What Made Mario Kart Wii So Perfect?
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2022
- The Mario Kart franchise is one of the most popular multiplayer series of all time, with the most recent game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe being loved by millions. However despite this praise of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, one game in this series is held even higher than that game, and is the topic of this video. This is my retrospective of Mario Kart Wii
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#mariokart #nintendo #wii - Hry
for me, what made this game perfect is how un-perfect it is. it's buggy, so many ultra-shortcuts, its items are super unbalanced, bikes are just objectively better than karts, and so on. but all of those things is what makes it so fun. it's amazing seeing ultra shortcuts getting found and the excitement in the community when they are found. its unbalanced items make each round different and super chaotic. and seeing someone pop off using a kart instead of a bike is super impressive.
though karts and bikes should have been balanced and the item balance makes the grand prix so frustrating which is why i prefer mario kart 7, 8 deluxe and especially ds
This game has so much jank that I love it. Oddly similar to how the jank in Mario Sunshine also makes that game more fun
The balance can be a mixed bag imo; on one hand, the imbalanced items make the track chaotic and tons of fun. But on the other hand, the characters and vehicles are imbalanced so bad to the point where only two character combinations out of hundreds are regarded as viable, which isn’t fun in the slightest.
Adding to that imperfection making it perfect: no game patches. If the player base found something crazy cool and hard and broken, it was there for everyone to enjoy forever. Game patches in modern games almost make me sad, they take away that fun from the players, the fun of getting to chuckle as you come across something that isn’t quite perfect, but loving the game for it.
@@HeHasGiven though game updates can add content like in 8 deluxe we wouldn't have got custom items
I remember finding out how to cancel the pow block as a kid by hopping. I felt so smart and have so much nostalgia for it
I had the strategy guide from Nintendo, so I knew how immediately
Same my friends and family would always dread when the pow block came cuz they didn’t know how to dodge it while being on the ground but I did and I never told them, I felt like such a pro and the best lol
@ꕥSun shineꕥ me, but im the only one in my family who used manual drifting and always won
How do you do it I can’t figure it out
@@nathancain4174 you have to be on manual settings! im pretty sure if u do a quick hop when the pow hits youll be okay
For me, what makes this game so great is:
The tracks
The music (every piece of it)
The skill requirement
The ultra shortcuts
The physics
In combination with the crazy items and stuff happening, it's the definition of "perfect imperfection"
The menu music getting slightly more intense as you progress through the choice screens always captivated me
"Skill requirement" that is stupid if there are objects (boxes with ? Sign). U can literally be last and in the last lap just take the bullet and other objects and win
@@panditas7679 bro shut up
@@truly_gin3304 im just saying facts
@@panditas7679 There's actually a higher skill ceiling than most of the other mario kart games. Although the items can be unbalanced, competitive players would understand the item probabilities for each position so they can predict who has the most important items such as the bullet or the shock. This keeps the races exciting since it can turn around very quickly although you still need to keep up with the pack. To do this, these players need to have tight lines, take the shortcuts, and understand the trap spots. Also, since red shells have worse lines in this game, they can be evaded in many places if the driver is skilled enough. Check out emil315 for some top level gaming, he also wins a bunch of races without using funky kong flame runner.
Many of the other mk games have similar aspects, but imo the brokenness of the tracks and items in mkwii makes the game require more skill than them. Maybe not for casual players, but I find the competitive scene more representative of the game.
Seriously seeing that unlocking animation feels like a suprise party everytime
Biggest childhood serotonin boost, I wish we could still unlock characters like that and waiting to see if you did it or not at the end.
It scared me as a kid but I was so excited when I unlocked funky 💀
@@riceisnice8643 Same. I remember everytime I entered my save file I would cover my ears hoping to not be jumpscared by the sound effect!
I was so excited to unlock Rosalina because of the cute Luma. It was so hard to get her though as a kid
bro I remember I was like “OMG DIDDY KONG NO WAY WHAT” (i had no idea who Diddy Kong was but he was sick)
the vibe I got while playing this game was so different. Mario Kart 7 or 8 never had the same vibe.
'the vibe'
@@s8v1 ok
If by ‘vibe’ you mean awful blue shell ratios lol
@@bfapple have you played 3ds ?
@@s8v1 Enjoyed it a hell of a lot as a sequel to DS.
Seeing the credits after beating the special cup on 50cc for the first time when I was a kid made me feel acomplished and is a legit core memory for me
My favorite thing about MK was playing it with my late grandfather. He LOVED MarioKart and we would rotate double dash and mariokart wii all the time. He was never very good and he'd always get mad at the "invisible boxes" since he'd miss them, but he still had so much fun. His character was always the green Koopa and it never changed.
It got to the point he wasn't able to play anymore but he was able to see the graphics when MK8 came out and was amazed at the replay system.
Since he has passed but I always play as his character now no matter what, winning races for him when I play 🙏
you're his hero. can I ask what his favorite vehicles were :0?
9000 wholesomeness points
What a great memory of him to carry with you. Lovely story to share
This hit close to home for me since my nan was a big Mario Kart fan and I play Yoshi for her. To beautiful memories in Mario Kart🥂🍻
What a lovely story thank you for sharing, I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🏻💞♥️
There's just something about the music, the graphics, sounds, great track selection and overall aura of the game. 10/10
Graphics kind of suck
@@AkameGaKillfan777 its the wii bruh
@@liamnielsen1793 Double Dash, Mario Sunshine, Galaxy, Zelda Wind Waker, and more all look better than this game
@@AkameGaKillfan777 None of those are on the Wii though. Most of the images had to be severely compressed due to the Wii being weaker than the Gamecube.
@@BloodNothinglol Yet they can all be played on the Wii and I barely notice a difference. Merlee's graphics are dated as hell, while Brawl holds up just fine. Mario Party 8 is also visually more appealing than 4-7.
The Galaxy games are on Wii and run at 60fps, while Sunshine only gets 30.
I started playing MKWii when it first came out when I was 8 and now I'm 22 and still play it in my free time, it never gets old and is always a very fun game to play.
Oh hey zac
Sup Zac nice to see you here
U still play it? Maybe we have met each other in a game
Lets also not forget how they put mii's as bystanders, statues and more. made the game feel more personal, i also say this as my siblings went crazy with the mii creator. ive also been waiting for more wii tracks in 8 deluxe and when i see 2 tour tracks i feel sad as i miss playing on wii rainbow road, koopa cape and all the other tracks that i played for years on.
other then that. great video :)
yessss i always loved seeing the mii's of my family members being used in the "ads" on the wall in coconut mall
I always got mad at my mom for driving over me in Coconut Mall 😂
This game still is my favorite game, since 2014 when I first played it with my cousin, it's had a place in my heart since then and I will never ever forget the game ❤️
I started playing back in 2010 with my uncles
It just isn't beatable 💓
Yall better still be playing then
2014 was the year I got super into it as well
Wii’s Rainbow road is STILL probably my favorite MK track ever. Really hope they bring it back in 8 Deluxe.
They brought it back in Tour, so it’s almost a guarantee
Mario Kart 7’s rainbow road is just better
@@echonomy. 2nd best
@@echonomy. Really depends what you look for in a track. If you look for an adventure 3DS Rainbow Road is better, if you look for a difficult experience Wii Rainbow Road is better.
I miss this game 😢
I'm surprised you didn't mention any of the mechanics. I loved just how much there was to do to be a better racer. Ever race felt so dynamic and interesting. There was always some technique to be performing to get that slight edge on the other players, not mention the plethora of track specific shortcuts and tricks.
The unlockable stuff in wii is undoubtedly my favorite part. Just this summer me and my friend re unlocked everything and it was the absolute time of my life. Beating the hard ghost on rainbow road after 3 hours straight was so rewarding. Also bikes were the only thing I ever used and it's never been the same
I was a monster on DK summit. Had so much fun playing this in middle school while spending the night at my friend's house and playing online. 14 years later my buddies enjoy it as a drinking game and my wife is getting pretty good at it too.
This, Wii Sports and Wii sports Resort are the holy trinity of video games and nobody can convince me otherwise
What I love about this game are the little things, like instead of having a luigi head on Daisy's Circit, you have your mii head. Which makes me to believe that the developers had fun making this game, and that really makes me smile
Mkwii is no cap the best game ever played! The community absolutely makes this game such an icon. Thank you for making this my guy…. Saw this off your Reddit and was instantly hooked
it was revolutionary,adding the acrobatic jumps
A would have liked your comment if you didn’t say no cap.
@@torterratortellini6641 nobody cares
Not even that good of a game
@@user-yb6pe2pu3i Idiot, I care about his comment.
if anyone asks what was THE game of my childhood, this is my answer in a heartbeat... remember being in primary school and sharing my accomplishments with my pals and all that. good times
This and Super Smash Bros Brawl we’re my childhood games
7:48 omg your so right! Something about the still white screen and happy music just got me so excited back in the day.
You deserve more attention. Mario kart WII was a great memory for me too, and I continue to play it! the love the support the community and even you are a great effort at showing a multi million idea Nintendo tried to throw away from millions of fans. This game deserves what it got. here s a tip btw: Outside drifting bikes are the best vehicles in the game, as outside drifting bikes are the worst. give them a try. flame runner/bowser bike and the mach bike are the best.
You mean inside drifting bikes are the best vehicles in the game. The Flame Runner and Mach Bike are inside drifting bikes.
With 8’s track selection so far, it’s on par with Wii thanks to the inclusion of the greats like Coconut Mall and Maple Treeway. The only thing left for it to go beyond Wii is to add another masterpiece Wii track like Toad’s Factory or Rainbow Road.
8s gameplay and mechanics aren't as good - IMO
@@xaviermcknight1510 not even close.
@@xaviermcknight1510 *better and more balanced
No mk game will ever have the same amount of control and flow as mkw
@@gregoryshwartz6363 exactly
Mario kart wii was the introduction to the franchise and my childhood was such a joyride !!
as a TASer of Mario Kart Wii, I think it's very crisp. every input corresponds to a tangible movement. there's little smoothness to it but that's what makes it feel so precise.
mkw time trial scene makes it special, everyone pushes everyone to the point of human perfection
You are very underrated! This was a great documentary and I can tell you put a lot of love into it!
0:32 I loved watching this cutscene!!! I remember when me and my brother watched it countless times
One thing I hated about Moonview Highway is that the cars change lanes for no reason. And from what I remember, they don't even turn on their blinkers when doing so.
That’s what makes it exciting for me, if I’m being honest. That’s what makes it so stressful, yet so fun
Me who memorised all the car paths HAHA
Bro, what a game... you made me want to play it again ! The tracks, the musics...
I KNOW ME TO!
I DON'T OWN A WII OR HAVE MK WII ANYMORE!!!!
(i DO have a wii u but no matter what i try when i try entering wii mode the caution appears for like a second then boom it just turns off, sometimes i get to the wii menu for a moment others not even the caution)
I'm so happy to see Mario Kart Wii get some love, I said for years it's the best Mario Kart but people always wrote it off
I grew up playing mkwii and it is still my favorite mario kart game; there's just something untouchable about it.
On the topic of the music, when I was a teenager our tv like didn’t work properly or something and the audio just wouldn’t play when we used our wii. We would get the noises from the controllers and nothing else, so we would be playing in complete silence just listening to the sound of us crashing into stuff. We always assumed it was a problem with the wii or the disc, but didn’t think much of it. Then, when I moved out I brought the wii with me and plugged it into my roommates tv and finally got to listen to the music in all of its glory, as a fully grown adult, and it was wonderful. I truly didn’t realise how much the music enhances the game, it makes a huge difference!
I was one of those hackers who had 35555vr and created chaos lobbies. We would duplicate thunderclouds to give the normal players a permanent speed boost, create insane item chaos throughout the race, then intentionally lose in order for the normal racers to insane huge amounts of VR for beating hackers with 35000VR+. So fun!
Thank you for your service 💪
Being a game hacker: the good version
I'm so glad you brought up the hacker lobbies lmao, I always assumed the ones I remembered were false memories but apparently they weren't! I vividly remember one game where the only item I could get was a blue shell and I had no idea what was happening
I’ll always remember one lobby I was in where a hacker spammed me with items for a whole session because I tried one time to do the grumble volcano sc
Not Mario Kart related, but I actually remember running into a Giga Bowser main back during the time when Brawl had online support. I don’t really remember the matches themselves, save for the fact that G Bowser fell at one point and straight up respawned as G Bowser. Pretty sure they were also moving in the results screen.
I just love how MKW is so cruel, unpredictable and has no mercy on destroying you. One simple mistake can literally end you which makes this game super challenging and extremely fun.
I do hope more games have creative ways to unlock characters and items
I remember this game from my early childhood, the memories are fuzzy but still there.
My family didn't have a lot money at the time and I was only about 4. Both of parents worked full time jobs so my uncle babysat me a lot.
I don't think we had a TV because I remember we had the wii hooked up to projector that would shine it on a wall. My dad had hacked the wii so we had some weird characters. Mainly glitchy or bugging character mods that look funny.
I can remember staying up past my bed time playing that game thinking I'd get in trouble and the small amount of time both my parents were home all of us piling around the projector and making death threats to each other over silly stuff that happened.
Mkwii was also my first experience with Mk wii
During the corona season i got the wii from my parents and reinvented the online servers last year with my two roommates.
Didn’t have as much fun in a game in a loooong time. Got me right back in the community. On the spot with the reviw
You honestly could’ve just ended the video at the existence of funky Kong but you went the whole distance for this video. Great work!
i remember my brother and i were always playing when we were around 10 at the time and we were always freaking out and having an uproar of excitement when we always joined a lobby with hackers, that game was a core memory of my childhood
The answer is simple, Funky Kong
I loved this game as a child and I love it now, just something about the charm, track design, and the overall replay ability of the tracks is great. The glitches also helped out. So far the best mariokart
Edit: The music fricking slaps, and no one can change my mind
My absolute favorite thing to this day is, how tight it feels to drive around (with bikes). Just cutting those close corners never felt better in any Mario Kart game before or after.
Mario kart Wii is my favorite game of all time. It’s fun to play alone, online or offline, and it’s fun to play split screen. It’s fun with the wheel or with the controllers. I’m very bad with tech but I watched like 3 tutorials so I could download custom tracks and the online service. While my friends were grinding cod I was ripping some CTPG. Unfortunately my Wii broke a few years ago and I’ve been looking for a new one ever since
Make sure you find one that's GameCube backwards compatible
The best part was that every single kid had a Wii and Mario kart. I played this with every friend and everyone knew how to play. Very few games are like that imo
Best part hands down was the giant roster of characters that were hard to unlock as a kid. Getting dry Bowser for the first time felt great
really cool video, 2:35 caught me so off guard hahahah
WOAH, ITS WULZY
woah, its wulzy
For literal years, my whole family didn't know you could use a nunchuck, we all thought you had to use the wheel, so while we liked playing together, we didn't want to get 3 stars on all the cups like we did on ds cause it was too hard to control 🤦♀️
It's literally in the instruction booklet.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 Bruh who reads that we were just kids
@@Trashley652 People who want to learn how to play?
@@AkameGaKillfan777 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
100% most nostalgic for the credits. Man, unlocking dry bowser was so rewarding when I was younger and whenever I hear it I am transported bak to that moment. Perfect vid.
this is one of my favourite games due to it being my first mario game, nostalgia, the tracks, the music, the insane shortcuts etc
You need so many more subscribers man. As a fellow lover of the wii and it’s whole vibe, Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole of your channel
Not only were the unlockable items and new tracks fun for me but the halfpipes are what made it my favorite, the thrill of speeding into one and performing tricks consecutively filled me with excitement that lasted until today and im even happier their coming back
2:38 this entire segment of emulation jokes had me dying. Good job!
MKwii is a great game, and it's the first mario kart I ever played, but it is nowhere near perfect, I think mario kart 8 deluxe is the real perfect mario kart game. It has minimal bugs, the most characters and tracks, and it is the best selling.
And half of the tracks look like **as**
The melee of Mario kart, such a beautiful game
Absolutely not in visuals
The soundtrack of this game is very underrated. Each circuit having its own specific theme that suited the mood was amazing. Like the Desert ruins circuit wih an Arabic tune, the Moo moo meadows with an Irish tune, or the Wario gold mine with a country tune. A lot of creativity and effort was dedicated to each aspect of the game
I think a feature of this game that made it magical and special that absolutely NO ONE talks about is the cinematic cut-scenes. The opening one, the one when you end a race and get Top 3, and the one you get by beating the game ALL made it way more memorable and magical to me. And now in 8 Deluxe we don't have a single cut-scene which makes it almost lifeless when you win cause all you see is some trophy now. I really took this for granted back then but I'd really love to see cut-scenes come back for Mario Kart so everyone can experience the same feeling that I did back when I first beat Mario Kart Wii.
One word "nostalgia"
I love toads factory too! I love it so much I even built it in minecraft and I really hope it appears in the DLC
my childhood game and it’s the best for sure
this, super mario bros wii, and super mario 64 DS were some of if not THE first games i had ever played, and i hold mario kart in particular very close to my heart. wonderful video, getting me inspired to get a new wii just to get this game and experience it all over again, hopefully with better scores lol
i revisited this game once after playing alot of mk8dx and i just stuck to it, modded my wii, installed ctgp and now i play it everyday!
I have both Mario kart Wii and the new switch version, and despite the switch’s stunning graphics and new (to me at least) tracks, I still find myself deciding to play on the Wii version instead from time to time😂 The tracks are so solid and I find that even after not playing for years I still remember exactly when to wheelie and which path to take. And I sing along throughout most of the races because the songs are such bops. Also the sound bites for the characters are so good (especially Waluigi). When my brother and I play together, one of us will always pick him and we still laugh at everything he says.
Great video, you definitely deserve more attention on CZcams, and I’m really excited to see your channel grow!
I personally love how Mario kart Wii let us unlock races. I missed that while playing 8 for the switch
Could you make a video on what the next 2D Mario should be like to you, like you also did for 3D Mario? :)
for sure! probably sometime early december!
My younger cousins hate this game because "its so hard" and " it sucks because when you fall you lose your items"
Skill issue
its also just bad in general
@@nintony2994 SHUT UP
NEVER TALK ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD GAME LIKE IT’S SHITASS
@@yuvansgameworld661 no :)
Mario kart Wii is truly a masterpiece. I had so much fun when I was younger and still to this days when I occasionally play at it. I will never forget the first time I completed the game with the ending cutscene playing and at the end the message on your Wii menu with written "Thank You" with an image of all the characters of the game. I remember I shed some years when that happened because of joy, now I shed them because of memories and feels
A special memory from this game for me was one time back in elementary when my friend and I were playing. I can't remember which character he was playing as but I was watching since I was newer to the game.
Peach Beach. Lap 3. In that final stretch before the finish line. Donkey Kong a whisper ahead of us, about to claim first.
We had already thought we would have to settle for second, until our salvation.
A blue shell. Zooming by above us and zoning in on DK, stopping him in his tracks inches before the checkered line, allowing us to slide past and claim the gold.
We were going NUTS, replaying it over and over, asking if that really just happened before our eyes. We had never seen such a spectacle of good luck to that amount in that game. I hold the memory close to my heart.
The number of glitches in this game is crazy especially the tas only glitches. That made the game more fun.
I’m so glad you gave credit to Troy he deserves so much more cause he’s so good ❤❤
Thank you for bringing up such good memories for me. This game was my favourite when I was a kid. Thank you again!
i still play ctgp-r to this day, even once held a world record on kinoko cave 200cc.
this game is my childhood, used to play this A LOT and also with friends
Mario Kart Wii is far from perfect. However, I like the roster, track selection, and battle mode in that game.
Mariokart ds did have online play 3 years earlier, but it was much more primitive, and you could only have up to 4 player lobbies.
Amazing video! Really captured the feeling a lot of long time Mario Kart veterans feel about the game and Wii's era. There's so many moments I still remember with this game to this day 15 years later! I started playing around 64 and Double Dash but Wii holds a very special place in my heart for all the nights and days I spent online. I feel like Wii is comparable to Melee from SSB in the sense that the community and game long outlasts any others. One thing I will say is that technically Mario Kart DS had online first but this game is the first to bring it to consoles!
amazing video, i never comment on videos but this was 100% worth it. keep the vids up!
Mk Wii is actually my least favorite. And I grew up with it in my later childhood. My biggest issue has something to do with the item mechanics. It feels like no matter how well you drive, someone from the back will send a blue shell your way and then you are back where you started. For mk8 they seemed to have fixed this issue. How well you place in mk8 seems much more tied to your driving skills and not so much your items. Mkwii is a great game but that issue makes it not as enjoyable for me.
So your only argument for not liking it is being a sore loser… that’s sad
Mario Kart 8 is better then Mario Kart Wii.
I just found my Wii and my MarioKart. I never got around to getting all the tracks and cups. Now, I’m on the MarioKart grind and I’m almost done. Great video by the way I was laughing so much.
This game holds a special place In my heart. I remember as a kid grinding the living hell out of time trials since I was scared of losing on grand prix and I would spend hours trying to figure out how to unlock dry bowser. I miss those days.
I have very fond memories of this game despite never owning a Wii. By the time I even knew what a video game console was the Wii was already over. However my cousins had a Wii and I remember having a blast playing Mario Kart Wii with them. I already had Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U at home so it felt weird playing a similar game but with different tracks. However something they had and I didn’t was the Wii Wheel, which felt so good in my hands. My other cousins had a Wii U with Mario Kart 8 and they also had the Wii Wheel and now that I knew it worked with Mario Kart 8 I really wanted it. However even after all these years I still do not own a Wii Wheel or a Switch Wheel but I still plan on getting them eventually once I see them at GameStop or the Retro Games Store.
I have so much nostalgia doing the maple treeway out of bounds that and the music make it easily my favorite mario kart track of all time
Clicked on this coz I was bored didn’t expect bro SPITTING FACTS FOR 13 MINUTES AND 2 SECONDS
Getting that all-green report card after hours of gameplay was always the most satisfying way to earn a sense of accomplishment. I've always loved racing on those amazing tracks with amazing music with an insane amount of fun.
The music is so godly. All of the music is incredible
I think Mario kart 7 is criminally underrated and should have at least gotten a mention. Underwater, antigravity, 3 stage courses, it’s really good
Still play it with the family every Christmas
man reminds me of summoning salt with his voice and talking about mkwii's shortcuts lol awesome vid
Bro, I literally play Mario Kart Wii since 2011 and didn't know about that shortcut at 6:50, crazy man. I love this game
3:10 Bro got Mario Kart Wii'd
I had the game since the wii came out and I still play it to this day and I still have my wii I took really good care of it and it never has problems! As of now I’m 16 and I had it for 13 years ❤
Awesome video! You really captured what made this game so special ❤
This game is just pure nostalgia and especially with how things are now in the world I have so many memories that I can look back on like playing with my mom when I was little.
I don't usually watch gamer's videos, but this one catched me from the beginning, good joob bro!
I'm 44 years old and it's my favourite game ever. Thanks for your work
Mario Kart Wii was the first ever video game me and my little brother ever played. I remember a Christmas morning long ago, where we woke up to find a large box under the tree for the whole family. I remember our parents hooking it up and us being terrible at it. This was back in, i'd say 2014-2015, while ago. For a good while we shifted around where the Wii was, and me and my brother got better at it. 2017-2018, we would sit out there in the garage where we kept it for long hours, my brother trying to unlock all characters. We kept busy pretending I was a announcer on live TV watching as Bowser took the champion title again and again.
Our Wii still works to this day, and yet we don't play together anymore, just hearing the trailer music from waiting on the title screen or the credits takes me back to those days. One of my favourite games, those of which brings me much nostalgia.
My fondest memories with video games came from this game. I still play this game to this day.
still play this game on my wii with my family
I feel so lucky being introduced to gaming and Mario via both the Gamecube and Wii era
Double Dash and Wii are absolute gems
I had lots of fun memories playing Mario Kart Wii, it was the first Mario Kart game I have ever played