DS Wario Stadium: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
(47 intermediate revisions by 29 users not shown)
Line 6: Line 6:
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
|ghost=2:14:868 by Ninten★マトゥ (''DS'')<br><small>([[Wario]] in the [[Brute]])</small><br>2:14.213 by Nin★Mizuho (''8'') (as [[Wario]])<br>2:09.171 by Nin★Mizuho (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Wario]]) (150cc)<br>1:39.724 by Nin★Massim (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Waluigi]]) (200cc)
|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|wifi=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])<br>Available ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample=''Mario Kart DS'': Shinobu Tanaka<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-WaluigiPinball.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS'' (Course Intro)<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-WarioStadiumFlyover.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata<br>[[File:MK8-Music-DS-WarioStadium.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_DS_WarioStadium_Frontrunning.oga]]
|sample=''Mario Kart DS'': Shinobu Tanaka[[File:MKDS-Music-WaluigiPinball.oga]]
''Mario Kart DS'' (Intro)[[File:MKDS-Music-WarioStadiumFlyover.oga]]
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata[[File:MK8-Music-DS-WarioStadium.oga]]  
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Frontrunning[[File:WiiU_DS_WarioStadium_Frontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS layout.png]]<br>
|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS layout.png]]<br>
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★マトゥ|2:14.868|[[File:Wario_MKDS_record_icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:MKDS Brute Model.png|32px|link=Brute]]}}{{ghost|8|Nin★Mizuho|2:14.213|[[File:MK8 Wario Icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:TrispeederBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Tri-Speeder]][[File:Off-Road.png|32px|link=Off-Road]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Mizuho|2:09.171|[[File:MK8 Wario Icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:TrispeederBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Tri-Speeder]][[File:Off-Road.png|32px|link=Off-Road]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Massim|1:39.724|[[File:MK8 Waluigi Icon.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:VarmintBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Varmint]][[File:HotMonsterTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Hot Monster]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}
}}
}}
'''Wario Stadium''' is the first race course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix. The course contains numerous mud puddles, speed boosts, jumps, twists, and fireballs. This version is more reminiscent of [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] than its Nintendo 64 counterpart and shares the same music as [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]]. It returns as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', making it the first Wario-themed retro course.
'''Wario Stadium''' is the first course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix. The course contains numerous mud puddles, [[Dash Panel]]s, jumps, twists, [[Fire Chain]]s and [[Fire Bars|Bars]]. This version is more reminiscent of [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] than its N64 [[Wario Stadium|counterpart]] and shares the same music with [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]].  
 
Wario Stadium reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first race of the [[Leaf Cup]], making it the first Wario-themed retro course.


==''Mario Kart DS''==
==''Mario Kart DS''==
The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a [[Dash Panel]] to jump over the end of the course (a mesh platform prevents racers from falling down). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Dash Panels on islands in the mud serve as a path to navigate the mud. Then, racers climb up ramps with spinning [[Fireball]]s that act like rings of fire. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with spinning fireball obstacles. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.
===Course layout===
The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a [[Dash Panel]] to jump over the end of the course (a mesh platform prevents racers from falling down). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Dash Panels on islands in the mud serve as a path to navigate the mud. Then, racers climb up a pair of ramps with spinning Fire Chains. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with Fire Bars. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.


With skillful use of lightweight characters combined with high-handling karts, the ramps with Dash Panels can be used carefully to avoid a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] by [[Mini-Turbo|boosting]] with precise timing when jumping over them.
With skillful use of lightweight characters combined with high-handling karts, the ramps with Dash Panels can be used carefully to avoid a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] by [[Mini-Turbo|boosting]] with precise timing when jumping over them.
Line 26: Line 26:


===Missions===
===Missions===
Mission 7-5 takes place on Wario Stadium. The mission involves the player having to collect twenty coins in fifty-five seconds.
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Wario Stadium:
*'''Mission 7-5''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must collect 20 [[coin]]s within 55 seconds. During this mission, there are two additional [[Fire Chain|fire chains]] for the player to avoid.


==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium.png|thumb|left|<small>DS</small> Wario Stadium in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium.png|thumb|250px|left|Wario Stadium in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Wario Stadium returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. While the layout is mostly the same, some changes have been made in the spinning fireballs section. Rather than driving through a mud path, racers now drive on a raised platform that acts as an anti-gravity section (similar to [[Mario Kart Stadium]] and {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}). Soon after, racers encounter a new [[Underwater driving|underwater section]] instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then leads to a [[Glide Ramp]] instead of a [[Dash Panel]]. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a simple U-turn. Other major changes include the addition of a statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from night to day. All the Dash Panels on the ramps are also smaller compared to their original appearance, but are more powerful, and racers can perform tricks when driving over one. In addition, the crowd can be heard cheering if the player performs a trick in the end of the anti-gravity section.
Wario Stadium makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. While the layout is mostly the same, some changes have been made in the Fire Bars section. Rather than driving through a mud path, racers now drive on a raised platform that acts as an anti-gravity section (similar to [[Mario Kart Stadium]] and {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}). Soon after, racers encounter a new [[Underwater driving|underwater section]] instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then leads to a [[Glide Ramp]] instead of a [[Dash Panel]]. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a simple U-turn. Other major changes include the addition of a statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from night to day. All the Dash Panels on the ramps are also smaller compared to their original appearance, but are more powerful, and racers can perform tricks when driving over one. In addition, the crowd can be heard cheering if the player performs a trick in both the Fire Chain jump and at the end of the anti-gravity section. Like its first appearance, it shares its music with {{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
 
The starting banner (which now has the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo) can be interacted with by playable characters gliding out of the underwater section, causing it to swing. The course is one of five with this feature; the other four courses are [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} and {{classic-link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}.
{{br|left}}
 
==Track layout comparisons==
The inner loop is the same in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 8''. Turn 4 after the bridge is sharper in ''8'', leading into the boost mold section.
 
Turn 5 leads left to the first jump section. Though they have same hills in ''DS'' and ''8'', the ''DS'' section is diagonally aligned.
 
In the ''DS'' layout, the hills are followed by turn 6 slightly right, turns 7-9 with mud traps, turn 10 leading into the second jump section, and turn 11 leading right into a bumpy section.


The starting banner can be interacted with by playable characters gliding out of the underwater section, causing it to swing. The course is one of four with this feature; the other three courses are [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} and {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}}.
The ''8'' layout skips turns 6 through 11, instead banking into an inside-leaning vertical hover section for its turn 6, leading into the sharp turns 7 and 8, followed by a turn 9 left turn into a jump section.


{{br|left}}
The final sharp turn, which is turn 12 in ''DS'' and turn 10 in ''8'', lead back onto the main stretch.
===Staff ghost===
<gallery widths=180px heights=180px>
The staff ghost for this course is Wario on the [[Tri-Speeder]], with a time of 2:14.213. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' 200cc, the staff ghost is [[Waluigi]] with a time of 1:39.724.
Wario Stadium Mario Kart DS 8 track layout comparison MKDS focus.webp|The ''Mario Kart DS'' track layout superimposed over the ''Mario Kart 8'' track layout
Wario Stadium Mario Kart DS 8 track layout comparison MK8 focus.webp|The ''Mario Kart 8'' track layout superimposed over the ''Mario Kart DS'' track layout
</gallery>


==Profiles==
==Profiles==
Line 48: Line 61:
==Sponsors==
==Sponsors==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Koopa Sport|Koopa Sport]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Koopa Sport|Koopa Sport]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Peach Grand Prix|Peach Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Peach Grand Prix|Peach Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Super Mario|Super Mario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Super Star!|Super Star!]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Star!|Super Star!]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Waluigi Grand Prix|Waluigi Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Waluigi Grand Prix|Waluigi Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Wario GP|Wario GP]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Wario GP|Wario GP]] (Trackside banners)


===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Line 62: Line 75:
|- valign=top
|- valign=top
|
|
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#BaNaNa Boy|BaNaNa Boy]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#BaNaNa Boy|BaNaNa Boy]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Bowser Oil|Bowser Oil]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bowser Oil|Bowser Oil]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Bullet Bill Speed Trail|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bullet Bill Speed Trial|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Signs)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[Leaf Cup]] (Banners, starting line, tents)
*[[Leaf Cup]] (Banners, starting line, tents)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Signs, trackside banners)
|
|
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Kart (Oil)|Mario Kart]] (Oil cans)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 7#Mario Kart (Oil)|Mario Kart]] (Oil cans)
*[[Mario Kart TV]] (Screens, tents, trackside banners, vans)
*[[Mario Kart TV]] (Screens, tents, trackside banners, vans)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Roy Smooth Sounds|Roy Smooth Sounds]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Roy Smooth Sounds|Roy Smooth Sounds]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Billionaires|Wario Billionaires]] (Crowd banners, banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Billionaires|Wario Billionaires]] (Crowd banners, banners)
|}
|}


Line 113: Line 126:
|Spa=Estadio Wario
|Spa=Estadio Wario
|SpaM=Wario Stadium
|SpaM=Wario Stadium
|Fra=Stade Wario
|Fre=Stade Wario
|FraM=Wario Stadium
|FreM=Wario Stadium
|Dut=Wario's Stadion
|Dut=Wario's Stadion
|DutM=Wario's Stadium
|DutM=Wario's Stadium
Line 136: Line 149:
[[Category:Stadiums]]
[[Category:Stadiums]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Unlockable race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
[[de:Wario-Arena#Mario Kart DS]]
[[de:Wario-Arena#Mario Kart DS]]
[[it:Stadio di Wario (DS)]]
[[it:Stadio di Wario (DS)]]

Revision as of 07:37, April 28, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS and classic course in Mario Kart 8. For the race course from Mario Kart 64, see Wario Stadium.
Wario Stadium
Screenshot of Mario Kart DS game featuring the Wario Stadium.
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Special Cup (DS)
Leaf Cup (8, 8 Deluxe)
Online play No longer available (DS, Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS: Shinobu Tanaka

Mario Kart DS (Course Intro)

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Yasuaki Iwata

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Wario Stadium map
Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Map of DS Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 8.Map of DS Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★マトゥ
2:14.868 Wario MKDS record icon.pngThe model of the Brute from Mario Kart DS
8 Nin★Mizuho
2:14.213 Wario's head icon in Mario Kart 8Tri-Speeder body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8
8DX 150cc Nin★Mizuho
2:09.171 Wario's head icon in Mario Kart 8Tri-Speeder body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8
8DX 200cc Nin★Massim
1:39.724 Waluigi's head icon in Mario Kart 8Varmint body from Mario Kart 8Hot Monster tires from Mario Kart 8Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8

Wario Stadium is the first course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart DS. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix. The course contains numerous mud puddles, Dash Panels, jumps, twists, Fire Chains and Bars. This version is more reminiscent of Waluigi Stadium than its N64 counterpart and shares the same music with Waluigi Pinball.

Wario Stadium reappears as a classic course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first race of the Leaf Cup, making it the first Wario-themed retro course.

Mario Kart DS

Course layout

The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a Dash Panel to jump over the end of the course (a mesh platform prevents racers from falling down). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Dash Panels on islands in the mud serve as a path to navigate the mud. Then, racers climb up a pair of ramps with spinning Fire Chains. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with Fire Bars. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.

With skillful use of lightweight characters combined with high-handling karts, the ramps with Dash Panels can be used carefully to avoid a Spiny Shell by boosting with precise timing when jumping over them.

This course's unique introduction music may be a reference to the baseball organ, based on its sounds and due to the fact that the course is a stadium.

Missions

There is one mission that takes place on Wario Stadium:

  • Mission 7-5: The player controls Wario, who must collect 20 coins within 55 seconds. During this mission, there are two additional fire chains for the player to avoid.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 8

Wario Stadium makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first course of the Leaf Cup. While the layout is mostly the same, some changes have been made in the Fire Bars section. Rather than driving through a mud path, racers now drive on a raised platform that acts as an anti-gravity section (similar to Mario Kart Stadium and GBA Mario Circuit). Soon after, racers encounter a new underwater section instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then leads to a Glide Ramp instead of a Dash Panel. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a simple U-turn. Other major changes include the addition of a statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from night to day. All the Dash Panels on the ramps are also smaller compared to their original appearance, but are more powerful, and racers can perform tricks when driving over one. In addition, the crowd can be heard cheering if the player performs a trick in both the Fire Chain jump and at the end of the anti-gravity section. Like its first appearance, it shares its music with DS Waluigi Pinball, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The starting banner (which now has the modern Mario Kart logo) can be interacted with by playable characters gliding out of the underwater section, causing it to swing. The course is one of five with this feature; the other four courses are Mario Circuit, 3DS Neo Bowser City, Tour Tokyo Blur and 3DS Rock Rock Mountain.

Track layout comparisons

The inner loop is the same in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 8. Turn 4 after the bridge is sharper in 8, leading into the boost mold section.

Turn 5 leads left to the first jump section. Though they have same hills in DS and 8, the DS section is diagonally aligned.

In the DS layout, the hills are followed by turn 6 slightly right, turns 7-9 with mud traps, turn 10 leading into the second jump section, and turn 11 leading right into a bumpy section.

The 8 layout skips turns 6 through 11, instead banking into an inside-leaning vertical hover section for its turn 6, leading into the sharp turns 7 and 8, followed by a turn 9 left turn into a jump section.

The final sharp turn, which is turn 12 in DS and turn 10 in 8, lead back onto the main stretch.

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • North American website bio: "Hit the dirt in Wario Stadium, where huge jumps and bone-rattling bumps make for an action-packed race."
  • European website bio: "Wario's tricky track is just as tricky and dirty as the man himself. It's a bump-ridden speedway-style course packed with pitfalls like mud to slow you down and spinning wheels of fire to burn unwary drivers. How this passed the safety inspection we'll never know..."

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes

"For this track, we've tried to represent Wario's nasty nature in sound. We've actually put most of the emphasis on the beat itself, rather than the original tune."

Sponsors

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワリオスタジアム
Wario Sutajiamu
Wario Stadium

Chinese (simplified) 瓦力欧竞技场
Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
Wario Arena

Chinese (traditional) 瓦利歐競技場
Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
Wario Arena

Dutch Wario's Stadion
Wario's Stadium
French Stade Wario
Wario Stadium
German Wario-Arena
Wario Arena
Italian Stadio di Wario
Wario's Stadium
Korean 와리오 스타디움
Wario Seutadium
Wario Stadium

Portuguese Estádio Wario
Wario Stadium
Russian Стадион Варио
Stadion Vario
Wario's Stadium

Spanish Estadio Wario
Wario Stadium