GCN Peach Beach

Peach Beach is Princess Peach's personal race course in the game Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Nintendo GameCube and also in Mario Kart Wii for the Wii. The beach is a reminiscent of Gelato Beach and other areas from Super Mario Sunshine, and is Peach's favorite beach resort.

Description
The race course starts out at a cobbled street that looks like Delfino Plaza. Near the starting line there is a billboard depicting Peach on it. She is holding a parasol and has her hair tied back. There is also a billboard with Toad on it. When entering the beach in a Ricco Harbor-like area, the Daisy Cruiser can be seen in the background. In the harbor, another cruise ship can be seen. It is stated in the official guide for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, that this cruise ship in the harbor (the Sunshine) belongs to Peach. Also the Pianta Statue fountain is replaced by a huge Power Star in Versus mode. While racing on the beach, wandering Cataquacks of four different colors will charge at the racer if he or she goes near them. The final stretch takes place on a path similar to those at Bianco Hills, and if the player turns left into the square where the fountain is right before the finish line, they will find Item Boxes before a sharp turn back to the course. The award ceremony at the end of every cup in Double dash!! is carried out here.

It is updated graphically in Mario Kart Wii. Hammer Bros., Toads, Goombas, and Shy Guys can be seen on the deck of The Sunshine cheering, and there are more umbrellas over the spectators on land. The biggest difference is that the pipe with the double items in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is not present in Mario Kart Wii. Another difference is the boost ramp and item boxes in the area behind the colored crates at the end of the dock. An extra Cataquack was added to the first tide area, alongside the other three that appeared originally.

Track Layout
The racers first begin on the stoned straight road. After turning to the right of the first corner, the player can go to the left to find a ramp with Dash Panels and get an item box there. If player takes an early left player will be shot out of a pipe and receive a double item box. After jumped over the ramp, the racer lands on a small piece of land with a palm tree and grass surrounded by water. If tide is high, the water will greatly slow down the vehicle crossing this zone. Using a Mushroom, for example, is needed. However, if tide is low, the player can travel across without problems.

On the right path, Cataquacks appear roaming in the shore. They flip any vehicle in the air by contact and also take away some item on hand. While there is high tide, racers must follow the curve path, though using a speed power-up, it is possible to take a shortcut over the water. During the low tide, racers can cut the path going straight to the next turn.

Racers then turn to the right below a pink natural arch where a set of item boxes lie in. After the arch, a pair of Cataquacks appear wandering another piece of the shore that leads to the right at the end.

After turning right, the beach ends in the cobbled road that leads straight to the starting line. Just before the line, there are another set of moving item boxes sliding left and right plus an alternate way to the left of the road that surrounds the fountain with a pair of item boxes behind. This way, however, is not a shortcut.

In Mario Kart Double Dash!! there is a path to the left of the first corner where the player finds the entrance of a huge Warp Pipe. Coming into it, the player is transported very high over the pipe, where he or she receives an item from a Double Item Box. This alternate way, not a shortcut either, is not seen in Mario Kart Wii.

Terrain

 * Super Quick:
 * Dash Panel
 * Quick:
 * Cobblestone track
 * Cobblestone verge
 * Wet sand
 * Pier concrete
 * Dry sand
 * Grass verge
 * Beach pebble path
 * Flagstone path
 * Slow (Off-Road):
 * Grass
 * Shallow Water

Hazards

 * Deep water
 * Cataquack
 * Delfino Palm Tree

Music
The music played during races is the same as the music on Daisy Cruiser in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The music has a tropical theme.

Tournaments/Competitions (Mario Kart Wii Only)
In addition to racing in Mario Kart Wii, there are some tournaments that took place in this course. In the 1st Tournament for April 2010, the racers must use Trampoline Mushrooms to bounce your way back to the finish line 3 times in this Tournament called, "Bouncing Around Peach Beach".

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The player must finish the race of three laps in one minute, 18 seconds or less. Once done successfully, the staff ghost will appear for the next race. It is Princess Peach driving her Heart Coach with Princess Daisy. Cataquacks are not present during Time trial.

Mario Kart Wii
Normal Staff Ghost: Peach / Royal Racer Time: 01:34.233

Expert Staff Ghost: Peach / Dolphin Dasher Time: 01:23.140

Mario Kart Wii

 * Guide Bio: " There may not be a hidden green pipe anymore, but this Double Dash track is deceptively simple. After a roar down the cobblestone straight, there's a long curve onto the beach (or a dash panel ramp off a concrete pier), and a choice of paths via an island ramp or a beach where Cataquacks roam. Remember that the tide comes in on the second lap! Once you're through the pink arch, there's a second smaller beach before a final sharp corner, and race to the finish!"
 * Web Bio: " You won't have much time to admire the ocean view as you tear across the sand and the cobbled streets of Peach Beach. Oh, and watch out for the changing tide!"

Trivia

 * Cataquacks are able to walk through the water in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. However, they get destroyed if they touch it in Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy.
 * A bus with a "Peach Beach" logo and a license plate reading "SUN" appears in Mushroom Bridge.
 * The cruise ship, The Sunshine, also appears in the waters near Yoshi Circuit.
 * The 2nd boat that appears on the Wii version advertises "Daisy Cruiser"; which appeared as a course on the game it came from.