GBA Sunset Wilds
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| Appears in | Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart Tour (2020) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 5) (2023) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Lightning Cup (Super Circuit) Cherry Cup (8 Deluxe) | ||||||||||
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Sunset Tour
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) Rosalina Tour New Year's 2021 Tour Cat Tour (2021) Peach vs. Daisy Tour Snow Tour Yoshi Tour (2021) Trick Tour (2021) Paris Tour (2021) Kamek Tour Sydney Tour (September 2021) Autumn Tour (2021) Toad vs. Toadette Tour Singapore Tour Amsterdam Tour Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022) Bangkok Tour Battle Tour Exploration Tour (2023) Pipe Tour | ||||||||||
| Online play | Available (Switch) | ||||||||||
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Sunset Wilds is the fourth and final course of the Lightning Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. The course is desert-themed and the sun is setting in the background. One of the most notable features of the track is that the evening progresses as the sun sets when each lap is completed, and the third lap is completed in the night. If the course takes place in five laps on Quick Run or VS. mode, the course remains in night for the duration of the race from the third lap.
This course also contains Shy Guy Tents housing Shy Guys that can grab karts, making them lose coins and become slower. In the Japanese version of the game, these Shy Guys wear Native American headdresses, which were removed in international versions, possibly to avoid racial controversy with the Native American culture, though they still are found in tipis. This was further altered in its Mario Kart Tour appearance, as the Shy Guy Tents and Shy Guy obstacles, Exploring Shy Guys, now take on an explorer theme.
Sunset Wilds returns in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing in the Sunset Tour. It also returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second course of the Cherry Cup in the Booster Course Pass.[1]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Course layout
Sunset Wilds begins on a straightaway, which is followed by a U-turn. Throughout this section, a few rocks can be spotted along the track, and a few cacti as well. The rocks and cacti, however, do not serve as obstacles, and will only knock the driver back slightly. After the U-turn, the player approaches a less sharp turn. On this turn is a section with some mud and bumps of land. The player is recommended to hit the land as much as possible, as the mud is slightly slower, although not by much. After this turn, the player will reach a section with four Dash Panels which have bumps before them, making them harder to access. The player will then go onto the path, which has large animal tracks, which lead to another mud section, this time, with some Dash Panels placed on the land areas, to help the player make it past the section quickly. The player approaches a few more turns, before reaching a section with many Shy Guy Tents with Shy Guys inside. Other features around this area are totem poles depicting Shy Guys, Snifits, and Toadies stacked up to the sides. The section with the tents has many Dash Panels, which can be used to gain speed, but are risky due to the fact hitting the tents will make a Shy Guy pop out, which will slow the player down and make them lose coins. After a few more U-turns, the player returns to the straightway in which the track begins, and moves on to the second lap as the sun goes down. The course's layout is very similar to Yoshi Desert.
Shortcut
- Towards the end of the track, at the sharp U-turn section, there is a ramp. If players use a mushroom and drive up the ramp, they can skip the whole turn.
Mario Kart Tour
Sunset Wilds makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the Sunset Tour. The Shy Guys are now depicted as prospectors (named Exploring Shy Guys in-game), with the tents being redesigned to resemble prospector tents instead of tipis. The two totem poles were replaced by more cacti. The rocks were moved to the off-road and the bumps were removed. The archway that appears in the background of the original course is now on the road, and can be driven under. The mud after the second turn was moved to the side of the road and all Dash Panels except for the ones on the second mud part were removed. The two U-turns before the finish line were removed and replaced with a part with hills and Swoops that appear at night. The course now changes to night after a set period of time, approximately the time required to complete one lap, due to the course now only having two laps. The course also now has a proper starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo that is supported by two flagpoles that are sprouting up from Warp Pipes.
Excluding courses from Mario Kart 7, Sunset Wilds is the first course to make its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, the first Super Circuit course that is not a Bowser's Castle course, and the first classic course to receive a new arrangement for its music.
The course also appears as Sunset Wilds R (reversed), Sunset Wilds T (with ramps), and Sunset Wilds R/T (reversed with ramps); the first two debuted alongside the normal variant in the Sunset Tour, while the last debuted in the 2020 Mario vs. Luigi Tour. In the R/T variant, many Monty Moles are added throughout the course.
From version 3.0.0. until version 3.2.1, there was a bug that caused the ground to keep its night palette from the start of the course when replaying the course after finishing a previous race.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Sunset Wilds tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Sunset Wilds and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of GBA Sunset Wilds tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Birdo (Yellow) |
 Pipe Frame |
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Sunset Tour |  Toad Cup |
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| Amsterdam Tour |  Rosalina Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Ludwig |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) |  Monty Mole Cup |
| Paris Tour (2021) | Toad Cup | ||||||
| Bangkok Tour |  Baby Luigi Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Metal Mario |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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New Year's 2021 Tour |  Koopa Troopa Cup |
| Kamek Tour |  Pauline Cup | ||||||
| Bangkok Tour | Koopa Troopa Cup | ||||||
| Pipe Tour |  Chargin' Chuck Cup | ||||||
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Chosen kart |
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Birdo (Light Blue) |
 Pipe Frame |
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Rosalina Tour |  Roy Cup |
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Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022) |  Bowser Cup | |||||
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R |  Boomerang Bro |
Pipe Frame |
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Peach vs. Daisy Tour |  Fire Bro Cup |
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
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Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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T |  Mario |
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) | Baby Luigi Cup |
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Toad vs. Toadette Tour |  Luigi Cup | |||||
| Exploration Tour (2023) |  Yoshi Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver information | Item Box type(s) found | Opponent information | Starting time | Grand Star times | Tour appearances | Cup | ||||||||
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3 | 1 |  Bob-omb Cannon  Frenzy (Bob-omb Cannon) |
 Bowser |
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TBD | 7 |  Banana  Giant Banana |
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Battle Tour | Birdo Cup |
| Pipe Tour |  Ice Bro Cup | |||||||||||||||
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Sunset Wilds makes its home console debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass DLC. It appears as the second course of the Cherry Cup. The track is based on its appearance from Mario Kart Tour, but with a graphical overhaul. Similar to GBA Boo Lake and GBA Riverside Park, the cartoony clouds have been removed in favor of a more realistic skybox. The pipes holding up the starting line have changed colors, going from green to blue. Toads, Yoshis, and Shy Guys have been added as spectators to several locations in the course. Additional Shy Guys can be seen inside the tents. The number of Exploring Shy Guys has been reduced from four to three. There are now arrow signs placed throughout the course. The Dash Panels during the mud section are much bigger and can now be tricked off of. A wooden ramp now appears as part of the shortcut behind the first tent on the left. Smoke signals are now visible on top of some of the buttes in the background.[3] Unlike its previous iterations, the setting no longer changes to nighttime on the final lap. The soundtrack now has a much more orchestral-like style staying true to the Western theme, while the banjo now plays nearly the whole song as a backing track. The Exploring Shy Guys also vocalize along to the music when driving past them.
Prior to the course's official announcement for the Booster Course Pass, screenshots of the Mario Kart Tour iteration of Sunset Wilds were included among the many pictures used in an Template:Media link, located within Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's internal data present in version 2.0.0 of the game. Additionally, a very brief portion of Sunset Wilds' music was present within the internal data for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in version 2.1.0. The filename for the music snippet was "Cnsw_53", indicating it was originally assigned to the third course of the Feather Cup.
Gallery
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course icon in the Japanese version, depicting Shy Guys wearing headdresses
Yoshi racing through Sunset Wilds
Luigi racing at Sunset Wilds at night
A Shy Guy slowing Mario
Japanese version of a Shy Guy slowing Mario
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
The course icon with Peach (Explorer)
The course icon with Black Yoshi
The course icon with King Bob-omb
The course icon with Yoshi (Egg Hunt)
The course icon with Blue Yoshi
The course icon with Luigi (Classic)
The course icon with Shy Guy (Gold)
The course icon with Monty Mole
The course icon of the R variant with Black Shy Guy
The course icon of the R variant with Daisy (Fairy)
The course icon of the R variant with Birdo (Black)
The course icon of the R variant with Daisy (Swimwear)
The course icon of the R variant with Fire Bro
The course icon of the R variant with Luigi (Vacation)
The course icon of the R variant with Captain Toad
The course icon of the R variant with Mario (Classic)
The course icon of the T variant with Captain Toad
The course icon of the T variant with Monty Mole
The course icon of the T variant with Fire Rosalina
The course icon of the T variant with Black Yoshi
The course icon of the T variant with Toad (Astronaut)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Mario (Classic)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Birdo (Yellow)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Cat Peach
The course icon of the R/T variant with Dry Bowser
The course icon of the R/T variant with Peach (Explorer)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Daisy (Sailor)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Pink Gold Peach
The course icon of the R/T variant with Nabbit
Screenshots
View of Exploring Shy Guys and Shy Guy Tents
Alternate view of the Exploring Shy Guys
View of the muddy section
View of the rock formation towards the end of the course
View of the starting line at night
Captain Toad and Toadette (Explorer) racing on the course, with Peach (Explorer) behind an Exploring Shy Guy
Captain Toad and Toadette (Explorer) gliding toward the stone arch
Peach (Explorer), Fire Bro, Peach (Wedding), Captain Toad, Toadette (Explorer), and Toad (Pit Crew) tricking at nighttime
Builder Toad and Builder Toadette tricking on the R/T variant
Builder Luigi, Luigi (Classic), and Luigi (Painter) tricking on the R variant
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The course icon
View of the footprints
The Shy Guy explorers
Dry Bowser and Dry Bones on the course
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | サンセットこうや[?] Sansetto Kōya |
Sunset Wilds | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 日落荒野 Rìluò Huāngyě 夕阳荒漠 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)[4] Xīyáng Huāngmò |
Sunset Wilderness Sunset Desert |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 日落荒野[?] Rìluò Huāngyě |
Sunset Wilderness | |
| Dutch | Schemersteppe[?] | Twilight Steppe | |
| German | Sonnenuntergangs-Wüste[?] | Sunset Desert | |
| Italian | Riserva naturale Riserva naturale al tramonto (Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet and Mario Kart Tour)[?] |
Natural reserve Natural reserve in the sunset |
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| Korean | 선셋 황야[?] Seonses Hwang-ya |
Sunset Wilderness | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Deserto Poente[?] | Sunset Desert | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Deserto Crepúsculo[?] | Twilight Desert | |
| Russian | Закатная пустыня[?] Zakatnaya pustynya |
Sunset Desert | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Reserva del Poniente Reserva Natural del Poniente (Mario Kart Tour)[?] |
Sunset's Reserve Sunset's Natural Reserve |
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| Spanish (NOE) | Reserva del Poniente Reserva Natural del Poniente (Mario Kart Tour) Reserva natural del poniente (Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet)[5] |
Sunset's Reserve Sunset's Natural Reserve Natural reserve of the sunset |
References
- ^ Nintendo UK (July 6, 2023). Wave 5 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass launches July 12th!. YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g AppCentral (November 9, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Toadette Cup (Sunset Tour!) YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ 任天堂ホームページ (July 6, 2023). GBA サンセットこうや. YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ From the iQue localization prototype.
- ^ Mario Kart Super Circuit European instruction booklet
