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|title=Ribbon Road
|title=Ribbon Road
|image=[[Image:Mkscibbonroad.png|240px]]
|image=[[File:MKSC Ribbon Road Starting Line.png|240px]]
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]]) ([[List of Mario games by date#2015|2015]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]]) (2015)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (MKSC)<br>[[Bell Cup]] (MK8)
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Bell Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
|ghost=2:11.839 by Nin★Giulia (MK8)
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]])
|sample='''''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''''' (Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano)<br>[[File:MKSC-Music-RibbonRoad.oga]]<br>'''''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''''' (Kenta Nagata)<br>Normal<br>[[File:MK8-DLC-Music-GBA-RibbonRoad.oga]]<br>Frontrunning<br>[[File:WiiU_GBA_RibbonRoad_Frontrunning.oga]]
|music=[[File:Ribbon Road.ogg]] (MKSC)<br>[[File:Mk8-DLC-Music-GBA-RibbonRoad.ogg]] (MK8)
|map=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC Ribbon Road Map.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKSC Ribbon Road Mini Map.png]]
|map=[[File:GBA Ribbon Road.PNG|200px]]<br>(MK:SC)<br>[[File:MK8 Ribbon Road Course Map.jpg|200px]]<br>(MK8)
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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'''Ribbon Road''' is a racing track in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. It is the second track in the [[Star Cup]]. The track reappears again in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]] as a part of the [[Bell Cup]]. The entire road is made of a giant stretch of ribbon.
'''Ribbon Road''' is the second course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. The course returns as a [[classic course]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|DLC Pack 2]] and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second track of the [[Bell Cup]]. The entire road is made of a giant stretch of ribbon, hence the name.


==Course layout==
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
The course begins in a straight red road that soon leads to a curve to the right. It is a circular curve that leads the player into boost panels and makes the player boost past and over the section of the road they were in. Here a shortcut may be performed if the player takes all the boost panels and then makes a sharp turn to the right after jumping. It is risky and may land the racer off the track, but it is useful for getting ahead. Past the ramp is a short straight road that turns left into a straight road, and another curve to the left that will also lead the player into boost panels and a ramp that will speed the player past a previous section of the course.
[[File:RibbonRoad.PNG|thumb|190px|left|[[Wario]] driving along Ribbon Road]]
The original course as featured in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' is set in a world made entirely of craft materials and presents, and begins in a straight red road that soon leads to a curve to the right. It is a circular curve that leads the player into [[Dash Panel]]s and makes the player boost past and over the section of the road they were in. Here a shortcut may be performed if the player takes all the Dash Panels and then makes a sharp turn to the right after jumping. It is risky and may land the racer off the track, but it is useful for getting ahead of other racers. Past the ramp is a short straight road that turns left into a straight road, and another curve to the left that will also lead the player into Dash Panels and a ramp that will speed the player past a previous section of the course.


After the second and final ramp is a curve to the right that will lead the player into a twisty, but one-directional road that has off road and presents to slow the player. After the twisty road is another twisty road past the curve to the right that leads the player southwest the course and two more minor curves to the left, that leads the player into the southernmost part of the course.
After the second and final ramp is a curve to the right that leads the player into a twisty, but one-directional road that has off road and presents to slow the player. After the twisty road is another twisty road past the curve to the right that leads the player southwest the course and two more minor curves to the left, that leads the player into the southernmost part of the course.


There is a slightly straight, but curvy road in the last straight road before the finish line. The first section of this road is straight, but there is a very minor curve to the left that leads the player even further down the course until they meet a curve to the right that leads into the road with the finish line. It is straight and it leads the player back into the finish/starting line.
There is a slightly straight, but curvy road in the last straight road before the finish line. The first section of this road is straight, but there is a very minor curve to the left that leads the player even further down the course until they meet a curve to the right that leads into the road with the finish line. It is straight and it leads the player back into the finish/starting line.


==''Mario Kart 8''==
===Shortcuts===
[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad.jpg|left|thumb|260px|Ribbon Road in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
This course has only one shortcut that can be used without a Mushroom. From the first large ramp, the player must drive over all of the Dash Panels and take a sharp right turn. This allows them to skip the part of the course that leads to the second ramp.
Ribbon Road returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as a retro course in the add-on pack, [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']], as the second track in the [[Bell Cup]], with dramatic changes made to the course and the background. The road now has different colors of ribbons with the [[Mario Kart (series)|series]] logo printed on it, instead of just red as in the original. Some sections of the course have been altered to make use of the game's [[Anti-gravity|anti-gravity]] and gliding feature. One section of the course now has a wave that allows racers to perform tricks. The course is set in a child's bedroom at toy size, that not only features gift boxes, similar to the original, but stuffed Yoshis, [[Koopa Clown Car|Clown Car]] jack-in-the-boxes, toy versions of karts used in ''Mario Kart 8'', [[Mini Toad]]s and a ''Mario Kart 8'' poster on the bedroom's wall as well. Like [[Yoshi Circuit| <small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Cheese Land|<small>GBA</small> Cheese Land]], the start and finish banner uses the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo, instead of the classic logo that the course had in its original appearance.
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[[File:MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad-startingline.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]
 
==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8 GBA Ribbon Road Starting Line.jpg|thumb|300px|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]
Ribbon Road makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as a classic course in the add-on pack, [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']], as well as in the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as the second race of the [[Bell Cup]]. The course is now set in a bedroom at toy size, that not only features gift boxes, similar to the original, but stuffed Yoshis (based on Yarn Yoshi), [[Koopa Clown Car]] jack-in-the-boxes, toy versions of karts used in ''Mario Kart 8'', [[Mini Toad]]s and a ''Mario Kart 8'' poster on the bedroom's wall as well. The track surface now has three different colors of ribbons with the [[Mario Kart (series)|series]] logo printed on it, instead of just red as in the original.
 
The course now features a starting banner, which is made of coral pink and lavender colored ribbon arches, with the course's name featured on the front star details on the sides of the banner and on the tips of the arches, as well as a wooden ornament made of a ribbon and a Super Bell on top. Also, much like {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} and {{classic-link|GBA|Cheese Land}}, the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo is used instead of the classic logo that the course had in its original appearance.
 
The course contains three colored sections with castle walls of different colors. Out of the start/finish line, racers travel through the first section, which has red ribbons on pink carpet with castle walls, mini Toads, and Super Bell icons - this section is based on [[Princess Peach]]. After doing a three-quarter turn, the racers go through the first jump and enter the second section of castle, where the track is now a green ribbon with light green carpet, with [[Bowser]]-colored castle walls with his icon on them and wind-up [[Mechakoopa]]s posing as hazards - this section is based on Bowser. After another three-quarter turn, the racers go through the second jump and enter an anti-gravity segment, with floating blue ribbons, blue-white castle walls, with [[Luma]] symbols and stars on the spires - this section is based on [[Rosalina]] and her power of levitation. The anti-gravity segment ends in a gliding segment, with racers having to dodge Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars before returning to the red ribbon portion of the track. After another U-turn, the track returns to the start/finish line.  
 
The music has also been remade, now with a slowed-down surf-rock rendition of the previous theme, and the key has been changed from B major to C major (C#/D♭ major on the final lap). The final lap version of the music also has a different, shorter intro; this distinction is shared with [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|Rock Rock Mountain]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', [[Toad Harbor]], {{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}, [[Mute City]], and {{classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}.


The course contains three colored sections with castle walls of different colors: the first section has red ribbons with pink carpet with castle walls, mini Toads, and Super Bell icons - this section is based on [[Princess Peach]]; the second section has green ribbon with light green carpet with [[Bowser]]-colored castle walls with his icon on them and [[Mechakoopa]]s on the road - this section is based on Bowser; the final section is an anti-gravity segment with floating blue ribbons and the castle walls are blue and white, with [[Luma]] symbols and stars on the spires - this section is based on [[Rosalina]] and her power of levitation.
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===Shortcuts===
===Shortcuts===
* The player can make a sharp drift on the ramp next to the [[Teddy Buggy]] statue.  
*Mushrooms or a Star can be used to cut the corners in the green segment of the track.
* Before the main gliding area with the two Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars, the player can drift onto a hidden gliding ramp.
*The player can make a sharp drift onto a ramp next to the [[Teddy Buggy]] statue.  
* Upon returning to the red ribbon portion of the track, after gliding, players can take a sharp right turn through the ribbon arches using a mushroom to cut off the wide curve.
*Before the main gliding area with the two Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars, the player can drift onto a hidden glider ramp.
* The Shortcut used in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' to make a jump to skip a large portion of the track using the first ramp is removed here.
* Upon returning to the red ribbon portion of the track, after gliding, players can take a sharp right turn through the ribbon arches using a Mushroom or Star to cut off the wide curve.


==Gallery==
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===GBA version===
<center><gallery>
RibbonLand.png|Wario driving on Ribbon Road.
Ribbon Road Road GBA.jpg|Toad driving on the original Ribbon Road.
RibbonRoad.PNG|Wario driving through the twisted Ribbon Road.
</gallery></center>
===Wii U version===
<center><gallery widths=150px>
MK8-DLC-Course-icon-GBA RibbonRoad.png|The track's icon.
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad01.jpg|The Ribbon Road curving round the castle.
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA Ribbon Road-03.jpg|Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars.
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad02.jpg|[[Toadette]], turning a corner on the [[Mr. Scooty]].
MechaKoopa-GBARibbonRoad-MK8.jpg|[[Dry Bowser]] races past two [[Mechakoopa]]s.
Toad-GBARibbonRoad-MK8.jpg|[[Toad]], driving on the track.
</gallery></center>


==Easter eggs==
==References to the ''Super Mario'' franchise==
The ''Mario Kart 8'' version of the course contains several Easter eggs which can be seen in the background:
The ''Mario Kart 8'' version of the course contains several references to the game itself and the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] which can be seen in the background:
*Multiple large knitted [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s resembling their appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''.
*The [[Super Bell]] appears on many aspects of the track, reflecting the [[Bell Cup|cup]] that the track is in.
**These knitted Yoshis bear striking resemblance to the Yarn Yoshi series of [[amiibo]].
*A theatrical poster of a fictional film starring a [[Lakitu]] called "Kung Fu Lakitu", which is a reference to the [[wikipedia:DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film ''[[wikipedia:Kung Fu Panda|Kung Fu Panda]]''. The Lakitu is even doing a pose similar to Po's from a poster. The tagline also reads "[[Dragon Driftway]] The Movie", a reference to another DLC course.
*A games box with a Toad Toy Superstore logo on it, which refers to the superstore seen in [[Toad Harbor]].
**The track itself has the Toad Toy Superstore logo sewn onto the fabric on the green portion of the track, implying that the track was purchased from this store.
*A board game called "Yoshi's Dice Game" has a board map similar to [[Yoshi Circuit]]'s track layout on the box.
*[[Mini Toad]]s from the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]] appear at the beginning of the track.
*[[Mini Toad]]s from the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]] appear at the beginning of the track.
*The blue wallpaper seen on the walls of the room the track is set in has a pattern of the [[Super Bell]] item, reflecting the cup that the track is in.
*Multiple large knitted [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s resembling both their appearance in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and the Yarn Yoshi series of [[amiibo]].
*A poster featuring the box art of the game itself.
*After the first ramp, there is a boomerang in the background resembling the one from a [[Boomerang Flower]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and ''Super Mario 3D World'' (when used by [[Toad]]).
*Kart toy kits can be seen for various ''Mario Kart 8'' karts. The kits also display the actual stats for that kart on the box.
*A board game called "[[Yoshi]]'s Dice Game" has the map of {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} on the box.
*A poster featuring the box art of ''Mario Kart 8''.
*Toy kits can be seen for various ''Mario Kart 8'' karts. They display the stats for the karts, as well as the parts used within the [[Kart]] or [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATV]], including the [[Glider]]s. The combinations are Mario and [[Luigi]]'s [[Standard Kart]]s with [[Standard (tire)|Standard tires]] and the [[Super Glider]], Toad's [[Teddy Buggy]] with [[Button (tire)|Button tires]] and the [[Parachute (glider)|Parachute glider]], and [[Baby Daisy]]'s [[Biddybuggy]] with Standard tires and the [[Flower Glider]].
*A Ribbon Road toy kit box with [[Baby Mario]] on the box that references the ''Mario Kart'' track sets from [[K'NEX]].
*A Ribbon Road toy kit box with [[Baby Mario]] on the box that references the ''Mario Kart'' track sets from [[K'NEX]].
*There are also sized-up versions of karts seen in-game, such as the [[Kart|Standard Kart]] and [[Biddybuggy]].
*There are also sized-up versions Standard Kart, Teddy Buggy and Biddybuggy.
*Toad's character icon artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' can be seen on two gift boxes.
*Toad's character icon artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' can be seen on two gift boxes, although it is recolored representing his typical red dot, blue vest color scheme. The 2D artworks of [[Red Shell]]s, [[Super Star]]s, [[Fire Flower]]s, [[Coin]]s, [[Green Shell]]s, [[Bullet Bill]]s, [[? Block]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s, as well as the Toad Toy Store Logo can be seen on the same wrapping paper as well.
*A Standard Kart structure poster appears on the bedroom wall.
 
==Sponsors==
===''Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*''[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Kung Fu Lakitu|Kung Fu Lakitu]]'' (Poster)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Logos)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Logos)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Toad Toy Store|Toad Toy Store]] (Logos)
 
==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
''"This is really different from the original track. We hadn't expected to end up with this kind of steady stomping sound, but it ends up working surprisingly well. I hope you agree!"''
 
==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===
<gallery widths=150px>
Ribbon Land MKSC icon.png|The course icon, depicting [[Wario]] driving on Ribbon Road
Ribbon Road Road GBA.png|[[Toad]] driving on Ribbon Road
MKSC Ribbon Road Shortcut.png|The shortcut
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8 GBA Ribbon Road Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad01.jpg|The course curves around the castle
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad.jpg|Overview of the course
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA Ribbon Road-03.jpg|Jack-in-the-Box [[Koopa Clown Car]]s
MK8 Ribbon Road Starting Line.jpg|[[Mario]] at the starting line, ready to race
MechaKoopa-GBARibbonRoad-MK8.jpg|[[Dry Bowser]] races past two [[Mechakoopa]]s
MK8-GBA-RibbonRoad-bluesection.png|[[Yoshi]] in the anti-gravity section
MK8-DLC-Course-GBA RibbonRoad02.jpg|[[Toadette]] turning a corner in her [[Mr. Scooty]]
Ribbon Road stamp MK8.png|The stamp for this course
</gallery>
 
===Miscellaneous===
<gallery>
Tencent Switch Double 11 2020 Promotional Banner.jpg|Promotional banner from {{wp|Tencent}}'s [[Nintendo Switch]] online store on {{wp|JD.com}} during the Double 11 promotion
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=リボンロード
|Jap=リボンロード
|JapR=Ribon Rōdo
|JapR=Ribon Rōdo
|JapM=Ribbon Road
|JapM=Ribbon Road
|SpaA=Ruta Listón
|ChiT=緞帶之路
|SpaAM=Ribbon Route
|ChiTR=Duàndài Zhī Lù
|SpaE=Ruta del Lazo
|ChiTM=Ribbon Road
|SpaEM=Loop Route
|ChiS=缎带之路
|Fra=Route Ruban
|ChiSR=Duàndài Zhī Lù
|FraM=Ribbon Road
|ChiSM=Ribbon Road
|ChiS2=彩带路
|ChiS2R=Cǎidài Lù
|ChiS2M=Ribbon Road
|ChiS2C=<ref>From the iQue localization prototype.</ref>
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
|Dut=Sprintlint
|Dut=Sprintlint
|DutM=Dash Ribbon ''or'' Race Ribbon
|DutM=Dash Ribbon
|Fre=Route Ruban
|FreM=Ribbon Road
|Ger=Party-Straße
|Ger=Party-Straße
|GerM=Party Road
|GerM=Party Road
|Ita=Strada del Fiocco
|Ita=Strada del Fiocco
|ItaM=Bow Road
|ItaM=Bow Road
|Kor=리본 로드
|KorR=Ribon Rodeu
|KorM=Ribbon Road
|Por=Estrada de Fita
|Por=Estrada de Fita
|PorM=Ribbon Road
|PorM=Ribbon Road
|Rus=Серпантин
|Rus=Серпантин
|RusR=Serpantin
|RusR=Serpantin
|RusM=Serpentine ''or'' Streamer
|RusM=Serpentine/Streamer
|SpaA=Ruta Listón
|SpaAM=Ribbon Route
|SpaE=Ruta del Lazo
|SpaEM=Ribbon Route
|SpaE2=Calle de los regalos
|SpaE2N=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' European instruction booklet
|SpaE2C=<ref>{{cite|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/game_boy_advance_8/Manual_GameBoyAdvance_MarioKartSuperCircuit_EN_DE_FR_ES_IT.pdf|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Instruction Booklet (EU)|format=PDF|page=93}}</ref>
|SpaE2M=Street of the presents
}}
}}


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==Trivia==
*It is the only course from the [[Star Cup]] of ''Super Circuit'' to not be remade in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:49, September 21, 2024

Ribbon Road
MKSC Ribbon Road Starting Line.png
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Star Cup (Super Circuit)
Bell Cup (8, 8 Deluxe)
Online play No longer available (Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano)

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Kenta Nagata)
Normal

Frontrunning
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC Ribbon Road Map.png
MKSC Ribbon Road Mini Map.png

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Map of GBA Ribbon Road in Mario Kart 8.Map of GBA Ribbon Road in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
8 Nin★Giulia
2:11.839 VillagerTeddy BuggyButton (tire)Super Glider
8DX 150cc Nin★Giulia
2:07.152 VillagerTeddy BuggyButton (tire)Super Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Maria
1:31.220 IsabelleCat CruiserCrimson SlimPaper Glider

Ribbon Road is the second course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. The course returns as a classic course in the Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second track of the Bell Cup. The entire road is made of a giant stretch of ribbon, hence the name.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Wario driving along Ribbon Road

The original course as featured in Mario Kart: Super Circuit is set in a world made entirely of craft materials and presents, and begins in a straight red road that soon leads to a curve to the right. It is a circular curve that leads the player into Dash Panels and makes the player boost past and over the section of the road they were in. Here a shortcut may be performed if the player takes all the Dash Panels and then makes a sharp turn to the right after jumping. It is risky and may land the racer off the track, but it is useful for getting ahead of other racers. Past the ramp is a short straight road that turns left into a straight road, and another curve to the left that will also lead the player into Dash Panels and a ramp that will speed the player past a previous section of the course.

After the second and final ramp is a curve to the right that leads the player into a twisty, but one-directional road that has off road and presents to slow the player. After the twisty road is another twisty road past the curve to the right that leads the player southwest the course and two more minor curves to the left, that leads the player into the southernmost part of the course.

There is a slightly straight, but curvy road in the last straight road before the finish line. The first section of this road is straight, but there is a very minor curve to the left that leads the player even further down the course until they meet a curve to the right that leads into the road with the finish line. It is straight and it leads the player back into the finish/starting line.

Shortcuts[edit]

This course has only one shortcut that can be used without a Mushroom. From the first large ramp, the player must drive over all of the Dash Panels and take a sharp right turn. This allows them to skip the part of the course that leads to the second ramp.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
The course, as seen from the starting line.

Ribbon Road makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 as a classic course in the add-on pack, Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8, as well as in the base content of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as the second race of the Bell Cup. The course is now set in a bedroom at toy size, that not only features gift boxes, similar to the original, but stuffed Yoshis (based on Yarn Yoshi), Koopa Clown Car jack-in-the-boxes, toy versions of karts used in Mario Kart 8, Mini Toads and a Mario Kart 8 poster on the bedroom's wall as well. The track surface now has three different colors of ribbons with the series logo printed on it, instead of just red as in the original.

The course now features a starting banner, which is made of coral pink and lavender colored ribbon arches, with the course's name featured on the front star details on the sides of the banner and on the tips of the arches, as well as a wooden ornament made of a ribbon and a Super Bell on top. Also, much like GCN Yoshi Circuit and GBA Cheese Land, the modern Mario Kart logo is used instead of the classic logo that the course had in its original appearance.

The course contains three colored sections with castle walls of different colors. Out of the start/finish line, racers travel through the first section, which has red ribbons on pink carpet with castle walls, mini Toads, and Super Bell icons - this section is based on Princess Peach. After doing a three-quarter turn, the racers go through the first jump and enter the second section of castle, where the track is now a green ribbon with light green carpet, with Bowser-colored castle walls with his icon on them and wind-up Mechakoopas posing as hazards - this section is based on Bowser. After another three-quarter turn, the racers go through the second jump and enter an anti-gravity segment, with floating blue ribbons, blue-white castle walls, with Luma symbols and stars on the spires - this section is based on Rosalina and her power of levitation. The anti-gravity segment ends in a gliding segment, with racers having to dodge Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars before returning to the red ribbon portion of the track. After another U-turn, the track returns to the start/finish line.

The music has also been remade, now with a slowed-down surf-rock rendition of the previous theme, and the key has been changed from B major to C major (C#/D♭ major on the final lap). The final lap version of the music also has a different, shorter intro; this distinction is shared with Rock Rock Mountain in Mario Kart 7, Toad Harbor, 3DS DK Jungle, Mute City, and SNES Bowser Castle 3.

Shortcuts[edit]

  • Mushrooms or a Star can be used to cut the corners in the green segment of the track.
  • The player can make a sharp drift onto a ramp next to the Teddy Buggy statue.
  • Before the main gliding area with the two Jack-in-the-Box Koopa Clown Cars, the player can drift onto a hidden glider ramp.
  • Upon returning to the red ribbon portion of the track, after gliding, players can take a sharp right turn through the ribbon arches using a Mushroom or Star to cut off the wide curve.

References to the Super Mario franchise[edit]

The Mario Kart 8 version of the course contains several references to the game itself and the Super Mario franchise which can be seen in the background:

Sponsors[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"This is really different from the original track. We hadn't expected to end up with this kind of steady stomping sound, but it ends up working surprisingly well. I hope you agree!"

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese リボンロード[?]
Ribon Rōdo
Ribbon Road
Chinese (simplified) 缎带之路[?]
Duàndài Zhī Lù
Ribbon Road
彩带路[1]
Cǎidài Lù
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Chinese (traditional) 緞帶之路[?]
Duàndài Zhī Lù
Ribbon Road
Dutch Sprintlint[?] Dash Ribbon
French Route Ruban[?] Ribbon Road
German Party-Straße[?] Party Road
Italian Strada del Fiocco[?] Bow Road
Korean 리본 로드[?]
Ribon Rodeu
Ribbon Road
Portuguese Estrada de Fita[?] Ribbon Road
Russian Серпантин[?]
Serpantin
Serpentine/Streamer
Spanish (NOA) Ruta Listón[?] Ribbon Route
Spanish (NOE) Ruta del Lazo[?] Ribbon Route
Calle de los regalos[2] Street of the presents Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ From the iQue localization prototype.
  2. ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit Instruction Booklet (EU) (PDF). Page 93.