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| Appears in | Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2019) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 3) (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup (7) Rock Cup (8 Deluxe) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Online play | No longer available (3DS) Available (Switch) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Rock Rock Mountain (known as Alpine Pass in the British English version) is the fourth and last race course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 7. It takes place on a mountain with pipes and a forest. A part of this course's music rearranges the title theme from the NES game Mach Rider, while a rearrangement of the game's main menu theme can be heard right before the song loops.
The first part of the track takes place on a mountainous cliff with steep drops on the left side, and in a cave with Swoops. The second part of the track takes place in a mountainous forest, with huge gliding sections aplenty. The final section of the track takes place on a mountainside with rolling rocks falling down serving as obstacles. There are many Dash Panels in this section that lie in the boulders' path.
Along with Cheep Cheep Lagoon and DK Jungle, this course was playable in demo versions of Mario Kart 7.
Rock Rock Mountain returns in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the New York Tour, and in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third course of the Rock Cup in the Booster Course Pass.
Mario Kart 7Edit
Course layoutEdit
The track starts on a curvy cliff road on the side of a mountain, with a trick ramp nestled along the edge right before the second turn. The road leads to a cave in the mountain with Swoops flying and columns blocking the way. After exiting the cave there is a sharp downhill bridge ending in a Glide Ramp through a valley. Pipes serve as obstacles that must be dodged while gliding down. One of the pipes blows air, starting in the second lap. Racers land in the forest, driving through trees and felled trunks before entering a second, but smaller, gliding section. The road then turns to the right, and into a steep uphill climb up the mountain past rolling rocks and Dash Panels. At the top of the mountain is a glider ramp, leading to the finish line.
If the player goes to the right side of the forest after the second glider section, they will find a tree without leaves, possibly a mistake by the developers. There are a few more trees without leaves to the left at the end of the forest; all but one of the trees are shown with leaves on the map.
When racing online, only one of the pipes blows air on the third lap, and the second coin ring in the air is removed.
ShortcutsEdit
After the second glider, it is possible to cut through the grass with a Mushroom to reach a wooden ramp, and the first turn is cuttable with the Peach Parasol or the Flower Glider, as they can rise higher in the air. It is also possible to use a Mushroom in the air to skip the windy cliffs at the start.
Mario Kart TourEdit
Rock Rock Mountain makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the New York Tour. Rock Rock Mountain is the only Mario Kart 7 course introduced in the New York Tour to not be from that game's Mushroom Cup. Here, the course received some changes. The mountain is now a tan color, instead of a dark gray. The banner for the starting line has also been changed, and now includes two log supports holding it up, instead of poles. Furthermore, the sign itself now features black and white checkers, rather than the turquoise and light yellow checkers from before. The ramp inside the second turn was removed. The glide ramp after the cave now resembles the trick variation ramps.
The course also appears as Rock Rock Mountain R (reversed) and Rock Rock Mountain T (with ramps). In the R variant, there are more ramps and trickable elements than would be necessary when making an R variant, which may have to do with this course's lack of an R/T variant. In the T variant, the starting line is now located midway through the forest after the first glide ramp, making this course one of five courses in Mario Kart Tour to not start in the same location as the original, the others being 3DS Rainbow Road T, 3DS Rainbow Road R/T, Singapore Speedway R/T, and Athens Dash R/T. Additionally, the glide ramp at the end of the climb up the mountain has been removed.
It is one of two tracks to never receive an R/T variant, alongside GBA Bowser's Castle 4. It is also the only 3DS course with this distinction, as well as the only course among those that have appeared since launch.
AppearancesEdit
For this course's tour appearances, see List of 3DS Rock Rock Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 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 3DS Rock Rock Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challengesEdit
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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| Wild West Tour |  Baby Rosalina Cup | ||||||
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N/A[2] | Yoshi Tour (2020) |  Ice Mario Cup |
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Black Shy Guy |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
 Bob-omb Cannon |
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Wild West Tour |  Lakitu Cup |
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Grand Star distances | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Baby Luigi |
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 Super Glider |
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Cooking Tour |  Hammer Bro Cup |
| Animal Tour |  Chargin' Chuck Cup | ||||||
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Cat Tour (2021) |  Bowser Jr. Cup | |||||
| Sky Tour |  Mario Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Obstacles | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Baby Peach |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
 Barrel Bomb |
London Tour | Mario Cup |
| Exploration Tour (2023) | Iggy Cup | ||||||
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 Bullet Blaster |
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 Green Shells[3]  Bob-ombs[3] 100cc and higher only |
Winter Tour (2019) |  Baby Peach Cup |
| Paris Tour (2021) |  Funky Kong Cup | ||||||
| Exploration Tour (2023) |  Cat Peach Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
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Winter Tour (2019) |  Toad Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Berlin Tour | Metal Mario Cup |
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Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Valentine's Tour |  Shy Guy Cup |
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Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
Rock Rock Mountain returns again in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass downloadable content. It appears as the third course of the Rock Cup, and as such was added in the third wave of the pass. It is based on its design from Mario Kart Tour, only with numerous visual upgrades. The big slope at the end of the track now uses anti-gravity, with Spin Boost Pillars replacing some of the Dash Panels. Due to the different physics of the glider in this game, the first fallen tree can no longer be reached and tricked off of, and thus houses some spectators, though the second one is still accessible. Additionally, more of the pipes blow air in both the beginning cliffside section and the valley section, with some only activating as the race progresses. The final lap version of the music no longer features a unique intro.
This is one of five courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe where players can hit the banner (causing it to spin), like Mario Circuit, DS Wario Stadium, 3DS Neo Bowser City and Tour Tokyo Blur. It is also the only course with this criterion that is not the first course of its cup.
Rock Rock Mountain is one of two courses to originate from Mario Kart 7 to appear in the third wave of the DLC, alongside 3DS Rainbow Road. Since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe supports British English, unlike Mario Kart Tour, this course is once again referred to as "Alpine Pass" when the Nintendo Switch console region is set to Europe or Australia/New Zealand, making it one of two courses in the Booster Course Pass so far to have a different name in British English compared to American English, the other being Wii DK Summit (or Wii DK's Snowboard Cross).
Internally, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain is referred to as "Cnsw_34", implying it may have originally been intended to be the fourth and last course of the Rock Cup. A video released by Nintendo of America on YouTube erroneously lists this course as such.[4]
ProfilesEdit
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
- Nintendo Switch News app (US):
- This course first appeared in the Mario Kart™ 7 game on the Nintendo 3DS™ system.
- As you may expect with a name like Rock Rock Mountain, the terrain is rather rocky...and mountainous. Zoom through different elevations, dodging obstacles, opponents, and large falling boulders.
- See those green pipes? You might be able to improve your race time gliding by them and catching the breeze coming out of them.
- Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Rock and roll like a pro in Alpine Pass!
We'd like to present to you a course released as part of the third wave, which is available now: Alpine Pass.
This course, laid out between towering mountains, first appeared in the Nintendo 3DS game Mario Kart 7. You'll experience a lot of elevation changes while racing here! The ascending slope section just before the finish line is particularly treacherous, with giant boulders hurtling towards you. If those cause you to lose any time, you can always try using the gusts of air from the pipes criss-crossing the aerial section of the course to make it back!
GalleryEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
View of the mountain with Dash Panels
Donkey Kong gliding for coins
Mario, racing at Rock Rock Mountain
Mario gliding on the course
A ramp on the course
Shortcut before the rock climb section
Mario, gliding for coins in first-person view
Koopa Troopa gliding to the finish line in a first-person view
Mario and Luigi, at Rock Rock Mountain before gliders were implemented
An early image of Mario and Luigi driving up the mountain
Mario Kart TourEdit
Course iconsEdit
The course icon with Yoshi
The course icon with Donkey Kong
The course icon with Wario (Hiker)
The course icon with Morton
The course icon with Waluigi
The course icon with Diddy Kong
The course icon with Meowser
The course icon with Toadette (Explorer)
The course icon of the R variant with Metal Mario
The course icon of the R variant with Diddy Kong
The course icon of the R variant with Donkey Kong
The course icon of the R variant with Lakitu
The course icon of the R variant with Penguin Luigi
The course icon of the R variant with Bowser
The course icon of the T variant with Toad
The course icon of the T variant with Wario
The course icon of the T variant with Red Yoshi
The course icon of the T variant with Black Yoshi
The course icon of the T variant with Iggy
The course icon of the T variant with Dry Bowser
The course icon of the T variant with Funky Kong
ScreenshotsEdit
Metal Mario on the R variant
Baby Mario and Baby Daisy gliding with the Strawberry Crêpe, and Baby Peach and Baby Rosalina gliding with the Chocolate Banana Crêpe
Baby Peach (Cherub) and Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) gliding on the course
Baby Luigi gliding in the Pipe Frame with the Super Glider
View of the starting line
View of the edge of the mountain
View of the forest from the ramp
View of the forest
View of the mountains from the forest
View of the steep incline
The final section
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
The course icon
The British English course icon
View of the starting line
Various racers on the anti-gravity section
Various racers on the course
Bowser and Roy in the cavern
The air pipes
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ロックロックマウンテン Rokku Rokku Maunten |
Rock Rock Mountain |
| Chinese | 岩岩山 Yán Yán Shān |
Rock Rock Mountain |
| Dutch | Kampioensberg |
Champion Mountain |
| French | Mont Éboulis |
Mount Scree |
| German | Gebirgspfad |
Mountain Path |
| Italian | Monte Roccioso |
Rocky Mount |
| Korean | 록 록 마운틴 Rok Rok Mauntin |
Rock Rock Mountain |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Montanha Rochosa |
Rocky Mountain |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Passagem Montanhosa |
Mountainous Pass |
| Russian | Крутой перевал Krutoy pereval |
Steep Pass |
| Spanish | Montaña Roqui-Roque |
Roqui-Roque Mountain |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f g AppCentral (April 13, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Ice Mario Cup! (Yoshi Tour). YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ TheMadWeazel (April 10, 2020). Yoshi Tour “Ice Mario Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c MetalEdu (November 26, 2019). MKT - Winter Tour - Baby Peach Cup 150cc. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Nintendo (November 22, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC Wave 3 - Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
