DS Twilight House

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Not to be confused with Twilight Town or Twilight City.
Twilight House
Screenshot of Twilight House in Mario Kart DS
Twilight House in Mario Kart DS
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Mario Kart Tour (2022)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Tour(s)
Online play Was never available (DS)
No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Twilight House map
Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii
The course map for DS Twilight House from Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart Tour
DS Twilight House from Mario Kart Tour

Twilight House is a battle course in Mario Kart DS. It takes place in a house located at the center of a forest during twilight, floating above a dark void. The course has eight wide rooms surrounded by a narrow balcony, with an inaccessible ninth room at the center of the home. Players can fall to the void if they run along the balcony, especially on the 90 degrees turns. Some Dark Shine Sprites can be seen over the walls of Twilight House.

In Mario Kart DS, Mission 3-8 takes place in Twilight House, where the objective is for Mario to collect 20 coins under a minute and five seconds, while avoiding Bananas placed around the course.

The course returns in Mario Kart Wii and in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the 2022 Halloween Tour in the latter.

Mario Kart Wii

Twilight House returns in Mario Kart Wii with graphical changes, including ambient lighting, better shading, and remixed music. The biggest change is that a thick forest filled with trees (similar to Moonview Highway) was added below the course where players can fall into, with tall pillars now holding the house up.

Tournaments

Bowser competes in a Twilight House tournament

In Mario Kart Wii, the Twilight House had a tournament. The battle course was treated like a race track, and players competed in a 5-lap grand prix race for the fastest possible time. The tournament was restricted to the Wii Wheel option, and was the 2nd tournament for July 2008. It was later repeated as the 2nd tournament for July 2010, with the exact same restrictions.

Mario Kart Tour

View of DS Twilight House
View of the course in Mario Kart Tour

Twilight House reappears in Mario Kart Tour debuting in the 2022 Halloween Tour. The course has received a notable graphical overhaul - the rooftops are now a shade of maroon, the castle design has been made present throughout most of the track, and the Dark Shine Sprite motif has been removed (with a more generic star design on the castle itself). Several of the rooftops have been removed to accommodate the battle mechanic for eliminated players in Mario Kart Tour, allowing them to throw items at the remaining players. A Rocky Wrench now appears in the course's northern, eastern, southern, and western rooms, replacing the Item Boxes there, while the north-western room has cyan lighting instead of orange like the rest of the rooms. A wall surrounding the entire course has also been added, allowing projectiles to rebound off of the course's boundaries, and the four corner platforms have been removed. Like other battle courses in this game, Twilight House uses SNES Battle Course 1's music from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe instead of its Mario Kart Wii arrangement. However, its original song is still present in the files of Mario Kart Tour.

Using a Super Leaf, it was possible to fly onto the roof of the house bouncing off of a Rocky Wrench.[1] This bug was fixed in the 2022 Autumn Tour.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS Twilight House tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

The following are the drivers, karts, and gliders for which is always a favored or favorite course. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course as a favored or favorite course, see List of tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
DS Twilight House from Mario Kart Tour
Normal variant
Birdo (Black)Black Mii Racing SuitBowser Jr. (Pirate)Fire RosalinaFish Bone Mii Racing SuitKamek from Mario Kart TourKing Boo (Gold)King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)Light Green Mii Racing SuitMario (Halloween)Mario (Santa)Meowser from Mario Kart TourPauline (Cowgirl)Peach (Halloween)Purple Mii Racing SuitRosalina (Halloween)Shy Guy (Gold)Tanooki Mario from Mario Kart TourWaluigi (Vampire)Yoshi (Reindeer) Black Circuit from Mario Kart TourBlack Jingle Bell from Mario Kart TourBlack Turbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourBlue Crawly Kart from Mario Kart TourClanky Kart from Mario Kart TourCrawly Kart from Mario Kart TourDark Buggy from Mario Kart Tour.Dark Hop Rod from Mario Kart TourDark Trickster from Mario Kart TourGilded King from Mario Kart Tour.The Gold Trickster from Mario Kart TourInferno Flyer from Mario Kart TourMagma Broom from Mario Kart TourThe Purple Rattle Buggy from Mario Kart TourQueen Bee from Mario Kart TourThe Red Vampire Flyer from Mario Kart TourSilver Bullet Blaster from Mario Kart TourThe Streetle from Mario Kart TourSunset Cloud from Mario Kart TourTanooki Kart from Mario Kart TourTrickster from Mario Kart TourVampire Flyer from Mario Kart TourWild Black from Mario Kart Tour 8-Bit Fire Flower from Mario Kart Tour8-Bit Goomba from Mario Kart TourBlack Cat Parafoil from Mario Kart TourBlack Great Sail from Mario Kart TourBlack Toe-Bean Balloons from Mario Kart TourBowser Hanafuda from Mario Kart TourBullet Bill Parachute from Mario Kart TourCandlelight FlightGold Meteors from Mario Kart TourMeteor Balloons from Mario Kart TourNabbit Oilpaper Umbrella from Mario Kart TourRainbow Fare Flier from Mario Kart TourRainy Balloons from Mario Kart TourThe Silver Candlelight Flight from Mario Kart TourSpider Glider from Mario Kart TourSunset Balloons from Mario Kart TourTanooki Parafoil from Mario Kart TourVampire Wings from Mario Kart TourWicked Wings from Mario Kart Tour Black YoshiChargin' Chuck (Gold)Dry Bowser's icon from Mario Kart TourDry Bowser (Gold)Ice MarioKing Bob-omb (Gold)King Bob-omb Mii Racing SuitLudwig Mii Racing SuitPetey Piranha (Gold)Rosalina (Aurora)Santa Mii Racing SuitShy Guy (Ninja)Waluigi Mii Racing SuitWario (Hiker)Wario Mii Racing Suit Armored Rider from Mario Kart TourBlack B Dasher from Mario Kart TourBlack Kabuki Dasher from Mario Kart TourClassic B Dasher Mk. 2 from Mario Kart TourComet Tail from Mario Kart TourGold Comet from Mario Kart TourGold Pumpkin Kart from Mario Kart TourHead Honcho from Mario Kart TourIce-blue Poltergust from Mario Kart TourKamek's Zoom Broom from Mario Kart TourKoopa King from Mario Kart Tour.Mach 8-R from Mario Kart TourPirate Sushi Racer from Mario Kart TourPumpkin Kart from Mario Kart TourRainbow Pipe Buggy from Mario Kart TourRed Crawly Kart from Mario Kart TourSilver King from Mario Kart TourStar Broom from Mario Kart TourTiger Bruiser from Mario Kart Tour Boo Hanafuda from Mario Kart TourBullet Bill Hanafuda from Mario Kart TourDream Glider from Mario Kart TourDry Bowser Umbrella from Mario Kart TourFestival Wings from Mario Kart TourGold Swooper from Mario Kart TourGold Tanooki Parafoil from Mario Kart TourGold Umbrella from Mario Kart TourLava Rocks from Mario Kart TourMagic Parasol from Mario Kart TourManta Glider from Mario Kart TourNinja Scroll from Mario Kart TourSwooperTreasure Map from Mario Kart Tour.
MKT Icon Waluigi.pngMKT Icon Wario.png Blue Turbo Yoshi from Mario Kart Tour Black Shy GuyBlue Shy GuyGreen Toad (Pit Crew)Ice Bro's icon from Mario Kart TourMKT Icon KingBoo.pngPurple Koopa (Freerunning) Blue Turbo Birdo from Mario Kart TourDark Clown from Mario Kart TourFlame Flyer from Mario Kart TourKoopa Clown from Mario Kart Tour Bob-omb Parafoil from Mario Kart TourLightning Oilpaper from Mario Kart TourOilpaper Umbrella from Mario Kart Tour
Dry Bones's icon from Mario Kart Tour. Blue Biddybuggy from Mario Kart TourBullet Blaster from Mario Kart TourLandship from Mario Kart TourPipe Buggy from Mario Kart Tour Piranha Plant Parafoil from Mario Kart Tour
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Profiles

Mario Kart Wii

  • European website: Weave in and out of a spooky house, taking care to stay away from the edge as you battle against the backdrop of a spooky red sky.

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゆうやみハウス
Yūyami Hausu
Twilight House

Chinese 薄暮之家
Bómù Zhī Jiā
Twilight House

German Finstervilla
Dark Mansion
Italian Casa Crepuscolare
Casa crepuscolare (prior to Mario Kart Tour)
Twilight House
Korean 어두컴COME!
EodukeomKEOM!
Pun on "어두컴컴" (eodukeomkeom, "darkness") and "come"

Portuguese Casa Crepuscular
Twilight House
Spanish Casa Crepuscular
Twilight House

References

  1. ^ Burrato (October 20, 2022). Exploring the top of Twilight house with a glitch! Reddit. Retrieved November 8, 2022.