Toad Harbor
Template:Racecourse Toad Harbor (written as Toad Harbour in the PAL version) is the second race track in the Flower Cup of Mario Kart 8, as well as the longest track in the game. This course takes place in a seaside town with some similarities to the city of San Francisco. It also features a statue on an island off the harbour modeled after the Statue of Liberty with Princess Peach as Lady Liberty. Mario, Luigi and Wario each have trolleys patterned after them in this course, each with some Toads as passengers and a Koopa Troopa as the driver. Toadette is used here in Time Trials. There are 47 Coins located on this track.
Description
This island track showcases an entire marina with sail boats and a train station (that acts as a short-cut to some power-ups), a market and a shopping area, as well as a vertical wall section with anti-gravity. The track features several areas that seem to be inspired by American cities, such as a steep cable car hill (à la San Francisco) and a Statue of Liberty in the harbor (like in New York).
Course layout
The course starts near the docks with a few boats. After turning right, there are two paths; one goes over a bridge while another allows players to drive onto a boat with a ramp. Racers will be starting to enter the town after this point. They can continue driving right, though they can either go straight through, take a Boost Pad, or drive on top of the market tents in the area. After that, a shortcut can be taken upon driving over a narrow path and jumping off a ramp.
After a few turns, drivers will perform a U-turn past the Toad Toy Store, which provides this course's only anti-gravity section. If players stick to the normal path, they'll have to avoid oncoming trolley cars. If the player attempts to follow the trolley car rails after the station, Lakitu will come and hoist the player back to the road. Whichever path was taken, both lead to a steep downhill part of the track leading back to the coastal area, with more trolley cars to dodge. If players somehow land on the trolleys going down the steep hill, they will gain a short boost, and can actually perform a trick off of the trolley. A pathway with a Boost Pad can be taken, but otherwise, after two turns, the track leads back to the finish line.
Among the multiple sponsors present in Mario Kart 8, Shy Guy Metals, Super Marine World, Tropical Grocery and Toad Toy Store are featured across the track. The Toad Toy Store logo appears on game boxes in GBA Ribbon Road.
Gallery
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A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the track.
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The track's icon.
The only anti-gravity section of the course.
Lemmy Koopa on the anti-gravity section
The section with the view to the sea and the cable cars.
Rosalina, drifting around one of the alleyways.
Rosalina, drifting around another alleyway.
As a battle course.
Baby Rosalina performs a trick, during a battle on the track.
Luigi after finishing a Time Trial.
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- This is one of the three courses (along with Mario Circuit and Twisted Mansion) that were playable at E3 2013. Coincidentally, all three take place in the Flower Cup, in the same order as the original demo.
- The Peach Statue of Liberty and Toad Harbor itself can be seen beneath the Mario Kart 8 version of N64 Rainbow Road.
- Toad Harbor is also featured on a map found in Super Bell Subway.
