Editing DS Delfino Square

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{{distinguish|Bianco Square|Delfino Plaza}}

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|image=[[File:DelfinosquareDS.png|256px|center]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])

|based_on=[[Delfino Plaza]]

|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Wii]])

|sample=''Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-DelfinoSquare.oga]]

|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Delfino Square Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Delfino Square layout.png]]

'''Delfino Square''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It is inspired by [[Delfino Plaza]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''. Similar to [[DS Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]], the music for this course is an original composition and is not based on any soundtracks from the game it is based on. Despite ostensibly taking place on the {{wp|tropics|tropical}} [[Isle Delfino]], it appears to be in a {{wp|temperate climate|temperate}} climate, with autumn-colored {{wp|deciduous}} trees.

Delfino Square reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]].{{br|left}}

==''Mario Kart DS''==

The track starts with a straight road, leading racers to a 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 a pier with some [[crate]]s serving as obstacles. If a racer crashes into one at high speed, it will break up, often revealing a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Banana]] peel. After the players drive along the pier and around a sharp corner, there is a short straight section of road, before a lifting bridge, covered in [[Dash Panel]]s, which allows players to gain more speed, even in midair. The track then leads the racers back to the straight street, where the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]] is found after driving through a small 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 can be done more easily with the help of a Mushroom or a [[Super Star|Star]]. The second shortcut is found in the pier ahead the corner. Hidden by a pair of crates, a narrow alley covered in dirt grants racers a slight advantage over their opponent. This shortcut requires a speed booster to run efficiently over the mud. However, if careless, players may end up falling into the water awaiting on the other side.

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

*'''Mission 2-1''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must crash into and destroy 10 wooden crates scattered along the pier area within 55 seconds.

*'''Mission 3-2''': The player controls [[Bowser]], who must pass through 5 gates in the alley area within 50 seconds while driving in reverse.

==''Mario Kart Wii''==

Delfino Square makes its classic course debut as the third course of the [[Banana Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. The course has received slight visual upgrades, though otherwise it has mostly remained unchanged. Buildings now have 3D textures, the shortcut that skips the stone bridge can now be accomplished without the use of an item, and the area the shortcut is located no longer appears on the map of the course. There are also more Pianta spectators. Depending on the items a player has, they can chain the jump from the first shortcut into the muddy alley of the second one. It is also now possible to perform a [[trick]] on the draw bridge as it is rising.

 

[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments|August 2010's first tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Delfino Square with more obstacles: Many [[Goomba]]s and unbreakable crates appeared on the track. Additionally, barriers blocked off the left route in the middle of the track as well as the dirt shortcut near the dock. Players started the Time Trial with a set of [[Triple Mushrooms]]. The tournament would be the only new tournament made by Nintendo since they started repeating tournaments in May 2010, and the tournament itself was later repeated as the first tournament of January 2012 and the second tournament of March 2013.

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|EngA=Take a lightning-fast tour through the back streets of Delfino Square. Steer clear of loose crates, and be prepared for harrowing hair-pin turns.

|EngE=The Mario Kart equivalent of {{wp|Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco}}, the Delfino Square race takes place in the picturesque streets of Isle Delfino - Mario's favourite holiday getaway. Wave to the crowds of locals lining the track and keep an eye out for sneaky shortcut, if you're daring enough to take a leap of faith.

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|EngA=Drifting around the fountain quickly charges a stage 2 Mini-Turbo, and the drawbridge is great for big-air tricks.

|EngE=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...?

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Delfino Fruits|Delfino Fruits]] (Signs)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Koopa Shop|Koopa Shop]] (Signs)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]] (Trackside banners)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Princess Daisy|Princess Daisy]] (Signs)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Sunshine Parts|Sunshine Parts]] (Trackside banners)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Wario|Super Wario]] (Trackside banners)

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Yoshi Kart|Yoshi Kart]] (Trackside banners)

MKDS Delfino Square Course Icon.png|Course select icon

MKW Delfino Square Preview.gif|A preview of the course

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jpn=モンテタウン

|JpnR=Monte Taun

|JpnM=Pianta Town

|Fre=Quartier Delfino

|FreM=Delfino District

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