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Well I'm not going to rank them all since there's a lot I'm indifferent on so here's my top 10.

1. N64 Rainbow Road. This track, visually speaking, is beautiful. They took a different approach to the other Rainbow Roads (which SNES Rainbow Road later copied) by making just in a night sky rather than space. When you put in work to make every part of the track look stunning, even the finish line, you've gone the extra mile. Combine that with adding all the mechanics from newer games without it feeling forced and you have the only track I can call perfection.

2. Big Blue. Side note: WHY CAN'T WE PLAY AS CAPTAIN FALCON YET???? Anyway, amazing track. You got the visuals MK8 is known for, the speed F-Zero's known for, and amazing music in the background.

3. Mount Wario. All my picks so far are pretty obvious but that's because they're all really good tracks. This one is just so chaotic, constantly changing the scenery and bringing something new to the table. This one's just extremely fun.

4. Melody Motorway/Music Park. I've grown to appreciate this track, since I was brought up by a musical family. All the references to different instruments is amazing, only problem is that the track didn't change anything from MK7 other than improve the graphics. But hey, don't fix what isn't broken, right?

5. I cannot believe I'm about to say this but... Donut Plains 3. Normally I'd hate this track because it was harder than SNES Rainbow Road but I can't say that about MK8's version. It got a major upgrade in every way, with the water now making the track more open and allowing for a few nice strategies and just looking great.

6. Super Bell Subway. A traffic track that actually has difficulty other than the traffic. It got the concept just right. The alternate paths and being able to ride on top of the trains is a nice touch too.

7. Electrodrome. Music Park but more on the techno side, also not to mention this is in the middle of a rave which is just awesome.

8. Mute City. Just a watered down Big Blue, still a great track.

9. Piranha Plant Pipeway/Slide. I hate this track in MK7. I really, really hate it. But not here. My main problem was that the track was extremely inconsistent and janky, but that's not the case here. Also the water looks awesome and who would've expected the final water section to be anti-gravity?

10. Wario's Gold Mine. Another classic that was done proper justice. The mine carts were changed from obstacles to assists, which I can respect. And the sunset in the background is amazing.

Now, back to the actual topic. Special items shouldn't really be added. It's too much work.

It's not that complicated Gliscor. Simply put, higher handling = faster mini-turbo charge, so Daisy can charge one faster than the mini-turbo runs out. Basically, she can be at mini-turbo speed indefinitely.

I am so glad someone else is defending MK7.

Because Mario Kart 7 added more to the franchise than any game, is generally well built, good physics engine, great selection of tracks and it's a handheld game you won't be playing with other people anyway.

Alright, here we go.
1. Mario Kart 7. Overall the complete package. The track selection is pretty good, containing my favourite nitro track in the series (Pretty obvious but it's Rainbow Road), the game is overall really well balanced, giving multiple kart combos a chance to shine instead of just 1 or 2 (looking at you MKW and DD). Yes, no VS mode is a bummer but it's a handheld game. Besides, who needs friends?

2. Mario Kart Wii. Oh boy, nostalgia bomb. This was my first Mario Kart game and my third video game ever, and it made a great impression. The game was overall built well, all the items added were fair with all of them have their strengths and counters. The kart selection was pretty good too, as well as the characters. Also the fact that this game is still alive after over a decade speaks volumes. Would be number 1 but I've sunk more time into MK7.

3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Good upgrade on the original MK8, the double items idea from Double Dash was a nice touch (although I would've loved to be able to switch them around) and the same great selection of tracks to boot. Also fixed one of the problems with Mario Kart 8 I'll get to later. Only issue I have with the game is one I'll explain when I get to MK8.

4. Mario Kart DS. Waluigi Pinball, Tick Tock Clock, R.O.B, etc. This game has a lot of memorable stuff but the drifting system really held it back.

5. Mario Kart 8. Well, here we are. Most people I know say Deluxe is worse, but that's from a competitive standpoint. All the techniques in Mario Kart 8 I just hate. I value my ZR button more than you think guys. Also 200cc's my favourite cc to play on so having to wait for it was a pain.

6. Mario Kart 64. Alright, here comes the angry mob. Torches are in DK's Jungle Parkway, pitchforks are somewhere in Bowser's Castle, come and get me. I don't like this game as much as I should. The controls seemed off to me and the game is waaaaayyyyyy too broken. MKWii made this mistake as well but on a lower scale, and MK7 got the balance just right. However, this game's still a classic and not one I'd forget any time soon.

7. Mario Kart: Double Dash! So many good ideas but I never got into this one. Maybe because like MKDS the drifting's annoying, or that the ideas in this game were never fully realised and could've been expanded upon in future games. Sure, it's unique but Mario Kart has done brilliantly by sticking to one formula and tweaking it slightly. This one just doesn't fit in with the others.

8. Super Mario Kart. It was the original, it hasn't aged well, but I still respect what it did for the series. Enough said.

9. Mario Kart Super Circuit. I had to put this at the bottom. It's the only game on here I actually forgot existed, and that's probably due to when it released. If it was right after SMK, then I wouldn't have as big a problem, but because it came after MK64 it just felt like a major step back and, overall, really forgettable.

As for the arcade games, they were fun, MKGPDX in particular I had so much fun with.

Luigi, he's a lot more interesting than Mario and Yoshi, and there's also my preference for the "player 2" character in video games.

I'm including spin-offs and crossovers as long as Mario is prominent (no smash bros otherwise SSBU would be on here)

1. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games London 2012
2. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Mario Kart Wii
5. Mario Sports Mix

They said class, not subject. My class is a pain

I have multiple.
Biology - the subject drives me insane, along with having to study a few... touchy things for me that I can't stand.
English - I can tolerate half the material, that being Literature. Language gets on my nerves and the test papers make me wanna just drop out, and the class is pretty bad too.
Spanish and Maths - these 2 have the same problem. I love the subject itself, but it's too easy. I learn stuff, sure, but the school doesn't challenge me at all.

I know @Secramin would use this lol...

I have my own moment online when the game gave me and my lead a painful message. I was in a lobby with someone of the world's best on DK Pass and was winning for most of the race, but I got hit by 6 or 7 blue shells in the last 2 laps, including 3 back-to-back halfway through lap 3. End result, 2nd.

Sis, I am far from the world's best player

I get the feeling you're not being nice to him and you feel like he doesn't deserve many followers. This guy's been a top level player for 4 years, an involved member of the community, a staff member who has helped both members of the community and the game alike, and is honestly one of the nicest people on here. As someone who doesn't even have 5k points you clearly haven't been here long enough to understand who these members truly are.

tl;dr Don't disrespect someone just because you don't know who they are.

Now, I mean no offense when I say this, but maybe, just maybe, you're complaining about your own skill level here? The tracks in question are the ones deliberately made to be difficult. To test you. And if you're complaining about them being too hard, you've clearly failed that test. Keep playing them, get better at them, maybe use characters with better handling to give yourself an easier time. But every complaint I see about the game is its difficulty, and that's the point. This game is filled with little kids who aren't that good at MK, so why not make tracks that force them to improve at the series in general?

Sorry, competitive me took over. I spent way too much time in TT as you already know, and top 200 worldwide isn't even that good imo. I used to be the exact same but I honestly just want to bring out the best in me now, and I can't do that with, say, Soda Jet + Roller wheels.

Not saying clones are bad. I use Metal Mario in MK7 I have no right to judge. They're just unnecessary.

By the way I recommend getting the B-dasher and Slick tyres now they're some of the best parts in the game

1. Yeah but they also added countless clones that no-one asked for. Also I didn't say they don't listen to fans I just said they'll add whoever they want, not the characters that appear the most.
2. Glad we agree on something.
3. It's not whether you have good wifi or not, they basically dropped the servers. It's so hard for me to find a stable match anymore and I have decent wifi that works with literally any other game. Also, you say "once you've unlocked everything" like it doesn't take forever. I've been playing the game for 4 years, and I've only got the gold glider, because I can't be bothered to get 10000 VR with terrible servers, or win every GP. Btw time trials exists if you wanna kill time, and I've spent over 1000 hours on there, don't judge.
4. Yes they patched rBC1, but not entirely. People found you could still do the glitch, it's just insanely harder.
4.5 They were all patched because they were extremely easy to do, especially in Maka Wuhu and BC1's cases, and here's the important part - they were discovered while the devs still cared about the game. Since then 12 other glitches have been found, if I recall. Daisy Cruiser, Neo Bowser City, Shy Guy Bazaar, Maple Treeway, Luigi Mansion, Wario Shipyard, DK Pass, Airship Fortress, Dino Dino Jungle, Rainbow Road (but no-one's pulled it off in a run yet), Koopa Cape and DK Jungle. The main reason they weren't patched was time. However, in DKJ's case you can see the fastest Spotpass ghost do the glitch.
5. If your siblings are anything like mine, they'll want whatever you want, without wanting to share. It's very common around here. So I kinda needed to get them a 2ds with everything I had. My best friends at school are twins with the exact same issue, and I play MK7 with them regularly.

Few points I can make here.
1. Nintendo doesn't seem to care about character appearances, since they add clones that didn't even appear in games (cough cough baby Daisy/Rosalina, mega cough cough PGP)
2. I understand the lack of multiplayer is an issue, but you don't make handheld consoles as "fun for all the family". If it was on a proper console, rather than 3ds, then the lack of multiplayer content would be an issue. But you don't compare multiplayer accessibility between a mainline Nintendo console and a handheld, especially when the mainline console came [i]later.[/i]
3. Cut Nintendo some slack. The 3ds isn't as powerful as a wii because, you know, handheld. So I doubt the game could handle as much content. They had about as much as MKDS (minus the missions that would've been cool), the last handheld game, with new mechanics added.
4. There are still multiple glitches in the game, they only patched the Wuhu Island tracks. Other tracks have glitches and to my knowledge, many people do Daisy Cruiser glitch online no problem. Not a cakewalk but it's consistent.
4.5. Maka Wuhu is extremely fun with or without the glitch. Besides it was so infamous that anyone could use it. Hell, you didn't even need a mushroom, nor hitting the lake, just drift off and hit a rock in the right spot and you could do it. Wuhu Loop was even easier. They were both patched for a good reason.
5. Yes, you would have 2 3DSs in the same house. I know many people with siblings who don't share their 2/3DSs so they had to get multiple, I'm one of them. If you're a single child you're out of luck, but otherwise chances are you've got more than 1 and you can play multiplayer.

7. No question. Out of all the games out there I agree, Wii's best. But out of these 3, Mario Kart 7 is so much better. The game looks really good by early 3ds standards, it's the first game with a choice for all 3 parts of the kart, and it's got a damn good physics engine unlike 8, which is sadly a little too polished (yes I like glitches in my game, shut up). That said I feel like they learnt their lesson with MK8 but it doesn't feel as smooth as the others.

Anyway, back on topic, I joined on September 2018.