Wii Moonview Highway: Difference between revisions

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2023)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 5) (2023)

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Moonview Highway reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Night Tour]]. It also returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third course of the [[Feather Cup]] in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]].

[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#April 2010 Tournament 2|April 2010's second tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Moonview Highway with different traffic and with all traffic now traveling against the player, similar to [[Toad's Turnpike]] in the Extra mode of ''Mario Kart 64''. Players start the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms.  The tournament was later repeated as the first tournament of November 2011, the second tournament of January 2013, and the first tournament of April 2014.

Visually, the buildings in the city portion of the course resemble the ones in [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]]. Rather than having windows lit with different colors with an emphasis on yellow as in the original, building windows are colored in a variety of different shades, but are no longer multicolored on an individual basis. Spotlights aimed at the sky are now visible in the city portion of the course. The Mushroom Moon and Green Fuel sponsors have been recreated with 2D artwork, although Petey Piranha's cameo appearance in The Mushroom Moon has been replaced with Bowser. The Miis in the tollbooths are now replaced with [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s and [[Shy Guy]]s. The LED signs are now static images. The sirens heard in the city portion have been removed. The tunnel section now has fans attached to the ceiling. The toll booth bars now use the same sound effect heard in [[Wii DK Summit]]. The rabbit icon marking the exits of the city has been replaced with a yellow version of the heart icon used in ''Wii''.

The course also appears as '''Moonview Highway R''' (reversed), '''Moonview Highway T''' (with ramps), and '''Moonview Highway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, Mushroom cars from {{classic|GCN|Mushroom Bridge}} appear on the course instead of Bob-omb Cars, some trucks have dash panels on them, and a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] is added at the entrance of the city. In the T variant, moving vehicles only remain in the city section of the track, turning around at each set of tollbooths. Additionally, racers can glide up to an overpass which is otherwise inaccessible for all versions of Moonview Highway. In the R/T variant, moving vehicles once again are limited to the city, and this time only consist of cars and Mushroom cars. A glide ramp at the beginning of the course also allows racers to drive on top of the tunnel.

Moonview Highway returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 5 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. It appears as the third course of the [[Feather Cup]]. The course is largely based on its appearance from ''Mario Kart Tour''. Cars now use their ''Mario Kart 8'' designs and the total number of vehicles on the map has been further reduced. Additionally, traffic in the left lane travels 50% faster than before and includes several surfboard [[truck]]s from [[N64 Toad's Turnpike]]. In conjunction with the vehicle behavior changes from ''Mario Kart Tour'', this results in the traffic no longer being effective as obstacles. In the first section of the course, the left cliff now has a simple ramp on top. There are now [[Item Box|Double Item Boxes]] atop the dash panel ramp on the right cliff as well as on the sides of the bridge. In the city section, the dash panels that spanned the entire width of the road were removed, as well as the set of Item Boxes before the tunnel. The dash panels that remain now have their positions randomized between races, and they have once again been widened, now being as wide as one entire lane. The moving Item Boxes now behave differently, going through the toll booths and turning around instead of disappearing at both ends. Lastly, coins can now be found in different locations, with some trailing behind surfboard trucks. The course also receives numerous visual and auditory changes. For example, the lights on the bridge no longer alternate on and off, and the sound effect that plays when passing through the toll booths has reverted to the one used in ''Mario Kart Wii''. The spotlights in the city now move and the yellow arrow signs in the city section are now green. Also, the course's minimap now displays the cliff portions near the start of the track. <ref>@NintendoAmerica (July 7, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1677435870075572224 "''The Feather Cup arrives in Wave 5 of the #MarioKart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass! Enjoy two classic courses in Daisy Cruiser and Moonview Highway, a historical tour with Athens Dash and the brand new course, Squeaky Clean Sprint!''"] ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 9, 2023.</ref>

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''Go driving in the moonlight in Moonview Highway!'''''<br>''This stunning nighttime course made its debut in the ''Wii'' game ''Mario Kart Wii'', and is set partly on a multi-lane city highway, and partly on a scenic riverside drive, lit by a bright full moon. The roads stay busy well in to the night, so be careful not to crash into any passers-by! On the other hand, if you can make good use of the trucks that carry surfboards on their backs, you might be able to pull off a Jump Boost to get that little extra edge over your competitors - not to mention, you'll look super cool!''

|FraA=Route Clair de Lune<br>Autoroute de la Lune <small>(''Mario Kart Wii'')</small>

|FraAM=Moonlight Route<br>Moon's Highway

|FraE=Route Clair de Lune

|FraEM=Moonlight Route

|SpaA=Circuito Luz de Luna<br>Autopista de la Luna <small>(''Mario Kart Wii'')</small>

|SpaAM=Moonlight Circuit<br>Moon Highway