Seems like there were going to be 36 more intermissions based on the early(?) world map route layout. Some that are in the final build are missing here. It'd be cool if they could add them to VS. Mode.

Mario Bros. Circuit to Airship Fortress

Mario Bros. Circuit to Peach Stadium

Whistlestop Summit to Shy Guy Bazaar

Desert Hills to Wario Stadium

Shy Guy Bazaar to Bowser's Castle

Wario Stadium to Desert Hills

Wario Stadium to Moo Moo Meadows

Airship Fortress to Mario Bros. Circuit

DK Pass to Boo Cinema

DK Pass to Faraway Oasis

Wario Shipyard to Great ? Block Ruins

Koopa Troopa Beach to Choco Mountain

Koopa Troopa Beach to Cheep Cheep Falls

Faraway Oasis to Moo Moo Meadows

Faraway Oasis to DK Pass

Salty Salty Speedway to Peach Stadium

Dino Dino Jungle to Peach Stadium

Great ? Block Ruins to Cheep Cheep Falls

Great ? Block Ruins to Wario Shipyard

Cheep Cheep Falls to Mario Circuit

Cheep Cheep Falls to Great ? Block Ruins

Cheep Cheep Falls to Koopa Troopa Beach

Dandelion Depths to Peach Stadium

Boo Cinema to DK Pass

Boo Cinema to Moo Moo Meadows

Moo Moo Meadows to Boo Cinema

Moo Moo Meadows to Wario Stadium

Choco Mountain to Mario Circuit

Choco Mountain to Koopa Troopa Beach

Bowser's Castle to Shy Guy Bazaar

Mario Circuit to Cheep Cheep Falls

Mario Circuit to Choco Mountain

Peach Stadium to Dandelion Depths

Peach Stadium to Salty Salty Speedway

Peach Stadium to Dino Dino Jungle

Peach Stadium to Mario Bros. Circuit

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 7 days ago

Just barely getting into section 3/4 and Mario Circuit's song is already starting! I love when this happens during intermission races: Too late for another Free Roam song/too early for the destination track's song.

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 10 days ago
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I miss the feeling of that unique music restart on Toad's Factory after the big jump. Made this concept clip to see what it would've been like.

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 14 days ago

To this day, I still believe this is the WORST retro track in the series, IMO. Reasons below.

While the music is fantastic (it's saving grace), they removed:

Half of the rowboats in the Chao Phraya River

The left ramp at the Meaklong Railway Market

Inky Piranha Plants at the BTS Sky Train

All Tuk-Tuks on Khaosan Road

Trick ramps inside the Esplanade Ratchadaphisek, before the Talat Rotfai area.

The beautiful skybox from the OG

Again, the music is great and I'm glad we at least got the track here. But it lost a lot from what made it so grand. Here's a list of all the things added: Sidesteppers, N64-style Piranha Plants, and Fireworks.

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 19 days ago

Excluding the crossover characters, it's still insane how we were SO close to a Smash Ultimate "Everyone is here!" roster! (Prior to Mario Kart World)

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 25 days ago

Not even halfway to lap 2 and the music's already switching to Shy Guy Bazaar! I was listening to peak OST, you jerks!

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 26 days ago

I've been pondering about this for too long. What the heck is the Lightning Cup's background supposed to be?!

Mario Kart World breaks the tradition of cups being sorted by region rather than difficulty.

The cup's icons represent that with their backgrounds.

Mushroom Cup - Mesa (rocky buttes)

Flower Cup - Desert (sand dunes)

Star Cup - Snow (snow)

Shell Cup - Water (ocean waves)

Banana Cup - Tropical/Jungle (palm trees)

Leaf Cup - Forest (leaves)

Special Cup - Rainbow (To Rainbow Road)

The Lightning Cup is mostly industrial theme in the dark volcano region (and then there's Moo Moo Meadows) but the icon just looks like the Flower Cup's sand dunes but white. You'd think it would be dark gray with lava or something.

u/MinusOnTheReddit — 26 days ago