Mario Kart 8 - Aug 21 14 A

As I was going through the August 19th videos, a couple of requests suddenly came in, so I did one more video a couple of days later. We’re getting close to the end here—I’ll continue to take any counts submitted in past 1,500 though. The larger the sample size, the more representative it is of all the online Mario Kart 8 races that’s ever been raced. (The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of ranks the course has risen or fallen since the last Mario Kart 8 video, with the total parentheses number indicating how many more races have been counted.) 1. Mount Wario - 68 (±0) 2. N64 Royal Raceway - 64 (+3) 3. Toad Harbor/Harbour - 62 (-1) 3. N64 Rainbow Road - 62 (-1) 5. Sunshine Airport - 58 (+2) 5. N64 Yoshi Valley - 58 (-1) 7. Bowser’s Castle - 57 (-2) 8. DS Cheep Cheep Beach - 53 (±0) 9. Thwomp Ruins - 52 (-1) 9. Shy Guy Falls - 52 (-1) 11. 3DS DK Jungle - 49 (±0) 12. N64 Toad’s Turnpike - 48 (±0) 13. Mario Kart Stadium - 47 (+4) 13. Electrodrome - 47 (±0) 15. Cloudtop Cruise - 46 (+1) 15. SNES Donut Plains 3 - 46 (-2) 17. 3DS Tick-Tock Clock - 44 (-4) 18. 3DS Piranha Plant Slide/Pipeway - 43 (-1) 19. DS Wario Stadium - 41 (±0) 20. Sweet Sweet Canyon - 40 (+1) 20. Dolphin Shoals - 40 (+3) 20. GBA Mario Circuit - 40 (+1) 23. Mario Circuit (Wii U) - 39 (-4) 24. Wii Moo Moo Meadows - 38 (+1) 25. Rainbow Road (Wii U) - 37 (±0) 26. Wii Grumble Volcano - 36 (-2) 27. Twisted Mansion - 35 (±0) 28. GCN Dry Dry Desert - 33 (±0) 28. 3DS Music Park/Melody Motorway - 33 (+2) 30. Bone-Dry Dunes - 29 (-1) 31. Water Park - 27 (±0) 32. GCN Sherbet Land - 24 (±0) Total: 1,448 (+157) There was another count recently finished that popped up on Reddit, though his results are pretty different than mine—Shy Guy Falls is on the bottom third, for instance. Of course, us being so close to our goal, I don’t expect to see much movement from here to the end. I do expect at least one switch though. A few clarifications, but feel free to ask me any questions you have. Battle Mode does NOT count. Races you spectate (that is, as you enter a room) DO count. Races selected through a Random vote DO count. If you want to send me multiple tallies, start a new one each time. It doesn't matter if it's Worldwide, Regional, or Tournament. The size of the room is unimportant. Select whatever course you'd like. You, too, are a player, and your vote counts too. Race #1 Bone-Dry Dunes This was a request I had accidentally forgotten about—here is Ludwig on the Teddy Buggy with Sponge wheels and the Cloud Glider. For some reason, I really struggle with ATVs, even though they have the same stats as karts. You wouldn’t know it just by looking at this race though, perhaps except for me underestimating the vehicle’s handling ability on the final turn’s shortcut. Race #2 Dolphin Shoals Wow, I didn’t expect there to be so many people who could race competently on Dolphin Shoals. I suppose the racing landscape of this game is changing. Race #3 N64 Toad’s Turnpike This next request is with Morton on the Circuit Special, Wood tires, and the Bowser Kite. And I actually use the gliding ramps here. Admittedly, it’s a risky tactic to backdraft someone who’s holding an item behind them, but I’ve seen enough cases where they don’t just attack the backdrafter that it’s safer than it looks. Race #4 Mario Kart Stadium Remember how first courses in previous Mario Kart online titles would have really close races with lots of item impacts? I found it weird that Mario Kart Stadium was not like that—until this race.