Every Mario Kart 7 Course Ranked

After all the track rankings, Schaff should rank all the wheels in the Mario kart series.

Can’t believe DS Boston building was so popular they named a whole city after it truly one of the tracks of all time.

Honestly, I love Boston Building. This might be a stretch, but I honestly think it deserves it's own game series!

The real Schaffrillas fans can recognize the course he picks based on the sound used for the ranking

my main issue with Boston Building is that, much like Tony Soprano Island, it feels like it should be themed around another character but for some reason it's themed around something completely unrelated.

I actually think Neo Bowser City’s music is some of the best in the series. I love the way it mixes several classic Mario Kart tracks together with some new notes.

The Miis leaving Coconut Mall is almost like a metaphor for what it’s like going to a mall today

I will say that i Love Schaf and his editors continuously find creative ways to re use the tamatoa scene for all kinds of emotions.

Man, Boston Building is one of my favorite tracks and I never see anyone talking about it. Thanks for ranking it so high, Schaff!

Boston Building has it's own baseball team, and a doughnut named after at Dunkin with white cream inside based off the boos found in it , such a world changing Mario Kart course

Part of Bowser’s castle being flooded because he forgot to pay the plumbing bill makes a lot of sense when you consider that his mortal enemies are plumbers.

Schaffrillas Presents:
Every Mario Kart 7 Course Ranked
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INTRODUCTION & RANKED
0:00 Intro
2:49 #32 - N64 Luigi Raceway
3:50 #31 - Cheep Cheep Lagoon
4:49 #30 - Toad Circuit
6:11 #29 - GBA Bowser Castle 1
7:06 #28 - Neo Bowser City
7:48 #27 - Bowser's Castle
9:32 #26 - Daisy Hills
10:03 #25 - DS DK Pass
10:51 #24 - SNES Mario Circuit 2
11:59 #23 - Rosalina's Ice World
13:35 #22 - Mario Circuit
14:10 #21 - Rock Rock Mountain
15:27 #20 - Shy Guy Bazaar
16:08 #19 - SNES Rainbow Road
16:57 #18 - Maka Wuhu
18:18 #17 - GCN Dino Dino Jungle
18:55 Battle Mode Segment
21:42 SPONSORED AD
22:49 #16 - Wario Shipyard
24:09 #15 - N64 Koopa (Troopa) Beach
25:01 #14 - Piranha Plant Slide
25:37 #13 - WII Koopa Cape
26:35 #12 - Boston Building
27:32 #11 - Wuhu Loop
28:34 #10 - WII Mushroom Gorge
29:58 #9 - GCN Daisy Cruiser
30:38 #8 - DK Jungle
32:04 #7 - WII Coconut Mall
34:36 #6 - N64 Kalamari Desert
35:31 #5 - DS Airship Fortress
36:09 #4 - Music Park
37:22 #3 - WII Maple Treeway
38:39 #2 - DS Waluigi Pinball
40:03 #1 - Rainbow Road
41:33 Conclusion
42:22 Credits

The gag of Chris Pratt saying Koopas being held off until Koopa Cave’s ranking was genius

Fun fact: the Boo Paintings were meant to be in MK DS, but they changed it due to limitations

The fact Boston Building hasn't returned in the Booster Course Pass is a capital sin.

Neo Bowser City is an underrated gem
The atmosphere (especially in 8) is so good and the track design is excellent.
Slippery tracks can go one or two ways; either feeling fair and fun to master or just being excruciating
Luckily, NBC is fair and fun, and combined with the excellent music and atmosphere it’s great
(this is why I also love sherbet land in mk8 for similar reasons)

Timestamps
Courses
2:49 #32 N64 Luigi Raceway
3:50 #31 Cheep Cheep Lagoon
4:49 #30 Toad Circuit
6:11 #29 GBA Bowser Castle 1
7:06 #28 Neo Bowser City
7:48 #27 Bowser’s Castle
9:32 #26 Daisy Hills
10:02 #25 DS DK Pass
10:51 #24 SNES Mario Circuit 2
11:59 #23 Rosalina’s Ice World
13:35 #22 Mario Circuit
14:10 #21 Rock Rock Mountain
15:27 #20 Shy Guy Bazaar
16:08 #19 SNES Rainbow Road
16:57 #18 Maka Wuhu
18:18 #17 GCN Dino Dino Jungle
22:49 #16 Wario Shipyard
24:09 #15 N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
25:01 #14 Piranha Plant Slide
25:36 #13 Wii Koopa Cape
26:35 #12 DS Boston Building
27:32 #11 Wuhu Loop
28:33 #10 Wii Mushroom Gorge
29:58 #9 GCN Daisy Cruiser
30:38 #8 DK Jungle
32:04 #7 Wii Coconut Mall
34:35 #6 N64 Kalamari Desert
35:30 #5 DS Airship Fortress
36:09 #4 Music Park
37:22 #3 Wii Maple Treeway
38:39 #2 DS Waluigi Pinball
40:03 #1 Well we know what it’s gonna be
18:55 Battle Mode
19:41 #6 GBA Battle Course 1
19:53 #5 Sherbet Rank
20:09 #4 DS Palm Shore
20:24 #3 N64 Big *ss Donut
20:44 #2 Honeybee Hive
21:04 #1 Wuhu Town
SPONCER
21:42 Squarespace

I honestly really like Daisy Hills, the music, the goats, the cottage buildings, windmills, weaving through the hot air ballons, the alternative path on top of the buildings, the verticality of the whole stage, making it really feel like your going up and down hills. It's got a lot going for it imo

That Chris Pratt delayed Koopas joke had me rolling on the floor.

As a person living in the UK, melody motorway sounds so much better than music park. Also it still makes sense because you make the trick jumps by keeping in time with the MELODY.
I also grew up with this game, this being the one that made me fall in love Mario Kart in the first place, so I was hyped when I saw this recommended to me. Loved the video and seeing Mario Kart 7 get the attention it deserves

39:53 they really did take Waluigi out of the pinball

On the music of Warios Shipyard at 24:00, it actually incorporates a few references to Wario land, like the bass in the background sounding a lot like Wario boss theme in Mario Land 2, and some other references to Wario Land 1’s main theme. It also has Wario wearing his bull hat from that game on one of the signs and the whole theme of pirate ships is fitting because Wario’s had multiple encounters with them in the Wario Land games. I guess it’s kind of like a metaphor for how the franchise is dead in the water.

Off topic, but, I find it absolutely adorable when people like Schaff have that one character they love more than anyone else and they do stuff like put a bunch of references and memes to that character. Then, it gets to a point where u can't see that character without thinking of that person. U can't see tomotoa without thinking of Schaff.

40:08 I love the way Schaf always puts the emphasis on series: "In the entire...seeeriies." Gets me every time

3DS Rainbow Road is as close to perfection that a Mario Kart track has ever gotten. It's genuine magic from start to finish

I think something that should be mentioned is the first person mode in this game. For me, as a kid, playing Rock Rock Mountain, going first person up the mountain avoiding the boulders was always thrilling and I loved the course for that. Plus, with airship fortress, the 3d effect absolutely adds to the bullet bills, pairing that with the first person is brilliant

Along with Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, this is THE MOST underrated game ever. Even the bad tracks in this game are good.

Props to whoever edited the Dino Dino Jungle segment. Those were some deep cut dinosaur gags

Personally, the reason why the moving Boo pictures in Boston Building make this version better is because they were cut from the original version, now implemented into this version! Gotta love Boston Building in both games regardless.

2:49 32.) N64 Luigi Raceway
3:50 31.) Cheep Cheep Lagoon
4:49 30.) toad circuit
6:10 29.) GBA *Bowser* Castle 1
7:06 28.) Neo *Bowser* City (Raise your hand if you felt personally attacked by this course's ranking)
7:48 27.) *Bowser* 's Castle
9:32 26.) Daisy Hills
10:03 25.) DS DK Pass
10:51 24.) SNES Mario Circuit 2
11:59 23.) Rosalina's (Rented Out) Ice World
13:35 22.) Mario Circuit
14:10 21.) Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass
15:27 20.) Shy Guy Bazaar
16:08 19.) SNES Rainbow Road
16:57 18.) Maka Wuhu
18:18 17.) GCN Dino Dino Jungle
22:49 16.) Wario Shipyard
24:09 15.) N64 Koopa (No Longer Troopa-ing) Beach
25:00 14.) Piranha Plant Slide
25:36 13.) Wii Koopa Cape
26:35 12.) DS Boston Building
27:32 11.) Wuhu Loop
28:33 10.) Wii Mushroom Gorge
29:58 9.) GCN Daisy Cruiser
30:37 8.) DK Jungle, Home of the GREAT BANANAAAAAAAAAAAA
32:04 7.) Wii Coconut Mall...?
34:35 6.) The N64 Course WIth a Train (N64 Kalamari Desert)
35:30 5.) DS Airship Fortress
36:08 4.) Music Park/Melody Motorway
37:21 3.) Wii Maple Treeway
38:38 2.) DS Waluigi Pinball
40:03 1.) Rainbow Road
Average Nitro Course Ranking: 18.75
Average Retro Course Ranking: 14.25
(Lower is better)

I legit don’t understand the hate on Neo Bowser City. It’s the only futuristic, cyberpunk-style track the series has ever had. The music is a bop. The corners are really well laid out and fun to drift. It’s one of only two tracks to have ever been in heavy rain. I think it’s really cool.

Schaff casually making a reference to a dinosaur as obscure as Irritator made me really happy.

OMG THANK YOU FOR NOT FORGETTING ABOUT BOSTON BUILDING! Everyone tends to do that and it really sucks because I just adore that course. I remember I would play it all the time on my 2DS at home, but when I tried to talk to my friends about it, nobody knew what I was talking about. Thank you for giving this underrated gem the attention it deserves.

Back in the 64 era, when I was just a wee lad, I used to entertain myself by dreaming up and doodling my own Mario Kart tracks. Things like linear 3-part courses, underwater sections, and courses composed of musical instruments like piano keys, xylophones, and drums you could bounce off. Seeing these ideas come to life in future MK was such a jaw dropping shock to me, and one that left me slightly annoyed but mostly amazed, excited, and encouraged. Just maybe I’m cut out to help design video games one day.
Anyway loved the review as always!

Looking back on it, 7 was a lot more important than a lot of people realize.
A lot of 8’s great features, like cart customization, gliding, underwater stuff, and more came from 7.
Also I agree with you lmao, the courses are AMAZING. I prefer them over 8’s base courses.

One attention to detail that I like about MK7 is that when you’re about to start a track with an underwater course, Lakitu’s cloud will have goggles
It’s not a BIG attention to detail, but I thought it was a cute touch

I wish maka wuhu or wuhu loop was brought into 8. I would pay extra for them

38:38 this line just proves that wiggler has made the top 3 cutest Mario enemies

I have never been more excited to see where a track ranked..
..until 3DS Rainbow road. I have never played a proper game of mario kart, but this track has touched me more than any and I love it so much.
And I am so glad it reached number 1.
Fantastic video. ❤

I could listen to Schaff talk about Mario Kart all day.

I genuinely think Neo Bowser City is one of the best courses, particularly in MK8. It's a very challenging course that tests your handling and ability to brake drift (in 8 not 7 lol), in a game that's filled with a lot of dumbing down courses to make them easier imo. I also love the aesthetic and music

My heart absolutely BROKE when you said Neo Bowser’s city soundtrack was FORGETTABLE
It’s such a bop

Fun fact: GBA Bowser Castle 1 was the first Mario Kart course to receive an online patch! There used to be a shortcut about halfway in the course where jumping into the lava would respawn you the other side, skipping about a third of the track

I really hope we get Boston Building in the booster course pass

None of the tracks were particularly bad in 7, even if some of them are, or were mediocre.
Overall, still solid, and the most consistently good to feature retro race tracks, so that’s pleasing.

This is definitely an underated entry in the series, but I find that when I watch ranking videos for its tracks, there's one thing I look out for: where they place Neo Bowser City. Unironically, this is my second favorite track in the game (behind Rainbow Road) and among my top 10 courses of the entire series, maybe even top 5. I love driving on this track and I love its theming, but I'm also accutely aware of how divicive it is among fans, so whatever else goes into the ranking, the one thing that I hope for above all else is that it gets a high ranking.
You've disappointed me.

I was legitimately on the verge of getting myself "Zoo-Wee-Mama'd"
Edit: guys come on stop I understand Boston Building 😭 you're supposed to do it to people who don't

Neo Bowser City is one of the best in the series and those who fail to recognize it's greatness will not see gods forgiveness for their sins

Rosalina's Ice world is top tier to me. The music is magical. Your editor is killing it =D.

Dude... You can not call Rosalina's ice world's bgm forgettable that is by far my favorite track from the game and it is objectively the best 1st place theme in the game

I like how James says the retro selection is peak and the nitro selection is ok, yet last place is a retro track and first place is a nitro track 🤔

Finally someone else recognizes how great MK7's track list is

I can tell that Schaff is procrastinating on making the Super Mario Kart ranking

Ranking Super Mario Kart is going to be absolutely painful. I can't wait to see what he says about Vanilla Lake

One thing that keeps me coming back to 7 is actually the Birthday Girl Kart. It changes color depending on what Princess/Female Character you choose. It's such a cute and unique vehicle choice that we never got again.

It may seem forgettable now, but 7 will always be 1 of best to me, it also has my favourite controls in the series, its super satisfying to drift and boost into walls without losing momentum.

2:49 I love that phrase: "Dissapointment in the game of life"
5:59 BECAUSE you can make like 3 different videos out of them (Best starter course, best rainbow road, best courses of the entire series....,. and maybe a "worst of the worst" courses)
18:58 Battle mode

I grew up on 7 actually. I played Wii a tiny bit, but it was my 3DS with Mario Kart 7 that really got me into the series. Rainbow Road was always freaking awesome as a kid.
Tho it’s a scandal Neo Bowser City was ranked by the bottom. It’s like if a Mega Man stage was a Mario Kart track

I'd just like to point out that lava can flow underwater. It is extremely hot molten rock that is well beyond water's boiling point. Yes, it will eventually cool and harden, but just because it doesn't follow Minecraft logic and instantly hardens on contact doesn't mean lava can't exist underwater.

The reason people go back to 7 sometimes is because the gliding and underwater driving actually felt different from regular ground movement (as opposed to 8's gliding being rail-roaded to a set direction / dropping you like a ton of bricks, and 8's underwater driving feeling nearly identical to normal driving if you're not playing on Dolphin Shoals). You can basically go anywhere you want with 7's gliders, and the underwater driving feels like you're driving with super low gravity.

Mario Kart 7 is amazing and you can't convince me otherwise
One of the most fun I've ever had with the 3DS

It makes me so happy someone popular cares about MK7 in the 2020's. That was my entire teenhood and I'm still pissed it never got DLC

Can't believe Mario kart 7 predicted the death of malls

You should rank the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed courses next just because it's a mixup

You aren't alone Schaffrillas. I also still use the 3D.

Schaff praising MK7’s course selection makes me so happy. Such an under-appreciated Mario Kart game.
EDIT: 39:36 - I still use my 3D slider too. The 3D effect is badass on New 3DS and so much better than the older models. Unless I'm playing CTGP-7, it's always on.

Honestly MK7 would be one of my most replayed Mario Kart games.... IF IT JUST HAD THE VS MODE! Seriously such a good selection of tracks but you can't choose which specific ones you want to play for normal racing. Instead it's either go through a whole Grand Prix to play the track you want, play it in Time Trails with no CPUs or normal items, play it Multiplayer with friends or go Online (which I can't remember if you can choose specific tracks for it).
Seriously why did they never update this game to have a VS Mode!!!

the reason coconut mall is so barren in this game is because it's a dead mall, truly ahead of its time

30:26 The Miis aren’t underwater. They’re watching the race from outside of the tank you race through.

You say nobody is bending over backwards to gush about wario shipyard and yet here I am. This course is perfect, easily the best underwater track in the series as it fits the theme of a shipwrecked boat so well. The glider section is so fun with the anchor being an obstacle which makes the section more dynamic. The track itself is so layered with so many fun twists and turns like genuinely it's my favourite 7 nitro and a top 3 track of all time for me and I was so sad it's not in the booster course pass as of yet

God I have so many memories playing this gem of a game when I was a little kid

Why did Schaffrillas call Luigi’s Mansion Boston Building?

Why is no-one talking about how good the dinosaur puns are? When Schaff said "annoying" and a picture of Irritator (a relative of Spinosaurus, for those who didn't know) I died.

This version of Bowser’s Castle is legit my favorite out of all of them.

33:12 I think Mario Kart 7 is canonically set in July of 2020, hence the lack of mii's. Also I personally think some of the courses remade for 8 should have been left out in favour of 7 originals, or ones that are now in three games back to back to back, like the wuhu island ones

From time to time, I like to come back to MK7. I have a great deal of respect for this game, as it tried to shake up a formula that was starting to become stale. As you were saying, it does help that 7 has the overall most solid track selection in the series. The biggest downside to 7 is, unironically, Waluigi's absence. I'm not a huge Waluigi fan myself, but man, does it feel odd to have a roster with Metal Mario and not Waluigi.
Also Melody Motorway is the best track in the game and nobody can change my mind

Ranking neo bowser city this low was a personal attack, I wasn't ready.

It's interesting to hear your opinions on Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu because I have the opposite opinion on them. Yes, Wuhu Loop does have you visit a lot of iconic locations, but I generally find that it loses a bit of its luster near the end and the middle, and not every setpiece hits for me.
Meanwhile, I love Maka Wuhu with all my heart. Yeah yeah, you don't visit the volcano, but I don't even care because getting to visit the castle and getting to go into the waterfall cave are really cool setpieces, and dude, that aesthetic, with the sunset combined with the music (Yes, I am aware that Wuhu Loop and Maka Wuhu share music, but I think that it fits better in Maka Wuhu) are brilliant. And it all comes together for a brilliant final lap, with the best glider section in the entire series (okay, maybe not, the final section in 3DS Rainbow Road is stiff competition in that regard) that perfectly illustrated everything great about the course's visuals.
Also, how dare you call Rosalina's Ice World's music forgettable I'm unsubscribing >:( /s

I wonder if Boston Building will become the final tour track in 8 deluxe. Hell it was a tour track before tour was a thing!

Fun fact about Coin Runners actually: The coin limit was supposed to be 99. The game sets 99 as the limit, but still has 10 as the cap when adding to your coin count. Woops!
Also, the rainbow thwomps on SNES Rainbow Road were supposed to be able to crush you in a star, and it'd forcibly end your star too. They use a flag instead of directly checking star status though, so it doesn't actually work... But it functions if you remove it!

Agreed on Wario's Shipyard, for the longest time I forgot it existed but then when I replayed MK7 I realized this course actually has really cool theming
Also Piranha plant slide is what I wish Mario circuit could be, like mario circuit doesn't need to be boring, use stuff from the mainline mario games and make a neat course themed around them!
edit: ikr how dare they do that to Boston Building

Thanks for putting Boston building so high i love that course

I was to actively excited for this ranking above any others to see where Neo Bowser City went... I am... incredibly distraught

Who’s saying MK7 is forgettable? It introduced so much and contends for the best track selection in the series

Between Super Circuit and this, it's HARD to decide which is the most underrated Mario Kart... I'm legit more likely to play 7 than 8, it's not just the retro tracks that are total bangers, the new tracks for this game are nothing short of fantastic! And most of the 7 versions of older tracks are, IMO, THE Definitive Versions of said tracks!

I agree so much on Koopa Cape

Great video series man keep it up. Would love to see you do some history of speed run videos for Nintendo games.

After he's done with the courses, he should rank the items.

Im just happy the Wuhu exploit was included, I miss her every day

You know, I think its lack of unique features speaks to 7s credit. Because they brought everything back. It all worked so well, they were integrated as series mainstays. Anyway this is probably mainly nostalgia talking Because man I lived 7 back in the day

Imagine if the cave section on Maka Wuhu was replaced by a glider through the volcano

Fun fact: In each thumbnail in this series, one of the four circuits that Schraffillas puts behind the characters is the top one.

Can't believe he put RR at the top without mentioning the beautiful theme it has, along with the fancy changes once you reach the moon and section 3.

I like how Schaffrillas went the extra kilometer and edited the footage to read "Boston Building" at 26:37 and judged the track based on how well it captures the feeling of Boston to keep the gag going.

37:20 that looks to be the bouncing music note right there though….

Out of all the games, you have to give MK7 credit for having great choices for retro tracks and introducing the ability to customise your cars, which has been an important part of MK8D. While I think gliding isn't the best mechanic, I do think that at times it does add character to a track and makes it more memorable.

Gotta love Boston Building. One of the best tracks

In my opinion for MK7, the best way to end the entire journey is playing as Mario in the standard kart, wheels, and glider in the special cup at 150CC.
It makes the journey feel just complete when you play Rainbow Road for the final time before the credits roll. Just feels so raw and pure.

Obviously, Bowser has a challenging relationship with the local plumbers.... it's understandable how his place stayed flooded at times.

Timestamps:
2:49 - N64 Luigi Raceway
3:50 - Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cheep Cheep Cape
4:49 - TOAD CIRCUIT
6:11 - GBA Bowser Castle 1
7:06 - Neo Bowser City/Koopa City
7:48 - Bowser’s Castle
9:32 - Daisy Hills
10:03 - DS DK Pass
10:51 - SNES Mario Circuit 2
11:59 - Rosalina’s Ice World
13:35 - Mario Circuit
14:10 - Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass
15:27 - Shy Guy Bazaar
16:08 - SNES Rainbow Road
16:56 - Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop
18:18 - GCN Dino Dino Jungle
18:55 - Battle Mode
21:44 - Squarespace
22:49 - Wario Shipyard/Wario’s Galleon
24:09 - N64 Koopa Beach/N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
25:01 - Pirahna Plant Slide/Pirahna Plant Pipeway
25:36 - Wii Koopa Cape
26:35 - DS Boston Building
27:32 - Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop
28:33 - Wii Mushroom Gorge
29:58 - GCN Daisy Cruiser
30:38 - DK Jungle
32:04 - WII COCONUT MALL
34:35 - N64 KALIMARI DESERT
35:30 - DS Airship Fortress
36:09 - Music Park/Melody Motorway
37:22 - Wii Maple Treeway
38:39 - DS Waluigi Pinball
40:03 - Rainbow Road