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{{articleabout|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and the retro course from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|[[Sherbet Land (N64)]]|more information about Sherbet Land as a race course|[[Sherbet Land (course)]]|other uses|[[Sherbet Land]]}}
{{classic title}}
{{racecourse
{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''|[[N64 Sherbet Land]]}}
{{race course infobox
|title=Sherbet Land
|title=Sherbet Land
|image=[[File:MKDD SherbetLand.jpg|250px]]<br>Map of the track.
|image=[[File:MKDD SherbetLand.png|280px]]
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]])
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|ghost=01:25.904 (MKDD)<br>2:21.192 by Nin★Fausti (MK8)
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (''Double Dash!!'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')<br>[[Battle Mode]] (''8'')
|cups=[[Star Cup]] (MKDD)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MK8)
|sample=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'': [[Shinobu Nagata|Shinobu Tanaka]]<br>[[File:MKDD-Music-SherbetLand.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata<br>[[File:MK8-Music-GCN-SherbetLand.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_GCN_SherbetLand_Frontrunning.oga]]
|music=[[File:MKDD-Music-SherbetLand.ogg]] (MKDD)<br>[[File:MK8-Music-GCN-SherbetLand.ogg]] (MK8)
|map=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''<br>[[File:SherbetLandMap-MKDD.png]]<br>
|map=MKDD<br>[[File:SherbetLandMap-MKDD.png]]<br>MK8<br>[[File:MK8 GCN Sherbet Land Map.png|200px]]
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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|ghost={{ghost|DD|EAD<ref>[[tcrf:Mario_Kart:_Double_Dash!!#Staff_Ghost_Initials|Mario Kart: Double Dash!! § Staff Ghost Initials]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved November 3, 2024.</ref>|1:25.904|[[File:BabyLuigiMKDD.png|32px|link=Baby Luigi]][[File:MKDD Baby Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Baby Mario]][[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png|32px|link=Goo-Goo Buggy]]}}{{ghost|8|Nin★Fausti|2:21.192|[[File:MK8 Lemmy Icon.png|32px|link=Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]][[File:MK8 Yellow Sneeker.png|32px|link=Sneeker]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard tires]][[File:MK8ThumbLemmySG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Fausti|2:20.174|[[File:MK8 Lemmy Icon.png|32px|link=Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]][[File:MK8 Yellow Sneeker.png|32px|link=Sneeker]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard tires]][[File:MK8ThumbLemmySG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Sophia|1:34.370|[[File:MK8 Iggy Icon.png|32px|link=Iggy Koopa|Iggy]][[File:MK8BoneRattler.png|32px|link=Bone Rattler]][[File:MonsterTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Monster (tire)|Monster tires]][[File:BowserKiteMK8.png|32px|link=Bowser Kite]]}}
}}
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'''Sherbet Land''' is the first race course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', which takes place in a different environment from the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' [[Sherbet Land (N64)|version of the track]]. It takes place in an ice rink, a snow area and soon, another icy place with [[Freezie]]s, that stay still in the road, but they freeze the driver and the kart by contact. In the ice rink are [[Shy Guy]]s skating around. It is possible to knock them into the water, but only if the player has the time and items (such as a Star, shells, and some Special Items) to do so, which permanently knocks the Shy Guys out of the track. The track reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the second track of the [[Leaf Cup]].
'''Sherbet Land''' is the first race course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', which takes place in a different environment from the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' [[N64 Sherbet Land|version of the course]]. It takes place in an ice rink, a snowy mountain area and a larger field of ice populated with [[Freezie]]s, which do not move but freeze drivers if they collide with them. On the ice rink are [[Skating Shy Guy]]s. It is possible to knock them into the water, but only if the player has the time and items (such as a Star, shells, and some Special Items) to do so, which permanently knocks the Shy Guys off the track.  


==Course layout==
Sherbet Land reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second race of the [[Leaf Cup]]. It is one of three courses in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' to have unique music which is not shared with any other course, the others being [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Rainbow Road]].
The course starts out in a snowy road, in between two brown walls with faces on them. After the first twist with some [[Item Box]]es there is a slight right curve into the ice rink area, with blue and red Shy Guys skating around. Any contact with the Shy Guys will spin the player out unless they have a projectile item like a [[Shell]], or using a [[Star]], which will knock the Shy Guys apart. On the right of the ice rink is a large opening in the ice, which will lead the player directly into frozen water. Falling into the water, [[Lakitu]] appears to take them back to the ice, whilst unfortunate racers remain within an ice cube before touching ground. In ''Mario Kart 8'', racers can now dive inside the ice opening to a secret underwater cavern and an anti-gravity section. A couple of red Shy Guys skate around in front of the entrance of the ice tunnel which players enter after crossing the ice pond.


[[File:Sherbert Land course.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Inside the ice tunnel.]]
==''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==
Inside the tunnel, there is a twisted road, containing some item boxes in it. Racers first take a turn to the right to happen upon an ice column in the middle of the road. Players surround the ice pillar taking the left or the right. The left side has an item box while the right side of the column has two. After the ice pillar is a very slight twist to the left that leads outside.
===Course layout===
The course starts out on a snowy road, in between two brown walls with faces on them. After the first twist with some [[Item Box]]es there is a slight right curve into the ice rink area, with blue and red [[Skating Shy Guy]]s moving around. Any contact with the Shy Guys spins the player out unless they have a projectile item like a [[Shell]], or using a [[Super Star|Star]], which will knock the Shy Guys apart. On the right of the ice rink is a large opening in the ice, which will lead the player directly into frozen water. When [[Lakitu]] fishes racers out back to the ice, they remain within an ice cube before touching the ground. A couple of red Skating Shy Guys skate around in front of the entrance of the ice tunnel which players enter after crossing the ice pond.


Outside, the player will swerve left and then right in and S-turn. The road is less slippery here since the player races in the snow rather than ice. Just after this turn, the player go in a short straight piece of the road, with some item boxes there until turn to the right to enter another zone covered in ice.
[[File:MKDD Sherbet Land Ice Tunnel.png|thumb|200px|left|Inside the ice tunnel]]
Inside the tunnel, there is a twisted road, containing some Item Boxes in it. Racers first take a turn to the right, then approach an ice column in the middle of the road, bisecting the path. The left side has an item box while the right side of the column has two. After the ice pillar is a very slight twist to the left that leads outside.


{{right|[[File:SherbetLand3-GP-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|right|The area filled with Freezies.]]}}
Outside, the player swerves left and then right in an S-turn. The road is less slippery here because it is comprised of snow and not ice. Just after this turn, players go straight for a time, with some Item Boxes there until they turn to the right to enter another zone covered in ice.
In this zone, the Freezies stay still on the road, but when the player makes contact with one, it will freeze the kart that touched them and slide around, either freezing solid any other unaware player nearby or move towards a wall, breaking into pieces. Once frozen, the kart cannot move briefly and the items in possession drop on the road. Certain items just bounce off them, though some powerful items can budge or destroy them completely, such having the [[star]] in effect.


Following the twisting ice road first to the right, left and then right, players leave the ice road and run straight over solid ground to the finish line and the start of lap two.  
[[File:SherbetLand3-GP-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|The area filled with Freezies]]
In this zone, there are Freezies, which stay still on the road, but freeze karts that touch them and thereafter slide around, either freezing solid any other unaware player nearby or moving towards a wall, breaking into pieces upon collision. Once frozen, the kart cannot move briefly and the items racers hold drop on the road. Certain items just bounce off them, though some powerful items can budge or destroy them completely, such as the Super Star.


This track counts with one shortcut located in the Freezies' ice road. Just before taking the first turn, a player can get into a secret path behind the ice tower and so skipping a part of the road infested of Freezies. A [[Mushroom]] on hand is needed, as the path is covered by rough snow that decreases the kart's speed.
The ice section is wide, but turns first to the right, then left, and then right once more, before players exit into a snowy stretch leading into the finish line and the beginning of laps two and three.  


==Official descriptions==
This track has one shortcut located in the Freezies' ice road. Just before taking the first turn, a player can take a path behind the ice tower and thus skip a part of the road infested by Freezies. A [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] on hand is needed, as the path is covered by rough snow that decreases the kart's speed.
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''“A beautiful course covered in a blanket of white snow. Don’t be lulled into complacency though—the ice is very slippery! Careless driving may result in multi-kart pileups.”''
{{br}}
*'''Official website:''' ''“Race across the frozen tundra of Sherbet Land as you avoid ice-skating Shy Guys and Flash-Freezing icebergs. Be sure to bring your mittens!”''
 
*'''Official European website:''' ''Brrr. It’s so cold in the sh-sh-shivering Sherbet Land, even the sh-shu-Shy Guys need ice skates to get around.''
==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand.png|250px|left|thumb|{{classic|GCN|Sherbet Land}} in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Sherbet Land makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The course now takes place at night, with an aurora and [[fireworks]] in the background. The starting banner has been redesigned, now using the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo in white, instead of the unique, rainbow version found in the original, and there are now seven snowflake decorations, each given a color found in a rainbow, instead of two on the top. Many of the triangular flags have been replaced with running light bulbs, and faces have been removed from the course entirely. The original course layout is unchanged and still features the Skating Shy Guys and the Freezies, but there are now two alternative [[Underwater driving|underwater routes]]. The first one is by driving into the pond near the ice-rink, which doubles as an anti-gravity section and a shortcut to the ice cave, while the other, in similar nature to the underwater section on [[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]], goes underneath the ice field with the Freezies. A [[Glide Ramp]] has also been incorporated near the Freezies' pond on the shortcut behind the ice tower. [[Jellybeam]] enemies also appear in the underwater sections. The [[Freezie]]s no longer freeze players when run into; instead they break and cause the players to spin out. Unlike in the original game, they will regenerate indefinitely if they are shattered or broken by racers or items. [[Snowman|Snowmen]] are added on the snowy field outside the icy cave.
 
The course is also used as a battle course in ''Mario Kart 8''. During the battle, most of the Freezies are absent.
{{br}}


==''Mario Kart 8''==
==Sponsors==
[[File:MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand.png|250px|thumb|left|Sherbet Land in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
Sherbet Land returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', as the second track in the [[Leaf Cup]]. The course now takes place at night, with an aurora and [[Fireworks|fireworks]] in the background. The starting banner has been redesigned, now using the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo, instead of the unique version found in the original, and there are now seven snowflake decorations, each given a color found in a rainbow, instead of two. Many of the triangular flags have been replaced with running light bulbs, and faces have been removed from the buildings. The original course layout is unchanged and still features the ice-skating Shy Guys and the Freezies, but there are now two alternative underwater routes. The first one is the pond near the ice-rink, which doubles as an anti-gravity section and a shortcut to the ice cave, while the other goes underneath the ice field with the Freezies.
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners)
[[File:MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand-startingline.png|thumb|230px|right|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube|Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube]] (Signs)
*[[Nintendo]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Sherbet|Sherbet]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Skating Rink|Skating Rink]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Snowman|Snowman]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)


A hang-glider ramp has also been incorporated near the Freezie area. [[Jellybeam]] enemies also appear in the underwater sections. The [[Freezie]]s no longer freeze players when run into; instead they break and cause the players to spin out. Unlike in the original game, they will regenerate indefinitely if they are shattered or broken by racers or items. [[Snowman|Snowmen]] are added on the snowy field outside the icy cave. [[Lemmy Koopa]] is the Staff Ghost for this course, as he was the boss of multiple ice worlds in past games.
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#100% Organic Antifreeze|100% Organic Antifreeze]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Trackside banners)


The course is also used as a battle course. During the battle, most of the Freezies are absent.
==Profiles==
{{br}}
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''A beautiful course covered in a blanket of white snow. Don’t be lulled into complacency though—the ice is very slippery! Careless driving may result in multi-kart pileups.''"
*'''North American website bio:''' "''Race across the frozen tundra of Sherbet Land as you avoid ice-skating Shy Guys and Flash-Freezing icebergs. Be sure to bring your mittens!''"
*'''European website bio:''' "''Brrr. It’s so cold in the sh-sh-shivering Sherbet Land, even the sh-shu-Shy Guys need ice skates to get around.''"
 
===''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes===
''"The arrangement aims to faithfully reproduce the original track. The whistle that comes in partway through is particularly nice, I think."''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===GCN appearance===
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
<gallery widths=145px>
<gallery widths=150px>
SherbetLandLogo-MKDD.png|The track logo.
SherbetLandLogo-MKDD.png|The course logo
SherbetLandIcon-MKDD.png|The track icon.
SherbetLandIcon-MKDD.png|The course icon
SherbetLand1-GP-MKDD.png|The area filled with Shy Guys.
SherbetLand1-GP-MKDD.png|The area filled with [[Shy Guy]]s
SherbetLand-ShyGuy-MKDD.png|The Shy Guy area at a different angle.
SherbetLand-ShyGuy-MKDD.png|The Shy Guy area at a different angle
SherbetLand-IceWater-MKDD.png|The water can freeze anyone who falls in.
SherbetLand-IceWater-MKDD.png|The water can freeze anyone who falls in.
SherbetLand2-GP-MKDD.png|The tunnel.
SherbetLand2-GP-MKDD.png|The tunnel
SherbetLand-Multiplayer-MKDD.png|Only two blue Shy Guys appear in a multiplayer race.
SherbetLand-Multiplayer-MKDD.png|The only two blue Shy Guys that appear in a split-screen race
4player DD.jpg|A 4-player race.
MKDD 4P Versus Sherbet Land.png|A 4-player race
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Wii U appearance===
 
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery widths=150px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8GCNSherbetLand.png|A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the track.
MK8 GCN Sherbet Land Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8-_GCN_Sherbet_Land.PNG|The track icon.
MK8 GCN Sherbert Land Starting Line.png|View of the starting line
GCNSherbetLandMK8.png|The babies, at the Freezies' rink.
GCNSherbetLandMK8.png|The babies, at the Freezies' rink
MK8 - GCN Sherbet Land.PNG|
MK8 - GCN Sherbet Land.png|[[Rosalina]] drifting on the course
Rosalina-Drift-SherbetLand-MK8.jpg|[[Rosalina]], near the pond.
Rosalina-Drift-SherbetLand-MK8.jpg|Rosalina, near the water
TheDuke-SherbetLand-MK8.jpg|Inside the cave.
GCN Sherbet Land Underwater.png|[[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] in the underwater section
MK8SherbetLandBattleCourse.jpg|As a battle course.
TheDuke-SherbetLand-MK8.jpg|Inside the cave
FreezeStamp.PNG|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]], obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course.
MK8SherbetLandBattleCourse.jpg|As a battle course
FreezeStamp.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]], obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
MK8GCNSherbetLand.png|A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the course
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Additional names==
{{Foreignname
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|name1=<tt>Snow.arc</tt>
|meaning1=Snow course
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=シャーベットランド
|Jap=シャーベットランド
|JapR=Shābetto Rando
|JapR=Shābetto Rando
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|Spa=Tierra Sorbete
|Spa=Tierra Sorbete
|SpaM=Sherbet Land
|SpaM=Sherbet Land
|Fra=Royaume Sorbet
|Fre=Royaume Sorbet
|FraM=Sherbet Kingdom
|FreM=Sherbet Kingdom
|Dut=IJzige IJsbaan
|Dut=IJzige IJsbaan
|DutM=Icy Ice Rink
|DutM=Icy Ice Rink
|Ger=Sorbet-Land
|Ger=Sorbet-Land
|GerM=Sherbet Land
|GerM=Sherbet Land
|Ita=Circuito Gelato
|Ita=Circuito Gelato
|ItaM=Frozen Circuit
|ItaM=Icy Circuit ("gelato" also means ice cream)
|Por=Circuito Gelado
|Por=Circuito Gelado
|PorM=Frozen Circuit
|PorM=Frozen Circuit
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|RusR=Ledyanaya strana
|RusR=Ledyanaya strana
|RusM=Icy Land
|RusM=Icy Land
|Kor=셔벗 랜드
|KorR=Syeobeot Raendeu
|KorM=Sherbet Land
|ChiS=冰冻地带
|ChiSR=Bīngdòng Dìdài
|ChiSM=Frozen Zone
|ChiT=冰凍樂園
|ChiTR=Bīngdòng Lèyuán
|ChiTM=Frozen Wonderland
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the GCN version of this course, if the player drives into a [[Freezie]] just as a [[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]] is about to blow up on them, the player will be unaffected by the explosion, the ice will shatter, and the player can continue driving.
*In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', if the player drives into a [[Freezie]] just as a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] is about to blow up on them, the player is unaffected by the explosion, the ice shatters, and the player can continue driving.
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:57, December 10, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! For the race course from Mario Kart 64, see N64 Sherbet Land.
Sherbet Land
Sherbet Land
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Star Cup (Double Dash!!)
Leaf Cup (8, 8 Deluxe)
Battle Mode (8)
Online play No longer available (Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: Shinobu Tanaka

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Yasuaki Iwata

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The map of Sherbet Land.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Map of GCN Sherbet Land in Mario Kart 8.Map of GCN Sherbet Land in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
DD EAD[1]
1:25.904 Baby LuigiBaby MarioGoo-Goo Buggy
8 Nin★Fausti
2:21.192 LemmySneekerStandard tiresSuper Glider
8DX 150cc Nin★Fausti
2:20.174 LemmySneekerStandard tiresSuper Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Sophia
1:34.370 IggyBone RattlerMonster tiresBowser Kite

Sherbet Land is the first race course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, which takes place in a different environment from the Mario Kart 64 version of the course. It takes place in an ice rink, a snowy mountain area and a larger field of ice populated with Freezies, which do not move but freeze drivers if they collide with them. On the ice rink are Skating Shy Guys. It is possible to knock them into the water, but only if the player has the time and items (such as a Star, shells, and some Special Items) to do so, which permanently knocks the Shy Guys off the track.

Sherbet Land reappears as a classic course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second race of the Leaf Cup. It is one of three courses in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to have unique music which is not shared with any other course, the others being Dry Dry Desert and Rainbow Road.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]

Course layout[edit]

The course starts out on a snowy road, in between two brown walls with faces on them. After the first twist with some Item Boxes there is a slight right curve into the ice rink area, with blue and red Skating Shy Guys moving around. Any contact with the Shy Guys spins the player out unless they have a projectile item like a Shell, or using a Star, which will knock the Shy Guys apart. On the right of the ice rink is a large opening in the ice, which will lead the player directly into frozen water. When Lakitu fishes racers out back to the ice, they remain within an ice cube before touching the ground. A couple of red Skating Shy Guys skate around in front of the entrance of the ice tunnel which players enter after crossing the ice pond.

Mario and Yoshi drive through Sherbet Land's ice tunnel.
Inside the ice tunnel

Inside the tunnel, there is a twisted road, containing some Item Boxes in it. Racers first take a turn to the right, then approach an ice column in the middle of the road, bisecting the path. The left side has an item box while the right side of the column has two. After the ice pillar is a very slight twist to the left that leads outside.

Outside, the player swerves left and then right in an S-turn. The road is less slippery here because it is comprised of snow and not ice. Just after this turn, players go straight for a time, with some Item Boxes there until they turn to the right to enter another zone covered in ice.

Sherbet Land
The area filled with Freezies

In this zone, there are Freezies, which stay still on the road, but freeze karts that touch them and thereafter slide around, either freezing solid any other unaware player nearby or moving towards a wall, breaking into pieces upon collision. Once frozen, the kart cannot move briefly and the items racers hold drop on the road. Certain items just bounce off them, though some powerful items can budge or destroy them completely, such as the Super Star.

The ice section is wide, but turns first to the right, then left, and then right once more, before players exit into a snowy stretch leading into the finish line and the beginning of laps two and three.

This track has one shortcut located in the Freezies' ice road. Just before taking the first turn, a player can take a path behind the ice tower and thus skip a part of the road infested by Freezies. A Mushroom on hand is needed, as the path is covered by rough snow that decreases the kart's speed.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

GCN Sherbet Land, Mario Kart 8.
GCN Sherbet Land in Mario Kart 8

Sherbet Land makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second course of the Leaf Cup. The course now takes place at night, with an aurora and fireworks in the background. The starting banner has been redesigned, now using the classic Mario Kart logo in white, instead of the unique, rainbow version found in the original, and there are now seven snowflake decorations, each given a color found in a rainbow, instead of two on the top. Many of the triangular flags have been replaced with running light bulbs, and faces have been removed from the course entirely. The original course layout is unchanged and still features the Skating Shy Guys and the Freezies, but there are now two alternative underwater routes. The first one is by driving into the pond near the ice-rink, which doubles as an anti-gravity section and a shortcut to the ice cave, while the other, in similar nature to the underwater section on Rosalina's Ice World, goes underneath the ice field with the Freezies. A Glide Ramp has also been incorporated near the Freezies' pond on the shortcut behind the ice tower. Jellybeam enemies also appear in the underwater sections. The Freezies no longer freeze players when run into; instead they break and cause the players to spin out. Unlike in the original game, they will regenerate indefinitely if they are shattered or broken by racers or items. Snowmen are added on the snowy field outside the icy cave.

The course is also used as a battle course in Mario Kart 8. During the battle, most of the Freezies are absent.

Sponsors[edit]

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Profiles[edit]

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  • Instruction booklet bio: "A beautiful course covered in a blanket of white snow. Don’t be lulled into complacency though—the ice is very slippery! Careless driving may result in multi-kart pileups."
  • North American website bio: "Race across the frozen tundra of Sherbet Land as you avoid ice-skating Shy Guys and Flash-Freezing icebergs. Be sure to bring your mittens!"
  • European website bio: "Brrr. It’s so cold in the sh-sh-shivering Sherbet Land, even the sh-shu-Shy Guys need ice skates to get around."

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"The arrangement aims to faithfully reproduce the original track. The whistle that comes in partway through is particularly nice, I think."

Gallery[edit]

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Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Snow.arc Snow course

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シャーベットランド[?]
Shābetto Rando
Sherbet Land
Chinese (simplified) 冰冻地带[?]
Bīngdòng Dìdài
Frozen Zone
Chinese (traditional) 冰凍樂園[?]
Bīngdòng Lèyuán
Frozen Wonderland
Dutch IJzige IJsbaan[?] Icy Ice Rink
French Royaume Sorbet[?] Sherbet Kingdom
German Sorbet-Land[?] Sherbet Land
Italian Circuito Gelato[?] Icy Circuit ("gelato" also means ice cream)
Korean 셔벗 랜드[?]
Syeobeot Raendeu
Sherbet Land
Portuguese Circuito Gelado[?] Frozen Circuit
Russian Ледяная страна[?]
Ledyanaya strana
Icy Land
Spanish Tierra Sorbete[?] Sherbet Land

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Kart: Double Dash!! § Staff Ghost Initials. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved November 3, 2024.