SNES Ghost Valley 1: Difference between revisions

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'''Ghost Valley 1''' is the third course of the [[Mushroom Cup]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. It is an old bridge surrounded by [[Boo]]s. The course returns as the third course of the [[Extra Cup|Extra Mushroom Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' where it first appeared in the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]]. It is also the first ghost-related course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], and is also the first course set in a dark environment on a dilapidated pier-like road surrounded by Boos, a theme that future tracks follow, namely [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk|Banshee Boardwalk]], [[GBA Boo Lake|Boo Lake]] and [[Broken Pier]].

The course has limited guard edges, but bumping into a tile at the edge of the bridge will destroy it, allowing players to go through and fall off the course. There are several [[ramp|jump pads]] on the track, the last one allowing drivers to cross a gap. Two other lines are placed directly before two [[Item Box]]es which makes those only reachable by driving back or jumping over them with a [[Cape Feather|Feather]] or a well-timed hop. There are some planks near the end that act as a shortcut, which can only be accessed with a Feather, Mushroom (boosting off the jump pad before it), or a well-timed hop (only applicable in 150cc).{{br|left}}

In ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', Ghost Valley 1 uses the background from [[Boo Lake]]. It is relatively the same as its [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] counterpart, although the two small bouncy pads before the two lone item boxes and the legs holding the track up are removed.

Ghost Valley 1 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting with the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]], alongside [[DS Luigi's Mansion]] and [[DS Waluigi Pinball]]. It is one of the five ''Super Mario Kart'' courses in the game to have not previously appeared as a retro course since ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the other four being [[SNES Vanilla Lake 1|Vanilla Lake 1]], [[SNES Choco Island 1|Choco Island 1]], [[SNES Donut Plains 2|Donut Plains 2]], and [[SNES Vanilla Lake 2|Vanilla Lake 2]]. The background appears to be less dark compared to its original appearance, allowing visibility of mountains, dead trees and an entire lake surrounding the track. The newly-added starting banner, which uses the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo, is held up by two light posts. While the Item Boxes behind the two short [[ramp|jump pads]] are absent, an extra set of Item Boxes are added on the jump pad before them. The jump pad, gap, and 90° turn near the shortcut were moved back, and the straight following said turn is wider. The shortcut itself is blocked by a [[Wooden cutout|cutout]] of Boos, which hides a jump pad behind it. Additionally, the smoother turn at the end of the shortcut is wider. Unlike the original, guard edges are not destroyed after bumping into them, and there are more present on the insides of the smoother 90° turns, the second of which was made sharp. This course is a favorite of [[Luigi]], [[Pink Shy Guy]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Halloween)]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Halloween)]], [[Fire Mario|Fire Rosalina]], [[King Boo|King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)]], [[Pink Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy (Ninja)]], and the [[Mii|Mario Mii Racing Suit]]. It is also a favorite of [[Yoshi (species)|Black Yoshi]] and [[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Gold)]] if they are at level 6. Beside Ghost Valley 1, the 2019 Halloween Tour introduced additional reversed and trick versions of the course, titled '''Ghost Valley 1R''' and '''Ghost Valley 1T''' respectively, with the [[Valentine's Tour]] later adding a reversed/trick version, '''Ghost Valley 1R/T'''.