User:YoYo/New York Minute

New York Minute (referred to as New York Minute 1 from version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0) is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by New York City set in nighttime, and makes its debut in the city's namesake tour and the first tour overall, the New York Tour. The name of the track comes from an American expression used to designate very short intervals of time. The course is a favorite by Pauline. Like the similarly inspired New Donk City from Super Mario Odyssey, New York Minute features a number of references to Donkey Kong, including the jumbotron displaying the original arcade game. The course has four routes, the most out of any course alongside Tour Tokyo Blur, appropriately named New York Minute, New York Minute 2, New York Minute 3 and New York Minute 4, each debuting in the 2019 Holiday Tour, 1st Anniversary Tour and 2nd Anniversary Tour respectively.

New York Minute returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC. It is a combination of the first three courses, and appears as the first course of the Turnip Cup.

New York Minute
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a slight curve to the right through and ends in a bridge that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the left and circles back under the bridge where the racers entered the park. After the bridge, the road continues straight until it turns sharply to the right back into the city. There, the players pass the Empire State Building and. After another turn to the right, the players are back at the starting line. In New York Minute R, this layout is reversed.

In Times Square, many billboards can be seen. There are ads for Galaxy Air, Banana Boy ("The Smash Hit Musical!"), Broadway Musical Entertainment, Donkey Kong ("The Best Musical!"), Burning DK, Barrel Travel, 1-UP Mushroom Car Insurance Group, Mario Work Gear, and Shy Guy Metals.

The course also appears as New York Minute R (reverse), New York Minute T (with ramps), and New York Minute R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 2
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a sinusoidal curve to the left and then the right through and ends in a cobblestone path that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the right and circles back to the bordering road, where it takes an abrupt left. After a sharp right turn, the players reach a Glide Ramp while approaching the Empire State Building. After two sharp right turns, the players return to the starting line.

The course also appears as New York Minute 2R (reverse), New York Minute 2T (with ramps), and New York Minute 2R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 3
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course in front of. Just after the starting line, the road bends in a slight curve to the right through and ends in a bridge that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the left and circles back under the bridge where the racers entered the park. After the bridge, the road continues straight until it turns sharply to the right back into the city. There, the players pass the Rockefeller Center and enter. After this, racers follow a tunnel where they can see the Statue of Liberty. After a light turn to the left, they arrive at the finish line.

The course also appears as New York Minute 3R (reverse), New York Minute 3T (with ramps), and New York Minute 3R/T (reverse and with ramps).

New York Minute 4
In the standard layout, the course starts out in front of. The player travels on the right side of the Y-joint on and takes a Dash Panel across some parked cargo trucks to a 270-degree loop around. After a sharp right turn, the player enters the Empire State Building and takes a right reverse curve through the tower's foyer before entering its parking lot. A gradual right turn follows, sending the player back to the front of Times Square for the second section. This time, the player follows the left side of the Y-joint, then takes a sharp right to the parked cargo trucks and taxis, which also features two dash panel ramp trucks (one with a Dash Panel and one with a Glide Ramp). After three more sharp rights behind the Empire State Building, the player reaches the finish line.

The course also appears as New York Minute 4R (reverse), New York Minute 4T (with ramps), and New York Minute 4R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of New York Minute tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
New York Minute reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Booster Course Pass downloadable content. It appears as the first course in the Turnip Cup. Similar to Tour Tokyo Blur, it combines the first three routes together, with each lap dedicated to a specific route from Mario Kart Tour. The course has received significant visual upgrades compared to its original appearance.

It is one of two courses from Mario Kart Tour to appear in the second wave, alongside Tour Sydney Sprint.

Course layout
Like, this version of New York Minute dedicates each lap to one of the variants in Mario Kart Tour. The first lap is based on New York Minute. All of the racers start the course in front of, where many sponsors can be seen. Just after the starting line, an arrow field points the racers to the right through and on a bridge that leads into. In the park, the road takes a sharp turn to the left and circles back under the bridge where the racers entered the park. After the bridge, the road continues straight until it turns sharply to the right back into the city, where the player has the choice to either continue going straight or make a sharp left. If they make the sharp left, they will make a sharp right immediately after and have the option to use a Glide Ramp while approaching the Empire State Building, which will allow them to get a double Item Box sitting on top of a parked bus. If they continue straight, they will reach an arrow field in front of the entrance to the Rockefeller Center that points to the right. After turning, the paths will join together and pass the Empire State Building and. After another turn to the right that leads onto a straight path with two taxis parked in the middle, another right turn will put the players back at Times Square.

The second lap follows the layout of New York Minute 2. Just after the starting line, the arrow field now points to a sinusoidal curve to the left and then the right through and a cobblestone path on the left that leads into Central Park. An arrow field will point to the left, making players go through the same path as the first lap, but this time backwards. After the park, the player will make a left turn, where the rest of the lap will play the same as the first one.

The third lap follows the layout of New York Minute 3. all of the racers start the course in front of. Like the second lap, the road points to the left and then the right through and the cobblestone path that leads into Central Park. The arrow field there will now point to the right, making players go under the bridge like in the first lap, and then turn sharply to the right back into the city. This time though, a bunch of arrow fields will point the players into the once-blocked Rockefeller Center and allow them to enter. After a short drive inside on a red carpet, racers follow a tunnel where they can see the Statue of Liberty. After a light turn to the left, they exit the tunnel with the finish line just in front.

Unlike New York Minute 2 in Mario Kart Tour, the Glide Ramp seen in the first two laps does not encompass the width of the track, instead only taking up the left half. Two Water-spouting manholes appear - one is to the side of the bus after the gliding section, and one is along the lap 2 route. Goombas now appear in Central Park. Additionally, the split path with one route facing 30 Rockefeller Plaza and the other going past it, then by it has been opened up, instead of being split across variants like in Tour. Taxis appear along the final portion of laps 1 and 2. The course features numerous more Toads, Yoshis and Shy Guys than its Tour counterpart.

Sponsors

 * Burning DK (Signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (Posters)
 * 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (Posters)
 * Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (Signs)
 * Barrel Travel (Signs)
 * Broadway Musical Entertainment (Posters)
 * BaNaNa Boy (Posters, signs)
 * Donkey Kong (Posters)
 * Mushroom Piston (Posters, signs)
 * Galaxy Air (Posters, Signs)
 * DK Theater (Signs)
 * Propeller Toad Transport (Posters)
 * Mario Automobile Association (Posters)
 * Paratroopa Airlines (Posters)
 * Roy Smooth Sounds (Posters)
 * Lemmy's Tire Service (Posters)
 * Shy Guy Metals (Posters)
 * Fuzzy Battery (Signs)
 * Mario Work Gear (Posters)
 * Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie (Posters, signs)
 * Fun Flower (Posters)
 * Fountain Cafe (Posters)
 * Rainbow Exploration Agency (Posters)
 * Dream Gliders (Posters)
 * Princess Orange (Posters)
 * Red Shell Strike Equipment (Posters)
 * Sunshine Airport (Posters)
 * Moo Moo Meadows Milk (Cargo trucks in the T version only)
 * Green Shell Taxi (Taxis)

Mario Kart Tour

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The course, New York Minute, makes its debut in blue! Zoom past towering skyscrapers illuminated by the neon glow of Times Square in this Big Apple-inspired course. Start your engine and get ready to race on 9/25!
 * App Store Preview:
 * US region: And be sure to concentrate as you tear through Central Park and Times Square on the revamped New York Minute track. This city never sleeps—and neither does the competition!
 * Other regions: Another New York Minute Tear through Central Park and Times Square in the city that never sleeps! Weave through the skyscrapers of New York City in a Yellow Taxi kart driven by the snazzily dressed musician Mario or Pauline, and feel the exciting rush of a night in New York.

Trivia

 * Pauline being affiliated with this course is an indirect reference to her status as mayor of New Donk City, which is based on New York City.