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(After the discussion on the talk page, I decided to go ahead and rewrite this article to focus specifically on this red ramp asset, as the mere material a road is made out of is not notable enough to be an article in and of itself.)
m (→‎Mario Kart Tour: Might be controversial, but I don't see why we're prioritizing course icons with these in the background over actual screenshots focusing on these things.)
 
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[[File:MKT Icon GBA Bowser's Castle 3RT.jpg|thumb|250px|Many Kanaami Roads paired with ramps in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T]]]]
[[File:MKT Icon GBA Bowser's Castle 3RT.jpg|thumb|250px|Many Kanaami Roads paired with ramps in [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T]]]]
'''Kanaami Road'''s<ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' internal filename (<tt>roadkanaami</tt>)</ref> are red chain-link platforms that appear in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series. They have a unique associated [[ramp]] design, and also sometimes incorporate sloping structures similar to those found in [[Excitebike Arena]] or the [[RMX Choco Island 1|RMX Choco]] [[RMX Choco Island 2|Island courses]]. They make their first appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where they are mostly found in the R, T, and R/T variations of courses.
'''Kanaami Roads'''<ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' internal filename (<tt>roadkanaami</tt>)</ref> are red [[Chain-Link]] platforms that appear in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series. They have a unique associated [[ramp]] design, and also sometimes incorporate sloping structures similar to those found in [[Excitebike Arena]], [[RMX Choco Island 1]], and [[RMX Choco Island 2]]. They make their first appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where they are mostly found in the R, T, and R/T variations of courses.


In R variants, their use is to assist the player in going upwards in areas where racers jump or glide down from a height. They are also sometimes used at the end of [[glider]] or [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]] sections to give more space for the player to land. In T variants, their main use is to instead provide more [[Jump Boost]]s, [[Dash Panel]]s, and [[Mini-Turbo]]s for the player, which in turn provides more actions for the game's combo and point-earning system. In several courses, they are used to take racers outside the normal bounds of the track. Kanaami Roads are also frequently often placed as the startpoint and/or endpoint of [[Glider Challenge]]s.
In R variants, they are placed to assist the player in going upwards in areas where racers jump or glide down from a height, or sometimes at the end of [[glider]] or [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]] sections to give more space for the player to land. In T variants, their main use is instead to enable more [[Mini-Turbo]]s, [[Jump Boost]]s, and [[Dash Panel]] boosts, which in turn provides more actions for the game's combo and point-earning system. In some variations of courses, they are used to take racers outside the normal bounds of the track. Kanaami Roads are also frequently the startpoint and/or endpoint of [[Glider Challenge]]s.


Kanaami Roads are also used in the normal variations of some courses, usually to replace a chain link platform from a previous appearance. [[Wii Mushroom Gorge]] has several ramps replaced by Kanaami Roads, [[3DS Toad Circuit]] has part of the bridge replaced, [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]] uses them on the left half of the starting area, and [[3DS Piranha Plant Slide]] uses them as the floor of the underwater section.
Kanaami Roads are also used in the normal variations of some courses, usually to replace a Chain-Link platform from a previous appearance. [[Wii Mushroom Gorge]] has several ramps replaced by Kanaami Roads, [[3DS Toad Circuit]] has part of the bridge replaced, [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]] uses them on the left half of the starting area, and [[3DS Piranha Plant Slide]] uses them as the floor of the underwater section.


Kanaami Roads reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' via the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], mostly in the aforementioned cases where ''Mario Kart Tour'' incorporated them as a normal part of the track geometry. However, {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}} has a Kanaami Road appear on its second lap to turn racers onto the train tracks. This Kanaami Road is invisible and intangible to racers on lap 1. Therefore, a player that is sufficiently behind may see racers driving on nothing.
Kanaami Roads reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' via the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', mostly in the aforementioned cases where ''Mario Kart Tour'' incorporated them as a normal part of the track geometry. However, {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}} has a Kanaami Road appear on its second lap to turn racers onto the train tracks. This Kanaami Road is invisible and intangible to racers not on lap two, so a player that is sufficiently behind or ahead may see racers driving on thin air.
 
The word "Kanaami" itself is a romanization of「金網」, which is Japanese for "wire mesh", such as that of [[Chain-Link]]s.


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==Gallery==
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===''Mario Kart Tour''===
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
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MKT Icon NewYorkMinuteRT.png|[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute R/T]]
File:MKT Mario Circuit 3T Scene.jpg|Kanaami Roads on [[SNES Mario Circuit 3]]<nowiki>T</nowiki>
MKT Icon NewYorkMinute2T.png|New York Minute 2T
File:MKT Bowser Castle 1T Scene.jpg|A large Kanaami Road on [[GBA Bowser's Castle 1]]<nowiki>T</nowiki>
MKT Icon NewYorkMinute4T PenguinLuigi.png|New York Minute 4T
File:MKT Waluigi Pinball T Scene.jpg|A Kanaami Road on [[DS Waluigi Pinball]] T
MKT Icon NewYorkMinute4RT MarioMusician.png|New York Minute 4R/T
File:MKT London Loop 2T Scene.jpg|A Kanaami Road on [[Tour London Loop|London Loop]] 2T
MKT Icon TokyoBlurRT.png|[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur R/T]]
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MKT Icon ParisPromenadeRT.png|Paris Promenade R/T
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MKT Icon ParisPromenade2RT.png|Paris Promenade 2R/T
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MKT Icon ParisPromenade3T CatPeach.png|Paris Promenade 3T
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MKT Icon LondonLoop3RT MarioHalloween.png|London Loop 3R/T
MKT Icon VancouverVelocityRT PeachVacation.png|[[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity R/T]]
MKT Icon VancouverVelocity2T PenguinToadette.png|Vancouver Velocity 2T
MKT Icon VancouverVelocity2RT PenguinMario.png|Vancouver Velocity 2R/T
MKT Icon VancouverVelocity3T NabbitMiiRacingSuit.png|Vancouver Velocity 3T
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MKT Icon SydneySprintT RosalinaSwimwear.png|[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint T]]
MKT Icon SydneySprintRT MarioSwimwear.png|Sydney Sprint R/T
MKT Icon SydneySprint2R BabyMarioKoala.png|Sydney Sprint 2R
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MKT Icon SydneySprint3T PeachExplorer.png|Sydney Sprint 3T
MKT Icon SingaporeSpeedwayT LuigiVacation.png|[[Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway T]]
MKT Icon SingaporeSpeedwayRT MarioSunshine.png|Singapore Speedway R/T
MKT Icon SingaporeSpeedway2T MarioSwimwear.png|Singapore Speedway 2T
MKT Icon SingaporeSpeedway2RT LuigiVacation.png|Singapore Speedway 2R/T
MKT Icon SingaporeSpeedway3RT PeachHappi.png|Singapore Speedway 3R/T
MKT Icon AmsterdamDriftT DaisyFarmer.png|[[Amsterdam Drift|Amsterdam Drift T]]
MKT Icon AmsterdamDriftRT CatToad.png|Amsterdam Drift R/T
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MKT Icon AmsterdamDrift2RT RosalinaVolendam.png|Amsterdam Drift 2R/T
MKT Icon AmsterdamDrift3T PeachWedding.png|Amsterdam Drift 3T
MKT Icon AmsterdamDrift3RT BuilderToad.png|Amsterdam Drift 3R/T
MKT Icon BangkokRushRT BuilderMario.png|[[Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush R/T]]
MKT Icon BangkokRush2T DrPeach.png|Bangkok Rush 2T
MKT Icon BangkokRush2RT DaisyThaiDress.png|Bangkok Rush 2R/T
MKT Tour88 DiddyKongCupChallenge.png|Bangkok Rush 3T
MKT Icon BangkokRush3RT ToadetteSailor.png|Bangkok Rush 3R/T
MKT Icon MerryMountainT YoshiReindeer.png|[[Merry Mountain|Merry Mountain T]]
MKT Icon MerryMountainRT DaisyHolidayCheer.png|Merry Mountain R/T
MKT Icon NinjaHideawayT DaisyYukata.png|[[Ninja Hideaway|Ninja Hideaway T]]
MKT Icon NinjaHideawayRT PeachHappi.png|Ninja Hideaway R/T
MKT Icon SkyHighSundaeRT CatRosalina.png|[[Sky-High Sundae|Sky-High Sundae R/T]]
MKT Icon PiranhaPlantCoveT CaptainToad.png|[[Piranha Plant Cove|Piranha Plant Cove T]]
MKT Icon PiranhaPlantCoveRT LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|Piranha Plant Cove R/T
MKT Icon PiranhaPlantCove2T BirdoWhite.png|Piranha Plant Cove 2T
MKT Icon PiranhaPlantCove2RT LightblueShyGuyExplorer.png|Piranha Plant Cove 2R/T
MKT Icon RMXMarioCircuit1T MarioClassic.png|[[RMX Mario Circuit 1|RMX Mario Circuit 1T]]
MKT Icon RMXChocoIsland1T Yoshi.png|[[RMX Choco Island 1|RMX Choco Island 1T]]
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MKT Icon RMXVanillaLake1T PenguinToad.png|[[RMX Vanilla Lake 1|RMX Vanilla Lake 1T]]
MKT Icon RMXGhostValley1R DryBonesGold.png|[[RMX Ghost Valley 1|RMX Ghost Valley 1R]]
MKT Icon RMXGhostValley1T BowserJrPirate.png|RMX Ghost Valley 1T
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MKT Icon RMXBowsersCastle1T DrBowser.png|[[RMX Bowser's Castle 1|RMX Bowser's Castle 1T]]
MKT Icon RMXDonutPlains1T DrPeach.png|[[RMX Donut Plains 1|RMX Donut Plains 1T]]
MKT Icon RMXDonutPlains1RT LuigiChef.png|RMX Donut Plains 1R/T
MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES.png|[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1T]]
MKT Icon MarioCircuit1RTSNES.png|SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
MKT Icon DonutPlains1TSNES RedKoopaFreerunning.png|[[SNES Donut Plains 1|SNES Donut Plains 1T]]
MKT Icon DonutPlains1RTSNES Birdo.png|SNES Donut Plains 1R/T
MKT Icon GhostValley1TSNES.png|[[SNES Ghost Valley 1|SNES Ghost Valley 1T]]
MKT Icon GhostValley1RTSNES.png|SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T
MKT Icon MarioCircuit2TSNES.png|[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2T]]
MKT Icon MarioCircuit2RTSNES.png|SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T
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MKT Icon GhostValley2RTSNES PenguinToad.png|SNES Ghost Valley 2R/T
MKT Icon DonutPlains2TSNES CatToad.png|[[SNES Donut Plains 2|SNES Donut Plains 2T]]
MKT Icon DonutPlains2RTSNES BirdoBlack.png|SNES Donut Plains 2R/T
MKT Icon MarioCircuit3TSNES.png|[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3T]]
MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES.png|SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T
MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES.png|[[SNES Choco Island 2|SNES Choco Island 2T]]
MKT Icon ChocoIsland2RTSNES.png|SNES Choco Island 2R/T
MKT Icon VanillaLake1TSNES.png|[[SNES Vanilla Lake 1|SNES Vanilla Lake 1T]]
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MKT Icon DonutPlains3TSNES RosalinaHalloween.png|[[SNES Donut Plains 3|SNES Donut Plains 3T]]
MKT Icon DonutPlains3RTSNES WhiteTanookiMario.png|SNES Donut Plains 3R/T
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeach2TSNES IceMario.png|[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T]]
MKT Icon VanillaLake2TSNES BowserSanta.png|[[SNES Vanilla Lake 2|SNES Vanilla Lake 2T]]
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MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachTN64.png|[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T]]
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachRTN64.png|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R/T
MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Wario.png|[[N64 Kalimari Desert|N64 Kalimari Desert T]]
MKT Icon KalimariDesertRTN64.png|N64 Kalimari Desert R/T
MKT Icon KalimariDesert2TN64.png|N64 Kalimari Desert 2T
MKT Icon KalimariDesert2RTN64.png|N64 Kalimari Desert 2R/T
MKT Icon FrappeSnowlandTN64 BirdoLightBlue.png|[[N64 Frappe Snowland|N64 Frappe Snowland T]]
MKT Icon ChocoMountainRTN64 MarioTuxedo.png|[[N64 Choco Mountain|N64 Choco Mountain R/T]]
MKT Icon RoyalRacewayTN64 PinkGoldPeach.png|[[N64 Royal Raceway|N64 Royal Raceway T]]
MKT Icon RoyalRacewayRTN64 WhiteYoshi.png|N64 Royal Raceway R/T
MKT Icon YoshiValleyTN64 BirdoWhite.png|[[N64 Yoshi Valley|N64 Yoshi Valley T]]
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MKT Icon BowsersCastle1TGBA.png|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser's Castle 1T]]
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MKT Icon SkyGardenTGBA PeachHalloween.png|[[GBA Sky Garden|GBA Sky Garden T]]
MKT Icon SkyGardenRTGBA MarioAviator.png|GBA Sky Garden R/T
MKT Icon CheepCheepIslandTGBA MarioSwimwear.png|[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T]]
MKT Icon CheepCheepIslandRTGBA BuilderLuigi.png|GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R/T
MKT Icon SunsetWildsTGBA CaptainToad.png|[[GBA Sunset Wilds|GBA Sunset Wilds T]]
MKT Icon SunsetWildsRTGBA MarioClassic.png|GBA Sunset Wilds R/T
MKT Icon SnowLandTGBA LarryWintertime.png|[[GBA Snow Land|GBA Snow Land T]]
MKT Icon SnowLandRTGBA RosalinaChef.png|GBA Snow Land R/T
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3TGBA CharginChuck.png|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|GBA Bowser's Castle 3T]]
MKT Icon BowsersCastle3RTGBA BuilderMario.png|GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T
MKT Icon BabyParkTGCN CatLuigi.png|[[GCN Baby Park|GCN Baby Park T]]
MKT Icon BabyParkRTGCN BuilderToadette.png|GCN Baby Park R/T
MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN MetalMario.png|[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|GCN Yoshi Circuit T]]
MKT Icon YoshiCircuitRTGCN Ludwig.png|GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
MKT Icon DKMountainTGCN DryBonesMiiRacingSuit.png|[[GCN DK Mountain|GCN DK Mountain T]]
MKT Icon DKMountainRTGCN KitsuneLuigi.png|GCN DK Mountain R/T
MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleRTGCN Roy.png|[[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T]] (in the actual course, the ramp is not a Glide Ramp)
MKT Icon LuigisMansionTDS.png|[[DS Luigi's Mansion|DS Luigi's Mansion T]]
MKT Icon LuigisMansionRTDS.png|DS Luigi's Mansion R/T
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS.png|[[DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball T]]
MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRTDS.png|DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
MKT Icon DKPassTDS BabyMario.png|[[DS DK Pass|DS DK Pass T]]
MKT Icon DKPassRTDS PenguinLuigi.png|DS DK Pass|DS DK Pass R/T
MKT Icon AirshipFortressRDS FireBro.png|[[DS Airship Fortress|DS Airship Fortress R]]
MKT Icon AirshipFortressTDS HammerBro.png|DS Airship Fortress T
MKT Icon AirshipFortressRTDS BuilderMario.png|DS Airship Fortress R/T
MKT Icon PeachGardensTDS PeachYukata.png|[[DS Peach Gardens|DS Peach Gardens T]]
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MKT Icon CoconutMallTWii DrLuigi.png|[[Wii Coconut Mall|Wii Coconut Mall T]]
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MKT Icon RainbowRoadTWii LuigiGolf.png|[[Wii Rainbow Road|Wii Rainbow Road T]]
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MKT Tour1 ToadCupChallenge.png|[[3DS Toad Circuit]]
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[[it:Road Kanaami]]

Latest revision as of 05:24, June 20, 2024

The title of this article is official, but it comes from development data such as an internal filename. If an acceptable public source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

Many Kanaami Roads paired with ramps in GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T

Kanaami Roads[1] are red Chain-Link platforms that appear in the Mario Kart series. They have a unique associated ramp design, and also sometimes incorporate sloping structures similar to those found in Excitebike Arena, RMX Choco Island 1, and RMX Choco Island 2. They make their first appearance in Mario Kart Tour, where they are mostly found in the R, T, and R/T variations of courses.

In R variants, they are placed to assist the player in going upwards in areas where racers jump or glide down from a height, or sometimes at the end of glider or cannon sections to give more space for the player to land. In T variants, their main use is instead to enable more Mini-Turbos, Jump Boosts, and Dash Panel boosts, which in turn provides more actions for the game's combo and point-earning system. In some variations of courses, they are used to take racers outside the normal bounds of the track. Kanaami Roads are also frequently the startpoint and/or endpoint of Glider Challenges.

Kanaami Roads are also used in the normal variations of some courses, usually to replace a Chain-Link platform from a previous appearance. Wii Mushroom Gorge has several ramps replaced by Kanaami Roads, 3DS Toad Circuit has part of the bridge replaced, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain uses them on the left half of the starting area, and 3DS Piranha Plant Slide uses them as the floor of the underwater section.

Kanaami Roads reappear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Booster Course Pass, mostly in the aforementioned cases where Mario Kart Tour incorporated them as a normal part of the track geometry. However, N64 Kalimari Desert has a Kanaami Road appear on its second lap to turn racers onto the train tracks. This Kanaami Road is invisible and intangible to racers not on lap two, so a player that is sufficiently behind or ahead may see racers driving on thin air.

The word "Kanaami" itself is a romanization of「金網」, which is Japanese for "wire mesh", such as that of Chain-Links.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart Tour roadkanaami RoadKanaami Chain-Link road

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Kart Tour internal filename (roadkanaami)