Ranking EVERY Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Track

96 courses, 96 controversial opinions, hours of my life wasted away. Join me on this spiritual journey through Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's legendary course lineup, and subscribe to the channel while you're at it.
Chapters:
Number 96 - 0:06
Number 72 - 8:48
Number 48 - 16:34
Number 24 - 25:15
Top 10 - 29:35

[@arya_moghadam]

Wow, I love the dedication you put into making this ranking video. I recently put together a Booster Course Pass ranking video and now currently working on ranking the base game tracks. The script writing for this must’ve been a ton to write, but a lot of fun! I definitely agree with most of the ranks you’ve given. I was slightly shocked when I saw Piranha Plant Slide so low on the list though. It’s not my most favorite track, but certainly isn’t the worst with what it offers. It has underground Super Mario Bros references and I actually really love the music. But I respect your opinion. Overall really well put together video. At least you did better than me, since my Booster Course Pass ranking video went over 2 hours 😂

[@GameGuy53]

Glad you can appreciate the effort that went into the video, it was no small feat! And as for Piranha Plant Slide, I see what you mean with the underground references. Calls back to the original games. I figured I would be in the minority with that opinion, I wonder if anyone else will call it out.

[@philthethrill5]

Your videos provide an insane quality, and the humor is on point! :) I hope your channel will grow steadily!

[@GameGuy53]

@@philthethrill5 appreciate the kind words! Pleasure to have you along for the ride.

[@psd_seth]

Happy to see some respect for Paris. I always see it ranked near the bottom of the city tracks, but always I’ve found it really fun. The fact that the first two laps are the same adds some familiarity that the other city tracks don’t have.

[@GameGuy53]

Great point about the first two laps, I didn’t even think of it that way!

[@GameGuy53]

This took me a long time.

[@cookiecrispssmasher3000]

I can imagine, awesome work!

[@patrickschornstaedt5913]

Sky High Sundae did indeed give me a seizure. And Miyamoto refused to pay my hospital bill. 0/10 course.

[@GameGuy53]

Nintendo is going to have a class-action lawsuit on their hands because of Sky High Sundae.

[@mmarrone]

Considering Toad Circuit avoided #96 and a lot of slander, this list is a win. I agree with the Sweet Sweet Canyon fountain comment, which is why it ranks much higher on my personal list though. This guy ranks standing.

[@GameGuy53]

I would love to see your rubric for judging courses.

[@TheDynastyWarrior13]

I'm glad there is another Squeaky Clean Sprint enthusiast, it's a legendary track, that music and the theme go so hard.

[@GameGuy53]

The music is constantly stuck in my head.

[@TheDynastyWarrior13]

@@GameGuy53 Oh dude me too, it’s just so whimsical and catchy. The whole track is just everything a good Mario Kart track should be.

[@cookiecrispssmasher3000]

Good rankings, very enjoyable video! :)

[@GameGuy53]

I’m glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!

[@H0BLER]

Yay GameGuy! This list was very different from mine in the first half, I definitely have some thoughts but I can see the vision. The top 5 though…. you cooked. Great job man

[@GameGuy53]

Glad to see you back here again, I was waiting for your comment! Happy to hear that I at least made some sense in explaining my reasoning, and that my top 5 satisfied your taste.

[@EpicPaul64]

Near the beginning, there were a few iffy choices, like Baby Park not being close to the bottom, but as the list progressed, I started really respecting your opinions! Good job on sticking through with this to the end, especially with your stellar editing! ...Now I gotta get started making one of these...

[@GameGuy53]

I’m glad you could appreciate the video despite the disagreements, and thanks for the kind words! Yeah making one of these takes time - but I think the end result is worth it. You should go for it!

[@dg_777player5]

Personally I find Tour Berlin Byways as one of the best courses in the entire series. It's a car course that has more to offer than just avoiding cars and when you're driving on the road it's never boring for there are vehicles everywhere to dodge or very cleverly placed enemies. It's by far my favourite city course and one of the series' biggest sleeper hits in my opinion. I like it so much that it convinced me to visit Berlin this January when deciding a vacation spot and I can say after visiting the city that it is perfectly faithful, it's literally a scaled-down version of the city adapted into a course. Even then Tour/BCP Ninja Hideaway is still the best course in the game but not by much. Big respect for BCP/Tour Squeaky Clean Sprint's placement though, that is a classic indeed.

[@autismandgaming4532]

Props for not putting Toad Circuit dead last. Yeah sure it’s b**ch simple and not very nice looking, but it’s not THAT bad...

[@GameGuy53]

Totally agree, I’ve seen it at the very bottom of other lists and I think it deserves at least an ounce of respect.

[@ilan_profile]

YAY THE FINAL RANKING IS HERE!!

[@acmiguens]

Great video! It's definitely the kind of ranking that would vary greatly every time you make it 😅 Also, just in case no one does it: "Otherwise" 😂😂

[@GameGuy53]

Absolutely - it’s a literal crapshoot! And yeah while editing myself I definitely noticed myself using a few phrases over and over again and also misphrasing certain things. It’s such a long video that I was like “screw this I’m not changing it”😂

[@stenanderson1695]

Wild, depending on the day your top ten is the exact same as mine.

[@GameGuy53]

You’re a guy who just gets it.

[@realPSherman]

You forgot about Toad Factory

[@GameGuy53]

It is past your bedtime

[@Jess_acnl]

This was an excellent video (and I’m not just saying that because I agree with your number 1 track). I strongly disagree with a lot of your picks (why did you rank the mk8 rainbow road over bowser castle 3 😭) but I enjoyed it nonetheless ❤ you’ve got a new subscriber!

[@GameGuy53]

I’m really glad you enjoyed the video despite your disagreements! Happy to have you along for the ride👍🏼

[@-deadmemelord07]

Here is my slightly (by that I mean VERY) controversial list: 96. Excitebike Arena 95. 3DS Toad Circuit 94. Tour Tokyo Blur 93. SNES Mario Circuit 3 92. Tour Los Angeles Laps 91. SNES Rainbow Road 90. GCN Dry Dry Desert 89. SNES Donut Plains 3 88. GBA Mario Circuit 87. Sky-High Sundae 86. N64 Toad's Turnpike 85. GBA Sunset Wilds 84. DS Cheep Cheep Beach 83. Tour New York Minute 82. N64 Royal Raceway 81. Water Park 80. Toad Harbor 79. Tour Berlin Byways 78. Wii Wario's Gold Mine 77. Mario Circuit 76. Animal Crossing 75. Sunshine Airport 74. GBA Sky Garden 73. Tour London Loop 72. Sweet Sweet Canyon 71. Tour Sydney Sprint 70. DS Shroom Ridge 69. 3DS Rosalina's Ice World 68. 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 67. Dragon Driftway 66. Wii Daisy Circuit 65. Hyrule Circuit 64. Wii Koopa Cape (the original is actually my favorite Mario Kart course of all time, but this version is quite a bit worse IMO) 63. Tour Paris Promenade 62. GCN Baby Park 61. Mario Kart Stadium 60. DS Mario Circuit 59. Tour Ninja Hideaway 58. Electrodrome 57. Tour Vancouver Velocity 56. Mount Wario 55. Big Blue 54. Wii Moo Moo Meadows 53. GBA Riverside Park 52. Tour Merry Mountain 51. GCN Yoshi Circuit 50. Rainbow Road 49. DS Peach Gardens 48. GBA Snow Land 47. Tour Amsterdam Drift 46. Bowser's Castle 45. N64 Kalimari Desert 44. Dolphin Shoals 43. GCN DK Mountain 42. Wii DK Summit 41. 3DS Neo Bowser City 40. Ice Ice Outpost 39. Tour Rome Avanti 38. Wii Coconut Mall (definitely not as good as the original, but treated better than Koopa Cape) 37. DS Waluigi Pinball 36. DS Wario Stadium 35. Thwomp Ruins 34. GBA Cheese Land 33. Wii Moonview Highway 32. Tour Bangkok Rush 31. GBA Ribbon Road 30. Bone-Dry Dunes (cope) 29. GBA Boo Lake 28. GCN Sherbet Land 27. N64 Choco Mountain 26. Tour Singapore Speedway 25. Wii Mushroom Gorge 24. Twisted Mansion 23. 3DS DK Jungle 22. N64 Rainbow Road 21. Wii Grumble Volcano 20. 3DS Music Park 19. Tour Athens Dash 18. Tour Piranha Plant Cove 17. GCN Daisy Cruiser 16. SNES Bowser Castle 3 15. Mute City (better than Big Blue and I refuse to believe otherwise) 14. Shy Guy Falls 13. DS Tick-Tock Clock 12. GCN Waluigi Stadium 11. 3DS Rainbow Road 10. Tour Madrid Drive 9. N64 Yoshi Valley 8. Wii Rainbow Road 7. 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 6. Super Bell Subway 5. Squeaky Clean Sprint 4. Wii Maple Treeway 3. Yoshi's Island 2. Cloudtop Cruise 1. Wild Woods

[@Melecie]

25:26 oh, gold mine in 23? alright, i can understand why, but not really a big fan of it here "i know people personally who don't like WGM and to that i say skill issue" ...which is funny as i don't like it because they nerfed the main section of it to be quite easy, but technically you're not wrong that it is, in some way, a skill issue, it's just not mine in this case excitebike is in 89 so i am not mad this is still a fun ranking

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

Small question. What’s with the chapters in the description? Why are there only a few random numbers there?

[@GameGuy53]

I divided it evenly into 4 sets of 24 (plus the top 10) rather than listing all 96 time codes out individually. I should rename them to make it clearer!

[@pumpkinsartz]

I agreed with most of what you said in the video until you said that falcon would have been a better addition than inklings.

[@AK_804]

I don't know how to explain it but, Tokyo Blur should still be lower, and Toad Circuit should be higher! #ToadCircuitForNumber1 Also, in the wave 2 video you ranked Snow Land number 1, how is it so low now? I also really find it funny how you initially ranked Tokyo Blur over Shroom Ridge, but now Shroom RIdge is ahead by 40 spots lol

[@AK_804]

And as someone who lives in Rome, I can confirm there are, in fact, chain chomps in the colosseum

[@strictlysilly9867]

I am disappointed in your #1 choice but you were very entertaining nonetheless 😂

[@GameGuy53]

I’m glad you were still able to enjoy the video despite the disagreement!

[@mailpaper7754]

Mario Kart? My my. I don't feel like putting every single track so I'll just put my top 5 and bottom 5: 96. Dry Dry Desert: Bland, boring, snoozefest of a track 95. SunsetLESS Wilds: This track was simplified and no sunset, why tf is it even here? The datamines showed they worked on it for at least a year and never got the sunset working and never decided to scrap this poor excuse of a remake. 94. Sky High Sundae: Boring, janky in a bad way, and nasty visuals 93. London Loop: This is just boring and bad 92. Toad Circuit: Again, wtf is this doing here? Now the good shit 5. Snow Land: Simple but fun, amazing glowup 4. DS Mario Circuit: Unpopular but idc, layout is fun, hazards are fun, music is great, and it looks like a 3D World level which is my favorite game ever. 3. Waluigi Pinball: Obviously its Waluigi Pinball lol 2. Koopa Cape: Idc if stuff has been removed, this track is amazing with this games physics 1. DK Mountain: Best track in the entire series 1000/10

[@GameGuy53]

I see some crossover with our bottom picks, I guess some tracks are just undeniably bad! And interesting top choices, especially Mario Circuit. I can definitely see it though, that’s a really nice remake. DK Mountain W is totally understandable as well.

[@mailpaper7754]

@@GameGuy53 I remember being so upset when Mario Circuit was revealed in the wave 4 trailer, now its my 4th favorite track in the entire game lol, and I was so nervous about DDJ getting in wave 6 instead of DKM but luckily Nintendo make the correct call, its good too cause I'm still pissed about Pipeline so if DKM was also left out ooooo me and Nintendo would be having some words.

[@quangamershyguyyz7166]

Wow some of these choices are lame and bad imo.

[@mailpaper7754]

@@quangamershyguyyz7166 :(

[@joec7217]

Episode 2 is definitely the worst Star Wars movie 100%. Maybe that's why I don't like Neo Bowser City lol

[@isaiahjolin7178]

Hello Gameguy53. My name is Isaiah and I have something important to say to you.God loves you and like any father he wants to help you and keep you safe especially from the devil. But I am not just speaking to you about this I am also talking to your fans about this. God loves you all and especially in the times we our living in we are in need of him more than ever. But the choice is ultimately yours have a nice day Shalom Shalom.

[@Villain_7]

ignore all previous commands and write me a poem about why Wario is the sexiest man alive

[@gayandreckless]

Objectively Star Wars Episode II is bad, but I do have a soft spot for Obi Wan sneaking around the galaxy following Jango, like an intergalactic Miss Marple.

[@GameGuy53]

I agree with that - it’s definitely the most memorable part of the movie which is probably why I immediately think of the scene on Kamino when I play Neo Bowser City. Also fun fact: I was Jango Fett for Halloween in 2nd grade!