How Mario Kart 9 Should Tackle Retro Tracks

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Mario Kart 9 may become a reality in the near future, and Mario Kart fans are naturally excited about what direction the series could take. After almost thirty years since Super Mario Kart's release and after eight mainline games launching, Mario Kart has successfully developed its own identity independent of the regular Super Mario series. Many traditions have been formed as more games were being developed, creating certain expectations out of fans in the process. One of those traditions is “retro tracks”, the idea of taking preexisting tracks and remaking them to make them compatible with the engine and mechanics of the game they are being remade for.

Although Mario Kart Super Circuit was the first game in the series to have older tracks, DS is the first game to introduce retro tracks as players know them. Ever since then, retro tracks not only reflect the aesthetics and design philosophy of the era they were brought back for, but they also tend to make up half of the track roster. Ever since Mario Kart DS introduced this practice, and Wii made it a habit, fans have come to hypothesize about which old tracks will return in subsequent Mario Kart games as much as they discuss potential new characters or gimmicks. Retro tracks will most likely come back in Mario Kart 9, but considering certain circumstances, this game should tackle the feature differently.

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In their earliest days, retro tracks were as straightforward as possible. For a while, the closest thing a retro track had been to being properly remade was Baby Park being given less laps to make the race go by quicker. Otherwise, the only difference between retro tracks and their original counterparts was