It's tough to bring back Wario Stadium because it's so broken. If they leave all the shortcuts in, people will be pissed because the track is broken. If they take them out, people will be pissed because you can't do the shortcuts anymore. Personally, they should patch the shortcuts and bring it back how it was envisioned!
So glad Wario Stadium got into top 3. That ramp alone in multiplayer makes it great. Everyone is paranoid about another player getting a lightning bolt right there.
My brothers and I would have a rule that when you get a lightning you have to use it before you reach the next set of item boxes to avoid saving it for ramps etc.
Toad’s Turnpike is definitely my #1. The atmosphere is so cool, with the moving cars and the sunset lighting. Also I have to say that I have always been a MK64 toad fan. The AWOAWOAWOAWO sound is super nostalgic.
Rainbow Road on MK64 totally missed the point of the SMK original. It was a track designed to test all your skills you had gained from the other tracks into one super tough finale. The fact you could fall off made all the more daunting. MK64 sticking rails on the side just ruined it.
I don't think they "missed the point", just wanted to try something different. Rather than send the players off with a punishing gauntlet, give them a chilled experience to wind down and savour instead. It's one of my favourite tracks for that reason.
wow.. i just played Mario Party 1 with my fiancee i won Marios Rainbow Castle and she DKs Jungle Adventure and now i am watching my favourite N64 youtuber ranking MK64s tracks.. what a night! thank you Glenn i love Bowsers Castle Koopa Troopa Beach and Wario Stadium
I love this game. So much fun due to the handicap almost being a wild card and even the second player could get the lightning strike or three red turtles. Plus the stage themes is just as fun.
Im too nostalgic for Toads old voice to not still pick him, I love his zippy lightweight. Fave tracks you pretty much got at the top, DK jungle and Royal raceway
Great video, Glenn! For me I’ll always love Royal Raceway. The big jump you mentioned, plus having Peach’s Castle from Super Mario 64 in the track is a nice touch. 👍
1. Bowser's Castle - One of my favourites in the entire series, very complex, dark atmosphere, haunting music and a fun rack to revisit again and again. 2. Royal Raceway - Truly iconic, a perfect "raceway" track, tight turns, long straights, great to optimise, and of course the castle grounds being explorable. 3. Banshee Boardwalk - Amazing atmosphere, I used to be creeped out by this stage as a kid, mainly the house. Very unique, especially the jumping cheep cheep. 4. DK's Jungle Parkway - I adore this stage, the huge river jump, the bridge, the cave, the items being thrown at you, its almost perfect. 5. Frappe Snowland - I always loved the nighttime snowy setting, and the route is again very interesting, the canyon section is a personal favourite. 6. Koopa Troopa Beach - Great theming, great music, the route is very interesting and surprisingly good looking, an overall solid track. 7. Choco Mountain - You say boring I say great to optimise, the narrow path and steep sides make you feel accomplished when you pull off a good lap. 8. Kalimari Desert - The train element is the main thing here, I love it, but the western desert is a cool theme which we sadly haven't seen since. 9. Wario Stadium - Incredibly long and boring to some but the theming of a massive dirt bike stadium always excited me with the addition of the wall jump. 10. Mario Raceway - A huge step up from Luigi Raceway, the layout is much more complex and the greater focus on obstacles and more turns makes it more fun. 11. Toad's Turnpike - The traffic element is unique and a nightmare in mirror mode, but other than the glitches with the barriers its just a figure 8 with some cars. 12. Yoshi Valley - Probably gets overhyped for the alternate paths system, but other than that its quite bland but the theming and sunset are very nice. 13. Sherbet Land - Cool theming and I love the music but its very flat and bland and the cave section can be annoying to navigate, plus ice physics. 14. Luigi Raceway - A good introductory course but again nothing to shout about, just a simply loop with some slightly banked turns. 15. Moo Moo Farm - Asimple oval with not much to be excited about, the random element in the monty moles is kinda cool though I guess. 16. Rainbow Road - The railings make it far to easy and combined with the length its easily the most boring and tedious track in the game, perhaps the series. The music is iconic though.
Cannot wait to watch this! The favourite game of my childhood. I remember spending an entire night having a best of 100 matches with friends in Battle mode on the only battle mode map worth playing, Block Fort.
Yup, perhaps I didn’t elaborate as much as I meant to as I meant that it’s most fitting to the course if that makes sense. Yeah the 3 raceways and wario stadium are all the same track
While your criticisms about Rainbow Road are totally valid, I guess my nostalgia goggles prevent me from putting it so low on my list. When I'd play with my brother and friends, Rainbow Road went 1 of 2 ways: either the person in the lead stayed in the lead the entire race, and spent the whole time bragging and trash talking, or it was a close fight where hitting a Chomp or a trap item box was all it took for your dreams to be shattered.
With Mario Kart 64 being my first ever racing game, I played it to death - both single player and multiplayer - and for that reason every track seems to have some redeeming quality thanks to the power of nostalgia (yes, even Choco Mountain!). Having looked at N64 Today’s list, I would agree with their top 5, though swap Royal Raceway for Yoshi Valley. 5. DK’s Jungle Parkway 4. Moo Moo Farm 3. Yoshi Valley 2. Bowser’s Castle 1. Toad’s Turnpike. Great video!
My top 5 in no particular order: - Toad's Turnpike - Wario Stadium - Koopa Troopa Beach - Sherbet Land - Banshee Boardwalk I hope they release MK64 on switch, that would be awesome.
My top 3 would be Bowser's Castle, DK's Jungle Parkway, & Koopa Troopa Beach with Yoshi Valley & Toad's Turnpike getting honorable mentions. I had never really thought about why I liked certain courses more then other's [outside of Bowser's Castle as I like the difficulty and utter anarchy of that race] so this was an interesting exercise!
Nice list. The beach course is great and absolutely classic. Not sure who doesn't like that one. Wario Stadium is fun as well and despite a less-than-stellar aesthetic, it plays almost perfect IMO. I would put both snow maps a lot higher and the ghost one down near the bottom; that track is pure frustration lol
My top 3 for Mario Kart 64; 1. DK Jungle Parkway - I love the visuals of this course, especially the steamboat. It's a nice reminder to the past when that mode of transport was very heavily used. Playing on 150cc and trying to cut corners on this track resulted in me getting pelted by Durians a lot of the time 🤣 2. Bowser's Castle - fantastic visuals, I really appreciate the statues and paintings of Bowser everywhere throughout the castle and in the garden. It's like someone is trying to tell me something about who lives here but I can't quite figure it out... 3. Kalimari Dessert - I know everyone will think I'm crazy but I just love the old western theme of the dessert and steamtrain, along with the relaxing theme tune that plays in the background. Plus my friends and I would try get over the tracks before the train would hit us and that was always an adrenaline rush of excitement and made for some funny moments if we got hit.
My top three are: 1. Bowsers Castle- So fun dodging those thwomps. Just feels so hectic and chaotic 2. Sherbert Land- Love jumping over the corners, dodging penguins and just love how slidy it is. 3. DK Jungle- this one always felt the fastest. Shocked to learn it had the lowest frame rate. Underrated part they get rid of in future MK games is getting coconuts thrown at you when you’re off course.
16- HAHAHA. Fall into Water 15- It's not a bad course 14- I hate it 13- Hmm... is not too bad 12- Very Boring 11- WHY? I LOVE IT. 10- Totally Disagree, Is incredible, one of my favs. 9- Hmm... its too short. 8- Is a good Course, i love the "two" trains. 7- Amazing Jump 6- meh... it's ok but not too great 5- Definitively the Best one. 4- First Highway course in all the series. 3- I love it. 2- Incredible, That Jumps. 1- LOL, I love the music but there are better tracks.
@@n64glennplant It's a great game. I am from St. Annes near Blackpool but now live in Vietnam. Game collecting here can be slim pickings but you can pick up some bargains. I recently got an N64 for £10. Then was searching for Goldeneye and Diddy Kong Racing and got them for a few quid each :)
yoshi valley is always been one of my favorites. the randomness of the course, and the chaos of playing on it with friends will never get old. also rainbow road. its very competetive i think, the long amount of time gives everyone a chance to fight for first and just grit your teeth as you see the lighting bolt
lol I assumed you ment track as in song - dont know why. Song is Rainbow road but my favorite track is Moo moo farm just due to the fact that it feels like your going so fast on that track.
I'm very glad to hear of you returning for some more gaming fun, Glenn. You've been gone for so long that it felt that you stopped making anymore videos like these. But it's great to have you back now and I, for one, am happy to listen to your well-known voice again.
Loved this video! ^_^ My Top 3 Tracks are: Bowser's Castle; for the challenging twists and turns and for the throwback to the classic 16-bit castle level aesthetic of past Mario games; Wario's Stadium, for all the obstacles/jumps and for the memories of playing it with my sister and waiting to ambush each other with shells or lightning bolts before the big jump; and Toad's Turnpike, playing it on Extra/Mirror Mode made for an insane race! x3 And I usually play as Princess Peach, but sometimes choose Yoshi as well
Really good and fair ranking sir! Great job! My favorites: 1. Mario Raceway 2. Koopa Troopa Beach 3. Sherbet Land 4. Royal Raceway 5. Bowsers Castle Beach is there just for the atmosphere and music and good times multiplayer. Others have my favorite track sections and turns. I really like them in time trials too because of that. DK Jungle Parkway is nice, but it struggles in multiplayer a lot. Its hard to control when the frames dip low. Toads Turnpike is fine also, but I do like those sections with tricky corners, and Turnpike is more about adjusting to the seemingly "random" traffic more than taking the turns skillfully as its just figure eight in the end. I don't enjoy Warios Stadium. Its bad for time trial after you figure out how to shortcut it. Its long. And its longer if somebody messes you up with a lightning bolt. And that will happen and I do consider it a bit unsportsmanlike nasty trick personally.
Mario Kart 64 is my favourite game. Such a fun time, and the best multiplayer mode ever made imo. My favourite track is Wario Stadium. Great video as usual!
@@n64glennplant absolutely. Clean and tidy graphics without too much detail. I couldn't believe that the characters and karts weren't 3D models when I was a kid.
I'm surprised... my Top 3 is really similar to yours, just replace DK Jungle Parkway with Yoshi's Valley. I love the sheer tension and insanity of the multiple tracks, and sure, there is an optimized route, but with just a banana or two, you can block that way. Then chaos begins, as porcupines and eggs littered around the track make things much harder to race around.
@@n64glennplant When I was younger, that track would always be a problem for me to clear, when I did it was like the opening of a new world, also I don't know why but the soundtrack of the course would always bring me to the brink of tears, in a warm, bittersweet way. Also, welcome back to the channel! :D
Srsly I was more into Diddy Kong Racing and got the cartridge even today. But my friends got the game, so my favs: Wario's Stadium, The Traffic Stage, Bowser's Castle and the Yoshi stage. It is too cool to got a Video on friday, again😃
I'm old enough to remember seeing the demo of the beta at Sears around Christmas of 1996...I remember going home and having dreams about Choco Mountain and how amazing it looked to me.....it's hard for me to look at this game without nostalgia. To me it's all perfect, glitch shortcuts and all
@@n64glennplant My stepbrother and I definitely enjoyed going through the game in early '98 after spending a solid month watching the Nintendo Power VHS over and over.....but I actually had quite a few friends in that era who thought the game was "too kiddy" and "too british" and this is coming from 11 year olds. But in the late 90s I think we were generally looking for stuff that was a bit more "edgy" like F-Zero X. With the group of kids I knew, Mario Kart 64 held its appeal far longer. But it's obviously not nearly as deep of a game.
This game and Star Fox 64 were the first ones I played on the console back in December of '96. I still have both of them inside their boxes and 100% complete, even with the original plastic bag for each cartridge. I don't know why as a kid I saved all of that! I play them often, grinning the whole way through 😁 My favourite three tracks in order of preference 👇🏻👇🏻 1. DK's Jungle Parkway 2. Toad's Turnpike 3. Moo Moo Farm
3. Bowser's Castle 2. Royal Raceway 1. Wario Stadium I'm really annoyed that Wario Stadium hasn't been remade in one of the newer Mario Karts yet as a retro track. Here's hoping for Mario Kart 9.
Oh man it's so frustrating, this course alone could take you hours trying to finish it... I've been there. And forget that last lap where they throw at you all the damn trailers.
I had never made the Kraftwerk connection with Toad’s Turnpike, but I can totally hear it now. It also reminds me somewhat of Brian Eno’s Music for Airports.
@@n64glennplant That’s a tough one to answer! It changes all the time, but today, I’ll give the slight edge to Radio-Activity-even if I don’t think it’s objectively their best. How about you?!
I loved that you played Wario, and talked about the jump on wario statdium Glenn. The last video I commented on of yours, was you speaking about the memories you had with your dad. Wario's Voice reminds me of my dad, and the course. Love this video!
Fun video, would love to see more of your ranked lists. Goldeneye level rank, Rare collector rank (Kazooie, Tooie, DK64 mixed), top 10 racing levels (Beetle Adventure, San Francisco Rush, Top Gear, etc). Could be fun to put that together
Glad to see you back brother. I hadn't realized you'd made a comeback until I was about to bring my 64 back out and wanting to play this game... So sorry for your loss. Very glad to see you took the time off you needed!! 👊
Koopa Beach is certainly one of the Skill Vs Luck combinations that makes it a great course in my view. You need luck to get the mushroom and not have it stolen on you by a Ghost. Then you need to line up perfectly with the ramp without being hit by opponents that may be in your way or any items that may have been dropped in line with the ramp. Do both of these things, you get the short cut.
3rd place: Koopa Troopa Beach 2nd place: Bowser's Castle 1st Place: Toad's Turnpike Toad's Turnpike gets so intense in Mirror Mode as all the cars that were a bit of a nuissance in the other ccms turn into a real hazard which will frustrate your less talented friends but once you play with only good players it gets real fun
I remember eating slightly microwaved mud cake so that the icing turns to fudge with hot sponge and racing through Choco mountain, it was like I was racing through the course with my mouth open. Also messing around with the train in Kalimari Desert and trying to see if there was some sort of secret with Peach's Castle.
Moo Moo Farm is iconic. Really brings back great memories and the chuckles we had due to the (German only) innuendo of it sounding like a dirty word. Ah, childhood ❤️
@@n64glennplant it’s the German Word „Mumu“ which I find hard to translate but basically means female private parts but very childishly like „wee wee“ or „hoo ha“ if those are even words (not a native, so I had to google). It’s offensive enough to get a chuckle out of it every time us 14 year old lads arrived at that track. Puberty is priceless
@@n64glennplant it was always fun in multiplayer. That section with the falling rocks and no barriers was a good place to lay bananas or use shells to knock the other players back half a lap.
Great video. I don't necessarily agree with the order you've put them in, but I love the reasons you gave us for why they are where they are. Here's my list: 01. Bowser’s Castle 02. Koopa Troopa Beach 03. Luigi's Raceway 04. Wario Stadium 05. Royal Raceway 06. Rainbow Road 07. Kalimari Desert 08. DK Jungle Parkway 09. Moo Moo Farm 10. Mario Raceway 11. Sherbert Land 12. Toad's Turnpike 13. Chocco Mountain 14. Yoshi Valley 15. Frappe Snowland 16. Banshee Boardwalk
FUN FACT: My friend for years thought Banshee Boardwalk was called Banshee BROADwalk, and when he discovered it we were all in hysterics - he did what he imagined to be a "broad walk" to justify it, which was hilarious. Classic game!
My top favorites are definitely Koopa Troopa Beach, Royal Raceway, Bowser's Castle, Banshee Boardwalk, DK's Jungle Parkway, Toad's Turnpike, Kalimari Desert, and Moo Moo Farm (yes, I just love half the courses of "course"). Also, you guys should check out a video where Bathaniel Nandy checks out a mod of Mario Kart DS where he plays through each version of Rainbow Road throughout the years but in DS.
Wario Stadium is actually one of the shortest tracks unless you're a jabroni and haven't mastered the shortcut. The ramp shortcut in Koopa Beach doesnt require a mushroom, a well timed tap of the R button or an elite level powerslide is good enough.
Donkey Kong, Luigi and Bowser are my favorites in every Mario Kart game for no reason other than I like those characters in the latest installment I enjoy playing as King Boo because he's such a fun character and I'm a Halloween holiday lover.
@@n64glennplant Mario Kart 7 and 8 on 3DS, Wii-U and Switch are all fun to play. The 3DS XL was the first Nintendo system I've owned since my mother bought me a N64 and it resparked my love of Nintendo and that was back in January of 2016 a month later I bought a Wii-U and in 2020 I bought a Switch. I still have my PS4 but I play more Nintendo nowadays than anything. Thanks for the reply and have a nice day.
Before watching your video I came up with a quick list myself; 1. Bowsers Castle 2. DK’s Jungle Parkway 3. Royal Raceway 4. Mario Raceway 5. Koopa Troopa Beach 6. Banshee Boardwalk 7. Yoshi’s Valley 8. Sherbet Land 9. Wario Stadium 10. Toads Turnpike 11. Rainbow Road 12. Choco Mountain 13. Luigi Raceway 14. Moo Moo Farm 15. Kalimari Desert 16. Frappe Snowland
Glenn you should do a video ranking all the Levels from the bond series...Including Perfect dark, or all FPS levels on the console in general. You're bringing a new life back to nintendo 64 with these videos. I can see you do this out of sheer passion, but someone from nintendo needs to reach out to you. You're a credit to the nintendo community and should have way more subscribers. Keep up making my summer even better! My courses without question. 1) Toads Turnpike 2) Wario stadium 3) Koopa trooper Beach
I was ALWAYS Yoshi and my favorite map was all of the battle maps lol. Ok, seriously I'd probably have to go with Rainbow Road aesthetically and Koopa Troopa Beach to play.
Got a video idea Glenn. How about a top 10 list of best game mods for the 64? Another video for the people and there’s some decent mods out there nowadays. Lots of goldeneye, Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, and I think they even made dragon ball z Mario kart lol.
1. Wario Stadium 2. Bowser Castle 3. Yoshi's valley Those three are the best because there is a lot of things happening in the tracks, the driving is challenging, and most important there are opportunities to overtake opponents things that many courses lack.
Koppa Trooper Beach requires no apologies! I love the multiple shortcuts that can be taken & the Blue Shell which sits at the top of the large rock, all of which plays into a risk vs reward factor.
3. My number three would absolutely be royal raceway because I spent HOURS trying to get into Mario's castle as a kid (still check it out when I play it haha 😊) 2. Bowser's castle for basically every reason you listed it looks dark and edgy and it's violent) 1. Number one is a hard one but if one would have to take it to me it would be Luigi's raceway for the fact of simplicity and nostalgia. Just a small list at 4 AM after waking up from a migraine nap all day lol
My top three would be Wario Stadium, always fun with my siblings trying to finish first, Yoshi Valley, it was fun not knowing who was where, and Bowsers Castle. I remember trying to free the green thwamp with my sister for hours.
Before watching your vid, my rankings look like this I think (apologies if I don't get the names right😅): 1. Yoshi Valley 2. Bowser's Castle 3. Royal Raceway 4. Kalamari Desert 5. Rainbow Road 6. Wario Stadium 7. DK Jungle Park 8. Choco Mountain 9. Toad's Turnpike or something 10. Koopa Beach 11. The first Snow level 12. Mario Circuit 13. Sherbet Land 14. Luigi Circuit 15. Ghost track 16. Moo Moo Farm When looking back at MK64, people should forget how modern tracks work. I think they'll appreciate this game more for what it was and how unique each track felt
It’s borderline criminal that neither N64 Wario Stadium or GCN Wario Colosseum have ever officially returned in any future Mario Kart titles.
I know right!
Completely agree!
wow u never realized that yur totally right
Wario Stadium is the only N64 track that hasn’t shown up in later games. That sucks because it’s one of my favorites, played it a lot back in the 90s.
It's tough to bring back Wario Stadium because it's so broken. If they leave all the shortcuts in, people will be pissed because the track is broken. If they take them out, people will be pissed because you can't do the shortcuts anymore.
Personally, they should patch the shortcuts and bring it back how it was envisioned!
So glad Wario Stadium got into top 3. That ramp alone in multiplayer makes it great. Everyone is paranoid about another player getting a lightning bolt right there.
And if someone had a lightning you stop before the jump as you don’t wanna risk it hahaha
@@n64glennplant 100% Everything just comes to a standstill 😂
Wario Stadium certified top 3
My brothers and I would have a rule that when you get a lightning you have to use it before you reach the next set of item boxes to avoid saving it for ramps etc.
@@francissmith6447 lame
I'd say that Bowser's Castle and Koopa Beach are my favorites in this game. Wario stadium and Jungle Parkway are tied at third.
Still timeless tracks those!
Ah yes, a fellow Koopa Troopa Beach lover.
In my family, if you used a lightning bolt before someone else hit that jump on wario stadium you were about to be involved in a physical altercation.
Haha mine too, some sicko at Nintendo clearly had that in mind all along
I don't know man.... I would have made it a 16 way tie :D
Haha now that would have been an absolute troll move by me
Toad’s Turnpike is definitely my #1. The atmosphere is so cool, with the moving cars and the sunset lighting. Also I have to say that I have always been a MK64 toad fan. The AWOAWOAWOAWO sound is super nostalgic.
That and “I’m a wario, I’m a gonna winnnn”
Toad's voice is legendary in MK64. Isaac Marshall did a great job doing it.
@@ashleygamer64 yep, it’s perfect
I dare you to say this after playing it on mirror mode! 😂
Toad’s Turnpike is my all time favorite course
Sherbet Land is the definition of a nightmare
Horrible innit!
Nah
This is the first way a kid can understand the definition of gaslighting... no one will believe you the penguins are waiting for you to cross paths
Rainbow Road on MK64 totally missed the point of the SMK original. It was a track designed to test all your skills you had gained from the other tracks into one super tough finale. The fact you could fall off made all the more daunting. MK64 sticking rails on the side just ruined it.
I know right, just get rid of the edge barriers and make it shorter and boom it’s instantly a much better race
Nah man. Disagree
They determined it was to hard
I don't think they "missed the point", just wanted to try something different. Rather than send the players off with a punishing gauntlet, give them a chilled experience to wind down and savour instead. It's one of my favourite tracks for that reason.
the f-zero X version was really cool though XD
4:3 aspect ratio, thank you!
You’re welcome
wow.. i just played Mario Party 1 with my fiancee i won Marios Rainbow Castle and she DKs Jungle Adventure and now i am watching my favourite N64 youtuber ranking MK64s tracks.. what a night! thank you Glenn
i love Bowsers Castle
Koopa Troopa Beach and Wario Stadium
I love this game. So much fun due to the handicap almost being a wild card and even the second player could get the lightning strike or three red turtles. Plus the stage themes is just as fun.
It’s almost just as well being in last place going into the final lap knowing you’ll get lightning and stars all the time 😄
Let's see a ranking of every n64 James bond level! (BOTH Goldeneye and TWINE)
Haha now that would be intense!
Dam and Facility in top 5?
@@eatvietnam2682 Facility #1
@@eatvietnam2682 Would you believe one of my fav levels is archives?
@@franzpattison Yes it's a great one! Smashing out of the window at the end. The interrogation also. Brilliant
Im too nostalgic for Toads old voice to not still pick him, I love his zippy lightweight. Fave tracks you pretty much got at the top, DK jungle and Royal raceway
Yeah in this era his voice was amazing wasn’t it
Great video, Glenn! For me I’ll always love Royal Raceway. The big jump you mentioned, plus having Peach’s Castle from Super Mario 64 in the track is a nice touch. 👍
That was always cool how they were almost interlinked isn’t it, like a real mushroom kingdom
1. Bowser's Castle - One of my favourites in the entire series, very complex, dark atmosphere, haunting music and a fun rack to revisit again and again.
2. Royal Raceway - Truly iconic, a perfect "raceway" track, tight turns, long straights, great to optimise, and of course the castle grounds being explorable.
3. Banshee Boardwalk - Amazing atmosphere, I used to be creeped out by this stage as a kid, mainly the house. Very unique, especially the jumping cheep cheep.
4. DK's Jungle Parkway - I adore this stage, the huge river jump, the bridge, the cave, the items being thrown at you, its almost perfect.
5. Frappe Snowland - I always loved the nighttime snowy setting, and the route is again very interesting, the canyon section is a personal favourite.
6. Koopa Troopa Beach - Great theming, great music, the route is very interesting and surprisingly good looking, an overall solid track.
7. Choco Mountain - You say boring I say great to optimise, the narrow path and steep sides make you feel accomplished when you pull off a good lap.
8. Kalimari Desert - The train element is the main thing here, I love it, but the western desert is a cool theme which we sadly haven't seen since.
9. Wario Stadium - Incredibly long and boring to some but the theming of a massive dirt bike stadium always excited me with the addition of the wall jump.
10. Mario Raceway - A huge step up from Luigi Raceway, the layout is much more complex and the greater focus on obstacles and more turns makes it more fun.
11. Toad's Turnpike - The traffic element is unique and a nightmare in mirror mode, but other than the glitches with the barriers its just a figure 8 with some cars.
12. Yoshi Valley - Probably gets overhyped for the alternate paths system, but other than that its quite bland but the theming and sunset are very nice.
13. Sherbet Land - Cool theming and I love the music but its very flat and bland and the cave section can be annoying to navigate, plus ice physics.
14. Luigi Raceway - A good introductory course but again nothing to shout about, just a simply loop with some slightly banked turns.
15. Moo Moo Farm - Asimple oval with not much to be excited about, the random element in the monty moles is kinda cool though I guess.
16. Rainbow Road - The railings make it far to easy and combined with the length its easily the most boring and tedious track in the game, perhaps the series. The music is iconic though.
Cannot wait to watch this! The favourite game of my childhood. I remember spending an entire night having a best of 100 matches with friends in Battle mode on the only battle mode map worth playing, Block Fort.
You didn’t say who won so does that mean you lost?
@@n64glennplant Oh Glenn, it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game! ...... I lost.
Wait, Wario Stadium has the best music track?
Don't Luigi's Raceway, Mario's Raceway, Peach's Raceway, and Wario's Stadium have identical music?
Yup, perhaps I didn’t elaborate as much as I meant to as I meant that it’s most fitting to the course if that makes sense. Yeah the 3 raceways and wario stadium are all the same track
@@n64glennplant
It's all good.
Yeah I agree. Wario's Stadium kicks ass and the music really does fit it the best.
#1 has to be DK's Jungle Parkway. The remake on Wii didn't even have the coconuts that get thrown at you. Criminal.
I know that was scandalous!!!!
While your criticisms about Rainbow Road are totally valid, I guess my nostalgia goggles prevent me from putting it so low on my list. When I'd play with my brother and friends, Rainbow Road went 1 of 2 ways: either the person in the lead stayed in the lead the entire race, and spent the whole time bragging and trash talking, or it was a close fight where hitting a Chomp or a trap item box was all it took for your dreams to be shattered.
I think from all the rainbow roads in mario kart games it’s one of the weaker ones, just way too slow on n64 for my personal taste
With Mario Kart 64 being my first ever racing game, I played it to death - both single player and multiplayer - and for that reason every track seems to have some redeeming quality thanks to the power of nostalgia (yes, even Choco Mountain!). Having looked at N64 Today’s list, I would agree with their top 5, though swap Royal Raceway for Yoshi Valley.
5. DK’s Jungle Parkway
4. Moo Moo Farm
3. Yoshi Valley
2. Bowser’s Castle
1. Toad’s Turnpike.
Great video!
I love n64 today, quality site and Martin’s a good chap
My top 5 in no particular order:
- Toad's Turnpike
- Wario Stadium
- Koopa Troopa Beach
- Sherbet Land
- Banshee Boardwalk
I hope they release MK64 on switch, that would be awesome.
Maybe one day they will, and then I’d get a switch haha
Wario stadium 4 player was the rank 1 for the ramp and the illegal jump over the wall after the start line
Just remembering zapping that lightning at the most opportune moment on that course fills me with joy
16: Wario Stadium
15: Sherbet Land
14: Choco Mountain
13: Frappe Snowland
12: Luigi Raceway
11: Moo Moo Farm
10: Rainbow Road
9: Yoshi Valley
8: Kalimari Desert
7: Toad’s Turnpike
6: Royale Raceway
5: Banshee Boardwalk
4: DK Jungle Parkway
3: Mario Raceway
2: Koopa Beach
1: Bowser’s Castle
My top 3 would be Bowser's Castle, DK's Jungle Parkway, & Koopa Troopa Beach with Yoshi Valley & Toad's Turnpike getting honorable mentions.
I had never really thought about why I liked certain courses more then other's [outside of Bowser's Castle as I like the difficulty and utter anarchy of that race] so this was an interesting exercise!
It’s something unique to be thinking about for sure
@@n64glennplant You always raise great questions & topics on your channel. Really appreciate that aspect :)
Big N64 fan here. Amazing channel. Thanks for all your videos! Great work.
And thank you for watching!
Nice list. The beach course is great and absolutely classic. Not sure who doesn't like that one. Wario Stadium is fun as well and despite a less-than-stellar aesthetic, it plays almost perfect IMO. I would put both snow maps a lot higher and the ghost one down near the bottom; that track is pure frustration lol
I’m
Surprised how many people don’t like banshee I always found the horror style really cool
My top 3 for Mario Kart 64;
1. DK Jungle Parkway - I love the visuals of this course, especially the steamboat. It's a nice reminder to the past when that mode of transport was very heavily used. Playing on 150cc and trying to cut corners on this track resulted in me getting pelted by Durians a lot of the time 🤣
2. Bowser's Castle - fantastic visuals, I really appreciate the statues and paintings of Bowser everywhere throughout the castle and in the garden. It's like someone is trying to tell me something about who lives here but I can't quite figure it out...
3. Kalimari Dessert - I know everyone will think I'm crazy but I just love the old western theme of the dessert and steamtrain, along with the relaxing theme tune that plays in the background. Plus my friends and I would try get over the tracks before the train would hit us and that was always an adrenaline rush of excitement and made for some funny moments if we got hit.
Yeah I think in terms of attention to detail, bowsers castle is 🔥
My top three are:
1. Bowsers Castle- So fun dodging those thwomps. Just feels so hectic and chaotic
2. Sherbert Land- Love jumping over the corners, dodging penguins and just love how slidy it is.
3. DK Jungle- this one always felt the fastest. Shocked to learn it had the lowest frame rate. Underrated part they get rid of in future MK games is getting coconuts thrown at you when you’re off course.
See I normally like winter themed courses but never liked mario kart 64s for some reason
1) Toad’s Turnpike
2) Wario Stadium
3) Royal Raceway
4) Bowser’s Castle
5) Rainbow Road
6) D.K.’s Jungle Parkway
7) Koopa Troopa Beach
8) Yoshi Valley
9) Banshee Boardwalk
10) Luigi Circuit
11) Choco Mountain
12) Mario Raceway
13) Frappe Snowland
14) Moo Moo Farm
15) Sherbet Land
16) Kalamari Desert
My ranking from worst to best
16. Banshee boardwalk
15. Choco mountain
14. Sherbert land
13. Frappe snowland
12. Luigi's raceway
11. yoshi valley
10. Bowsers castle
9. Moo moo farms
8. Kalimari dessert
7. Royal raceway
6. Mario raceway
5. Rainbow road
4. Toads turnpike
3. DK jungle parkway
2. Wario stadium
1. Koopa troopa beach
What don’t you like about banshee?
@@n64glennplant I always end up falling in the water.
@@bigkmoviesandgames well I suppose that’s a very valid reason 😂
@@n64glennplant it forces you regulate your speed way too often. This can cost you first place. ESPECIALLY in 150cc and Mirrior mode.
16- HAHAHA. Fall into Water
15- It's not a bad course
14- I hate it
13- Hmm... is not too bad
12- Very Boring
11- WHY? I LOVE IT.
10- Totally Disagree, Is incredible, one of my favs.
9- Hmm... its too short.
8- Is a good Course, i love the "two" trains.
7- Amazing Jump
6- meh... it's ok but not too great
5- Definitively the Best one.
4- First Highway course in all the series.
3- I love it.
2- Incredible, That Jumps.
1- LOL, I love the music but there are better tracks.
Good shout with Toad's Turnpike. Class level. Yes Diddy Kong Racing courses video! I can't help but love Fossil Canyon :)
It would be harder for me to do a DKR list as I love the whole game so much
@@n64glennplant It's a great game. I am from St. Annes near Blackpool but now live in Vietnam. Game collecting here can be slim pickings but you can pick up some bargains. I recently got an N64 for £10. Then was searching for Goldeneye and Diddy Kong Racing and got them for a few quid each :)
yoshi valley is always been one of my favorites. the randomness of the course, and the chaos of playing on it with friends will never get old. also rainbow road. its very competetive i think, the long amount of time gives everyone a chance to fight for first and just grit your teeth as you see the lighting bolt
My favourite is koopa trooper Beach followed by royal raceway when I discovered you can actually explore peachs castle, that blew my mind
That’s pretty cool isn’t it - almost an extension of mario 64
lol I assumed you ment track as in song - dont know why. Song is Rainbow road but my favorite track is Moo moo farm just due to the fact that it feels like your going so fast on that track.
Yeah moo moo has a lovely sense of speed at any CC level I think!
Calamari Dessert ahead of Yoshi Valley is absolutely unhinged
I’m here to trigger the world 🤩
I'm very glad to hear of you returning for some more gaming fun, Glenn. You've been gone for so long that it felt that you stopped making anymore videos like these. But it's great to have you back now and I, for one, am happy to listen to your well-known voice again.
My Top 3.
1. Sherbet Land.
2. Bowser's Castle.
3. Moo Moo Farm.
Funny how people like the same game for different reasons.
Yeah there’s a bit of a trend showing up here
Mine:
16- Sherbet Land
15- Luigi Raceway
14- Mario Raceway
13- Banshee Boardwalk
12- Moo Moo Farm
11- Frappe Snowland
10- Choco Mountain
9- Kalimari Desert
8- Koopa Troopa Beach
7- Toad's Turnpike
6- Royal Raceway
5- Wario Stadium
4- DK's Jungle Parkway
3- Bowser's Castle
2- Yoshi Valley
1- Rainbow Road
Loved this video! ^_^ My Top 3 Tracks are: Bowser's Castle; for the challenging twists and turns and for the throwback to the classic 16-bit castle level aesthetic of past Mario games; Wario's Stadium, for all the obstacles/jumps and for the memories of playing it with my sister and waiting to ambush each other with shells or lightning bolts before the big jump; and Toad's Turnpike, playing it on Extra/Mirror Mode made for an insane race! x3 And I usually play as Princess Peach, but sometimes choose Yoshi as well
Funny because they are my 2 least fav characters! 🤣🤣🤣
I like playing as Bowser the most because he is a heavy racer which is a trait especially useful in battle mode.
Oh yeah I’m Battle he’s badass
I think Koopa troopa beach is my favourite level as it's one that genuinely rewards skill and risk taking with the jumps
Yeah that shortcut is also tough to hit !
Really good and fair ranking sir! Great job!
My favorites:
1. Mario Raceway
2. Koopa Troopa Beach
3. Sherbet Land
4. Royal Raceway
5. Bowsers Castle
Beach is there just for the atmosphere and music and good times multiplayer. Others have my favorite track sections and turns. I really like them in time trials too because of that.
DK Jungle Parkway is nice, but it struggles in multiplayer a lot. Its hard to control when the frames dip low.
Toads Turnpike is fine also, but I do like those sections with tricky corners, and Turnpike is more about adjusting to the seemingly "random" traffic more than taking the turns skillfully as its just figure eight in the end.
I don't enjoy Warios Stadium. Its bad for time trial after you figure out how to shortcut it. Its long. And its longer if somebody messes you up with a lightning bolt. And that will happen and I do consider it a bit unsportsmanlike nasty trick personally.
Yeah I guess any of the track with secret glitch shortcuts are weak for time trials as it pretty much defeats the point right
Big agree that Choco Mountain is the worst, that track cost me a dorm tournament!
And your credibility in the frat house yo! 😂
Mario Kart 64 is my favourite game. Such a fun time, and the best multiplayer mode ever made imo. My favourite track is Wario Stadium.
Great video as usual!
Thanks Colin. - for multiplayer kart racing it’s the best on the console by a mile
I need to play this again, it's been YEARS. I'm gonna try and convince my friend to dig his old n64 out and race me
That sounds like a great way to reconnect
I'll always love how this game looks. Too 3 for me is
1. Wario Stadium
2. Bowsers Castle
3. DK Jungle
It’s quite a nice looker for an earlier title isn’t it
@@n64glennplant absolutely. Clean and tidy graphics without too much detail. I couldn't believe that the characters and karts weren't 3D models when I was a kid.
I'm surprised... my Top 3 is really similar to yours, just replace DK Jungle Parkway with Yoshi's Valley. I love the sheer tension and insanity of the multiple tracks, and sure, there is an optimized route, but with just a banana or two, you can block that way. Then chaos begins, as porcupines and eggs littered around the track make things much harder to race around.
Don’t forget the ???????? For race positions so you never know where you’re ranked!
Regardless of the ranking, for me all of the tracks are at least 9/10
What’s your fav mario kart entry?
1 Royal Raceway
2 DK Jungle Parkway
3 Wario Stadium
And your least favourite?
@@n64glennplant Frappe Snowland, I don't hate it as such I just feel that the word that best sums it up for me is meh
My favorites:
1. Rainbow Road
2. Rainbow Road
3. Rainbow Road
Shout outs to my 2 other favorite levels though, Rainbow Road and Rainbow Road.
😂 does that also mean if you ranked all 16 courses rainbow road would technically be both first and last placed though!?!?
My favorite character to play as is Mario because playing as the main character gives me confidence. Same thing in Mario Party
Yeah he’s well balanced so easy to get to grips with isn’t he
Toad's Turnpike was the coldest place to go, knocking other drivers into trucks and shit. Loved it
16)Yoshi's valley
15)Moo Moo Farm
14)Toads Turnpike
13) Banshee boardwalk
12)Frappe snowland
11)Choco mountain
10)Rainbow Road
9)Koopa Troopa Beach
8)Wario Stadium
7)Bowser's Castle
6)Sherbet Land
5)Luigi Raceway
4)Mario Raceway
3)DK Jungle
2)Royal Raceway
1)Kalimari Desert
Luigi and toad are the best! Yoshi is awesome too!
Why kalimari at number 1 !?!?!?
@@n64glennplant When I was younger, that track would always be a problem for me to clear, when I did it was like the opening of a new world, also I don't know why but the soundtrack of the course would always bring me to the brink of tears, in a warm, bittersweet way.
Also, welcome back to the channel! :D
Srsly I was more into Diddy Kong Racing and got the cartridge even today. But my friends got the game, so my favs: Wario's Stadium, The Traffic Stage, Bowser's Castle and the Yoshi stage. It is too cool to got a Video on friday, again😃
I’ll have to do my DKR list someday as I absolutely love that game
@@n64glennplant Same me. It is dang hard but the music, the stages all thinks so good😃
One track I will never understand the popularity of, is "Bowser's Castle" as I feel that game perfectly highlights why MK64 hasn't exactly aged well.
What in particular? I think that’s one of the best that’s held up the most
@@n64glennplant Mainly due to the games controls.
I'm old enough to remember seeing the demo of the beta at Sears around Christmas of 1996...I remember going home and having dreams about Choco Mountain and how amazing it looked to me.....it's hard for me to look at this game without nostalgia. To me it's all perfect, glitch shortcuts and all
For when it was released it was awesome but single player was better in DKR by far
@@n64glennplant My stepbrother and I definitely enjoyed going through the game in early '98 after spending a solid month watching the Nintendo Power VHS over and over.....but I actually had quite a few friends in that era who thought the game was "too kiddy" and "too british" and this is coming from 11 year olds. But in the late 90s I think we were generally looking for stuff that was a bit more "edgy" like F-Zero X. With the group of kids I knew, Mario Kart 64 held its appeal far longer. But it's obviously not nearly as deep of a game.
This game and Star Fox 64 were the first ones I played on the console back in December of '96. I still have both of them inside their boxes and 100% complete, even with the original plastic bag for each cartridge.
I don't know why as a kid I saved all of that!
I play them often, grinning the whole way through 😁
My favourite three tracks in order of preference 👇🏻👇🏻
1. DK's Jungle Parkway
2. Toad's Turnpike
3. Moo Moo Farm
It’s cool how so many of us rate those 3 tracks in particular so highly
@@n64glennplant You will have to believe me that I chose those tracks before I knew which ones you had picked out!
3. Bowser's Castle
2. Royal Raceway
1. Wario Stadium
I'm really annoyed that Wario Stadium hasn't been remade in one of the newer Mario Karts yet as a retro track. Here's hoping for Mario Kart 9.
I know right, I’ve only played 7 and 8 briefly as DS and wii were the last ones I played a lot of
@@n64glennplant Highly recommend 8, 7 not so much. Although 64 is the one I have the best memories of, 8 is by far the best game of the series.
I always used to love doing Toad's Turnpike in mirror mode, so the cars are coming right fucking AT YOU
Reminds me of that one time after a bottle of scotch…..😂
@@n64glennplant Hahaha....yeah, I'm pretty sure I went "AHHH-Wah-wah-wah-wah-wahhh" after that, too
Oh man it's so frustrating, this course alone could take you hours trying to finish it... I've been there. And forget that last lap where they throw at you all the damn trailers.
I had never made the Kraftwerk connection with Toad’s Turnpike, but I can totally hear it now. It also reminds me somewhat of Brian Eno’s Music for Airports.
What’s your fav kraftwerk album?
@@n64glennplant That’s a tough one to answer! It changes all the time, but today, I’ll give the slight edge to Radio-Activity-even if I don’t think it’s objectively their best. How about you?!
Rainbow Road is a favourite to play alone in time trial mode. Relaxing course and music 🎵
Ah, just way too long imho which makes it quite dull
@@n64glennplant Did you know that N64 Rainbow Road has an ultra shortcut?
I loved that you played Wario, and talked about the jump on wario statdium Glenn. The last video I commented on of yours, was you speaking about the memories you had with your dad. Wario's Voice reminds me of my dad, and the course. Love this video!
His voice and personality are very cool!
Fun video, would love to see more of your ranked lists. Goldeneye level rank, Rare collector rank (Kazooie, Tooie, DK64 mixed), top 10 racing levels (Beetle Adventure, San Francisco Rush, Top Gear, etc).
Could be fun to put that together
I enjoyed doing this and hearing people’s own so I’ll do more in the coming weeks and months
My faves:
Wario Stadium
Rainbow Road
Koopa Troopa Beach
Kalimari Desert
Royal Raceway
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway
Lovely picks there
1:48 toad got wrecked lmao I was dying laughing
Glad to see you back brother. I hadn't realized you'd made a comeback until I was about to bring my 64 back out and wanting to play this game... So sorry for your loss. Very glad to see you took the time off you needed!! 👊
Thanks Tyler good to see you here too 💪🏼
My favourite was Donk's jungle, glad to see it's up there in #2 position
Great minds think alike!
Koopa Beach is certainly one of the Skill Vs Luck combinations that makes it a great course in my view.
You need luck to get the mushroom and not have it stolen on you by a Ghost.
Then you need to line up perfectly with the ramp without being hit by opponents that may be in your way or any items that may have been dropped in line with the ramp.
Do both of these things, you get the short cut.
That shortcut was surprisingly difficult wasn’t it
@@n64glennplant Difficult yet a pleasure when it is pulled off.
As soon as I saw this vid pop up in my feed, I thought 'Toad's Turnpike' is number one for me. Great minds!
Great minds indeed - best track imho!
3rd place: Koopa Troopa Beach
2nd place: Bowser's Castle
1st Place: Toad's Turnpike
Toad's Turnpike gets so intense in Mirror Mode as all the cars that were a bit of a nuissance in the other ccms turn into a real hazard which will frustrate your less talented friends but once you play with only good players it gets real fun
The thumbnail makes me wish we had a Render96-style SGI mod of Mario Kart 64
That’s over my head 😄
I remember eating slightly microwaved mud cake so that the icing turns to fudge with hot sponge and racing through Choco mountain, it was like I was racing through the course with my mouth open.
Also messing around with the train in Kalimari Desert and trying to see if there was some sort of secret with Peach's Castle.
Yeah that tunnel was always a hopeful mystery!
Moo Moo Farm is iconic. Really brings back great memories and the chuckles we had due to the (German only) innuendo of it sounding like a dirty word. Ah, childhood ❤️
Haha tell me more!
@@n64glennplant it’s the German Word „Mumu“ which I find hard to translate but basically means female private parts but very childishly like „wee wee“ or „hoo ha“ if those are even words (not a native, so I had to google). It’s offensive enough to get a chuckle out of it every time us 14 year old lads arrived at that track. Puberty is priceless
Glad to see you're back!!!
Thanks 🙏🏼
Koopa Troopa Beach is easily my favorite. The song that plays during the race is sublime! And it's always nice to see another Kraftwerk fan!
Kraftwerk are 🔥 😄
Hard to rank all 16.
Top 5 is easier.
Banshee Boardwalk
Yoshi Valley
Koopa Troopa Beach
Wario Stadium
Choco Mountain.
Choco mountain in your top 5!?!? After all these years I now feel like I hardly know you 😂😂😂
@@n64glennplant it was always fun in multiplayer. That section with the falling rocks and no barriers was a good place to lay bananas or use shells to knock the other players back half a lap.
@@cloudstrife1983 this; I loved knocking the mates off the edge
Great video. I don't necessarily agree with the order you've put them in, but I love the reasons you gave us for why they are where they are.
Here's my list:
01. Bowser’s Castle
02. Koopa Troopa Beach
03. Luigi's Raceway
04. Wario Stadium
05. Royal Raceway
06. Rainbow Road
07. Kalimari Desert
08. DK Jungle Parkway
09. Moo Moo Farm
10. Mario Raceway
11. Sherbert Land
12. Toad's Turnpike
13. Chocco Mountain
14. Yoshi Valley
15. Frappe Snowland
16. Banshee Boardwalk
FUN FACT: My friend for years thought Banshee Boardwalk was called Banshee BROADwalk, and when he discovered it we were all in hysterics - he did what he imagined to be a "broad walk" to justify it, which was hilarious. Classic game!
Rather see a Diddy Kong racing track ranking
I’ll do that, one of my all time fav games
I cannot get over the smash cut to Rainbow Road after Toad screaming, it’s so good 1:55
😂
My top favorites are definitely Koopa Troopa Beach, Royal Raceway, Bowser's Castle, Banshee Boardwalk, DK's Jungle Parkway, Toad's Turnpike, Kalimari Desert, and Moo Moo Farm (yes, I just love half the courses of "course"). Also, you guys should check out a video where Bathaniel Nandy checks out a mod of Mario Kart DS where he plays through each version of Rainbow Road throughout the years but in DS.
Wario Stadium is actually one of the shortest tracks unless you're a jabroni and haven't mastered the shortcut. The ramp shortcut in Koopa Beach doesnt require a mushroom, a well timed tap of the R button or an elite level powerslide is good enough.
Donkey Kong, Luigi and Bowser are my favorites in every Mario Kart game for no reason other than I like those characters in the latest installment I enjoy playing as King Boo because he's such a fun character and I'm a Halloween holiday lover.
I really need to play some of the newer mario kart games
@@n64glennplant Mario Kart 7 and 8 on 3DS, Wii-U and Switch are all fun to play. The 3DS XL was the first Nintendo system I've owned since my mother bought me a N64 and it resparked my love of Nintendo and that was back in January of 2016 a month later I bought a Wii-U and in 2020 I bought a Switch. I still have my PS4 but I play more Nintendo nowadays than anything. Thanks for the reply and have a nice day.
6:14 That item drop by Princess Peach was amazing! Shame it didn't work!
Before watching your video I came up with a quick list myself;
1. Bowsers Castle
2. DK’s Jungle Parkway
3. Royal Raceway
4. Mario Raceway
5. Koopa Troopa Beach
6. Banshee Boardwalk
7. Yoshi’s Valley
8. Sherbet Land
9. Wario Stadium
10. Toads Turnpike
11. Rainbow Road
12. Choco Mountain
13. Luigi Raceway
14. Moo Moo Farm
15. Kalimari Desert
16. Frappe Snowland
Glenn you should do a video ranking all the Levels from the bond series...Including Perfect dark, or all FPS levels on the console in general.
You're bringing a new life back to nintendo 64 with these videos. I can see you do this out of sheer passion, but someone from nintendo needs to reach out to you. You're a credit to the nintendo community and should have way more subscribers. Keep up making my summer even better!
My courses without question.
1) Toads Turnpike
2) Wario stadium
3) Koopa trooper Beach
P.s disliking your video is like disliking pizza.
Haha it’s something you get used to with RUclips and stop caring pretty quickly.
I was ALWAYS Yoshi and my favorite map was all of the battle maps lol. Ok, seriously I'd probably have to go with Rainbow Road aesthetically and Koopa Troopa Beach to play.
Multiplayer was awesome in this game wasn’t it - battle mode 👌
5 minutes in and shocked but you justify your views! Definite nostalgia factor with my picks
1,2 and 3 - Wario Stadium, purely for that jump
Wario stadium is awesome just love that track and always surprised it’s not as popular as I found it to be
Got a video idea Glenn. How about a top 10 list of best game mods for the 64? Another video for the people and there’s some decent mods out there nowadays. Lots of goldeneye, Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, and I think they even made dragon ball z Mario kart lol.
Cool idea, already have a video series the n64 beta project but haven’t added anything new in a few years now
1. Wario Stadium
2. Bowser Castle
3. Yoshi's valley
Those three are the best because there is a lot of things happening in the tracks, the driving is challenging, and most important there are opportunities to overtake opponents things that many courses lack.
DK, Wario, and Yoshi's courses are my favorite
Great picks except for yoshis 😉
16. Wario Stadium
15. Sherbet Land
14. Luigi Raceway
13. Choco Mountain
12. Moo Moo Farm
11. Toad's Turnpike
10. Frappe Snowland
9. Rainbow Road
8. DK's Jungle Parkway
7. Koopa Troopa Beach
6. Kalimari Desert
5. Yoshi Valley
4. Mario Raceway
3. Royal Raceway
2. Banshee Boardwalk
1. Bowser's Castle
4. Big Donut
3. Skyscraper
2. Double Deck
1. Block Fort
Diddy Kong, a favorite, countless memories...the question remains will we ever see the N64 library on Nintendo Online. ...
Have to wait and see but not urgent for me right now as still don’t have a switch hah
Yep I agree with the top three, I would of put warrio stadium first :) 👌👌 great video
Thanks - it’s hard to get the top few courses as they are all so good
Koppa Trooper Beach requires no apologies! I love the multiple shortcuts that can be taken & the Blue Shell which sits at the top of the large rock, all of which plays into a risk vs reward factor.
Is your image a bear scratching against a tree stump?
@@n64glennplant it's the bear & ragged staff, symbol of Warwickshire County Cricket Club (of which I am a big fan)
Quite a cool and unique emblem!
Just waiting for the Diddy Kong Racing track ranking now 😅
Soon 😁
3. My number three would absolutely be royal raceway because I spent HOURS trying to get into Mario's castle as a kid (still check it out when I play it haha 😊)
2. Bowser's castle for basically every reason you listed it looks dark and edgy and it's violent)
1. Number one is a hard one but if one would have to take it to me it would be Luigi's raceway for the fact of simplicity and nostalgia.
Just a small list at 4 AM after waking up from a migraine nap all day lol
1. Royal Raceway
2. Mario’s Raceway
3. DK Junglepark
Nice picks Nicholas
My top three would be Wario Stadium, always fun with my siblings trying to finish first, Yoshi Valley, it was fun not knowing who was where, and Bowsers Castle. I remember trying to free the green thwamp with my sister for hours.
Before watching your vid, my rankings look like this I think (apologies if I don't get the names right😅):
1. Yoshi Valley
2. Bowser's Castle
3. Royal Raceway
4. Kalamari Desert
5. Rainbow Road
6. Wario Stadium
7. DK Jungle Park
8. Choco Mountain
9. Toad's Turnpike or something
10. Koopa Beach
11. The first Snow level
12. Mario Circuit
13. Sherbet Land
14. Luigi Circuit
15. Ghost track
16. Moo Moo Farm
When looking back at MK64, people should forget how modern tracks work. I think they'll appreciate this game more for what it was and how unique each track felt