Tokyo Blur
- This article is about the first Tokyo Blur layout featured in the Tokyo Tour. For other layouts of Tokyo Blur, see Tokyo Blur 2, Tokyo Blur 3, and Tokyo Blur 4. For the combined version included in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, see Template:Classic-link.
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Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||
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Based on | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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Tokyo Blur (referred to as Tokyo Blur 1 from version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0) is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by Tokyo, Japan and makes its debut in the tour in the city’s namesake tour, the Tokyo Tour. The course's music, as well as their subsequent layout's music, is based on the theme of 3DS Toad Circuit and 3DS Mario Circuit.
The course is a favorite of Toad (Pit Crew), Mario (Hakama), Toad (Party Time), Daisy (Yukata), Peach (Happi), and Bowser Jr. (Pirate).
The course also appears as Tokyo Blur R (reverse), Tokyo Blur T (with ramps), and Tokyo Blur R/T (reverse and with ramps).
The layout of this course is used as the layout for the first lap of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's variation of Tokyo Blur in the Booster Course Pass.
Course layout
relation to its other layouts
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the Rainbow Bridge. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through Ginza, then makes a slight left before the Wako store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the National Diet Building and the Miraikan, then goes through a tunnel. As the Tokyo Skytree, Asahi Beer Hall, and Tokyo Big Sight come into view, the road makes a wide right turn back onto Rainbow Bridge. Fuji TV's headquarters can be seen on the left.
Appearances
This is the only course based on a real world city to have appeared in five different tours: the Tokyo Tour, the Summer Festival Tour, the 1st Anniversary Tour, the Mario vs. Peach Tour, and the 2nd Anniversary Tour. It also made a minor appearance in the New Year's Tour as the location of a bonus challenge and in the Mario Tour as the third and final race in the 2-Player Challenge mode.
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Sponsors
- Mario Electrical Equipment (posters)
- Bowser Technology (posters)
- Shell Books (posters)
- Kingdom Café (posters)
- Galaxy Air (signs)
- Mario Work Gear (signs)
- Bullet Bill Speed Trial (signs)
- Mushroom Piston (signs)
- Princess Orange (signs, vending machines)
- Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (signs)
Profiles
Mario Kart Tour
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
- Take a tour of a Japanese city in the Tokyo Blur course! Enjoy the sights as you take in iconic landmarks, including Mt. Fuji off in the distance![1]
- A giant dinosaur stomping around in the middle of a city? The Tokyo Blur course is like something straight out of a movie! The tricked-out Tokyo Blur R/T is waiting for you in the Peachette Cup![2]
Gallery
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
The icon of the Ring Race bonus challenge set in Tokyo Blur
The icon of the Do Jump Boosts bonus challenge set in Tokyo Blur
The icon of the Glider Challenge bonus challenge set in Tokyo Blur
The icon of the Goomba Takedown bonus challenge set in Tokyo Blur
Screenshots
View of the Tokyo Tower and some buildings
View of various sponsors
Mario (Hakama) tricking in the Kabuki Dasher
Peach (Kimono) tricking in the Quickshaw in Tokyo Blur R/T
Mario (Hakama) gliding in the Kabuki Dasher with the New Year's Kite
Mario, Luigi, Red Koopa (Freerunning), and Gold Koopa (Freerunning) racing on the course
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese (simplified) | 东京赛道[?] Dōngjīng Sàidào |
Tokyo Speedway | |
Chinese (traditional) | 東京賽道[?] Dōngjīng Sàidào |
Tokyo Speedway | |
French | Traversée de Tokyo[?] | Crossing Tokyo | |
German | Tokio-Tempotour Tokyo-Tempotour (before the Summer Festival Tour)[?] |
Tokyo Speed Tour | |
Italian | Neon di Tokyo[?] | Tokyo Neon | |
Korean | 도쿄 블러[?] Dokyo Beulleo |
Tokyo Blur | |
Portuguese | Velocidade em Tóquio[?] | Speed in Tokyo | |
Spanish | Circuito Tokio[?] | Tokyo Circuit |
Trivia
- The course's minimap resembles that of Yoshi Falls from Mario Kart DS and Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Wii.
- The presence of Noshis in the R/T variant of this course references the kaiju.[2]
- Before the Summer Festival Tour, no kart had Tokyo Blur R listed as a favorite course; instead, its appearances in the Mario Cup and Toadette Cup relied on the spotlight bonus to raise the Kabuki Dasher and the Quickshaw, respectively, to the top tier.