Cloudtop Cruise

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This article is about the race course that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit with the same Japanese name, see Sky Garden (GBA). Cloudtop Cruise Information Appearance(s) Mario Kart 8 (2014) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) Cup(s) it Appears in Special Cup Based Upon Sky Garden Airship Staff Ghost 2:26.347 by Nin★Maria (MK8) (as Baby Rosalina) 2:19.568 by Nin★Maria (MK8D) (as Baby Rosalina) (150cc) 1:44.120 by Nin★Giulia (MK8D) (as Bowser Jr.) (200cc) Wi-Fi Available (Wii U, Switch) Music Course Map Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Cloudtop Cruise is the first race track in the Special Cup of Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This course mainly takes place on a giant beanstalk (similar to Sky Garden) and on an airship (like Airship Fortress). Several of Bowser's airships are seen flying in the background. Like several other courses, the music for this course have two different variations: the first variation is orchestral and plays when the players drive on the cloud and beanstalk sections, while the second variation is a rock arrangement that plays when reaching the thundercloud section. The ending portion of both variations uses parts of Sky Station Galaxy and Gusty Garden Galaxy's music from the Super Mario Galaxy games. The course's music also reappears as an arrangement in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on the new Mario Circuit stage, which combines the two variations. Course layout The course as seen from the starting line. The race starts on a giant beanstalk. Shortly after there is a ramp with some Item Boxes on it, and there is a Bowser Balloon that characters can bounce on, similar to the mushrooms in Mushroom Gorge from Mario Kart Wii. The racers will then continue racing on a cloud. Later, they come onto an airship, where the player encounters two paths, both of which meet up right before a cannon, which launches the player to a anti-gravity metal track inside a storm cloud. On the track, there are many boost panels, but once in a while, lightning will strike them, which the racers have to avoid or else they will get knocked out. This section then ends to start a gliding section, which touches down on a giant stone ? Block, a reference to how Beanstalks grow out of ? Blocks in Mario games. There is just one more right turn before the finish line. Shortcuts Players can bounce on the second Bowser Balloon without using a Mushroom. Near the end of the lap, players can jump off two big leaves, cutting off the final corner. Staff ghost The staff ghost for this track is Baby Rosalina in the Biddybuggy. The times to beat are 2:26.347 in Mario Kart 8 and 2:19.568 in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc, the staff ghost is Bowser Jr. with a time of 1:44.120. Gallery An image released by Nintendo which revealed the name of the track. The track's icon. Starting line. Baby Rosalina at the start of the track. Rosalina racing on the track. Cloudy segment of the track. The Airship segment on the track. Entrance of the track's thunderhead segment. Mario racing on the track. Final jump. Aerial view of the beanstalk segment of the track. Shy Guy racing on the track. The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course. Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Japanese スカイガーデン Sukai Gāden Sky Garden Spanish Ruta Celeste Celestial Road French (NOA) Dans les nuages In the Clouds French (NOE) Voie céleste Celestial Way Dutch Wildewolkenweg Wild Cloudway German Wolkenstraße Cloudstreet Italian Vascello Nuvolante "Cloudflying" Vessel – "Nuvolante" is a pun of "nuvola" (cloud) and "volante" (flying) Portuguese Via Nublada Cloudy Way Russian Заоблачный круиз Zaoblachnyy kruiz Cloudstrider Cruise Korean 스카이 가든 Seukai Gadeun Sky Garden Chinese 空中花園 (Traditional) 空中花园 (Simplified) Kōngzhōng Huāyuán Sky Garden Trivia A Mario sprite can be seen hidden in one of the clouds. The first portion of the track music plays in amiibo screens in retail stores. 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