Park Leaf Cup: 1:31 SNES Koopa Beach 2 3:25 N64 Choco Mountain 6:30 GBA Luigi Circuit 9:18 GCN Mushroom Bridge Lightning Cup: 1:00 SNES Choco Island 2 4:18 N64 Banshee Boardwalk 7:15 GBA Sky Garden 9:56 GCN Yoshi Circuit

[@LegendaryCaptain]

Mario Kart DS retro tracks were easily the worst for numerous reasons 1. Shell cup is 75% generic first circuits 2. GCN Yoshi Circuit is a good course but my god is it an anti climatic end 3. Speaking of GCN my god what did they do to you Baby Park and Mushroom Bridge 4. Just SNES Choco Island 2 nuff said

[@2025SPACEDUDE]

Frappe snowland is the same except the Yoshi statue was placed a bit further away and it’s slightly more sunny

[@rantorndrianaivo3216]

in the version ds i like the circuit of the nintendo 64, gba and snes. while the gamecube i don't like because it took some changes and was removing

[@Jordan_Z936]

Except that the DS version of GCN Luigi Circuit is 100% faithful to the original one. I'm sure they remade this track pretty well.

[@Jordan_Z936]

I even think GCN Luigi Circuit from DS is better than the original from Double Dash.

[@karlaGutierrez657]

I like that the Retro Tracks is Very Similar o this the Same as Original

[@anthonyfoco6396]

My favorites are:Donut Plains 1,Koopa Beach 2,Choco Island 2,Frappe Snowland,Banshee Boardwalk,Luigi Circuit(GBA),Sky Garden and Mushroom Bridge.

[@SilentRealm6677]

Some of these courses must be re added to mario kart tour excellent frappe snowland, snes mario circuit, donut plains, koopa beach, and choco island because those courses are added even vanilla lake and yoshi curcit and maybe they will even add professor E-gadd because he is been unused in mario kart ds

[@battlelord667]

I did that request.

[@zer0under4493]

Which one?

[@battlelord667]

@@zer0under4493 The unused content of mkds

[@vasankugan8653]

Mario Kart DS brought back: SNES - Mario Circuit 1 (Shell), Donut Plains 1 (Banana), Koopa Beach 2 (Leaf), Choco Island 2 (Lightning) N64 - Moo Moo Farm (Shell), Frappe Snowland (Banana), Choco Mountain (Leaf), Banshee Boardwalk (Lightning) GBA - Peach Circuit (Shell), Bowser Castle 2 (Banana), Luigi Circuit (Leaf), Sky Garden (Lightning) GCN - Luigi Circuit (Shell), Baby Park (Banana), Mushroom Bridge (Leaf), Yoshi Circuit (Lightning)

[@DefenderOfChrist_]

My Favorite Retro Tracks in this game is: 1. N64 Banshee Boardwalk 2. Snes Koopa Beach 2 3. GBA Bowser Castle 2 4. GBA Sky Garden 5. N64 Frappe Snowland 6. GCN Mushroom Bridge 7. N64 Moo Moo Farm 8. Snes Donut Plains 1 9. N64 Choco Mountain 10. GCN Yoshi Circuit 11. GBA Peach Circuit 12. GBA Luigi Circuit 13. Snes Mario Curcuit 1 14. GCN Luigi Circuit 15. GCN Baby Park 16. Snes Choco Island 2

[@ktown1228]

I hope N64 Moo Moo Farm, GBA Peach Circuit, GCN Luigi Circuit, GCN Baby Park, GBA Luigi Circuit, GCN Mushroom Bridge, & N64 Banshee Boardwalk will be return to Mario Kart Tour but SNES Mario Circuit Zone Act 1, SNES Donut Plains Zone Act 1, N64 Frappe Snowland, GBA Bowser Castle Zone Act 2, SNES Koopa Beach Zone Act 2, N64 Choco Mountain, SNES Choco Island Zone Act 2, GBA Sky Garden, & GCN Yoshi Circuit are already returned to Mario Kart Tour

[@chucke.cheese2212]

1:44 No Bowser?

[@Sammykyt]

Subscribed!

[@valithesphealdude183]

SNES Mario Circuit was pretty much ruined, especially the music

[@SouthParkFanatic2006]

Comparing all the tracks from original and Nintendo DS

[@ninalitttleworld3647]

Mario Kart DS Vs Super Mario Kart

[@Jordan_Z936]

Mario Kart DS wins easily, dude. No competition. This is totally unfair. Even Mario Kart : Super Circuit and Mario Kart Tour are better than Super Mario Kart.

[@mercedesjacevedosilva9146]

In Mario Kart DS 2007

[@elfaraon1]

Is 2005 no 2007

[@mercedesjacevedosilva9146]

Yes In 2007 Not 2005

[@monkeynt5780]

I like how all of the SNES, GBA, and N64 tracks look significantly better. And the Gamecube tracks still look good and polished despite that game being more graphically advanced. It shows that they did care about retro tracks before MK8. Honestly Mario Kart Wii was the only one I thought was lazy in the Retro track department, with its copy and pasted GCN levels, etc

[@RiqMoney817]

To be fair, Double Dash and Wii had similar graphics, so there wasn’t too much to improve on.

[@Noshadesfunky]

Right here is complete proof why mario kart DS is the worst game in the series.