Every Original Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Track Ranked
With three waves of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC out and a three more just over the horizon, what better time to look back at the original 48 tracks and see just how they all stack up?
The final tier list can be seen at 47:21. All music credits are in the timestamps.
Timestamps:
0:00 Opening Logo
0:07 Intro (Music: "Mario Kart 8" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
1:28 F Tier - 48. Wii Grumble Volcano (Music: "Boss (US)" from Sonic CD)
2:54 47. 3DS Music Park (Music: "Music Plant (Act 1)" from Sonic Advance 2)
4:03 46. SNES Rainbow Road (Music: "Rainbow Road" from Super Mario Kart)
4:50 D Tier - 45. GBA Mario Circuit (Music: "GBA Mario Circuit" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
5:43 44. Bone Dry Dunes (Music: "Desert Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
6:31 43. Mario Circuit (Music: "Overworld Theme" from Super Mario Bros. 2)
8:06 C Tier - 42. Super Bell Subway (Music: "Underground (Super Mario Bros.)" from Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games)
8:47 41. GCN Sherbet Land (Music: "Freezeezy Peak" from Banzo-Kazooie)
9:36 40. DS Cheep Cheep Beach (Music: "Destiny Islands" from Kingdom Hearts)
10:07 39. GCN Dry Dry Desert (Music: "Slipsand Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2)
10:58 38. 3DS Piranha Plant Slide (Music: "Beat Block Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2)
11:31 37. Rainbow Road (Music: "Gummi Ship Level 1" from Kingdom Hearts)
12:17 36. Water Park (Music: "Beach Bowl Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy)
12:54 B Tier - 35. N64 Yoshi Valley (Music: "Summer (Nature's Crescendo)" from Stardew Valley)
14:07 34. Sweet Sweet Canyon (Music: "Toy Tracks" from Kirby's Epic Yarn)
14:59 33. Ice Ice Outpost (Music: "Polargeist" from Geometry Dash)
15:45 32. N64 Royal Raceway (Music: "Butter Building" from Kirby's Epic Yarn)
16:34 31. Mario Kart Stadium (Music: "Mario Kart Stadium" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
17:33 30. GBA Cheese Land (Music: "GBA Cheese Land" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
19:07 29. Sunshine Airport (Music: "Dodo Airlines Theme" from Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
20:21 28. Thwomp Ruins (Music: "Tall Trunk Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2)
21:08 27. Shy Guy Falls (Music: "Hightail Falls Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2)
21:57 26. Big Blue (Music: "Big Blue" from F-Zero)
22:56 25. Twisted Mansion (Music: "Haunty Halls Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2)
23:58 24. Dolphin Shoals (Music: "Delfino Plaza [Remix]" from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
24:49 23. GCN Baby Park (Music: "Yoshi Park" from Mario Super Sluggers)
25:39 A Tier - 22. SNES Donut Plains 3 (Music: "Donut Plains" from Super Mario Kart)
26:34 21. DS Tick-Tock Clock (Music: "Slider" from Super Mario 64)
27:21 20. Electrodrome (Music: "Color Pulse" from Splatoon 2)
28:08 19. DS Wario Stadium (Music: "WarioWare, Inc." from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
28:41 18. N64 Toad's Turnpike (Music: "Alpine Glow" from Tokyo Highway Challenge)
29:10 17. GCN Yoshi Circuit (Music: "Yo-Yo-Yoshi" from Yoshi's Story)
29:42 16. Wild Woods (Music: "Forest of Hope" from Pikmin)
30:47 15. Bowser's Castle (Music: "A Boss Approaches" from Super Mario 3D World)
31:38 14. Mount Wario (Music: "Snowman" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
32:31 13. Mute City (Music: "Mute City" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
33:27 12. Dragon Driftway (Music: "Area: Aquarium Park" from Sonic Colors)
34:17 11. 3DS Neo Bowser City (Music: "High" from Gran Turismo)
35:18 10. 3DS DK Jungle (Music: "Jungle Hijinx" from Donkey Kong Country Returns)
36:20 S Tier - 9. Wii Wario's Gold Mine (Music: "Wario's Gold Mine" from Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games)
37:22 8. Toad Harbor (Music: "town.mid" from Windows)
38:35 7. GBA Ribbon Road (Music: "Blue Sky Athletics" from Super Mario Galaxy)
39:21 6. Cloudtop Cruise (Music: "Skyworld" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
40:26 5. Wii Moo Moo Meadows (Music: "Wii Moo Moo Meadows" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
41:12 4. Excitebike Arena (Music: "Excitebike Arena" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
42:18 3. Animal Crossing (Music: "Animal Crossing (Summer)" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
43:26 SS Tier - 2. Hyrule Circuit (Music: "Hyrule Circuit" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
44:49 1. N64 Rainbow Road (Music: "N64 Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
47:20 Conclusion / Final Tier List (Music: "Wireless Play Menu" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
48:00 Outro