Amsterdam Drift
| Amsterdam Drift | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||
| Information | |||||||||||
| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2022) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Fruit Cup | ||||||||||
| Tours |
Amsterdam Drift:
Amsterdam Tour Metropolitan Tour Spring Tour Amsterdam Drift 2: Metropolitan Tour Anniversary Tour (2022) Spring Tour Amsterdam Drift 3: Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) Anniversary Tour (2023) | ||||||||||
| Based on | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Amsterdam Drift is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is set in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Like with a majority of the game's other city courses, this course has three routes: Amsterdam Drift, Amsterdam Drift 2, and Amsterdam Drift 3. The first route debuted in the city's namesake tour, the Amsterdam Tour, the second route debuted in the Metropolitan Tour, and the third route debuted in the November–December 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour. The first route takes players through the Zaanse Schans and the streets of central Amsterdam, the second route takes players into the canals of the city, and the third route takes racers through the Keukenhof tulip fields and some parts of central Amsterdam. Amsterdam Drift is the first city course to have all three of its routes released in the same year, which would be followed by Athens Dash, Rome Avanti, and Madrid Drive in 2023. Additionally, the first route starts in the opposite direction compared to the other two.
Portions of this course are set underwater in the canals of Amsterdam, making this the only city course with mandatory underwater driving, and the third city course with underwater driving altogether, after Los Angeles Laps and Singapore Speedway.
Amsterdam Drift appears as the first course of the Fruit Cup in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Amsterdam Drift[edit]
In the standard layout, racers start the course on Damrak street, in between the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and De Bijenkorf, while they head towards Amsterdam Centraal station before making a right turn. After that, racers make a left turn while they pass the Montelbaanstoren, followed by going underneath the NEMO Science Museum and through the IJtunnel. They then glide over a river acting as both the IJ in Amsterdam and the Zaan at the Zaanse Schans, in between the mills Het Jonge Schaap and De Zoeker while avoiding their sails. Racers then make their way to a dirt road with Monty Moles and a shortcut ramp. Houses and windmills resembling those found on the Zaanse Schans appear in the background of the area. The course eventually leads to a dash panel, making racers jump onto a ferry. This is followed by another jump from the ferry onto the paved road again. Racers then go down the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal street, which leads right behind the Royal Palace, along with Hotel Die Port van Cleve and the Former Amsterdam Main Post Office (currently a shopping mall known as Magna Plaza). Along this road, there is a moving tram which drivers can run into for a trick. The road makes a gradual left, transitioning into the Rokin street and going past Gebouw Industria, before leading to the finish line.
The course also appears as Amsterdam Drift R (reversed), Amsterdam Drift T (with ramps), and Amsterdam Drift R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R and T variants, racers drive on top of the NEMO Science Museum. In the T and R/T variants, racers can briefly drive underwater. In the T variant, the Monty Moles along the dirt road are replaced with Goombas. In the R/T variant, there is a stationary dash panel ramp truck near the moving tram, and the ferry is moved; racers use a glide ramp to cross the river the first time, though the gliding section at the second river crossing is removed.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Amsterdam Drift tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Amsterdam Drift.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Amsterdam Drift and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Amsterdam Drift tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
