Hyrule Circuit: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-HyruleCircuit.jpg|300px]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 1]]) ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])

|based_on=''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''

|ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Claudi|2:11.156|[[File:MK8 Link Icon.png|32px|link=Link]][[File:MK8MasterCycle.png|32px|link=Master Cycle]][[File:MK8-TriforceTires.png|32px|link=Triforce Tires]][[File:MK8-HylianKite.png|32px|link=Hylian Kite]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Mitsu|2:08.616|[[File:MK8 Link Icon.png|32px|link=Link]][[File:MK8MasterCycle.png|32px|link=Master Cycle]][[File:MK8-TriforceTires.png|32px|link=Triforce Tires]][[File:MK8-HylianKite.png|32px|link=Hylian Kite]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Mark|1:40.394|[[File:MK8 Link Icon.png|32px|link=Link]][[File:MK8MasterCycle.png|32px|link=Master Cycle]][[File:MK8-TriforceTires.png|32px|link=Triforce Tires]][[File:MK8-HylianKite.png|32px|link=Hylian Kite]]}}

|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

|sample=Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi (original themes)<br>Atsuko Asahi (arrangement/composition)<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-HyruleCircuit.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_HyruleCircuit_Frontrunning.oga]]

'''Hyrule Circuit''' is a racecourse included with [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and in the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and is the fourth and final course of the [[Triforce Cup]]. Hence the name, this course is based on [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. This track sports several references to the franchise, such as having [[Rupee]]s replace [[coin]]s, [[Deku Baba]]s replace [[Piranha Plant]]s, and [[Keese]] replace [[Swoop]]s. Several sound effects from the first ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' game are also used, while the song references several songs from throughout the series.

[[File:MK8 DLC Hyrule Castle interior.png|thumb|230px|left|The interior of Hyrule Castle, featuring the Master Sword. If the player hits all the spin boost bumpers, a Dash Panel ramp will open up near the Sword.]]

The track starts in [[zeldawiki:Hyrule Field|Hyrule Field]], as it zigzags through a grassy area. Several [[ramp]]s can be found here, before a gliding pad that sends the player into [[Hyrule Castle]]. After a spiral downwards, the player arrives in a grand hall with the [[Master Sword]] resting in the [[zeldawiki:Pedestal of Time|Pedestal of Time]]. The routes split at the sword, before merging directly afterward. After a jump out the back of the castle, the player lands in a small village before going through a valley with [[Deku Baba]]s and [[Keese]]. After a final jump, the player reaches the [[Finish Line (object)|Finish Line]].

==Shortcuts==

*Before the Master Sword are three crystals that give spin-boosts. If all three are touched by any player within the time limit, a [[Dash Panel]] ramp opens up before the Master Sword, allowing the player to jump into it. The sword itself acts as a [[Spin Boost Pillar]]. The crystal switches can also be activated by thrown items and [[Lightning]].

*After exiting the castle, a [[Dash Mushroom]] can be used across the grass to cut off a turn.

[[File:MK8Rupee.png|thumb|Rupees behave like coins on the track.]]

*[[zeldawiki:Death Mountain|Death Mountain]], with its familiar circular smokestack, can be seen towering over the treeline in the south of the course. It can easily be seen just after exiting the Master Sword chamber.

*Each [[zeldawiki:Medallions|Medallion]] found in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' can be seen on the stained-glass windows in the Master Sword chamber.

*A sign in the village part of the course has the face of [[zeldawiki:Beedle|Beedle]] on it, a recurring shopkeeper in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The sign also has text written in [[zeldawiki:Hylian Language|Hylian]], as seen in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds]]''; when translated, it reads "Item Shop".

*Hitting the three anti-gravity switches on the castle staircase will trigger the "puzzle solving" tune in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series as the Master Sword rises from its pedestal. The switches can also be triggered by a boomerang as they can in many games.

MK8 Hyrule Circuit Course Icon.png|The course icon

MK8 Hyrule Circuit Starting Line.jpg|The course, as seen from the starting line

Rosalina-Rupee-HyruleCircuit-MK8.jpg|[[zeldawiki:Rupee|Rupees]] replace [[coin]]s at this track

Rosalina-Glider-HyruleCircuit-MK8.jpg|The only portion of the track that uses the glider

MK8 Hyrule Circuit Rosalina Castle Exterior.jpg|[[Rosalina]] approaches the castle's interior

Rosalina-Forest-HyruleCircuit-MK8.jpg|The forest portion of the track. Deku Babas and Keese are encountered there

Hyrule Circuit MK8 DLC photo.png|Link turning the corner before the anti-gravity section

Hyrule Circuit MK8 DLC photo 2.png|Link turning a corner on the Master Cycle

Hyrule Circuit MK8 DLC photo 3.png|Link showing off his sword with the castle in the background

Hyrule Circuit stamp MK8.png|The stamp for this course

|SpaM=Hyrule's Circuit

|Fre=Circuit d'Hyrule

|FreM=Hyrule Circuit

|ChiT=海拉魯賽道

|ChiS=海拉鲁赛道

|ChiSR=Hǎilālǔ Sàidào

|ChiSM=Hyrule Speedway