6. Maple Treeway (Wii)
From its beautiful autumnal leaves and the orange skies looming over the tree, just imagining the shimmering light with the HD visuals and improved lighting is a joy in and of itself. Combine some of the brutal cornering with the new speeds of 200cc and this track can become your worst nightmare.
7. Koopa Cape (Wii)
Clearly inspired by Roo’s Tubes, Koopa Cape takes fast flowing rapid rivers through a giant ocean floor pipe with fast reactions being a must to stop yourself from being hit by lightning in the tubes or cascading into a giant rock, lots of chaotic fun to be had here regardless of the speed class.
8. Dry Dry Ruins (Wii)
This is a completely biased opinion, but Dry Dry Ruins is my favourite desert track. With the big temple that slowly fills with sand with every lap you take, and plenty of corner-cutting that can be taken with the right manoeuvring and manipulation of items and drifts this track can cause major upsets with relative ease.
9. DK Mountain (Double Dash)
Probably the most iconic track from the GameCube sees you being launched up a mountain only to race back down avoiding boulders, other racers and giant ravines twisting down the slope. And to top all that off, if you get hit on the bridge to the finish you can kiss that first place position goodbye on even the best of days, truly a classic track.
10. DK’s Snowboard Cross (Wii)
DK Mountains’ younger brother features the same concept—being thrown up a mountain only to come bellowing down—but with the added twist of being on a snowboarding course. Flowing through the deep snow, bumpy hills and big jumps it’s everything you loved about his good ol’ mountain and more and you simply shouldn’t have one without the other.
Those are my top 10, what tracks would you love to see get added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Let me know!
Video game completionist and 3D platformer connoisseur, Riley is a fan of the whimsical frenzy of bright and colourful characters that blessed us in the late 90's. Their favourite game's are Spyro, Persona 5 and Super Mario Sunshine.
