Ranking ALL 96 Tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 

Almost had a heart attack thinking you’d put ribbon road at 91 💀

I've always found Mario Kart Stadium underrated. If N64 Rainbow Road is the grand finale, Stadium is an opening celebration. It looks and sounds gorgeous, and the anti gravity eases you in.

1:58 he had me in the first half i actually thought he would put ribbon road there

while i’d never call it my favorite track, i do genuinely like ice ice outpost. Unique theming that isn’t just “ice”, great music, and tricky shortcuts that feel very satisfying to pull off. i may be the only fan on this track smh 💔

Baby park at 16 is criminal

Perfect way to send of the past 9 and a half years of Mario Kart 8. Truly a ridiculous amount of content when you see it all lined up like this, even though like 20% of them are city tracks lol. Love to see the Dragon Driftway love. Piranha Plant Cove really caught me off guard too, genuinely great track with terrific music. I think I love Cheap Cheap Beach so much because it's the closest we'll get to the Wuhu Island tracks coming back (although honestly I'm kinda glad them didn't return as they would have looked very visually basic) Also you should start ranking everything relating to grilled cheese sandwiches from this point on

Guess I'll put my list on here 96. Toad Circuit 95. Cheese Land 94. Baby Park 93. Bone Dry Dunes 92. Donut Plains 3 91. GBA Mario Circuit 90. Mario Circuit 89. Toad's Turnpike 88. Twisted Mansion 87. Dry Dry Desert 86. Excite Bike Arena 85. Animal Crossing 84. Moo Moo Meadows 83. New York Minute 82. Tokyo Blur 81. Yoshi Valley 80. Wario's Goldmine 79. Choco Mountain 78. Paris Promenade 77. Kalimari Desert 76. Los Angeles Laps 75. Sunset Wilds 74. Water Park 73. SNES Mario Circuit 3 72. Daisy Circuit 71. Waluigi Stadium 70. Squeaky Clean Sprint 69. DS Mario Circuit 68. London Loop 67. Madrid Drive 66. Peach Gardens 65. Bangkok Rush 64. Amsterdam Drift 63. Sherbert Land 62. Snow Land 61. Thwomp Ruins 60. Mario Kart Stadium 59. Ice Ice Outpost 58. Rock Rock Mountain 57. Dolphin Shoals 56. Wario Stadium 55. Cheep Cheep Beach 54. Shroom Ridge 53. Super Bell Subway 52. Music Park 51. Sweet Sweet Canyon 50. Sky High Sundae 49. Boo Lake 48. Sunshine Airport 47. Shy Guy Falls 46. Tick Tock Clock 45. Royal Raceway 44. Merry Mountain 43. Riverside Park 42. Daisy Cruiser 41. DK Mountain 40. Berlin Byways 39. DK Jungle 38. Maple Treeway 37. Yoshi Circuit 36. Moonview Highway 35. Waluigi Pinball 34. Toad Harbor 33. Rome Avanti 32. SNES Bowser Castle 3 31. Grumble Volcano 30. Athens Dash 29. Wild Woods 28. N64 Rainbow Road 27. Sky Garden 26. Bowser's Castle 25. Rosalina's Ice World 24. DK Summit 23. Coconut Mall 22. Mushroom Gorge 21. Ribbon Road 20. Yoshi's Island 19. Hyrule Circuit 18. Vancouver Velocity 17. Piranha Plant Cove 16. Sydney Sprint 15. Koopa Cape 14. Dragon Driftway 13. Mute City 12. 3DS Neo Bowser City 11. Rainbow Road 10. Mount Wario 9. SNES Rainbow Road 8. Electrodrome 7. Singapore Speedway 6. Piranha Plant Slide 5. Big Blue 4. Cloudtop Cruise 3. Ninja Hideaway 2. 3DS Rainbow Road 1. Wii Rainbow Road

Awesome video dude! Pacing is great, your commentary is entertaining and your points are very well articulated. BUT YOU DIDN’T MENTION HOW ROME ALSO BROUGHT BACK THE FUZZYS ON TOP OF THE ROCKY WRENCHES, MARIO ENEMY AFICIONADOS WERE EATING GOOD WITH THAT TRACK

8 Rainbow Road is so overhated honestly, not every rainbow road has to have the same aesthetic and style, they wouldnt stand out if that was the case. Its original and unique, and the space station is cool. We didnt need ANOTHER rainbow road thats just the road and nothing else, like double dash and DS

dude, absolutely a sunday morning treat. just what I needed to watch with my french toast.

My three favorite tracks are literally Cloudtop Cruise, Mount Wario, and 3ds rainbow road. I’m so happy to have them all ranked so high.

Here’s my favourite booster course tracks: - Shroom Ridge (DS) - Ninja Hideaway (Tour) - Kalimari Desert (N64) - Sydney Sprint (Tour) - Maple Treeway (Wii) - Mario Circuit (DS) - Singapore Speedway (Tour) - Vancouver Velocity (Tour) - Bowser Castle 3 (SNES) Here’s my favourite from the base game: - Toad Harbour - Mario Circuit (GBA) - Royal Raceway (N64) - Yoshi Circuit (GCN) - Dragon Driftway - Mute City - Wild Woods - Hyrule Circuit - Big Blue

Moonview highway is the most underrated booster course track imo, i absolutely loved it in MKWii

I actually agree with the DS Mario circuit part so much, paying tribute to airship fortress 😢

Sunset Wilds being so low I never understand. It's still a super fun course with a decent set of obstacles and great atmosphere even despite its loss of sunset. Sure it is flat, but it's made after the wild west, so it makes sense.

What I loved about Choco Mountain on DS was that a well timed mushroom could bump someone from the top track to the bottom of the big u-turn around the lake and make them go from 1st to last - that was the defining feature of that course for me and I'm super bummed it didnt return.

Very nice list and video! Your reasonings are very clear and also very understandable to me (even on the takes I disagree with😂). I 100% agree with your top pick. 3DS Rainbow Road truly has absolutely incredible theming and the track is super well paced. It’s actually my favorite track in the entire series and idk how a future game will top that.

Mario Circuit 3 is underrated yeah I said it. It’s actually a fun course to race on. Yeah the visuals aren’t the best but I prioritize how much fun I have racing on a course over how it looks. And the music is fucking classic

This is my Top 5 Best: #1: 3DS Rainbow Road #2 Wii Rainbow Road #3 Yoshi's Island #4 Waluigi Pinball #5 Mount Wario

piranha plant cove and ninja hideaway are def my top two. tick tock clock, coconut mall, mushroom gorge, maple treeway, pinball, and airport are also up there for me

Finally. Someone finally said that Sherbert Land made them feel "cozy". I thought I was the only one ngl.

I know a lot of people had reservations about the Booster Course Pass but personally I really enjoyed the journey to Mario Kart 9. 8 new characters, 48 new and returning tracks (Counting Tour tracks as new ones, that's even more than 16 new tracks), balancing tweaks, new mechanics like custom items and lightning not breaking your glide, and you can still play ALL of the Mario Kart 8 content plus its DLC. All that for 1/3 of the price of a full game? Just stunning. I honestly wouldn't be upset if they took this same approach with the next console release, that would mean 144 tracks to choose from!

I like how two 3DS tracks from the Booster Course Pass are in first and last (3DS Rainbow Road and 3DS Toad Circuit, respectively)

i didnt think it was possible for a real person to ever have good mario kart takes but apparently i was wrong

Ice Ice Outpost has been my favourite since it launched as DLC on Wii U :( I feel attacked. I like that it has difficult shortcuts, but for me, I have always loved ice courses and it triggers the nostalgia box for the arctic levels from both Lego Racers 1&2 which I adored growing up.

Putting cringe all the way up at 16th place while actually good tracks like Rosalina's Ice World and Amsterdam Drift are ranked towards the bottom of the list has to be the biggest L I've seen in a while. It astounds me how so many people think an oval with annoying music, item spam and cringe theming is anything close to good.

I've watched like 10 videos on people ranking Mario kart 8 deluxe tracks and I never agree with any of them, and they all piss me off. Except this one, while I still disagree with most of the placements, (Waluigi pinball is overrated), I'm still not annoyed at it, because you actually give reasons why.

Pirahna Plant Cove 22 ☠️ And sorry but Mute City and Big Blue are OVERRATED !!!

What’s with all the Mario Circuit 3 hate? It’s always been one of my favorite tracks since the SNES days and still feels like a tight and clean circuit track that just plays well!

I love Mario circuit 3 on 200cc. 50-150cc yeah it’s awful I understand 95th. But on 200cc man the drifts and the shortcuts and the go kart feel makes it not a top 20 or even top 50 track, but a darn fun one I’m happy to play.

Rosalina’s ice world is one of my favorite tracks which might just be because of the music, but still I love it

Daisy circuit placement is a nintendo youtuber ass take

3DS Rainbow Road is so overrated. Its not bad but the visuals are just blue, and putting it above mount wario should be a felony

U didnt just put sky high sundae in 80-90 but baby park in 16-

Imma be honest the only take I heavily disagree with is 3DS Rainbow Road. Never understood the appeal of it and simply don’t like it. Great list though!

Wii Rainbow Road in P12 is a crime. It's as great as 3DS Rainbow Road if not better

ice ice outpost isn’t my fav but it’s in my top 20 and the music slaps

Ninja Hideaway at 45 makes me wanna cry so much😭

2:03 they had us in the first half not gonna lie

Mario Circut 3 that low? Wtf, just ranking it off how it looks is crazy

I was about to throw my phone at the thought of a TOUR course being number 1. Luckily my guy was just joshing

Sunshine Airport, Mount Wario, Thwomp Ruins, Cloudtop Cruise, all absolutely blew my mind when the game first came out.

This is the best Mario kart ranking video I've seen so far!

Snow Land is way too low. It's one of the best Super Circuit remakes ever. The music, the penguins, and the short cuts at the end make it so fun.

Please put Toad Circuit rock bottom. Edit: Hell yes, thank you. Can't believe they gave us this and not Toad's Factory

Putting Grumble Volcano that far down is a crime. It's the best track in the entire game!

This is the highest amount of inside drift footage I've ever seen in one video

Dude you put courses like sherbert land and baby park 30 places above athens dash and mushroom gorge. Come on.

Mario Kart Wii is the only Mario Kart game I've never played. I agree with your sentiment that you can feel the love and nostolgia put into it's remake. What I didn't agree with is Rosalina's Ice World placement, as ironically enough I placed it just below Wii RR on my list... ^-^'

Ice Ice Outpost isn’t my favourite because Waluigi Pinball does what I like about Ice Ice better, but I do enjoy it for those immensely driftable curves.

Hot take: 3DS Rainbow Road is SO overrated. Like, I get the feelings most fans have with this one, but to me, the track is a bit boring. Just a bit. Especially the second section. Nothing can top Wii's Rainbow Road

The only good thing about SNES Mario Circuit 3 is the music, even if it is lackluster with the only new thing being the drums. Also, it's possible that Water Park is a Wario course with the purple "W" on the ferris wheel, so it should be "Wario's Water Park," not Luigi's Water Park. But thanks for giving my favorite base retro course DS Tick-Tock Clock a higher ranking. I'mma be honest, I disagree with Mario Kart Stadium being low on this ranking. I feel, by track design alone and it being the very first Mario Kart course with anti-gravity, it should at least be in the 50's.

I'm British and I've been to London more times than anyone can count there is 1st of all the LONDON eye and uhhhhh fun stuff ig?

my friends favorite track is ice ice outpost and i make sure to tell him how fucking stupid that is everytime it comes up

5:23 EXACTLY MY POINT RIGGT THERE!!!! SUCH WASTED POTENTIAL FOR A POPULAR FINAL DS TRACK OF THE BCP!!!! CURSE YOU NINTENDO FOR PUTTING THIS INSTEAD OF F#&$!£@ AIRSHIP FORTRESS!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahahaha boy, you didn’t rank the tracks, you read them for filth. Didn’t like you’re video… 😢😢😢

so sad to have to be the one to bring this video away from 69 likes but it's just too good to not leave a like

My ranking: November 2023 96) Wii U Mario Circuit 95) Toad's turnpike 94) Bone dry ruins 93) Riverside Park 92) Sherbet land 91) Donut plains 90) Snes Mario Circuit 89) Cheese land 88) Toad Circuit 87) GBA Mario Circuit 86) Boo Lake 85) Merry mountain 84) Water park 83) Grumble volcano 82) Dolphin shoals 81) Daisy Circuit 80) Daisy Cruiser 79) Sweet Sweet Canyon 78) Electrodrome 77) Excitebike Arena 76) Ribbon road 75) NY Minute 74) Moo Moo Meadows 73) Kalimari Desert 72) Mute city 71) Wii U Bowser's Castle 70) Dry dry desert 69) Music Park 68) MK Stadium 67) Waluigi Stadium 66) Rock rock mountain 65) Wario's Gold mine 64) Hyrule Circuit 63) Ice Ice Outpost 62) Big Blue 61) Twisted Mansion 60) Wii U Rainbow Road 59) Paris Promenade 58) Thowmp Ruins 57) Piranha Plant Cove 56) Choco mountain 55) Baby park 54) Snes Bowser Castle 53) Dragon Driftway 52) Piranha Plant slide 51) Sky high sundae 50) Animal Crossing 49) Mushroom Gorge 48) Cheep cheep Beach 47) Shroom Ridge 46) LA Laps 45) Moonview Highway 44) Bangkok rush 43) Rome Avanti 42) Sunset Wilds 41) Tokyo Blur 40) Coconut Mall 39) Wild Woods 38) DK jungle 37) Toad harbor 36) Squeaky clean sprint 35) Madrid Drive 34) Neo Bowser city 33) Snes Rainbow Road 32) Snow land 31) Royal Raceway 30) Wario Stadium 29) Super Bell Subway 28) Yoshi valley 27) Sky garden 26) DS Mario Circuit 25) London Loop 24) DK Mountain 23) Amsterdam Drift 22) Rosalina's Ice World 21) Athens Dash 20) Peach Gardens 19) Koopa Cape 18) Tick-Tock clock 17) DK Summit 16) Sydney Sprint 15) Singapore Speedway 14) Shy Guy Falls 13) Sunshine Airport 12) N64 Rainbow Road 11) Wii Rainbow Road 10) Mount Wario 9) Yoshi Circuit 8) Ninja Hideway 7) Yoshi's Island 6) Berlin Byways 5) Vancouver Velocity 4) Cloudtop Cruise 3) Maple Treeway 🥉 2) Waluigi Pinball 🥈 1) 3ds Rainbow Road 🥇

ninja hideaway at 46 is wild, the track is fire and the music goes way too hard

I disagree with sake of the tracks at bottom being some of my favorites and some of the worst at the top like neo bowser and that dragon stage hate those. But overall I aint mad at it

Unfortunately, LA is NOT better than the Mario kart track. The oil rigs were savage though whyyyy

Baby peak

If your opinions are as well thought out as the way you race....I’m having a hard time taking them too seriously.

3:02 WEL A' LEEASCH OUR SCCHHHUELS AREN' SCHOOUE'ING GALLAREES MA'E

Yoshi's Island, DK Mountain and Grumble Volcano are my favorites.

Mount wario at anything but no 1 is unacceptable

I’m personally more than okay with Moonview Highway seemingly replacing Mushroom Bridge, because not only has the latter already been remade in Mario Kart DS, the former’s music is way better imo (and much like Berlin Byways, kinda carries the whole track for me, seriously, it’s probably tied with Big Blue for being my favourite music in the game) Also Double Dash could’ve realistically only had up to 10 tracks in this game max, thanks to so many tracks sharing the same music (I know Waluigi Pinball and DS Wario Stadium share the same music, but that was probably the only exception allowed because… it’s Waluigi Pinball)

This is actually a pretty solid ranking! My list is veryyy similar

If only it had 96 races in versus. 😔

Nice list. Imo top 10 is Sunshine airport Rome Avanti Cloudtop cruise Ribbon road Sqeuaky Clean Sprint Hyrule Circuit 3ds Rainbow Road Singapore Speedway Mount Wario Big Blue

Not lying ice ice outpost is my favorite. Dead serious on god

I agree with your toad circuit ranking!

Baby park is worst mk track oat alao u did rosalinas ice world sooo dirty

My overweight self would NOT be satisfied with half a grilled cheese

Had to tap out with Moo Moo at 68 that track is way too good to be that far back

never forgiving you for donut plains at 89

you definitely have some interesting picks.. the video overall is really good though and ranking that many tracks sounds like so much work, good job! it was fun listening to your arguments

My favourite track is DK Summit!

Schaffrillas reference.

I love how 3DS Rainbow Road is 1st on every ranking. In my ranking 3DS Rainbow Road is 95th

Is Bone Dry Dunes supposed to be 80 because it says 81.

As an Angeleno, LA Laps is atrocious. What is LA most famous for?? Hollywood!! Yet, LA Laps doesn't include a single reference to movie studios. It doesn't even include a glimpse of the Hollywood sign FFS!! Instead we get old fields!!! This track makes every proud Angeleno angry!.

as someone who lives in la, yes, it’s way more interesting

MADRID DRIVE GETS SO MUCH HATE ITS TOP 3 FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I've never been to LA before but I'm gonna hope for the sake of my Californian viewers that its far more interesting than this". Its not, this track makes LA look like the greatest place on earth when compared to what it is in real life.

Sherbet land at 26 Love it

My favorites are 3ds rainbow road, music park, ribbon road, sky garden, the one at the airport, bowser castle 3

Ice ice outpost is actually my sister's favorite track lol

What I hate about Mario circuit 3 and DS Mario circuit is that there were ALREADY 2 IN THE BASE GAME. WHY DID WE NEED 2 MORE?

man I hard disagree with nearly everything here but it's an opinion vid lol, entertaining vid well put together.

How dare you put disrespect on Cheese Land

Ngl 90$ for 96 courses is 1 course for 0.94$ that's a steal counting most arcade games are 0.50$ but when you get Mario Kart you get much better graphics unlimited replayability online play a lot of characters and even different modes this is a lot for a game but the value is crazy

I totally disagree with the ranking... But opinions are the same as asses: Everyone has their own and it's all right!

I like sky garden. It’s fun. I also think sunset wilds isn’t that bad. It takes place at sunset so yes the name is still accurate. The fact that this technicality bothers me just shows how I have autism.

Good list but mount wario is for me the 1

Really good commentary! However, part of me dies when someone hates Sky Garden for being worse than the original, but praise Cheese Land. Sky Garden still sucks though

Why is that crappy desert level from mk8 not at the bottom Ok its 80 but it can definitely go lower than that

Some of the ones towards the bottom of the list felt kinda underrated imo, but nice list otherwise

I also love dragon driftway 🥰

Worst: royal raceway best: big blue