Kart Kup Greatest Hits: Character Themes

Pick your 1st and 2nd favorite song for each character, then post your choices in the comments.

DK
• Welcome To The Jungle - Guns 'n' Roses
• Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
• Proudest Monkey - Dave Matthews Band
• The Monkees Theme - The Monkees
• Monkey Paw - Mourning Widows

Wario
• Runnin' With The Devil - Van Halen
• Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
• Bad - Michael Jackson
• Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
• Wild Thing - The Troggs

Toad
• Low Rider - War
• Don't Tread On Me - 311
• Tiny Voices - Bad Religion
• Your Time Has Come - Audioslave
• One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces - Ben Folds Five

Yoshi
• Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul and Mary
• A Certain Shade Of Green - Incubus
• Underdog - Butthole Surfers
• Reptilia - The Strokes
• Dinosaur Act - Matthew Sweet

To Wii Or Not To Wii

It may be a combination of a lot of things, but I feel that the experiment with including the Wii iin the Kup was not successful. As an owner of a Wii, I personally enjoy playing Wii Kart more than N64. However, for Kart Kups, I personally feel we should stick with tradition - even though it was my suggestion to include it.

I'll liken the KCS to the BCS. Back in the day, the college bowl games were almost all played on New Year's day. I would chill on the couch all day, watching the best football of the year while munching on an assortment of goodies my dad would lay out. Sure there would be the inevitable debate on who the actual champion was, but it was good football. The BCS was formed to help "define" a true champion. Yet, as we have seen recently, all it has done is dilute the bowl games over several weeks, and still does not provide us with a true champion. Since the bowl games span several weeks now anyways, we might as well have a playoff system.

I apologize for straying from the subject, but what I'm trying to get at is that we have, through trial and error, found a system for the KCS that we agree on, and we should stick to it.

Although, as Dave may attest, since the KCS system was put in place Dave has not won a championship. Even this last championship only had two rounds AND the scoring had to revert back to old school scoring (thanks to my lack of owning modern technological devices).

What I'm trying to get at, is the Wii seemed to take away from the magic of the Kup, and maybe we should consider banning the Wii (at least until we run out of viable controllers).

KKX Results

1. Dave*
2. Justin
3. Jesse
4. Mike


*Victory may or may not have been a result of only playing two rounds, or from reverting to classic scoring since no one remembered to bring the weighted score sheets. Asterisk or not, I'll gladly take my first Kup victory in almost two years.

KKVIX Results

1. Jesse
2. Justin
3. Dave
4. Mike

What the future holds

KKVIII Results

1. Justin
2. Jesse
3. Dave
4. Mike


(Final scores were lost in a fire, presumably set by Mike after coming in last yet again.)

KKVII Results

Bravo Jesse, for claiming the Kart Kup for the second time. But I think you will find that it is the third Kart Kup victory that proves to be elusive. Here are the final scores. Pretty crazy how similar these totals are to the KKVI results, with the exception of Jesse and Justin swapping places. Next time it is my turn.

1. Jesse - 369
2. Justin - 359
3. Dave - 347
4. Mike - 255

Vol. 5 Cover & Final Tracklist

1. Toad - One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces/Ben Folds Five
2. Yoshi - Dinosaur Act/Matthew Sweet
3. Wario - Wild Thing/The Troggs
4. DK - Monkey Paw/Mourning Widows
5. Luigi Raceway - Come Out & Play/The Offspring
6. Moo Moo Farm - Desperado/Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
7. Koopa Troopa Beach - My Wave/Soundgarden
8. Kalimari Desert - The Boys of Summer/The Ataris
9. Toad's Turnpike - The Metro/Alkaline Trio
10. Frappe Snowland - Love Like Winter/AFI
11. Choco Mountain - Heavy/Collective Soul
12. Mario Raceway - Cars/Fear Factory
13. Wario Stadium - Take Me Out/Franz Ferdinand
14. Sherbet Land - Penguin/Home Video
15. Royal Raceway - Kingdom/Dave Gahan
16. Bowser's Castle - Down In Flames/Reel Big Fish
17. DK's Jungle Parkway - I Wanna Be Like You/Louis Prima
18. Yoshi Valley - Long Way Down/Goo Goo Dolls
19. Banshee Boardwalk - Enter Sandman/Metallica
20. Rainbow Road - End Over End/Foo Fighters

The Kart Kup Soundtrack Vol. 5

Here we have the working track list for what is presumably the final Kart Kup soundtrack. Click on each song to preview.

1. Toad - One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces/Ben Folds Five
2. Yoshi - Dinosaur Act/Matthew Sweet
3. Wario - Wild Thing/The Troggs
4. DK - Monkey Paw/Mourning Widows
5. Luigi Raceway - Ready Steady Go/Oakenfold
6. Moo Moo Farm - Desperado/Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
7. Koopa Troopa Beach - My Wave/Soundgarden
8. Kalimari Desert - The Boys of Summer/The Ataris
9. Toad's Turnpike - Traffic/Ned's Atomic Dustbin
10. Frappe Snowland - Love Like Winter/AFI
11. Choco Mountain - Heavy/Collective Soul
12. Mario Raceway - Come Out & Play/The Offspring
13. Wario Stadium - Take Me Out/Franz Ferdinand
14. Sherbet Land - Colder/Travis
15. Royal Raceway - Kingdom/Dave Gahan
16. Bowser's Castle - Down In Flames/Reel Big Fish
17. DK's Jungle Parkway - I Wanna Be Like You/Louis Prima
18. Yoshi Valley - Fall Down/Toad The Wet Sprocket
19. Banshee Boardwalk - Enter Sandman/Metallica
20. Rainbow Road - End Over End/Foo Fighters

Runtime: 79:40

A few worthy alternates which could possibly be voted in if it be the will of the brotherhood:

Wario - Ya Mama/The Pharcyde
Moo Moo Farm - Maggie's Farm/Rage Against the Machine
Kalimari Desert - In God's Country/U2
Koopa Troopa Beach - Big Wave/Pearl Jam
Bowser's Castle - Fire/Jimi Hendrix

KKVI Results

Congrats to Justin for claiming his 3rd Kart Kup victory at KKVI on Saturday. Special thanks to our sponsors: The Philadelphian, Mountain Dew Code Red, and Skookie Cast Iron Skillets by Santé. Here are the final results:

1. Justin - 357 points
   
2. Jesse - 349 points
   
3. Dave - 337 points
   
4. Mike - 276 points
   

And a moment of silence for this poor unfortunate coffee table tile. May it rest in pieces.