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|title=Twilight House | |title=Twilight House | ||
|image=[[File:Twilight House MKDS preview.png| | |image=[[File:Twilight House MKDS preview.png|256px]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:Twilight House.png|256px]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKT DS Twilight House Scene.jpg|256px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour'' | ||
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022) | |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022) | ||
|cups=[[Battle Mode]] | |cups=[[Battle Mode]] | ||
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''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKWiiDSTwilightHouseMiniMap.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map TwilightHouseDS.png|140px]] | ''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKWiiDSTwilightHouseMiniMap.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map TwilightHouseDS.png|140px]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Twilight House''' is a battle course debuting in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' which takes place in and around a house located at the center of a forest during twilight, floating above a dark void. It also made appearances as a retro battle course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. | |||
==''Mario Kart DS''== | ==''Mario Kart DS''== | ||
Twilight House is a battle course | Twilight House is a battle course modeled after a 3x3 square grid in layout, featuring eight wide rooms surrounded by a narrow balcony in addition to an inaccessible center. The center, eastern and southeastern rooms make up the actual house, with a connected roof and three [[Item Box]]es inside. A good majority of these rooms are set outdoors, fenced off by brick walls with different openings leading to the balcony or to other rooms. These rooms also contain item boxes with the exception of the northeastern room. Finally, the northwestern room features a spacious, castle-like structure with entrances fitted with traditional portcullises. | ||
As mentioned before, the entire course is surrounded by a narrow balcony, which has the risk of making players fall into the void should they not be careful. Its four corners feature small square-shaped areas, each of which features an Item Box. Notably, a dark [[Shine Sprite]] motif can be seen throughout this track, both on the archway designs and as emblems decorating some of the track's walls; the latter is much more prominent on the northwestern room which features large, dark Shine Sprite emblems above its entrances. | |||
In [[Shine Runners]], there are eight possible spawning locations for the Shine Sprites. Four of these are located in rooms on each corner of the battle course, while four more are located on the center portions of each side of the narrow balcony. | |||
===Missions=== | ===Missions=== | ||
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Twilight House: | There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Twilight House: | ||
*'''Mission 3-8''': The player controls [[Mario]], who must collect 20 [[coin]]s scattered throughout the course within 65 seconds. During this mission, there are both barriers and [[Banana]]s all over the map. | *'''Mission 3-8''': The player controls [[Mario]], who must collect 20 [[coin]]s scattered throughout the course within 65 seconds. During this mission, there are both barriers and [[Banana]]s all over the map, so the player has to plan their route. | ||
==''Mario Kart Wii''== | ==''Mario Kart Wii''== | ||
Twilight House returns in ''Mario Kart Wii'' with graphical changes, including ambient lighting, better shading, and remixed music. The biggest change is that a thick forest filled with trees (similar to [[Moonview Highway]]) was added below the course where players can fall into, with tall pillars now holding the | Twilight House returns in ''Mario Kart Wii'' with graphical changes, including ambient lighting, better shading, and remixed music. The biggest change is that a thick forest filled with trees (similar to [[Moonview Highway]]) was added below the course where players can fall into, with tall pillars now holding the entire course up. | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
===Tournaments=== | ===Tournaments=== | ||
[[File:TournamentJuly2.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Bowser]] competes in a Twilight House tournament]] | [[File:TournamentJuly2.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Bowser]] competes in a Twilight House tournament]] | ||
[[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#July 2008 Tournament 2|July 2008's second tournament]] required players to complete a GP race on a version of Twilight House that has been turned into a race track: Players must drive five laps clockwise | [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#July 2008 Tournament 2|July 2008's second tournament]] required players to complete a GP race on a version of Twilight House that has been turned into a race track: Players must drive five laps clockwise through the eight rooms (excluding the centermost room), with barriers blocking off the outer balcony edges. Controls were restricted to Wii Wheel users only. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of July 2010. | ||
{{br|left}} | {{br|left}} | ||
==''Mario Kart Tour''== | ==''Mario Kart Tour''== | ||
Twilight House reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' debuting in the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]]. The course has received a notable graphical overhaul - the rooftops are now a shade of maroon, the castle design has been made present throughout most of the track, and the dark Shine Sprite motif has been removed (with a more generic star design on the castle itself). Several of the rooftops have been removed to accommodate the battle mechanic for eliminated players in ''Mario Kart Tour'', allowing them to throw items at the remaining players. A [[Rocky Wrench]] now appears in the course's northern, eastern, southern, and western rooms, replacing the [[Item Box]]es there, while the north-western room has cyan lighting instead of orange like the rest of the rooms. A wall surrounding the entire course has also been added, allowing projectiles to rebound off of the course's boundaries, and the four corner platforms have been removed. Like other battle courses in this game, Twilight House uses {{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}'s music from ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' instead of its ''Mario Kart Wii'' arrangement. However, its original song is still present in the [[List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content#Sounds and music|files]] of ''Mario Kart Tour''. | |||
Twilight House reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' debuting in the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]]. The course has received a notable graphical overhaul - the rooftops are now a shade of maroon, the castle design has been made present throughout most of the track, and the | |||
Using a [[Super Leaf]], it was possible to fly onto the roof of the house bouncing off of a [[Rocky Wrench]].<ref>Burrato (October 20, 2022). [https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/y94jff/exploring_the_top_of_twilight_house_with_a_glitch/ Exploring the top of Twilight house with a glitch!] ''Reddit''. Retrieved November 8, 2022.</ref> This bug was fixed in the [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]]. | Using a [[Super Leaf]], it was possible to fly onto the roof of the house bouncing off of a [[Rocky Wrench]].<ref>Burrato (October 20, 2022). [https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/y94jff/exploring_the_top_of_twilight_house_with_a_glitch/ Exploring the top of Twilight house with a glitch!] ''Reddit''. Retrieved November 8, 2022.</ref> This bug was fixed in the [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]]. | ||
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MKW DS Twilight House Banner.png|Course banner | MKW DS Twilight House Banner.png|Course banner | ||
MKW Twilight House Preview.gif|A preview of the course | MKW Twilight House Preview.gif|A preview of the course | ||
MKW DS Twilight House Gameplay.png|[[Yoshi]] participates in Balloon Battle | MKW DS Twilight House Gameplay.png|[[Yoshi]] participates in Balloon Battle | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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====Course icons==== | ====Course icons==== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MKT Icon TwilightHouseDS KingBoo.png|The course icon | |||
MKT Icon TwilightHouseDS KingBoo.png|The course icon | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Names in other languages== | ==Additional names== | ||
===Internal names=== | |||
{{internal names | |||
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | |||
|name1=<tt>mini_stage2</tt> | |||
|meaning1=Mini stage 2 | |||
|game2=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' | |||
|name2=<tt>old_House_ds</tt> | |||
|meaning2=Old House DS; one of two course file names in ''Mario Kart Wii'' to feature capital letters, the other being {{classic-link|GCN|Cookie Land}} | |||
}} | |||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Jap=ゆうやみハウス | |Jap=ゆうやみハウス | ||
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|ChiR=Bómù Zhī Jiā | |ChiR=Bómù Zhī Jiā | ||
|ChiM=Twilight House | |ChiM=Twilight House | ||
| | |Fre=Maison de l'Aube | ||
| | |FreM=House of Dawn | ||
|Ger=Finstervilla | |Ger=Finstervilla | ||
|GerM=Dark Mansion | |GerM=Dark Mansion | ||
|Ita=Casa Crepuscolare<br>Casa crepuscolare | |Ita=Casa Crepuscolare<br>Casa crepuscolare | ||
|ItaN=prior to ''Mario Kart Tour'' | |||
|ItaM=Twilight House | |ItaM=Twilight House | ||
|Kor=어두컴COME! | |Kor=어두컴COME! | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, August 28, 2024
- Not to be confused with Twilight Town or Twilight City.
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| Appears in | Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart Wii (2008) Mario Kart Tour (2022) | ||
| Cup(s) | Battle Mode | ||
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| Online play | Was never available (DS) No longer available (Wii) | ||
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Twilight House is a battle course debuting in Mario Kart DS which takes place in and around a house located at the center of a forest during twilight, floating above a dark void. It also made appearances as a retro battle course in Mario Kart Wii and in Mario Kart Tour.
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Twilight House is a battle course modeled after a 3x3 square grid in layout, featuring eight wide rooms surrounded by a narrow balcony in addition to an inaccessible center. The center, eastern and southeastern rooms make up the actual house, with a connected roof and three Item Boxes inside. A good majority of these rooms are set outdoors, fenced off by brick walls with different openings leading to the balcony or to other rooms. These rooms also contain item boxes with the exception of the northeastern room. Finally, the northwestern room features a spacious, castle-like structure with entrances fitted with traditional portcullises.
As mentioned before, the entire course is surrounded by a narrow balcony, which has the risk of making players fall into the void should they not be careful. Its four corners feature small square-shaped areas, each of which features an Item Box. Notably, a dark Shine Sprite motif can be seen throughout this track, both on the archway designs and as emblems decorating some of the track's walls; the latter is much more prominent on the northwestern room which features large, dark Shine Sprite emblems above its entrances.
In Shine Runners, there are eight possible spawning locations for the Shine Sprites. Four of these are located in rooms on each corner of the battle course, while four more are located on the center portions of each side of the narrow balcony.
Missions[edit]
There is one mission that takes place on Twilight House:
- Mission 3-8: The player controls Mario, who must collect 20 coins scattered throughout the course within 65 seconds. During this mission, there are both barriers and Bananas all over the map, so the player has to plan their route.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Twilight House returns in Mario Kart Wii with graphical changes, including ambient lighting, better shading, and remixed music. The biggest change is that a thick forest filled with trees (similar to Moonview Highway) was added below the course where players can fall into, with tall pillars now holding the entire course up.
Tournaments[edit]
July 2008's second tournament required players to complete a GP race on a version of Twilight House that has been turned into a race track: Players must drive five laps clockwise through the eight rooms (excluding the centermost room), with barriers blocking off the outer balcony edges. Controls were restricted to Wii Wheel users only. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of July 2010.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Twilight House reappears in Mario Kart Tour debuting in the 2022 Halloween Tour. The course has received a notable graphical overhaul - the rooftops are now a shade of maroon, the castle design has been made present throughout most of the track, and the dark Shine Sprite motif has been removed (with a more generic star design on the castle itself). Several of the rooftops have been removed to accommodate the battle mechanic for eliminated players in Mario Kart Tour, allowing them to throw items at the remaining players. A Rocky Wrench now appears in the course's northern, eastern, southern, and western rooms, replacing the Item Boxes there, while the north-western room has cyan lighting instead of orange like the rest of the rooms. A wall surrounding the entire course has also been added, allowing projectiles to rebound off of the course's boundaries, and the four corner platforms have been removed. Like other battle courses in this game, Twilight House uses SNES Battle Course 1's music from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe instead of its Mario Kart Wii arrangement. However, its original song is still present in the files of Mario Kart Tour.
Using a Super Leaf, it was possible to fly onto the roof of the house bouncing off of a Rocky Wrench.[1] This bug was fixed in the 2022 Autumn Tour.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS Twilight House tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
The following are the drivers, karts, and gliders for which is always a favored or favorite course. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course as a favored or favorite course, see List of tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
| Course | Three-item drivers | Bonus points ×2 karts | Combo bonus ×3 gliders | Two-item drivers | Bonus points ×1.5 karts | Combo bonus ×2 gliders |
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| * indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items. | ||||||
Profiles[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
- European website: Weave in and out of a spooky house, taking care to stay away from the edge as you battle against the backdrop of a spooky red sky.
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Course icon
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Course banner
A preview of the course
Yoshi participates in Balloon Battle
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Course icons[edit]
The course icon
Screenshots[edit]
View of the course
Additional names[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart DS | mini_stage2 | Mini stage 2 | |
| Mario Kart Wii | old_House_ds | Old House DS; one of two course file names in Mario Kart Wii to feature capital letters, the other being GCN Cookie Land |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ゆうやみハウス[?] Yūyami Hausu |
Twilight House | |
| Chinese | 薄暮之家[?] Bómù Zhī Jiā |
Twilight House | |
| French | Maison de l'Aube[?] | House of Dawn | |
| German | Finstervilla[?] | Dark Mansion | |
| Italian | Casa Crepuscolare Casa crepuscolare[?] |
Twilight House | prior to Mario Kart Tour |
| Korean | 어두컴COME![?] EodukeomKEOM! |
Pun on "어두컴컴" (eodukeomkeom, "darkness") and "come" | |
| Portuguese | Casa Crepuscular[?] | Twilight House | |
| Spanish | Casa Crepuscular[?] | Twilight House |
References[edit]
- ^ Burrato (October 20, 2022). Exploring the top of Twilight house with a glitch! Reddit. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
