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{{race course infobox
{{race course infobox
|title=Toad Harbor<br><small>Toad Harbour</small>
|title=Toad Harbor<br><small>Toad Harbour</small>
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-ToadHarbor.png|270px]]
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-ToadHarbor.png|300px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Flower Cup]]<br>[[Battle Mode]] (''8'')
|cups=[[Flower Cup]]<br>[[Battle Mode]] (''8'')
|ghost=2:31.066 by Nin★Alice (''8'') (as [[Toadette]])<br>2:29.282 by Nin★Alice (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Toadette]]) (150cc)<br>1:43.003 by Nin★Adrien (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Toad]]) (200cc)
|ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Alice|2:31.066|[[File:MK8 Toadette Icon.png|32px|link=Toadette]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Alice|2:29.282|[[File:MK8 Toadette Icon.png|32px|link=Toadette]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Adrien|1:43.003|[[File:MK8 Toad Icon.png|32px|link=Toad]][[File:SportsCoupeMK8.png|32px|link=Sports Coupe]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard]][[File:MK8ThumbToadSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|music = Shiho Fujii[[File:MK8-Music-ToadHarbor.oga]]
|sample = Normal: Shiho Fujii<br>[[File:MK8-Music-ToadHarbor.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU ToadHarbor Frontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
}}
}}
'''Toad Harbor''' (written as '''Toad Harbour''' in the British English version) is the second course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as well as the longest three-lap course in the game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]. It also features a statue on an island off the harbor modeled after the [[Statue of Liberty]], but it is based on [[Princess Peach]] holding a [[Fire Flower]] in her lowered left hand and a [[Super Star]] in her raised right. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]] each have cable cars patterned after them in this course, each with some [[Toad (species)|Toads]] as passengers and a [[Koopa Troopa]] as the driver. There are forty-seven coins located on this track. In ''Mario Kart 8'', it is a selectable battle course.
'''Toad Harbor''' (written as '''Toad Harbour''' in the British English version) is the second course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as well as the longest three-lap course in the former game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]. It also features a statue on an island off the harbor modeled after the [[Statue of Liberty]], but it is based on [[Princess Peach]] holding a [[Fire Flower]] in her lowered left hand and a [[Super Star]] in her raised right. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]] all have cable cars patterned after them in this course, each with some [[Toad (species)|Toads]] as passengers and a [[Koopa Troopa]] as the driver. There are forty-seven coins located on this track. In ''Mario Kart 8'', it is a selectable battle course.


==Description==
This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a tram station (which serves as a side route along the finish line with extra [[Item Boxes]], not entirely dissimilar to {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity.
This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a tram station (that acts as a short-cut to some power-ups), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity. The track features several areas that seem to be inspired by American cities, such as a steep cable car hill (such as {{wp|San Francisco}}) and a Statue of Liberty-like Peach statue in the harbor (like in [[New York City]]).


==Course layout==
==Course layout==
[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]]
[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]]
The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; the right one goes over a bridge while the left path allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will be starting to enter the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a [[Dash Panel]], or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.  
The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; the right one goes over a bridge while the left path allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will enter a wide section of the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a [[Dash Panel]], or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.  


After a few turns, drivers reach the top of the hill and perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they have to avoid oncoming cable cars. If the player attempts to follow the cable car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the cable cars going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the roof. A pathway with a Dash Panel can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.
After a few turns, drivers reach the top of the hill and perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they have to avoid oncoming cable cars. If the player attempts to follow the cable car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the cable cars going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the roof. A pathway with a Dash Panel can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.


This is the only Nitro course among the base ''Mario Kart 8'' content that does not involve any gliding, and the only course among the base content to not feature any mechanics introduced in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (gliders, underwater sections, one-lap courses, etc.). It is also one of the two nitro courses where the anti-gravity segments are optional, with the other course being [[Bone-Dry Dunes]].
This is the only new course among the base ''Mario Kart 8'' content that does not involve any gliding, and the only course among the base content to not feature any mechanics introduced in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (gliders, underwater sections, one-lap courses, etc.). It is also one of the two new courses where the anti-gravity segments are optional, with the other course being [[Bone-Dry Dunes]].


===Shortcuts===
==Shortcuts==
*With a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or [[Super Star]], the player can cut through the grass areas before and after the starting line.
*Players can cut off the first turn by boosting through the strip of grass with a crate.
 
*A boost item can be used to cut through the grass at the final turn.
===Staff ghost===
This is the only Toad course to not have Toad as the staff ghost, as this staff ghost for this track is [[Toadette]] on the [[Cat Cruiser]], with a time of 2:31.066. However, the staff ghost is Toad in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' 200cc, with a time of 1:43.003.


==Sponsors==
==Sponsors==
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*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Posters, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Posters, trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Coconut Cafe|Coconut Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Coconut Cafe|Coconut Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[Flower Cup]] (Lamp post banners, starting line)
*[[Flower Cup]] (Lamp post banners, starting line)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Fountain Cafe|Fountain Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Fountain Cafe|Fountain Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Fun Flower|Fun Flower]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Fun Flower|Fun Flower]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]] (Posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie|Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie]] (Posters, shops)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie|Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie]] (Posters, shops)
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*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Posters, shop, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Posters, shop, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Shy Guy Metals|Shy Guy Metals]] (Poster)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Shy Guy Metals|Shy Guy Metals]] (Poster)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Super Marine World|Super Marine World]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Super Marine World|Super Marine World]] (Trackside banners)
*Toad Harbour (Posters, lamp post banners)
*Toad Harbour (Posters, lamp post banners)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad Toy Store|Toad Toy Store]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad Toy Store|Toad Toy Store]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Tropical Bakery|Tropical Bakery]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Tropical Bakery|Tropical Bakery]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Tropical Grocery|Tropical Grocery]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Tropical Grocery|Tropical Grocery]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Women of Racing Organization|Women of Racing Organization]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Women of Racing Organization|Women of Racing Organization]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Yoshi's Egg Market|Yoshi's Egg Market]] (Shops)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Yoshi's Egg Market|Yoshi's Egg Market]] (Shops)
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*Toad Harbor is featured on a map found in [[Super Bell Subway]].
*Toad Harbor is featured on a map found in [[Super Bell Subway]].
*A Toad Harbor logo appears on the back of the [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad City Sightseeing|Toad City Sightseeing]] [[bus]]es in {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}}.
*A Toad Harbor logo appears on the back of the [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad City Sightseeing|Toad City Sightseeing]] [[bus]]es in {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}}.
*An emblem for this course can be seen in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} on a small sign right before the shortcut. This holds true for laps 1 and 2 in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' and Tokyo Blur and Tokyo Blur 2 in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.


==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner note==
==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner note==
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<gallery widths=150px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8 Toad Harbor Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8 Toad Harbor Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8 Toad Harbour Course Icon.png|The British English course icon
MK8-City-Overview.png|Overview of the entire course, showcasing the whole city
Toad Harbour Anti-gravity.jpg|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] on the anti-gravity section
Toad Harbour Anti-gravity.jpg|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]] on the anti-gravity section
WaluigiTrickMK8.jpg|[[Waluigi]], performing a [[trick]]
WaluigiTrickMK8.jpg|[[Waluigi]], performing a [[trick]]
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|Spa=Puerto Toad
|SpaM=Toad Port
|SpaM=Toad Port
|Fra=Promenade Toad
|Fre=Promenade Toad
|FraM=Toad Walkboard
|FreM=Toad Walkboard
|Dut=Toad-Baai
|Dut=Toad-Baai
|DutM=Toad Bay
|DutM=Toad Bay
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|KorR=Kinopio Habeo
|KorR=Kinopio Habeo
|KorM=Toad Harbor
|KorM=Toad Harbor
|Chi=奇諾比奧海港 (Traditional)<br>奇诺比奥海港 (Simplified)
|ChiT=奇諾比奧海港
|ChiR=Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
|ChiTR=Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
|ChiM=Toad Harbor
|ChiTM=Toad Harbor
|ChiS=奇诺比奥海港
|ChiSR=Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
|ChiSM=Toad Harbor
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the three courses (along with [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] and [[Twisted Mansion]]) that were playable at E3 2013. Incidentally, all three take place in the [[Flower Cup]], in the same order as the original demo.
*This is one of the three courses (along with [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] and [[Twisted Mansion]]) that were playable at E3 2013. Incidentally, all three take place in the [[Flower Cup]], in the same order as the original demo.
*Toad Harbor's final lap music uses a different, shorter intro from the normal version. This distinction is shared with {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, [[Mute City]], and {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}.
*Toad Harbor's final lap music uses a different, shorter intro from the normal version. This distinction is shared with [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|Rock Rock Mountain]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, [[Mute City]], {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}, and {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}.
 
{{MK race courses}}
{{MK battle courses}}
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{{MK8}}
{{MK Race Courses}}
{{MK Battle Courses}}
[[Category:Towns]]
[[Category:Towns]]
[[Category:Unlockable race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 race courses]]
[[it:Riviera di Toad]]
[[it:Riviera di Toad]]
[[de:Toads Hafenstadt]]
[[de:Toads Hafenstadt]]

Latest revision as of 14:12, April 8, 2024

Toad Harbor
Toad Harbour
Toad Harbor
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Flower Cup
Battle Mode (8)
Online play No longer available (Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Normal: Shiho Fujii

Frontrunning
Course map
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of Toad Harbor in Mario Kart 8.Map of Toad Harbor in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
8 Nin★Alice
2:31.066 Toadette's head icon in Mario Kart 8Cat Cruiser body from Mario Kart 8Retro Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8Plane Glider from Mario Kart 8
8DX 150cc Nin★Alice
2:29.282 Toadette's head icon in Mario Kart 8Cat Cruiser body from Mario Kart 8Retro Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8Plane Glider from Mario Kart 8
8DX 200cc Nin★Adrien
1:43.003 Toad's head icon in Mario Kart 8Sports Coupe body from Mario Kart 8StandardThumbnail of Toad's Super Glider (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.

Toad Harbor (written as Toad Harbour in the British English version) is the second course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as well as the longest three-lap course in the former game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of San Francisco. It also features a statue on an island off the harbor modeled after the Statue of Liberty, but it is based on Princess Peach holding a Fire Flower in her lowered left hand and a Super Star in her raised right. Mario, Luigi and Wario all have cable cars patterned after them in this course, each with some Toads as passengers and a Koopa Troopa as the driver. There are forty-seven coins located on this track. In Mario Kart 8, it is a selectable battle course.

This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a tram station (which serves as a side route along the finish line with extra Item Boxes, not entirely dissimilar to GBA Mario Circuit), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity.

Course layout[edit]

Toad Harbor, from Mario Kart 8.
The course as seen from the starting line

The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; the right one goes over a bridge while the left path allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will enter a wide section of the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a Dash Panel, or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.

After a few turns, drivers reach the top of the hill and perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they have to avoid oncoming cable cars. If the player attempts to follow the cable car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the cable cars going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the roof. A pathway with a Dash Panel can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.

This is the only new course among the base Mario Kart 8 content that does not involve any gliding, and the only course among the base content to not feature any mechanics introduced in Mario Kart 7 (gliders, underwater sections, one-lap courses, etc.). It is also one of the two new courses where the anti-gravity segments are optional, with the other course being Bone-Dry Dunes.

Shortcuts[edit]

  • Players can cut off the first turn by boosting through the strip of grass with a crate.
  • A boost item can be used to cut through the grass at the final turn.

Sponsors[edit]

References in other courses[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner note[edit]

"For this title, we had a live band at our disposal so we made use of an acoustic guitar and steel drums on this track to give it the cool, laid-back feeling of an exotic tropical town."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キノピオハーバー
Kinopio Hābā
Toad Harbor

Chinese (simplified) 奇诺比奥海港
Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
Toad Harbor

Chinese (traditional) 奇諾比奧海港
Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
Toad Harbor

Dutch Toad-Baai
Toad Bay
French Promenade Toad
Toad Walkboard
German Toads Hafenstadt
Toad's Harbor Town
Italian Riviera di Toad
Toad's Coast
Korean 키노피오 하버
Kinopio Habeo
Toad Harbor

Portuguese Baía do Toad
Toad's Bay
Russian Порт тоадов
Port toadov
Toad Port

Spanish Puerto Toad
Toad Port

Trivia[edit]