Editing DS Delfino Square

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|image=[[Image:DelfinosquareDS.png|center|220px]]

|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]]<br>[[Mario Kart Wii]]''

|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKDS)<br>[[Banana Cup]] (MKWII)

|based=[[Delfino Plaza]]

|ghost= 1:54:601 by Ninten★いわ (MKDS) <br />2:41:807 by Nin*iwaco (MKWII)

|expert_ghost= 2:24:169 by Nin*TARO (MKWII)

|wifi=Unavailable (DS, Wii)

|music=[[File:06 Delfino Square.ogg]]

|map=[[File:MKDSmap2-2.png|240px]]

'''Delfino Square''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It is inspired by [[Delfino Plaza]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.

The race takes place in part of a plaza and the pier. The major feature of the track is the drawbridge before the end of the course connecting the pier and the plaza. The bridge rises and lowers periodically during the race. [[Pianta]]s cheer the racers in many sites along the track.

Delfino Square reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' in the [[Banana Cup]]. The racecourse's layout is exactly the same, but with updated graphics.

==Course layout==

[[File:Overhead Pinio Plaza.PNG|thumb|160px|left|An overhead view of Delfino Square.]]

The track will start in a straight path, leading racers to turn around a fountain. The track then runs along a narrow and bifurcated alley with some [[Item Box]]es. Once past the alley, players cross a stone bridge and reach the pier with some [[crate]]s serving as obstacles. If a racer crashes at high speed against one, this will break up, often revealing a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Banana]] peel. While the players are running around the pier through a sharp corner, a lifting bridge in the other side of the pier is covered in [[Dash Panel]]s, allowing players to gain more speed, even in midair. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', it is possible to perform a [[trick]] while the bridge rises. The track leads the racers back to the straight street, where the finish line is found after running through a wooded green zone of the town.

Delfino Square contains two main shortcuts the player can perform. The first shortcut is located right before crossing the stone bridge. Turning off to the lawn and the tree, a racer can jump and land to a wooden dock near the pier, shaving off a few seconds. It surely works if having a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Star]] on hand. The second shortcut is found in the pier ahead the corner. Hidden by a pair of crates, a narrow alley covered in dirt deals racers a slight advantage over their opponent. Just as the first, the latter requires a speed booster to run efficiently over the mud. However, taking no care about the consequences, players may end up leading off to the sea when pass to the other side by excessive speed.  

In ''Mario Kart DS'', the Missions 2-1 and 3-2 take place here. In the mission 2-1, the player must destroy 10 wooden crates scattered around the area of the shortcut and in 3-2 pass the 5-doors in order, whilst in reverse.

===Shortcuts===

Just before the first bridge, the player can veer to the left and use a [[Mushroom]] to jump over the water diagonally and land on the docks past the first bridge.

After passing the first bridge and making a left-hand turn, there will be a hidden passage on the right, which is past some crates.  This off-road shortcut can heavily slow down any vehicle, regardless of off-road statistics, so a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Star]] is required to get through it quickly.

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'''''Mario Kart Wii'''''

*'''US website:''' "''Drifting around the fountain quickly charges a stage 2 Mini-Turbo, and the drawbridge is great for big-air tricks.''"

*'''European website:''' "''The locals have turned out to lend their support as you race through their narrow streets and over a rather dangerous drawbridge. Now where was that shortcut...?''"

==Tournaments==

In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track. Players had to do a time trial, which added [[Goomba]]s, crates, and dead-end routes. This tournament was the first tournaments of August 2010, and later repeated as the first tournament of January 2012 and the second tournament of March 2013.

===DS version===

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Image:MKDSDelfinoSquare.png|Players race through the alley.

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===Wii version===

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File:MKWii_DelfinoSquare.jpg|Panoramic of Delfino Square in ''Mario Kart Wii''.

File:DSDelfinoSquare1-MKWii.png|The Pianta statue, which is displayed at the first turn.

File:DSDelfinoSquare2-MKWii.png|The two-way passage.

File:DSDelfinoSquare3-MKWii.png|An off-road shortcut exists past the crates.

File:DSDelfinoSquare4-MKWii.png|The bridge acts as a trick ramp when risen.

File:DSDelfinoSquare5-MKWii.png|Reaching the finish line.<br />

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===Trivia===

==Names in other languages==

{{Foreignname

|JapM=Monte Town

|Fra=Quartier Delfino

|FraM=Delfino District

|ItaM=Delfino Burg

|KorM=Monte Town

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