Best Mario Kart DS Tracks
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Waluigi Pinball
The classic, iconic track. While people try to argue it's overrated, that's mostly because of their skill issue avoiding the pinballs.
The bouncy physics are always great, the race is amazing, and only a small portion feels flat and boring. That part is literally just the final turn and straight.
True. It's easily the most original Mario Kart track in history. The idea of racing inside a pinball machine is just outside the box and pure creativity.
However, these pinballs can screw up your race a lot, and so can the flippers, although the latter aren't as annoying. But I'd say it's in my top five at least.
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Airship Fortress
This breathtaking original track is great. The cannon is awesome, and that's something.
There's a reason it's number two, only behind Waluigi Pinball. The obstacles are great and not annoying, and the track requires loads of skill.
My favorite track not only in Mario Kart DS but of all time. After playing it more recently in Mario Kart 7, this track never gets old to me. It brings back many great memories of Super Mario Bros. 3.
The design is also perfect with plenty of tight turns, awesome obstacles, a breathtaking cannon ride, and very awesome scenery.
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Tick-Tock Clock
It's a Star Cup course. You are inside a giant clock with a pendulum, cranks, time hands, and even two cranks that move you to get faster or slower.
Is there anything in this track that doesn't move?
There's no saying that Tick-Tock Clock will ever be a bad track. The music mixed with the clock hands moving in different directions as the laps move ahead makes the course a whole lot better!
Tick-Tock Clock is the coolest. I got 1:51 as well. There's not a better course than this! It's a great idea to use Mario 64's stage after the DS version was released. It's the best, and it's No. 1 no matter what.
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Delfino Square
A trip from Sunshine, Delfino Square is an entertaining track with a newly discovered ultra shortcut that breaks the track.
Ultra shortcuts aside, the concept of the track through the pier, with boxes that could release mushrooms, and a big shortcut through the buildings, is just really good.
Love the scenery, and it's very easy and quick. If you bump into the random boxes, an item might fall out!
Such a reference to Super Mario Sunshine, and a great one!
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Bowser's Castle
This Bowser's Castle is an all-time great. Ascending is really fun, and the difficulty really shows, which is great.
It's always fun, and the spinning cylinder is iconic.
Bowser's Castle is definitely the best track because it has everything a Mario Kart racer would dream of. It has windy roads, Thwomps that will squish you, moving platforms that, if you miss, you fall in lava, and of course, SHORTCUTS!
Bowser's Castle is the best track because other people can fall in the lava and get squashed by Thwomps, and their staff is hard to beat.
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Rainbow Road
This is one of the best Rainbow Roads, if not the best. The loop-de-loops are very nice, and Rainbow Road maintains the difficulty it always has.
Skill issues are the only reason this is not in the top five yet, so yeah.
Best Rainbow Road. The goofy physics on the loop-de-loops are iconic. I remember trying to lay bananas and fake item boxes at the top of the loops so my friends would fall off the track. Good times.
Psychedelic! I love watching how every three seconds my screen goes dark because I've just fallen off the track! Best track ever!
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Luigi's Mansion
This track may be short, but it is a lot of fun. You don't spend too much time in the mansion, but the walking trees amazed me when I first played it.
This track would be #4 on my list after #1 Waluigi Pinball, #2 Tick Tock Clock, and #3 Airship Fortress.
Fun course! Watch out for the walking trees! Easily the most memorable course!
This is a close third in my opinion. I love the atmosphere and music, and it's such a joy to play! I think the remake is better, though.
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Wario Stadium
Wario Stadium is a very fun track, and Wario definitely made a great one. The jumps improve on the N64 edition by a lot. It goes through loads of stunt obstacles and is always a fun ride.
What can I say? This track was absolutely amazing. The jumps, the boosts, the theme, the style - and best of all, the music. Made even better on MKW's custom tracks. I hope they bring it back as a retro track in MK8 (unless it's already in MK7, I haven't played it yet).
So fun, you get to jump off things and dodge things while getting mad speed. Very underrated.
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DK Pass
Easily one of the best! The feeling you get when making that massive jump off the cliffside is amazing!
Also, it got remade before most of these other tracks, which proves that Nintendo believes it's better. And one more thing, this is the only track in Mario Kart history that has a secret mystery box that only gives you single mushrooms, triple mushrooms, or stars! It deserves higher than 9th.
Waluigi Pinball is very overrated, it sucks! This track is the best on DS and third best of all time. The music is amazing.
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Sky Garden
Beautiful music. Simple course. It is just nice.
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SNES Mario Circuit 1
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GBA Luigi Circuit
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Peach Gardens
Peach has some very nice gardens, and it is nice that she allowed them to be used for the true quality of a Mario Kart race.
The shortcut is nice, and the Chain Chomps are an interesting inclusion to Peach's garden. Overall, it is a great track and deserves to be in the top 10.
Peach Gardens has a nice shortcut at the beginning. I never knew Peach had such a nice garden!
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Cheep Cheep Beach
Just barely outside the top 10 lies a great coastal track where Cheep Cheeps reside. Going through the water sections and the jungle section makes for a satisfying experience.
I don't know why DK Pass is ahead of this track. DK Pass is very boring, and I hate it. This race, Cheep Cheep Beach, isn't the best, but it is better than SNES Koopa Beach. The water provides you with a lot of shortcuts.
Very underrated as well. There's tons of variety in the beach landscape. There's a boardwalk, the beach, and the forest. A lot of beach tracks only have the beach, but this one has all three.
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Yoshi Falls
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Shroom Ridge
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Choco Mountain
I love this track. It's the most fantastic track ever in the retro series. When I get past the lake, I bump players off the little cliff, and it's fun.
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Mario Circuit
One of the best Mario Circuits in any of the games. The aesthetic is perfect here, and the U-turns make this course really fun to drift on.
This is the first track ever made in Mario Kart history!
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Yoshi Circuit
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Desert Hills
Kinda overhated. Sure, it's a bit bland, but the music is quite good.
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Figure-8 Circuit
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Banshee Boardwalk
This ghost-themed track really captured the vibes it needed and improved on its former version. Considering the hardware limitations, it did incredibly well and captured the atmosphere perfectly.
They've made this track better. It has a feel to it that can't be replenished in any other track.
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Bowser Castle 2
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Frappe Snowland
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Mushroom Bridge
Mushroom Bridge has a great shortcut, but now you can't drive on the bridge, and no more mushroom cars?!
The music is interesting, but I would have liked color in the sky though.
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Moo Moo Farm
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Peach Circuit
