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* ReplacementScrappy: [[SuperMarioGalaxy Queen Bee]]'s getting this from fans who think she will be replacing fan favorites and veteran drivers like Birdo, Dry Bones, and even Waluigi.

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* GoodTroiEpisode: [[TheScrappy Waluigi]] Pinball!



** "Too many N64/DS/Wii retro tracks" seems to be gaining popularity recently, though as ''7'' has not been released as this is being typed, things may change. %% CHANGE THIS LINE WHEN THE RETRO TRACKS ARE REVEALED. %%



* RuinedFOREVER: Yeah, ''Mario Kart 7'' gets this a lot. "Too many N64/DS/Wii retro tracks" seems to be gaining popularity recently.
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** May be a factor in why they were removed in the 3DS version.

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Blue Shells returned to their Mario Kart 64 and Super Circuit incarnation in Mario Kart 7.

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Blue Shells returned were made more similar to their Mario Kart 64 and Super Circuit incarnation in Mario Kart 7.



** The Storm Cloud from ''Wii'' is possibly even more reviled.

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** The Storm Thunder Cloud from ''Wii'' is possibly even more reviled.


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* RuinedFOREVER: Yeah, ''Mario Kart 7'' gets this a lot. "Too many N64/DS/Wii retro tracks" seems to be gaining popularity recently.
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* TheScrappy: Rosalina, Daisy, and Funky Kong and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii. The former 3 for [[TierInducedScrappy overuse]] and the latter 4 for being insignificant to the point that makes [[SatelliteCharacter Wal]][[AscendedExtra uigi]] look like the main character.

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* TheScrappy: Rosalina, Daisy, and Funky Kong and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii. The former 3 for [[TierInducedScrappy overuse]] and the latter 4 for being insignificant to the point that makes [[SatelliteCharacter Wal]][[AscendedExtra uigi]] look like the main character.
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* TheScrappy: Rosalina and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii. The former for [[TierInducedScrappy overuse]] and the latter 4 for being insignificant to the point that makes [[SatelliteCharacter Wal]][[AscendedExtra uigi]] look like the main character.

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* TheScrappy: Rosalina Rosalina, Daisy, and Funky Kong and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii. The former 3 for [[TierInducedScrappy overuse]] and the latter 4 for being insignificant to the point that makes [[SatelliteCharacter Wal]][[AscendedExtra uigi]] look like the main character.
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** Online communities can be formed, which allow groups of players to determine which karts, tracks, and even items are allowed in matches.
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** [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Rainbow Road]] ends up being this for a majority [[OncePerEpisode in every game]], thanks to the general lack of railings and the abundance of sharp turns and narrow pathways. That's disregarding everyone trying to throw explosive flying shells at you.

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** [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Rainbow Road]] ends up being this for a majority [[OncePerEpisode in every game]], game]] except its really long and safe version in MK64 (which adverted the difficulty after the first Mario Kart), thanks to the general lack of railings and the abundance of sharp turns and narrow pathways. That's disregarding everyone trying to throw explosive flying shells at you.
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** Lakitu and Metal Mario are confirmed!
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** And before that, the introduction of Kart customization, and alongside that the hang glider and the submarine upgrades.

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* ScrappyMechanic: The Spiny Shell, if the examples floating around didn't make it clear enough.

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* ScrappyMechanic: ScrappyMechanic:
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The Spiny Shell, if the examples floating around didn't make it clear enough.enough.
** The Storm Cloud from ''Wii'' is possibly even more reviled.
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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: Blue Shells returned to their Mario Kart 64 and Super Circuit incarnation in Mario Kart 7.
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In-universe examples only.


* {{Mondegreen}}: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LAHQXjEXQw LUIGI IS THE POPE!]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFJE-59K-M4&feature=related I AM THE BED!]]
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ilHj_SLFOs "Spongebob!"]]
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* TheScrappy: Rosalina and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii.

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* TheScrappy: Rosalina and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii. The former for [[TierInducedScrappy overuse]] and the latter 4 for being insignificant to the point that makes [[SatelliteCharacter Wal]][[AscendedExtra uigi]] look like the main character.
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*TheScrappy: Rosalina and the four babies in Mario Kart Wii.
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* RuinedForever: Let's just say, people would've preferred 'Mario Kart 3DS' instead of 'Mario Kart 7', and leave it at that.
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** BaseBreaker too. You're either a cheater who can only win when they do it, or a noob who only hates it because they can't do it.
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* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Moonview_Highway Moonview Highway]]. A high speed night-time drive through a vaguely Parisian city, including a tunnel with oh-so-[[BuffySpeak crashintoable]] support pillars. Most tracks have an association with a character, and who is the patron of this track? Princess [[strike:Diana]] Peach.

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* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Moonview_Highway Moonview Highway]]. A high speed night-time drive through a vaguely Parisian city, including a tunnel with oh-so-[[BuffySpeak crashintoable]] support pillars. Most tracks have an association with a character, and who is the patron of this track? [[WomenDrivers Princess [[strike:Diana]] Peach.Peach]].
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Huh? How? It\'s the easiest course in the game.


*** Luigi Circuit Wii.

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* GameBreaker: Snaking since ''Mario Kart Double Dash''.

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* GameBreaker: Snaking since ''Mario Kart Double Dash''. Removed in ''Wii''.


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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''Wii'' got some of this reaction from people.
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*** Luigi Circuit Wii.

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Highly misinformed.


** Toad from Super Mario 64.

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** Toad from Super Mario Kart 64.
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* FanService: The Mario princesses in leather racing jumpsuits? Yes, please!
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* YMMV/SuperMarioKart
* YMMV/MarioKart64

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: YourMileageMayVary (no pun intended), but there's gotta be at least some courses you play repeatedly just for the music. Rainbow Road (in all versions) and ''every single course'' in ''Mario Kart Wii'' are common favorites. Can overlap with EarWorm if catchy enough.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: YourMileageMayVary (no pun intended), but there's gotta be at least some courses you play repeatedly just for the music. Rainbow Road (in all versions) and ''every single course'' in ''Mario Kart Wii'' are common favorites. Can overlap with EarWorm if catchy enough.



*** ItGotWorse in ''MK Wii'': "WHOA!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!" Good God. To make matters worse, some of the best players online play as Daisy.
** YourMileageMayVary. Not everyone considers Daisy that annoying. She's kind of cool.
** Are we all forgetting Toad from Mario Kart 64? Oh lordy lordy did I ever want to reach through my TV screen and strangle that little mushroom every time he said ANYTHING.

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*** ItGotWorse in ''MK Wii'': "WHOA!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!" Good God. To make matters worse, some of the best players online play as Daisy.
YEAH!!!!!!!"
** YourMileageMayVary. Not everyone considers Daisy that annoying. She's kind of cool.
** Are we all forgetting
Toad from Super Mario Kart 64? Oh lordy lordy did I ever want to reach through my TV screen and strangle that little mushroom every time he said ANYTHING.64.

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** Turns some levels into {{Scrappy Level}}s, since people online keep voting the same course over and over again. Coconut Mall is a pretty prominent example.



* HellIsThatNoise: You will ''panic'' every time you hear the alert of a homing item. '''Especially''' the Spiny Shell.
* MemeticMolester: The Spiny Shell will fuck ''everything'' up for you.



** HI I'M DAISY HI I'M DAISY HI I'M DAISY from ''Double Dash''.

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** [[MemeticMutation HI I'M DAISY HI I'M DAISY HI I'M DAISY DAISY]] from ''Double Dash''.



* ScrappyMechanic: The Spiny Shell, if the examples floating around didn't make it clear enough.



** '''THUNDER.'''



* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Moonview_Highway Moonview Highway]]. A high speed night-time drive through a vaguely Parisian city, including a tunnel with oh-so-[[BuffySpeak crashintoable]] support pillars. Most tracks have an association with a character, and who is the patron of this track? Princess [[strike:Diana]] Peach.

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** [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Rainbow Road]] ends up being this for a majority [[OncePerEpisode in every game]], thanks to the general lack of railings and the abundance of sharp turns and narrow pathways. That's disregarding everyone trying to throw explosive flying shells at you.
* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Moonview_Highway Moonview Highway]]. A high speed night-time drive through a vaguely Parisian city, including a tunnel with oh-so-[[BuffySpeak crashintoable]] support pillars. Most tracks have an association with a character, and who is the patron of this track? Princess [[strike:Diana]] Peach.
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** The Thunder Cloud from ''Mario Kart Wii'' is also known as the "Herpes Cloud". [[DontExplainTheJoke Because you give it to other players by contact.]]
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** Toad's Turnpike. Extra Cup. Now, Extra Cup normally just mirrors the tracks. For this track, the course is mirrored...and the [[DemonicSpiders traffic cars]] are '''oncoming.''' Welcome to Hell.

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** Toad's Turnpike. Extra Cup. Now, Extra Cup normally just mirrors the tracks. For this track, the course is mirrored...and the [[DemonicSpiders traffic cars]] are '''oncoming.''' Welcome to Hell.Hell.
* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Moonview_Highway Moonview Highway]]. A high speed night-time drive through a vaguely Parisian city, including a tunnel with oh-so-[[BuffySpeak crashintoable]] support pillars. Most tracks have an association with a character, and who is the patron of this track? Princess [[strike:Diana]] Peach.
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* ThatOneLevel: There's bound to be at least one in each game.

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* ThatOneLevel: There's bound to be at least one in each game.game.
** Toad's Turnpike. Extra Cup. Now, Extra Cup normally just mirrors the tracks. For this track, the course is mirrored...and the [[DemonicSpiders traffic cars]] are '''oncoming.''' Welcome to Hell.

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