Mario Kart DS was the COOLEST One - DuoStuff
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- And here we are on the next stop on our DS Mario train... Or, Kart I guess? Mario Kart DS is easily one of the coolest games in the entire series, and I think it's time to give it a little love, don't you?
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0:32 DuoStuff: "There are 2 exceptions to that rule"
Mario Kart Wii: "Am I a joke to you?!"
Wii literally has larger playerbase than double dash rn 😅
Thats what i was thinking
the difference is that double dash is fun, and wii isnt
so true!
@@cincoln2829 That's... an opinion. You can't deny Wii still has a big following considering how old it is.
Everybody gangsta until Waluigi Pinball starts playing...
*Then everybody **_really_** gangsta*
Dude for real though.
Wario stadium:
I love the general snappiness of DS. You can recover from things so quickly and even being hit by a Blue Shell doesn't keep you down for too long.
That's true actually. The drift as well is super crunchy to use. I honestly might prefer it to how they do it now.
@@DuoStuff I vastly prefer it. Mastering courses with it used to be my favorite things to do. I loved replaying Rainbow Road and getting my best times.
Yeah I understand that. That being said, I do kinda prefer the overall track design of 8. Some of the tracks in DS did feel a little empty at times.
Until you get stunlocked by pokeys or the pinball
I've possibly played every Mario Kart game, and DS is my favorite.
I think 8 is my personal favorite due to it's track design, and then it's DS, Double Dash, and 7 tied for second.
I definitely feel like “Chill” is the most fitting to ds.
Like okey, it has no special gimmicks but it’s the one that is there when you need it.
And it being one of the Chillest games sounds perfect to me.
It's funny because I'd describe it the opposite. Double Dash was always chaotic fun whenever I played it with friends. And that's not a bad thing.
DuoStuff Frick, i meant mario kart ds, not double dash.
Double dash is literally the most chaotic one.....
Oh okay that makes a lot more sense now. XD
One of the things I really like about DS is it's lack of gimmicks. It's just good racing fun
@@alexanderackerman3807 Exactly, it's the best default Mario Kart experience of them all in the best way.
Me: nothing
Doustuff: nothing
Nintendo bringing back mission mode for Mario kart 9
Everyone: Ima buy this game now
Dude for real though, bringing back the mission mode would be really freaking great.
YOU COULD BLOW UP BALLOONS WITH SELECT?!?! I never actually knew that until now
Yeah I didn't either. So many light-headed battle mode sessions could've been avoided... XD
My DS Mic actually broke so I just thought I couldn't play Balloon Battle anymore BRUH
@@forgado7396 Well hey, now you know. XD
@@forgado7396 Same
You could do WHAT
It's still my favourite in the series to this day, I wish we saw the return of Mission mode, one that expands on what MKDS started even further
I really hope one day they do return to the mission mode, or even expand on the concept. Who knows, maybe Mario Kart 9 will. XD
That McDonald’s jokes is all of a sudden very relevant
Fun fact: I only watched the video your referencing today, so it was funny timing. XD
What video are you referencing?
my older brother used to think that since all the boosts in MKDS were rainbow, the entirety of rainbow road was just a giant boost pad. he also thought that if you were able to somehow get yourself into one of the giant stars there you'd unlock a hidden character.
Lol that's actually kinda funny.
YESSSS!!!! EVERYBODY SLEEPS ON MARIO KART DS! Bruh I love it so much, we love DS Rainbow Road!
It is genuinely one of the best games in the Mario Kart series. Though people do acknowledge it more than they did with Mario Party DS at least.
@@DuoStuff They acknowledge DS more than DS?
Ds download play is something I actually wished was in the switch like imagine you can play a game of smash ultimate where your given only the 8 playable character from something like switch download play
Honestly I can't believe that's not an option. Download play was so freaking cool!
yeah Nintendo could implement it by letting you download a free "demo" from the Eshop
@@DuoStuff thing is, it only worked when almost everyone owned a DS. too bad that time's passed...
Yeah I always loved that feature, it was also used with the DS pokemon games to transfer mons from the 4th gen to the 5th. I wish it was still present on the Switch and even better utilized, it has so much potential.
The same goes for other key missing features from the Switch, like the Virtual Console or folders.
Oh, are you spying me or what?, because I started replaying it on the past few weeks lol
Nah it was just good timing.
Or was it? 🤔
Out of all the Mario Kart games I've played, this is the only one that really felt as though your kart selection actually mattered. When the stats said the kart had bad handling, it had _baaad_ handling. My two mains were Luigi and Dry Bones.
Oh yeah it really makes a difference. I went and recorded a bit of Waluigi gameplay for this video, and I was struggling super hard honestly. XD
Donkey kong on tick tock clock still gives me nightmares
Some of the characters like Toad and Dry Bones had a really limited top speed which made them really hard to play.
Yeah, man. no wheel and flying garbage
I like this video a lot. Reminded me of when me and a bunch of friends all played together as eight Shy Guy on Mario Kart 7. A great memory.
Man I'm really sad I never got to do that with 7. The only game anyone would ever play download play in my friend group was Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. (Which was a blast actually.)
@@DuoStuff Dino Nuggies
@@DuoStuff how was the frame rate?
On Dark Moon? Pretty good. It seemed to work great to me.
NSMBDS, MPDS, and now MKDS. Glad you finally got to this!
Also, it’s worth noting that while Rainbow Road wasn’t necessarily the hardest or longest, it easily had the best music of any Rainbow Road.
I’m happy to see this.
I love that you give recognition to so many wonderful Ds games. I remember when the DS was huge, and I miss those days. The Ds/Wii era feels so forgotten and underrated nowadays, which is saddening.
Mariokart Ds is the greatest Mariokart game imo, and my favourite. I remember playing super circuit on gba with my sister, as my first Mariokart. We had a blast with it, but the game was also pretty frustrating.
Mariokart Ds was such a remarkable improvement, and brought so much to the table.
The characters and karts were awesome (ROB was my guy), and tracks like waluigis pinball or airship fortress were so cool, and such a blast to race on.
The drifting mechanics, item placement, and item balance felt really good to me. Mariokart is always a big RNG fest with items, but this one felt fairer and less random than other games (looking at you Wii!). I loved having to master the racing mechanics to beat this game.
Missions were a really unique mode. Some of them were quite challenging and pushed me to my limit as a player. Bosses being in Mariokart was just remarkable, and a lot of them felt fun and distinct from each other.
My favourite thing was the battle mode, especially balloon battles. Block fort was an outstanding track, with the other battle tracks being great too. I loved the last man standing nature of the balloon battles, and the risk/reward nature in your number of balloons.
Also, stealing cool coloured balloons to synergize with your balloon colour was awesome.
As positive as you were towards the battles, I think they deserved a bit more love. They were fantastic!
I found the battles were nowhere near as good in the sequels, though Mariokart 8 is a step in the right direction. I want battle stages from Ds to return, along with the last man standing feel.
I spent so many hours playing this game with my siblings and friends. I also had a blast going solo, thanks to the mission and battle modes. Easily the best singleplayer Mariokart.
I really hope to play this great game with other people someday. It’s been too long.
I loved seeing you delve into this wonderful Mariokart game, and give it some of the love it deserves. It brought back a lot of good memories.
I’d love to see you do a video on the masterpieces that were Heartgold and soulsilver.
Also, I can’t wait to one day see a video on the fun as hell multiplayer of Prime hunters.
it’s battle mode was insane, it’s battle royale balloon battle was amazing, and it was so fun to play it with friends, and then they decided “nope never again” and now it’s only points based and elimination game modes have never been seen since :/
I know right. I have a friend who claimed that MK DS was outdated now that MK8 Deluxe came out. We played battle mode on DS and he immediatly changed his mind.
Mario kart DS made for a fantastic childhood, and mario kart 7 blew my mind. It was just like playing Mario kart wii on the go. If Mario kart 7 had the boss challenge mode from DS, it probably wouldve been cemented as the best damn Mario kart game.
Something I've noticed playing 8 Deluxe, with DS being my only Mario Kart experience before that, it's that the red shells got seriously nerfed. If your opponent isn't right in the middle of your vision, the red shell won't lock onto them. DS had red shells that could hit opponents on the side.
Mario kart 8 is ALOT easier than DS in my opinion
7:00 Nobody remembers that Super Circuit was actually the first Mario Kart game to add retro tracks...
I literally said Super Circuit was the first one in the video though.
yeah but it didn't really "update them" (although DS hardly did either)
Wii is played often too for its great multiplayer and CTGP
Also, I just picked up this game again because I am planning to travel soon overseas and wanted something to do for the plane
I feel like it’s only acknowledged because of how broken it is
@@SoshiTheYoshi probably while I love it lol
Yeah I mostly hear about how it's "so broken and unfair," but I still love it anyways.
And of course, Idk if you mentioned this, but the soundtrack is AMAZING. Especially Waluigi Pinball.
I did end up mentioning it, but to reiterate: the soundtrack for Waluigi Pinball is perfection.
For the last year or so, my friends and I have been taking our dsi to our hangouts and almost always play a dozen tracks together.its so much fun!
We modded them last week so now everybody can choose their own car and we get to play all characters!
I still have very fond memories of playing Mario kart ds multiplayer with my brother, cousins, friends, on the bus, so much fun. MK DS is goated. I still go back to it and play balloon battle with the cpus and still have so much fun. Great video man, underrated channel.
Thanks dude! Glad to hear you've been enjoying my stuff. =D
@@DuoStuff nah man, thank you for the great content :)
The custom emblem,
The single player campaign,
Hoo boy does that take me back...
This channel needs more attention
Fun Fact: Mario Kart Wii was originally going to have Mission Mode too, but it was scrapped for unknown reasons, leaving barely any code for it in its files (although enough for one of the makers of CTGP to mostly restore it).
Duo stuff I got to say HOW DO YOU MAKE FIRE THUMBNAIL AND VIDEOS YOU ARE SO UNDERATED but FANTASTIC work dude support
Oh my gosh yesssssssss I loved this game and I really wish I could find it so I could finish the missions. Your once again actually talking alot about this awesome game!
Well I'm glad you enjoyed it. =D
Is nobody going to talk about the secret item box in DK pass? It offers star, 3 mushrooms, 1 mushroom, or 3 red shell regardless of what place you are in. Getting stars in first place is super satisfying.
that was my first ds game. i remember getting it around 2011/2012 along with a dsi with nerf armor cuz i was a destructive little 7/8 yo back then. i remeber just messing around and racing and having fun. good times
Man that nerf armor was always so weird looking. I wondered who even bought them as a kid. XD
@@DuoStuff ye i was super rough as a kid. i went through like 2 dses before i got my 3ds i have now. and even after alll those carts lost to the washing machine and carseats i still have mario kart ds, albeit without the label. thats saying something.
If a fact: ds mario games are great, most are underrated and some of the best.
It really has some of the most solid entries in the entire series.
I absolutely loved the “Happy Meal toy Bowser” joke. When the McDonald’s jingle showed up and Bowser roared out of nowhere, it caught me off guard but I laughed so much.
“When was the last time you played Mario Kart 7 and why was it several years ago” HA, JOKES ON YOU...I never played it even if we owned the game because the same day I got Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Yeah I am finding out that several people apparently skipped 7. To be fair, 8 brought back a lot of the best elements and stages from 7 anyways.
your videos are really well made and really cool!
Well thanks, I'm glad you enjoy them. =D
I can’t believe the man never included Mario Kart Wii. He said about the friends at the party without the guy but with his bike, the guy is Mario Kart Wii.
I love how even when the best Mario Kart is the newest one, people still remember some of the older titles and how great they were, how much charm they had.
Yeah it's definitely a nice feeling. =D
@@DuoStuff
Same with the NSMB series in a way but you could argue the older ones were best in that case.
Well NSMBDS I'd argue is a little underappreciated personally, but like I made a whole video on that. XD
@@DuoStuff
Yh it is underrated I think, but I feel it's not ENTIERLY overlooked, even if I wish people would notice the game more
Always my favorite mario kart game
keep up the good work!
Thank you! =D
DuoStuff on the DS was the best!
I didn't know I was on the DS. Neat.
Great video! Well done.
17 year old me 10 years after blowing into my DS: you can do WHAT with SELECT?
Funnily enough the online mode is how I learned ROB was an unlockable character since I saw others playing as him
Mario kart ds brought the most new mechanics and features to the table, with the exception of super mario kart obviously.
ironically, mario kart ds was the second and last game i played on my ds before the top screen decided to just pop off and show the entrails for whatever reason, and i was devastated
The Rainbow Road in DS is still my absolute favorite one, I pray one say it comes back in a new Mario Kart just one time, oh and also Waluigi Pinball. Seriously how the fuck is that track not a common appearance after this?
it's untouchable. It has reappeard twice but the OG is still GOAT
the music on DS RR is easily the best across any RR track
Happy meal toy bowser sounds like something McDonald’s would actually sell
Actually if I remember correctly they did do a Mario Kart 8 set of toys, so he was probably actually made in that set. XD
Such a great game, so many hours playing by myself (and occassionly with my sister) racing, balloon battles or mission mode.
Ah, such a nostalgiac dream.
The best part is that there actually WAS stuff to do in single player to begin with. =D
The wifi service still works, just not official. It's called Wiimmfi! Most, if not all Wii/DS games are supported!
Aaand, although it was never released officially, the mission mode is in Mario Kart Wii! And, you can play it with the use of mods!
Sadly mods are not an option for me yet. I don't have a PC powerful enough to do much. (I edit on a Mac that I got for free. It's great for editing, but not for gaming.)
@@DuoStuff Well, Mario Kart Wii officially has tournaments, that is actually an online mission mode, with some bosses too and a special arena just for them, although you indeed need to mod your Wii a little to activate them... But you only need to put Wiimmfi's DNS to play online in DS!
0:30
Mario Kart Wii: am i a joke to you?
The Mario Kart Wii community would like to have a word with you. There's still hundreds of people that play it online daily on private servers on the Wii. it's also the best Mario Kart game ever released.
While this isn’t my favourite Mario kart game, it’s still a great time all around
Once again great video!
Thank you! I'm glad you ended up enjoying the video. =D
*ANOTHER AMAZING VIDEO HOMIE!!!!!!!!*
Thank you! =D
10:55 thought Luigi was flipping me off
One of my first games ever and still one of my favorite games of all time
i still play this game, and ive beaten all the staff times in time trials, beaten all 7 missions with 3 stars, and im currently trying to get 3 stars on every grand prix, with only some of the 150cc mirror cups left to do. even after ive done that ill probably still play battle mode or time trials just for fun sometimes, because its such a great experience
You know what your videos give me more than entertainment at this point alax is still fine but your style of editing has won me over best RUclipsr of 2020
That's actually kinda shocking. I consider Alax's editing to be the best of the best, so it's really surprising to hear I'm even comparable quality-wise. Thank you.
@@DuoStuff yes his stuff from a year ago is pure gold but he rebranded his channel and I couldn't find that energy again until I found your Luigi's mansion over analysis
Yeah I will admit, his rebrand hasn't been my favorite. His tone just feels more... "down?" I don't know. He still makes good stuff, it just feels like a downgrade.
Mario Kart DS is definetly the Mario Kart that I spent the most time in, not only I was abke to plat with any random kid in the park, school, akward family reunions or even McDonalds (lol) it was always there to connect everyone and make everything better
Yeah same actually. It was such a convenient thing that Mario Kart DS could be played anytime, anywhere with pretty much anyone who had a DS.
@@DuoStuff It was literally the future lol
Now that everybody has a phone, tablet, 3ds or Switch, you are able to do it anyway possible, but before it was such a cool thing to see such a tiny device be able to be played with anybody who own it too
I will NOT tolerate DK Pass slander. one of my favourite mariokart track of all time ong
I remember one time I was visiting my aunts and my cousin found his DSi when I brought over my DSlite and we spent the whole weekend playing the star cup battle mode and the star stealing game from NSMB
i was all chill. then the mkds en theme faded in and i was on the verge of waterworks
The wifi theme for mario kart DS is among one of the most nostalgic songs of my life, next to the Golden Sun soundtrack.
Hey man I love shroom ridge it’s very underrated and the music is grand!
In Balloon battle I never actually knew you could blow up balloons with the mic and just used select until I breathed too hard once
I like how you barely glossed over the custom logo design option that they never brought back, but your kart logo is sans through the entire video. I also understand that they never brought the custom logo back because the graphics got better after the DS, but they could have implemented it like custom designs in Animal Crossing New Horizons, where it is pixel art in the design editor, but the pixels smooth out on the actual design, and maybe even made that an option so you could do that or make actual pixel art.
I mean I just didn't have much to say about it. Opening gag already said more than I ever could about the custom logos.
this is my favorite Mario kart game
Nice! Mine are this one, Double Dash, and 8. =D
I remember being so stressed on what my little car emblem would be I eventually decided on the original 8-bit Mario face which took forever to make since my calibration was beyond broken
does anyone remember playing this game on the school bus?
I always remember playing this game on bus rides for field trips. we would each bring our DSs and one (or possibly more) of us would have the game and we would play this game for hours at a time.
man, memories.
Fun fact: like nsmbds this game was built off 64ds
I actually did not know that, so thank you for that information.
I only briefly got the chance to play Mario Kart DS back in middle school thanks to a friend who brought it to school one day. I thought it was pretty alright, and honestly I'm now starting to think I missed out on a wee bit of a gem
Yeah I think you might've missed out a little bit, but if you got to play any other Mario Kart at all, you didn't completely miss out.
DS was a cool console quality game that improved on previous iterations rather than just being a side grade or spinoff. It was also better than Wii, so it was the best Mario Kart game in the series for a LONG time
This and Wii we're my childhood back then. And dammit, they were amazing.
I spent a lot of time on both honestly. They're both great.
3:21 …I forgot how they made Donkey Kong double-cheeked in that show.
DS is the most innovative (mission, custom emblem, karts,...), and most fun. That's why it's the game I enjoyed the most !
Double Dash, DOUBLE DASH? HELL NO. Mario Kart Wii Is A Blast INCLUDING DS, Because when have you even seen Shrek in a Go-Kart?
This will always be my favorite Mario Kart. Such an amazing game.
It's not my favorite, but it's top 3 for sure. =D
I would love an adventure mode with proper races but also small missions that you can replay later
Yeah I would really like to see them take a whack at an actual adventure mode as well. Not sure if it's much of a priority for Nintendo though considering we haven't even gotten a mission mode again.
@@DuoStuff ye I guess but it would be awesome
Mission mode was also planned for MKWii, but was cut out shortly before release
Forgetting about MkWii's massive playerbase was a based move on Duostuff's end.
I played mariokart ds so many times as a kid it was my childhood
Wii did have tournaments which basically were like in mission mode. BUT also it has an unused mission mode.
Mission mode was planned for Mario Kart Wii at some point. Though this was unknown until 2018, when files relating to mode were found buried deep in the game ten years after it was released.
I mean I remember Mario Kart DS but not much of what was in it so this was a nice throwback to those days thanks :)
Glad I could bring you back then. =D
@@DuoStuff thank you duo I appreciate it dude
You're honestly great :)) like even if I don't particularly like a series or game or something you always manage to make your videos fun and it's nice to see you interact with your audience too
Well thank you. My goal is to make videos that are fun to watch, so I'm glad it's actually working somewhat.
@@DuoStuff it's definitely working and I'm sure that I'm not the only person who feels this way
Well I hope so at least. The last couple months the channel hasn't been doing as well, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. XD
This was my first ever game I played (apart from my parent’s mario kart 64) and I’m so happy that it was this and not something else super weird
To be fair, Mario Kart Wii had weekly challenges for some time before the WFC shutdown. Those challenges were basically mission mode but unfortunately they can't be accessed in any way now
Yeah that's kinda the issue. Hard to count it when I can't play them. XD
best credits in the series IMO
Why am I the only one that likes Figure 8 Circuit?
It's basic, but that's the point. Sometimes you want just a nice, smooth race where the only hazards are the other racers.
Mario Kart Wii gets a lot of attention to. People love it a lot. It's still online cus of CTGP. Nice video!
Yeah I had kinda failed to address Wii. Too late now. XD
For me Mario Kart DS always felt the hardest to control, but this video and the comments made me come to the conclusion that I was probably just bad at it especially because I was used to the motion controls on wii
Well it also depends on the character you choose. The heavy characters, for example, control really poorly. I always stuck with Luigi thoug, so I had an overall easy time controlling it.
The ds wario stadium music is for sure the best
MAN WHAT IS IT WITH THE MARIO DS GAMES BEING SO GOOD
WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE DAYSSS
Hi best friend! Loved the video! Wanted to stop by and bring back your copy of Super Smash Brother Brawl for Wii you left at my house. Silly you. You sure did forget it Ha Ha. Anyways take care man.
Lol I actually had to borrow a copy for that Subspace video actually, so that's kind of a fun coincidence.
@@DuoStuff It’s not a coincidence.
I barely remember playing this, but I know I played this a lot. My favorite track was tick tock clock and maybe Waluigi’s pinball machine, can’t say if they were tied or not.
Those are probably my two favorite tracks as well. Both are just so imaginative and fun, and Waluigi Pinball in specific has some amazing music.
Glad to of grown up in the DS era. Mario Kart DS was a hella good time
Indeed it was. =D
am I the only one who got a bit teary-eyed hearing the credits music at the end?
I played this game almost religiously online back then. Not all stages were available online either. Maybe half of them. Your rank wpuld also appear by your name too. If you got three star ranks on all the GPs, you had three stars by your name online. I actually did this too, but that also lead to the game's massive problem with people disconnecting. They start and see your rank, and automatically disconnect when they see the rank and feel its not worth it. The online had a prolific snaking problem too which would get old sometimes when you came across them.
Ah yes Mario Kart DS, my favourite!
The fun multiplayer, the emblems, the missions, the best mechanics...another reason the DS Mario Games are the best.
It was just another case of the DS entry being one of the best. =D
@@DuoStuff DS did so much right
The last time I played Mario Kart 7 was a couple months ago since it's my favorite thanks for asking
It's actually your favorite? I really enjoyed that one, but people always dismissed it. (Though to be fair I prefer 8 at this point.)
@@DuoStuff It was only my favorite because it got me into the truly competitive side of the series lol
I mean that's fair. 7 is super tight in terms of it's controls, and thankfully doesn't have a broken mechanic like snaking in it.
the only thing I like about 7 are its tracks. But some of them have returned in MK8 deluxe so now I don't care anymore.
For Mario Kart 9, bring back mission mode, emblem creator. They should add a custom course editor and smash bros-like roster(non-mario characters).
ROB was my favorite driver to play.