What is the best Mario Kart game of all time?

Seven Mario Kart games, all of them different, and yet all of them quintessentially the same, all of them exemplifying the Mario Kart spirit: mayhem, chaos, randomness, pure fun.

Which one of these do you find the best?

My personal favorite is, and will perhaps always be, Double Dash. Two players per kart, Special Items, Kart balancing, item stealing... flat out the deepest and most strategic Mario Kart game ever.

Oh, and it also had Baby Park. Four Player Baby Park was the sh*t.

What's your favorite?

Super Mario Kart for teh nostalgia. Mario kart Wii for the latest and greatest version :Plocopatho

Super Mario Kart.

My favorite would be... Crash Team Racing for the PSone.:o

:P Mario Kart DS or Mario Kart 7 I think are the best. Probably gotta go with Mario Kart DS but 7 does do a lot of things great.

Double Dash.

Though, they're all almost exactly the same it doesn't really make any difference.

64. dem tracks

wheres the nes and snes versions?daveg1

Double Dash.

Though, they're all almost exactly the same it doesn't really make any difference.

parkurtommo

Mario Kart DS is by far the best, even with the rampant snaking. Mario Kart Wii is also up there, because the Wii wheel control is just fantastic.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Super Mario Kart for teh nostalgia. Mario kart Wii for the latest and greatest version :Pcharizard1605

Mario Kart Double Dash was the sh*zz :D

Mario Kart Double Dash was the sh*zz :D

RulerofGondor

Double Dash is the best, no question.

Double Dash was clearly the best.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="locopatho"]Super Mario Kart for teh nostalgia. Mario kart Wii for the latest and greatest version :Plocopatho

My personal favorite is MK64 although it has not aged well.

I thought Double Dash was meh.

MKWii is fun but it has issues. Still I'd play it over Double Dash anytime.

Haven't played much of the others.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="locopatho"] It's alright. I honestly think that Diddy Kong Racing is STILL better then any Mario Kart. Mario Kart is one of those Nintendo franchises that has just stagnated.charizard1605

No thank you. I'm not a fan of the two people on karts.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="locopatho"] It's alright. I honestly think that Diddy Kong Racing is STILL better then any Mario Kart. Mario Kart is one of those Nintendo franchises that has just stagnated.charizard1605

*oh and bikes sucked ass, no need to bring them back*

Crash Team Racing or Mario Kart 64. Loved them equally.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] It's a racing game though How much change can you really expect from one entry to another? Seabas989

No thank you. I'm not a fan of the two people on karts.

Diddy Kong's Racing

Double Dash, had many fun Mario Kart parties with that game.

Mario Kart 7 is the best but my favorite is Mario Kart 64 :)

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

Mario Kart 64 for me. Never gets boring or frustrating. All the newer Mario Karts are frustrating because of cheap AI and too many Blue Shells.

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

inb4uall

SNES version was best imo

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

inb4uall

[QUOTE="inb4uall"]

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

Shinobishyguy

DS, that one was addicting and the controls were perfect

[QUOTE="inb4uall"]

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

Shinobishyguy

I loved the mixing and matching element of Double Dash. To me, it was clearly the best Mario Kart game.

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="inb4uall"]

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"][QUOTE="inb4uall"]

is this my mechanics, modes, and tracks alltogether? because if its just tracks then MK7. but lack of several modes and a max of 4 players in offline with no bots is very dissapointing.

charizard1605

The only thing of value that was lost was single player versus and mission mode.

Bikes were overpowered and the 12 players made the game a complete clusterf*ck

I like em all, but I will go with Double Dash. My little sister, friends of mine, and I would play that thing for hours on end, and we found some creative ways to put the two player cart system to good use.

Ranked:

5) Mario Kart 64

4) Mario Kart Wii

3) Mario Kart DS

2) Super Mario Kart

1) Double Dash

* I haven't played Mario Kart 7 or Super Circuit