Brisbane, circa 16th December 2023
The 96er
We raced all 96 races available in Mario Kart 8 - here are the results (they might shock you):
Race Set Up: 2 x 48 race multiplayer grand prix with Tracks in order. 200cc, Frantic Items, Hard CPU (the Mob).
| Race | Track | Winner | Insights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Kart Stadium | Gabba | |
| 2 | Water Park | Sweeney | |
| 3 | Sweet Sweet Canyon | Gabba | |
| 4 | Thomp Ruins | Gabba | |
| 5 | Mario Circuit | Gabba | |
| 6 | Toad Harbour | Gabba | |
| 7 | Twisted Mansion | Gabba | |
| 8 | Shy Guy Falls | Isabelle (Mob) | |
| 9 | Sunshine Airport | Sweeney | |
| 10 | Dolphin Shoals | Sweeney | |
| 11 | Electrodome | Sweeney | |
| 12 | Mount Wario | Gabba | |
| 13 | Cloudtop Cruise | Gabba | |
| 14 | Bone dry dunes | Gabba | |
| 15 | Bowsers Castle | Gabba | |
| 16 | Rainbow Road | Gabba | |
| 17 | Moo Moo Meadows | Gabba | |
| 18 | Mario Circuit | Sweeney | |
| 19 | Cheep Cheep Beach | Gabba | |
| 20 | Toads Turnpike | Gabba | |
| 21 | Dry Dry desert | Gabba | |
| 22 | Donut Planes | Gabba | |
| 23 | Royal Raceway | Gabba | |
| 24 | DK Jungle | Gabba | |
| 25 | Wario Stadium | Sweeney | |
| 26 | Sherbet Land | Sweeney | |
| 27 | Melody Motorway | Gabba | |
| 28 | Yoshi Valley | Gabba | |
| 29 | Tick Tock Clock | Sweeney | |
| 30 | Pirahna Plant Pipeway | Gabba | |
| 31 | Grumble Volcano | Gabba | |
| 32 | Rainbow Road | Sweeney | |
| 33 | Yoshi Circuit | Benjamin | |
| 34 | Excitebike arena | Sweeney | |
| 35 | Dragon Driftway | Gabba | |
| 36 | Mute Way | Sweeney | |
| 37 | Warios Gold Mine | Isabelle, Bowser (mob top 2) | Wilson Donut |
| 38 | Rainbow Road | Sweeney | Wilson Donut |
| 39 | Ice Ice Outpost | Yoshi (Mob) | |
| 40 | Hyrule Circuit | Gabba | |
| 41 | Baby Park | Link (Mob) | |
| 42 | Cheese Land | Sweeney | |
| 43 | Wild Woods | Benjamin | |
| 44 | Animal Crossing (Sunset) | Sweeney | |
| 45 | Koopa City | Gabba | |
| 46 | Ribbon Road | Sweeney | |
| 47 | Super bell Subway | Sweeney | |
| 48 | Big Blue | Gabba | |
| 49 | Paris Promenade | Gabba | Sweeney Hit |
| 50 | Toad Circuit | Gabba | Sweeney Hit |
| 51 | Choco Mountain | Sweeney | |
| 52 | Coconut Mall | Gabba | |
| 53 | Tokyo Blur | Wendy (Mob) | Sweeney Hit |
| 54 | Shroom Ridge | Gabba | |
| 55 | Sky Garden | Sweeney | |
| 56 | Ninja Hideaway | Sweeney | |
| 57 | New York Minute | Dry Bones (Mob) | |
| 58 | Mario Circuit 3 | Sweeney | |
| 59 | Kalamari Desert | Wendy (Mob) | |
| 60 | Waluigi Pinball | Gabba | |
| 61 | Sydney Sprint | Gabba | |
| 62 | Snowland | Gabba | |
| 63 | Mushroom Gorge | Gabba | The car got in the way of the sean |
| 64 | Sky-High Sundae | Gabba | first 'been a while' |
| 65 | London Loop | Gabba | |
| 66 | Boo Lake | Sweeney | |
| 67 | Alpine Pass | Gabe | |
| 68 | Maple Treeway | Sweeney | 4 wigglers |
| 69 | Berlin Byways | Gabba | 69th race |
| 70 | Peach Gardens | Gabba | |
| 71 | Merry Mountain | Sweeney | Merry Christmas |
| 72 | Rainbow Road | Sweeney | |
| 73 | Amsterdam Drift | Gabba | |
| 74 | Riverside Park | Benjamin | |
| 75 | DK's Snowboard Cross | Sweeney | |
| 76 | Yoshi's Island | Wendy (Mob) | Huge Swerve |
| 77 | Bangkok Rush | Sweeney | |
| 78 | Mario Circuit | Sweeney | |
| 79 | Waluigi Stadium | Gabba | |
| 80 | Singapore Speedway | Sweeney | |
| 81 | Athens Dash | Gabba | |
| 82 | Daisy Cruiser | Gabba | |
| 83 | Moonview Highway | Gabba | |
| 84 | Squeaky Clean Sprint | Donkey Kong (Mob) | |
| 85 | Los Angeles Laps | Gabba | |
| 86 | Sunset Wilds | Gabba | |
| 87 | Koopa Cape | Gabba | |
| 88 | Vancouver Velocity | Sweeney | Gabba 11th |
| 89 | Rome Avanti | Gabba | |
| 90 | DK Mountain | Sweeney | |
| 91 | Daisy Circuit | Sweeney | |
| 92 | Piranha Plant Cove | Gabba | |
| 93 | Madrid Drive | Gabba | |
| 94 | Rosalina's Ice World | Wendy (Mob) | |
| 95 | Bowser Castle 3 | Gabba | |
| 96 | Rainbow Road | Gabba | Last Race Wins |
96er Closing Thoughts
- The last race wins
- It's not about the destination it's about the journey (in this case it was a 96 race sized journey and the destination was purgatory)
- It's getting pretty hot
- Time to take it a bit easier