Shy Guy Falls

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Shy Guy Falls
Shy Guy Falls
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Flower Cup
Online play Available (Wii U until April 8, 2024, Switch)
Music sample
Shiho Fujii
Standard

Shy Guy miners

Frontrunning

Shy Guy miners / frontrunning
Course map
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of Shy Guy Falls in Mario Kart 8.Map of Shy Guy Falls in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
8 Nin★Frank
2:19.528 Shy Guy's head icon in Mario Kart 8Flame Rider body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Thumbnail of Shy Guy's Super Glider (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
8DX 150cc Nin★Frank
2:21.804 Shy Guy's head icon in Mario Kart 8Flame Rider body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Thumbnail of Shy Guy's Super Glider (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
8DX 200cc Nin★Anne
1:40.698 White YoshiMii's Standard ATV body from Mario Kart 8Retro Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8Parafoil glider from Mario Kart 8

Shy Guy Falls is the fourth and last course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It takes place in a cliffside area with two waterfalls. Shy Guys can be seen mining throughout the course while players drive up and down the waterfalls in an anti-gravity section. While in the mine section between the waterfall and the finish line, the Shy Guys can be heard using pickaxes and singing along to the music. There are fifty Coins located on this track.

Course layout[edit]

The course begins in a crystal mine created by Shy Guys. After a left turn followed by a right turn, an anti-gravity section begins, which turns the course sideways. This is followed by a jump over the first waterfall, and a left turn onto and up the second waterfall, where there are Dash Panels flowing with the water. The track then drops onto a wooden path and makes a left turn onto and down the first waterfall. After driving down the waterfall, there is a gliding section leading to the next part of the track. If the player pulls their glider up, a higher path can be taken, which then jumps back to the main path. After, the track turns slightly to the left, through a small mine where the Shy Guys are working, then to the right, before being followed by two jumps. After the jumps, the player makes a right turn which leads to the finish line.

Around the part where racers drive down the waterfall, Piranha Plants using their appearance and animation from N64 Royal Raceway can be seen, but are purely aesthetic.

Shortcuts[edit]

  • Before the first waterfall, there is a turn that the player can cut off if they use a speed boosting item.
  • After the gliding section, the player can boost through some grass and take a jump onto an alternate path, which then joins up with the main path.
  • Before the finish line, the player can cut off the final turn by using a Mushroom or a Star.

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner note[edit]

"We wanted to give this track the same sense of excitement you get from accelerating rapidly down a steep slope. We thought the Shy Guys moving in time to the music were really cute, so we added their voices for fun, singing in time to the track."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ヘイホーこうざん
Heihō Kōzan
Shy Guy Mine

Chinese (simplified) 嘿虎矿山
Hēihǔ Kuàngshān
嘿呵矿山 (Tencent)[1]
Hēihē Kuàngshān

Shy Guy Mine

Chinese (traditional) 嘿呵礦山
Hēihē Kuàngshān
Shy Guy Mine

Dutch Shy Guys Kristalmijn
Shy Guy's Crystal Mine
French (NOA) Chutes Maskache
Shy Guy Falls
French (NOE) Cascades Maskass
Shy Guy Waterfalls
German Shy Guys Wasserfälle
Shy Guy's Waterfalls
Italian Cascate di Tipo Timido
Shy Guy's Waterfalls
Korean 헤이호 광산
Heiho Gwangsan
Shy Guy Mine

Portuguese Cascata do Masquito
Shy Guy's Waterfalls
Russian Водопады скромняг
Vodopady skromnyag
Shy Guy Waterfalls

Spanish Cataratas Shy Guy
Shy Guy Waterfalls

Trivia[edit]

  • This was the only course in Mario Kart 8's Flower Cup not to be playable (or revealed) in the E3 2013 demo.
  • The Shy Guys' chanting and mining are heard again in Wii Wario's Gold Mine.

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