Editing Animal Crossing

{{about|the race course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|the [[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]] microgame known as "Animal Crossing" in Europe|[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]}}
{{race course infobox
|image=[[File:Animal Crossing MK8 DLC summer photo.png|300px]]<br>View of the course in the summer
|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=[[Crossing Cup]]
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|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|based_on=''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]''
|sample=Atsuko Asahi (all arrangements)<br>Manaka Kataoka, Atsuko Asahi, Kazumi Totaka (all ''New Leaf'' themes)<br>Kenta Nagata (''Animal Crossing'' theme)<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/2043 Nintendo Sound Selection vol.1 Peach <Healing Music>]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved July 10, 2022.</ref><br>Kazumi Totaka (''Wild World'' theme)<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/10379 Touch! Generations SOUND TRACK]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved July 10, 2022.</ref><br>Spring[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-AnimalCrossingSpring.oga]]<br>Summer[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-AnimalCrossingSummer.oga]]<br>Autumn[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-AnimalCrossingAutumn.oga]]<br>Winter[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-AnimalCrossingWinter.oga]]<br>Spring (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_AnimalCrossingSpring_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>Summer (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_AnimalCrossingSummer_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>Autumn (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_AnimalCrossingAutumn_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>Winter (frontrunning)[[File:WiiU_AnimalCrossingWinter_Frontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Animal Crossing Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Animal Crossing Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
}}
'''Animal Crossing''' is the fourth and final course of the [[Crossing Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The course is included with the [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] downloadable content package for ''Mario Kart 8''. The course is located in an unnamed town from ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]''. Similar to how [[Excitebike Arena]] changes layout every time it is played, Animal Crossing changes season every time it is played, which slightly alters some areas of the course. 

In offline play, except for Time Trials (which uses summer as the only theme for the sake of consistency among Time Trial records), it is possible to select the season by holding down a shoulder button before the race starts if the player is using the Wii U GamePad, the Classic Controller (Pro), or the Wii U Pro Controller. Holding {{Button|wiiu|L}} selects spring, holding {{Button|wiiu|R}} selects summer, holding {{button|wiiu|ZL}} selects autumn, and holding {{button|wiiu|ZR}} selects winter.<ref>GameXplain (August 19, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHRAv6GLrkk Mario Kart 8 - Season Code in Animal Crossing Track]. YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2015.</ref> This code returns using the same button combinations in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. When playing in Mirror Mode, the code is inversed: holding {{Button|switch|R}} selects spring, holding {{Button|switch|L}} selects summer, holding {{button|switch|ZR}} selects autumn and holding {{button|switch|ZL}} selects winter.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkOzCim52cI</ref>

This is one of the four courses in the ''Mario Kart'' series in which the [[Item Box]] roulette sounds different, the others being [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]], [[Hyrule Circuit]], and the [[Urchin Underpass]] battle course. It is also the only race course to have more than one course select icon, as well as the only one to have multiple at the same time.

==Course layout==
[[File:MK8 Animal Crossing Starting Line.jpg|275px|thumb|left|The starting line in all four seasons.]]
The course starts out next to the [[nookipedia:Town Tree|Town Tree]], [[nookipedia:Town Hall|Town Hall]], and [[nookipedia:Able Sisters|Able Sisters' shop]] (where helmets from the [[amiibo]] costumes can be seen in the window) before crossing over a [[nookipedia:Bridge|bridge]] and into a forest area with many [[nookipedia:Tree|trees]]; crashing into a tree causes a [[nookipedia:Fruit|fruit]] to fall to the ground, which functions like a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]], giving a speed boost to the first racer to drive over it. After this, a right turn comes up leading to a left turn and then a [[Glide Ramp]], which goes over a small [[nookipedia:River|river]] and into another part of the [[nookipedia:Town|town]] with a [[nookipedia:Fountain|fountain]] whose water can be [[trick]]ed off of and floating [[nookipedia:Balloon|balloons]] with [[Item Box]]es attached to them. Many [[nookipedia:Villager Houses|houses]] and [[nookipedia:Re-Tail|Re-Tail]] can be seen in the background here.

The track then goes straight while descending, until it turns left and onto the [[nookipedia:Sea|beach]] with [[nookipedia:Shells|shells]] that can be knocked aside. The track then curves left and back up a hill which goes past [[nookipedia:Nook's Cranny|Nook's Cranny]], and onto a bridge with a [[Dash Panel]] on it which crosses over the hill that was descended earlier. At this point, players may fall to the lower section of the track; if they do, then they will get picked up by [[Lakitu]] and brought to the next section of the track. In this section, the track curves right, the [[nookipedia:Museum|museum]] can be seen in the background, and [[Mr. Resetti]] occasionally pops out of the ground, acting as a hazard, unless the season is winter, in which case [[Snowboy]]s instead appear as obstacles, functioning like [[Snowman|Snowmen]]. After this corner, there is a left turn to the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]].

This is the only race course not to feature any spectators from the ''Super Mario'' franchise, as well as one of the three new courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' without any [[anti-gravity]] sections, the other two being [[Excitebike Arena]] and [[Super Bell Subway]], which are also DLC courses.
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===Differences between seasons===
There are subtle differences in the track between seasons. 

* '''Spring''': A number of ramps are placed along the track from Mr. Resetti's place to the Glide Ramp, and the race takes place in the morning. 
* '''Summer:''' A pair of ramps are placed on the beach, and the race happens at high noon. In Time Trials, this is the only version of the track used, likely to keep record consistency.
* '''Autumn''': The race takes place in the late afternoon or evening, and there are [[leaf pile]]s that release items on the track, similar to {{classic link|Wii|Maple Treeway}}. 
* '''Winter:''' The race takes place at night (and on Toy Day). The track is far more slippery than in other versions, reducing the traction of all vehicles. There are also a number of Snowboys placed around the course which act as destructible walls, similar to the Snowmen on {{classic link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}, and Mr. Resetti is absent.

The music also changes depending on the season.

==Shortcuts==
*Just as the beach section starts, the player can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] boost behind a tree and darker sand to cut the corner.
*The final corner can be skipped with a Mushroom boost.

==References to the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise==
As this course is based upon the ''[[nookipedia: Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'' franchise, it also features various references to those games. They are listed below:
[[File:Bell MK8.png|thumb|Bells behave like coins on the track.]]
*[[Coin]]s are replaced by [[Bell (Animal Crossing)|Bells]], and have a different sound effect when being collected to match.
*The Start/Finish line has the ''Animal Crossing'' logo on it.
*Several villagers and buildings, like the Town Hall or Able Sisters, can be seen around the track.
*A train can be seen driving near the course.
*Some [[Item Box]]es are suspended from balloons, like the ones that float by in the ''Animal Crossing'' games.
*When a player runs into an Item Box, the sound it plays is a sped-up version of the save/load jingle from the ''Animal Crossing'' series.
*Trees may drop fruit when driven into or hit with items, which act like Mushrooms, giving the player a speed boost.
*[[Mr. Resetti]] appears as a stage hazard (except in winter).
*Driving into a rock causes a Bell to come out, referencing how the player in the ''Animal Crossing'' series can hit [[nookipedia:Money rock|a rock for Bells]] by using a shovel.
*Shells appear on the beach.
*A lighthouse can be seen from the beach.
*The first half of the music is a cover version of the first half of the main theme from ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf'', played with different instruments to correspond to the season. The second half changes depending on the season and incorporates music from the ''Animal Crossing'' series:
**Spring - The main theme for ''[[nookipedia: Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''.
**Summer - A medley of the second half of the main theme and the third Main Street theme from ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''.
**Autumn - The main theme for ''[[nookipedia: Animal Crossing: Wild World|Animal Crossing: Wild World]]'' and ''[[nookipedia: Animal Crossing: City Folk|Animal Crossing: City Folk]]''.
**Winter - A medley of the music that plays on Toy Day and the 7 PM theme from ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''.
*The results music is an arrangement of the music that plays in [[nookipedia:The Roost|the Roost]] café that first appears in ''Animal Crossing: Wild World''.
*[[nookipedia:Nook's Cranny|Nook's Cranny]] appears, even though it was replaced by Nookling Junction in ''New Leaf''. When passing by, it plays the same song heard in the ''Animal Crossing'' games. It is difficult to hear during a race, but when viewed in [[Mario Kart TV]] with the music off, it is easier to hear. 
*[[nookipedia: K.K. Slider|K.K. Slider]] sits in different predetermined spots on the course depending on the season; in addition, he performs a song when the player drives close to him, each corresponding with a different song mood:
**Spring - K.K. will be across from the museum, and will perform [[nookipedia: Bubblegum K.K. | "Bubblegum K.K."]] ("Good!" mood).
**Summer - K.K. will be poised atop a cliff adjacent to the beach, and will perform [[nookipedia: Go K.K. Rider!|"Go K.K. Rider!"]] ("Grumpy" mood).
**Autumn - K.K. will be sitting right near the starting line, and will perform [[nookipedia: K.K. Bossa|"K.K. Bossa"]] ("Lazy" mood).
**Winter - K.K. will be sitting on the steps to Brewster's café, and will perform [[nookipedia: Stale Cupcakes|"Stale Cupcakes"]] ("A little sad" mood).

===''Animal Crossing'' characters===
{| width=50%
|-
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*[[nookipedia:Tom Nook|Tom Nook]]
*[[nookipedia:Blathers|Blathers]]
*[[nookipedia:Able Sisters|Able Sisters]]
*[[nookipedia:Reese|Reese]] and [[nookipedia:Cyrus|Cyrus]]
*[[nookipedia:Mr. Resetti|Mr. Resetti]]
*[[nookipedia:Rover|Rover]]
*[[nookipedia:K.K. Slider|K.K. Slider]]
|
*[[nookipedia:Mitzi|Mitzi]]
*[[nookipedia:Whitney|Whitney]]
*[[nookipedia:Static|Static]]
*[[nookipedia:Bob|Bob]]
*[[nookipedia:Punchy|Punchy]]
*[[nookipedia:Rosie|Rosie]]
*[[nookipedia:Dotty|Dotty]]
|
*[[nookipedia:Ruby|Ruby]]
*[[nookipedia:Chrissy|Chrissy]]
*[[nookipedia:Francine|Francine]]
*[[nookipedia:Chief|Chief]]
*[[nookipedia:Fang|Fang]]
*[[nookipedia:Lobo|Lobo]]
*[[nookipedia:Wolfgang|Wolfgang]]
|
*[[nookipedia:Marshal|Marshal]]
*[[nookipedia:Filbert|Filbert]]
*[[nookipedia:Poppy|Poppy]]
*[[nookipedia:Bunnie|Bunnie]]
*[[nookipedia:Peanut|Peanut]]
|}

==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer''''': "''This course will completely change its looks depending on the randomly selected season. If you race in the summer track, you can enjoy a vacation feeling with the ocean in the background.''"<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10 Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved August 16, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220729082352/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10&device=pc Archived] July 29, 2022, 08:23:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
===Spring===
''"We received orders to come up with something bright and cheerful that would suit looking at cherry blossom in the spring. I think we've achieved it with that winding electric guitar line, wouldn't you agree? The playful trombone part is something you can only hope to capture in a live performance."''

===Summer===
''"This is a title I have an emotional connection with, so I really put my heart and soul into working on this arrangement. I started with the summer version of the Animal Crossing background music and found that it was rather like a puzzle, working out which instruments and motifs would suit each season. For this track, I went with a gypsy folk swing feel to give that sense of energy you get in the summer."''

===Autumn===
''"I thought the slightly melancholy feeling of an autumn sunset would suit Animal Crossing perfectly. I hope you'll enjoy the warm tones of the accordion and guitar combining."''

===Winter===
''"I was really stumped as to what kind of motifs to use in the night sequence. I decided to vary the type of drumsticks and the playing method for each season, and also used different types of bass. I really hope you're able to notice this variation of tones here."''

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=160px>
MK8 Animal Crossing Course Icon.png|The course icon
Animal Crossing stamp MK8 1.png|House stamp
Animal Crossing stamp MK8 2.png|Tree stamp
</gallery>

====Spring====
<gallery widths=160px>
MK8-u_Animal_Spring-Ending.png|Results screen
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC spring photo.png|Near the end of the track
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC spring photo 2.png|The end of the track
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC spring shot.png|[[Isabelle]], driving on the track
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC spring shot 2.png|Female [[Villager]] performs a [[trick]]
DryBowser-AnimalCrossingSpring-MK8.jpg|[[Dry Bowser]] races past a set of trees
KoopaTroopa-AnimalCrossingSpring-MK8.jpg|[[Koopa Troopa]] races at the beach
</gallery>

====Summer====
<gallery widths=160px>
MK8-u_Animal_Summer-Ending.png|Results screen
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC summer photo 2.png|[[nookipedia:Nook's Cranny|Nook's Cranny]]
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC summer forest.png|Characters driving through the forest section
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC Miis glide.png|[[Mii]]s gliding through the section before the beach
VillagerMale-AnimalCrossingSummer-MK8.jpg|Male [[Villager]], racing on the track
</gallery>

====Autumn====
<gallery widths=160px>
MK8-u_Animal_Autumn-Ending.png|Results screen
Animal Crossing Autumn Forest.png|The forest in autumn
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC fall photo.png|The section before the beach
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC fall photo 2.png|The ending section
</gallery>

====Winter====
<gallery widths=160px>
MK8-u_Animal_Winter-Ending.png|Results screen
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC winter photo.png|The starting section
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC winter photo 2.png|The gliding section before the beach
Animal Crossing MK8 DLC winter shot.png|[[Isabelle]] and the two Villagers at the starting line in winter
MK8 Winter Animal Crossing Rosalina.jpg|[[Rosalina]], racing at the village portion of the track, before the beach area
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=どうぶつの森{{footnote|main|1}}
|JapR=Dōbutsu no Mori
|JapM=Animal Forest
|Spa=Animal Crossing
|Fre=Animal Crossing
|Dut=Animal Crossing
|Ger=Animal Crossing-Dorf
|GerM=Animal Crossing Village
|Ita=Animal Crossing
|Por=Animal Crossing
|Rus=Animal Crossing
|RusR=
|Kor=동물의 숲
|KorR=Dongmul-ui Sup
|KorM=Animal Forest
|ChiT=動物森友會
|ChiTR=Dòngwù Sēnyǒu Huì
|ChiTM=Animal Forest Friends Meeting
|ChiS=动物森友会
|ChiSR=Dòngwù Sēnyǒu Huì
|ChiSM=Animal Forest Friends Meeting
}}
{{footnote|note|1|This is the only race course from the ''Mario Kart'' games to have kanji in its Japanese name.}}

==References==
{{NIWA|Nookipedia=Animal Crossing (course)}}
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[[Category:Grasslands]]
[[Category:Snowscapes]]
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