Editing DS Waluigi Pinball

{{about|the course from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|the court in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' with the same name|[[Waluigi Pinball (court)]]}}

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)

|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''7'')<br>[[Turnip Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')

|tours=[[Halloween Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Paris Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Holiday Tour (2019)]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Valentine's Tour]]<br>[[Vancouver Tour]]<br>[[Mario Bros. Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Flower Tour]]<br>[[Cooking Tour]]<br>[[Marine Tour]]<br>[[Exploration Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Wild West Tour]]<br>[[Halloween Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Sunset Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)]]<br>[[New Year's 2021 Tour]]<br>[[Berlin Tour]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Ninja Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Bowser vs. DK Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Wedding Tour]]<br>[[Paris Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Sydney Tour (September 2021)]]<br>[[Singapore Tour]]<br>[[Mii Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Samurai Tour]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Ninja Tour (2023)]]

|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])<br>No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

|sample='''''Mario Kart DS'''''<br>(Composition: Shinobu Nagata)<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-WaluigiPinball.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 7''''' / '''''Mario Kart Tour'''''<br>[[File:MK7 DS WaluigiPinball.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 7'''''<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:MK7_DS_WaluigiPinball_Frontrunning.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'''''<br>Course intro<br>[[File:MK8DX-CourseIntro_WaluigiPinball.oga]]<br>Normal (Arrangement: Yasuaki Iwata)<br>[[File:MK8-Music-DS-WarioStadium.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_DS_WarioStadium_Frontrunning.oga]]

|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Waluigi Pinball Map.png|70px]][[File:MKDS Waluigi Pinball layout.png]]<br>

''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 DSWaluigiPinball.png|140px]][[File:MK7 DS Waluigi Pinball Minimap.png|140px]]<br>

''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map WaluigiPinballDS.png|70px]]<br>

''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:MK8DX DS Waluigi Pinball Map.png|140px]]

'''Waluigi Pinball''' is the third race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. As its name implies, this course takes place in a giant pinball machine themed after [[Waluigi]] and contains many sharp turns and curves. It shares its music with [[DS Wario Stadium|Wario Stadium]].

Waluigi Pinball reappears in  ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Banana Cup]], in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]], and in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Turnip Cup]].

Soon after the countdown ends and the race begins, the kart drivers are launched into the pinball machine. After that, the racers start a descent down the machine, encountering numerous [[Metal ball|pinball]]s on the way. Colliding with one of these causes drivers to be knocked backwards. Additionally, a racer loses any items they may be carrying. While the racers are in the pinball launcher, they are immune to all items, including [[Lightning]]. Later on the track, inside the pinball table, there are [[Flipper (Mario Kart series)|flippers]] and [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumpers]]. Bumpers push and speed up drivers, but flippers, when moving, can cause them to get electrocuted and spin out. This is the longest Nitro course in the game, despite being in the Flower Cup.

This course is the only non-circuit course to share its Grand Prix introduction fanfare with [[Figure-8 Circuit]], [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]] and {{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}.

The course has several unique sound effects that evoke pinball machine scoring noises. Most of these sounds are retained in its retro course appearances in future games:

*A unique set of sounds plays when the player's position changes. Similar sounds for when the player's position changes are used in ''Mario Kart Wii'' onwards.

*A unique jingle plays when the player enters the second lap.

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

*'''Mission 3-1''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must hit 5 moving [[Item Box]]es within 50 seconds. Each Item Box contains a [[Super Star|Star]].

*'''Mission 4-7''': The player controls [[Toad]], who must drive through 10 gates within 45 seconds. Unlike all other gate missions, the gates have no numbering, so these can be driven through in any order.

Both missions take place on a version of the pinball table that has extra bumpers.

[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|225px|thumb|left|Waluigi Pinball in ''Mario Kart 7'']]

Waluigi Pinball makes its [[classic course]] debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Banana Cup]], despite Waluigi not being playable in the game. The layout remained the same, but with enhanced graphics and the Dash Panels recolored to orange. The flashing starting banner now displays the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo.

The launch after the starting line now encompasses a [[Glide Ramp]], although like {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} and {{classic-link|DS|Airship Fortress}}, players cannot aim their flight. Players are also no longer immune to items while in the launcher, and being hit by anything (or stowing their glider) results in having to be rescued by [[Lakitu]]. Additionally, the glider section is now shown on the minimap. The jumps after turn 1 (with the Waluigi banner repositioned slightly to accommodate it) and after turn 6 can be used to perform a [[trick]] and gain a boost. An extra Dash Panel is added in the small drop near the circular turn that comes after the 2nd jump.

The pinballs, bumpers, and flippers on the table behave the same way as in the DS version of the course, with the exception of the bumpers in the center of the lower part of the table rotating clockwise instead of counterclockwise. While playing local or online multiplayer, only one pinball traverses the main table as opposed to two.

[[File:MKT Waluigi Pinball Scene.jpg|thumb|200px|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Waluigi Pinball returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' beginning in the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]]. As of the [[Anniversary Tour (2023)|2023 Anniversary Tour]], the course has appeared in thirty separate tours, the most out of any course in the game (not including courses with multiple routes). It featured a major visual upgrade. The image of Waluigi is now illustrated 2D, and his head now rotates from left to right and is surrounded by several brightly-lit buildings and large stacks of coins, the slots below them now have a Las Vegas theme to them, the bumpers have a brighter color, the flashing starting banner with the ''Mario Kart'' logo now uses the modern one albeit without the flashing red lights, and there is a new sign after the pinball launcher with Waluigi's art from ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', the track name, a metal ball, two flippers, and scrolling text below that reads "Waluigi No. 1", while the Waluigi banner at the start of the pinball machine was moved to the entrance of the pinball table. The rotating bumpers now move far more slowly. Due to the second lap being the final lap, the jingle that plays when entering the second lap in previous appearances is no longer present.

The course also appears as '''Waluigi Pinball R''' (reversed), '''Waluigi Pinball T''' (with ramps), and '''Waluigi Pinball R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular version in the 2019 Halloween Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[Valentine's Tour]]. In the T variant, there are many ramps on the pinball table that raise and lower as time passes. In the R/T variant, the two metal balls on the lower section take a different path at the start of the race.

The course icon for the R/T variant has an error within it. It features a trick ramp next to the red bridge despite not appearing in-game.

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US)''':

**''This course first appeared in the Mario Kart DS game.''

**''Much like Waluigi himself, this is a very flashy course―complete with pinball-like features like flippers and bumpers.''

**''The key to victory involves dodging the balls that are rolling around.''

**''Waaa!''

*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter''''': "''Giant metal balls roll around this course. Get hyped with the flashy lights and music!''"<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html?device=pc&page=11 Nintendo Magazine 2022 Winter (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved December 1, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201143/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022winter/index_en.html Archived] December 1, 2022, 20:11:43 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

MKT Icon WaluigiPinballDS Waluigi.png|The course icon

MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRDS DaisyYukata.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Pauline.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon WaluigiPinballRTDS Luigi.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

MKT Waluigi Pinball T Scene.jpg|View of the T variant

MKT Coin Box Pipe Drivers.jpg|[[Roving Racers|Gold Koopa (Freerunning)]], [[Mario|Mario (Hakama)]], [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Swimwear)]], and [[Pink Gold Peach]] racing on the R variant

MKT Party Time Drivers.png|[[Pauline|Pauline (Party Time)]], [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu (Party Time)]], and Toad (Party Time) tricking on the R variant

MKT Ninja Tour Gold Pipe Drivers.jpg|[[King Boo|King Boo (Gold)]], [[Dry Bones|Dry Bones (Gold)]], [[Dry Bowser|Dry Bowser (Gold)]], [[Shy Guy|Shy Guy (Gold)]], [[King Bob-omb|King Bob-omb (Gold)]], and Gold Koopa (Freerunning) tricking on the R variant

MKT MetalBall.png|Metal Mario near a [[Metal ball]] on the R/T variant

MKT MetalBall2.png|Metal Mario and [[Cat Mario|Cat Toad]] near a Metal ball on the R/T variant

MKT MetalMario Trick.png|Metal Mario tricking on the R/T variant

|FreA=Flippeur Waluigi<ref>{{cite|language=fr-ca|url=mariokart8.nintendo.com/fr/booster-course-pass|title=Passe de circuits additionnels Mario Kart 8 Deluxe pour la console Nintendo Switch™ — Site officiel|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

|FreE=Flipper Waluigi

|FreEM=Waluigi Flipper

|KorR=Warui'ji Pinbol

*Waluigi Pinball is one of two courses in the ''Mario Kart'' series to have used three different starting line logos, as it used a unique font in ''Mario Kart DS'', the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo in ''Mario Kart 7'', and the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo in both ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Coincidentially, both are from ''Mario Kart DS'' with the other one being [[DS Airship Fortress|Airship Fortress]].

*The [[Nintendo Switch]]'s News app's ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Channel in the United Kingdom never made a post highlighting {{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} or {{classic-link|N64|Kalimari Desert}}, unlike every other course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' (though the post for {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}} was deleted after being made).

*The earliest known version of Waluigi Pinball found in the [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unreleased courses|game files]] of ''Mario Kart DS'' is known internally as luigi_course, implying that it would have been themed after [[Luigi]].

*Waluigi Pinball is the only DS retro course from ''Mario Kart 7'' to appear in the ''Booster Course Pass'', for while [[DS Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]], [[DS DK Pass|DK Pass]] and Airship Fortress were in ''Mario Kart Tour'' (many of whose courses were included in the DLC), none of them were added.

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