What was the best Mario Kart game?

Mario Kart DS was my favorite. Snaking is an art.

Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb once said that the best MK game is the first you play. I 100% agree with this theory.

This wouldn't hold true in my case, as my favorite Mario Kart is Double Dash, which was not the first Mario Kart game that I played.

SNES one was pretty good...but love Double Dash. :P

Nor for me, my first MK game was MK64 and not my favorite of the series.

Mario Kart 64 for sure, such a great game

Yes, I think objectively, it was hard not to be wowed by the absolute amazingness that were Double Dash and MKDS.

Double dash! Have loved every one up until mk7. Game sucked

N64 + battles = classic

Double Dash was the one I've had the most fun with my cousins but man the SNES one is close behind and did not get old at all. Still awesome.

I can't pick between Mario Kart DS and Double Dash. Both are amazing. Then Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart Super Circuit and last Mario Kart Wii.

Mariokart DS the best imo.

I seem to be the outlier here. I loved 7, Super Circuit and DS, enjoy SNES, DS and 64 Wii, and hate Double Dash.

The 2D ones don't get enough love. Super Circuit was Mario Kart on the go before it could be done fully, and felt like a way the series could have developed.

for their times, probably the SNES and N64 games

Mario kart Wii. Double dash is overrated btw.

>Double Dash is winning in the poll

Damn, one of the rare occasions where SW isn't wrong.

I haven't played the handheld ones, so I'm only commenting on the console ones.

My favorite part of Mario Kart is battle mode and Mario Kart 64 still has by far the best battle mode, so that is still my favorite. Nintendo found a way to screw up battle mode in both Double Dash and Mario Kart Wii. In Double Dash, battle mode sucked because of terrible courses and in Mario Kart Wii they ruined it by forcing everyone to be on teams. I really hope they don't screw up battle mode again in Mario Kart 8.

SNES. 64 was fun but the stats were jacked up big time.

I loved Super Circuit as well.

Mario Kart Wii

I guess 64. Just for memories. The last was Double Dash, ad well i found that one to be preety meh

DS stands tall above the rest, anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves.

MK DS is the best.

MK 64 is my personal favorite. I also think it has the best soundtrack in the series.

Dangnabbit, SW...

Now SW has chosen correctly for once. DS is obviously the best in the series.

Mario Kart DS. Worst is 64.

Mario Kart 64. Got at least 8+ years of enjoyment and good memories playing that game.

I can sort of agree with this.

although i did play the n64 and snes versions first, but double dash was the first one i sat down and invested any time in.. and it is still awesome!

I had the most fun with Double Dash. DS in a close second.

I first played 64 at a demo station and Double Dash at a cousin's house before I got the DS game, so no.

7 with Double Dash as a close second. I played them all as they come out so that Giant Bomb quote doesn't apply to me either.

Never liked the Mario Kart games, in fact the last Mario game I enjoyed was Super Mario 64

Really enjoyed both Double Dash and Wii. Wii wins for me due to more characters and tracks.

I would say Mario kart 64, I play that game countless times at the boys & girls club back in the day but I have to go with double dash. its way too fun, 4 player madness and its also the first Mario kart game to have a actual tier list making the game unbalance and a bit broken at times (double bomb omb is way too good lol). I wish they go back to the double dash format because I really hated MK Wii.

resolution 2014 was sick bro.

Mario kart snes, and the GameCube one, think its double dash.

Double Dash is back at the top.

Good going System Wars, you actually exhibit some taste for a change.

Mario Kart 64 is easily the one that I've devoted the most time to, but 7 is probably the best.

I will admit I haven't played all of them yet, but Wii is the best one I've played so far, followed by Double Dash. I will never understand the love for Super Mario Kart.

MKDS. nintendo got it sport on for the SP and local MP. sadly they overlooked snaking during testing so that kinda ruined online MP.

2nd is the snes. great tracks and sikly smooth. bit unbalanced though (the koopa trooper seemed to have the upper hand).

N64 is also quite good but loses the smoothness of the snes and DS version. still some excellent tracks though.

i have been dissapointed with the wii and 3DS versions.

i havent played the GBA version.

Yup, Super Mario Kart FTW!!

MKDD is my favorite. Haven't played MKDS.

People voting for SMK, MKSC and MK64 are mostly living on nostalgia.

Definitely Mario Kart 7 and I've played every one except the original SNES one. Loved the addition of underwater courses and gliding.

It's definitely not Double Dash or DS as they are both infected with snaking and the game goes from being a racer to being a "how well can you pull off getting mini-boosts multiple times in a row" and it's just like meh. Wasn't my thing.

I voted Double Dash because Mario Kart 7 just wasn't very good and I don't like Mario Kart Wii because bikes are unbalanced.

I enjoyed both Mario Kart Double Dash and Mario Kart Wii, as for the others... 64 was good but the CPUs were very annoying.

3) Super Mario Kart

2) Mario Kart 7

And my all time favourite:

1) Mario Kart Double Dash

wish they would make a Double Dash 2

Same here, Super Mario Kart was the first one I played and DD the best one.

The only MK games I have not played are the Wii and 3DS iterations. That said, MK64 is my least favorite, although it did have its moments. Double Dash is definitely my favorite, though, hands down.

MK8 looks as though it's going to steal that top spot from DD with no apology, however.

There's just something special about Mario Kart 64. Reminds me of my drunken college days.

@R4gn4r0k: You like Mario Kart 7 more than DS? D:

Mario Kart DS

Yes, I really liked the DS version but it didn't stand out in any single way.

MK7 is just a lot of fun and especially the water and glider parts stand out. Also the 3D effect is amazing !