N64 Sherbet Land
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 64. For the race course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, see GCN Sherbet Land.
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart Wii (2008) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Star Cup (64) Banana Cup (Wii) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 756 m | ||||||||||
| Online play | No longer available (Wii) | ||||||||||
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Sherbet Land (spelled Sherbert Land on a few occasions[1][2]) is the second race course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart 64. Penguins litter the track, causing spin-outs if a racer hits them. A player can cut a corner by hopping over a small crevice in some spots, but risks falling into the ice-cold water below. A cave with many penguins marks the halfway point of the track. This track shares its music with Frappe Snowland.
Sherbet Land reappears in Mario Kart Wii as the first race of the Banana Cup.
Mario Kart Wii
Sherbet Land makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Wii as the first course of the Banana Cup. Minor changes have been made to the track, including the addition of a trick ramp near the hidden item boxes, and the addition of Dash Panels inside the cave. Inside the cave, a sound can be heard, lowering the music of the circuit.
Glitches
- The player must turn around shortly after the finish line. If they use a mushroom and get enough height with their left post, they can be respawned before the last corner. If the glitch is done correctly, the lap will count.[3]
Tournaments
February 2010's first tournament required players to complete a GP race on a version of Sherbet Land with more obstacles: There are more Penguins throughout the track, and some breakable crates have been added to the cave section. Most Item Boxes on the track now travel alongside the Penguins.
Profiles
Mario Kart 64
- Instruction manual: "A very slippery world of ice populated by very playful penguins. With all the penguins, one might think its location is near the South Pole. This is not a course for the faint of heart. You should take care not to slip and fall into the sea, which will result in you being temporarily frozen."
- Website: "Another icy track, you'll have to watch out for roving Penguins on this course."
Mario Kart Wii
- Websites
"This classic - made of slippery surface, belly-sliding penguins, and sharp turns - is almost entirely unchanged."
"Drift your way across a slippery glacier and avoid plunging into the icy water as you race towards an ice cavern filled with meandering penguins."
Gallery
Mario Kart 64
Artwork of the course
Artwork
The icon from the menu
The icon from the official Mario Kart 64 website
An overview of the map from the official Mario Kart 64 website
Penguins make any racers that hit them get knocked out
The ice tunnel
If the player falls in the water, they are frozen
Mario Kart Wii
The course banner
A preview of the course
View of the course
The first turn after the starting line
A two-way passage
One of the passages has a trick ramp
Inside the cave
Outside the cave
The course tournament
Baby Mario racing on the course in the credits
Baby Mario drifting on the course in the credits
Baby Mario tricking on the course in the credits
The overview of the course
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | シャーベットランド[?] Shābetto Rando |
Sherbet Land | |
| Chinese | 冰凉地带[?] Bīngliáng Dìdài |
Icy-cool Zone | |
| German | Sorbet-Land[?] | Sorbet Land | |
| Italian | Circuito Gelato[?] | Icy Circuit ("gelato" also means ice cream) | |
| Korean | 샤베트 랜드[?] Syabeteu Laendeu |
Sherbet Land | |
| Spanish | Tierra Sorbete[?] | Sherbet Land |
Trivia
- In Mario Kart Wii, the player can get to the giant Penguin's ice platform by hopping off the ice and using a Bullet Bill. However, once the player reaches the platform, Lakitu immediately takes the racer back to the road.
- Also, if a POW Block or Lightning is used, the penguin on the platform will be affected.
- It is also possible to get to the giant Penguin's ice platform in Mario Kart 64, but it is only possible in multiplayer mode. One player must be a heavyweight character and the other lightweight. The lightweight character should position themselves towards the island, and the heavyweight should back up into the wall, then use a Star and ram into the other player to send them flying to the island.
- In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Sherbet Land's song is listed as being from Mario Kart Wii, despite it originating from Mario Kart 64.
