GBA Yoshi Desert

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Yoshi Desert
MKSC Yoshi Desert Starting Line.png
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
GBA Yoshi Desert in Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Cup(s) Star Cup
Tour(s)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart Tour
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The map for Yoshi Desert
MKSC Yoshi Desert Mini Map.png
Mario Kart Tour
Map of GBA Yoshi Desert from Mario Kart Tour

Yoshi Desert is the third course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. In this course, there are pyramids and a Yoshi Sphinx statue in the background. About the track, there are cacti and quicksand zones, where Piranha Plants wait to prey on any kart that falls in. There are also two oases, and at the second, the player can use a Star or Mushrooms to make a shortcut. The course has a few Dash Panels, which can either help the player or make the player lose control.

The Yoshi Sphinx that appears in this course appeared multiple times after, the first time being in Dry Dry Ruins in Mario Kart Wii. Later, in Paper Mario: Sticker Star, the sphinx appears as a location that Mario visits rather than a background detail. The background music for the course is heavily Arabic-inspired, using a double harmonic scale for the majority of its main melody. A modified version of the sound effect emitted by Yoshi in older Super Mario games plays in time with the music throughout the song. This is made more obvious in the Mario Kart Tour arrangement.

The course later makes its debut as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the 2023 Yoshi Tour.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Course layout[edit]

The track starts on a small straightaway with a short left turn. A series of S-turns follow, with a Dash Panel shortly after the first wide turn. After the S turns is a somewhat wider area with quicksand pits on the off-road sections, small ramps near the beginning and a large group of Coins in the wider area. An oasis is located to the left of this area. After the wider area is a right hand turn with more quicksand pits to the side and another large right hand U turn. Following this turn is a longer straightaway with a few coins and ramps. Another right hand U turn is after the straight path leading to another sharp U turn. At the end of the U turn is another oasis, with the track going around it. After the oasis is the final straightaway leading to the finish. The course's layout is very similar to Sunset Wilds.

Shortcuts[edit]

  • At the beginning of the turn at the second oasis is a ramp going over the oasis. The player can use a Mushroom to jump the oasis. A quicksand pit is located before the ramp.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Yoshi Desert makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the 2023 Yoshi Tour. Various architecture such as pillars, arches, and the pyramids are much closer to the course rather than being limited to just the background. Cacti and billboards with sponsors have also been added to the course. A starting banner, made of damaged pillars and using the classic Mario Kart logo, is added. The time of day has also been changed to sunrise, much like N64 Yoshi Valley and DS Airship Fortress. Most of the turns are preserved, but the track is shaped very differently in proportions compared to the original, as the top half of the course's layout has been elongated; the first lake has also been incorporated into a new split path, and the road next to it has a trickable ramp. Two falling pillars have been added before the first oasis. All Piranha Plants in the quicksand pits are now visible, which are now reduced from seven of the original to just three. The oasis shortcut has been changed a bit, now lacking a ramp. Despite this, a Mushroom is still required to use it. Like other Mario Kart: Super Circuit courses that hadn't received new music compositions, this course received a new rendition of its music, notably replacing the synth bass with a simple pulse waveform, but retaining the Yoshi vocals, which are now reused from Super Mario World. Unlike the GBA courses introduced prior in Tour, the colored blocks follow the pattern of the SNES courses instead.

This course also appears as Yoshi Desert R (reversed), Yoshi Desert T (with ramps), and as Yoshi Desert R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, no pillars fall onto the track, and there are two Piranha Plants in pipes. In the R/T variant, there are several water geysers along the track, including two at the end which come out of pipes.

Appearances[edit]

For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Yoshi Desert tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Yoshi Desert 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 GBA Yoshi Desert tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
GBA Yoshi Desert from Mario Kart Tour
Normal variant
Daisy (Thai Dress)Donkey Kong Mii Racing SuitDry Bowser Mii Racing SuitGold Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitIggy Mii Racing SuitKing Bob-omb Mii Racing SuitKoopa Clown Mii Racing SuitMario (Satellaview)Petey PiranhaYoshi (Gold Egg)Yoshi (Kangaroo) Blazing EagleFlowery BadwagonGold 8-Bit Pipe FrameGold CometGold Hop RodGold Lunar CruiserGold Shielded SpeedsterHuffin Puffin EggPink CometPiranha PipesShielded SpeedsterSpicy Zucchini 8-Bit GoombaBlack StarchuteFire Manta GliderFlying FlappersGold BellsGold TulipsNabbit ParachutePiranha Plant BalloonsStealth GliderSunny Surf MasterWonderful Garnet Bowser Mii Racing SuitDaisy Mii Racing SuitDry Bones Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Knight)Luigi Mii Racing SuitMario (King)Mario (Samurai)Piranha Plant Mii Racing SuitSilver Mii Racing SuitTanooki MarioWiggler (Gold)Yellow Mii Racing SuitYoshi Mii Racing Suit Black CarriageDK MaximumFireflyGold Bullet BlasterGold Cupid's ArrowGold Jingle BellGold Pipes**Gold TricksterGold Wild SluggerGreen CometLunar CruiserRainbow Pipe BuggyTaiko Drum DasherWild Wiggler 8-Bit Super GliderGold Home-Field GliderGold Penguin WingtipGreen Cat ParafoilLava RocksRainbow Fare FlierRed Checkered GliderRed EmblemSmiley Flower GliderWaluigi's MustacheWiggler Parachute***Yoshi's Cookies
Birdo (Red) Red Turbo Birdo Birdo (Yellow)Black Shy GuyWario Orange Turbo BirdoRed Streamliner 8-Bit Jumping Luigi
Lemmy
GBA Yoshi Desert R from Mario Kart Tour
R variant
Castle Mii Racing SuitChargin' Chuck (Gold)Goomba Mii Racing SuitKoopa Clown Mii Racing SuitLight-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Pauline (Cowgirl)Pokey Mii Racing SuitPoochyToad (Tourist)Wario Mii Racing SuitWiggler (Tourist)Yellow Mii Racing Suit Boo PipesCact-BCamo Tanooki KartChain Chomp ChariotGold Bullet BlasterGold Monarch KartRainbow StreetleSilver Cupid's ArrowSpicy ZucchiniSwift TalonTaiko Drum DasherYellow 8-Bit Pipe FrameYellow Offroader Fuzzy KiteGold 8-Bit GliderGolden GliderRainbow Fare FlierRed Checkered GliderRed EmblemSakura Origami GliderSmiley Flower GliderWario's MustacheWiggler ParachuteWonderful Diamond ? Block Mii Racing SuitCat MarioDaisy (Swimwear)Dry Bowser Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitIggy Mii Racing SuitKing Boo Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Gold Knight)Morton Mii Racing SuitOrange Mii Racing SuitToadette Mii Racing SuitYellow Shy Guy (Explorer) Desert Rose Wagon***Dry Bones DasherGold 8-Bit Pipe FrameGold BruiserGold Double-DeckerGold Fish Bone FerryGold Hop RodGold PaintsterGold QuickshawGold Shielded SpeedsterGold StandardPink CometTuk-Tuk KartWild Slugger 8-Bit Block Glider8-Bit GoombaBlack StarchuteBright RibbonGold BellsGold Boo MasksGold Flappy WingsGold TulipsGold UmbrellaGolden WingsLuigi Golf CapMeteor BalloonsPink Gold Meteors
Birdo (Green)Birdo (Orange)Orange Shy GuyOrange YoshiYellow Yoshi Orange Turbo YoshiRed Turbo Birdo
Shy Guy
GBA Yoshi Desert T from Mario Kart Tour
T variant
Bowser Mii Racing SuitDaisy Mii Racing SuitDry Bones Mii Racing SuitDry Bowser Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitLarry Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Gold Knight)Luigi (Knight)Mario (Samurai)Toadette (Astronaut)Toadette Mii Racing SuitYellow Shy Guy (Explorer) Blazing EagleBlooper ShuttleCact-RGold B DasherGold Cupid's ArrowGold DriverPurple DozerPurple Rattle BuggyRainbow Pipe BuggyRed OffroaderTuk-Tuk KartWiggler Egg 8-Bit Super GliderGold Cloud BalloonsGold Flappy WingsGold Mario Golf CapGold Piranha Plant BalloonsLava RocksLuigi Golf CapRed and Gold UmbrellaSilver Candlelight FlightWaluigi's MustacheYellow Hard Hat BalloonYoshi's Cookies Blue Mii Racing SuitBrown Mii Racing SuitCat Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Farmer)Daisy (Thai Dress)Goomba Mii Racing SuitKing Bob-omb Mii Racing SuitMario (Satellaview)Pauline (Cowgirl)**Rocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitYoshi (Egg Hunt) Black SneekerBoo Pipes***Chain Chomp ChariotGold EagleGold Lunar CruiserGold Monarch KartGoo-Goo GoldLightning StreamlinerPiranha PipesProp KartShielded SpeedsterSilver Cupid's ArrowSpicy ZucchiniWild GoldYellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame 8-Bit Bullet BillFlying FlappersGalaxy GliderGold 8-Bit GliderGold Candlelight FlightGold Checkered GliderGold Hard Hat BalloonGold MeteorsGold Toe-Bean BalloonsMario Golf CapMosaic Starchute**Nabbit ParachuteSunny Surf Master
Yellow Yoshi Orange Turbo Birdo Birdo (Red)WarioYellow Shy Guy Red Turbo BirdoYellow Turbo Yoshi
GBA Yoshi Desert R/T from Mario Kart Tour
R/T variant
? Block Mii Racing SuitBlue Mii Racing SuitBrown Mii Racing SuitChargin' Chuck (Gold)Kitsune LuigiMorton Mii Racing SuitPokey Mii Racing SuitRocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitYoshi (Gold Egg) Black SneekerDesert Rose WagonDry Bones DasherFlaming SpeederGold BruiserGold Monarch KartGold Wild SluggerGold ZucchiniProp KartRainbow Pipe BuggyRainbow StreetleWild Slugger 8-Bit Block Glider8-Bit Bullet BillGold Boo MasksGold Candlelight FlightGold Hard Hat BalloonGold MeteorsGold Toe-Bean BalloonsGold UmbrellaLuigi Golf CapMosaic Starchute Castle Mii Racing SuitDr. BowserKoopa Clown Mii Racing SuitLarry Mii Racing SuitMario (Golf)Orange Mii Racing SuitPetey Piranha (Gold)Pink Shy Guy (Ninja)Piranha Plant Mii Racing Suit***Poochy***Rosalina (Chef)Roy Mii Racing SuitToad (Tourist)Toadette (Astronaut)Wario Mii Racing Sui Blazing EagleCact-RCact-XCamo Tanooki KartGold 8-Bit Pipe FrameGold B DasherGold Capsule KartGold CometGold DriverGold Sweet RideJade Hop RodPurple DozerPurple Rattle BuggyRed OffroaderSakura Hop RodWiggler Egg** Boo MasksGold Mario Golf CapGold Piranha Plant Balloons**Golden GliderNew Year's 2022Sakura Origami GliderSilver Candlelight FlightSmiley Flower Glider**Stealth GliderVampire WingsWonderful DiamondYellow Hard Hat Balloon
Birdo (Orange)Orange Yoshi Yellow Turbo Birdo Flower Glider Red YoshiWhite Shy Guy Red Turbo Yoshi 8-Bit Jumping MarioWario Wing
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges[edit]

Smash Small Dry Bones
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Metal Mario Cup challenge from the 2023 Yoshi Tour; a Smash Small Dry Bones challenge set on GBA Yoshi Desert Regular Birdo from Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Birdo
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 7
  • 10
  • 13
Yoshi Tour (2023) The icon of the Metal Mario Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Metal Mario Cup
Combo Attack
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Highest combo counts Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the King Bob-omb Cup challenge from the Pipe Tour; a Combo Attack challenge set on GBA Yoshi Desert T T MKT Icon BabyDaisy.png
Baby Daisy
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 7
  • 10
Pipe Tour The King Bob-omb Cup from Mario Kart Tour
King Bob-omb Cup
Precision Gliding
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Mii Cup challenge from the 2023 Yoshi Tour; a Precision Gliding challenge set on GBA Yoshi Desert Regular Peach's icon from Mario Kart Tour
Peach
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 200
  • 350
  • 500
Yoshi Tour (2023) Mii Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Mii Cup

Sponsors[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Course icons[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (GBA courses) § Yoshi Desert.

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヨッシーさばく
Yosshī sabaku
Yoshi Desert
Chinese 耀西沙漠
Yàoxī Shāmò
Yoshi Desert
French Désert Yoshi Yoshi Desert
German Yoshi-Wüste Yoshi Desert
Italian Deserto di Yoshi Yoshi Desert
Korean 요시 사막
Yosi Samak
Yoshi Desert
Portuguese Deserto Yoshi Yoshi Desert
Spanish Desierto de Yoshi Yoshi's Desert