Tour Singapore Speedway: Difference between revisions

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022 <small>(1, 2)</small>, 2023 <small>(3)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 4) (2023)

|tours='''Singapore Speedway:'''<br>[[Singapore Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Night Tour]]<br>'''Singapore Speedway 2:'''<br>[[Ocean Tour]]<br>[[Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Night Tour]]<br>'''Singapore Speedway 3:'''<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]

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This course has three routes named Singapore Speedway, '''Singapore Speedway 2''', and '''Singapore Speedway 3'''. The second route debuted in the [[Ocean Tour]], while the third debuted in the [[Winter Tour (2023)|2023 Winter Tour]]. The first route has a strong focus on the {{wp|Marina Bay Sands}}, the second route takes racers through the {{wp|Gardens by the Bay}} and the {{wp|Helix Bridge}}, and the third route takes racers over the {{wp|ArtScience Museum}} and through {{wp|Chinatown (Singapore)|Chinatown}}. The first and second routes have the racers go around Singapore counterclockwise; however, the third route has them go around clockwise instead. This course uses a unique music arrangement when racers are in Chinatown; this is the only city course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' whose music changes depending on where in the course racers are.

Notably, unlike other city courses (except for [[Sydney Sprint]] and [[Athens Dash]]), which generally condense landmarks down, the area in which the track is set is modeled largely after a real life space, that being the {{wp|Central Area, Singapore|Central Area}}. Most buildings, including generic skyscrapers, as well as certain routes, match up with their respective placements in the actual Central Area. This is one of two real world city courses to lack any in-game sponsor advertisements, the other being Athens Dash.

 

Singapore Speedway returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Boomerang Cup]] in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]].

====Singapore Speedway====

In the standard layout, the course begins on the {{wp|Esplanade Bridge}}, in between {{wp|St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore|St. Andrew's Cathedral}} and {{wp|Merlion Park}}. Racers drive along a brief straightaway before going down a slight downhill slope leading to the {{wp|Central Area, Singapore|Central Area}}. It takes a slight right on a divided road, then takes two sharp lefts to a [[Dash Panel]] and a [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|circus cannon]] leading to the top of {{wp|Marina Bay Sands}}. The entrance to {{wp|Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown}} can be seen in the area. After that, the course features a shallow [[Underwater driving|underwater]] {{wp|infinity pool}} with [[Innertube Goomba]]s. On the side of the pool, there are several Dash Panels. Next, there is a [[Glide Ramp]] with two following [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|Boost Rings]] that take the player across the grandstand of {{wp|The Float @ Marina Bay}} with the {{wp|Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay|Esplanade Theatres}} in the background. The player then goes underneath the floating platform, and then makes a sharp left afterwards to the finish line. In the course, a [[blimp]] with the ''Mario Kart Tour'' logo can be found in the background, though in the R and R/T variants, it is featured as a course element.

The course also appears as '''Singapore Speedway R''' (reversed), '''Singapore Speedway T''' (with ramps), and '''Singapore Speedway R/T''' (reversed with ramps).

The R/T version of this route is one of five courses in ''Mario Kart Tour'' that do not start in the same place as the original, the others being [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|3DS Rock Rock Mountain T]], [[3DS Rainbow Road]] T and R/T, and [[Athens Dash]] R/T. In this case, the starting line is instead located in the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands.

=====Appearances=====

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Singapore Speedway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour#Singapore Speedway|List of Singapore Speedway tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'' § Singapore Speedway]].

=====Bonus challenges=====

====Singapore Speedway 2====

Similarly to Singapore Speedway, the course begins with a slight downhill slope leading to the {{wp|Central Area, Singapore|Central Area}}. However, this time the racers take a left turn through the One Fullerton mall leading to a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] that sends players in between the towers of the {{wp|Marina Bay Sands}}, with the {{wp|Merlion}} being visible on the right side of the track before the gliding section begins. During the glider section, a row of five [[Water Geyser|geysers]] with a rainbow effect applied will sprout up in a set order, allowing for mid-air [[Jump Boost|tricks]]. After they have finished gliding, players drive through the {{wp|Gardens by the Bay}}. Similar to [[Toad's Factory]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the road is split into two [[Conveyor Belt|conveyor belts]] (which have the same appearance as the escalators in [[Wii Coconut Mall]]), one half going forwards and the other half going backwards. Players can drive on either side to either drive faster or slower. Unlike Toad's Factory, however, these conveyor belts have small ramps players can use to do tricks, somewhat like the ones in [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]] from ''Mario Kart 8''. The conveyor belt stops after the racers take a reverse curve, taking them onto the {{wp|Helix Bridge}}. Players drive off a ramp before driving down to {{wp|The Float @ Marina Bay}}. The player then goes underneath the stands, and then makes a sharp left afterwards to the finish line. In the trick variant of the course, [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|Boost Rings]] are added to the gliding section.

The course also appears as '''Singapore Speedway 2R''' (reversed), '''Singapore Speedway 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Singapore Speedway 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps); the first two debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Ocean Tour]], while the last debuted in the [[Anniversary Tour]].

=====Appearances=====

=====Bonus challenges=====

====Singapore Speedway 3====

The course also appears as '''Singapore Speedway 3R''' (reversed), '''Singapore Speedway 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Singapore Speedway 3R/T''' (reversed with ramps).

*When using landscape mode on the reverse variant, where an audience will spawn floating in midair a short way into the Chinatown section during the course intro. It cannot be seen during gameplay or auto mode.<ref>[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/875173069935747132/1067967949996036248/RPReplay_Final1674692619.mov <tt>RPReplay_Final1674692619.mov</tt>]. cdn.discordapp.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230703232539/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/875173069935747132/1067967949996036248/RPReplay_Final1674692619.mov Archived] July 3, 2023, 23:25:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

*On the R or R/T variants, if the course's intro is skipped while overlooking the Chinatown section, the Chinatown variant of the course's music will play when the race begins. Exiting the Chinatown section or restarting the race when this happens will switch back to the regular music instead.{{Ref needed}}

=====Appearances=====

=====Bonus challenges=====

Singapore Speedway returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 4 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. It appears as the fourth and final course of the [[Boomerang Cup]]. Like all other city courses from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', this version combines the course's three routes together, forming one course that changes route as the race progresses. It has received significant upgrades both visually and audibly. The sky is much brighter and more vibrant than before. The arrows were removed from the stretch of the {{wp|ArtScience Museum}} facing {{wp|The Float @ Marina Bay}} and the entire ArtScience Museum is represented on the minimap. The part connecting the platform of The Float @ Marina Bay to the road is bigger. The "Tour" part of the ''Mario Kart Tour'' logo has been removed on the side of the blimp. The lights that are turned on inside the leftmost tower of the {{wp|Marina Bay Sands}} are re-arranged, while the lights of the other two towers are inverted compared to ''Mario Kart Tour'', so lights that were turned on in ''Tour'' are turned off on ''8 Deluxe'', and vice versa. The barrel in {{wp|Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown}} has been removed. [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s have been added as spectators near Marina Bay Sands, and the Sidesteppers have been replaced by [[Goomba Tower]]s. The minimap has also been rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

Singapore Speedway is one of three courses from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to appear in the fourth wave, alongside {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}} and {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}. It is also one of two city tracks from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to be the last course in its respective cup rather than the first, the other being {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}.

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''Soar above the city in style in Singapore Speedway!'''''<br>''First appearing the smart device app Mario Kart Tour, this course takes Singapore's metropolis for its setting and sees racers tearing through Chinatown streets and over a rooftop infinity pool. The route changes from lap to lap, and you might just be able to glide your way to victory through the course's airborne sections!''

MK8D Tour Singapore Speedway Scene 5.jpg|Luigi, [[Waluigi]], and [[Mario]] in Chinatown

|SpaM=Acceleration in Singapore

*There is an {{media link|MKT Singapore Speedway Theme.oga|unused version}} of the course's theme that lacks synth and percussion.

*Singapore Speedway is the only course in the ''Mario Kart'' series to feature three different [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] locations, but to only have one of them ever be used among its numbered routes in ''Mario Kart Tour''. They are: