Tour Athens Dash
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Athens Dash | |||
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![]() View of the Theatre of Dionysus and Hadrian's Arch | |||
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Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2023) | ||
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Based on | Athens, Greece | ||
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Athens Dash is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is set in Athens, Greece and will first appear in the Spring Tour, making it the first city course to debut in a tour that is not named after the city featured in the course. The course visits various landmarks of the city it is based upon, specifically atop the Acropolis, and the various ruins atop it, such as the Parthenon and the Erechtheion. Unlike most other city courses, Athens Dash largely keeps the city proper to the background, instead focusing on the ancient ruins the city is known for. Unlike other real world city courses, which tend to reconstruct real world buildings faithfully, this course takes many liberties regarding its design, such as placing a giant shield and spear wielding Athena statue outside the Parthenon. The starting line consists of two golden statues of Danaïdes holding vases of water.
There are currently two routes for this course named Athens Dash and Athens Dash 2. The first route takes racers to the Theatre of Dionysus and Hadrian's Arch, while the second route takes racers off the Acropolis. The course's model contains a currently unreleased third route, taking racers to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, driving directly up and down the cliffs of the Acropolis. So far, it is the only city course in Mario Kart Tour to debut in 2023, and the first city course since Bangkok Rush, which debuted twenty-one tours prior; the longest period of time between the debut of two Mario Kart Tour city courses. This course is the first real world city course to feature half-pipes.
Course layouts
Athens Dash
Racers start inside the Parthenon. Upon leaving the Parthenon, racers soon take a left turn before going down hill to approach some ruins. Racers can choose to jump off of a ramp and drive along the floor, or jump up on some arches and collect a few coins. After avoiding some ruins that create a fork in the road, racers drive up a ramp before landing on the Theatre of Dionysus. After curving along the seats, racers drive off a boost panel, and take two left turns to enter a cannon located beneath the Hadrian's Arch, taking them back up to the Acropolis via a tunnel. After exiting the tunnel and taking a left turn, racers make their way back to the Parthenon to reach the finish line.
This route also appears as Athens Dash R (reversed), Athens Dash T (with ramps), and Athens Dash R/T (reversed with ramps).
In the R variant, a road connecting to the Theatre of Dionysus thay is not present on the minimap is used. Additionally, Athens Dash R/T starts in a different location compared to the other routes.
Profiles
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Here's a sneak peek of what's to come in #MarioKartTour! Toad and Yoshi went ahead to check out the new tour location and sent a picture back. It looks like some races are about to heat up in a historic city with towering temples.[1]
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The Yoshi Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. Next up is the Spring Tour featuring the course Athens Dash course[sic], along with other European city courses![2]
Gallery
Screenshots
View of Hadrian's Arch
View of the Theatre of Dionysus
View of the Parthenon
The statue of Athena
Athens Dash 2
Screenshots
View of the road up the Acropolis
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese | 雅典城邦[?] Yǎdiǎn Chéngbāng |
Athens Polis | |
French | Athènes antique[?] | Ancient Athens | |
German | Athen auf Abwegen[?] | Astray in Athens | |
Italian | Alture di Atene[?] | Athens Hills | |
Korean | 아테네 폴리스[?] Atene Polliseu |
Athens Polis | |
Portuguese | Cenas de Atenas[4] | Athens Scenes | |
Spanish (NOA) | Periplo ateniense[?] | Athenian Journey | |
Spanish (NOE) | Atenas de Altura[?] | Athens of Height |
Trivia
- Prior to its official reveal, references to assets for this course such as pillars and doorways were left within the game's internal data, all of which were appended with an abbreviation of the course's internal name (mobat).