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| Appears in | Mario Kart 8 (2014) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Online play | Available (Wii U until early April 2024, Switch) | ||||||||||||||
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Twisted Mansion is the third race track of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This course is a large haunted mansion inhabited by many Boos, and as such it can be considered as a spiritual successor to Luigi's Mansion from Mario Kart DS. There are fifty-one Coins located on this track.
This is one of the three courses (along with Mario Circuit and Toad Harbor) that were playable at E3 2013. Incidentally, all three take place in the Flower Cup, in the same order as the original demo. This course was originally named "Boo House" in the demo, as indicated by the sign on the mansion's entrance.
Course layout
At the starting line, the player starts in the courtyard, where a large statue of Boohemoth can be seen. Once the player drives inside, they drive into an anti-gravity section that leads through the dining room. It serves as a split path with wavy physics like Bowser's Castle in Mario Kart Wii. The player then goes through a library, and into another anti-gravity segment, traveling into an underwater corridor through an arch shaped like Bouldergeist's head. The underwater section eventually splits into two paths, where Fish Bones can be seen. Both end in a glider segment off a Glide Ramp across a courtyard similar to the one in Luigi's Mansion, with the upper route exiting along a wall; racers who take that path slowly twist back into the standard position. If the players take the upper route, they can land on a balcony and take a shorter route, whereas the lower one must climb a flight of stairs. They then exit the house and enter the final stretch to the finish line. Here, some Hammer Knights being possessed by Boos attack.
During the countdown to the race, the doors at the entrance of the mansion open up. This is one of six courses to have an opening animation during the countdown, with the others being Mount Wario, Electrodrome, Bowser's Castle, Excitebike Arena and Piranha Plant Cove.
Shortcuts
- After the first split path anti-gravity section, there is a dirt section through the aisle in the library, that the player can boost through with a Mushroom, Golden Mushroom or Stars.
- At the end of the course, using a type of boost, the player can bypass the Hammer Knights and the final turn.
Sponsors
- Fuzzy Battery (Trackside banners)
- Ghost Clock (Trackside banners)
- Undead Motors (Trackside banners)
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner note
"The synthesiser melody line is meant to suggest the sound of ghosts singing. We imagined all the Boos dancing along to this track, which means that even though it might sound like it's from a horror film, it has a slight comical edge."
Gallery
The course icon
Entrance to the second building after the glider ramp
Mario performing a Rocket Start
Tanooki Mario in the underwater section of the course
Luigi driving on the course
Luigi leaving the underwater section
A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the course
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ねじれマンション[?] Nejire Manshon |
Twisted Mansion | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 扭曲洋馆[?] Niǔqū Yángguǎn |
Twisted Mansion | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 扭曲洋樓[?] Niǔqū Yánglóu |
Twisted Mansion | |
| Dutch | Boo's Duizelhuis[?] | Boo's Dizzy House | |
| French (NOA) | Manoir Englouti[?] | Engulfed Mansion | |
| French (NOE) | Manoir trempé[?] | Soaked Mansion | |
| German | Gruselwusel-Villa[?] | Spookyhectic Villa ("wusel" is a synonym for wild or hectic, it's not possible to translate it completely) | |
| Italian | Cittadella Tremarella[?] | Shakely Citadel | |
| Korean | 비틀어진 맨션[?] Biteureojin Maensyeon |
Twisted Mansion | |
| Portuguese | Mansão Revolta[?] | Upturned Mansion | |
| Russian | Коварный особняк[?] Kovarnyy osobnyak |
Insidious Mansion | |
| Spanish | Mansión Retorcida[?] | Twisted Mansion |
Trivia
- This course's music played as the background music for the Wii U's eShop during Halloween of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 in North America. It also played as the background music for the Nintendo 3DS's eShop during Halloween 2017 in the same region.
- The Glide Ramps in this course erroneously use the Dash Panel arrow texture; this mistake was not fixed with any update to the original Mario Kart 8, the release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, or any update to 8 Deluxe.
