Sky-High Sundae

Sky-High Sundae
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) (2022) Mario Kart Tour (2022)
Cup(s)	Propeller Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)	Sundae Tour
Online play	Available (Switch)
Music sample Mario Kart 8 DeluxeMario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)Mario Kart Tour
Course map Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart Tour
Staff ghost(s) 2:07.380 by Nin★Akira (8 Deluxe) (Rosalina with the Circuit Special, Standard, Super Glider) (150cc) 1:30.777 by Nin★Mitsu (8 Deluxe) (Peach with the Standard Bike, Slim, and Super Glider) (200cc)

Sky-High Sundae is a course released as part of Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, appearing as the fourth and final course of the Propeller Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour debuting as the featured course of the Sundae Tour. It is set in a large area (described as a city by its French name) made entirely of ice cream and other candy-related food high in the sky. It is the first course in the series to be announced for two games simultaneously. Despite being the only new course added so far in the Booster Course Pass, it is not the only course to lack a classic course prefix in the pass, as Ninja Hideaway and Merry Mountain also lack a prefix. Sky-High Sundae was one of two courses whose music was used for the reveal trailer for Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, alongside DS Waluigi Pinball, not including Mario Kart 8's Rainbow Road, whose music was also used in Wave 1's promotional material.

Part of the Mario Kart Tour icon of Sky-High Sundae is Template:Media link in a Template:Media link for the Booster Course Pass located in the game's files as of version 2.0.0, released four months prior to the course's official announcement. Furthermore, the filename for the course in the internal data for Mario Kart Tour features the "mob" platform code, an indicator used exclusively for new courses that were introduced in Mario Kart Tour. While Sky-High Sundae was first released in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a few days prior to its Mario Kart Tour release, it is marketed in both games as a new course instead of a classic course.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Course layout

The course takes place entirely in anti-gravity, making it the fourth course to have this trait after Mute City, GCN Baby Park, and Big Blue. The track starts off in an ice cream parlor that is inside of a giant freezer, after which the racers use Glide Ramps to fly either into or around a giant ice cream cone. Flying into the hole in the cone rewards players with Item Boxes. After that, they land on a chocolate-covered cake with a giant H on it, resembling a helipad. Upon landing, they begin traveling down a light-blue staircase, and at the bottom the path begins curving to the left while proceeding to go up a staircase. At both staircases, there are railings that grant Spin Boosts when driven through. After the upward staircase, the player begins to ascend a slope which splits off into two paths. At the top of those paths, they begin jumping down onto some platforms, which can be landed on both above and below. After the two paths join back together, a path made out of giant ice cream cones circles around an even larger piece of ice cream inside a cup. After turning around, the player jumps between three giant pieces of ice, which lead to a giant ice tray that leads back into the giant freezer where the Finish Line is.

During the race, various advertisements can be seen on giant waffle pieces. At the staircase segment, there are numerous ice cream shops to the right of the path. In the sky, a helicopter modeled after an ice cream cone can be seen, complimenting the helipad cake seen at the beginning.

When the player crosses the finish line to start another lap, Lakitu is shown on the right side of the player, holding the lap count signs (when holding the start signal, he’s also shown on the right side of the player).

Mario Kart Tour

View of the starting line in Mario Kart Tour

Sky-High Sundae appears in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Sundae Tour, having been announced one day after its release in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It was added to Mario Kart Tour less than a week after its debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The course doesn't feature anti-gravity, and the Yoshi bartender in the freezer is replaced by a penguin. While the handrails don't provide Spin Boosts, the player can perform tricks by hitting the top of the handrails. Additionally, the rotating Item Boxes on the cake helipad are completely static (with the H being yellow instead of pink). The lining on the glass platforms is white instead of gold. Ridges on the pink ice cream scoops allow for tricks to be performed in two spots, unlike in 8 Deluxe. The red ice cream scoops are replaced by yellow ones. The minimap also features the ice cream cone at the beginning of the track. The course is a favorite of Mario (Golf), Mario (Aviator), Rosalina (Chef), White Tanooki Mario, Dr. Bowser, and the Silver and Ice-Cream Mii Racing Suits.

The Sundae Tour also introduces the variants Sky-High Sundae R, Sky-High Sundae T, and Sky-High Sundae R/T, making it the first non-city track to debut all four variants simultaneously. In the second lap of the trick variant, the player goes up to the top of the freezer instead of inside it, and Glide Ramps also open up on the second lap in the area where the paths branch. The reverse/trick variant also uses a wind propeller to change the route on lap two; instead of going to the lower route with a Dash Panel ramp, the player reaches a higher route with a Glide Ramp.

For this course's tour appearances, see List of Sky-High Sundae tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Sponsors

• Coconut Café (Signs)
• Fountain Café (Signs)
• Ice Cream (Logos)
• Moo Moo Meadows Milk (Signs)
• Yoshi Ice Cream (Signs)

Gallery

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  The course icon

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  View of the staircase section

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  View of the giant ice cream cup

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  Several racers gliding on the course

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

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  The course icon with White Tanooki Mario

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  The course icon of the Reverse variant with Tanooki Rosalina

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  The course icon of the Reverse variant with Penguin Toad

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  The course icon of the Trick variant with Penguin Toadette

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  The course icon of the Trick variant with Toad

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  The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Cat Rosalina

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  The course icon of the Snap a Photo challenge held on Sky-High Sundae R

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  The course icon of the Ring Race challenge held on this course

Screenshots

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  White Tanooki Mario and Tanooki Rosalina tricking on the course

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アイスビルディング[?] Aisu Birudingu	Ice Building (in Japanese, "ice" is short for "ice cream")
Chinese (simplified)	冰品摩天楼[?] Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu	Frozen Dessert Skyscraper
Chinese (traditional)	冰品摩天樓[?] Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu	Frozen Dessert Skyscraper
Dutch	Stracciatellastraat[?]	Stracciatella Street (or Chocolate Chip Street)
German	Eiscreme-Eskapade[?]	Ice Cream Escapade
Italian	Cieli stracciatella[?]	Stracciatella Skies (stracciatella is a popular Italian ice cream flavor, meaning "Chocolate chip")
Korean	아이스크림 빌딩[?] Aiseukeurim Bilding	Ice Cream Building
Portuguese (NOA)	Altos Sorvetes[?]	High Ice Creams
Portuguese (NOE)	Céus Gelados[?]	Icy Skies / Ice Cream Skies The name is a pun, as in European Portuguese "gelado" means both "icy", referring to the cold aesthetic of the course, and "ice cream", referring to the dessert's motif across the course
Russian	Пломбирный пробег[?] Plombirnyy probeg	Ice Cream Run
Spanish	Cielos Helados[?]	Frozen Skies / Ice Cream Skies The name is a pun, as "helado" means both "icy"/"frozen", referring to the cold aesthetic of the course, and "ice cream", referring to the dessert's motif across the course