Tilt-a-Kart: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
(105 intermediate revisions by 61 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Tilt-a-kart.PNG|right|thumb|'''Tilt-a-Kart'''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> panorama.]]
{{race course infobox
'''Tilt-a-Kart''' is a battle course in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' The course is a large platform that forms out the original, 8-bit, pixelated form of Mario, with the color palette that he had in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|title=Tilt-a-Kart
|image=[[File:Tilt-a-Kart.png|240px|center]]Tilt-a-Kart, from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])
|cups=[[Battle Mode]]
|sample=[[File:MKDD-Music-Tilt-a-Kart.oga]]
|map=[[File:Tilt-a-KartMap-MKDD.png]]
}}
'''Tilt-a-Kart''' is the final unlockable battle course in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' It is unlocked when the [[Flower Cup]] is beaten in [[Mario Kart (series)#Modes of play|Mirror Mode]]. Its name is likely a reference to the {{wp|Tilt-A-Whirl}} type of amusement park equipment.


As the name may imply, the course tilts side-to-side, slightly interrupting the battle. White tiles surrounding Mario's figure can slow down the [[Kart]]s that attempt to get into. As a result, these karts are easy target to be hit by an item. Aditionally, when [[player]]s fall off, they are placed on small white platforms above the Tilt-a-Kart, which they are forced to drive off of and onto the course. Like certain ones on the [[Daisy Cruiser]], [[Item Box]]es tilt around on the stage as the stage itself does.
The course is simply a large platform made of tiles that together form the sprite of [[Small Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The white tiles bordering this sprite will reduce the speed of the [[kart]] significantly. During a battle, the course will tilt gently from side to side, hindering the battle. [[Item Box]]es here are affected by gravity, and will fall down in the direction the course is tilting towards, similar to the [[Daisy Cruiser (GCN)|Daisy Cruiser]]'s dining room. This is the only battle course where the player can fall out; if they do, they are placed on a small white platform up above and must drive off it to land back onto the course.  


This course is unlockable, and is unlocked when the [[Flower Cup]] is beaten in [[Mirror Mode]]. It is the last battle course to be unlocked.
In battle modes other than [[Battle Mode#Shine Thief|Shine Thief]], a unique music track plays. It begins with a short motif from the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] from ''Super Mario Bros.''; the rest of the song is a remastered version of [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]'s theme, with an addition of crash cymbals played throughout the music track, the backing piano chords being swapped for an organ, and said chords being in a lower inversion.


==Trivia==
The concept of a platform resembling this Mario sprite divided into tiles was later used in [[Toy Time Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and [[Mario Squared Galaxy]] from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''. The course's background also somewhat resembles that of the secret courses in [[The Secret of Ricco Tower]] and [[The Hotel Lobby's Secret]] from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
* The background of the course is somewhat similar to that of the Secret Areas in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''.
 
* The music in this course is somewhat based on that of [[Super Mario Bros]] main theme and [[Baby Park]].
==Gallery==
* Although it is essentially the same tune as that of [[Baby Park]], there is a slight difference in the music for this stage. The cymbals are louder, and the instrument that plays the chords in [[Baby Park]] is an octave lower.
<gallery widths=150px>
The battle course is similar to the 8-bit Mario planet in the Toy Time Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy.  
Tilt-a-KartLogo-MKDD.png|Course logo
<br clear=all>
Tilt-a-KartIcon-MKDD.png|Course icon
{{racecourses}}
Tilt-a-Kart-BalloonBattle-MKDD.png|A 2-player Balloon Battle
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|name1=<tt>Mini4.arc</tt>
|meaning1=Mini course 4
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ぐらぐらマリオ
|JapR=Guragura Mario
|JapM=Wobbly Mario
|Fre=Mario Bros.
|Ger=Auf der Kippe
|GerM=On the Brink
|Ita=Kart in bilico
|ItaM=Poised Karts
|Spa=Plataforma
|SpaM=Platform
}}
 
{{MK battle courses}}
{{MKDD}}
[[Category:Dimensions]]
[[Category:Battle courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]
[[de:Auf der Kippe]]
[[it:Kart in bilico]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, July 29, 2024

Tilt-a-Kart
Tilt-a-Kart
Tilt-a-Kart, from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Music sample
Course map
The map of Tilt-a-Kart.

Tilt-a-Kart is the final unlockable battle course in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! It is unlocked when the Flower Cup is beaten in Mirror Mode. Its name is likely a reference to the Tilt-A-Whirl type of amusement park equipment.

The course is simply a large platform made of tiles that together form the sprite of Small Mario from Super Mario Bros. The white tiles bordering this sprite will reduce the speed of the kart significantly. During a battle, the course will tilt gently from side to side, hindering the battle. Item Boxes here are affected by gravity, and will fall down in the direction the course is tilting towards, similar to the Daisy Cruiser's dining room. This is the only battle course where the player can fall out; if they do, they are placed on a small white platform up above and must drive off it to land back onto the course.

In battle modes other than Shine Thief, a unique music track plays. It begins with a short motif from the Ground Theme from Super Mario Bros.; the rest of the song is a remastered version of Baby Park's theme, with an addition of crash cymbals played throughout the music track, the backing piano chords being swapped for an organ, and said chords being in a lower inversion.

The concept of a platform resembling this Mario sprite divided into tiles was later used in Toy Time Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Squared Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 2. The course's background also somewhat resembles that of the secret courses in The Secret of Ricco Tower and The Hotel Lobby's Secret from Super Mario Sunshine.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mini4.arc Mini course 4

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ぐらぐらマリオ[?]
Guragura Mario
Wobbly Mario
French Mario Bros.[?] -
German Auf der Kippe[?] On the Brink
Italian Kart in bilico[?] Poised Karts
Spanish Plataforma[?] Platform