SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2

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This article is about the second Koopa Beach track from Super Mario Kart. For the similarly named Mario Kart 64 track, see N64 Koopa Troopa Beach.
Koopa Beach 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2
Koopa Beach 2 from Super Mario Kart.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2020)
Cup(s) Special Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Special Cup (Super Circuit)
Leaf Cup (DS)
Tour(s)
Online play Was never available (DS)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart / Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS
Course map
Super Mario Kart
The map for Koopa Beach 2.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC SNES Koopa Beach 2 Map.png
Mario Kart: Super Circuit minimap as seen on the menu.Mario Kart: Super Circuit minimap as seen in the race.

Mario Kart DS
Koopa Beach 2 mapMario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
Map of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 from Mario Kart Tour.

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★しんや
0:54.847 Yoshi's mugshot.The model of the Egg 1 from Mario Kart DS

Koopa Troopa Beach 2 (originally known as Koopa Beach 2) is the second course of the Special Cup in Super Mario Kart. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track of the Extra Special Cup, in Mario Kart DS as the first race of the Leaf Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as the signature track of the Marine Tour. It is set on a large sandbank in the middle of a blue sea. Its obstacles are deep patches of water and bouncing Cheep Cheeps.

Course layout

 
Koopa Troopa entering the watery portion of the track

The race starts in a small patch of sand surrounded by grass. Most of the ? Panels are on the straightaway after the first turn, and to the left of this straightaway behind a wall is a ramp, which can be reached with a Feather. The racers must drive through a large section of shallow water with many patches of deep water as well as Cheep Cheeps. There is a small patch of land amidst the water with a lone ? Panel on it.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

 
Toad racing at Koopa Beach 2

The course reappeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of the Extra Special Cup. It uses the background from Shy Guy Beach, including the pirate ship. The Cheep Cheeps were removed from the track. Since there is no Feather item in this game, the small ramp in the middle area is unreachable. However, the ramp was not removed despite this; the player can still see it over the wall.

Mario Kart DS

 
Koopa Beach 2 in Mario Kart DS

Koopa Beach 2 reappears again in Mario Kart DS as the first course of the Leaf Cup. Though it is slightly longer, it is still one of the shortest tracks in the game. The island which originally had one Item Box on it is now bigger and has three of them. The ramp inside the wall was removed. A bit of moss was removed near the finish line. It was never available in Wi-Fi play.

Mission 5-3 takes place here. The player is Toad and must break five Item Boxes by pursuing them through the course. The player can stop when they get to the front Item Box, if they are fast enough to catch it.

Mario Kart Tour

 
The course in Mario Kart Tour

Koopa Beach 2 reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour, where it makes its debut in the Marine Tour. It has been renamed to "Koopa Troopa Beach 2" so that its name is consistent with N64 Koopa Troopa Beach.[citation needed] Unlike the previous versions, the Starting Grid is now located on the main road and several arrow signs on buoys were added. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo. The walls within the course are now thinner. The island in the water portion is bigger, and that portion has two Item Box sets (one on the island, the other on the other side). The deep water patches are now offroad; they merely slow down racers, rather than sidelining them. The first and last Cheep Cheeps were removed, and the one in front the small island was moved to the other side. The fish themselves bounce higher and merely slow down racers instead of making them spin out. Some of the beach near the starting line is removed, and the part left over is now mossy, requiring two more turns to the finish line.

The course also appears as Koopa Troopa Beach 2R (reversed), Koopa Troopa Beach 2T (with ramps), and Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T (reversed with ramps); the first two variants were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Marine Tour, while the last was introduced in the Sunshine Tour. The R/T variant, however, was present in one of the screenshots released for the Summer Tour, two years prior. In the R variant, a Glide Ramp has been added, allowing players to glide over the island with shallow water.

If the player falls into the deep, normally inaccessible water during the course's Glider Challenge, they will enter a brief underwater state before falling out of the screen. The Glider Challenge also features a boat designed like one of Sydney's famous ferries, which was used to tease the Sydney Sprint race course.

Like SNES Donut Plains 1, N64 Frappe Snowland, N64 Choco Mountain, and GCN Mushroom Bridge, it retains its original music, rather than using the Mario Kart DS arrangement.

SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 has the longest gap between reappearances of all classic courses, between the Samurai Tour and the Sunshine Tour (a gap of thirty-five tours). It is the first classic course to be absent for over a year.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
 
Normal variant
                                               * **       **     ** **     *   *   *** *        **    **  ** *
             
   
 
R variant
                                       *  *  *     **       **  **  *            *        ** 
                   * 
     
 
T variant
                                         ***         ** **  ***    **    *  **  *        **   * **  ** * 
          *         
   
 
R/T variant
                                                       *     **                 **      
          
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges

Ring Race
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Pauline
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 10
  • 22
Marine Tour  
Hammer Bro Cup
  • 10
  • 20
  • 25
Summer Tour (2021)  
Donkey Kong Cup
Do Jump Boosts
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Roy
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 8
  • 12
Exploration Tour (2020)  
Lakitu Cup
  • 5
  • 9
  • 13
Sydney Tour (April–May 2021)  
Pauline Cup
Glider Challenge
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star distances Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Koopa Troopa
 
Pipe Frame
 
Parafoil
  • 400
  • 600
  • 750
Marine Tour  
Dry Bones Cup
  • 400
  • 600
  • 800
Ninja Tour (2021)  
Roy Cup
Samurai Tour  
Dry Bowser Cup
Vs. Mega Bowser
Icon Course variant Mega opponent information Other opponent information Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Items used
  Regular  
Bowser
 
Koopa Dasher
 
Super Glider
 
Green Shells[1]

 
Bowser's Shells[1]
Driver Kart Glider Items used
 
Koopa Troopa
2 at 50cc,
4 at 100cc,
6 at 150cc and higher
 
Koopa Dasher
 
Super Glider
 
Green Shells[1]
Marine Tour  
Pauline Cup
Sunshine Tour  
Kamek Cup
Time Trial
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Baby Mario
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 1:50.00
  • 1:25.00
  • 1:13.00
New Year's 2021 Tour  
Dry Bowser Cup
  • 1:40.00
  • 1:25.00
  • 1:13.00
Space Tour (2021)  
Rosalina Cup
  R  
Lakitu
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 1:35.00
  • 1:25.00
  • 1:15.00
Sunshine Tour  
Pauline Cup
Combo Attack
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Highest combo counts Tour appearances Cup
  T  
Bowser
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 4
  • 7
  • 12
Berlin Tour  
Roy Cup

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

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    •   Watch out for the deep pools of water and rough sand as you cruise through the Koopa Beach 2 track. This is a short course, so there's no time to lose!
    •   The colour of the water in Koopa Beach 2 tells you how deep it is. Stay in the lighter-coloured shallow water and avoid the dark patches, otherwise you'll be wishing they fitted your kart with a propeller. A school of jumping fish must be avoided too if you're going to stay dry.

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ノコノコビーチコース2 (Super Mario Kart)
Nokonoko Bīchi Kōsu 2
ノコノコビーチ2
Nokonoko Bīchi 2
Koopa Troopa Beach Course 2

Koopa Troopa Beach 2

Chinese (simplified) 慢慢龟海滩2
Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
喏库喏库海滩2[2]
Nuòkùnuòkù Hǎitān 2

Koopa Troopa Beach 2

Chinese (traditional) 慢慢龜海灘2
Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2

German Koopa-Strand 2
Koopa Beach 2
Italian Spiaggia Koopa 2
Koopa Beach 2
Korean 엉금엉금 비치2
Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2

Portuguese Praia Koopa 2
Koopa Beach 2
Spanish (NOA) Playa Koopa 2
Koopa Beach 2
Spanish (NOE) Playa Koopa 2
Playa Koopa (Mario Kart DS)
Koopa Beach 2
Koopa Beach

References

  1. ^ a b c Andruidus (July 10, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Marine Tour: Pauline Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit