SNES Ghost Valley 2
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| Appears in | Super Mario Kart (1992) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart Wii (2008) Mario Kart Tour (2022) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup (Super Mario Kart) Extra Flower Cup (Super Circuit) Shell Cup (Wii) | ||||||||||
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| Online play | No longer available (Wii) | ||||||||||
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Ghost Valley 2 is the second course of the Flower Cup in Super Mario Kart. Like its predecessor, it is a dark bridge surrounded by Boos. This course reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the third course of the Extra Flower Cup, in Mario Kart Wii as the third course of the Shell Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour.
Super Mario Kart
This Ghost Valley is longer than the first, and features more sudden drop offs and sharp turns. Like other Ghost Valley courses, the blocks on the sides of the bridges can be knocked off the course on contact, making it easier to fall off the course. It also features a zipper at the end of the course, which may save time but is difficult to use, since it is placed right after a curve at the edge of the track. Just after the zipper there is a ramp with a ? Panel behind it. The Feather is of use at this course again; it can help the player to jump over the gap soon after the start, while others would normally take the regular track around (where the two ? Panels are).
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Ghost Valley 2 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the third track of the Extra Flower Cup. It uses the background from Boo Lake. The Dash Panel and ramp in front of the last Item Box, as well as the legs holding up the track, were removed.
Mario Kart Wii
Ghost Valley 2 also reappears in Mario Kart Wii as the third race of the Shell Cup. Since there are no Feathers in the game, a ramp was placed at the shortcut, although light and middleweights do not need a boost to get across, while heavyweights need to perform a trick to do so. In Time Trials, the blocks on the side do not fall off when the player bumps into them, instead doing so as the race progresses. Silhouettes of what appear to be buildings resembling Luigi's Mansion can be seen in the background. This is the shortest course in the game. As such, the expert staff ghost for this course is the only ghost data in Mario Kart Wii to be less than a minute long.
This course and Moo Moo Meadows are the only courses in Mario Kart Wii where a Tournament did not take place.
Shortcut
When boosting with a Mushroom or charging a Mini-Turbo into the pole next to the finishing line, the player's vehicle will clip the pole and be sent flying over the bottomless pit, thus skipping a large part of the course. The alignment needs to be on the left side of the right pole.
Mario Kart Tour
Ghost Valley 2 was first shown in Mario Kart Tour during the 2020 Halloween Tour on an announcement banner.[1][2] The course would later return in the 2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour, forty-nine tours later.
The visual changes made to SNES Ghost Valley 1 were also applied to this course. A glide ramp was added near the end of the course, which is reversed when playing on SNES Ghost Valley 2R. A wooden cutout of Boos has been added at the ramp shortcut, similar to SNES Ghost Valley 1.
The course also appears as Ghost Valley 2R (reversed), Ghost Valley 2T (with ramps), and Ghost Valley 2R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the 2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour, while the latter was added in the 2022 Halloween Tour. In the R/T variant, there are big Piranha Plants along the course.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Ghost Valley 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Ghost Valley 2 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 SNES Ghost Valley 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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 R/T variant |
     
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| * indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items. | ||||||
Bonus challenges
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Dry Bones |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Halloween Tour (2022) |  Yoshi Cup |
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular | Dry Bones |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
 Green Shell |
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New Year's Tour (2023) |  Mii Cup |
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star distances | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  King Boo |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) |  Toad Cup |
| Mii Tour (2023) |  Poochy Cup | ||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Obstacles | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Black Shy Guy |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
 Piranha Plant (aggressive) |
Halloween Tour (2022) |  Fire Bro Cup |
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Waluigi |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) |  Toadette Cup |
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Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Pink Shy Guy |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
 Mega Mushroom  Coin |
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Space Tour (2023) |  Chargin' Chuck Cup |
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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T |  Morton |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Mii Tour (2023) |  Baby Rosalina Cup |
Profiles
Mario Kart Wii
- Websites:
"Parts of the guard walls fall away as you bump them, making the track tougher as the race goes on."
"If you drive as fast as you can, you might prevent fear from setting in. With Boos overhead, collapsing sides around the track and darkness below, there's plenty to be scared of in Ghost Valley!"
Gallery
Mario Kart Wii
The course banner
A preview of the course
Luigi tricking on the course in the credits
Luigi drifting on the course in the credits
A straight path after some sharp turns
Boos make an appearance around some turns
The road to the goal
Mario Kart Tour
The course icon with Mario (Samurai)
The course icon with Petey Piranha
The course icon with Peach (Happi)
The course icon with Dry Bowser
The course icon of the R variant with Peach (Yutaka)
The course icon of the R variant with the Nabbit Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R variant with the Chain Chomp Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R variant with the Moo Moo Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R variant with Fire Rosalina
The course icon of the T variant with Peach (Yutaka)
The course icon of the T variant with Shy Guy (Gold)
The course icon of the T variant with Nabbit
The course icon of the T variant with the Lemmy Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R/T variant with Penguin Toad
The course icon of the R/T variant with Peach (Halloween)
The course icon of the R/T variant with Cat Mario
The course icon of the R/T variant with Funky Kong
The course icon of the R/T variant with the Yellow Mii Racing Suit
The course icon of the R/T variant with the Black Mii Racing Suit
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 幽灵沼泽2 Yōulíng Zhǎozé 2 幽灵谷2 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)[3] Yōulíng Gǔ 2 |
Ghost Swamp 2 Ghost Valley 2 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 幽靈沼澤2[?] Yōulíng Zhǎozé 2 |
Ghost Swamp 2 | |
| French | Vallée Fantôme 2[?] | Ghost Valley 2 | |
| German | Geistertal 2[?] | Ghost Valley 2 | |
| Italian | Valle Fantasma 2[?] | Ghost Valley 2 | |
| Korean | 유령의 늪2[?] Yuryeong-ui Neup 2 |
Ghost Swamp 2 | |
| Portuguese | Vale Fantasma 2[?] | Ghost Valley 2 | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Valle Fantasma 2 Valle Fantasmal 2 (Mario Kart Wii)[?] |
Ghost Valley 2 Ghostly Valley 2 |
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| Spanish (NOE) | Valle Fantasma 2[?] | Ghost Valley 2 |
References
- ^ Ghost Valley 2 shown in banner (but not in this tour)
- ^ [1]
- ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit
