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{{racecourse
{{classic title}}
|image=[[Image:DelfinosquareDS.png|center|220px]]
{{distinguish|Bianco Square}}
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]]<br>[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
{{race course infobox
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKDS)<br>[[Banana Cup]] (MKWII)
|title=Delfino Square
|based=[[Delfino Plaza]]
|image=[[File:DelfinosquareDS.png|256px|center]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:Delfino Square MKWii.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii''
|ghost= 1:54:601 by Ninten★いわ (MKDS) <br />2:41:807 by Nin*iwaco (MKWII)
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|expert_ghost= 2:24:169 by Nin*TARO (MKWII)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Banana Cup]] (''Wii'')
|wifi=Was available (DS, Wii)
|based_on=[[Delfino Plaza]]
|music=[[File:06 Delfino Square.ogg]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Wii]])
|map=[[File:MKDSmap2-2.png|240px]]
|sample=''Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-DelfinoSquare.oga]]
|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Delfino Square Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Delfino Square layout.png]]
''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:MKWDSDelfinoSquareMiniMap.png|140px]]
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★いわ|1:54.601|[[File:Peach MKDS record icon.png|32px|link=Princess Peach|Peach]][[File:MKDS Royale Model.png|32px|link=Royale]]}}{{ghost|Wii|Nin★iwaco|2:41.807|[[File:WarioMKW.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:Wario Bike (Wario) Model.png|32px|link=Wario Bike]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★TARO|2:24.169|[[File:WarioMKW.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:Honeycoupe (Wario) Model.png|32px|link=Honeycoupe]]}}
}}
}}
'''Delfino Square''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It is inspired by [[Delfino Plaza]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
'''Delfino Square''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', being the third course of the [[Banana Cup]]. The race takes place in part of a plaza similar to [[Delfino Plaza]] and a pier. The major feature of the track is the drawbridge before the end of the course connecting the pier and the plaza. The bridge rises and lowers periodically during the race. [[Pianta]]s cheer the racers in many sites along the track, and in ''Mario Kart DS'', they make noises that add to the music when the player is nearby.


The race takes place in part of a plaza and the pier. The major feature of the track is the drawbridge before the end of the course connecting the pier and the plaza. The bridge rises and lowers periodically during the race. [[Pianta]]s cheer the racers in many sites along the track.
Two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] take place on Delfino Square in ''Mario Kart DS'': [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 2-1|Mission 2-1]], which involves [[Wario]] destroying 10 wooden crates within 55 seconds, and [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 3-2|Mission 3-2]], which involves [[Bowser]] passing 5 gates within 50 seconds while driving in reverse.


Delfino Square reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' in the [[Banana Cup]]. The racecourse's layout is exactly the same, but with updated graphics.
==Layout==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
[[File:Overhead Delfino Square.png|thumb|170px|left|An overhead view of Delfino Square]]
The track starts with a straight road, leading racers to a turn around a fountain. The track then runs along a narrow and bifurcated alley with some [[Item Box]]es. Once past the alley, players cross a stone bridge and reach a pier with some [[crate]]s serving as obstacles. If a racer crashes into one at high speed, it will break up, often revealing a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Banana]] peel. After the players drive along the pier and around a sharp corner, there is a short straight section of road, before a lifting bridge, covered in [[Dash Panel]]s, which allows players to gain more speed, even in midair. The track then leads the racers back to the straight street, where the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]] is found after driving through a small wooded green zone of the town.


==Course layout==
Delfino Square contains two main shortcuts the player can perform. The first shortcut is located right before crossing the stone bridge. Turning off to the lawn and the tree, a racer can jump and land to a wooden dock near the pier, shaving off a few seconds. It can be done more easily with the help of a Mushroom or a [[Super Star|Star]]. The second shortcut is found in the pier ahead the corner. Hidden by a pair of crates, a narrow alley covered in dirt grants racers a slight advantage over their opponent. This shortcut requires a speed booster to run efficiently over the mud. However, if careless, players may end up falling into the water awaiting on the other side.
[[File:Overhead Pinio Plaza.PNG|thumb|160px|left|An overhead view of Delfino Square.]]
The track will start in a straight path, leading racers to turn around a fountain. The track then runs along a narrow and bifurcated alley with some [[Item Box]]es. Once past the alley, players cross a stone bridge and reach the pier with some [[crate]]s serving as obstacles. If a racer crashes at high speed against one, this will break up, often revealing a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Banana]] peel. While the players are running around the pier through a sharp corner, a lifting bridge in the other side of the pier is covered in [[Dash Panel]]s, allowing players to gain more speed, even in midair. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', it is possible to perform a [[trick]] while the bridge rises. The track leads the racers back to the straight street, where the finish line is found after running through a wooded green zone of the town.


Delfino Square contains two main shortcuts the player can perform. The first shortcut is located right before crossing the stone bridge. Turning off to the lawn and the tree, a racer can jump and land to a wooden dock near the pier, shaving off a few seconds. It surely works if having a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Star]] on hand. The second  shortcut is found in the pier ahead the corner. Hidden by a pair of crates, a narrow alley covered in dirt deals racers a slight advantage over their opponent. Just as the first, the latter requires a speed booster to run efficiently over the mud. However, taking no care about the consequences, players may end up leading off to the sea when pass to the other side by excessive speed. 
The following sponsors appear in Delfino Square:
{{columns|count=2|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Delfino Fruits|Delfino Fruits]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Koopa Shop|Koopa Shop]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[Nintendo]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Princess Daisy|Princess Daisy]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Sunshine Parts|Sunshine Parts]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Wario|Super Wario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Yoshi Kart|Yoshi Kart]] (Trackside banners)
}}


In ''Mario Kart DS'', the Missions 2-1 and 3-2 take place here. In the mission 2-1, the player must destroy 10 wooden crates scattered around the area of the shortcut and in 3-2 pass the 5-doors in order, whilst in reverse.
In [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content|pre-release builds]], the Pianta statue has a [[Yoshi]]-shaped fountain instead.


===Shortcuts===
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
Just before the first bridge, the player can veer to the left and use a [[Mushroom]] to jump over the water diagonally and land on the docks past the first bridge.
Delfino Square received slight visual upgrades, though it has remained mostly unchanged. Buildings now have 3D textures, the shortcut that skips the stone bridge can now be accomplished without the use of an item, and the area the shortcut is located no longer appears on the map of the course. There are also more Pianta spectators. Depending on the items a player has, they can chain the jump from the first shortcut into the muddy alley of the second one. It is also now possible to perform a [[trick]] on the draw bridge as it is rising.
[[File:2010-TournamentAugust1.jpg|thumb|200px|The August 2010 tournament of ''Mario Kart Wii'' takes place in {{classic|DS|Delfino Square}}]]
[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments|August 2010's first tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Delfino Square with more obstacles: Many [[Goomba]]s and unbreakable crates appeared on the track. Additionally, barriers blocked off the left route in the middle of the track as well as the dirt shortcut near the dock. Players started the Time Trial with a set of [[Triple Mushrooms]]. The tournament would be the only new tournament made by Nintendo since they started repeating tournaments in May 2010, and the tournament itself was later repeated as the first tournament of January 2012 and the second tournament of March 2013.
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After passing the first bridge and making a left-hand turn, there will be a hidden passage on the right, which is past some crates. This off-road shortcut can heavily slow down any vehicle, regardless of off-road statistics, so a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Star]] is required to get through it quickly.
==Profiles==
<br clear=all>
===''Mario Kart DS''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=website
|EngA=Take a lightning-fast tour through the back streets of Delfino Square. Steer clear of loose crates, and be prepared for harrowing hair-pin turns.
|EngE=The Mario Kart equivalent of {{wp|Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco}}, the Delfino Square race takes place in the picturesque streets of Isle Delfino - Mario's favourite holiday getaway. Wave to the crowds of locals lining the track and keep an eye out for sneaky shortcut, if you're daring enough to take a leap of faith.
}}


==Official descriptions==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
'''''Mario Kart DS'''''
{{Multilang profile
*'''US website:''' "''Take a lightning-fast tour through the back streets of Delfino Square. Steer clear of loose crates, and be prepared for harrowing hair-pin turns.''"
|type=website
*'''European website:''' "''The Mario Kart equivalent of [[Wikipedia:Monaco|Monaco]], the Delfino Square race takes place in the picturesque streets of Isle Delfino - Mario's favourite holiday getaway. Wave to the crowds of locals lining the track and keep an eye out for sneaky shortcut, if you're daring enough to take a leap of faith.''"
|EngA=Drifting around the fountain quickly charges a stage 2 Mini-Turbo, and the drawbridge is great for big-air tricks.
|EngE=The locals have turned out to lend their support as you race through their narrow streets and over a rather dangerous drawbridge. Now where was that shortcut...?
}}


'''''Mario Kart Wii'''''
==Gallery==
*'''US website:''' "''Drifting around the fountain quickly charges a stage 2 Mini-Turbo, and the drawbridge is great for big-air tricks.''"
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''European website:''' "''The locals have turned out to lend their support as you race through their narrow streets and over a rather dangerous drawbridge. Now where was that shortcut...?''"
<gallery widths=150px>
MKDS Delfino Square Course Icon.png|Course select icon
MKDSDelfinoSquare.png|Players race through the alley.
MKDS DelfinoSquare Statue.png|The statue and roundabout
MKDS DelfinoSquare SecretPath.png|The shortcut before the moving bridge
</gallery>


==Tournaments==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:2010-TournamentAugust1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The '''<small>DS</small> Delfino Square''' tournament.]]
<gallery widths=150px>
In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track. Players had to do a time trial, which added [[Goomba]]s, crates, and dead-end routes. This tournament was the first tournaments of August 2010, and later repeated as the first tournament of January 2012 and the second tournament of March 2013.
MKW DS Delfino Square Banner.png|The course banner
<br clear=all>
MKW Delfino Square Preview.gif|A preview of the course
DSDelfinoSquare1-MKWii.png|The Pianta statue, which is displayed at the first turn
DSDelfinoSquare2-MKWii.png|The two-way passage
DSDelfinoSquare3-MKWii.png|An off-road shortcut exists past the crates.
DSDelfinoSquare4-MKWii.png|The bridge acts as a trick ramp when risen.
DSDelfinoSquare5-MKWii.png|Reaching the finish line
</gallery>


==Gallery==
==Additional names==
===DS version===
===Internal names===
<center><gallery>
{{internal names
Image:MKDSDelfinoSquare.png|Players race through the alley.
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
</gallery></center>
|name1=<tt>town_course</tt>
|meaning1=Town course
|game2=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|name2=<tt>old_town_ds</tt>
|meaning2=Old Town DS
}}


===Wii version===
===Names in other languages===
<center><gallery>
{{foreign names
File:MKWii_DelfinoSquare.jpg|Panoramic of Delfino Square in ''Mario Kart Wii''.
|Jap=モンテタウン
File:DSDelfinoSquare1-MKWii.png|The Pianta statue, which is displayed at the first turn.
|JapR=Monte Taun
File:DSDelfinoSquare2-MKWii.png|The two-way passage.
|JapM=Pianta Town
File:DSDelfinoSquare3-MKWii.png|An off-road shortcut exists past the crates.
|Spa=Ciudad Delfino
File:DSDelfinoSquare4-MKWii.png|The bridge acts as a trick ramp when risen.
|SpaM=Delfino City
File:DSDelfinoSquare5-MKWii.png|Reaching the finish line.
|Fre=Quartier Delfino
</gallery></center>
|FreM=Delfino District
|Ger=Piazzale Delfino
|GerM=Italian for "Delfino Square"
|Ita=Borgo Delfino
|ItaM=Delfino Village
|Kor=몬테 타운
|KorR=Monte Taun
|KorM=Pianta Town
}}


==Names in other languages==
{{MK race courses}}
{{foreignname|
Jap=モンテタウン<br/>''Monte Taun''|
JapM=Monte Town|
Fra=Quartier Delfino|
FraM=Delfino District|
Ger=Piazzale Delfino|
GerM=Delfino Square|
Spa=Ciudad Delfino|
SpaM=Delfino City|
Ita=Borgo Delfino|
ItaM=Delfino Burg|
Kor=몬테 타운|
KorR=Monte Taun|
KorM=Monte Town
}}
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{{Racecourses}}
{{MKDS}}
{{MKDS}}
{{MKW}}
{{MKW}}
[[Category:Mario Kart DS Race Courses]]
[[Category:Towns]]
[[Category:Race Courses]]
[[Category:Isle Delfino locations]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS race courses]]
[[Category:Delfino Locations]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS]]
[[it:Borgo Delfino]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii Race Courses]]
[[de:Piazzale Delfino]]
[[Category:Retro Courses]]

Latest revision as of 15:50, August 26, 2024

Not to be confused with Bianco Square.
Delfino Square
Delfino Square from Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS
View of Delfino Square in Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Flower Cup (DS)
Banana Cup (Wii)
Based on Delfino Plaza
Online play No longer available (DS, Wii)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart Wii
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Delfino Square mapMario Kart DS

Mario Kart Wii
The course map for DS Delfino Square from Mario Kart Wii.

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★いわ
1:54.601 PeachRoyale
Wii Nin★iwaco
2:41.807 WarioWario Bike
Wii Expert Nin★TARO
2:24.169 WarioHoneycoupe

Delfino Square is the second race course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart DS. It returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Wii, being the third course of the Banana Cup. The race takes place in part of a plaza similar to Delfino Plaza and a pier. The major feature of the track is the drawbridge before the end of the course connecting the pier and the plaza. The bridge rises and lowers periodically during the race. Piantas cheer the racers in many sites along the track, and in Mario Kart DS, they make noises that add to the music when the player is nearby.

Two missions take place on Delfino Square in Mario Kart DS: Mission 2-1, which involves Wario destroying 10 wooden crates within 55 seconds, and Mission 3-2, which involves Bowser passing 5 gates within 50 seconds while driving in reverse.

Layout[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

An overhead view of Delfino Square.
An overhead view of Delfino Square

The track starts with a straight road, leading racers to a turn around a fountain. The track then runs along a narrow and bifurcated alley with some Item Boxes. Once past the alley, players cross a stone bridge and reach a pier with some crates serving as obstacles. If a racer crashes into one at high speed, it will break up, often revealing a Mushroom or a Banana peel. After the players drive along the pier and around a sharp corner, there is a short straight section of road, before a lifting bridge, covered in Dash Panels, which allows players to gain more speed, even in midair. The track then leads the racers back to the straight street, where the finish line is found after driving through a small wooded green zone of the town.

Delfino Square contains two main shortcuts the player can perform. The first shortcut is located right before crossing the stone bridge. Turning off to the lawn and the tree, a racer can jump and land to a wooden dock near the pier, shaving off a few seconds. It can be done more easily with the help of a Mushroom or a Star. The second shortcut is found in the pier ahead the corner. Hidden by a pair of crates, a narrow alley covered in dirt grants racers a slight advantage over their opponent. This shortcut requires a speed booster to run efficiently over the mud. However, if careless, players may end up falling into the water awaiting on the other side.

The following sponsors appear in Delfino Square:

In pre-release builds, the Pianta statue has a Yoshi-shaped fountain instead.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Delfino Square received slight visual upgrades, though it has remained mostly unchanged. Buildings now have 3D textures, the shortcut that skips the stone bridge can now be accomplished without the use of an item, and the area the shortcut is located no longer appears on the map of the course. There are also more Pianta spectators. Depending on the items a player has, they can chain the jump from the first shortcut into the muddy alley of the second one. It is also now possible to perform a trick on the draw bridge as it is rising.

Delfino Square.
The August 2010 tournament of Mario Kart Wii takes place in DS Delfino Square

August 2010's first tournament required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Delfino Square with more obstacles: Many Goombas and unbreakable crates appeared on the track. Additionally, barriers blocked off the left route in the middle of the track as well as the dirt shortcut near the dock. Players started the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The tournament would be the only new tournament made by Nintendo since they started repeating tournaments in May 2010, and the tournament itself was later repeated as the first tournament of January 2012 and the second tournament of March 2013.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Take a lightning-fast tour through the back streets of Delfino Square. Steer clear of loose crates, and be prepared for harrowing hair-pin turns.
    • English (British):
      The Mario Kart equivalent of Monaco, the Delfino Square race takes place in the picturesque streets of Isle Delfino - Mario's favourite holiday getaway. Wave to the crowds of locals lining the track and keep an eye out for sneaky shortcut, if you're daring enough to take a leap of faith.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Drifting around the fountain quickly charges a stage 2 Mini-Turbo, and the drawbridge is great for big-air tricks.
    • English (British):
      The locals have turned out to lend their support as you race through their narrow streets and over a rather dangerous drawbridge. Now where was that shortcut...?

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS town_course Town course
Mario Kart Wii old_town_ds Old Town DS

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese モンテタウン[?]
Monte Taun
Pianta Town
French Quartier Delfino[?] Delfino District
German Piazzale Delfino[?] Italian for "Delfino Square"
Italian Borgo Delfino[?] Delfino Village
Korean 몬테 타운[?]
Monte Taun
Pianta Town
Spanish Ciudad Delfino[?] Delfino City