Editing DS Waluigi Pinball

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

{{race course infobox

|image=[[File:Waluigi Pinball.png|256px]]

|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]])

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|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|{{classic|DS|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|{{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} 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.

===Appearances===

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of DS Waluigi Pinball tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

===Top-tier and middle-tier items===

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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|DS Waluigi Pinball}}

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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|DS Waluigi Pinball}}

{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|DS Waluigi Pinball}}

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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|DS Waluigi Pinball T}}

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

[[File:MK8-Course-DS WaluigiPinball.jpg|thumb|left|250px|View of the course]]

Waluigi Pinball makes its home console debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 2 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', appearing as the fourth and final course of the [[Turnip Cup]]. The course uses its design from ''Mario Kart Tour'', albeit with enhanced graphical updates. The rotating bumpers have been reverted to a faster speed, retaining their clockwise rotation first changed in ''Mario Kart 7''.  They can also now be crashed into when using a [[Star]], flying into the air as a result. Several groups of spectators consisting of [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s have now been added in various locations outside of the track's playable area, such as the sides of the chute behind the flippers and around the stretch of road after the gap jump leading to the pinball table, and a helicopter now appears above the large image of Waluigi at the end of the course. The flippers now give off an electric particle effect after activating.  

The sounds that play when changing positions are no longer present, and the sound effect that plays when the player exits the pinball table is no longer played; however, the latter can be heard twice in the course's introduction cinematic. Like its debut game, the course shares its music with {{classic link|DS|Wario Stadium}}, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', and one of the only classic courses in the series to share music with another retro course in the same game excluding ''Mario Kart Tour'' (the other four being {{classic link|GBA|Peach Circuit}} with {{classic link|GBA|Luigi Circuit}} and {{classic link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} with {{classic link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}} in ''Mario Kart DS''). Waluigi Pinball was one of two courses whose music was used for the reveal trailer for Wave 2 of the ''Booster Course Pass'', alongside [[Sky-High Sundae]], not including ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]], whose music was also used in Wave 1's promotional material. Waluigi Pinball is the only DS course in the ''Booster Course Pass'' to not be the second course in its respective cup, as {{classic link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}, {{classic link|DS|Peach Gardens}}, and {{classic link|DS|Mario Circuit}} are the second courses of the [[Lucky Cat Cup]], [[Moon Cup]], and [[Boomerang Cup]] respectively.

The course was once erroneously referred to as "Waluigi's Pinball" on the Nintendo Switch's news feed.<ref>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Channel. (October 10, 2022). "Wave 2 DLC spotlight: N64 Kalimari Desert & DS Waluigi's Pinball!" ''Nintendo Switch News''. Retrieved March 1, 2023.</ref>

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==Other appearances==

Waluigi Pinball makes a cameo appearance in the 2006 release of the [[Nintendo Monopoly]] board game. It can be seen in one of the screenshots making up the montage of images from various [[Nintendo]] games.