Merry Mountain
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 View of the mountain and town | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2020) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) (2022) | ||
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| Based on | Christmas, the North Pole and Santa's workshop | ||
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Merry Mountain is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is a course that takes place around a small village by a foggy mountain decorated with Christmas presents. Merry Mountain debuted as the featured course in the 2020 Winter Tour. This was the first new course in the game that is not based on a real-life city or a previous course, and as of the Ninja Tour, it is also one of two courses with this distinction alongside Ninja Hideaway. It is also the first original course that is not based on a previous course to appear in normal tours.
Several Toads, Yoshis, and Shy Guys act as audience members in the village segment of the course. There are several flying sleighs pulled by locomotives with audience members in the course, flying around the mountain and riding the course's railroad. At the time of the course's release, Merry Mountain was one of four courses in the game that appeared in a tour with festive trees to not have any of them, despite the course's Christmas theme.
This course is a favorite of Penguin Luigi, Cat Peach, Luigi (Classic), Captain Toad, Peach (Halloween), Luigi (Lederhosen), Mario (Tuxedo), Luigi (Painter), and Bowser (Santa). It can also be a favorite of Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew) and Fire Rosalina when they reach level 3, and Cat Toad and Penguin Toadette when they reach level 6.
The course is set to appear in the third wave of the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.[1]
Mario Kart Tour
Course layout
The race course begins at the snowy village on the mountain's base, with a couple of bends in the road before moving into the rocky cliffside area. There is a split in the road at the cliffside; the lower path features a dirt road with coins, and the upper path features a railroad bridge, which lets the driver boost on a Dash Panel onto another suspended ramp, allowing them to trick a second time. After the split path, there is a wooden bridge which takes the driver further up the mountain, which is decorated with candles, Christmas presents, and candy canes. After several turns in the road, there is a large bump in the road allowing the player to trick. There is a tower of large presents at the top of the mountain, where a gondola lift of presents feeds into. The peak of the mountain features a super half-pipe giving the player a speed boost, at which point the race track goes down the mountain's steep slope. The road to the finish line features a wide Dash Panel beginning the descend down the mountain, with a snowy ramp and two Dash Panels on each side of the road following after. Finally, the track ends with a ramp allowing the player to jump over a bottomless pit beneath the mountain's base, and onto the finish line back at the village.
The course also appears as Merry Mountain R (reverse), Merry Mountain T (with ramps), as well as Merry Mountain R/T (reverse and with ramps) which debuted later in the 2021 Holiday Tour.
In the reverse and reverse/trick variants, the player can hit a candy cane with an Item Box on it via the super half-pipe.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Merry Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Merry Mountain returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the third wave of the Booster Course Pass. The course has received visual upgrades from Mario Kart Tour.
Profiles
Mario Kart Tour
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
- A brand-new course is ready in blue! Welcome to Merry Mountain! This is an original course appearing in a Mario Kart game for the first time. We hope you look forward to the Winter Tour that starts on Dec. 1![2]
- The Winter Tour starts today and it features the debut of Merry Mountain, a brand-new course lined with candy-like street lamps and gift boxes! And we've brought back the festive trees. They're hidden along courses in blue![3]
- The new course features holiday sights perfect for winter! Take screenshots in Auto Mode and share with the hashtag blue! Number of total posts X10 coins will be gifted to all players! (Max of 5,000 coins) Promotion runs until Dec. 6, 6:59 AM PT. See image for details![4]
- A photo-sharing campaign is on now in blue! Here's where we'd recommend taking memorable photos on the new course: the main street with its cobbled path and warmly lit storefronts! If you get a good shot in auto mode, share it with the hashtag blue![5]
- A photo-sharing campaign is on now in blue! Here's another spot we'd recommend to take photos on the new course: Stay on the train tracks long enough, and what do you see? If you get a good shot in auto mode, share it with the hashtag blue![6]
- A photo-sharing campaign is on now in blue! Here's the last spot we recommend taking photos on the new course: After nailing the super half-pipe, the slope will take you back to town! If you get a good shot in auto mode, share it with the hashtag blue![7]
- The official home of Super Mario: Jingle all the way to the top of Merry Mountain, a brand-new course making its Mario Kart™ series debut! Race through the streets of a lively and festive town, heading up the train tracks on your way to the top of the present-adorned peak. The super half-pipe at the top is great for catching some air right before you descend back to the warmly lit town.[8]
Gallery
Course icons
Course icon of Merry Mountain with Bowser (Santa)
Course icon of Merry Mountain with Yoshi (Reindeer)
Course icon of Merry Mountain with Penguin Luigi
Course icon of Merry Mountain with Cat Peach
Course icon of Merry Mountain R with Mario (Santa)
Course icon of Merry Mountain R with Lakitu
Course icon of Merry Mountain R with Donkey Kong
Course icon of Merry Mountain T with Yoshi (Reindeer)
Course icon of Merry Mountain T with Cat Peach
Course icon of Merry Mountain T with Penguin Toadette
Course icon of Merry Mountain R/T with Daisy (Holiday Cheer)
The icon of the Steer Clear of Obstacles bonus challenge set on Merry Mountain
The icon of the Ring Race bonus challenge set on Merry Mountain
The icon of the Do Jump Boosts bonus challenge set on Merry Mountain
The icon of the Smash Small Dry Bones bonus challenge set on Merry Mountain
The icon of the Snap a Photo bonus challenge set on Merry Mountain R/T
Screenshots
View of the Reverse variant
View of an Item Box on top of a candy cane in the Reverse variant
Mario (Santa), Yoshi (Reindeer), and Bowser (Santa) driving on the course
Bowser (Santa) drifting in the Holiday King
Bowser (Santa), Daisy (Holiday Cheer), Yoshi (Reindeer), and Mario (Santa) driving on the course
Bowser (Santa) and Yoshi (Reindeer) on the train tracks
Mario (Santa), Daisy (Holiday Cheer), and Yoshi (Reindeer) heading down the mountain
Mario (Santa) tricking in the Jingle Bells and Yoshi (Reindeer) tricking in the Cheermellow
Daisy (Holiday Cheer), Mario (Santa), Yoshi (Reindeer), and Bowser (Santa) tricking off of the super half-pipe
Bowser (Santa) and Mario (Santa) tricking on the course
Daisy (Holiday Cheer) and Yoshi (Reindeer) driving on Merry Mountain R
In-game view of the karts featured in the Penguin Tour's Snow Karts Pipe
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 欢乐山[?] Huānlè Shān |
Happy Mountain | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 歡樂山[?] Huānlè Shān |
Happy Mountain | |
| French | Mont festif[?] | Festive Mountain | |
| German | Bergbescherung[?] | Mountain Presents | |
| Italian | Valico Addobbo[?] | Decoration Pass | |
| Korean | 메리 마운틴[?] Meli Mauntin |
Merry Mountain | |
| Portuguese | Vila dos Presentes[?] | Presents Village | |
| Spanish | Aldea de los Regalos[?] | Presents Village |
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc9-78FKVIE
- ^ mariokarttourEN (November 30, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (December 2, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (December 2, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (December 3, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (December 4, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (December 5, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ December 3, 2020. Oh, what fun it is to ride through Merry Mountain, an all-new Mario Kart course in the Winter Tour! mario.nintendo.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021. (Archived February 4, 2021, 14:55:41 UTC via archive.today.)
