Koopa Troopa Beach (Super Mario Kart)
- This article is about the second Koopa Beach course in Super Mario Kart, referred to as Koopa Troopa Beach in Mario Kart World. For the first Koopa Beach course, see Koopa Beach 1.
| Koopa Beach 2 Koopa Troopa Beach 2 / Koopa Troopa Beach | |||||||
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| Appears in | Super Mario Kart (1992) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart Tour (2020) Mario Kart World (2025) | ||||||
| Cup(s) | Special Cup (Super Mario Kart) Extra Special Cup (Super Circuit) Leaf Cup (DS) Shell Cup (World) | ||||||
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| Rally/ies | Cherry Rally | ||||||
| Online play | Was never available (DS) Available (Switch 2) | ||||||
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Koopa Troopa Beach is the second course of the Special Cup in Super Mario Kart, where it is known as Koopa Beach 2. It is set on a large sandbank in the middle of a blue sea. Its obstacles are deep patches of water and bouncing Cheep Cheeps.
It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track of the Extra Special Cup, in Mario Kart DS as the first race of the Leaf Cup, in Mario Kart Tour (where it is known as Koopa Troopa Beach 2) starting with the Marine Tour, and in Mario Kart World under its current name as the first course of the Shell Cup.
Super Mario Kart
Course layout
The course is composed of a counterclockwise loop on and around one main island. It begins with a left turn and the first set of ? Panels. Racers then take another left turn and enter a section where they must drive through shallow water. In this section they must weave around Cheep Cheeps as well as areas of deep dark-blue water. On the right side of the section there is a small area of sand with a ? Panel on top. There is then a gradual left turn followed by a slight right turn and another gradual left turn, and racers reach the finish line soon after.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course reappeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of the Extra Special Cup. It uses the background from Shy Guy Beach, including the pirate ship. The Cheep Cheeps were removed from the track. Since there is no Feather item in this game, the small ramp in the middle area is unreachable. However, the ramp was not removed despite this; the player can still see it over the wall.
Mario Kart DS
Koopa Beach 2 reappears again in Mario Kart DS as the first course of the Leaf Cup. Though it is slightly longer, it is still one of the shortest tracks in the game. Cheep Cheeps return from the original, though using their modern design. The island which originally had one Item Box on it is now bigger and has three of them. The ramp inside the wall was removed. A bit of moss was removed near the finish line. It was never available in Wi-Fi play.
Missions
There is one mission that takes place on Koopa Beach 2:
- Mission 5-3: The player controls Toad, who must hit 5 moving Item Boxes within 35 seconds. Each Item Box contains a Mushroom.
Mario Kart Tour
Koopa Beach 2 reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour, where it makes its debut in the Marine Tour. It has been renamed to Koopa Troopa Beach 2. Unlike the previous versions, the Starting Grid is now located on the main road, and several arrow signs on buoys were added. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo. The walls within the course are now thinner. The island in the water portion is bigger, and that portion has two Item Box sets (one on the island, the other on the other side). The deep water patches are now offroad; they merely slow down racers, rather than sidelining them. The first and last Cheep Cheeps were removed, and the one in front the small island was moved to the other side. The fish themselves bounce higher and merely slow down racers instead of making them spin out. Some of the beach near the starting line is removed, and the part left over is now mossy, requiring two more turns to the finish line.
The course also appears as Koopa Troopa Beach 2R (reversed), Koopa Troopa Beach 2T (with ramps), and Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T (reversed with ramps); the first two variants were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Marine Tour, while the last was introduced in the Sunshine Tour. The R/T variant, however, was present in one of the screenshots released for the 2021 Summer Tour, two years prior. In the R variant, a Glide Ramp has been added, allowing players to glide over the island with shallow water.
If the player falls into the deep, normally inaccessible water during the course's Glider Challenge, they will enter a brief underwater state before falling out of the screen. The Glider Challenge also features a boat designed like one of Sydney's famous ferries, which was used to tease the Sydney Sprint race course.
Like SNES Donut Plains 1, N64 Frappe Snowland, N64 Choco Mountain, and GCN Mushroom Bridge, it retains its original music, rather than using the Mario Kart DS arrangement.
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 has the longest gap between reappearances of all classic courses, between the Samurai Tour and the Sunshine Tour (a gap of thirty-five tours). It is the first classic course to be absent for over a year.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 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 SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Pauline |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Marine Tour |  Hammer Bro Cup |
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Roy |
Pipe Frame |
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Exploration Tour (2020) |  Lakitu Cup |
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Grand Star distances | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Koopa Troopa |
 Pipe Frame |
 Parafoil |
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Marine Tour |  Dry Bones Cup |
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| Samurai Tour |  Dry Bowser Cup | ||||||
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Regular |  Bowser |
 Koopa Dasher |
 Super Glider |
 Green Shells[1]  Bowser's Shells[1] |
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Baby Mario |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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New Year's 2021 Tour | Dry Bowser Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Sunshine Tour | Pauline Cup |
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Berlin Tour | Roy Cup |
Mario Kart World
Koopa Beach 2 (now named Koopa Troopa Beach, continuing the trend of Mario Kart Tour's renaming) returns once again as the first course of the Shell Cup and the second checkpoint of the Cherry Rally in Mario Kart World; it is the only classic course in the cup. It is located in a bay at the south end of the map, and features elements characteristic of a festival, including a large balloon of a Koopa Troopa wearing a cap and sunglasses floating above the course, and speakers and monitors making up the finish line gate. Unlike in prior games, the starting grid is now parallel with the shoreline. The layout is now shorter and circular, and the deep water patches that drivers could fall through have been removed. Bump ramps have been added along the main island (one before the water section, one after that on the left side, and one on the wide U-turn afterward), and the Item Box sets are the same as in Mario Kart Tour. The small islet is now a trickable sand dune. The second and third Cheep Cheeps now border the Item Boxes on the left side of the water section. The course is now once again five laps long, like in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first remake of an SNES track since Super Circuit with this distinction; when taking a route to Koopa Troopa Beach, it is instead one lap like most other tracks when taken via routes. Its music now consists of techno music, which is common to many beach parties in real life. Dolphin, Chargin' Chuck, and Pianta may be unlocked on this course with the Kamek item.
Geographically, the course sits in the ocean next to Koopa Beach 1 in the south of the game's map.
Routes
Out of the eight total routes that lead to Koopa Troopa Beach, four (coming from Crown City, Whistlestop Summit, DK Spaceport, or Desert Hills) have the player travel the track in reverse, while the other four (coming from Faraway Oasis, Dino Dino Jungle, Great ? Block Ruins, or Peach Stadium) have the player travel around the track normally. The route from Peach Stadium is unique as it doesn't enter from the side of the track (facing the starting line) and instead comes from above, turning to the right to pass through the starting line before the final lap.
Although Desert Hills, Great ? Block Ruins, and Whistlestop Summit all have routes leading to Koopa Troopa Beach, the reverse is not true; Koopa Troopa Beach does not have routes leading to those three courses. The route leading from Desert Hills is one of the longest routes in the game, as it has five sections rather than the usual three or four sections. Once the route from Desert Hills enters the river, it becomes identical to the route from Whistlestop Summit.
From Crown City
From Whistlestop Summit
From DK Spaceport
From Desert Hills
From Faraway Oasis
From Dino Dino Jungle
From Great ? Block Ruins
From Peach Stadium
Profiles
Mario Kart DS
- Website description:
- English (American):
Watch out for the deep pools of water and rough sand as you cruise through the Koopa Beach 2 track. This is a short course, so there's no time to lose! - English (British):
The colour of the water in Koopa Beach 2 tells you how deep it is. Stay in the lighter-coloured shallow water and avoid the dark patches, otherwise you'll be wishing they fitted your kart with a propeller. A school of jumping fish must be avoided too if you're going to stay dry.
- English (American):
Gallery
Mario Kart DS
The course icon
Intro for the course
Waluigi racing on the course
Donkey Kong racing on the course
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Koopa Troopa Beach 2.
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
Screenshots
View of the starting line
View of the Cheep Cheeps
Silhouettes of Mario (Swimwear) and Rosalina (Swimwear) on the course
King Bob-omb, Bowser Jr. (Pirate), and Nabbit tricking on the R/T variant
Mario Kart World
World map icon
Course Icon
The last turn
The starting banner by night
Naming
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Kart | SAND-01 | Sand 1 | |
| Mario Kart DS | old_noko_sfc | Old Koopa Super Famicom |
Names in other languages
SNES Koopa Beach 2 / SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ノコノコビーチコース ２[?] Nokonoko Bīchi Kōsu 2 |
Koopa Troopa Beach Course 2 | Super Mario Kart |
| ノコノコビーチ２[?] Nokonoko Bīchi 2 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 2 | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 慢慢龟海滩2[?] Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 2 | |
| 喏库喏库海滩2[2] Nuòkùnuòkù Hǎitān 2 | |||
| Chinese (traditional) | 慢慢龜海灘2[?] Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 2 | |
| Dutch | Koopa's Strand 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| French | Plage Koopa 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| German | Koopa-Strand 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| Italian | Spiaggia Koopa 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| Korean | 엉금엉금 비치2[?] Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi 2 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 2 | |
| Portuguese | Praia Koopa 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Playa Koopa 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Playa Koopa 2[?] | Koopa Beach 2 | |
| Playa Koopa[?] | Koopa Beach | Mario Kart DS |
Koopa Troopa Beach
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ノコノコビーチ[3] Nokonoko Bīchi |
Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 慢慢龟海滩[4] Mànmanguī Hǎitān |
Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 慢慢龜海灘[4] Mànmanguī Hǎitān |
Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Dutch | Koopa's Strand[5] | Koopa's Beach | |
| French | Plage Koopa[6] | Koopa Beach | |
| German | Koopa-Strand[5] | Koopa Beach | |
| Italian | Spiaggia Koopa[?] | Koopa Beach | |
| Korean | 엉금엉금 비치[4] Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi |
Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Portuguese | Praia Koopa Troopa[5] | Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Russian | Купа-трупа-пляж[4] Kupa-trupa-plyazh |
Koopa Troopa Beach | |
| Spanish | Playa Koopa[7][8] | Koopa Beach |
References
- ^ a b c Andruidus (July 10, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Marine Tour: Pauline Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (April 2, 2025). マリオカート ワールド [Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2] (2:40). Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c d In-game name from Mario Kart World
- ^ a b c Nintendo Today! news
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization. (Archived 5 Jun. 2025 via YouTube by Siphano.)
- ^ BRCDEvg. Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Nintendúo. Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD (4:40). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2025.
