Mario Kart is THE go-to comfort game. Throughout the years, it's never gotten stale and I can only hope that as I check out the DLC it stays that way. What we're presented with in the base game is 48 tracks that, for the most part, are fun. My opinions may be a bit biased as I played this game with my dad a LOT before COVID hit, so I'm familiar with most of the 48 base tracks. And some of them I like more than others, especially on 150cc. I got the 3 gold stars on every cup on 50cc this playthrough so as not to rage hard at the CPUs and make it relaxing, but some races were still close.

The first 4 cups (Mushroom - Special) I presume are the base game cups carried over from the Wii U version. There are a couple standouts such as Thwomp Ruins, Electrodome, and Mount Wario, but for the most part the tracks are just alright. Nothing that really excites me as much as some other cups in the game. After that are the Wii U DLC cups, some of which are hits, some of which are just full of mid tracks, and some that are a mixed bag of quality. It's great seeing tracks like Sherbet Land and Wario Stadium in HD, and my all-time favorite track in this game is Music Park 3DS. Unfortunately, the Bell Cup that ends things is full of uninteresting tracks, but it is what it is.

I could go on about the gameplay loop, which character and parts I use, so on and so forth, but it's Mario Kart, there's no need to really explain any of that. Fantastic game that I'm glad to finally say I 'beat', even if it was only on 50cc.

Beaten on 6/27/23.

BEATEN