Using MATH to Rank Every Track in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 

Oh look at Roy he’s on world record pace he’s gonna go to the stairs

While I disagree with a bunch of placements, this list is actually different then the majority of lists where you know what's going where going in, prolly due to you playing competitive, and it's great. Plus it reflects my own personal opinion more then the majority of lists too. Just being able to see something other then 3DS Rainbow Road in #1 is so refreshing. Plus thank you for giving the cities the respect they deserve, those tracks are so dang overhated. Plus, your validation for every track with your opinions make me respect even the picks I disagree with. Also shoutouts for giving Alpine Pass the hate it deserves!

it's really interesting seeing the huge difference between casual and competitive opinions on the tracks in this game! i could never imagine sinking as much time into this game as yall do for some of these opinions to matter to me - electrodrome for example, i think the 200cc shortcut is one of the coolest shortcuts in any mk game, but if i had to sink as much time into it as yall do then i would absolutely go insane and start hating it same as you, but that difference in perspective made this an interesting watch! you did bring up one thing that majorly swayed my opinion on a track though: yea squeaky clean sprint absolutely has the best course icon 10/10

13:46 :) There are quite a few placements in this list that I disagree with, but I respect your opinions on them. Was still entertaining to hear your thoughts on all the tracks regardless! It's refreshing to hear opinions from someone that plays all modes competitively.

"Alpine pass is just straight up Alpine A$$", I much prefer the NTSC name, but that was too good

The thing I like about your list compared to others is how you incorporate how fun the track is to play online along with music and visuals *like I definitely agree with N64 Rainbow Road's placement if you start in the back or get hit once your race is just over, which is so frustrating, but to everyone else it's just seen as "the Rainbow Road from my childhood therefore its one of the best"*

18:18 "Man, shut yo-" *Wii Daisy circuit intensifies*

Putting RRW at #80 and RRU at #2 along with bTB at #11 is so incredibly based

It's been really great to see more familiar comp players kicking off their MK YT careers. Loved the vid, mate, keep up the great work

Although most people wouldn’t agree, as an MKDD time trialer, I love seeing a ranking based from a competitive player’s point of view.

I once heard someone a year or so back say this about Ninja Hideaway: "It's basically as if someone made a MKWii CTGP track, Nintendo found it and then polished it to be in HD definition". And I'd say that is about as fitting/great a thing as you could ever say about that track.

Calling 200cc DK Jungle the most "booster course pass" track in the base is such a harsh insult, but I cannot argue against it.

I'm in an Esports club at my school and I do Mario Kart Time Trials, and playing Electrodrome 150cc made me wanna jump off a building. Luckily, Rainbow Road was the very next track I had to play so I am still sane.

“ALPINE ASS” MY FUCKING GOAT AWOKEN

24:37 needed a trigger warning for that jumpscare 💀

finally, someone understands how crap Rock Rock Mountain is

The Varmint is cool but, the City Tripper is so cute with certain characters

Wii U Rainbow Road in top 3 is extremely based. Everyone seems to absolutely despise it but it's my favourite track in the game lol. My go to "idk what to pick for these spots" lounge pick

i never seen a list that I 100% disagree with that I also love a lot. This is how my friends who only like normal Pokémon hear me when I talk about competitive Pokémon memes huh.

18:28 I started that 💀💀

Who, in this actual universe, would put Tokyo Blur, RIGHT AFTER MADRID

“I think this is my first real hot take” says the guy who literally just put Excitebike Arena two entries earlier.

As a definite casual player, I found this video really interesting as I don’t see many rankings from a competitive standpoint. For example, I am a Wii Rainbow Road fan but I understand how it might not work in a competitive field, and that’s cool! Tho 3DS Rainbow Road being 6th still makes me unreasonably happy-

based 8bow enjoyer

I loved this video and I was so impressed you managed to fit 96 tracks into 27 minutes! I love the gameplay of each track, your opinion and the background music. 10/10 video. Also, as someone who hasn't seen most of these tracks, it was really cool to see all of them for the first time!

disagreed with a lot of the picks, good video (i'm a filthy casual)

This list made me scream a lot less then most people’s you don’t hate bone dry dunes and have no real reason for it (yes it’s not the best track but it gets to much hate) you put baby park down in the dumps and you call Wii rainbow road and waluigi pinball overrated I agree with this stuff, so thank you oh and you don’t have bias towards other Wii tracks, thank you

If Hot takes could increase the heat around you, this guy would be the fucking sun

My beloved alpine pass 😢

i feel acomplished that i could drive dNBC with roy biddy back in wave 1, now that we meta slave yoshi its a lot less rewarding

bro was a lil too harsh 💀

I love this list purely because Wii RR is so low, I finally found someone who does not get the hype behind this track

Nah i'm 5 mins into the video and I already wanna Bomb Awoken's House 😭 Wii Rainbow Road is my Fav track BY FAR, i can't stop picking it and playing it, if Nostalgia Glasses are doing this to me then i'll gladly keep them on, never had so much fun in MK8DX before. Also 5 as music to Yoshi Circuit is WILD Edit: Just finished the video now, very fun video, even though i disagree with like 70% of the placements and still kinda want to bomb yo house

Started the list off rough with the Rock Rock Mountain, Baby Park, Excitebike Arena, and SNES Rainbow Road, but the made up for it later on. I respect you.

look i get that everyone gets their own opinion but i still cannot believe toad circuit is above riverside park, yoshi circuit, wii rainbow road, AND waluigi pinball (i don't even really like pinball that much btw 😭)

Why are half of these hot takes?

Great video! Love your ranking!

That's definitely an interesting list and the most unique way of ranking the tracks I've seen. I only now discovered your channel, and I love it!

Awesome video! Very interesting takes (not to say I agree with all of them lol), and great insights. One question - you say learning rMMM 200cc was some of your favorite memories in the game... but you rated it 1/10 for 200cc TT??? Was it fun *despite* the track? Or is there a typo/Stockholm syndrome somewhere in there? also hey it's me at 8:44 that's pretty rad

"Is this high enough for you Liam?" :sob:

this video is actually so good??

well SKaR is gonna be happy with that rank 1, nice vid!

Ima rank all the track icons!

You called Rock Rock Mountain, Alpine Pass; for that I will never forgive you; valid placement though even if it’s my favorite track ever

Excite bike music goes hard but playing it in any engine class or any game mode is absolutely horrendous

i was writing a comment about athens dash but the dream joke shocked me so much i forgot,,

I disagree with so many things on this list but seeing that we have the same top two makes up for it. My top two are also Ninja Hideaway and MK8 Rainbow Road.

This is the most hot take list I've seen, but it's what I liked about it... Still, I don't share those opinions at all, I mean, 8's Rainbow Road is NOT THAT GOOD... Still, very interesting vid 🐴👍

22:12 >:)

I love this game and I love data analysis. This video is perfect. Subscribed

Flamin Hot Mt Dew joke was underrated xD

bro your so underrated. I love you content!

as a casual player, i hate this list good video :)

Yo boo lake my favorite gba track number 5 yes sir and yes banger music ❤🔥

5:17 i also despise that track

I was gonna question you about putting the most fall off rainbow road there is so high, but putting the best wario course at number 1 saved you

Who came here from technical's video?

I’m happy that this guy gave waluigi pinball the hate it truly deserves.

@18:13 i didnt know i was in the video 😂

to me, the most disagreeable list ive ever seen, but its your list and not my list so who cares

13:07 Yoshi island is 10 not 5'61, is objectively the best track in the game and this isnt my opinion, is the truth

im thankful for the new awoken video

there is no way snes mario circuit 3 looks better than dry dry desert

how many people got triggered by this video

Rock Rock Mountain is the 96th worst track in this game. Not even close!

Why are you so livid about some of these placements lol

Based egg??

18:13

I love your channel so much

unibros influenced #2

so you can't play Donut Plains 3 on 200cc properly without having a skill issue and therefore you rank it low? totally makes sense

I don't really understand the rating process

I dont get how you said 6v6 is 3,Timetrials is 2 etc. like wtf you mean "3" XD

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IM SKY HIGH SUDNAE FAN #3

*Drives on track as bad as humanly possible* "Why is this track so bad?"

i respect your opinion, but i disagreed A LOT with them

bTC should be higher btw 👍

4:24 I don't exactly agree with this take, but it is a bit overrated due to nostalgia. 14:04 Hypocritical takes at it's finest.

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cute profile pic :3

Aka the most unfun way to rank anything. Ever.

TRANS RIGHTS!

L takes abound.

L list Alpine Pass is easy top 20

Pin me or he gets it

The L1am call out for Toad Circuit was a godly touch, great job on the vid

its always fun seeing competitive players talk about a game i play casually cause its not like im completely lost but i dont fully understand either

While I have completely different placements basically across the board, I respect the focus on competitive play for this list, since my placements are purely how much I enjoy them casually, so naturally it will be very different. Great video!

You rated the SNES Rainbow Road music a 1? I'm calling the police

Finally MK8 Rainbow Road gets some love. Everyone always complains about the space station aesthetic and I'm just saying that makes it stand out. It's the only RR like that! And I may be a filthy casual but I still have a lot of fun driving on it. :B

8:12 no but everything you said after i completely agree with

Till this day, it boggles my mind that they added Toad Curcuit 3DS like Seriously WHO ASKED FOR THAT BASIC ASS TRACK?!?!?!?!?

Am I the only one questioning why there was an Iron Jugulis flying on screen during the sweet sweet canyon segment?

"I think this is my first real hot take" after putting snes rainbow road practically last

i never saw how wii rainbow road was buggy in this game except for i guess the shortcuts that were unintended, but other than that there are tracks that are way more buggy, but thats your opinion and i respect that

I dont know why Iron Jugulis is just vibing out during Sweet Sweet Canyon But I like it :3

Wow I love how different this is to most peoples

You're making great MK8D content Awoken Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺🇺🇸

15:45 mine was pokemon sword and shield LMAO