Editing Tour Tokyo Blur

|image= [[File:MKT Tokyo Blur Scene.jpg|300px]]<br>View from {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]] <small>(1)</small>, 2020 <small>(2, 3)</small>, 2021 <small>(4)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 1) (2022)

|tours='''Tokyo Blur:'''<br>[[Tokyo Tour]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]] (challenge only)<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[1st Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[2nd Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Anniversary Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Summer Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 2:'''<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Summer Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 3:'''<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Anniversary Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 4:'''<br>[[Mario Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]

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'''Tokyo Blur''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It takes place in [[Tokyo]], Japan and makes its debut in the city's namesake tour, the [[Tokyo Tour]]. The course's music is based on the theme of [[3DS Toad Circuit]] and [[3DS Mario Circuit]]. This course has four different routes, the most out of any city course alongside [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]]: Tokyo Blur, '''Tokyo Blur 2''', '''Tokyo Blur 3''', and '''Tokyo Blur 4''', with the last three being introduced in the [[New Year's Tour (2020)|2020 New Year's Tour]], [[Summer Festival Tour]], and the [[Mario Tour (2021)|2021 Mario Tour]], respectively. The fourth iteration of this course differs from the others, in that it is two sections as opposed to two laps. From versions 1.2.0 to 1.4.0, the first layout was called '''Tokyo Blur 1'''.

Tokyo Blur reappears in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course in the [[Lucky Cat Cup]]. The course combines the first three versions of Tokyo Blur together, with a lap dedicated to each variant. Its theme was arranged for the ''Booster Course Pass'' end credits.

===Tokyo Blur===

In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through {{wp|Ginza}}, then makes a slight left before the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the {{wp|National Diet Building}} and {{wp|Tokyo Dome}}, then goes through a tunnel. As the {{wp|Tokyo Skytree}}, {{wp|Asahi Beer Hall}}, and {{wp|Tokyo Big Sight}} come into view, the road makes a wide right turn back onto the Rainbow Bridge. {{wp|Fuji TV}}'s headquarters can be seen on the left. The minimap for this route resembles that of [[DS Yoshi Falls|Yoshi Falls]] from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and [[Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Luigi Circuit]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.

The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur R''' (reversed), '''Tokyo Blur T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R/T variant, there are [[Swoop]]s and [[Noshi]]s on the course; two Noshis appear outside the track while one is standing on the track towards the end.

Before the [[Summer Festival Tour]], no kart had Tokyo Blur R listed as a favorite course; instead, its appearances in the Mario Cup and Toadette Cup relied on the spotlight bonus to raise the [[Kabuki Dasher]] and the [[Quickshaw]], respectively, to the top tier.

The first layout of Tokyo Blur is currently the only course based on a real world city to have appeared in seven different tours: the Tokyo Tour, the Summer Festival Tour, the 1st Anniversary Tour, the Mario vs. Peach Tour, the 2nd Anniversary Tour, the 2022 Anniversary Tour, and the 2023 Winter Tour. It also made a minor appearance in the [[New Year's Tour (2020)|2020 New Year's Tour]] as the location of a bonus challenge and in the [[Mario Tour (2021)|2021 Mario Tour]] as the third and final race in the [[Mario Tour (2021)#2-Player Challenge|2-Player Challenge]] mode.

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour#Tokyo Blur|List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'' § Tokyo Blur]].

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

{{MKT favored table|new|Tokyo Blur}}

 

====Bonus challenges====

 

===Tokyo Blur 2===

In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through {{wp|Ginza}}, then makes a slight right before the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store. After passing by two [[Thwomp]]s, the course shifts left at a roundabout and continues straight (with a {{wp|Tokyo subway|subway}} entrance and {{wp|Akihabara}} shops visible on the left), then goes under the {{wp|Kaminarimon}} left of the {{wp|Sensō-ji}}. As the player slights right then turns left at a signalized intersection, the road makes a wide right turn back onto the Rainbow Bridge. {{wp|Fuji TV}}'s headquarters can be seen on the left.

 

The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur 2R''' (reversed), '''Tokyo Blur 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, both [[Thwomp]]s are gone. In the R/T variant, the Thwomps are now side-by-side and there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] at the end of the track.

 

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour#Tokyo Blur 2|List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'' § Tokyo Blur 2]].

 

 

 

In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through {{wp|Ginza}}, then makes a slight right before the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store. After passing by some [[Thwomp]]s, the course shifts left at a roundabout and continues straight to the {{wp|Shuto Expressway}}, which is built along the {{wp|Nihonbashi River}}. The toll plaza bar only opens when a driver passes through; the course then curves to the right. After passing by two Thwomps and after a wide turn up the spiral loop around the {{wp|Tokyo Big Sight}}, a [[Glide Ramp]] enables the driver to fly out of Shuto Expressway and back onto Rainbow Bridge. {{wp|Fuji TV}}'s headquarters can be seen on the left.

The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur 3R''' (reverse), '''Tokyo Blur 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur 3R/T''' (reverse and with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Summer Festival Tour]], while the latter debuted in the [[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]. In the R and T variants, all [[Thwomp]]s are gone. In the R variant, there are instead [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] and an [[oil slick]] on the course as obstacles. In the T variant, the glide ramp is gone. In the R/T variant, there are additional Thwomps which are larger and appear in different locations, and there is an additional glide ramp where racers exit the Shuto Expressway.

====Appearances====

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour#Tokyo Blur 3|List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'' § Tokyo Blur 3]].

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

{{MKT favored table|new|Tokyo Blur 3}}

====Bonus challenges====

{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|Tokyo Blur 3}}

{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|Tokyo Blur 3T}}

{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|Tokyo Blur 3}}

In the standard layout, the track starts out following the same path as Tokyo Blur. All of the racers start the course on the central span of the {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through {{wp|Ginza}}, then makes a slight left before the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the {{wp|National Diet Building}} and the {{wp|Miraikan}}, then goes through a tunnel. The course then makes a sharp left to follow a small portion of Tokyo Blur 2 in reverse, going under the {{wp|Kaminarimon}} next to the {{wp|Sensō-ji}}, where the second segment of the course begins. The track then immediately makes a U-turn toward the {{wp|Shuto Expressway}}; the remainder of the course follows the path of Tokyo Blur 3, entering the expressway through a set of toll gates before rounding the spiral loop around the {{wp|Tokyo Big Sight}}. Unlike in Tokyo Blur 3, the first part of the expressway is divided down the middle by fences, and there are [[oil slick]]s as obstacles instead of [[Thwomp]]s. A [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] sends the player back onto the Rainbow Bridge, where a set of Thwomps on either side threatens the players just before the finish line.

 

====Appearances====

For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour#Tokyo Blur 4|List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'' § Tokyo Blur 4]].

 

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

{{MKT favored table|new|Tokyo Blur 4}}

 

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{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|Tokyo Blur 4|Tokyo Blur 4R}}

{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|Tokyo Blur 4T}}

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[[File:MK8D Tour Tokyo Blur.png|250px|thumb|right|The course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

Tokyo Blur makes its console debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' via the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. It is the first course of the [[Lucky Cat Cup]], and as such was added as part of the first wave of the DLC. Similarly to Tokyo Blur 4, it is an expanded and combined version of the first three routes for this course; however, this version dedicates one lap to each variation through the use of changing [[arrow field]]s.  

The first lap is based on Tokyo Blur, turning left at the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store and making a U-turn past the {{wp|National Diet Building}}. The second lap is based on Tokyo Blur 2, turning right at the Wako store and then left underneath the {{wp|Kaminarimon}}. The third and final lap is based on Tokyo Blur 3, turning right at the Wako store and then onto the {{wp|Shuto Expressway}}. The minimap has been rotated 90 degrees clockwise compared to the equivalent minimaps for the variants in ''Tour''. Unlike {{classic link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}, its hazards - [[Thwomp]]s - have been retained (albeit with slightly different arrangements). One additional traffic cone was added at the expressway entrance.  

{{classic|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} is one of three courses to originate from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' to appear in the first wave of the DLC, alongside {{classic|Tour|Paris Promenade}} and [[Ninja Hideaway]]. This is also one of five tracks in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' where players can hit the banner (causing it to spin), like [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic link|DS|Wario Stadium}}, {{classic link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}} and {{classic link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}. Unlike the other courses mentioned, this is only possible during the final lap.

*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''The Snow Tour is wrapping up in {{color|blue|#MarioKartTour}}. Next up is the Mario Tour featuring Tokyo Blur 4, a brand-new variant of the existing Tokyo-based course!''<ref>mariokarttourEN (March 4, 2021). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1367724372765642753 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved March 4, 2021.</ref>

*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer'':''' ''This is a course inspired by Tokyo, and you will be able race{{sic}} past some famous tourist sites. You can also see Mt. Fuji, which has been registered as a World Heritage Site, off in the distance.''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10 Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer (Digital English edition)]. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 16, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220729082352/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10&device=pc Archived] July 29, 2022, 08:23:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2023 Summer'':''' ''Here, you might recognize the familiar landmarks of Tokyo. Mt. Fuji can be seen in the distance.''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html?page=22 Nintendo Magazine 2023 Summer (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved July 15, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230715104855/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2023summer/index_en.html?page=22&device=pc Archived] July 15, 2023, 10:48:55 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

Tokyo Pictures.png|Pictures of the various Tokyo Blur courses

Tokyo Pictures 2.png|Pictures of the various Tokyo Blur courses

MKT Icon TokyoBlur MarioHakama.png|The course icon

MKT Icon TokyoBlurR PeachYukata.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlurT PeachKimono.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlurRT DiddyKong.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

MKT Tokyo Blur Scene 2.jpg|Alternate view of the starting line

MKT Icon TokyoBlur2 MarioHappi.png|The course icon

MKT Icon TokyoBlur2R ToadPartyTime.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur2T PeachKimono.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur2RT Iggy.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur3 MarioSunshine.png|The course icon

MKT Icon TokyoBlur3R PeachHappi.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur3T DaisyYukata.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur3RT ShyGuyNinja.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur4 WhiteYoshi.png|The course icon

MKT Icon TokyoBlur4R MarioSamurai.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur4T MarioHappi.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon TokyoBlur4RT CatPeach.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

|Jpn=トーキョースクランブル

|JpnR=Tōkyō Sukuranburu

|JpnM=Tokyo Scramble

|Ger=Tokio-Tempotour<br>Tokyo-Tempotour

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==Notes==

*Tokyo Blur is the first city course and course in general to have its regular and R variants appear in a tour, but not its T variant.

*Tokyo Blur is one of two city courses in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to have all four routes travel in the same direction, the other being [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]].