DS Shroom Ridge: Difference between revisions

'''Shroom Ridge''' is the fourth and last race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The course takes place on a public road with traffic and runs on a mountain ridge, hence the name. For about half of the course, the right hand side has no railing and is a sheer drop. Shroom Ridge is the first traffic course to have [[Car (obstacle)|cars]] moving in opposite directions, as opposed to the same direction as in all previous road tracks. Specifically, the cars not involved in the race drive on the left side of the road, as done in real life in various countries including Japan, India, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In Mirror Mode, however, they take the right side of the road, as done in the Continental Americas or Mainland Europe. The hills and trees in the background resemble those of [[Giant Land]] in the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' version of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.

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There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Shroom Ridge:

*'''Mission 3-7''': The player controls [[Donkey Kong]], who must perform 10 [[Drift|power-slide]] [[Mini-Turbo|mini-turbos]] before completing one lap and before 70 seconds has passed.

==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==

[[File:MK8-Course-DS ShroomRidge.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shroom Ridge in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

The course has received many visual improvements. There is now fog over the woodland below, a lake is added in the background, most of the trees before the tunnel have been removed, making this part more open, and the vehicles have been replaced by the ones found in {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} (with the exception of the [[dash panel ramp truck]]). The vehicles also now all move in the same direction as players. The signpost over the finish line now has the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo. Guardrails have been added in spots along the final stretch of the track, though they do not cover the entire length of the cliffside. [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and [[Toad (species)|Toads]] also appear as spectators on this course. Additionally, two shortcuts were added. For the first, a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] was added in the large patch of grass before the tunnel, accessible via a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]. In addition, a fan that blows out [[wind]] was added over the edge of the S-turn, allowing racers to skip it with a Mushroom.<ref>https://youtu.be/Kj_DLjg6fkE?t=791</ref> The minimap was turned around 60 degrees counterclockwise compared to the equivalent in ''Mario Kart DS''; this course is one of three in the Booster Course Pass to not have its minimap rotated so that drivers start facing straight up on it, the other two being {{classic-link|Wii|DK Summit}} and {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}} from Wave 4. Shroom Ridge is also one of two tracks in the game to not have Double Item Boxes, the other being {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}.  

The course also appears as '''Shroom Ridge R''' (reversed), '''Shroom Ridge T''' (with ramps), and '''Shroom Ridge R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, there are two glide ramps on the main road which lower to the ground whenever vehicles approach them. In the T and R/T variants, moving traffic is removed. In the T variant, there are instead many [[Wiggler]]s roaming the course as obstacles. In the R/T variant, racers drive across several [[Mushroom Platform|mushroom platforms]] and [[Mushroom Trampoline|mushroom trampolines]], including a blue one.

===Course traffic patterns===