Ranking Every Mario Kart Special Cup

Guess who's back again. It's time for another installment in my Mario Kart Ranking series, and this time we're looking at the Special Cups, home to many of Bowsers Castles and Rainbow Roads in the sky. You could call this a semi-final of sorts, as this is the final set of nitro cups before moving on to the long anticipated retro cups. It took me quite a bit of time to create this one, so I really hope you enjoy it!
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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - 8th Place
4:35 - 7th Place
8:46 - 6th Place
12:39 - 5th Place
16:21 - 4th Place
21:26 - 3rd Place
26:18 - 2nd Place
31:08 - 1st Place
35:42 - Outro

[@Fireoshi]

All the Nitro Games Ranked on Average 1. Mario Kart Wii - 1.25 (1,2,1,1) 2. Double Dash - 3.25 (2,4,4,3) 3. Mario Kart 7 - 3.5 (7,3,2,2) 4. Mario Kart 8 - 4 (3,6,3,4) 5. Mario Kart DS - 4.25 (5,1,5,6) 6. Mario Kart 64 - 5.5 (4,5,6,7) 7. Super Circuit - 6.25 (6,7,7,5) 8. Super Mario Kart - 8 (8,8,8,8) Let’s see what changes in the retro courses!

[@SprainedSentinel]

Damn bruh I did the same thing in my notes 😎

[@Fireoshi]

Oml I got the pin!!!!!

[@Fireoshi]

@@SprainedSentinel ig thats where all the magic happens 🪄

[@tylerghg6]

Seeing my favorite game on number 3 is making me so happy :D

[@hiilikepizza3197]

I genuinely would not be surprised if 7 wins every retro ranking

[@bumblebee8903]

“DK’s Jungle Parkway wins the competition for weirdest track name.” Mount Wario:

[@jomaq9233]

The only Mario Kart track name that’s also a command

[@riskyworks]

@@jomaq9233Baby Park. You're asking a baby to park your car... Yes, that one is quite a stretch, but I don't care.

[@autismandgaming4532]

Nah, it’s between Mario Circuit, Mario Circuit, Mario Circuit, Mario Circuit, Mario Circuit and Mario Circuit

[@antigeofactsforeverfan1961]

Music Park I mean a park made out of music? what logic does that make?@@riskyworks

[@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171]

He is fat, sooooo....

[@hypotheticaltapeworm]

Putting DS below GBA isn't just a hot take, it's lava.

[@gameplayboy5686]

And I'm with him all the way. Super circuit has one of my favorite special cups.

[@Sady845]

​@@gameplayboy5686eh. It has good tracks but everything is just so flat

[@shady6281]

Honestly DS is just such a painful experience I can’t even blame him

[@jomaq9233]

Channeling his inner Albert Boris lol

[@zekmaster644]

​@@Sady845still incredibly good and fun track design. Those tracks even hold up well in mkwii via ctgp. Some of my favorite retros

[@mariobroultimate1808]

If GBA Rainbow Road gets remade, I think they should put the movie version of Bowser's Castle in the background. It's pretty similar to Paper Mario's version, floating in the sky with Bowser's face on the front and having balls with chains. It's more relevant in the modern day, and has a more intimidating design, so it's perfect.

[@jomaq9233]

I wonder if they could legally do that, considering the movie was a collaboration with Illumination

[@spennywenny]

​@@jomaq9233don't quote me on this, but I read that nintendo owns the full rights to the movie.

[@gameplayboy5686]

​@@spennywennyapproved by minion

[@JemarcusTheLamb87]

That’s what I was thinking

[@robiginal6458]

That would be cool but I'd rather the Super Mario Bros. Move stays out of the games

[@De_an]

Schaffrillis is about to call a hit on you.

[@autismandgaming4532]

3ds Bowser’s Castle intensifies

[@clauxzaga]

same

[@mayoyobros9999]

Nahh, I heard he encourages people to have different opinions.

[@yuvansgameworld661]

@@mayoyobros9999so wholesome

[@Scott...]

My biggest issue with 8’s Rainbow Road is that it could’ve been SO much cooler. One super underrated aspect of 8 is that most of the nitro tracks (and some of the retros, like Toad’s Turnpike) take place in an interconnected city, imagine how good a Rainbow Road going through that city would be.

[@cooltellow2739]

And the thing is, they literally did exactly that but it was with the 64 rainbow road.

[@Scott...]

@@cooltellow2739 I mean kinda but that was just a background thing

[@LucDeTruc]

Wait they are?

[@FrazerEddy]

Seriously, all the Deluxe version needed was a few crazy turns, loops and corkscrews, and it would've been perfect. But as is, you're just turning left and right save for the space station). And to think, that out of all the tracks in the game, this one would be the most underwhelming in terms of antigravity.

[@BobAnimate2k9]

Mario Kart 7's rainbow road is one of my favorite tracks in the entire series

[@autismandgaming4532]

Every 60 seconds in Africa a minute Passes

[@BobAnimate2k9]

@@autismandgaming4532 what’s that got to to with anything

[@symbiote6526]

@@autismandgaming4532LMFAO

[@Sady845]

​@@BobAnimate2k9this is probably one of the worst rainbow road. It's so plain

[@subot4193]

​​​@@Sady845no he is stating that the OP's statement is very obvious, and what are you saying something completely unrelated. Also 3ds rainbow road is one of the best tracks in the series

[@plushiesdx]

7:35 it's funny how 8's trailers treated 64's Rainbow Road as a bigger deal than 8's Rainbow Road

[@captainofthelosercruiser7355]

cuz 8’s SUCKS SO BAD I HATE IT SM

[@JRS06]

I like Banshee Boardwalk. There's something about its challenge and aesthetic that makes me enjoy it.

[@sophiebyers5496]

Same!!! I love how it’s a haunted poop deck

[@Sparx632]

It has a great vibe.

[@jomaq9233]

Much like N64 Wario Stadium, I think a modern remake could really bring out its full untapped potential

[@thetruedarkstar]

YES@@jomaq9233. Both need remakes. If wario stadium from N64 is split into sections, Imma be pissed. It isn't that long to warrant it. Also the DS remake of Banshee boardwalk is just abysmal.

[@jomaq9233]

@@thetruedarkstar I mean, N64 Wario Stadium is 4 minutes long, so I could see it working as a 2 lap track (Mario Kart 8 tracks tend to be between 1 1/2 to 2 minutes long, on average)

[@AlexPies1]

I'm SO glad 8DX kept the meteor effect in Wii's Rainbow Road, even if for just a second before Lakitu comes to whisk you back to safety. it was such a neat bit of the original :)

[@blockeontheleafeon]

18:09 Actually, this DOES make sense in the Mario Universe since Dry Bones are common enemies. Thus, multiple appear at the exact same time despite being the same character. And they're also skeletal versions of Koopas, which also have selectable slots in some of the Mario Spin-offs. So yeah. This tracks at the end of the day.

[@Baraka_Maracas]

It is here, I hope you can make more fun videos like these like ranking all the booster course cups or retro cups!

[@mystic64984]

We know he's gonna rank the retro cups, but I don't think he'll rank the BCP cups

[@Durtle.]

What do you know it’s another win for the amazing mario kart Wii Also the schaffrillas part was funny

[@mubzytv]

I’m glad you mentioned the no Thwomps in MK8 Bowsers Castle. No one really brings it up

[@demonssinglosongs]

3.5/5 for ds bowser castle is crazy. best bowser castle track in the franchise

[@gameplayboy5686]

Eh.. the atmosphere is weird, the music isn't bad but not to bowsers castle standards, the only fun part is the spiral up to the top floor and the spinning platform and everything else doesn't really affect the gameplay.

[@nick-cepticon782]

Agreed!

[@ZombieManF]

*worst (excluding SNES)

[@ZombieManF]

@@theog2306 7 is a good contender for that spot too, and actually now that I think about it they might be tied in terms of gameplay, but I like the music better.

[@sc-wr3fj]

​@@theog230664 is the most intimidating too. The music is ominous and feels empty and desolated.

[@ShurikanBlade]

You're supposed to use the sand pillar in bone dry dunes to make it to the top area. It's also easier to make it if you take the sand path instead of the anti grav bone path

[@jakethedog2.0]

it’s finally out this was worth the wait ik that either wii’s special cup or gcn’s special cup will win with how fantastic the track selection is

[@jomaq9233]

Also, I feel like MK8’s Rainbow Road would’ve gotten way less disliked if it was a section track, I think some people found it weird that they reverted to using the usual lap system for Rainbow Road after giving it the section treatment in 7

[@manupm9161]

Yeah, also the antigravity mechanic was extremely poorly used, the could have put loops like in Mario kart DS, or a straight down fall, but nope, you could deactivate the antigravity and wouldn't feel a change...

[@FrazerEddy]

@@manupm9161Seriously, you're just turning left and right and left and right, it's so disappointing.

[@Invictyn]

22:43 “Even the trees are alive too.” This game has so much charm. I wish trees in real life were also alive.

[@Aostrele]

That’s unrealistic, though. And what would they even do? Photosynsethesis?

[@Invictyn]

@@Aostrele I think you’re on to something there my friend. I’m hoping for Photosynthesis to be in the next update.

[@Surupytreacy]

DS Special Cup in 6th is a war crime

[@5ashll303]

Yes!

[@Noshadesfunky]

Mario kart ds has only 5 actually good tracks in the entire game and the special cup has 1 actually good track (peach gardens) at least.

[@daisam6426]

Schafrillas is on his way to your house for putting DS special cup at 6

[@heheheiamasupahflyingace3921]

I'm soooooo happy this series is back. I've really enjoyed every episode so far!

[@olliewilko0793]

YES!!!! I’ve been waiting for so long. Idc how long it takes for each one cause each time it makes me light up 🤩

[@Glory2Snowstar]

YES! Right on time for my lunch! This is gonna be a good day :) Wii and DS had some solid Special Cups, hoping to see 'em high!

[@DoMorrMusic]

My condolences

[@Rvchnoob51]

I AGREE SO MUCH WITH YOU ABOUT CLOUDTOP CRUISE ITS SO GOOD!!

[@Doblox912]

I've been eagerly waiting for the next Cup Ranking, glad it's out!

[@user-gm5rg7xy6g]

I remember sitting down on a warm winter night playing Wii Rainbow road with my cousins, of course, we never advanced at all because of it's difficulty, but it was still fun, looking at Mario become a meteor 57 times in a row.

[@PixelShiftss]

15:45 to be fair most gba remakes lately have been pretty faithful when remaking the back grounds so I’m hopeful it’ll stay!

[@JukeCubed]

"most"

[@autismandgaming4532]

Gba Wilds has entered the chat

[@ethans9379]

Cloudtop Cruise is amazing. I'm also surprised it doesn't get more praise.

[@J_Double_D]

Finally, some cloudtop cruise appreciation

[@Woof347]

Mario Kart Wii was my first Mario Kart and will probably stay my favorite for a long time

[@robiginal6458]

Whilst watching this I managed to correctly predict that the Mario Kart 8 special cup would be placed in the middle

[@civera.]

the wait was worth it 🔥

[@TheManOfManyNames.]

This man is the definition of hot takes

[@ecstaticwooper368]

-smk bad -mk7 rainbow road 5/5 -mk8 rainbow road bad -wii in first place yeah "hot takes"

[@TheManOfManyNames.]

@@ecstaticwooper368 3DS Rosalina’s Ice World and Cloudtop Cruise: allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@ecstaticwooper368]

@@TheManOfManyNames. Ice world sure, but I would hardly call liking Cloudtop Cruise a "hot take"

[@TheManOfManyNames.]

@@ecstaticwooper368 fair, but there’s like five people who have CC as their fave

[@ecstaticwooper368]

@@TheManOfManyNames. and even less who dislike it

[@futureddude4250]

I actually really don’t like 3DS Rainbow Road. It’s not bad, but it’s really similar to 8s Rainbow Road to me, I prefer my Rainbow Roads to be just a genuine rainbow road, not connecting to planets or other stuff. Beyond this the layout just isn’t very interesting to me, it feels slow and boring.

[@MRM_Petey]

I’ve been waiting for this video to come out forever

[@BEE-oz7yd]

I love how you view many of these tracks differently than Schaffrillas did!

[@CrocoDylianVT]

The reason for the ghost tracks to be mainly bridges is cause in Japan bridges are often associated with ghosts and are considered haunted places because of the high suicide rate of Japan, there's rumours of the spirits of those who jumped off haunting the bridges, and because of that, although bridges may not seem scary to us, they are in Japan Later on they moved into the spooky mansion to please to a more worldwide audience rather than just some local thing

[@yuvansgameworld661]

I can’t believe you ranked Dingo Dingo Derby only 0.5 higher, literally gonna go to your house and steal all your mortal possessions

[@donatogressbautista4843]

This was a great journey to watch these videos of the nitro cups ranked. I'm betting right now that Mario Kart DS will get fourth place in every Mario Kart retro cup ranking video, or at least, last place with the Shell Cups ranked.

[@Noshadesfunky]

The retro tracks are one of the many reasons on why mkds is worse than super mario kart.

[@Kurtfan1991]

@@Noshadesfunky You see Airship Fortress, you see Tick-Tock Clock, you see Waluigi Pinball, you see DS Rainbow Road, you see Banshee Boardwalk, you see Boston Building but you pick playing on a selection that includes 4 unoriginal circles.

[@Noshadesfunky]

Boston building is the only good one you listed. The rest just purely focus on aesthetics with bad gameplay.

[@Kurtfan1991]

@@Noshadesfunky I’d take this over 4 circles

[@Kurtfan1991]

@@Noshadesfunky Seriously, I honestly believe you would love most of these courses if they were Wii tracks.

[@PixelShiftss]

YES CLOUD TOP CRUISE LOVE! Definitely my favorite nitro in the game just edging out Bone-Dry Dunes.

[@harubutjojo]

Babe wake up, new UnfunnyMeat Mario Kart cup ranking just dropped.

[@Kirbytheliver]

It’s nice to see some Mario kart content again

[@appleducky5234]

Cloud Top Cruise is definitely one of my favorite tracks too!

[@ItsLavis]

Thank you for gifting me with the knowledge that there's a rainbow road song, I feel complete.

[@ade1174]

Double Dash's special cup is my favorite. So much variety.

[@PixelShiftss]

20:50 it’s true it doesn’t feel like it, but if you get a big overview of the track the entire last section is very vertical compared to the rest, I know it’s hard to tell but I think that’s pretty cool.

[@weeboteeboxd9256]

Do you have any tips for editing videos? I really loved the way you styled the video, it wss very entertaining

[@lemmymaster]

18:31 well, to get onto that platform, You need to bounce off of the spewing sandpillar to reach that.

[@kaboom64]

Another way to get up to that platform is to be on the antigrav section and go to the furthest right side before the glider ramp. When you start to glide, just don’t steer or pull up or down. You will even out and make it up there. You get the pay off of a double box on antigrav and one more item on the platform. Hope this helps.

[@AmalieLinden]

I'm gonna be controversial, no, I don't actually enjoy MK7's rainbow road that much. I think it's visually beautiful as a huge space nerd, but it's so underwhelming to drive on. What I expect from a special cup, and especially a rainbow road is that the tracks are either filled with obstacles that you have to learn the rhythm of (like the cars on moonview highway), or that it has a lot of difficult turns that you absolutely *can* learn, but where it takes a lot of practise to master. Frankly, I've never felt challenged by MK7's rainbow road (and this is the same problem I have with Rosalinas ice world) in any regard besides if I get physically pushed off by other players. If I can't even feel that I'm getting better at a track the more that I play it, I honestly think it's really boring. Which is why I specifically love MKWii's rainbow road above all else, because it took me so much practising for me to not fall off the track within the first 20 seconds. If MK7's rainbow road was as challenging as it's beautiful, it might've stolen my heart, but it's literally so easy that I just can't be a fan of it beyond its visual appeal

[@alexkartoons3659]

WiiU Bowser’s Castle is my favorite Bowser Castle in the whole series. I’d give it a 5/5.

[@OverheatedInferno]

mushroom bridge is my favorite it NEEDS to be in wave 6 sane with dino dino jungle and daisy crusier yeah i like gcn courses

[@TheEuropeanLad]

6th best for me

[@XPGrindDeathking]

​@@OverheatedInferno Mushroom Bridge isn't a Bowser Castle so why do you mention it under a comment about this guy's favorite Bowser Castle?

[@OverheatedInferno]

@@XPGrindDeathking idk lol

[@user-wy1nr3cn9m]

My most anticipated video finally dropped

[@osberswgaming]

28:28 this aged like fine wine

[@daybot8874]

"I assure you that this year there's gonna be way more of these episodes coming out, especially considering that the retro cups won't take as long as the nitro cups" maybe he meant next year

[@nerdlywacko]

YAY I LOVE THIS SERIES

[@jameskelly-smith1279]

Some things about the U Special Cup. Cloudtop Cruise is a fan favourite, it is just not talked about because DLC is newer. To get to the upper wooden part in Bone Dry Dunes, you need to hit the sand geyser. I checked and yep he is right about the thwomps. And 21:24 There should be an apostrophe in Bowser's Castle.

[@arcitatious]

"Did you think I would put mario kart wii first twice in a row" - unfunny meat, flower cup ranking

[@dercoon7097]

Thank you! I find Cloudtop Cruise to be the coolest Track in Mk8

[@mutiiYT]

About damn time!

[@XZavierdoesStuff]

"The retro cups won't take as long as the nitro cups" Let me check when this was uploaded --- 5 months ago? Hmmmmm

[@lilfisheyy]

glad to see a take that doesn’t meatride ds

[@Puffball559]

FINALLY THE SPECIAL CUP RANKING

[@rekko5002]

UNFUNNY PEAK CAME BACK WITH IT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@toxdazcubing]

The feather should be in the next mario kart FOR THE ACTUAL TRACKS

[@Kurtfan1991]

My retro rankings: Shell Cup: 4) DS 3) 3DS 2) Wii U 1) Wii Banana Cup: 4) DS 3) Wii U 2) 3DS 1) Wii Leaf Cup: 4) 3DS 3) DS 2) Wii 1) Wii U Lightning Cup: 5) 3DS 4) GBA 3) Wii U 2) DS 1) Wii

[@Novum228]

You should rank every Propeller Cup. It’s totally worth it!

[@defscanvas7633]

Im one of the few that dont like mk3ds’ rainbow road. I dont hate it, and it took a while for me to realize that its a pretty fun drive! But i could never really get behind the track design. In concept the way the roads were supposed to mimic parts of celestial bodies sounds pretty cool, but with the roads were so thick and textured weirdly kind of broke the immersion, eg the saturns rings portion or the floating toilet paper tube). The remaster in mk8 looks steps better, but in the end it still felt tacky …

[@ashtonc_]

He returns!

[@CringeKing103]

I was invested till I saw that mario kart DS slander. Ain't no way yall be saying Wario Stadium is Boring

[@jaredleebarker]

Loved the PBG style Rainbow Road song haha

[@chackbro1]

I love watching these with my fiance and "complaining" about your choices (even though I agree with them for the most part) Oh also according to the Mario Kart 64 manual, it's "restless natives" that throw the coconuts at you in DK Jungle Parkway

[@user-hq2nb8mv8f]

When u rank the retro cups are u gonna make a separate video on the booster course pass tracks?

[@armourdream]

I can’t remember what my favourite special cup was, but I remember that it had Rainbow road and Bowser’s castle

[@armourdream]

So it wasn’t SNES or N64

[@jomaq9233]

I don’t think 3DS Rainbow Road is ever exactly hated, just kinda called “overrated”, like Waluigi Pinball, the four Wii tracks that returned in 7, and literally every single section track

[@jomaq9233]

3DS Rainbow Road is also generally much easier than Wii Rainbow Road, so that might be why some people prefer the latter

[@Kurtfan1991]

@@jomaq9233And I’m with them all the way. 3DS Rainbow Road is great to look at but nowhere near as hectic, hard, and fun than GCN Rainbow Road, DS Rainbow Road, and Wii Rainbow Road.

[@GDevoney]

Mushroom- Yoshi Flower-Luigi Star- Peach Special- Mario Predictions: Shell- Toad

[@Kurtfan1991]

I don’t love 3DS Rainbow Road. Like, I wouldn’t have been that bothered if it got the N64 Wario Stadium treatment.

[@mailpaper7754]

Imagine when GBA RR gets remade it has Bowser from Wonder in the background.

[@BigNoseEntmt]

LET'S GOOO 👑 14:56 Wait did this boost panel move forward before you drove on it??

[@bertgreen8070]

“For being in the special cup, this cup is really easy” *RANK E* 😂 9:40

[@RJ1015-Plays]

Tells you what you need to know.

[@Kurtfan1991]

He said track.

[@DoMorrMusic]

HE’S BACK

[@Star-Powder]

18:30 You're actually supposed to bounce off the sand spout in order to take that shortcut! Took me years to figure that out.

[@Kurtfan1991]

And this shortcut is actually slower than the other path.

[@tailboo0592]

It's finally here Bois

[@autismandgaming4532]

Take a shot every time a super mario kart course is a circle and tell me when you’ve overdosed

[@Noshadesfunky]

Somehow most of those circles are better than over half of the tracks in mario kart DS

[@Kurtfan1991]

@@NoshadesfunkyTake a shot each times this guy relieves himself on MKDS and tell me when you’re overdosed.

[@LucasDeroy]

When you said that 3DS DK Jungle came straight out from the Donkey Kong games, it's because the team behind this track was Retro Studio, aka the devs from DK Country Returns

[@supermariochile10]

I love the intro

[@MarioWithTheCrowbar]

It's been 84 years Worth it

[@xthriteenx]

My fave is double dash’s all 2 of its tracks are in my top 3 of all time

[@samdilophosaur9787]

Thank you, meat

[@CeoOfBettt]

Once the booster course pass wraps up you have to rank the cups from the booster course pass I think it would make an amazing video

[@EgoLikol]

Mfw the Meat is Unfunny! Yay!

[@fatangrygeek5746]

I think "Koopenheimer" is more clever but still, funny reference.

[@rammantakhsh9247]

How is it that Mario Kart DS was the first video game I ever played and I just learned TODAY that the Peach Gardens statue is of Mario smh

[@FidGame450]

I was bored, so I decided to take a look at all the nitro cup rankings to see which games has the best nitro cups (keep in mind that the GBA Lightning Cup has not been ranked, so the results might be different when that video comes out): 1: Wii (1.25) 2: GCN (3.25) 3: 3DS (3.5) 4: Wii U (4) 5: DS (4.25) 6: N64 (5.5) 7: GBA (6.25) 8: SNES (8) I might do this for the retro cups when that video comes out, and if I feel like it, maybe even combine the lists to see which games have the best cups overall. Or maybe go touch grass, idk.

[@Cream_Being]

He’s back!

[@apotato6692]

That awkward moment when bro altered the timeline and got Bowser's Castle 3 in the game.

[@Sammykyt]

When are you doing the Shell-Lightning Cups?

[@LvlGenesis]

Hi, I’m one of those people who doesn’t like 3DS Rainbow Road. It’s an okay track that’s held up by good music. It lacks a lot of the challenge of previous RR’s and I think it would’ve worked much better as a circuit course rather than a section course.

[@martawegrzynowicz9525]

Huh how dare U

[@rconmaster]

goodness this is underrated asf

[@Voffko_Jr.]

Here it is, guys! Here it is!

[@yuvansgameworld661]

0:32 well this kinda aged like milk