Editing N64 Luigi Raceway

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'''Luigi Raceway''', alternatively named '''Luigi Circuit'''<ref name="nmsuk">''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51. Page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49. Page 40.</ref> (which is also its Japanese name) or '''Luigi's Circuit''',<ref name="nmsuk"/> is the introductory track of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', serving as the first course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It is [[Luigi]]'s home track of the game and shares its music with [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[Wario Stadium]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. This song received an arrangement for the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', which returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' under the name "Figure-8 Circuit". In the latter game, the song is able to be played on any ''Mario Kart'' stage as well as on [[Battlefield]], Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, and [[Final Destination]] as of the version 8.1.0 update. The course is reminiscent of various NASCAR-style speedway tracks with large, broad corners allowing for high-speed racing. It is the longest introductory course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]].

This course features no hazards, save for small rough terrain areas that are located all over the track. The course is long and simple, featuring open turns through which the player may employ [[drift|powersliding]] to [[Mini-Turbo|accelerate faster]]. The race begins near a grand stand full of cheering audience, atop which is a large model of the [[Luigi Cap]]. Following a long straightway and a wide banked turn to the left is a long road to a long overhang, followed by another long curve to the left and a short straightway leading back to the starting line, which happens to be part of the longest straightway in the course. During the race, a balloon depicting Luigi's face dips onto the course at the starts of the second and third lap, hanging an [[Item Box]] beneath. The item is always a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] and may be obtained if a racer [[Hop (move)|hop]]s at the right time just as the balloon reaches its lowest point of descent. The course does not have any notable shortcut, but it is possible to save few seconds by cutting across the grass and sand on the turns while using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|Star]].

[[File:LuigiracewayMK7.png|215px|thumb|Luigi Raceway in ''Mario Kart 7'']]

Luigi Raceway makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the first race of the [[Shell Cup]]. It is mostly unchanged, except the hot air balloon has been moved and a Mii character is inside the basket, and the item box hanging below it that always gave out a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] has been replaced with a regular item box. An alternate way has also been added on the platforms next to the curves that were inaccessible in ''Mario Kart 64'', and it has [[Dash Panel]]s on them. This is one of two Luigi courses that appear in the Shell Cup, the other being {{classic-link|DS|Luigi's Mansion}} from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.

This course and {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} are the only courses not to use either gliding or [[underwater driving]] features in ''Mario Kart 7''.{{br|right}}

[[File:MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Bend.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Luigi Raceway in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

The course's background now features hills similar to the ones seen in [[3DS Mario Circuit]] and [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]]. The markings now split the road in two lanes instead of three, and curbs line the corners. The platforms next to the curves are now striped, and the second had its color changed to yellow. The hill where the tunnel passes is higher. The grandstand was slightly redesigned. Much like [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]], the starting banner uses the updated version of the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo, but remains unchanged from its original design, unlike a majority of the other ''Mario Kart 64'' tracks. Like [[N64 Royal Raceway]], the course uses the source quality version of the original N64 music track that was previously used in ''Mario Kart 7'' in this game,<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmgFibm99C2r7q-OzXrufNHQgXQBYli3V0M7APTQ4OQ/edit#heading=h.yx3o1ihvn54t Kenta Nagata Discography § Mario Kart 64 Greatest Hits Soundtrack] docs.google.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230727162636/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmgFibm99C2r7q-OzXrufNHQgXQBYli3V0M7APTQ4OQ/edit Archived] July 27, 2023, 16:26:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> being the first non-numbered course since the introduction of 3DS Mario Circuit in the [[Tokyo Tour]] seventy-six tours prior to share its music with another track. Luigi Raceway has the longest gap between the first and second appearance of any classic course in the game, not having reappeared for twelve tours until the [[Doctor Tour (2023)|2023 Doctor Tour]].

The course also appears as '''Luigi Raceway R''' (reversed), '''Luigi Raceway T''' (with ramps), and '''Luigi Raceway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The R and T variants debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]], while the R/T variant debuted in the [[Mario Tour (2023)|2023 Mario Tour]].

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of N64 Luigi Raceway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of N64 Luigi Raceway tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' ''Long straightaways and easy corners -- the perfect course for beginners to practice their sliding.''

*'''Webpage bio:''' ''A fine track for beginners.''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980205065149/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mario_kart64/mushcup.html Mario Kart 64: Mushroom Cup]. nintendo.com. Archived February 5, 1998, 06:51:49 UTC from the [http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mario_kart64/mushcup.html original] via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref>

*'''''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49''' (page 40): ''The first course in the game is reminiscent of an IndyCar track, with banked turns and long straights for acceleration.''

MKT Icon LuigiRacewayN64 LuigiKnight.png|The course icon with Luigi (Knight)

MKT Icon LuigiRacewayRN64 DrLuigi.png|The course icon of the R variant with Dr. Luigi

MKT Icon LuigiRacewayTN64 CatLuigi.png|The course icon of the T variant with Cat Luigi

MKT Icon LuigiRacewayRTN64 KitsuneLuigi.png|The course icon of the R/T variant with Kitsune Luigi

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* Luigi Raceway is the only introductory course from the first four games in the ''Mario Kart'' series to not appear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. As such, it is also the only introductory course from the first four games to not be in the game’s [[Shell Cup]]. Instead, {{classic-link|N64|Moo Moo Farm}} appeared alongside the other introductory courses in that cup.