With Mario Kart 8 on the way, we rank its predecessors.

Which Mario Kart is the best of all-time?

So now were going to be ranking the many games of theMariospin-off series, and first up isMario Kart!

So get your engines ready, and watch out for any stray blue shells, because here we go!

And admittedly, it wasnt really a very good one.

And really, who in their right mind wouldnt want to do that?!

Mario Kart Double Dash!!

(Platform: GameCube)

In all fairness,Mario Kart Double Dash!

!had some pretty big shoes to fill in having to follow the glory that wasMario Kart 64.

Im STILL trying to get a three-star rating on some of these missions eight years later!

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), and ones that Im sure well see keep popping up in futureMario Karttitles down the road.

Also: racing bikes!

), to Wario Stadium and Yoshi Valley: all classics in their own right.

AndMario Kart 8is on its way this year.

How will it compare?

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