Coming in at number 5 is a new course and a very special course that a few thought would win, it is......................................RAINBOW ROAD!!! (Also special note this is being posted on my birthday so yay me :3)
THIS COURSE IS AMAZING AND SUPER FUN TO PLAY ON. Ok with that out of the way let me just say that this course is amazing. While the 3 different laps may not be the best, they do it super well with this. Since instead of this being a super long course going on forever or on road with a few twists on it. It is going around planets on one section, then going on the moon dodging chain chomps. Then one final stretch going through tunnels trying to get your glider out. So this course never gets boring since it feels like one crazy course to victory.This course is amazing but one thing I dislike is the glider sections since a good amount is above nothing and you will fall(You know I hate this) and the tunnel is also annoying since you are going everywhere. But going past this the course makes up for it with being super fun and amazing.
Coming in at number 6 is the last N64 course and from the Banana Cup it is.........................N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
I loved this course as a kid and it is really good in this game to! The main reason I love this course is that it focuses on Air and Sea, but both are optional and you do not need to use any or have a section just made for it. So this lets the races be very cool with some people going under the sea while others are using their gliders. This map is also very good for races since this map is pretty wide and easy to avoid the walls. The map is also very good for drifting through and is very nice when giving out coins. Now the minor complaint I have is that the shortcut is only based off luck if the tide is up or down. So I love this course and amazing to race on.
Coming in at number 7 is a new course to mario kart 7 and from the star cup.............................It is Wario Shipyard
Just like Daisy Cruiser this maps concept is amazing and very creative. It is like the polar opposite of Daisy Cruiser due to it being a destroyed shipyard. The map has many different sections in one map with racing under the bones, then racing on the destroyed ship and then gliding out of the yard. The map has very amazing concepts with racing over a pipe blasting wind. The map also has a glider section with water under it which is a nice touch. Also their are a good amount of small shortcuts so you can get the lead. The things I dislike is that you will find yourself hitting the walls a lot which is a slight pain. Also during the glider section you can hit a lot of things like the flags which is really annoying in my opinion. So Love this map and has a great concept, only you will hit into walls a lot.
Coming in at number 8 is the last gamecube course and the last course from the Leaf cup it is................GCN Daisy Cruiser!
This course has a really amazing concept of racing on a boat. This map's concept plays well since you start on the deck then drive through a pool, the ball room and even a underground aquarium. The map is really fun due to it having a good amount of alternate routes of going around the ballroom tables or staying on the 2nd floor and not going in the aquarium. The map is also very clever on where it places everything with the pool and aquarium to add the underwater element of the course. The things I dislike of this map is that the corners are very hard to drift on in the hallway and you will most likely hit a lot of walls. Also the tables in the ballroom are very annoying when hitting them. So I love the concept of this course and works well.
Coming in at number 9 is a new course from the special cup it is.......................Bowser castle.
This course is really epic and cool to play on. This course has everything in Mario kart 7, it has a glider section over lava and a water section while dodging the lava shooting out. This course is everything you want from a bowser castle with all the obstacles and lava you would have to dodge. The things I dislike of this course is that it is very unforgiving on coin, and a recent play trough of the course on 150cc and not being able to get all 10 coins because I was hit once made me slightly dislike the map to get a lower placement than before. The course also has a glider section where if you get hit you fall but luckily, it is short.
Coming in at number 10 is a retro course from the Nintendo 64 it is............................ N64 Kalimari Desert.
I loved this course as a kid and I love the new updated version to! This course has a very original hazard with the train. Since you have to stop so you will not ram into it so it is very funny when a lot of people are stopped at once waiting to get through. This map also has a lot of updated paths which is good. It has a mushroom shortcut where you can get on a glider and fly over the train. This map is also very good for mushrooms since you can go far on the desert sand with it. So My main problem with this map is that is to plain with just sand and few cactus' and signs. So I love this map and very fun to play on, but it is bland to look at.