Editing GCN Waluigi Stadium

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{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''|[[Waluigi Stadium (Mario Kart Arcade GP 2)]]}}

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|title=Waluigi Stadium

|image=[[File:MKDD WaluigiStadium.png|300px]]

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 4) (2023)<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2023)

|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Double Dash!!'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''Wii'')<br>[[Boomerang Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')

|tours=[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Night Tour]]

|based_on=[[Wario Stadium]]

|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

|sample=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' / ''Mario Kart Wii'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''<br>([[Shinobu Nagata]])<br>[[File:MKDD-Music-WaluigiStadium-WarioColosseum.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:Switch GCN WaluigiStadium BCP.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:Switch GCN WaluigiStadium Frontrunning BCP.oga]]

|map=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''<br>[[File:WaluigiStadiumMap-MKDD.png]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:GCNWaluigiStadium.png|120px]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:MK8DX GCN Waluigi Stadium Map.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map WaluigiStadiumGCN.png|100px]]

|ghost={{ghost|DD|XYZ<ref>[[tcrf:Mario_Kart:_Double_Dash!!#Staff_Ghost_Initials|Mario Kart: Double Dash!! § Staff Ghost Initials]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved November 3, 2024.</ref>|1:59.658|[[File:MKDD Waluigi.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:MKDD Wario.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png|32px|link=Wario Car]]}}{{ghost|Wii|Nin★NARI★|2:32.882|[[File:WaluigiMKW.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:Standard Bike L (Waluigi) Model.png|32px|link=Standard Bike L]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★♪Ryo|2:12.367|[[File:WaluigiMKW.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:Piranha Prowler (Waluigi) Model.png|32px|link=Piranha Prowler]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Maria|2:16.894|[[File:MK8 Waluigi Icon.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:TheDukeBodyMK8.png|32px|link=The Duke]][[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Monster (tire)|Monster]][[File:MK8ThumbWaluigiSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Aracel|1:43.781|[[File:MK8 Luigi Icon.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:Mach8BodyMK8.png|32px|link=Mach 8]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:MK8ThumbGreenSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}

The course is surrounded by an audience consisting of [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Boo]]s, [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Snifit]]s, [[Toadsworth]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.]] and [[Birdo]]s, the last of which only appears in ''Mario Kart Wii''. The audience of the course responds to the player's actions, such as shouting/moaning if the player collides with an item or a fireball. This is the only course in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' to have a large audience made of 2-dimensional animated characters as opposed to 3-dimensional models.

Waluigi Stadium reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Banana Cup]], in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third course of the [[Boomerang Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]].

[[File:WaluigiStadium-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|thumb|250px|left|Wario and Waluigi starting a time trial run at the stadium]]

The track starts out just before a bump and a turn to the right. On top of the bump, there are [[Item Box]]es for the player to grab. On the right turn after the bump is an overhang of a later part of the track, plus minor bumps that do not serve any purpose for the player. After the overhang is a turn to the right, which has a bump and [[Dash Panel]]s on it. Panels give a speed boost to the vehicle to cross a fire ring with an item box in the center, if driven through correctly, avoiding the flames of the fire ring. After the fire ring is a U-turn to the right which leads to more Dash Panels and another fire ring with an item box in the center. The player can see the lower sections of the track, previously raced on when going over this ramp.

Passing after the second fire ring, racers take a loose curve to the left around a mud pond that heavily slows the player down, regardless of acceleration (''Mario Kart Wii'''s case would be Off-road) of the vehicle. Item boxes are found on the curve of the track. After the large oil slick is a turn to the left, that leads to a straight and wide path. The path has [[Mecha Piranha Plant|cardboard cut-outs of Piranha Plants]], leaping out of pipes slowly to slow down the player by bumping into them. [[Fire Bar]]s lie in between each Piranha Plant, rotating their arms to burn a driver and to spin out of control. When a [[Chain Chomp]] or racers under the effect of a [[Super Star]] hits these Fire Bars, the Fire Bars will speed up for a brief amount of time. Item boxes are just found in the sides of the area.

After this part of the course is a turn that leads left and into another relatively straight section of the track. The straight road bends in a U-turn to the right, with another set of item boxes. The road twists at this part, and racers will slow down if they get caught running over the muddy zone to the left of the path if they don't have a speed boost item. The twisty path leads to a great jump over the hilly section, which leads to the last item box and a fire ring. Dash panels found over the ramp provide racers to cross the gap and reach the other side of the track that leads directly to the finish line; however, if racers fall into the gap, they will fall to a lower part of the track and [[Lakitu]] has to rescue them.

* By drifting off the first trick ramp and not performing a trick, the player can redirect their character in midair, allowing the following U-turn to be taken tighter.

* After this U-turn, airtime (which slows the player down in ''Mario Kart Wii'') can be minimized by tricking to the left and bouncing off of an invisible wall.

* After this second trick ramp, a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] can be used to cut through the mud beside the left turn.

* By building up speed by tricking off a blue halfpipe or using a Mushroom, it is possible to stick to the wall on the left side after the [[Piranha Plant]] section and wrap around the turn.

==''Mario Kart Wii''==

[[File:Waluigi Stadium MKWii.png|thumb|250px|{{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]

Waluigi Stadium makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and last course of the [[Banana Cup]] with some changes, such as the addition of [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]]s at the sides of the course for racers to perform [[trick]]s. The positions of the [[Piranha Plant]] pipes have been reversed (left to right, right to left) while the number of fireballs for each Fire Bar were extended to four. The tiny hill near the end of the course has also been removed alongside the number of Dash Panels at the ramp reduced from six to four. Also, the facial chevron signs that rock back and forth were changed from purple chevrons with a black background to light green chevrons with a translucent background. The audience also appears to be bigger than the original version. Unlike in the original, the crowd does not moan when the player gets hit by an item or hazard, but will still cheer when the player does a trick off a ramp. The members of the audience have also changed, and no longer include Snifits, Toadsworth, or Donkey Kong Jr., to match other courses with the same audience.

 

[[File:MK8D GCN Waluigi Stadium Scene 4.jpg|thumb|left|250px|{{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

{{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} makes its handheld debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 4 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. It appears as the third course of the [[Boomerang Cup]]. It is the first course from ''Double Dash!!'' to appear in the ''Booster Course Pass''. The course has received a major visual overhaul from its ''Mario Kart Wii'' appearance, now closely resembling [[Waluigi Stadium (Mario Kart Arcade GP 2)|Waluigi Stadium]] from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2''.

 

The course is now set at night instead of sunset. The starting line has been redesigned to feature multiple multi-colored lights for the letters in the ''Mario Kart'' logo, and the frame of the starting banner is now a purple angular sign. The grandstands have been completely redesigned as well as the Jumbotron, which now includes a leaderboard, speakers, and a single Waluigi image. Diggers appear throughout the course on the dirt surrounding the road, which may be a reference to the [[Gold Mantis]], one of Waluigi's karts from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. A Waluigi Stadium sign replaces the Waluigi Kart sign of the original. The facial chevron signs that rock back and forth were removed and replaced with neon blue arrows. The [[Mecha Piranha Plant]]s now have a more metallic look, as well as having visible mud and rust on them. They have also changed positions yet again, with the first two now being directly across from each other and diagonally jutting out into the air, while the last one retains its placement from ''Mario Kart Wii''. They also no longer move their mouths. The [[Fire Bar]]s have been reduced to two and are moved closer to one another. After the last Mecha Piranha Plant, a new raised route has been added, accessible via tricking off the half-pipe. [[Tire]]s appear on the track as well. A new Dash Panel has been added to the left side of the course right before the final half-pipe. The ending section has changed noticeably, with a second new route in anti-gravity (this one having [[Spin Boost Pillar|Spin Boost Pillars]] and ending in a [[Glide Ramp]]) being added above the rest of the course, accessible via the last half-pipe, while the original route is no longer as smooth of an S-turn, with the offroad being more jagged. Additionally, the Dash Panels before the final jump have been removed.<ref>{{cite|author=任天堂ホームページ|date=March 2, 2023|title=GC ワルイージスタジアム|url=https://youtu.be/k-Nq09NPqUQ|publisher=YouTube|language=Japanese|accessdate=March 3, 2023}}</ref> Unlike {{classic-link|Wii|DK Summit}}, the minimap fills in the offroad on the course, like {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}. The icon for this course depicts the large jumbotron in a different place compared to where it is in the actual course.

 

 

Internally, in version 2.1.0, a very brief snippet of the course's music was present, referred to as "Cnsw_36", implying it may have originally been intended to be the second course of the [[Moon Cup]].

 

{{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. It was the final GCN course added to the game. The course more closely resembles its original appearance compared to how it appeared in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', with the time of day being reverted back to sunset opposed to night. The first jump now has three Dash Panels instead of two, and the Dash Panels before the final jump return after being absent in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. The Mecha Piranha Plants have been reduced from three to two, but the remaining ones more closely match their positions seen in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' However, in [[Coin Rush (Mario Kart Tour)|Coin Rush]], the three Mecha Piranha Plants are present with the same positions seen in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' The raised platforms accessible via the half-pipes in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' have been removed. The Dash Panel before the final half-pipe has been removed. Additionally, many red arrow signs have been added as well. As with all other ''Tour'' tracks with similar screens, the jumbotron no longer displays live footage of the race.

 

The course also appears as '''Waluigi Stadium R''' (reversed), '''Waluigi Stadium T''' (with ramps), and '''Waluigi Stadium R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In all three variants, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]]. In the T variant, all [[Mecha Piranha Plant]]s are removed and replaced with a regular [[Piranha Plant]] in a pipe. In the R/T variant, the Mecha Piranha Plants are placed vertically instead of horizontally.

 

 

 

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of GCN Waluigi Stadium tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of {{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

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

{{MKT favored table|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}

 

===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===

 

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

*'''Website bios:'''

**[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]] "''The plentiful bumps and hills - plus new half-pipe boost pads - make this the best track for tricks.''"

**[[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]] "''A roaring crowd shows their appreciation as you take the stadium by storm - jumping through fiery hoops and tearing up the dirt track on your way to the finish line.''"

 

 

 

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Trackside banners)

===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===

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WaluigiStadiumLogo-MKDD.png|The course logo

WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|The course icon

WaluigiStadium1-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|One of the first few jumps

WaluigiStadium2-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|Parts of the road have mud. The Jumbotron is visible in the distance.

WaluigiStadium3-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|The path with [[Fire Bar]]s and Piranha Plant walls

WaluigiStadium4-TimeTrial-MKDD.png|The final jump

WaluigiStadium-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|Fire rings, along with the Jumbotron, are absent in split-screen races.

WaluigiStadium-Multiplayer2-MKDD.png|The Piranha Plant walls are inanimate in multiplayer races.

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==References==

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{{MK race courses}}

[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass race courses]]

[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! race courses]]

[[Category:Mario Kart Tour race courses]]

[[Category:Mario Kart Wii race courses]]

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