N64 Royal Raceway: Difference between revisions

'''Royal Raceway''' (referred to as "'''the Royal Raceway'''" in the ''Mario Kart 64'' Player's Guide),  alternatively named '''Peach Circuit'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51, page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49, page 40.</ref> (which is also its Japanese name), is the third racecourse of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. It is the longest of the three raceways and is [[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s home track of the game. The race takes place around a giant lake, and it is easy to fall into the water. There is a big jump over the lake in one section of the track. If the racer goes off the track after the jump, they can see Peach's Castle (this is where the Award Ceremony takes place at the end of each cup). The course returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]], as well as in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Peach Tour]].

Royal Raceway makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]], making it the only course out of the 4 returning N64 courses in the base game that is not the last course of its respective retro cup. The sky is now blue with pink clouds, instead of pink with white clouds, both the starting banner and the bleachers have been redesigned to look more related to Peach's Castle and the iconic crown is now more detailed. The wall, which the racers drive around, retains its red and white checker pattern but its design has been updated to have some elements of Peach's Castle, and subtle heart details have been added. The road markings are also made up of hearts. There are now swan boats in the lake, with [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s riding in them. Other Toad spectators are seen in the stands. At the starting line, the ''Mario Kart'' logo is now transparent.