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[[File:MKT Yoshis Island Scene.jpg|thumb|250px|Yoshi's Island in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
[[File:MKT Yoshis Island Scene.jpg|thumb|250px|Yoshi's Island in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Yoshi's Island reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Yoshi Tour (2023)|2023 Yoshi Tour]]. While the Coins are no longer themed around Yoshi Coins, other crossover elements like the Yoshi's Island starting banner, the race fanfare and the unique race ending theme have been retained, making it the first course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to feature these elements. The road leading up to the top of the mountain after leaving the castle section now features an icy fog effect.  The Cloud Platform after the Gliding section over the Volcano is bouncy and lacks the ramp. The Winged Cloud is now stationary instead of moving from left to right and vice-versa. The arrangement of coins inside the Flower ring has been removed. Poochy has also been removed from the mailbox right after the finish line, most likely due to him debuting as a driver alongside the release of the course. The last hill in the row of background hills now has a set of Pine Trees on its top, now resembling the hills in [[Visit_Koopa_And_Para-Koopa|World 2-1 of the original Yoshi's Island]] more closely.
Yoshi's Island reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', debuting in the [[Yoshi Tour (2023)|2023 Yoshi Tour]]. While the Coins are no longer themed around Yoshi Coins, other crossover elements like the Yoshi's Island starting banner, the race fanfare and the unique race ending theme have been retained, making it the first course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to feature these elements. Instead of acting as obstacles, the [[Huffin Puffin|Huffin Puffins]] are now located in the background as spectators. The road leading up to the top of the mountain after leaving the castle section now features an icy fog effect.  The Cloud Platform after the Gliding section over the Volcano is bouncy and lacks the ramp. The Winged Cloud is now stationary instead of moving from left to right and vice-versa. The arrangement of coins inside the Flower ring has been removed. Poochy has also been removed from the mailbox right after the finish line, most likely due to him debuting as a driver alongside the release of the course. The last hill in the row of background hills now has a set of Pine Trees on its top, now resembling the hills in [[Visit_Koopa_And_Para-Koopa|World 2-1 of the original Yoshi's Island]] more closely.


The minimap for the course is rotated 90° clockwise compared to how it appeared in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
The minimap for the course is rotated 90° clockwise compared to how it appeared in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

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Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Island in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Cup(s) Fruit Cup
Tour(s)
Based on Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Online play Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Normal

Frontrunning

Race fanfare

Results screen
Course map
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of Yoshi's Island in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
8DX 150cc Nin★Skip
2:20.116 Baby MarioBiddybuggyStandardSuper Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Polly
1:40.731 YoshiWild WigglerStandardSuper Glider

Yoshi's Island is a race course that first released as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, appearing as the fourth and final course of the Fruit Cup, and appeared in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the 2023 Yoshi Tour. It is a course that takes place on the island it is named after, with its music theme being an arrangement of the athletic theme from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It is the second course to be introduced to the Mario Kart series in the Booster Course Pass, after Sky-High Sundae. Despite the course being introduced in Mario Kart Tour around one month after its Booster Course Pass release, internal data marks it as a new course for Mario Kart Tour.[1]

Akin to other courses based on games outside of the Mario series, this course uses the logo for the Yoshi's Island series for its starting line, and the course itself is heavily inspired by the game it is based on, featuring obstacles like Stilt Guys and Huffin Puffins, and mechanics like Winged Clouds that can summon stretches of road when driven into. The layout of the course appears to reference all the world themes from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Many cameos from the game appear in the background, including Incoming Chomps, Petal Guys, Goonies, an enormous Nep-Enut, and Yoshi's ally Poochy. Koopa Paratroopas and Sidesteppers also appear on the course. A windpump near the starting line plays the same sound effect as the Paddle Platforms in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Additionally, there is a Goal Ring near the finish line.

Similarly to Hyrule Circuit, Animal Crossing, and Urchin Underpass, this course has unique coins—in this case, the coins have the same design and collection sound effect as in the Yoshi's Island series. It also has a unique race fanfare, victory theme, and results theme based on the "Game Start", "Goal", and "Score" themes, respectively. While some other courses feature unique fanfares and results music, this is the only course in the Mario Kart series to feature its own unique victory theme. The icon for this course resembles the title screen for Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

Excluding courses announced simultaneously, this course and Piranha Plant Cove mark the shortest period of time between the announcement of two new courses for the Mario Kart series, with them being announced five days apart from each other.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Racers begin at Yoshi's House in a field that resembles World 1 from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Racers race along a slight serpentine path, avoiding Stilt Guys before diving into an underwater section. Surrounding the underwater section is a forest that resemble the basis' World 2 and World 3. This section ends with racers driving into a castle. Leaving the castle, racers emerge from the water and drive through a small cave. Exiting the cave, racers drive up an active volcano, like the one in World 6. A glider ramp then takes players up to the clouds, driving above snow-capped mountains similar to World 5, before taking another glider to the ground level where they can drive into a Winged Cloud to make a red bridge appear. After reaching the ground (or the aforementioned bridge), they make a right hand turn to return to the finish line.

In Time Trial ghost replays, the bridge does not appear when driving into the Winged Cloud, including both staff ghosts' replays. However, its collision is still present.[2] The reason for this is likely connected to the same reason why coins do not disappear during Time Trial ghost replays, as they are not collected by a physical character.

Mario Kart Tour

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Yoshi's Island in Mario Kart Tour
Yoshi's Island in Mario Kart Tour

Yoshi's Island reappears in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the 2023 Yoshi Tour. While the Coins are no longer themed around Yoshi Coins, other crossover elements like the Yoshi's Island starting banner, the race fanfare and the unique race ending theme have been retained, making it the first course in Mario Kart Tour to feature these elements. Instead of acting as obstacles, the Huffin Puffins are now located in the background as spectators. The road leading up to the top of the mountain after leaving the castle section now features an icy fog effect. The Cloud Platform after the Gliding section over the Volcano is bouncy and lacks the ramp. The Winged Cloud is now stationary instead of moving from left to right and vice-versa. The arrangement of coins inside the Flower ring has been removed. Poochy has also been removed from the mailbox right after the finish line, most likely due to him debuting as a driver alongside the release of the course. The last hill in the row of background hills now has a set of Pine Trees on its top, now resembling the hills in World 2-1 of the original Yoshi's Island more closely.

The minimap for the course is rotated 90° clockwise compared to how it appeared in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Gallery

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ヨッシーアイランド[?]
Yosshī Airando
Yoshi Island
Chinese (simplified) 耀西岛[?]
Yàoxī Dǎo
Yoshi Island
Chinese (traditional) 耀西島[?]
Yàoxī Dǎo
Yoshi Island
Dutch Yoshi's Eiland[?] Yoshi's Island
German Yoshis Eiland[?] Yoshi's Island
Italian Isola Yoshi[4] Yoshi Island
Korean 요시 아일랜드[5]
Yosi Aillaendeu
Yoshi Island
Portuguese Ilha do Yoshi[?] Yoshi's Island
Russian Остров йоши[?]
Ostrov yoshi
Yoshi Island
Spanish Isla de Yoshi[?] Yoshi's Island

References

  1. ^ A number of internal text strings in Mario Kart Tour (ArrowMobyi, ArrowSignMobyi, FlowerRingMobyi, HeyhoMobyi, RoadAppearMobyi, and RoadPartsMobyi) refer to map objects that are seen in the Yoshi's Island course; they are referred to as belonging to Mobyi, indicating that the course has the Mob platform code, used for courses originating from Mario Kart Tour. For a list of internal Mario Kart Tour strings describing objects related to unreleased courses, see List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content § List of text strings, models, animations, and textures related to unreleased courses.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/Zachruff/status/1633679918499524608
  3. ^ https://youtu.be/L-srU6LTuoM
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to_D-vo1VHI
  5. ^ https://www.nintendo.co.kr/news/view.php?no=YVlrMzdiSndQNnZQdUV6enFvQ1RMdz09