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| {{classic title}} | | {{Articleabout|the racecourse from ''Mario Kart DS''|the second world of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''|[[Desert Hill]]}} |
| {{about|the course from [[Mario Kart DS]] and retro course in [[Mario Kart Wii]]|the world from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]] also known as "Desert Hills"|[[Desert Land]]}}
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| {{race course infobox | | |image=[[File:DesertHillds.PNG |220px]] |
| |title=Desert Hills
| | |appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]]<br>[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' |
| |image=[[File:DesertHillds.png|256px]] | | |cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKDS)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MKWII) |
| |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) | | |based= [[Desert Hill]] |
| |cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'') | | |ghost= 1:31:262 by Ninten★かつ (ΜΚDS)<br />2:10:233 by Nin*CHIA (MKWII) |
| |based_on= [[Desert Land]] | | |expert_ghost= 1:52:686 by Nin*solami (MKWII) |
| |online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Wii]]) | | |wifi=Available (DS, Wii) |
| |sample=[[File:MKDS-Music-DesertHills.oga]]
| | |map=[[File:MKDSmap2-1.png|240px]] |
| |map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Desert Hills Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Desert Hills layout.png]]
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| ''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKWDSDesertHillsMiniMap.png|140px]]
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| |ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★かつ|1:31.262|[[File:ROB_MKDS_record_icon.png|32px|link=R.O.B.]][[File:MKDS_ROB-LGS_Model.png|32px|link=ROB-LGS]]}}{{ghost|Wii|Nin★CHIA|2:10.233|[[File:MK Wii Dry Bones icon.png|32px|link=Dry Bones]][[File:Standard Bike S (Dry Bones) Model.png|32px|link=Standard Bike S]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★solami|1:52.686|[[File:MK Wii Dry Bones icon.png|32px|link=Dry Bones]][[File:Tiny Titan (Dry Bones) Model.png|32px|link=Tiny Titan]]}}
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| '''Desert Hills''' is the first race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Elements of the track are based on [[Desert Land]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. [[Pokey]]s roam around the desert and the [[Angry Sun]] will drop [[Fire Snake]]s on the track. Both of these elements act as obstacles on the course. The course also has sharper turns and more intense slopes than previous tracks in the game, bringing up the difficulty for the Flower Cup. | | '''Desert Hills''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. [[Pokey]]s roam around the desert, and the [[Angry Sun]] will drop [[Fire Snake]]s on the track (on the DS version they're just fireballs) at three different places (one is in front of the starting line, and the other two are on twisting turns on the track). The course has many sharp turns before the finish line, possibly resulting in driving onto the sand, losing time. Missions 2-6 and 4-4 take place here, where [[Wario]] participates in both of them. |
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| Desert Hills reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first race track of the [[Leaf Cup]].
| | There is a considerably shortcut in this course, taken by going straight across the hairpin turn, instead of going around. In 150cc, this shortcut requires only one [[mushroom]], if the player jumps at the right time. There is also another, where two mushrooms (or one [[star]]) is needed to get through. This shortcut is a dash-through behind the pyramid, right before the Pokeys start appearing. |
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| ==''Mario Kart DS''==
| | Desert Hills appears as a remade classic track in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', being the first racecourse of the [[Leaf Cup]]. No real changes had been made in the track after its first appearance, other that the Pokeys are no longer flat and [[kart]]s don't flip when making contact on them. Instead of that, they just spin around. Also, the course map has been rotated 180 degrees in contrast to its predecessor. |
| ===Course layout===
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| The track starts near an oasis with a small lake where one can sink in the water. The first Pokey can be seen in front of the starting line here as well. To the right of the first turn, the track partially surrounds a pyramid made out of [[Brick Block]]s. One of the other Pokeys is on this turn. There is then a field of dunes, with many more Pokeys roaming within it. The course has a few sharp turns at the end of each lap before approaching the finish line. The dark sand portion of the track is an out-of-bounds area, so if the player touches it, [[Lakitu]] will bring them back to the track. There are two shortcuts in this course. The first shortcut is taken by going straight across the hairpin turn, instead of going around. In 150cc, this shortcut requires only one [[Dash Mushroom|mushroom]], if the player jumps at the right time. The second is a dash-through behind the pyramid, right before the Pokeys start appearing. Two mushrooms will be required for this.
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| The Pipes, Angry Sun, and block designs are taken from aspects of Desert Land in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. | | ==Course layout== |
| | The track starts near an oasis with a small lake where a racer can sink in the water, bringing [[Lakitu]] for the rescue. To the right of the first turn, the track partially surrounds a pyramid made out of [[Brick Block]]s while racers leave the oasis to find then a field of dunes infested of Pokeys sliding to the sides of the course. Just before the finish line, a curly path of soft sand will cause karts (especially those with high drifting) to lose a bit of control, ending up on going to rough ground zone and lose speed. The Pipes, Angry Sun, and blocks are the same of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. |
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| If the player hits the left dark terrain before they touch the water, they will fall through it with no splash animation.
| | =====Missions===== |
| | There are two missions involving this circuit: 2-6 and 4-4. |
| | In mission 2-6, the player must use the Bob-ombs to destroy 5 pokeys, and in mission 4-4, the player must pass the 7 gates in the order. |
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| The following sponsors appear in Desert Hills, all of which are trackside banners:
| | ==Official description== |
| | '''Instruction booklet:''' ''This racetrack built in the middle of the desert tends to be quite bumpy.'' |
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| | ==Tournaments== |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Luigi Grand Prix|Luigi Grand Prix]]
| | [[File:2009-TournamentDecember1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The '''DS Desert Hills''' tournament.]] |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Luigi Tires|Luigi Tires]]
| | In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track. Players had to defeat 10 [[Pokey]]s with [[Star]]s and [[Triple Green Shells]] as quickly as possible. It was the first tournament of December 2009. |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]]
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]]
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]]
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Waluigi Grand Prix|Waluigi Grand Prix]]}}
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| ===Missions===
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| There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Desert Hills, both of which the player controls [[Wario]]:
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| *'''Mission 2-6''': The player must use [[Bob-omb]]s to take out all 5 Pokeys within 55 seconds.
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| *'''Mission 4-4''': The player must pass through 7 gates within 45 seconds. Along the way, each Item Box contains [[Triple Mushrooms]].
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| ==''Mario Kart Wii''== | |
| [[File:2009-TournamentDecember1.jpg|thumb|The {{classic|DS|Desert Hills}} tournament]] | |
| Desert Hills makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The course received improved graphics, and starting banner was recolored to blue and now displays the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo. Few other changes have been made in the this version of this track aside from the visual improvements; [[Kart]]s now spin out instead of flipping when making contact with Pokeys and the course map has been rotated 180° in contrast to its predecessor.
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| If players use mushrooms, they can go over many of this course's walls, skipping sections entirely.
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| [[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#December 2009 Tournament 1|December 2009's first tournament]] required players to take out 10 [[Pokey]]s on Desert Hills. The whole track has more Pokeys than before, and players can make use of Item Boxes that either contain a [[Super Star|Star]] or contain [[Triple Green Shells]].
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| ==Profiles==
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| ===''Mario Kart DS''===
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| |EngA=This racetrack built in the middle of the desert tends to be quite bumpy.<ref>{{cite|date=2005|title=Mario Kart DS|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=35}}</ref>}}
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| |EngA=This racetrack built in the middle of the desert tends to be quite bumpy. Watch out for fireballs and stray Pokeys!
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| |EngE=Bring plenty of sunscreen and seat cushions for this race because the baking desert heat and bumpy terrain can give unprepared drivers serious sunburn and saddle sores. Watch out for the Pokeys too - walking cacti that can stop a speeding kart in its tracks and cost you precious seconds.}}
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| ===''Mario Kart Wii''===
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| |EngE=If you can't stand the heat, then stay away from the desert hills! Fireballs falling from the sun make it even tougher to negotiate the high turns snaking through the dunes.}}
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| [[File:MKW DS Desert Hills Trading Card.jpg|thumb|Trading card]]
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| *'''Trading Card bio:''' "''Desert Hills is not a very difficult course to get around, but it provides a perfect canvas for you to paint a racing masterpiece upon. Spend time on this track dialing your cornering techniques. Be sure to use Mushrooms (if you've got them) to blast over the tall dunes before the start/finish line.''"
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| ===''Mario Kart DS''=== | | ===DS version=== |
| <gallery widths=150px> | | <center><gallery> |
| MKDS Desert Hills Course Icon.png|Course select icon
| | File:MKDSDesertHills.png|Luigi racing in Desert Hills. |
| MKDS Desert Hills Pyramid.png|The pyramid shortcut
| | </gallery></center> |
| MKDSDesertHills.png|[[Luigi]] racing on Desert Hills | |
| </gallery> | |
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| ===''Mario Kart Wii''=== | | ===Wii version=== |
| <gallery widths=150 heights=100> | | <center><gallery> |
| MKW DS Desert Hills Banner.png|The course banner
| | File:Desert Hills.PNG| Panoramic of Desert Hills in ''Mario Kart Wii''. |
| MKW Desert Hills Preview.gif|A preview of the course
| | File:DSDesertHills1-MKWii.png|The first turn on the track. |
| Desert Hills.png|Intro for the course | | File:DSDesertHills2-MKWii.png|A trick can be performed on one of the jumps. |
| DSDesertHills1-MKWii.png|The first turn on the track | | File:DSDesertHills3-MKWii.png|Corkscrew. |
| DSDesertHills2-MKWii.png|A trick can be performed on one of the jumps. | | File:DSDesertHills4-MKWii.png|After a set amount of time (usually after the start of the second lap), the [[Angry Sun]] releases [[Fire Snake]]s onto the track. |
| DSDesertHills3-MKWii.png|Corkscrew | | </gallery></center> |
| DSDesertHills4-MKWii.png|After a set amount of time (usually after the start of the second lap), the [[Angry Sun]] releases [[Fire Snake]]s onto the track. | |
| </gallery> | |
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| ==Additional names==
| | ==Names in other languages== |
| ===Internal names===
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| {{internal names
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| |game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
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| |name1=<tt>desert_course</tt>
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| |meaning1=Desert course
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| |game2=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| |name2=<tt>old_desert_ds</tt>
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| |meaning2=Old Desert DS
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| }}
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| {{foreign names | |
| |Jap=サンサンさばく | | |Jap=サンサンさばく |
| |JapR=Sansan Sabaku | | |JapR=San San Sabaku |
| |JapM=Sun Sun Desert | | |JapM=Sun Sun Desert |
| | |Fra=Désert du Soleil |
| | |FraM=Sun's Desert |
| | |Ger=Glühheisse Wüste |
| | |GerM=Glowing Hot Desert |
| |Spa=Desierto Sol-Sol | | |Spa=Desierto Sol-Sol |
| |SpaM=Sun-Sun Desert | | |SpaM=Sun-Sun Desert |
| |Fre=Désert du Soleil
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| |FreM=Sun's Desert
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| |Ger=Glühheiße Wüste
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| |GerM=Glowing Hot Desert
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| |Ita=Deserto Picchiasol | | |Ita=Deserto Picchiasol |
| |ItaM=Sun Beaten Desert | | |ItaM=Sun Beaten Desert |
| |Kor=썬썬 사막 | | |Kor=썬썬 사막 |
| |KorR=Sseon-sseon Samak | | |KorR=Sseon-sseon Samak |
| |KorM=Sun Sun Desert | | |KorM=Sun-Sun Desert}} |
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| ==References==
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| {{MK race courses}} | | ==Trivia== |
| | *One part of the course is a corkscrew similar to that of [[Wikipedia: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca]] in [[Wikipedia: Monterey, California|Monterey, California]]. |
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