{:} - Retro Tracks

Hi there!

This topic is all for retro tracks. Making your own, and suggesting your tracks for others to remake. If you don't know what they are, then a retro track is a Mario Kart track that has been remade into a new version.

The form of retro tracks that I practice is remaking older tracks from other people, and I highly encourage you all to try it at least once here! To be honest, I was kind of shocked when I realised I couldn't find any others.

These are the steps you should take to make a retro track in this sense.

Step 1:

Find a track that you are comfortable drawing again.
Search through the sharing tool to find another person's track, which you feel you can replicate using a software like Paint. Try to make sure that the track's image is of medium to high quality and that you can comprehend what collision types are used throughout the track.


Step 2:

Contact the original composer of the track for permission to recreate it.
Definitely make sure to contact whoever made the original circuit to make sure it is OK to remix it. Try to find other options too if the creator says no. Sometimes, they'll give you another track to work with instead of the one suggested.


Step 3:

Study the track to see how you could recreate the track in your own style.
Perhaps change corners to curves. Change paint to textures. Change complex, narrow pathways to easy wide turns. Change off-road into shortcuts. You can stylise the track however you wish now, just as long as the track looks remotely like the original.


Step 4:

Add details
Some tracks you recreate may have a blank area off in one of the corners or the middle perhaps. This could be a chance to add detail. Note that it is a good idea to translate the title into our own if not already, as this could help give context to what things are and what could be added. E.g., Phare Abandonné = Abandoned Lighthouse, so I added a lighthouse in the centre of the map.


Step 5:

KCL the hell out of it!!!
Now it's time for collision-making. Fairly simple. No extra detail required as it is similar to a normal track. Though I would recommend to place the item boxes and decors in the same place as the originals. Also, try to use the same music as they did. If you cannot recognise it, just ask them for a YouTube link and they should provide you with one.


Step 6:

Uploading tags
As you may have noticed, I use tags to remind people of the original creators of the tracks, like Nintendo already does (SNES Rainbow Road, GCN Baby Park, N64 Banshee Boardwalk, etc.), but with the usernames. I will list some username tags I have used in my retro cups already, for others to use. Anyway, you should now be able to upload your retro track! I would also recommend to send a direct link of the remix to the creator for them to play and rate!

Thanks for any retro posts and suggestions!

Here is a list of the username tags I mentioned earlier, for other people to use:

Link-Triforce-8 - L-T-8
Ryubix - RYU
Cluckopolis (Woodopolis) - CLK
ZeKirio - ZK
Neemo - NMO
Meggopolis - MG764
Megawolf - MGW
JamBurger - JMB
Kartoffel - KTFL
Potatoman44 - PM44
YTMK7Racing - YTMK7

Hope you find this useful

Pollypop = PP

good idea

I might try

JamBurger gg