DS Yoshi Falls

Yoshi Falls is a race course in Mario Kart DS, serving as the second track of the Mushroom Cup. The track is located in a crater-like valley, circling a lake with three waterfalls connected to the body of water, crossing the track. A large Yoshi Egg is found in the center of the lake. Numerous Dash Panels are located at some places along the course. Bridges do provide a safer way to pass, as opposed to going through the waterfall rapids, which is a risk due to being able to be pushed off the edge. Yoshi Falls returns in Mario Kart Wii as a retro course, and it is the second course of the Shell Cup.

Yoshi Falls is one of the shortest courses in Mario Kart DS, along with other quite short tracks such as, , and. It is the shortest nitro course in the game. In Mario Kart DS, Yoshi Falls was one of the available courses via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection before the service ended in May 2014. The course's layout is similar to Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Wii.

Course layout
Racers start far from the edge of the cliff and are protected by a wooden bar. As they go forward, they can take either the upper half of the track or the lower half, taking advantage of the faster path but also being vulnerable to falling off or being pushed off by the rapids crossing the path. The upper level, however, has a bridge to cross safely over the waters, and handy Item Boxes. Racers then must take the second bridge, also containing Item Boxes. The stream of the second rapid down the bridge is more powerful, so it is more likely that racers will fall off crossing it. Certain items, such as a Star, mitigate the effects of the rapids. Briefly, past the second bridge, characters can run over Dash Panels in the upper half, while the lower half has none of these speed boosters. Some Item Boxes appear down the third bridge, unlike the upper stretch, which does not have any. Once racers have passed the third bridge, there are more Dash Panels on the upper half of the course appearing before the track ends at the finish line (with Lakitu shown on the left side of the player, holding the lap count signs to begin the next lap).

In Mario Kart Wii, the third bridge now has a ramp which the player can perform a trick on. Like in Mario Kart DS, when the player crosses the finish line to begin the next lap, Lakitu is shown on the left side of the player, holding the lap count signs.

Missions
There are two missions that take place on Yoshi Falls:


 * 1-3: The player controls Yoshi, who must drive into ten item boxes within 45 seconds.
 * 3-4: The player controls Peach, who must beat Yoshi in a single-lap race around Yoshi Falls.

Tournament
A tournament in Mario Kart Wii took place on this course as the July 2009 second tournament. It was a Wii Wheel only GP race, and Mushroom Trampolines were added as a shortcut for racers to get around.

Mario Kart DS

 * Website bios:
 * Flag of USA.png "Huge waterfalls cut through the course in Yoshi Falls. Try to hit as many dash panels as you can, and don't follow the water over the edge!"
 * Flag of Europe.png "This sloping circuit is awash with waterfalls, so caution is advised. Taking the lower path can give you the edge, until you fall off it; therefore less skilled drivers are urged to take the high road and make full use of the plentiful Dash Panels and Item Boxes."

Mario Kart Wii

 * Website bios:
 * Flag of USA.png "The exact same as on the DS, only the second bridge is now a great spot to catch some air and trick a Mini-Turbo."
 * Flag of Europe.png "Will you take the high road or the low road? Those waterfalls might look pretty, but driving through them can be dangerous!"

Sponsors

 * KoopaKart (Trackside banners)
 * Luigi Grand Prix (Trackside banners)
 * Mario Kart (Trackside banners)
 * Super Mario (Trackside banners)
 * Super Mario GP (Trackside banners)
 * Waluigi Grand Prix (Trackside banners, signs)
 * Wario GP (Trackside banners)
 * Yoshi's Egg (Trackside banners, signs)

Trivia

 * This is currently the last Yoshi course to appear as a nitro course in a Mario Kart game.

Names in other languages
Yoshi-Kaskaden Cascate di Yoshi