I always watch the World Records day 1 any time a new Mario Kart comes out and they've never looked anywhere near this crazy before...

All World vids :_twdCrab: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_zwk0xfmiPCRegO6XRsLejQrgdnt6S4P

THIS VIDEO PREDATES THE SHORTSTRATS

I love how the records are changing so fast that Troy's video and Nick's video are totally different

10 years later:
Summoning salt: “here is the Mario kart world world record history”

Imagine if time trials gave you a choice between starting with three mushrooms versus starting with three feathers. Which would be more useful for certain tracks?

Timestamps:

1:18 Airship Fortress
3:47 Shy Guy Bazaar
6:25 Desert Hills
8:24 Whistlestop Summit
10:31 Mario Bros. Circuit
12:51 Wario Stadium
15:43 Bowsers Castle
18:42 Dry Bones Burnout
21:35 Toads Factory
23:55 Choco Mountain
26:13 Crown City
28:32 DK Spaceport
30:19 Koopa Troopa Beach
32:08 Peach Stadium
34:45 Moo Moo Meadows
37:17 Mario Circuit
38:30 Acorn Heights
40:44 Boo Cinema
43:13 Dandelion Depths
45:55 Cheep Cheep Falls
48:14 Faraway Oasis
50:51 Dino Dino Jungle
52:55 Great ? Block Ruins
55:14 Salty Salty Speedway
57:34 DK Pass
1:00:10 Starview Peak
1:02:43 Sky High Sundae
1:05:08 Wario Shipyard
1:08:11 Peach Beach
1:11:28 Rainbow Road

No need for thanks

1:01:59 About the boost on Starview Peak: this is actually a boost that's constantly applied on this section of the track, just like the lightning on Bowser's Castle! Notice how the flames from the glider trick fade out before the blue flames show up. The blue flames are boosts applied by the track. The same thing happens on certain sections of Rainbow Road, too.

Edit after watching the Rainbow Road reaction: No player input is required for the track boosts. Think of it more like anti-gravity, when a player enters the designated zone, it turns on. When they leave, it turns off.

I know it’s only been a day, but I love the variety of characters setting records, instead of it just being a Funky/Daisy, Waluigi/Yoshi situation. Anyone can thrive in this game (so far)!!

Some tracks have these "high speed" sections that make you drive faster, Bowser's Castle, Starview Peak and Rainbow Road all have prominent sections of this, it's not a "tech" just regular game mechanics

23:40 HEY THAT'S ME

Time stamps in Alphabetical order if you are just looking for a specific track

Acorn Heights – 38:31  
Airship Fortress – 1:18  
Boo Cinema – 40:39  
Bowser’s Castle – 15:43  
Cheep Cheep Falls – 45:47  
Choco Mountain – 23:57  
Crown City – 26:12  
Dandelion Depths – 43:07  
Desert Hills – 6:25  
Dino Dino Jungle – 50:43  
DK Pass – 57:33  
DK Spaceport – 28:32  
Dry Bones Burnout – 18:42  
Faraway Oasis – 48:14  
Great ? Block Ruins – 52:54  
Koopa Troopa Beach – 30:20  
Mario Bros Circuit – 10:30  
Mario Circuit – 37:11  
Moo Moo Meadows – 34:45  
Peach Beach – 1:08:11  
Peach Stadium – 32:04  
Rainbow Road – 1:11:20  
Salty Salty Speedway – 55:13  
Shy Guy Bazaar – 3:42  
Sky-High Sundae – 1:02:38  
Starview Peak – 1:00:10  
Toad’s Factory – 21:32  
Wario Stadium – 12:45  
Wario’s Galleon – 1:05:01  
Whistlestop Summit – 8:15


And chronological order

1:18 Airship Fortress
3:42 Shy Guy Bazaar
6:25 Desert Hills
8:15 Whistlestop Summit
10:30 Mario Bros Circuit
12:45 Wario Stadium
15:43 Bowser’s Castle
18:42 Dry Bones Burnout
21:32 Toad’s Factory
23:57 Choco Mountain
26:12  Crown City
28:32 DK Spaceport
30:20 Koopa Troopa Beach
32:04 Peach Stadium
34:45 Moo Moo Meadows
37:11 Mario Circuit
38:31 Acorn Heights
40:39 Boo Cinema
43:07 Dandelion Depths
45:47 Cheep Cheep Falls
48:14 Faraway Oasis
50:43 Dino Dino Jungle
52:54 Great ? Block Ruins
55:13 Salty Salty Speedway
57:33 DK Pass
1:00:10 Starview Peak
1:02:38 Sky-High Sundae
1:05:01 Wario’s Galleon
1:08:11 Peach Beach
1:11:20 Rainbow Road

(If there is anything missing/miss spelt/bad time code etc. Comment and I’ll change it ❤)

I'm not seeing enough praise for it , but holy moly the new Rainbow Road is just incredible. They really said let's just combine all rainbow roads ever and just add on to it too, IT'S PERFECT !!!!

This gameplay looks like something you'd see out of a Sonic game with him flipping, drifting and bounding off rails.

Extrapolating from how different weight classes work in previous games, I think lighter characters get more of a boost from tricks so are better suited for the more technical tracks whilst the heavier characters have a higher top speed and therefore do better in the less trick heavy tracks.

50:17 is when Troy talks about Dino Dino Jungle, in case anyone was wondering!

Im pretty sure tricking more than once is purely for alignment. It lets you "strafe" left or right  in the air. Or fall faster with a forward trick, or fall slower with a backward trick

I love how complex the strategies are, I love the depth with the tricks and grind rails and even wall rides!

1:01:31 some sections of certain tracks such as star view, bowser castle, or rainbow road give you a speed boost in certain sections that’s what the super long boost there is.

36:08 because the max coin count in this game is double what it is in mk8dx but the overall speed boost you get is the same coins are essentially half of what they were before, and it’s also way harder to get to max, so it’s generally not worth it

0:14 New reaction gif just dropped ⚠⚠⚠