Editing Super Bell Subway

{{race course infobox
|title=Super Bell Subway
|image=[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-SuperBellSubway.jpg|300px]][[File:MK8-DLC-Course-SuperBellSubway01.jpg|300px|Overview of the subway portion.]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]]) (2015)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Bell Cup]]
|ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Juliet|2:07.175|[[File:MK8 Pink Shy Guy Icon.png|32px|link=Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy]][[File:MK8 Pink City Tripper.png|32px|link=City Tripper]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:MK8ThumbPinkSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Juliet|2:06.487|[[File:MK8 Pink Shy Guy Icon.png|32px|link=Shy Guy|Pink Shy Guy]][[File:MK8 Pink City Tripper.png|32px|link=City Tripper]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:MK8ThumbPinkSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Skip|1:23.304|[[File:MK8 Blue Yoshi Icon.png|32px|link=Yoshi (species)|Blue Yoshi]][[File:YoshiBikeBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Yoshi Bike]][[File:Blue Standard.png|32px|link=Blue Standard]][[File:MK8ThumbBlueMiiSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample=Atsuko Asahi<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-SuperBellSubway.oga]]<br>Atsuko Asahi (arrangement)<br>Koji Kondo ([[Underground Theme]] composition)<br>[[File:MK8-Music-SuperBellSubway Underground.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_SuperBellySubway_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>Underground/frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_SuperBellySubway_RailwayFrontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Super Bell Subway Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Super Bell Subway Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
}}
'''Super Bell Subway''' is the third course of the [[Bell Cup]]. The course is included with the [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as well as the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The course is located in the '''Golden Bell''', a subway station,<ref name="RailMap">[[Media:MK8 dSBS Map Signs.png|Signs including the Super Bell Subway Rail Map, showing that the station is called Golden Bell]]</ref> going through both the station and the tunnels. Similarly to [[Dolphin Shoals]], this course has two music themes that change mid-race depending on whether the highest-placed human player is in the station segment or the subway proper. [[Highlight Reel]]s instead use an extended version of the station theme for the whole course.

==Course layout==
[[File:MK8 Super Bell Subway Starting Line.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The course as seen from the starting line.]]
The track starts in the station with a U-Turn going to the left right after the start. The track leads into a large area with stairs leading down into the subway. Automatic barriers open to let the players through.

The subway has [[Train (obstacle)|trains]] running along the tracks and has a winding layout. Throughout the subway, raised platforms can be used to drive on the trains. At the end of the subway, the  train track splits and has stairs that lead up back into the large area of the station with another set of stairs taking the players to the last bend before the finish. After the U-Turn is a straightaway to the finish line. There are also various spectators consisting of Yoshis, Toads, Shy Guys, and Piantas sitting, standing, jumping and waving in their positions.

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==Shortcuts==
*Throughout the underground sections of the course, a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|Star]] can be used over gravel sections cutting off turns in the track.
*At the final U-Turn going to the left, a shortcut can be performed through a grass patch next to the Golden Bell Fountain with a Mushroom or a Star.

==References to other ''Super Mario'' games==
This track has several references to other portions of the franchise and even the game itself.

*Several shops appear along the sides of the raceway that make appearances elsewhere in ''Mario Kart 8'', such as Yoshi's Egg Market.
*The map at the starting line of the track appears to connect nearly all of the raceways that appear in ''Mario Kart 8''.<ref name="RailMap" /> Several other detailed maps by the subway lines also include the names of playable courses and the in-game business advertisements.<ref name="City Map">[[Media:MK8 dSBS City Map.png|The City Map found in Super Bell Subway]].</ref> Much like an actual subway, there are exits for different stations written on signs above the track stating the names of various courses.<ref name="RailMap" />
**On a related note, the city map is the only place in the original ''Mario Kart 8'' where [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s company, Wendy's Car Interiors, is mentioned, though in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', {{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}} features banners advertising the company.
*When in the subway, this track's music contains pieces of the [[Underground Theme|underground theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', much like {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}.
*[[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] from ''Super Mario Bros.'' is shown on the graffiti found in the underground section.<ref name="Graffiti">[[Media:MK8 dSBS Graffiti.png|The graffiti found in Super Bell Subway]].</ref>
**The graffiti also references [[Bullet Bill]]s, [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, and a [[Piranha Plant]]; this is located before the World 1-2 graffiti under the ramp. The graffiti near the World 1-2 graffiti references the [[Koopalings]].<ref name="Graffiti" />
*The Toads in the ticket booth use feather pens designed after [[Cape Feather]]s, just like in [[Sunshine Airport]].

==Sponsors==
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#1-Up Fuel|1-Up Fuel]] (Local information map (Exit C, D3), posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group|1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group]] (Local information map (Exit A, A3/B2/B3/C4), posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#100% Organic Antifreeze|100% Organic Antifreeze]] (Local information map (Exit A, B2), posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#BaNaNa Boy|BaNaNa Boy]] (Cans, local information map (Exit A, B3/C3))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bob-omb Plugs|Bob-omb Plugs]] (Graffiti)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Boomerang Bros. International Airlines|Boomerang Bros. International Airlines]] (Local information map (Exit A, B3/B4/C3))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Bowser Oil|Bowser Oil]] (Local information map (Exit A, B3/C3))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Bullet Bill Speed Trial|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Cans, local information map (Exit B, D3))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, B4), vending machines)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Chain Chomp Racing Chains|Chain Chomp Racing Chains]] (Local information map (Exit C, D2))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Coconut Cafe|Coconut Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Local information map (Exit A, A4))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Fountain Cafe|Fountain Cafe]] (Bottles, posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Fun Flower|Fun Flower]] (Shop)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Green Service|Green Service]] (Local information map (Exit A, B4))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Green Shell Taxi|Green Shell Taxi]] (Local information map (Exit C, D3))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Local information map (Exit B, C2))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Ludwig Painting|Ludwig Painting]] (Graffiti, local information map (Exit A, A4)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Luigi Gusters|Luigi Gusters]] (Local information map (Exit A, B3))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Super Motor Team|Mario Super Motor Team]] (Local information map (Exit A, A2/A3))
*[[Mario Kart TV]] (Posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Moo Moo Meadows Milk|Moo Moo Meadows Milk]] (Cartons, menus, stickers, vending machines)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Morton Construction|Morton Construction]] (Local information map (Exit B, D2))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Local information map (Exit B, A3/C2))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Paratroopa Airlines|Paratroopa Airlines]] (Local information map (Exit A, A3))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie|Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie]] (Bottles, menus, posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, C4), menus, posters, trackside banners)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Rainbow Exploration Agency|Rainbow Exploration Agency]] (Local information map (Exit A, B4), posters)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Red Shell Strike Equipment|Red Shell Strike Equipment]] (Local information map (Exit B, D2))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Roy Smooth Sounds|Roy Smooth Sounds]] (Bottles)
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Sunshine Parts|Sunshine Parts]] (Local information map (Exit A, A3))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Tropical Bakery|Tropical Bakery]] (Bottles, shop)
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Undead Motors|Undead Motors]] (Cans, local information map (Exit C, D2))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Billionaires|Wario Billionaires]] (Local information map (Exit A, C2/C4))
*[[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wendy's Car Interiors|Wendy's Car Interiors]] (Local information map (Exit C, D3))
*[[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Yoshi's Egg Market|Yoshi's Egg Market]] (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, A4), posters)

===Courses===
{|
|- valign=top
|
*{{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}} (Rail map (Orange/Green/Blue bell line))
*[[Bone-Dry Dunes]] (Rail map (Blue bell line))
*[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8)|Bowser's Castle]] (Rail map (Green bell line))
*{{classic-link|DS|Cheep Cheep Beach}} (Bottles, rail map (Blue bell line))
*{{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}} (Rail map (Orange bell line))
*{{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}} (Rail map (Blue bell line))
*[[Dolphin Shoals]] (Rail map (Blue bell line))
*[[Dragon Driftway]] (Rail map (Red bell line))
*{{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}} (Rail map (Green bell line))
*[[Electrodrome]] (Rail map (Red bell line))
*[[Excitebike Arena]] (Rail map (Green bell line))
*{{classic-link|Wii|Grumble Volcano}} (Rail map (Blue bell line))
*[[Ice Ice Outpost]] (Rail map (Red bell line))
*[[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] (Rail map (Red/Green bell line))
*[[Mario Kart Stadium]] (Rail map (Red bell line))
*{{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}} (Local information map (Exit C, D3), rail map (Green bell line))
*{{classic-link|3DS|Music Park}} (Signs, Rail map (Orange bell line))
|
*{{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}} (Rail map (Red bell line))
*[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]] (Rail map (Orange bell line))
*{{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}} (Rail map (Orange/Blue bell line))
*{{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}} (Rail map (Green/Blue bell line))
*{{classic-link|GCN|Sherbet Land}} (Rail map (Green bell line))
*[[Shy Guy Falls]] (Rail map (Green bell line))
*[[Sunshine Airport]] (Rail map (Green bell line))
*[[Sweet Sweet Canyon]] (Rail map (Blue bell line))
*{{classic-link|DS|Tick-Tock Clock}} (Rail map (Red bell line))
*[[Toad Harbor]] (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, B1))
*{{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} (Rail map (Red bell line))
*[[Twisted Mansion]] (Rail map (Green bell line))
*{{classic-link|Wii|Wario's Gold Mine}} (Local information map (Exit A, C3), rail map (Green bell line))
*[[Water Park]] (Rail map (Orange bell line))
*{{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} (Rail map (Orange bell line))
*{{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}} (Signs, Rail map (Orange bell line))
|}

==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
===Super Bell Subway===
''"The name of this course ('Ring-a-Ling Metro' in Japanese) gave me a really strong image, and I worked to create a song that you could imagine singing that title to. We wanted it to have a European metro feel, and so used vintage-sounding tones."''

===Super Bell Subway (Underground)===
''"When you actually go underground, the music suddenly shifts to a much more frantic pace, and Teppei Kawasaki really lets his slap bass run wild. It's also the first game that has featured that famous Mario underground motif recorded using live instrumentation."''

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8 Super Bell Subway Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8-DLC-Course-SuperBellSubway03.jpg|[[Toad]] performing a trick towards the train section
MK8-DLC-Course-SuperBellSubway02.jpg|[[Wario]] driving through the tunnel section of the track
SuperBellSubway-World1-2-MK8.jpg|The portion of the track referencing [[World 1-2 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-2]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
DryBowser-SuperBellSubway-Glider-MK8.jpg|[[Dry Bowser]] gliding on the track
DaisyBabyRosalinaSBS.jpg|[[Princess Daisy]] and [[Baby Rosalina]] racing on the track
DonkeyKongSuperBellSubway.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]] and [[Rosalina]] racing on the track
MK8 dSBS Map Signs.png|Various signs found across the subway
MK8 dSBS City Map.png|The map of the city found in the subway
MK8 dSBS Graffiti.png|The graffiti found across the subway
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=リンリンメトロ
|JapR=Rinrin Metoro
|JapM=Ring Ring Metro
|Fre=Métro Turbo
|FreM=Turbo Metro
|SpaA=Metro Campana
|SpaAM=Bell Metro
|SpaE=Estación Tilín-Tolón
|SpaEM=Ding-Dong Station
|Dut=Mario's Metro
|DutM=Mario's Metro
|Ger=Marios Metro
|GerM=Mario's Metro
|Ita=Mariopolitana
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''Super Mario'' and ''metropolitana'' (subway)
|Por=Metro Mario
|PorM=Mario Metro
|Rus=Метро Марио
|RusR=Metro Mario
|RusM=Mario Metro
|Kor=슈퍼 벨 메트로
|KorR=Syupeo Bel Meteuro
|KorM=Super Bell Metro
|ChiT=鈴鈴地鐵
|ChiTR=Líng Líng Dìtiě
|ChiTM=Bell Bell Metro
|ChiS=铃铃地铁
|ChiSR=Líng Líng Dìtiě
|ChiSM=Bell Bell Metro
}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:MKT 031CB.png|100px|thumb|The [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' that represents the track]]
*Similarly to [[Sunshine Airport]], Super Bell Subway features a PA voice in the background that can be heard faintly. The female intercom speaks German and says general things often heard in German train stations; however, there are several grammatical errors in the speech.<ref>Ray Koopa. (May 10, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhMwm47cn6k Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway Intercom is German (kinda)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved: May 11, 2015; After YouTube removed annotations as a feature, a German speaker provided this translation in the comments: "40. Attention.  The 5:14 ICE runs through (not understandable).  5 to 10 minutes less delay when the train arrives.  We ask for your understanding."</ref>
*Super Bell Subway is one of three [[new course]]s in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' to not feature [[anti-gravity]], the other two being [[Excitebike Arena]] and [[Animal Crossing]]; it is the only one of these to not be based on another franchise.
*It is revealed in a "Local information" map seen in the course that the subway system is beneath what seems to be the same town as the one seen below {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}.
**The map has a key showing the location of several sponsors advertised throughout the game, but [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Morton Construction|Morton Construction]] is listed with a typo as "Moton Construction". This map was the first mention of [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wendy's Car Interiors|Wendy's Car Interiors]], advertisements for which later appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]''.
*The sound played when passing through the ticket gate is reused in ''Mario Kart Tour'' in [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 3]], Tokyo Blur 4, [[Wii DK Summit]], and [[Wii Moonview Highway]].
*Although Super Bell Subway is not present in ''Mario Kart Tour'', the emblem seen on the banners in the course is used for a [[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]] that was released in the [[2nd Anniversary Tour]] (and was present in the game's internal files beforehand). It was also used as the badge representing the [[Cat Tour (2022)|2022 Cat Tour]].

==References==
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