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| Appears in | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart Tour (2022) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 3) (2022) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup (Super Circuit) Rock Cup (8 Deluxe) | ||||||||||
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| Online play | Available (Switch) | ||||||||||
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Boo Lake is the second race of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is, unlike the name would imply, a pier with a lot of gaps, like the Ghost Valley courses from Super Mario Kart. Boo Lake contains a considerable amount of Coins and Item Boxes. There are Boos which hold lanterns on this course. If the player falls off of the track, contrary to what the course's name indicates, they do not fall into water and instead into a pit. There is a bridge that flickers, making it hard to see on the part where the path splits around a hole with the bump on it, to the right of this area. The course shares its music with Broken Pier, part of which is an arrangement of the music used for the Ghost Valley courses from Super Mario Kart.
The course appears as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2022 Halloween Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second course of the Rock Cup in the Booster Course Pass.
Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit
Course layoutEdit
The course begins with a 90° turn to the right followed by two sets of wide speed strips that each lead into jump pads, allowing racers to jump over a pair of large gaps. Upon landing, racers take another 90° right turn followed by a 45° right turn and a 45° left turn. The path then briefly splits and racers must go left or right, with the paths being symmetrical. Once the paths join, racers encounter the first set of Item Boxes followed by two 45° left turns and a 90° right turn. A sharp 135° right turn then leads into a long straightaway, where the track briefly becomes very narrow. At the end of the straightaway is a pair of Item Boxes followed by a 45° right turn and a U-turn to the left. Racers then go over a bump in the road and take a 45° left turn followed by five consecutive 45° right turns; the last item set lies just before the third turn and there are many small bumps in the road after the third turn. After the turns is one last straightaway, where racers encounter several small bumps as well as holes in the road which are preceded by jump pads. At the end of this straightaway lies the finish line.
ShortcutsEdit
The first notable shortcut can be found just before the split paths. By going to the left of the track, the player can drive across a very narrow blue bridge, cutting off a turn. Alternatively, the player can use a Mushroom to go off a jump pad in between the split paths and clear the gap.
Another notable shortcut can be found at the end of the long straightaway. By going to the left of the track, the player can drive across a narrow gray bridge, skipping the entire U-turn. Unlike the other bridge, this one is visible on the minimap.
Mario Kart TourEdit
Boo Lake makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2022 Halloween Tour. The course now resembles the SNES Ghost Valley courses even more, and there are also more walls around the course compared to the original version. In addition to the manor and dead forest from the original, a few dilapidated fortress structures have been added into the background, along with clouds being added to the sky. Rather than taking place over a pit, the course now takes place on a large lake (as its name implies there always was), which is driven into, making this the second classic course in Mario Kart Tour to feature a newly added underwater section, the first one being GBA Cheep-Cheep Island. Fish Bones act as obstacles in the lake section. The starting line is now accompanied by two posts holding a Mario Kart sign, which was absent in all Super Circuit courses. Many lamp posts have also been added to the course, replacing the candle-holding Boos in the original version.
The layout is recreated relatively faithfully despite the new underwater sections and elevation changes, akin to GBA Snow Land. However, the bridge before the split path was removed and the turn leading to it was simplified to no longer have a diagonal portion. The turn after also begins immediately rather than there being a straightaway. The split path itself had its left side widened and the ramp on the gap has been removed. The bridge cut around the U-turn has been changed - there is now a gap in the wall where it originally was, with a small platform jutting out on the other side with barrels blocking the way. The road leading up to the first jump now slopes downwards slightly, and the jumps themselves are now executed using regular ramps. There are also now Item Boxes present in the air after the ramp.
The course also appears as Boo Lake R (reverse), Boo Lake T (with ramps), and Boo Lake R/T (reverse and with ramps). In all three variants, racers drive on an alternate path which is unused in the default variant despite appearing on the minimap. In the R/T variant, there is a glide ramp shortly after racers exit the water.
Like GBA Sunset Wilds and GBA Sky Garden, this course received a new arrangement of its music. This course, along with Donut Plains 3, is the first classic course in Mario Kart Tour to debut with its R/T variant. Boo Lake is one of two courses in Mario Kart Tour whose minimap includes a section of the course that is not accessible on the main variant, alongside Berlin Byways 2. In both courses, the exclusive sections are removed from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe versions.
AppearancesEdit
For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Boo Lake tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Boo Lake 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 GBA Boo Lake tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challengesEdit
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  King Boo |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Space Tour (2023) |  Mii Cup |
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
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R |  Koopa Troopa |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Halloween Tour (2022) |  Toad Cup |
| Yoshi Tour (2023) |  Ice Mario Cup | ||||||
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T |  Mario (Halloween) |
 Trickster |
 Silver Candlelight Flight |
 Peach (Halloween) |
 Magma Broom |
 Magic Parasol |
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Halloween Tour (2022) |  Shy Guy Cup |
 Waluigi (Vampire) |
 Red Vampire Flyer |
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 King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) |
 Ghost Ride |
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Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
Boo Lake reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 3 in the Booster Course Pass. It is the second course of the Rock Cup. The course is based on its Mario Kart Tour design, but with graphical updates; notably, the cartoonish clouds have been completely removed in favor of a more realistic sky.[1] The ramps around the course have been redesigned to match the color scheme of the bridge. Wooden arrow signs have been added throughout the course. The broken bulbs in the lamp posts underwater have been removed.
Boo Lake is the first course in the Booster Course Pass to feature underwater driving. Additionally, the section beginning on the U-turn leading into the lake and the underwater portion of the course have been converted to an anti-gravity section. The Barrels blocking the shortcut have been replaced with the bush-shaped wooden cutouts from 3DS Piranha Plant Slide, and the shortcut itself is now off-road.
The alternate path that appeared in Mario Kart Tour for its variants was removed from the layout of this version, but its now-deteriorated scaffolding remains as decoration. Boo Lake is the only course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to mark the end of an anti-gravity section with an Antigravity Panel.
Internally, GBA Boo Lake is referred to as "Cnsw_33", implying it may have originally been intended to be the third course of the Rock Cup. A video released by Nintendo of America on YouTube erroneously lists this course as such.[2]
ProfilesEdit
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
- Nintendo Switch News app (US):
- This course first appeared in the Mario Kart™: Super Circuit™ game on the Game Boy™ Advance system.
- What a creepy lake! Well, as long as the Boos enjoy it, it's fine I suppose. As you gather up your courage, take note of the underwater and anti-gravity areas.
- Someone seemed to have placed many ramps here―use them to get all-important jump boosts to speed up!
- Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Get ready for a hair-raising good time in Boo Lake!
We'd like to present to you a course released as part of the third wave, which is available now: Boo Lake.
This course first appeared in the Game Boy Advance title Mario Kart: Super Circuit. You'll race along a spooky boardwalk infested with Boos, complete with an underwater antigravity zone that's sure to leave your heart pounding. The course also features loads of ramps, which means that making good use of Jump Boosts could be your key to victory - just be sure to look before you leap!
GalleryEdit
Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit
The course icon, depicting Yoshi and the mansion
Luigi racing on Boo Lake
Mario Kart TourEdit
Course iconsEdit
The course icon with Mario (Halloween)
The course icon with Petey Piranha
The course icon of the R variant with Cat Mario
The course icon of the R variant with the Dry Bowser Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R variant with King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)
The course icon of the R variant with King Boo
The course icon of the T variant with Dr. Bowser
The course icon of the T variant with the King Boo Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the T variant with Toadette (Sailor)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Waluigi (Vampire)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Cat Rosalina
The course icon of the R/T variant with Dr. Luigi
The course icon of the R/T variant with the Chain Chomp Mii Racing Suit
ScreenshotsEdit
View of the starting line
View of the split path
View of the underwater section
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | テレサレイク Teresa Reiku |
Boo Lake |
| Chinese (simplified) | 害羞幽灵湖 Hàixiū Yōulíng Hú 嘘嘘鬼湖 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)[3] Xūxūguǐ Hú |
Boo Lake |
| Chinese (traditional) | 害羞幽靈湖 Hàixiū Yōulíng Hú |
Boo Lake |
| Dutch | Boo-Bruggen |
Boo Bridges |
| French | Lac Boo |
Boo Lake |
| German | Buu-Huu-Tal |
Boo Valley |
| Italian | Lago di Boo |
Boo's Lake |
| Korean | 부끄부끄 호수 Bukkeubukkeu Hosu |
Boo Lake |
| Portuguese | Lago Bu |
Boo Lake |
| Russian | Озеро Бу Ozero Bu |
Boo Lake |
| Spanish | Lago de Boo |
Boo's Lake |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ [1]
- ^ Nintendo (November 22, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC Wave 3 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit
