N64 Mario Raceway: Difference between revisions

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'''Mario Raceway''', alternatively named '''Mario Circuit'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51, page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49, page 40.</ref> (which is also its Japanese name), is the fourth and last course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. It is [[Mario]]'s home track of the game. It is the second shortest course of the game after [[N64 Moo Moo Farm|Moo Moo Farm]]. This track shares its music with [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], [[Wario Stadium]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]].  

Mario Raceway reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Shell Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]].

This course features Mario's [[Mario Cap|red cap]] on the top of the course's terrace, next to the starting line. The road is made of concrete, just like [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. Although the course has no pit hazards, it is filled in rough grass, and running over them causes any kart to slow down. However, using a speed booster as a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|Star]], drivers can make shortcuts through the grass and dust. [[Piranha Plant]]s are an obstacle found over the grass, and bumping into one causes the Kart to spin around. Many Piranha Plants are located near to the corners.

Upon getting to the first turn, the racers go near a hill to take a semi-circular turn surrounding a big toadstool. A long stretch of the road is next, featuring a giant rotating sign with text reading "Go" and Mario's artwork from ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Running into this sign while using a Star causes it to rise into the air.<ref>Supper Mario Broth (November 16, 2018). [https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/180182866865/top-in-mario-kart-64-driving-into-the-rotating Supper Mario Broth Blog]. ''Tumblr''. Retrieved April 28, 2023.</ref> The road leads the racers to a curl S bend where they pass through a [[Warp Pipe]] tunnel. The racers end crossing the finish line once they exit out of the pipe.

In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this course. It was a time trial race, in which players used the [[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]] to get the fastest time possible. Oil slicks and [[Pokey]]s also made an appearance. The tournament was the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#November 2008 Tournament 2|second tournament of November 2008]]. It was later repeated as the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#November 2010 Tournament 2|second tournament of November 2010]], the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#March 2012 Tournament 1|second tournament of March 2012]], and the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#June 2013 Tournament 1|first tournament of June 2013]].

Mario Raceway returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. It was the final N64 course added to the game. Visually, the course resembles the ''Mario Kart Tour'' iteration of [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], with the grandstand, the starting banner and the trees having the same design of the mentioned course. [[Hot-air balloon|Hot-air balloons]] have been added to the background, akin to [[N64 Yoshi Valley]]. The rotating signs' design is retained from ''Mario Kart Wii'', except the "Go" is in a different font and the background has a checkered pattern. A glass wall now runs along the entire stretch of the hill in the top half of the course. Like [[N64 Choco Mountain]], the proportions of the course differ notably from the original version of the track - most notably, the track has been condensed vertically. The U-turn around the mushroom is more banked and no longer has any offroad between it and the wall. The brick wall now has indented sections. [[Goomba]]s now appear in the pipe section; the pipe itself is now designed like the one present in [[3DS Mario Circuit]], and has rocks blocking off the offroad areas on either side of it, making it now mandatory to drive through. Like [[N64 Royal Raceway]] and [[N64 Luigi Raceway]], the course uses the ''Mario Kart 7'' arrangement of the ''Mario Kart 64'' raceway music.

The course also appears as '''Mario Raceway R''' (reversed), '''Mario Raceway T''' (with ramps), and '''Mario Raceway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, [[Piranha Plant]]s are scattered throughout the course in the off-road. In the R/T variant, the mushroom located inside the U-turn acts as a [[Mushroom Trampoline]], and has racers driving on top of the pipe on the final lap.

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

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