10 Best Kart Racers That Aren't Mario Kart 

I felt that Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed was a better game than Mario Kart 8. The transforming vehicles and always-changing tracks (like that wild Skies of Arcadia track) were a lot more exciting than what I found in Mario Kart 8.

Another amazing racer is Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart, I will absolutely say that Moe Mansion is the best build. The modding scene is phenomenal.

One of my favorite things about Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed is that the PC version includes characters like a bunch of dudes from team fortress, two characters from total war, and my absolute favorite Football Manager

Blur is an incredible game, so underrated

CTR is the superior to all Kart racers. Driving sideways is fun as hell. The battle mode is also massively better then Mario Kart.

Sonic Team Racing is fantastic and should be on this list. The team mechanic is so much fun and the controls and visuals are fantastic. I highly recommend.

I grew up with Speed Punks (Speed Freaks), we didn't have enough for Nintendo/Mario back then. I love it, still own it. (Probably helped one of the characters had my name)

LEGO Racers was a big one for me growing up, and LEGO Racers 2 was even better with its big explorable hub world.

Blur was a phenomenal game. It may not have sold well but the online modes were a joy. I usually hate kart racers but I couldn't get enough of Blur.

Can't believe KOMBAT KART from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon wasn't on the list!

Modnation Racers is a banger! I loved spending hours making anything.

Nitro Kart had a lot of really cool cosmetics to unlock through very very difficult, and not luck based, achievements that require a very high skill level. It’s so so so so fun when you learn and master the mechanics. It’s so satisfying sorta like guitar hero III.

Where’s Wacky Racers (for the Dreamcast I think), I seem to remember it being equal parts awesome and crazy?!

I remember South Park Rally, now that certainly was a game.

Jak X Combat Racing How could this gem be overlooked? It also had the rare feature of upgrading the cars with weapons before the race starts. Other kart racers have no weapons on the cart, you pick them up on the track then use them.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is LEGENDARY to my eyes! Almost everything about it is phenomenal and well-designed, I'm hoping for a full-on spiritual successor/sequel of CTR that greatly expends/extends on EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING out of EVERYTHING BEYOND BELIEF in a sort of CTR 2 for PC & Next-Gen consoles of all things!

me playing cartoon network racing right now and still having lego racers for pc: "Nghgoi, I think you forgot two :P"

Muppet Racemania for the PS1 was an absolute banger

As a kid, I thought Street Racer was a Street Fighter spin-off. Because sumo, maybe? Imagine my disappointment a few years ago when I looked it up and found out the truth

Diddy Kong Racing deserves a remake

Bottom line, Mario is a much more popular Franchise than Crash and more successful even, but nitro kart is better than Mario kart dude. Doesn’t mean you have to like it better tho lol edit: to be fair, this isn’t a ranking video. More of pointing out great kart racers that aren’t as popular if a franchise as Nintendo’s Mario.

Jak X: Combat racing was my shiz for a good while during high-school

Oh yeah here we go! Garfield Kart time!

I'm surprised that Motor Toon Grand Prix for PS1 didn't make the list. Definitely a underrated gem for sure

Pac-Man World Rally or Pac-Man Rally for GC, PS2, and PSP is my favourite.

I absolutely loved playing Speed Freaks growing up!

I made a Kart racing game "Ultimate Godspeed". Everybody keeps modify the race track by placing shortcuts and traps. Its basically a mashup of "Ultimate Chicken Horse" and "Mario Kart".

I loved Street Racer on the mega drive as a kid, including the battle and football modes!

Not a surprise to see Diddy Kong racing on here. Some might argue it's better than Mario Kart 64. It's nice to see Konami Krazy Racers on here. I was hoping for that but for some reason I was not expecting it on the list. It was a really fun game to play on the GBA back in the day and the first cart racer I played portably. Mario Kart super circuit did come out not long after and I'd say it's overall better but Krazy Racers had a shop where you can actually upgrade the various items you can get throughout the track which was pretty cool. Really glad to see Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed on here. That's a game I got early on downloaded on the Wii U and I think it's the greatest kart racing game ever made because I love the transformations and I also think the items are much more balanced. Getting hit by blue shells and Mario Kart is such a pain in the ass but instead you send hornets in front of the driver and first and there's a chance it could hit the first three drivers and there's even a chance that drivers can even Dodge the hornets so it's way more balanced. I also like how the firework and the ice ball when you shoot them they just ZIP down the track so quickly that you can hit anybody who's right in front of you with it instead of just shooting a really slow green shell and having not a good chance of hitting your target. One I knew wasn't going to be on this list but I had played before is a racing game on the PS1 where you're racing in tracks based off of Disney World attractions and you're playing as either various Disney characters or some made-up characters. The game was pretty fun but I mean you could beat it in a pretty short amount of time. I rented it from Hollywood Video and although the computer opponents were pretty challenging because they take shortcuts, it doesn't take that long to beat the game.

Sonic Transformed deserves a Switch port. Team Racing is strong too, but it isn't even close. Transformed rewards skill rather than pure luck, and balances casual with expert racing perfectly.

Wacky Wheels on MSDOS was my first kart racer. It's a blatant Mario Kart clone and it doesn't top any of the games on this list but that theme song still slaps.

I can't believe you guys missed the classic original rip off of Super Mario Kart from Copysoft in 1993. No Skunny Kart?

Are you implying Goemon isn't legendary?

CTR at #10? That’s wild! That and Diddy Kong Racing are probably the best kart racers I’ve ever played. Speed Freaks is another great kart racer, I’d love a remake or sequel.

All-Stars Racing Transformed is so damn good, even better than many of the actual Mario Kart games. I was so pissed when they removed all the other Sega content to focus exclusively on Sonic in the last game.

I would also recommend Mickey’s Speedway USA on the N64. It’s a kart racer with Disney characters. It’s also made by Rare.

The biggest missed and underrated game for me here is F1 Race Stars

LOVED Mod Nation Racers. Great racing and excellent customization. Made multiple tracks and tons of characters and cars. Too bad the servers were shut down years ago.

Im so glad I found this channel.

Here are some more honorable mentions: Buggy/Team Losi RC Racer Cars 2 Hot Wheels Turbo Racing LEGO Racers 2 Micro Machines V4 Motor Toon Grand Prix Muppet RaceMania Rumble Racing Toy Story Racer Wacky Races Starring Dastardly & Muttley

I'd forgotten all about Street Racer, me and my brother loved that game on the Mega Drive.

I remember the massive push on Modnation Racers before it came out. I still somewhere have blank figures of the characters from the game and sticker sheets so you can paint and modify them. Shame the game didn't take off as it was rather good. Played the hell out of Speed Racer growing up. I'm sure the old guy was called Hodger the Codger.

Blur is such a good game. I discovered this game so late ... its sad ... i want Blur 2 ...

Speed Freaks is an underrated PS1 Classic, loved playing it growing up

I sunk so many hours into Toy Story Racer when I was a kid , should be on the list 😂

Great video, great selection. Blur is a forgotten gem, i love it, to bad pc port is very unoptimized. I also love those sonic games, but why there is no Team Sonic Racing among them? It's just as good with it's own team work quirk. Great kart racer.

I love CTR nitro refueled and I think it's one of the best kart racer's besides mario kart. I used to play the original CTR and nitro kart alot when I was a kid. Diddy kong racing is a really good kart racer as well and it is one of my favorite kart racer's. I've never played indie kart's but it seem's cool and fun so I would check it out.

I picked up Super Indie Karts last week and it is as good as you've heard, great racer!

Diddy Kong Racing the GOAT

Chocobo Racing is another good one i thought would be on here

Mod Nation Racers was so much fun. The community was really active when it first released and it was cool to see the players' top creations on display in the Mod Spot. I hope we get a new one on the PS5, but it's unlikely. I'd give a small shout out to Sonic Adventure 2's Kart racing mini game. It was a lot of fun, especially since it was a side attraction in the game.

This channel is like watchmojo but well thought out

ModNation Racers was fantastic. Really sucks we never got a sequel on any home console later than PS3.

You have Street Racer and Diddy Kong Racing (which is far better than MK64, and NOBODY will tell me otherwise) in there. Very well done.

Got a couple more for you, that weren't mentioned, (and a heap haven't been gauging by the comments) Wacky wheels, the PC's attempt to keep up with Kart racers, and Micky's Speedway Racing USA on the N64

CTR was unplayable because of the ridiculously long times.

Nice to see Speed Freaks getting a look in (albeit brief). Cracking little game, great memories of playing it back in the day. Not much more to it than what you get, but still very underrated imo. Wonderfully unique aesthetic, very slick sound design and a fantastic soundtrack as well. The loose, drifty-weighty handling style honestly feels closer to Wipeout than your typical cart racer at times.

JakX called it wants to know where it mail your kneecap bashing

I was really hoping to see Super TuxKart on the list. It's quite a competent cart racing game and, at least in my opinion, the only open source game to come this close to the quality of commercial games.

TLDW list: 10. Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (2019) 9. Konami Krazy Racers (2001. Aka. 'Konami Wai Wai Racing Advance' in Japan.) 8. ModNation Racers (2010) 7. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing; Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed (2 games. 2010 & 2012.) 6. Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000) 5. Blur (2010) 4. Street Racer (1994) 3. Speed Freaks (1999) 2. Diddy Kong Racing (1997) 1. Super Indie Karts (2015) Note: Street Racer was released for multiple platforms for several years after the original SNES game in 1994.

Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing (1) deserves to be in top 3. It is the original "Smash Bros" of kart racers and is still holds up

Holy shit Rakugakids, I haven't thought about that game in like 20 years

How in the hell did you make this video and not include the DOS version of Wacky Wheels?

This game has been under maintenance forever. Can’t wait ! I’m still playing.

Blur is one of the greatest games I’ve ever played.

Tbh i find split/second an adult version of mario kart but i love this list

El Chavo Kart it's a good game too but only released here in Mexico and Brazil

Interesting! Looking for alternatives that doesn't lock me in a "drifty" situation, or with better overall graphics.

F1 Race Stars was pretty impressive.

Another great cart racer of old is Wacky Wheels. I had a lot of fun with that one.

I liked the Madagascart game, it was fun.

Little Big Planet Karting should be on this

CTR: NF did have difficulty settings and had no resemblance gameplay wise to CTTR aside from a few characters from it. Also it's the best game there no question.

When it comes to GBA kart racers, I was always a fan of Crash: Nitro Kart. The boost system was a blast!

What a snub to team Sonic racing. The team based mechanics in that game are loads of fun and I play it just as much if not more than Mario kart 8

I might sound unfamiliar but sonic and all stars racing transformed is my best kart racing game of all time though I played mariokart 8 and enjoyed it

DIDDY KONG RACING ❤️

Man, Mickey's Speedway USA wasn't on this list.

Bareback rocket riding may be the dirtiest thing said on the channel so far

CTR/CTR:NF - the kart racer that topped its inspiration :)

Speed Freaks needs a remaster or sequel 😁

Diddy Kong Racing was a solid N64 non-Mario racer. One of my friends and I back then played the heck out of it back in the day. And Conker from Conker’s Bad Fur Day is in it, which makes you wonder how he went from a happy go lucky Squirrel to the Squirrel we know in Bad Fur Day.

You know, with all the cameos of Simon that seem to be happening in 9/10 videos these days, is Mr Miller going to do some sort of proper guest spot on the channel at some point?

cartoon network own spin on kart racing is a gem

Think you got this list backwards. Also, no Little Big Planet Racing? Thats essentialy Modnation Racers, but better.

Speed Freaks was the first time i forgot about Mario Kart. Awesome game.

What! No Madagaskartz or Ryan’s toys ?? D tier list ….

Muppet Race Mania on the PS 1 was a good one, as well.

f-zero x and gx are both phenomanal

I have always maintained that CTR has always been better than Mario Kart. The controls are pin-sharp and the sense of speed is unrivalled when you chain boosts. There's also less a sense of BS. Mario Kart is irritating because you can flat out race better than everyone for the whole race and yet still lose because of those blue shells, which is something that happens way less in CTR. Tl:Dr - Mario Kart is overrated, CTR is king. Annnndd now, let the hate come a flowin' my way for this one 🤣

Whatever you do, don't add Race with Ryan to this list!

CTR was my jam next to Mario Kart. Especially the remastered (Nitro Fueled) is just pure nostalgia for me

Where is Garfield Kart 🥸🗿

No Lego Racers on PS1? That was a great game

Sonic Robo Kart 2 is also a banger of a Kart game

I think that Littlebigplanet karting is also really fun! 😊

I REFUSE to call Sonic’s racers “Karts” they driving Cars even said in Team Sonic Racing

An updated Blur would be great, even just a remaster

It's really hard for anyone to talk about Sonic without them claiming that there aren't anymore games worth playing nowadays, huh? Well, at least Sonic is pretty much the only good anthropomorphic animal character in modern video games, and that's the reason why he's important because unless we see a lot more games with plenty of appealing animal characters to enjoy today (that are not Crash Bandicoot or Rachet, anyway), the Blue Blur is all we'll have to do.

I think you’re forgetting Wacky Wheels.