N64 Kalimari Desert: Difference between revisions

{{about|the race course from Mario Kart 64|the location in Paper Mario with the same Japanese name|[[Dry Dry Desert (Paper Mario)]]|the race course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! with the previously mentioned name|[[GCN Dry Dry Desert]]}}

|image=[[File:Kalimari Desert MK64.png|width|300px|center]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]] <small>(1)</small>, 2020 <small>(2)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]) (2022)

|tours='''Kalimari Desert:'''<br>[[Tokyo Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Holiday Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Ice Tour]]<br>[[Baby Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[Hammer Bro Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Cooking Tour]]<br>[[Peach Tour]]<br>[[Wild West Tour]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2020)]] (Challenge only)<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[New Year's 2021 Tour]]<br>[[Snow Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]]<br>[[Penguin Tour]]<br>[[New Year's 2022 Tour]]<br>[[Piranha Plant Tour]]<br>

'''Kalimari Desert 2:'''<br>[[Wild West Tour]]<br>[[Pirate Tour]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Sunset Tour]]<br>[[Berlin Tour]]<br>[[Cat Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Bowser vs. DK Tour]]<br>[[Wedding Tour]]<br>[[Paris Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Autumn Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]]<br>[[Wario vs. Waluigi Tour]]<br>[[Sky Tour]]<br>[[Mii Tour]]<br>[[Samurai Tour]]<br>[[Bangkok Tour]]<br>[[Piranha Plant Tour]]<br>[[Ocean Tour]]

|ghost=2:01.932 by Nin★Nishim (''7'')<br><small>([[Shy Guy]] with the [[Cact-X]], [[Wood|Wood tires]], and [[Swooper (glider)|Swooper]])</small><br>1:40.363 by Nin★Pit (''8 Deluxe'')<br><small>([[Dry Bones]] with the [[Standard Kart]], [[Monster (tire)|Monster]], and [[Super Glider]]) (150cc)</small><br>1:10.511 by Nin★Juliet (''8 Deluxe'')<br><small>([[Dry Bowser]] with the [[Bone Rattler]], [[Monster (tire)|Monster]], and [[Super Glider]]) (200cc)</small>

|expert_ghost=1:48.707 by Nin★KOZ★ (''7'')<br><small>([[Shy Guy]] with the [[Bolt Buggy]], [[Red Monster|Red Monster tires]], and [[Beast Glider]])</small>

|distance= 753 m

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'''Kalimari Desert''' (named '''Kara Kara Desert''' on a few occasions)<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51, page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49, page 40.</ref> is the fourth and final race of the [[Mushroom Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', the first race of the [[Leaf Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and the third race of the [[Turnip Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The course also appears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Tokyo Tour]]. In ''Mario Kart Tour'', there exists a rerouted version of this course called '''Kalimari Desert 2''', which takes racers into the tunnel.

The name of the course is a portmanteau of "{{wp|Kalahari Desert|Kalahari}}," which is a real-life desert in Africa, and "{{wp|Squid as food|calamari}}," the word used for squid-based food. In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', a train known as the [[K64]] is based on the train in the course, and when the player rides on it, an arrangement of the course's theme plays.

[[File:KDtrain.png|thumb|right|[[Luigi]] racing on Kalimari Desert]]

The race starts out next to a large cliff formation. Upon the first turn, racers see how empty the desert really is. At the end of the turn, the racers encounter the [[Train (obstacle)|train]] for the first time. After passing the tracks, the players race alongside the track of the train (though it is in a cave and not visible), eventually running into it a second time. After this encounter, the racers race along the edge of the map and eventually advance back to the finish line.

If the player drives over the sand, their kart will move slower, and if they enter the darker portion of the sand, Lakitu will pull them out, as it is an out-of-bounds area.

The course's most notable feature is the two trains that go through a mesa. The trains constantly move around the track, often passing through the racers' path. Depending on what mode is being played, the trains may or may not have coaches attached to them: when playing in single-player, the trains each have a tender and passenger cars, whereas in two-player mode, the trains' lengths are halved, having a tender and only one passenger car each, and in three- or four-player mode, the trains consist only of the engine, with no tender or passenger cars present. If the player runs into one of them, they will be thrown in the air. CPU drivers will pull their brakes and stop at the railroad crossings when a train passes by. It is possible to drive on the train's track; however, this costs the racer time. It is possible, but very difficult, to cross the train track while the train is there by driving through the gap between the coaches. If a player travels through the train tunnel, they typically bypass the finish line, not moving on to the next lap as the other racers.  

*If the player has a [[Super Star#Mario Kart series|Star]] and activates it just before entering the tunnel, they move on to the next lap, effectively shortcutting ahead of the others. This trick only works during the first two laps.

Kalimari Desert returns in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. There are now two shortcut ramps near the end of the first corner and before the third corner of the track to accommodate the new gliding feature, allowing racers to glide over the trains. The players can also use mushrooms to gain easy access to these ramps. Several wooden ramps also litter the inside and outside of the track, and as always, can be tricked to gain a small boost. However, the train tunnel can no longer be entered because it is now an out-of-bounds area, making the lap glitch impossible in this game. The trains are also shorter: they have three wagons while they had five in the original version of the track, and they now seem to ride more slowly.

 

Much like in ''Mario Kart 64'', two trains are present, but only one train is present when doing online multiplayer races.

Unlike in ''Mario Kart 64'', the mini-map of this course does not show the path of the train track.

[[File:MKT Kalimari Desert Scene.jpg|thumb|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Kalimari Desert reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Tokyo Tour]], alongside [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]], [[SNES Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Choco Island 2]], [[SNES Rainbow Road]], [[3DS Mario Circuit]], and [[3DS Neo Bowser City]]. The course's starting line now features a wooden banner with the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo on it and a wooden wagon wheel resting along the right side of the post, rather than taking its appearance from ''Mario Kart 64'' and ''Mario Kart 7''. Since racers are always moving forward, colliding into the train causes them to launch over it unharmed while they perform a [[Jump Boost]]. The train can also be knocked into the air with a [[Super Horn]], a [[Mega Mushroom]] or a [[Bowser's Shell]]. This course is a favorite of [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]], [[Hammer Bro]], [[Toad (species)|Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Green Shy Guy]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Explorer)]], [[Yoshi|Yoshi (Kangaroo)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Vacation)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy (Farmer)]], [[Cat Mario]], [[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Pastry Chef)]], and [[Kamek]]. It can also be a favorite of [[Mario|Mario (Halloween)]] and [[Meowser]] if they reach level 3, and [[Waluigi]] and [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu (Party Time)]] if they reach level 6.

Kalimari Desert also has a Reversed variant, a Trick variant, and a Reversed/Trick variant, referred to as '''Kalimari Desert R''', '''Kalimari Desert T''', and '''Kalimari Desert R/T''', respectively. The former two were introduced along with the normal variant in the [[Tokyo Tour]], while the latter was introduced in the [[Holiday Tour (2019)|2019 Holiday Tour]].

===Kalimari Desert 2===

Starting from the [[Wild West Tour]], a rerouted version of this track known as '''Kalimari Desert 2''' ('''N64 Kalimari Desert 2''' in-game when selected) is featured. It has two sections: one that starts on the main route but switches to the railroad section at the second intersection, and the other that starts in the tunnel and goes back to the main route again at the second intersection, after which it continues on like normal. The course is the only course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to use both the classic and modern ''Mario Kart'' logos, with the starting banner using the classic logo and the banner in the train tunnel using the modern logo. Kalimari Desert 2 is a favorite of [[Toad (species)|Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Explorer)]], [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]], [[Bowser Jr.|Bowser Jr. (Pirate)]], [[Pauline|Pauline (Party Time)]], [[Mario|Mario (Sunshine)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Lederhosen)]], [[Mario|Mario (Aviator)]], [[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Gold)]], [[Wario|Wario (Cowboy)]], and the [[Mii|Bronze Mii Racing Suit]]. This course is also a favorite of [[Captain Toad]], [[Toadette|Toadette (Explorer)]], and [[Dixie Kong]] once they reach level 6. The course appears as '''Kalimari Desert 2R''' (reverse) and '''Kalimari Desert 2T''' (with ramps), as well as '''Kalimari Desert 2R/T''' (reverse and with ramps) which was introduced later in the [[Toad vs. Toadette Tour]].

The first section begins from the regular starting line. The course starts out following the same path as the original, with the first [[Glide Ramp|glider shortcut]] still being accessible. However, a wooden [[ramp]] has been added shortly before the first railroad crossing, and ramps with [[Dash Panel]]s appear on both sides of the first intersection allowing racers to jump over the railroad. The course continues and curves to the right toward the tracks, though the glider shortcut normally found in this area is blocked off to prevent racers from skipping the railroad section entirely. At the second railroad crossing, racers are rerouted onto the railroad. The course continues on the tracks, with the second section of the course beginning from the entrance of the railroad tunnel near the starting line, or from the other entrance to the tunnel in the Reverse variant. The [[Train (obstacle)|train]] starts out right outside the tunnel near the first intersection in the normal and Reverse variants. Upon reaching the second intersection again, racers are diverted back onto the normal course to continue along the original path. Wooden trick ramps have been added onto the path shortly after this intersection and before the final turn leading to the [[Finish Line]].

In the trick variant, many ramps are added. Rather than jumping over the first intersection, this variant has a ramp bring racers onto the railroad tracks, dropping them onto the tracks shortly after the first crossing. Upon leaving the tunnel, racers are instead diverted back onto the main path either by going up a curved ramp and tricking off of it or by driving through an opening in the ramp. After that, the course is mostly similar to Kalimari Desert T with some differences such as a large ramp being added near the Finish Line. In the reverse and trick variant, the track starts off like the normal reverse variant. When it gets near the crossing, there is a ramp that puts racers on the track. Upon landing on the track, it continues like the trick variant, but with different ramps. Upon leaving the tunnel, racers are then diverted onto the normal track by another ramp and continues like the reverse variant, but with elements from Kalimari Desert T, like a ramp above the first crossing.

Only one train is present on the track in all variations, moving much slower than the original trains since it now shares the tracks with the racers. The train always moves around the tracks in the opposite direction the racers would, and as such, the train travels opposite to its normal direction in the Reverse variant.

===Appearances===

Combining the totals for the two different iterations together, Kalimari Desert has appeared in forty-two different tours, as of the [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]], the most out of any course to date, beating the second most frequent course, [[DS Waluigi Pinball]], by fourteen tours.

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of N64 Kalimari Desert tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of N64 Kalimari Desert tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

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Kalimari Desert reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 2 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. It is the third course of the [[Turnip Cup]]. It is based on its ''Mario Kart Tour'' design, but has been given a major graphical update. This time, in a similar vein to the city races from ''Mario Kart Tour'', Kalimari Desert combines both the original along with Kalimari Desert 2 from ''Tour'' into one race, with the layout changing between laps. This makes it the only course in the game that is not a course from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to change its layout between laps/sections and start and end in the same place. This version of Kalimari Desert is also the only course in the series to use both laps and sections.

The first lap takes the player around the standard Kalimari Desert route, though [[arrow field]]s can be seen blocking off the path to the train tracks and train tunnel entrance that's next to the first railroad crossing. When the second lap begins, the route starts following that of Kalimari Desert 2, where a large red ramp commonly seen in ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s T and R/T courses appears at the second railroad crossing to divert the player onto the tracks. Like the arrow fields, the ramp is independent to each player in multiplayer, meaning that it only appears for each player on their second lap, while it is invisible to players that are on the first or third lap. The third lap begins after the player enters the tunnel. After exiting the tunnel, the route will finish as normal.

Like Kalimari Desert 2, there is only one train instead of two, though the train moves much faster and once again hurts racers who come in contact with it, like the versions prior to ''Tour''. The fence on the left side of the train tracks has been removed, and the [[Glide Ramp]] after the first railroad crossing was moved up and is also closer to the track, presumably to accommodate Kalimari Desert 2's layout (as in ''Tour'', the ramp is blocked off). Inside the tunnel, lights have been added onto the walls. The eagles seen in [[Shy Guy Falls]] now fly above the course. The music has been rearranged with more live instruments, as well as trumpets in place of the whistles in the original. The minimap again shows the glider ramp locations on it, as was the case in ''Mario Kart 7''. Pipes have been added to the tops of some mesas.

Like in ''Mario Kart 7'', when the player crosses the finish line to start another lap, Lakitu is shown on the right side of the player, holding the lap count signs (when holding the start signal, he’s also shown on the right side of the player).

MK64 Kalimari Desert Icon.png|The menu icon

MKT Beta KalimariDesertN64.png|The course icon with Dry Bowser (Beta)

MKT Icon KalimariDesertN64.png|The course icon with Morton

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Wario

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Iggy.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Iggy

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Larry.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Larry

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 BoomerangBro.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Boomerang Bro

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 WarioHiker.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Wario (Hiker)

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 KingBooMiiRacingSuit.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with the King Boo Mii Racing Suit

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Baby Daisy

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Roy.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Roy

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 DryBowser.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Dry Bowser

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Wario.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Wario

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Larry.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Larry

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Morton.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Morton

MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 LakituPartyTime.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Lakitu (Party Time)

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Bowser Jr.

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 DryBowser.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Dry Bowser

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 Larry.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Larry

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 Bowser.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Bowser

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 HammerBro.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Hammer Bro

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 BirdoYellow.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Birdo (Yellow)

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 ToadetteExplorer.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Toadette (Explorer)

MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64 PeachExplorer.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Peach (Explorer)

MKT Tour2 BabyRosalinaCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the [[Smash Small Dry Bones]] bonus challenge held on this course

MKT Tour7 KingBooCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the [[Combo Attack]] bonus challenge held on Kalimari Desert T

MKT Bowser Jr and Koopalings.jpg|[[Bowser Jr.]] and the [[Koopalings]] in [[Koopa Clown]]s on the Reverse variant

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2N64.png|The course icon with Wario (Cowboy)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RN64.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Pink Gold Peach

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RN64 Nabbit.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Nabbit

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RN64 DixieKong.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Dixie Kong

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RN64 ToadetteExplorer.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with Toadette (Explorer)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RN64 KingBobombGold.png|The course icon of the Reverse variant with King Bob-omb (Gold)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Nabbit

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 BirdoYellow.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Birdo (Yellow)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 Peach.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Peach

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 Pauline.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Pauline

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 WarioCowboy.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Wario (Cowboy)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 ToadPartyTime.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Toad (Party Time)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64 CaptainToad.png|The course icon of the Trick variant with Captain Toad

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RTN64.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Captain Toad

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RTN64 ToadetteExplorer.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Toadette (Explorer)

MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RTN64 FireBro.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Fire Bro

MKT Tour23 DryBonesCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the [[vs. Mega]] [[King Bob-omb]] bonus challenge held on this course

MKT Tour35 BabyMarioCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the [[Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|Time Trial]] bonus challenge held on this course

MKT Tour43 WendyCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the Time Trial bonus challenge held on Kalimari Desert 2R

MKT Tour56 ToadetteCupChallenge.png|The course icon of the [[Snap a Photo]] bonus challenge held on Kalimari Desert 2R/T

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*Six years prior to Kalimari Desert being added to ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', in June 2016, the official Nintendo UK Twitter account posted a screenshot of Toad and Wario crashing into the train on the course in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' captioned "Good things come to those who wait," though it was tagged with the hashtag "#MK8."<ref>@NintendoUK (June 4, 2016). [https://twitter.com/nintendouk/status/738777798060482560 "''Good things come to those who wait. #MK8''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 30, 2022.</ref>