Berlin Byways 2

Berlin Byways 2 is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is inspired by Berlin, the capital city of, and is the second layout of the overall Berlin Byways course. It made its debut in the city's namesake tour, the Berlin Tour. This layout is driven in the opposite direction compared to the previous layout, and lets racers go through the streets side of the city with various cars on the way, which notably involves going inside a train station and even into one of the trains for an extra Item Box.

The course is a favorite of King Bob-omb, Peach (Halloween), Luigi (Lederhosen), Penguin Toad, Peach (Happi), Mario (Samurai), Dr. Luigi, Shy Guy (Pastry Chef), King Bob-omb (Gold), Pink Shy Guy (Ninja), and the Wario Mii Racing Suit.

The course also appears as Berlin Byways 2R (reverse), Berlin Byways 2T (with ramps), and Berlin Byways 2R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Despite being labeled as "Berlin Byways 2", the course was released before Berlin Byways, making it the first playable layout of the overall Berlin Byways course.

Course layout


In the standard layout, the racers start the course in a street next to the, with the and a few Glide Pads up ahead on the right. After driving or gliding through the gate, players go down the, which is littered with cars (which act as ramps) that lead through the (formally referred to as "Großer Tiergarten" in Germany) to  where the  resides. After players make a sharp turn right around the Victory Column, they must make an S-curve into a train station; the exterior is based on, while the interior takes inspiration from its predecessor station, Lehrter Stadtbahnhof. Inside, they can either drive down the tracks, on the island platform, or take a small shortcut through a stationary trainset (this train is not directly based on a specific model, but it most closely resembles the  with some inspiration from the ) that leads them through another winding S-curve behind the Berlin Cathedral. Half of the S-curve is sunken into the ground, allowing for tricks to be performed at the beginning and ending of the dip, though only the raised portion has coins. Here, the Berlin Television Tower is visible in the background. Afterwards, taking a right turn brings the players to the street where the finish line awaits them.

On the R/T variant of this course, the first red glider ramp redirects players onto the green train track leading out of the Bahnhof, before continuing on like normal. Thwomps also appear at the Brandenburg Gate.

When configured for Coin Rush, cars and fences will block off a lane in the highway and redirect Gold Mario through the train car, making the collection of coins easier.

Berlin Tour
In the Berlin Tour, Berlin Byways 2 served as the tour's signature course. It appeared as the first course in the Luigi Cup, the third course in the Lakitu Cup, the location of the bonus challenges in the Birdo Cup, the Wario Cup, and the Wendy Cup, and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its T variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup and the third course in the Metal Mario Cup, its R variant appeared as the second course in the Baby Mario Cup and the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, and its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Wendy Cup.



2nd Anniversary Tour
In the 2nd Anniversary Tour, Berlin Byways 2 appeared as the second course in the Ludwig Cup and the location of the bonus challenges in the Peach Cup and the Luigi Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the Pink Gold Peach Cup, and its T variant appeared as the second course in the Lakitu Cup.



Metropolitan Tour
In the Metropolitan Tour, Berlin Byways 2 appeared as the third course in the Toadette Cup, the location of the bonus challenge in the Mii Cup, and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Rosalina Cup, its R variant appeared as the second course in the Iggy Cup, and its T variant appeared as the third course in the Wario Cup.



Mario Kart Tour

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter: It's time for the Berlin Tour in blue! Some heated races are about to ensue on Berlin Byways 2, the first city course of 2021!

Trivia

 * This is the first new course in the game to have its R/T variant only appear once during its debut tour.
 * Despite not being accessible in the course's normal variant, a patch of road from the T version is shown on the course's map.