Like a hated rival company that’s admittedly doing a really good job, you can’t help but begrudgingly admire. Perhaps the most formidable level out there. You gotta respect a level that’s a pun of a South African desert. Was always great to utilize the sneaky shortcut here a great litmus test for the future, when you’re figuring out which of your friends you can trust in a business venture. You’re in it, you might as well embrace it.
Much like a terrible movie that comes on TV, you can’t help but seeing this one out. The music did a great job in making this level playable. Frappe Snowland Mario Kart WikiĪ decidedly “pleasant” level. Back in the days when I used to show emotion, my 10 year-old self once got so upset at this level that he threw his controller and broke it. And the only reason why it’s not higher is because this level is way too frustrating. The only reason why it’s 10th is because I thought it’d be weird to have the 2 snow levels back to back. Bowser’s Castle Mario Kart Wikiīowser’s castle is most definitely a solid level, and was actually 9th in these rankings. Limited by the restrictions of Mario Kart advertorial, don’t think this level was really ever able to get out there an explore its true artistic voice. Not to mention, the length of Rainbow Road meant that by the last lap, people would often be way too spread out to keep things interesting. Because if we’re keeping up with movie analogies, Rainbow Road was like Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 hyped up and supposed to be great, but ultimately 5 hours too long.
I’m not asking you to agree with me here, but I don’t think I’m the only one who thinks Rainbow Road was vastly overrated. I imagine there will be a strong majority of people who vehemently disagree. Some people loved the mystery aspect of Yoshi’s maze, but it very much reminded me of what Inception would’ve been like if Christopher Nolan hadn’t done it overambitious, way too complex for its own good, and a giant egg of mystery with a terrible payoff. Generic, no cool shortcuts, and that one tunnel was way too easy a place to shell people. Hopefully, the questionable nature of these rankings will spur a nice, more #crowdsourced one in the comments. In fact, Mario Raceway was so bad that I intentionally made this a 15 item ranking so Mario Raceway wouldn’t make the cut.īelow, a proper summation of each level what made it great, or what made it more annoying than an overly loud chewer. It’s still technically a ranking however, because we all know that Mario Raceway was terrible. The rankings thing is merely an excuse to talk about Mario Kart (seemed like the best way to get people to click), and is by no means scientific. Given that people will probably scroll through this to reconnect with their favorite levels, I’ve decided to rank them in order.
We’re giving away a console of your choice for the holiday season! Find out how you can win here.Mario Kart 64 is the Louis CK of 90s nostalgia it’s universally hailed as transcendent, yet is undoubtedly deserving of the ridiculously high praise it consistently receives. Well worth it, and bonus points if you’re actually playing Mario Kart 64 while listening!Īgain, you can buy the whole album here. You can check out the video below to get an idea of who put these tunes together, and then go and listen to your heart’s content. “With the help of Brent and Jer from Skatune Network, I was able to contact several artists in the ska community, and together with existing GameGrooves artists, we created a one-of-a-kind album for fans of ska and video game music alike!” “ Drawing inspiration from Skatune Network, I wanted to transform Mario Kart 64’s soundtrack into a ska-filled celebration,” comments GameGrooves producer Allen Brasch. The team at GameGrooves describe the album as follows:
It features a variety of mixes that you can listen to for free over on Bandcamp, before you purchase the entire album for around $10. It’s always great to see artists inspired by the simplest of things – in this case, the Nintendo 64 classic Mario Kart 64.Ī fun little project has emerged called Skario Kart: A Ska Tribute To Mario Kart 64, and it’s exactly what it sounds like – a collection of ska tunes inspired by the tunes from the hit racing game.