Choco Mountain
- Not to be confused with Choco Island.
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 64. For the musical theme with the same name, see Choco Mountain (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart Tour (2020) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 1) (2022) Mario Kart World (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup (64) Leaf Cup (DS) Golden Dash Cup (8 Deluxe) Lightning Cup (World) | ||||||||||||||
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Exploration Tour (2020)
Wild West Tour Super Mario Kart Tour Los Angeles Tour (2020) Rosalina Tour Peach vs. Daisy Tour Yoshi Tour (2021) Ninja Tour (2021) Wedding Tour Los Angeles Tour (2021) Mario vs. Peach Tour Toad vs. Toadette Tour Space Tour (2021) Holiday Tour (2021) New Year's 2022 Tour Amsterdam Tour Doctor Tour (2022) Bowser Tour (2022) Battle Tour Animal Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Rally/ies | Golden Rally Acorn Rally | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 687 m | ||||||||||||||
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- “Yum, Choco Mountain! And let me tell you, Choco Mountain is not edible. I repeat: you cannot eat Choco Mountain.”
- —Play Nintendo[1]
Choco Mountain is the third race course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 64.
Choco Mountain also appears in Mario Kart DS as the second race of the Leaf Cup; in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2020 Exploration Tour; in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third race of the Golden Dash Cup in the Booster Course Pass; and in Mario Kart World as the second race of the Lightning Cup.
The course's chocolate aesthetic is reminiscent of the Choco Island racecourses from Super Mario Kart. A third of the way through the course, a chocolate pyramid can be seen.
Mario Kart 64Edit
The course is mostly surrounded by tall cliffs on both sides. Players come across the first set of Item Boxes after a right turn then a slight turn left. Afterward comes a U-turn to the right and a straightaway with a tunnel headed below the starting point. Another item set comes after two left turns and a slight one to the right. After a hill, racers continue straight before heading toward another left turn and then a U-turn to the left. The U-turn features falling boulders for obstacles, dropping into the water below. Racers take a gradual right turn, which has the last item set, and players who fall off land onto the left turn from before. The last item set is along the gradual right turn. Lastly, the course has one slight right turn and three hills before the finish line.
In 50cc and Time Trials mode only, there is a banister protecting the curve to prevent players from falling into the trap.[citation needed]
The course's music also plays on Block Fort and Double Deck during Battle Mode.
Mario Kart DSEdit
Choco Mountain makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart DS as the second course of the Leaf Cup. The basic layout is the same, but the texture for the road and mountain was redone, and there is no longer a banister in even 50cc and Time Trials. There is more water in the pit, and boulders have different appearance rates. Most walls on the course are modified to be flatter, likely due to this game's lack of the crash mechanic. The yellow line is not at the finish line, and the transparent squares have been replaced by yellow ones. The music was rearranged to the game's soundfont, alongside some minor alterations. It was one of the courses that could be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
MissionsEdit
- Mission 4-6: Donkey Kong tries to hit 10 Item Boxes, each containing a Mushroom, within 70 seconds.[2] The Item Boxes are always part of a set featuring several fake ones.
Mario Kart TourEdit
Choco Mountain reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour, where it makes its debut in the 2020 Exploration Tour. The course has seen extensive graphical improvements, and its layout has been condensed horizontally. Its starting banner has been changed to a wooden sign with a blue, three-dimensional Mario Kart logo, while the starting line is changed to black with gray and white checkers. More signs were added to the track. There is now a scarce amount of foliage on the borders of the road. A pit and some dead trees have been added at the left of the first turn and some small ramps were added just before the face of the mountain. After entering through the mountain, the track now has a cavern section with Swoops, crystals and off-road shortcuts. A Glide Ramp with a pit below and on the right has been added at the end of the cavern; a bridge is placed where racers land, which they can perform a Jump Boost on. A concrete wall and Fish Bone fossils were added in the part with the boulders. The boulders themselves were redesigned, have altered spawn rates, and bounce only once before falling into the water. Coins are added to the track. The banister that was originally present in Mario Kart 64 in 50cc and Time Trials reappears from the curve right after the boulders in all engine classes. The last turn now has an off-road part that the players can use as a shortcut, and the other turns have sharper angles. In addition, the white fog that covers most the track has been made less dense, making the surroundings slightly more visible.
Like SNES Donut Plains 1, SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2, N64 Frappe Snowland and GCN Mushroom Bridge, it retains its original music, rather than using the Mario Kart DS arrangement.
The course also appears as Choco Mountain R (reversed), Choco Mountain T (with ramps), and Choco Mountain R/T (reversed with ramps), with the former two being introduced along with the normal variant in the 2020 Exploration Tour and the latter in the Wedding Tour.
In the T and R/T variants, the glide ramp is now gone, replaced with a series of regular ramps.
AppearancesEdit
For this course's tour appearances, see List of N64 Choco Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which N64 Choco Mountain 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 N64 Choco Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challengesEdit
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Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
Choco Mountain returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the first wave of Booster Course Pass DLC. It appears as the third course of the Golden Dash Cup. It is heavily patterned after its appearance in Mario Kart Tour, though with updated graphics. The white fog that covers most of the track in the track's previous installments has been dramatically reduced, making most of the track visible. Extra details have been added to several off-road sections, such as a bird's nest on the mountain side and spectators such as Koopa Paratroopas flying about and Shy Guys sitting on the mountain side. The ramps before the cavern section have been removed, the glider at the end of the tunnel was made smaller and players can no longer trick off the broken bridge. Headlights also turn on while in the cave section, while the Swoops have new pathing. Cracks were added to the ground to mark where the boulders fall. It is now possible to drive on the left wall near the bumps at the finish line and the line's gray checkers now have two hues. The track also receives a country-inspired musical arrangement with harmonica, fiddle, banjo, and electric guitar.[5]
As with all other courses from Wave 1, this course's icon and lighting were adjusted slightly in the 2.1.0 update. Prior to the aforementioned update, the wheels on the karts did not build up dirt despite the fact that Choco Mountain is a dirt-based track.
Mario Kart WorldEdit
Choco Mountain returns once again in Mario Kart World, appearing as the second course of the Lightning Cup, as well as the second checkpoint of the Golden and Acorn Rallies. It is one of three classic courses in the cup, and is the only one to not be from Mario Kart Wii. The course has received a drastic redesign, now appearing as a monster truck arena, with a large structure in the middle of the course resembling a monster truck. It is less enclosed, features a marked road (made of dirt, metal, and asphalt) and large metal structures, and revolves around a facility named Chargin' Chuck Monster Trucks,[6] with the eponymous enemies appearing as obstacles.[7] The actual shape of the environment itself is fashioned after a monster truck. The course’s layout is also substantially more distorted compared to past iterations. The music was given a metal arrangement.[8] Chocolate pools were added as a hazard, acting similarly to lava. Racers will fall in after driving through it for a brief period of time, unless they use items that allow them to go off-road. Chargin' Chucks are another new obstacle, running and kicking footballs across the track, and the falling boulders reappear.
Racers will be transformed into Chargin' Chuck, Nabbit, Spike, or Monty Mole via the Kamek item on this course.
Course layoutEdit
RoutesEdit
There are four different paths that enter Choco Mountain depending on the route taken to reach the course.
- Traveling from Crown City, Cheep Cheep Falls, Moo Moo Meadows, or Peach Stadium has the player enter the course from the side, passing under the end of the track and turning left to pass through the starting line.
- Traveling from Toad's Factory has the player enter the course from the large turn with the falling boulders, following the main route of the course before starting the final lap.
- The remaining routes skip the first three turns of Choco Mountain:
- Traveling from Mario Bros. Circuit, Whistlestop Summit, or Shy Guy Bazaar has the player enter the course from behind the starting line facing the reverse direction of the track, then turn to the right and drop onto the main course, skipping the first 3 turns and the large jump.
- Traveling from Wario Stadium or Bowser's Castle has the player enter the course from the start of the third turn after traveling the first two turns in reverse.
The Choco Island courses from Super Mario Kart can be driven on south of the course. The routes from Peach Stadium, Crown City, Moo Moo Meadows, and Cheep Cheep Falls have drivers race across Choco Island 1, whereas the routes from Whistlestop Summit, Mario Bros. Circuit, and Shy Guy Bazaar take drivers through Choco Island 2. Only the routes from Moo Moo Meadows, Cheep Cheep Falls, Mario Bros. Circuit, and Shy Guy Bazaar use the full layouts, as split paths.
The route between Whistlestop Summit and Choco Mountain has a unique element where the racers are picked up by a tornado and thrown into a gliding section.
From Mario Bros. Circuit
From Crown City
From Whistlestop Summit
From Shy Guy Bazaar
From Wario Stadium
From Cheep Cheep Falls
From Moo Moo Meadows (used in the Lightning Cup)
From Toad's Factory
From Bowser's Castle
From Peach Stadium
A composite map of all routes leading to Choco Mountain
BrandsEdit
This section is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information. Specifics: Mario Kart World brands
Mario Kart 64Edit
Mario Kart DSEdit
- Luigi GP (signs)
- Nintendo (blue, like in the unlocalized Mario Kart 64) (signs)
- Yoshi Kart (signs)
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
- Mario Work Gear (signs)
- Yoshi's Egg Market (signs)
- Dream Gliders (signs)
- Shy Guy Metals (signs)
- Fuzzy Battery (signs)
- Roy Smooth Sounds (signs)
- Bob-omb Plugs (signs)
ProfilesEdit
Mario Kart 64Edit
- Instruction manual bio: "This mountainous course climbs and descends through extreme altitude differences and has continuous sharp curves. Your skills at sliding can greatly affect your rank or time. Watch for the signs along the way warning where large rocks might fall on you."[9]
- Website bio: "Dangerous mountain roadways make this course tricky"[10]
Mario Kart DSEdit
- Website description:
- English (United States):
This mountain path is brimming with hazards. Whether you're dodging a boulder or testing your nerve along a cliff edge, Choco Mountain is no joke. - English (United Kingdom):
If Choco Mountain was a chocolate bar, it would be the kind with teeth-breaking crunchy bits inside, rather than a smooth and creamy centre. Here, deadly rockslides knock the unwary driver into an abyss, while you fight to maintain control over the undulating terrain.
- English (United States):
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
- Nintendo Switch News app:
- English (United States):
This course first appeared in the Mario Kart 64 game.
True to its name, this course takes place on a chocolate-colored mountain full of corners and slopes. Hmm...you don't suppose you can eat it, can you?
Watch out for falling rocks! Paying attention to their shadows may help. - English (United Kingdom):
Introducing Choco Mountain!
Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the first wave, which is available now: N64 Choco Mountain.
Making its debut in the Nintendo 64 title, Mario Kart 64, Choco Mountain is distinctive for its many bends, slopes and chocolate-hued peaks! Then there's the tumbling rocks that assail the track in places. Getting through in one piece will take some doing! If you're up for a chocolatey challenge, give it a try!
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GalleryEdit
Mario Kart 64Edit
Artwork
The icon from the menu
The icon from the official Mario Kart 64 website
An overview of the map from the official Mario Kart 64 website
Entering Choco Mountain
Falling rocks
Falling off the cliff into the track below
Mario Kart DSEdit
The course icon
Toad driving through Choco Mountain
The section with falling boulders
Mario Kart TourEdit
Course iconsEdit
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (N64 courses) § Choco Mountain.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
ScreenshotsEdit
View of the starting line
View of a cliffside turn
View of the entrance to the cave
Swoops in the cave section
View of the cave
View of the turn around the lake
View of the last turn
Captain Toad drifting in the Clanky Kart on the R variant
Funky Kong, Rosalina (Aurora), Dry Bowser, and Wario (Hiker) tricking on the course
Toadette (Explorer) tricking in the Clackety Kart on the T variant
Wario (Hiker), Captain Toad, and Toadette (Explorer) tricking on the course
Birdo and her variants tricking on the course
Shy Guy (Gold) about to collect an event token
Captain Toad and Toadette (Explorer) tricking on the course with the Clanky Kart and Clackety Kart
Kamek, Gold Koopa (Freerunning), King Boo (Gold), Dry Bones (Gold), and King Bob-omb (Gold) tricking on the course
Luigi (Golf), Luigi (Vacation), Luigi (Painter), Luigi (Lederhosen), and Luigi (Classic) tricking on the course
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
The course icon
The full course icon
Results screen
The start of the race on the course
Bowser, Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Luigi, and others on the course
Peach, Bowser, Shy Guy and Waluigi racing on the course
Mario Kart WorldEdit
Course icon
Icon in the Acorn Rally
World map icon
NamingEdit
Internal namesEdit
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart 64 | 1 MOUNTAIN | 1 - Mountain | |
| Mario Kart DS | old_choco_64 | Old Choco 64 | |
| Mario Kart Tour | Gn64_ChocoMountain | Grand Prix N64 Choco Mountain | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Cnsw_13 | Charger NSW Wave 1 Course 3 | |
| Mario Kart World | ChocoMountain[11] | Choco Mountain |
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | チョコマウンテン[?] Choko Maunten |
Choco Mountain | |
| Chinese | 巧克力山[?] Qiǎokèlì Shān |
Chocolate Mountain | |
| Dutch | Chocokloof[?] | Choco Gorge | |
| French | Montagne Choco[12] | Choco Mountain | |
| German | Schoko-Sumpf[?] | Choco Swamp | |
| Italian | Cioccocanyon[?] | Choco Canyon | |
| Korean | 초코 마운틴[?] Choko Mauntin |
Choco Mountain | |
| Polish | Góra Czekoladowa[?] | Mount Chocolate | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Monte Achocolatado[?] | Mount Chocolate | Mario Kart World |
| Montanha Chocolate[?] | Chocolate Mountain | Mario Kart Tour | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Monte Achocolatado[?] | Mount Chocolate | |
| Russian | Шоколадная гора[13] Shokoladnaya gora |
Chocolate Mountain | |
| Spanish | Monte Chocolate[14][15] | Mount Chocolate |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Play Nintendo (June 18, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets MORE Courses?!🙀🚦 | @Play Nintendo (02:05). YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Slime Boss (March 24, 2022). Mario Kart DS: Mission Mode | Level 4: King Boo (06:11). YouTube. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g AppCentral (October 1, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Roy Cup! (Los Angeles Tour). YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ a b DarkyKitty (August 31, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Donkey Kong Cup (Exploration Tour) - #96. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Nintendo of America (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC – Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Eurogamer (April 3, 2025). Mario Kart World Gameplay: A Full Race of Knockout Tour. YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ HikakinTV (April 4, 2025). Nintendo Switch 2でマリオカート ワールド遊びまくってみた！【予約すべし】#nintendoswitch2 #switch2. YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ WiiPlayz (April 27, 2025). Mario Kart World OST: N64 Choco Mountain (reduced vocals). YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ 1997. Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (English). Page 29. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Mario Kart 64: Flower Cup. nintendo.com (American English). Archived February 5, 1998, 06:51:55 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ File name of the course's sticker on the Japanese Mario Kart World online events website, Sign_ChocoMountain.png. All course stickers use the prefix "Sign_". Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 5 Jun. 2025 on YouTube by Siphano)
- ^ In-game name from Mario Kart World.
- ^ Nintendúo. Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD (4:40). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ BRCDEvg. Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
