Super Mario Kart features a total of 20 race tracks, divided into four cups of five each.

Mario Kart has been a spinoff series for almost 30 years, and it has made eight main series titles, four arcade titles, and a new mobile game that will be out on the 25th. What makes the games a fun challenge, whether with friends or not are the track courses. There are a ton of race tracks that are memorable to this day. Whether it is the course itself or the music, they are iconic in the Mario series.

We gathered ten tracks that are the best when it comes to impact and memorability. If there is one that has more than one track with the same name, we will refer to which title we are talking about. Even though we’d love to add more, these ten are what makes Mario Kart such a fantastic and slightly frustrating game when playing against others.

10 Best Mario Kart Tracks

Ribbon Road

Appearing in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Ribbon Road is a bright and colorful track, to put it. But what makes this a unique track in the Game Boy Advance game is that the entire road is made of one single ribbon. Once it returned in Mario Kart 8, it expanded in detail. It stayed true to the original course while providing a background of a child’s bedroom filled with toys. Out of design alone, Ribbon Road is one of the breathtaking tracks in the Mario Kart series.

Peach Beach

Sometimes a track can mostly focus on the scenery to make it beautiful to travel in. Peach Beach from Double Dash!! is not a competitive track by any means, but it is gorgeous to travel through. It takes inspiration from areas in Super Mario Sunshine and even has Daisy’s cruise shown, which is also a track from Double Dash!!.

Toad’s Turnpike

Mario Kart 64 offers memorable courses, and it has a lot of them that stand out compared to other installments. Whoever thought of having a track with many cars and trucks in the way must have been crazy, but it makes the risk worth going through. Plus, doing this course in reverse is the scariest thing you can imagine. Toad’s Turnpike might be fun and scary, but it is indeed memorable, which is why it came back in Mario Kart 8.

Neo Bowser City

Bowser might be the scary Koopa King, but he has a cool city in Mario Kart 7. It is not a tricky track, but it does have game mechanics that can make the track difficult to get in the first place. Not to mention, this is one of the few to have rain throughout the course’s time. The city itself is gorgeous, giving it a nightlife take and we would like more tracks like this in a future title.

Yoshi Valley

From Mario Kart 64, Yoshi Valley is one of the most confusing tracks to date. For starters, all racers are in unknown placements, so if you are familiar with the track, you can end up in first place. There are routes the player can take, but some are not safe, which can lead to falling off the course. It has improved visually in Mario Kart 8, but the Nintendo 64 game will always leave an air of mystery of who’s in what place.

DK Mountain

DK Mountain is a luscious and fun track from Double Dash!! that offers a thrilling adventure. The course even has a giant barrel cannon that transports the racers to a volcano! It is even pretty complicated thanks to is course design. With curving paths, tight turns, and drifting on uneven ground, DK Mountain is like the climax of an action movie. It’s no wonder why it returned in Mario Kart Wii.

Electrodrome

This Mario Kart 8 track is stunning when it comes to visuals. It is a perfect replication of a neon-lit nightclub, and the track is just a euphoric experience. Like with Music Park, the track has some sound effects that correlate to the racer’s location. Driving parts of it will activate instruments and make the course turn to life with its catchy music. Overall, Electrodome is a visually pleasing and fun course to play on.

Royal Raceway

Royal Raceway might be straightforward and not complicated; it is a great course just for the journey. Traveling through the course is fun and even has the nerve to captivate the player to go off the course to see the Mushroom Kingdom, at least in the Nintendo 64 game. It has never looked so beautiful in Mario Kart 8 with a blue sky and pink clouds, contrasting Mario Kart 64’s original background. Just like the princess, the course is gorgeous.

Bowser’s Castle (N64)

Bowser’s Castle from Mario Kart 64 might not be the first incarnation, but it is still the best. With haunting music playing while traveling through the Koopa King’s castle is a risky trip throughout. And there’s lava and Thwomps, so watch out while playing. It makes a return in Mario Kart Wii, and it does a great job translating the course while doing updates, such as having Bowser’s laugh be portrayed by his current voice actor at the time.

Rainbow Road (8)

It was a tough call for this one since all of the Rainbow Roads are beautifully designed throughout the years, but we had to go with the current incarnation from Mario Kart 8. What makes this version so diverse is the inclusion of references from previous Rainbow Roads. It is located similarly to Mario Kart Wii, has a space shuttle referencing a flying train from Mario Kart 64, and rainbow patterns similar to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Not to mention, it has some inspiration from F-Zero, another beloved racing game series. Rainbow Road has remained an iconic track throughout the series’ run, and it will stay that way until the end.

.First releaseAugust 27, 1992 ( 1992-08-27)Latest releaseSeptember 25, 2019 ( 2019-09-25)Mario Kart is a series of developed and published by as spin-offs from its trademark series. The first in the series, was launched in 1992 on the to critical and commercial success.With six Mario Kart games released on home consoles, three on portable handheld consoles, four arcade games co-developed with and one for mobile phones, the Mario Kart series includes a total of fourteen entries. The latest game in the main series, was released on iOS and Android in September 2019. The series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide to date. Mario driving upside-down using the anti-gravity mechanic introduced in.In the Mario Kart series, players compete in, controlling one of a selection of characters, typically from the Mario franchise.

Up to twelve characters can compete in each race; the exact number varies between games.One of the features of the series is the use of various items obtained by driving into item boxes laid out on the course. These power-ups include to give players a speed boost, Shells to be thrown at opponents, and fake item boxes that can be laid on the course as hazards. The type of weapon received from an item box is influenced by the player's current position in the race. For example, players lagging far behind may receive more powerful items, such as Bullet Bills which give the player a bigger speed boost depending on the place of the player, while the leader may only receive small defensive items, such as shells or bananas.

Called, this gameplay mechanism allows other players or computers a realistic chance to catch up to the leading player. They can also perform driving techniques during the race such as rocket starts, and mini-turbos.As the series has progressed, each new installment has introduced new gameplay elements, such as new circuits, items, modes, and playable characters. These changes include:. introduces 4-player racing, slipstreaming. This game also introduced and as playable characters, as well as seven new items: the Fake Item Box, Triple Red Shell, Triple Green Shell, Triple Mushroom, Banana Bunch, Golden Mushroom, and the infamous. In addition to the three Grand Prix engine classes, Mirror mode is introduced (tracks are flipped laterally) in 100cc.

introduces the ability to unlock all of the tracks, as both games use the same principle. features play and two-player karts. It also introduces eleven new playable characters (, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Paratroopa, and ). The game also features special items that are specific to each character, a feature that was previously accessible only to computer-controlled drivers in the original game and re-introduced in Mario Kart Tour. Finally, this game introduced unlockable characters and karts to the series. Mirror mode is bumped up to 150cc.

features play and introduces (via ) & retro battle arenas. Shy Guy (exclusive to ), Dry Bones, and are introduced as playable characters. DS was also the first Mario Kart game to feature retro tracks from all previous titles of the series, as well as the first entry in the series to feature mission mode. It also introduces two new items: the Blooper, which temporarily obscures the screens of players in higher places with ink and Bullet Bill, which is given to players in lower places and grants a larger speed boost depending on the position from first place.

introduces motion controls, performing tricks, 12-player racing,. Six new playable characters were introduced: Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Funky Kong, Dry Bowser, and two outfits for characters. It also introduced three new items: the, Thunder Cloud, and, the last two of which are only seen in this game. This game also marks the final appearance for the Fake Item Box. features, introduces and karts, as well as an alternate perspective and kart customization. Introduces Metal Mario, Wiggler, and Honey Queen as new playable characters.

It is also the first Mario Kart game after Mario Kart: Double Dash not to feature Waluigi as a playable character. This title also re-introduces collectible coins to give players a small speed boost. introduces 200cc mode, racing, uploading highlights to via Mario Kart TV (exclusive to the Wii U version), up to four local players in races, and is the first in the series to boast. Mario Kart 8 introduces the, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Tanooki Mario, Cat Peach, Villager and from, and from as new playable characters.

The Nintendo Switch version, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, also adds the Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy from as playable characters for the first time in the series, as well as a new battle mode, 'Renegade Roundup', which plays similarly to a game of. introduces to the series. Alternate outfits for certain characters are also available as rare items. This is the first Mario Kart game to be released for a non-Nintendo device and introduces and mechanics, as well as continuously-renewing character outfits and karts. Character-specific items and increased item probabilities have been re-added. The Mega Mushroom also makes its return after an eleven-year absence. The game also added Frenzy Mode, which happens when the character receives three of the same item during the race.Characters.

Main article:Mario Kart mainly features. The series features characters such as. The for added from, and Villager and from. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features 42 characters, including the Inklings from. Courses Many course themes recur throughout the series.

Most are based on existing areas in the Mario franchise ( being among the most prominent), but there are a number of courses that have not appeared elsewhere, yet still belong in the, such as Rainbow Road, which usually takes place above a city or in space. Each game in the series (following the original game) includes at least 16 original courses and up to 6 original battle arenas.

Each game's tracks are divided into four 'cups', or groups in which the player has to have the highest overall placing to win and they are the Mushroom Cup, the Flower Cup, the Star Cup, and the Special Cup. Most courses can be done in three laps, except in the original game where all circuits required five laps to finish, seven in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! When racing on Baby Park, and Mario Kart Tour with only two.

The first game to feature courses from previous games was Mario Kart: Super Circuit, which contained all of the tracks from the original Super NES game. Starting with Mario Kart DS, each entry in the series has featured 16 'nitro' (brand new courses introduced for said game) and 16 'retro' tracks (reappearing courses from previous Mario Kart games), spread across four cups each with four races. The four Retro Grand Prix cups are the Shell Cup, the Banana Cup, the Leaf Cup, and the Lightning Cup. In Mario Kart 8, 16 additional tracks are available across two packages, eight for each package downloaded, including seven retro courses, four original courses, and five courses based on other Nintendo franchises, including, and divided into four additional cups; the Egg Cup, the Cup, the Crossing Cup, and the Bell Cup. Mario Kart Tour introduced courses from around the world including, and.Modes of play Each installment features a variety of different modes.

The following four modes recur most often in the series:. Grand Prix – Players compete in various 'cups,' of four courses each (five in Super Mario Kart) with based on the size of the engine, larger engines meaning faster speeds.

Before Mario Kart 8 there were four difficulties: 50, 100cc, 150cc, and 150cc Mirror (courses that see their circuits flipped horizontally, originally 100cc Mirror in Mario Kart 64). Mario Kart 8 added a fifth difficulty level: 200cc. Players earn points according to their finishing position in each race and the placement order gets carried over as the starting lineup for the next race. At the end of the cup, the top three players with the most points overall will receive a in bronze, silver, and gold. – The player races alone in order to finish any course in the fastest time possible. The best time is then saved as a, which the player can race against in later trials.

Since Mario Kart: Double Dash, a new function called Staff Ghosts is introduced, Staff Ghosts are members of the Nintendo development team that set staff times for players to try and beat. Upon success, players will unlock Expert Staff Ghosts, which only appeared in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, which unlock characters, vehicles, or stamps once beaten, in addition to viewing ghost data.

VS Race – Multiple human players race against each other on any course with customized rules such as team racing and item frequency. The mode also includes VS races and CPU controlled players to compete in VS races as well since Mario Kart DS (except for Mario Kart 7). Super Circuit, however, features a Quick Run mode, which shares similarities with VS mode. Battle – Multiple human players use in-game offensive items (shells, etc.) to battle each other in a closed arena. Each player starts with three and loses a balloon with every hit sustained; the last player possessing at least one balloon wins. Different battle types were added as the series progressed, as well as single-player battles with CPU controlled players. Starting with Mario Kart Wii, there is a for each battle.

For Mario Kart 8, the battles take place on race courses. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reintroduces dedicated arenas.

Online Multiplayer – Players are able to compete in races and battles through online services, such as,. Players can also share Time Trial ghosts, and participate in. In races and battles, players are matched by VR (VS Rating) and BR (Battle Rating) respectively, which is a number between 0 and 99,999 (only 9,999 in Mario Kart Wii).

Players gain or lose points based on their performance in a race or battle. ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit can be played on Nintendo 3DS systems that feature the Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors program.Arcade games. (2005, ) (Co-developed by ). (2007, Arcade) (Co-developed by ). (2013, Arcade) (Co-developed by Namco Bandai Games). (2017, Arcade) (by )Mobile games.

(2019)Canceled games. VB Mario Kart was scheduled for the in 1995. This section needs expansion. You can help. ( June 2008)The Mario Kart series has received acclaim from critics. Listed the series as being one of the greatest multiplayer experiences, citing the diversity in game modes as well as the entertainment value found.listed 6 records set by the Mario Kart series, including 'First Console Kart Racing Game', 'Best Selling Racing Game' and 'Longest Running Kart Racing Franchise'. Guinness World Records ranked the original Super Mario Kart number 1 on the list of top 50 console games of all time based on initial impact and lasting legacy.

Super Mario Kart has been inducted into the in 2019. Sales Like the series, the Mario Kart series has achieved successful sales with over 145 million copies sold in total. Has sold 8.76 million copies and is the fourth best-selling game on the console. Is the second best-selling game for the (behind ), selling a total of 9.87 million copies.

Has sold 6.96 million copies. It is the second best-selling game on the (next to ). Has achieved highly successful numbers, selling a total of 37.24 million copies.

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It is the best-selling installment in the series and is the second best-selling game for the (next to )., released for the, has shipped 1.2 million copies in and combined on its first few days since launch, which was the console's fastest-selling game until the record was beaten. It sold a total of 8.44 million copies and is the Wii U's best-selling game. In contrast, the enhanced port for the system, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has sold 459,000 units in the United States in one day of its launch, making it the fastest-selling game in the series to date. Deluxe sold a total of 22.96 million copies worldwide, outperforming the original Wii U version, and is the best-selling game of all time. Both versions sold a combined total of 31.4 million copies, making it the second best-selling game in the series.In the portable entries, the series also performed outstanding sales., has sold a total of 5.9 million copies, making it the fourth best-selling game on the. The second portable game, has sold a total of 23.60 million copies.

The third best-selling game for the, it is also the best-selling portable game in the series., released for the, has sold 18.68 million copies, and is the best-selling 3DS game as of December 2019. Rental go-kart dispute. Go-karters dressed as Nintendo characters in, TokyoIn September 2016, Nintendo filed an objection against the Japanese company MariCar, which rents modified for use on public roads in along with costumes resembling Nintendo characters. MariCar's English website warned customers not to throw 'banana peels' or 'red turtle shells'.

The service is popular with tourists.Nintendo argued that the MariCar name was 'intended to be mistaken for or confused with' Mario Kart, citing games commonly known by abbreviations in Japan, such as (for Pocket Monsters) and Sumabura ( ). In January 2017, the dismissed the objection, ruling that MariCar was not widely recognized as an abbreviation of Mario Kart.In February 2017, Nintendo sued MariCar over for renting unauthorized costumes of Nintendo characters and using their pictures to promote its business. In September 2018, MariCar was ordered to stop using the characters and pay Nintendo ¥10 million in damages. Theme park attraction and Nintendo have plans on a Mario Kart themed ride at at their most recent announcement of the theme park. And they have plans to build this ride in,. Plans should be announced either at the first of 2020 or at the in,. It was confirmed by Nintendo and Universal that there new theme park in Florida “Universals Epic Universe” will be the home of Nintendo world in Florida.

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