Ribbon Road
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit. For its musical theme, see Ribbon Road (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Cups | Star Cup (Super Circuit) Bell Cup (8, 8 Deluxe) | ||||||||||||||
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Ribbon Road is the second course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
The course returns as a classic course in the Mario Kart 8 as the second track of the Bell Cup as part of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a part of its base game content. The entire road is made of a giant stretch of ribbon, hence the name.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
The original course as featured in Mario Kart: Super Circuit is set in a world made entirely of craft materials and presents, and begins in a straight red road with the first row of Item Boxes that soon leads to a right turn. A right U-turn follows and leads to a Dash Panel ramp that takes drivers over the first straightaway. Players then make two left turns that leads them to the second ramp. The landing leading to the second row of Item Boxes has many track-wide bumps that behave like ramps and launch karts before a right turn. Following this turn is a mostly straight road that has a mild curve to the right before curving back to the left for a proper right turn. Next is a slight veer to the left before a right turn into a left turn and the final row of Item Boxes. To end the race, players must make a slight left turn followed by a right U-turn to the final straighaway and finish line.
Throughout the course, there are Dash Panels to aid the players. Most of them are placed on the right side of the course with the exception of one on the turn following the first ramp and one in the area following the second row of Item Boxes. There are also presents strewn throughout all the off-road on the track that act as obstacles to players trying to cut through the off-road.
Shortcuts[edit]
- From the first large ramp, the player must drive over all of the Dash Panels and take a sharp right turn. This allows them to skip the part of the course that leads to the second ramp. This can be performed withou the use of a Dash Mushroom.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Ribbon Road makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 add-on pack, as well as in the base content of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as the second race of the Bell Cup. The course is now set in a bedroom at toy size, that not only features gift boxes, similar to the original, but stuffed Yoshis (based on Yarn Yoshi), Koopa Clown Car jack-in-the-boxes, toy versions of karts used in Mario Kart 8, Mini Toads and a Mario Kart 8 poster on the bedroom's wall as well. The track surface now has three different colors of ribbons with the series logo printed on it, instead of just red as in the original.
The course now features a starting banner, which is made of coral pink and lavender colored ribbon arches, with the course's name featured on the front star details on the sides of the banner and on the tips of the arches, as well as a wooden ornament made of a ribbon and a Super Bell on top. Also, much like GCN Yoshi Circuit and GBA Cheese Land, the modern Mario Kart logo is used instead of the classic logo that the course had in its original appearance.
The course contains three colored sections with castle walls of different colors. Out of the start/finish line, racers travel through the first section, which has red ribbons on pink carpet with castle walls, mini Toads, and Super Bell icons - this section is based on Princess Peach. After doing a three-quarter turn, the racers go over the first ramp and enter the second section of castle, where the track is now a green ribbon with light green carpet, with Bowser-colored castle walls with his icon on them and wind-up Mechakoopas posing as hazards - this section is based on Bowser. After another three-quarter turn, the racers go over the second ramp and enter an anti-gravity segment, with floating blue ribbons, blue-white castle walls, with Luma symbols and Super Stars on the spires - this section is based on Rosalina and her power of levitation. The track is wavy in this section, allowing players to perform tricks at their apexes. The anti-gravity segment ends in a gliding segment, with racers having to dodge Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars before returning to the red ribbon portion of the track. After another U-turn, the track returns to the start/finish line.
Shortcuts[edit]
- Throughout the red and green sections, there are off-road patches that may be taken with a Dash Mushroom or other boosting item. There are four of these off-road patches and they are as follows:
- The first turn before the first row of Item Boxes
- The turn prior to the first ramp
- The turn after landing from the first ramp into the green section
- The turn prior to the second ramp.
- There are wooden play blocks that lead to a Dash Panel ramp just before the Teddy Buggy statue that players may take with a tight drift without the use of a boosting item.
- There are wooden play blocks that lead to an alternate Glide Ramp that can be taken without the use of a boosting item. This shortcut is located prior to the Standard Kart statue.
- The final turn features an off-road patch with pillars that can be taken with the use of a Dash Mushroom or other boosting item.
References to the Super Mario franchise[edit]
The Mario Kart 8 version of the course contains several references to the game itself and the Super Mario franchise which can be seen in the background:
- The Super Bell appears on many aspects of the track, reflecting the cup that the track is in.
- Mini Toads from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series appear at the beginning of the track.
- Multiple large knitted Yoshis resembling both their appearance in Yoshi's Woolly World and the Yarn Yoshi series of amiibo.
- After the first ramp, there is a boomerang in the background resembling the one from a Boomerang Flower in Super Mario 3D Land and Super Mario 3D World (when used by Toad).
- A board game called "Yoshi's Dice Game" has the map of GCN Yoshi Circuit on the box.
- A poster featuring the box art of Mario Kart 8.
- Toy kits can be seen for various Mario Kart 8 karts. They display the stats for the karts, as well as the parts used within the Kart or ATV, including the Gliders. The combinations are Mario and Luigi's Standard Karts with Standard tires and the Super Glider, Toad's Teddy Buggy with Button tires and the Parachute glider, and Baby Daisy's Biddybuggy with Standard tires and the Flower Glider.
- A Ribbon Road toy kit box with Baby Mario on the box that references the Mario Kart track sets from K'NEX.
- There are also sized-up versions Standard Kart, Teddy Buggy and Biddybuggy.
- Toad's character icon artwork from Super Mario 3D World can be seen on two gift boxes, although it is recolored representing his typical red dot, blue vest color scheme. The 2D artworks of Red Shells, Super Stars, Fire Flowers, Coins, Green Shells, Bullet Bills, ? Blocks and Bob-ombs, as well as the Toad Toy Store Logo can be seen on the same wrapping paper as well.
- A Standard Kart structure poster appears on the bedroom wall.
Brands[edit]
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- Kung Fu Lakitu (Poster)
- Lemmy's Tire Service (Logos)
- Mario Motors (Logos)
- Toad Toy Store (Logos)
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The course icon
The full course icon
Results screen
The course curves around the castle
Overview of the course
Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars
Mario at the starting line, ready to race
Dry Bowser races past two Mechakoopas
Yoshi in the anti-gravity section
Toadette turning a corner in her Mr. Scooty
The stamp for this course
Miscellaneous[edit]
Promotional banner from Tencent's Nintendo Switch online store on JD.com during the Double 11 promotion
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Dagb_RibbonRoad | DLC Advance Game Boy Ribbon Road |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | リボンロード Ribon Rōdo |
Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 缎带之路 Duàndài zhī Lù |
Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| 彩带路 Cǎidài Lù |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit iQue prototype | [2] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 絲帶之路 Sīdài zhī Lù |
Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| Dutch | Sprintlint | Dash Ribbon | [1] | |
| French | Route Ruban | Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| German | Party-Straße | Party Road | [1] | |
| Italian | Strada del Fiocco | Bow Road | [1] | |
| Korean | 리본 로드 Ribon Rodeu |
Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| Polish | Wstążeczkowy Szlak | Ribbon Trail | [3] | |
| Portuguese | Estrada de Fita | Ribbon Road | [1] | |
| Russian | Серпантин Serpantin |
Serpentine/streamer | [1] | |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ruta Listón | Ribbon Route | [1] | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Ruta del Lazo | Ribbon Route | [1] | |
| Calle de los regalos | Street of the presents | Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet | [4] | |
| Thai | ริบบิ้นโร้ด Rípbîn Róot |
Ribbon Road | [3] |
Notes[edit]
- It is the only course from the Star Cup of Mario Kart: Super Circuit to not be remade in Mario Kart Tour.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l String 1494 in file UI/<language>/message.sarc/Common.msbt. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017). Nintendo EPD et al.
- ^ In-game name for Cheese Land in unreleased iQue prototype of Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
- ^ a b Mario Kart World Pause Menu (Ver 1.5.0, 1.7.0)
- ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit Instruction Booklet (EU) (PDF). Page 93.
