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|title=Toad Harbor<br><small>Toad Harbour</small>
|title=Toad Harbor
|image=[[File:MK8-Course-ToadHarbor.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:ToadHarbor.png|300px]]Panorama of '''Toad Harbor'''.
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|cups=[[Flower Cup]]<br>[[Battle Mode]] (''8'')
|cups=[[Flower Cup]]
|ghost={{ghost|8|Nin★Alice|2:31.066|[[File:MK8 Toadette Icon.png|32px|link=Toadette]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Alice|2:29.282|[[File:MK8 Toadette Icon.png|32px|link=Toadette]][[File:CatCruiserBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Cat Cruiser]][[File:Retro Off-Road.png|32px|link=Retro Off-Road]][[File:PlaneGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Plane Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Adrien|1:43.003|[[File:MK8 Toad Icon.png|32px|link=Toad]][[File:SportsCoupeMK8.png|32px|link=Sports Coupe]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard]][[File:MK8ThumbToadSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
|music = [[File:Toad Harbor Harbour - Mario Kart 8 Music.ogg]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample = Normal: Shiho Fujii<br>[[File:MK8-Music-ToadHarbor.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU ToadHarbor Frontrunning.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX Toad Harbor Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
}}
}}
'''Toad Harbor''' (written as '''Toad Harbour''' in the PAL version) is the second race track in the [[Flower Cup]] of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. This course takes place in a town by the seaside with some similarities to the city of [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]. The Shy Guy Metal signs can be seen at this track. It also has a [[wikipedia:Statue of Liberty|Statue of Liberty]] model, except with [[Peach]].
'''Toad Harbor''' (written as '''Toad Harbour''' in the British English version) is the second course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as well as the longest three-lap course in the former game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of [[wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]]. It also features a statue on an island off the harbor modeled after the [[Statue of Liberty]], but it is based on [[Princess Peach]] holding a [[Fire Flower]] in her lowered left hand and a [[Super Star]] in her raised right. [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Wario]] all have cable cars patterned after them in this course, each with some [[Toad (species)|Toads]] as passengers and a [[Koopa Troopa]] as the driver. There are forty-seven coins located on this track. In ''Mario Kart 8'', it is a selectable battle course.


==Description==
This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a tram station (which serves as a side route along the finish line with extra [[Item Boxes]], not entirely dissimilar to {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity.
''This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a train station (that acts as a short-cut to some power-ups), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity.''
''The track features several areas that seem to be inspired by American cities, such as a steep cable car hill (à la San Francisco) and a Statue of Liberty in the harbor (like in New York).''


==Course layout==
==Course layout==
The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; one goes over a bridge while another allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will be starting to enter the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a Boost Pad, or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.  
[[File:MK8 Toad Harbor Starting Line.png|thumb|250px|left|The course as seen from the starting line]]
The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; the right one goes over a bridge while the left path allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will enter a wide section of the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a [[Dash Panel]], or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.  


After a few turns, drivers will perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they'll have to avoid oncoming cable cars. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. A pathway with a Boost Pad can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.
After a few turns, drivers reach the top of the hill and perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they have to avoid oncoming cable cars. If the player attempts to follow the cable car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the cable cars going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the roof. A pathway with a Dash Panel can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.
 
This is the only new course among the base ''Mario Kart 8'' content that does not involve any gliding, and the only course among the base content to not feature any mechanics introduced in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' (gliders, underwater sections, one-lap courses, etc.). It is also one of the two new courses where the anti-gravity segments are optional, with the other course being [[Bone-Dry Dunes]].
 
==Shortcuts==
*Players can cut off the first turn by boosting through the strip of grass with a crate.
*A boost item can be used to cut through the grass at the final turn.
 
==Sponsors==
{|
|- valign=top
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*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Posters, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Coconut Cafe|Coconut Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[Flower Cup]] (Lamp post banners, starting line)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Fountain Cafe|Fountain Cafe]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Fun Flower|Fun Flower]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie|Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie]] (Posters, shops)
|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Princess Orange|Princess Orange]] (Posters, shop, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Shy Guy Metals|Shy Guy Metals]] (Poster)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Super Marine World|Super Marine World]] (Trackside banners)
*Toad Harbour (Posters, lamp post banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad Toy Store|Toad Toy Store]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Tropical Bakery|Tropical Bakery]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Wii#Tropical Grocery|Tropical Grocery]] (Shop)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Women of Racing Organization|Women of Racing Organization]] (Posters)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Yoshi's Egg Market|Yoshi's Egg Market]] (Shops)
|}
 
==References in other courses==
*The Peach Statue of Liberty and Toad Harbor itself can be seen beneath {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}}.
*Toad Harbor is featured on a map found in [[Super Bell Subway]].
*A Toad Harbor logo appears on the back of the [[List of sponsors in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad City Sightseeing|Toad City Sightseeing]] [[bus]]es in {{classic-link|N64|Toad's Turnpike}}.
*An emblem for this course can be seen in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} on a small sign right before the shortcut. This holds true for laps 1 and 2 in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' and Tokyo Blur and Tokyo Blur 2 in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
 
==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner note==
''"For this title, we had a live band at our disposal so we made use of an acoustic guitar and steel drums on this track to give it the cool, laid-back feeling of an exotic tropical town."''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
File:WiiU MarioKart8 scrn15 E3.png|The only anti-gravity section of the course.
MK8 Toad Harbor Course Icon.png|The course icon
File:WiiU MarioKart8 scrn11 E3.png|The section with the view to the sea and the cable cars.
MK8 Toad Harbour Course Icon.png|The British English course icon
File:ToadHarborMk8.png|A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the track.
MK8-City-Overview.png|Overview of the entire course, showcasing the whole city
</gallery></center>
Toad Harbour Anti-gravity.jpg|[[Lemmy]] on the anti-gravity section
WaluigiTrickMK8.jpg|[[Waluigi]], performing a [[trick]]
Rosalina-ToadHarbor-GreenShell-MK8.jpg|[[Rosalina]], drifting around one of the alleyways
ToadHarbor-RosalinaDrift.jpg|Rosalina, drifting around another alleyway
MK8ToadHarborBattleCourse.jpg|As a battle course
BabyRosalina-Trick-ToadHarbor-MK8.jpg|[[Baby Rosalina]] performs a trick, during a battle on the course
Toad Harbor MK8 DLC Isabelle photo.png|[[Isabelle]] in Toad Harbor
Luigi Toad Harbor Time Trial.jpg|[[Luigi]] after finishing a Time Trial
WiiU MarioKart8 scrn11 E3.png|The section with the view to the sea and the cable cars
MK8 Toad Harbor Name Reveal Artwork.png|A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the course
Train stamp MK8.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=キノピオハーバー
|JapR=Kinopio Hābā
|JapM=Toad Harbor
|Spa=Puerto Toad
|SpaM=Toad Port
|Fre=Promenade Toad
|FreM=Toad Walkboard
|Dut=Toad-Baai
|Dut=Toad-Baai
|DutM=Toad-Bay
|DutM=Toad Bay
|Spa=Puerto Toad
|Ger=Toads Hafenstadt
|SpaM=Toad Harbor
|GerM=Toad's Harbor Town
|Ita=Riviera di Toad
|Ita=Riviera di Toad
|ItaM=Toad's Coast
|ItaM=Toad's Coast
|Ger=Toads Hafenstadt
|GerM=Toad's Harbor City
|Fra=Promenade Toad
|FraM=Toad Promenade
|Por=Baía do Toad
|Por=Baía do Toad
|PorM=Toad's Bay
|PorM=Toad's Bay
|Rus=Порт тоадов
|Rus=Порт тоадов
|RusM=Toad's Port
|RusR=Port toadov
|Jap=キノピオハーバー
|RusM=Toad Port
|JapR=Kinopio Hābā
|JapM=Toad Harbor
|Kor=키노피오 하버
|Kor=키노피오 하버
|KorR=Kinopio habeo
|KorR=Kinopio Habeo
|KorM=Toad Harbor
|KorM=Toad Harbor
|ChiT=奇諾比奧海港
|ChiTR=Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
|ChiTM=Toad Harbor
|ChiS=奇诺比奥海港
|ChiSR=Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
|ChiSM=Toad Harbor
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the three courses (along with [[Mario Circuit (Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] and [[Twisted Mansion]]) that were playable at E3 2013. Coincidentally, all three take place in the [[Flower Cup]], in the same order as the original demo.
*This is one of the three courses (along with [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] and [[Twisted Mansion]]) that were playable at E3 2013. Incidentally, all three take place in the [[Flower Cup]], in the same order as the original demo.
*This is the only new course in ''Mario Kart 8'' which doesn't involve air gliding. It's also one of two new courses where the anti-gravity isn't compulsory, the other being [[Bone Dry Dunes]].
*Toad Harbor's final lap music uses a different, shorter intro from the normal version. This distinction is shared with [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|Rock Rock Mountain]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, [[Mute City]], {{classic-link|GBA|Ribbon Road}}, and {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}.
* [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] each have trollies in this course. A [[Koopa Troopa]] can be seen in one of theme.  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:25, October 4, 2024

Toad Harbor
Toad Harbour
Toad Harbor
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Flower Cup
Battle Mode (8)
Online play No longer available (Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Normal: Shiho Fujii

Frontrunning
Course map
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of Toad Harbor in Mario Kart 8.Map of Toad Harbor in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
8 Nin★Alice
2:31.066 ToadetteCat CruiserRetro Off-RoadPlane Glider
8DX 150cc Nin★Alice
2:29.282 ToadetteCat CruiserRetro Off-RoadPlane Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Adrien
1:43.003 ToadSports CoupeStandardSuper Glider

Toad Harbor (written as Toad Harbour in the British English version) is the second course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as well as the longest three-lap course in the former game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of San Francisco. It also features a statue on an island off the harbor modeled after the Statue of Liberty, but it is based on Princess Peach holding a Fire Flower in her lowered left hand and a Super Star in her raised right. Mario, Luigi and Wario all have cable cars patterned after them in this course, each with some Toads as passengers and a Koopa Troopa as the driver. There are forty-seven coins located on this track. In Mario Kart 8, it is a selectable battle course.

This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a tram station (which serves as a side route along the finish line with extra Item Boxes, not entirely dissimilar to GBA Mario Circuit), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity.

Course layout[edit]

Toad Harbor, from Mario Kart 8.
The course as seen from the starting line

The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; the right one goes over a bridge while the left path allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will enter a wide section of the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a Dash Panel, or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.

After a few turns, drivers reach the top of the hill and perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they have to avoid oncoming cable cars. If the player attempts to follow the cable car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more cable cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the cable cars going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the roof. A pathway with a Dash Panel can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.

This is the only new course among the base Mario Kart 8 content that does not involve any gliding, and the only course among the base content to not feature any mechanics introduced in Mario Kart 7 (gliders, underwater sections, one-lap courses, etc.). It is also one of the two new courses where the anti-gravity segments are optional, with the other course being Bone-Dry Dunes.

Shortcuts[edit]

  • Players can cut off the first turn by boosting through the strip of grass with a crate.
  • A boost item can be used to cut through the grass at the final turn.

Sponsors[edit]

References in other courses[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner note[edit]

"For this title, we had a live band at our disposal so we made use of an acoustic guitar and steel drums on this track to give it the cool, laid-back feeling of an exotic tropical town."

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノピオハーバー[?]
Kinopio Hābā
Toad Harbor
Chinese (simplified) 奇诺比奥海港[?]
Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
Toad Harbor
Chinese (traditional) 奇諾比奧海港[?]
Qínuòbǐào Hǎigǎng
Toad Harbor
Dutch Toad-Baai[?] Toad Bay
French Promenade Toad[?] Toad Walkboard
German Toads Hafenstadt[?] Toad's Harbor Town
Italian Riviera di Toad[?] Toad's Coast
Korean 키노피오 하버[?]
Kinopio Habeo
Toad Harbor
Portuguese Baía do Toad[?] Toad's Bay
Russian Порт тоадов[?]
Port toadov
Toad Port
Spanish Puerto Toad[?] Toad Port

Trivia[edit]