N64 Kalimari Desert
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 64. For the location in Paper Mario with the same Japanese name, see Dry Dry Desert. For the race course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, see Dry Dry Desert (GCN).
Template:Racecourse Kalimari Desert is a race course in Mario Kart 64. It is the fourth and final race of the Mushroom Cup. The name of the course is a pun of the real life desert, Kalahari, in Botswana, as well as Calamari.
Course layout
The race starts out next to a large cliff formation, upon the first turn racers see how empty the desert really is. At the end of the turn the racers encounter the train for the first time. After passing the tracks the players race alongside the track of the train (though it is in a cave and not visible) eventually running into it a second time. After this encounter the racers race along the edge of the map and eventually advance back to the finish line.
If the player drives over the sand, their kart will move slower, and if they enter the darker portion of the sand, Lakitu will pull them out, as it is an out-of-bounds area.
The course's most notable feature is the two trains that go through a mesa. The trains constantly move around the track, often crossing through the racers' path. Depending on what mode is being played, the trains may or may not have coaches attached to it. If the player runs into one of them, the player will be thrown in the air. It is possible to drive on the train's track, however this costs the racer time. It is possible, but very difficult, to cross the train track while the train is there by driving through the gap between the coaches. If a player travels through the train tunnel, the player typically bypasses the finish line, not moving on to the next lap as the other racers. However, if the player has a Star and activates it just before entering the tunnel, the player moves on to the next lap, effectively shortcutting ahead of the others. This trick only works during the first two laps.
Mario Kart 7
Kalimari Desert returns as the first course of the Leaf Cup of Mario Kart 7. There are now two shortcut ramps near the end of the first corner and before the third corner of the track to accommodate the new gliding feature, allowing racers to glide over the trains. The players can also use mushrooms to gain easy access to these ramps. Several wooden ramps also litter the inside and outside of the track, and as always, can be tricked to gain a small boost. However, the train tunnel can no longer be entered because it is now an out-of-bounds area, making the lap glitch impossible in this game. The trains are also shorter: they have three wagons while they had five in the original version of the track, and they now seem to ride more slowly.
Much like in Mario Kart 64, two trains are present, but only one train is present when doing online multiplayer races.
In this game, the mini-map of this course does not show the path of the train track while in Mario Kart 64, it did.
Mario Kart Tour
The course reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting in the Tokyo Tour, and as the signature course of the Wild West Tour. This time, since racers are always moving forward, colliding into the train causes them to launch over it unharmed while they perform a trick. The train can also be knocked into the air with a Super Horn, a Mega Mushroom or a Bowser's Shell. This course is favored by Ludwig, Morton, Hammer Bro, and Shy Guy (Pastry Chef).
Starting in the Wild West Tour, a rerouted version of this track known as Kalimari Desert 2 is featured. It has two sections: one that starts on the main route but switches to the railroad section at the second intersection, and the other that starts in the tunnel and goes back to the main route again at the second intersection, after which it continues on like normal.
Tokyo Tour
In the Tokyo Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the first course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, the second course in the Larry Cup, the location of the challenge in the Baby Rosalina Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Ludwig Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Baby Daisy Cup.
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Halloween Tour
In the Halloween Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the second course in the Lemmy Cup, the third course in the Dry Bones Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Shy Guy Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Wario Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Rosalina Cup and the first course in the Baby Daisy Cup.
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Winter Tour
In the Winter Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the first course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, the second course in the Morton Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Baby Mario Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Iggy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Dry Bowser Cup.
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Holiday Tour
In the Holiday Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the location of the challenge in the Mario Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the location of the challenge in the King Boo Cup, and a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Baby Luigi Cup and the first course in the Dry Bowser Cup.
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Ice Tour
In the Ice Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the third course in the Lemmy Cup, the first course in the Luigi Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Yoshi Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the second course in the Larry Cup and the first course in the Wario Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the King Boo Cup.
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Baby Rosalina Tour
In the Baby Rosalina Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the third course in the Baby Rosalina Cup and the location of the challenge in the Mario Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Iggy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Wario Cup.
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Hammer Bro Tour
In the Hammer Bro Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the first course in the Birdo Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the second course in the Bowser Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Ice Mario Cup.
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Yoshi Tour
In the Yoshi Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the location of the challenge in the Daisy Cup. It also has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Ice Mario Cup and the second course in the Bowser Cup.
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Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Kalimari Desert has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Larry Cup.
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Cooking Tour
In the Cooking Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the second course in the Hammer Bro Cup and the location of the challenge in the Birdo Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Baby Luigi Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Ice Mario Cup.
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Peach Tour
In the Peach Tour, Kalimari Desert appears as the first course in the Morton Cup and the location of the challenge in the Birdo Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Baby Mario Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Wendy Cup.
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Profiles
Mario Kart 64
- Instruction manual bio: The trick is to time it so that the steam locomotive that crosses the course won't block you. If the train is crossing in front of you, you should temporarily stop. It's very dangerous to enter the train tunnel, even if it is a shortcut...
- Webpage bio: A desert race with frequent run-ins with a old-fashioned iron horse.[1]
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Gallery
Mario Kart 64
The icon from the menu
Racing against the train
A mesa on the horizon
A plateau found in the center of the track
The train tunnel
Artwork depicting Mario and other racers in the desert
Mario Kart 7
Koopa Troopa at the starting line
Shy Guy racing on the course
Luigi racing on the course
The shortcut past the train
The train tracks
Approaching the finish line
Minimap
Mario Kart Tour
The course icon in the closed beta
The course icon with Dry Bones
The course icon with Ludwig
The course icon with Hammer Bro
The course icon of the Reverse variant
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Iggy
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Larry
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Boomerang Bro
The course icon of the Trick variant
The course icon of the Trick variant with Roy
The course icon of the Trick variant with Dry Bowser
The course icon of the Trick variant with Wario
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Dry Bowser
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Larry
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Bowser
The course icon of the challenge in the Baby Rosalina Cup (Tokyo Tour) and the Birdo Cup (Peach Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup (Tokyo Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Shy Guy Cup (Halloween Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Baby Mario Cup (Winter Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Mario Cup (Holiday Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the King Boo Cup (Holiday Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Yoshi Cup (Ice Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Mario Cup (Baby Rosalina Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Daisy Cup (Yoshi Tour)
The course icon of the challenge in the Birdo Cup (Cooking Tour)
View of the train
- Wario Mario Kart Tour.jpg
Wario tricking
Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings
Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings
Wario in the Bruiser
Baby Luigi gliding with the Blooper Hanafuda
Wario (Cowboy) in the Brown Offroader
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese | 乾旱沙漠 (Traditional) 干旱沙漠 (Simplified)[?] Gānhàn Shāmò |
Dry Desert | |
| Dutch | Wildwestwoestijn[?] | Wild West Desert | |
| German | Kalimari-Wüste[?] | Kalimari Desert | |
| Italian | Deserto Kalimari[?] | Kalimari Desert | |
| Korean | 바싹바싹 사막[?] Bassak-bassak Samak |
Dry Dry Desert | |
| Portuguese | Deserto Kalimari[?] | Kalimari Desert | |
| Russian | Пустыня Калимари[?] Pustynya Kalimari |
Kalimari Desert | |
| Spanish | Desierto Kalimari[?] | Kalimari Desert |
Trivia
- The music used on this course was later rearranged in Paper Mario for the train ride on the K64.
- In the Wii Virtual Console release of the game, the train's wheels are colored black instead of red. The reason for this change is unknown.
- Although the instruction manual implies that going through the train tunnel is a shortcut, it takes longer to go through the tunnel to the other end of the course than it does to go on the main road, although the manual might be referring to the above mentioned Super Star shortcut.
- The railroad crossing sounds in Mario Kart 64 were taken from real Japanese National Railway railroad crossing signals with electronic bells. These sound rather out of place with the course's western US-inspired theme. The Mario Kart 7 version has more appropriate American-style mechanical crossing bell sounds.
- In Mario Kart 64, the railroad crossing signs' lettering appears to be mirrored. The signs in the Mario Kart 7 iteration are unlettered.
- This is the only track to have originated from the Mushroom Cup to later return in the Leaf Cup.
