London Loop
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2019 (1), 2020 (2), 2021 (3)) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 3) (2022) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Rock Cup | ||||||||||
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| Based on | London and Westminster, England | ||||||||||
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London Loop is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is set in London, England, and makes its debut in the city’s namesake tour, the London Tour. London Loop has three routes, named London Loop, London Loop 2, and London Loop 3, each with its own R, T, and R/T variants. The second route made its debut in the Baby Rosalina Tour, due to Baby Rosalina's detective outfit, which is a reference to Sherlock Holmes, a fictional resident of London, while the third route debuted in the 2021 Halloween Tour. The course features various landmarks from the cities of London and Westminster, with the first route focusing on the main metropolitan areas, the second route focusing on the outskirts, and the third route focusing on the River Thames. The first and second routes have the racers go around London clockwise; however, the third route has them go around counterclockwise instead.
The music for this course bears similarities to that of Rock Rock Mountain, as well as being a reference to 1960s British rock music.
London Loop appears in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass as the first course of the Rock Cup.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
London Loop[edit]
The course begins to the right of Big Ben, followed by a gradual right next to a double-decker bus. The road then weaves its way around Nelson's Column, then makes another gradual right through Charing Cross and a part of Trafalgar Square before making a sharp left at St Paul's Cathedral. The player then reaches Leadenhall Market, which they exit after making a single slight right. After another sharp right with a Chain Chomp in a green space in front of the Tower of London, the player crosses Tower Bridge, then takes another sharp right past City Hall and The Shard with the London Eye in the background. After a left sigmoid curve, the player returns to the finish line. This specific route was the only European city course route that was not brought back in the Metropolitan Tour.
The course also appears as London Loop R (reversed), London Loop T (with ramps), and London Loop R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T and R/T variants, there are several stationary double-decker buses on the track.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of London Loop tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § London Loop.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which London Loop 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 London Loop tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
