DS Shroom Ridge

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Not to be confused with GCN Mushroom Bridge or Mushridge.
Shroom Ridge
Shroom Ridge
DS Shroom Ridge as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DS Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart Tour
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 1) (2022)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Cup(s) Flower Cup (DS)
Lucky Cat Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)
Online play Was never available (DS)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Shroom Ridge map
Mario Kart DS


Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of DS Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart Tour
The map of DS Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart Tour

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★ジョー
2:05.123 ToadMushmellow
8DX 150cc Nin★Frank
2:09.148 BowserBone RattlerOff-RoadSuper Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Akira
1:37.626 MortonStandard BikeCushionParachute

Shroom Ridge is the fourth and last race course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart DS. The course takes place on a public road with traffic and runs on a mountain ridge, hence the name. For about half of the course, the right hand side has no railing and is a sheer drop. Shroom Ridge is the first traffic course to have cars moving in opposite directions, as opposed to the same direction as in all previous road tracks. Specifically, the cars not involved in the race drive on the left side of the road, as done in real life in various countries including Japan, India, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In Mirror Mode, however, they take the right side of the road, as done in the Continental Americas or Mainland Europe. The hills and trees in the background resemble those of Giant Land in the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Due to the DS's limited 3D graphics capability, vehicles cannot be seen from a far distance. Unlike the previous game, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, they will disappear from a player's sight if far enough. Some of the trucks contain advertisements for Fruits or for "Fresh Cheep Cheep", though in pre-release versions, the "Fresh Cheep Cheep" advertisements read "Flesh" instead of "Fresh", likely a translation error.

Shroom Ridge reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass as the second course of the Lucky Cat Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2023 Doctor Tour.

Mario Kart DS

Shroom Ridge icon, from Mario Kart DS.
The course's icon in Mario Kart DS

Course layout

The race starts on a part of the road near to the cliff. Players go straight to encounter the first corner that turns to the left. The road becomes slightly wider and the racers leave the ridge going in between two hills. The road makes another abrupt turn to the right crossing the hills and then turns to the left. The road passes through an expansive meadow with trees in the background behind one of the hills of the road that leads the racers uphill in a S turn that ends inside a tunnel traversing a hill bordering on the road. Racers go through the tunnel to make a slight turn to the left. The tunnel ends leading the racers again to the ridge. During the turn, the road tilts slightly downhill and then makes an S turn to the right. Racers must take now another turn to the left and lastly another to the right. The road ends in a straight line towards the finish line to complete the lap.

Course traffic patterns

This version of the course has 13 vehicles.

  • Left lane: Yellow car, truck, bus, red car, truck, yellow car, bus, blue car
  • Right lane: Red car, truck, blue car, bus, truck

Missions

There are two missions that take place on Shroom Ridge:

  • Mission 3-7: The player controls Donkey Kong, who must perform 10 power-slide mini-turbos before completing one lap and before 70 seconds has passed.
  • Mission 4-3: The player controls Mario, who must beat the red car in a single-lap race. This car is much faster than normal and drives erratically. Along the way, each Item Box contains Triple Mushrooms.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

DS Shroom Ridge
The course's icon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Shroom Ridge makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the first wave of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the second course of the Lucky Cat Cup. Excluding courses from Mario Kart Tour, this is the only course in the first wave that had never appeared outside of its debut game before, and is one of two classic courses to make their classic course debuts in the Booster Course Pass, the other being GBA Snow Land. Out of all the courses that debuted in the Booster Course Pass before Mario Kart Tour, Shroom Ridge is the course with the longest period of time between the two appearances, with the course debuting in Tour in the 2023 Doctor Tour almost a year after it appeared in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The course has received many visual improvements. There is now fog over the woodland below, a lake is added in the background, most of the trees before the tunnel have been removed, making this part more open, and the vehicles have been replaced by the ones found in N64 Toad's Turnpike (with the exception of the dash panel ramp truck). The vehicles also now all move in the same direction as players. The signpost over the finish line now has the modern Mario Kart logo. Guardrails have been added in spots along the final stretch of the track, though they do not cover the entire length of the cliffside. Yoshis and Toads also appear as spectators on this course. Additionally, two shortcuts were added. For the first, a glide ramp was added in the large patch of grass before the tunnel, accessible via a Mushroom. In addition, a fan that blows out wind was added over the edge of the S-turn, allowing racers to skip it with a Mushroom.[1] The minimap was turned around 60 degrees counterclockwise compared to the equivalent in Mario Kart DS; this course is one of three in the Booster Course Pass to not have its minimap rotated so that drivers start facing straight up on it, the other two being Wii DK Summit and DS Mario Circuit from Wave 4. Shroom Ridge is also one of two tracks in the game to not have Double Item Boxes, the other being GCN Baby Park.

On the American official webpage for the Booster Course Pass, Shroom Ridge was erroneously listed as a 3DS course rather than a DS course.[2] This was later corrected. Additionally, the car in the course icon is driving backwards, making this the second course icon with this oddity, after GCN Mushroom Bridge in Mario Kart DS. It is also driving in the middle of the road. Another error is found on the Nintendo Switch's newsfeed in the United Kingdom, where an article describes the course as having two-way traffic. Lastly, all footage of Shroom Ridge used in trailers and other media displays a different set of traffic than is used in-game, suggesting that the traffic was changed very late in development; the reason for its change is unknown.

As with all other courses from Wave 1, this course's icon and lighting were adjusted slightly in the 2.1.0 update.

Course traffic patterns

This version of the course has 15 vehicles.

  • Left lane: Car, car, car, car, surfboard truck, car
  • Right lane: Car, car, truck, truck, car, Galaxy Air bus, car, truck, surfboard truck

All three cargo trucks use a Propeller Toad Transport design while cars can randomly appear as red cars, black cars, or as Green Shell Taxis.

Mario Kart Tour

View of the starting line for DS Shroom Ridge
View of the starting line in Mario Kart Tour

Shroom Ridge reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Doctor Tour. While it debuted first in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, its course renders date back to June 2021, indicating it was made for Mario Kart Tour first.[3] Despite this, there are several differences between it and its Mario Kart 8 Deluxe iteration. The environment is overall less hazy than in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with the skybox featuring cartoony clouds, and the fog along the main cliff no longer being present. The walls now have a white and gray pattern, instead of being entirely gray. Both shortcuts added in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been altered - the Glide Ramp design has been changed into a wooden ramp and was moved further ahead and closer to the main road with an arrangement of Coins in front of it as well. The fan blowing air has also been replaced with a second Glide Ramp. Item Boxes and Coins are now in some fixed positions, in addition to a handful that still move with the track. The vehicles are the same as the ones that appear in Berlin Byways 3, including the truck with a Piranha Plant in its truckbed. This also makes Shroom Ridge the first classic course in Mario Kart Tour to feature traffic. Like the original version of the course, the vehicles move in different directions based on the side of the road they are on. The minimap also matches the one from the DS version of the course. It is the only DS course to use its original arrangement.

The course also appears as Shroom Ridge R (reversed), Shroom Ridge T (with ramps), and Shroom Ridge R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, there are two glide ramps on the main road which lower to the ground whenever vehicles approach them. In the T and R/T variants, moving traffic is removed. In the T variant, there are instead many Wigglers roaming the course as obstacles. In the R/T variant, racers drive across several mushroom platforms and mushroom trampolines, including a blue one.

The Mario Kart Tour rendition of DS Shroom Ridge is visible in an Template:Media link for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, while its R/T variant is shown in an Template:Media link present in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's files as of version 2.0.0; both instances predate any official announcement of DS Shroom Ridge being added to Mario Kart Tour.

Course traffic patterns

This version of the course, in its default variant, has 12 vehicles.

  • Left lane: White car, Piranha Plant truck, white car, white car, blue car, Piranha Plant truck, red car, blue car
  • Right lane: Green car, red car, blue car, white car

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS Shroom Ridge tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which DS Shroom Ridge 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 DS Shroom Ridge tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
DS Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart Tour
Normal variant
Cat LuigiDr. LuigiKitsune LuigiLuigi (Golf)Mario (Black Suit)Monty Mole Mii Racing SuitPara-Biddybud Mii Racing SuitPurple Mii Racing SuitToad (Astronaut)Toad (Tourist)Wiggler Mii Racing Suit Blooper ShuttleBlue-Green Capsule KartBoo PipesBronze CucumberCream B Dasher Mk. 2Flowery BadwagonGold Wild SluggerJumbo JetterMach 8-RPink CometRainbow StreetleRainbow TaxiSwift Talon 8-Bit Super MushroomCream Toe-Bean BalloonsFire Manta GliderGold Cloud BalloonsGold TulipsGreen EmblemMario's Hat BalloonPink Magniflying GlassStealth GliderWario's MustacheWiggler Parachute Black Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Sailor)Donkey Kong Mii Racing SuitIggy Mii Racing SuitLight-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Moo Moo Mii Racing SuitPetey PiranhaPetey Piranha Mii Racing SuitSpike Mii Racing SuitToadette Mii Racing SuitWigglerWiggler (Gold)Yellow Mii Racing Suit Armored RiderBlack B Dasher Mk. 2Black CarriageBlack SneekerBlack Turbo YoshiBlue SpeederCact-BDK MaximumFlower KartGold Rambi RiderGoo-Goo BlackPineapple 1Pink Capsule KartPink SneekerRed B Dasher Mk. 2Red Comet**Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2Spicy ZucchiniStrawberry Soft SwerveWarrior Wagon Autumn LeavesFlybrary BookGlittering ParasolGold Piranha Plant BalloonsIcy Mario's MustacheLuigi Golf CapLuigi's MustacheMint & Berry BalloonsNabbit Oilpaper UmbrellaNew Year's 2022Origami GliderPink Checkered Glider**Sunny Surf MasterTreasure MapTropical BalloonsWhite Waves Origami Glider
Light-blue Yoshi BirdoBowser Jr.Koopa (Freerunning)Pink Toad (Pit Crew)Red Toad (Pit Crew) Orange Turbo BirdoOrange Turbo Yoshi
DS Shroom Ridge R from Mario Kart Tour
R variant
Cheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitIggy Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Chef)Mario (Baseball)Mario (Golf)Mario (King)Spike Mii Racing SuitWhite Mii Racing SuitWiggler Blue SpeederCoral Jet CruiserCream ClassicHot Pot Hot RodJumbo JetterLightning StreamlinerPineapple 1Red B Dasher Mk. 2Sakura Sports CoupeSilver Cupid's ArrowSky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2Sports Coupe 2022White Turbo Birdo 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom8-Bit GoombaBright RibbonDolphin Great SailFlybrary BookFlying FlappersGold PIranha Plant BalloonsGreen SproutNew Year's 2023Origami GliderPara-PaniniRecord Setter Brown Mii Racing SuitDolphin Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitLarry Mii Racing SuitLemmy Mii Racing Suit**Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Nabbit Mii Racing SuitPetey Piranha (Gold)Rosalina (Volendam)Toad (Tourist) Black CarriageBlack SneekerBlue Crawly KartBlue-Green Capsule KartBronze CucumberClassic B Dasher Mk. 2DK MaximumDragonflyFlaming SpeederGold Cupid's ArrowGold EagleGold Kiddie KartGold Rambi RiderPink SpeederRainbow TaxiSakura Hop RodShielded SpeedsterStrawberry Soft SwerveTropical Truck 8-Bit Super Glider8-Bit Super MushroomAutumn LeavesGold TulipsIcy Mario's MustacheLuigi's Hat BalloonMario's Hat BalloonRainbow Fare FlierRed Checkered Glider**Stealth GliderTropical BalloonsTulip CorsageWaluigi's MustacheWario's MustacheWonderful Diamond
Red Toad (Pit Crew)White Shy GuyYoshi Light-blue Turbo YoshiPink Turbo Yoshi
DS Shroom Ridge T from Mario Kart Tour
T variant
Builder ToadetteCat MarioChain Chomp Mii Racing SuitDaisy Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong Jr. (SNES)Toad (Astronaut)White Tanooki MarioWiggler Mii Racing SuitYellow Mii Racing SuitYoshi Mii Racing Suit Armored RiderBlack CarriageBlue BadwagonBlue Crawly KartGold Cupid's ArrowMetal B Dasher Mk. 2Moo Moo OffroaderPink Capsule KartPurple DozerRoaring RacerStreetleWild Wiggler Icy Mario's MustacheLuigi's MustacheMario's MustachePink Magniflying GlassSakura Origami GliderStealth GliderSuper Mario Kart GliderTropical BalloonsWhite Waves Origami Glider Builder ToadCheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Sailor)Dolphin Mii Racing SuitLarry (Wintertime)Light Blue Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Golf)Luigi (Knight)Mario (Baseball)Mario (King)Mario (Samurai)Monty Mole Mii Racing SuitMorton Mii Racing Suit**Para-Biddybud Mii Racing Suit***Pink Shy Guy (Ninja)Red Mii Racing SuitRocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitRosalina (Chef)Toadette (Astronaut) Blooper ShuttleBlue SpeederBright GirlCream B Dasher Mk. 2DragonflyFlower KartGold Capsule Kart***Gold Rambi RiderGold Wild SluggerHot Pot Hot RodMach 8-R**Orange StreamlinerPink Comet**Piranha PipesRainbow TaxiRed B Dasher Mk. 2Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame 8-Bit 1-Up MushroomFire Manta GliderFuzzy KiteGold Cloud BalloonsGreen Checkered Glider***Green SproutLuigi ParafoilMario's Hat BalloonPara-PaniniShip's WheelTulip CorsageVanilla & Chocolate BalloonsWonderful WingsYellow Hard Hat Balloon
Purple Toad (Pit Crew) Light-blue Turbo Yoshi Fire BroGreen Toad (Pit Crew) Orange Turbo BirdoOrange Turbo YoshiPink Turbo Yoshi
DS Shroom Ridge R/T from Mario Kart Tour
R/T variant
Birdo (White)Black Mii Racing SuitCat Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Sailor)Dr. PeachLarry Mii Racing SuitLight Blue Mii Racing SuitLight-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Toadette (Sailor)Wiggler (Gold) Black B Dasher Mk. 2Black Shielded SpeedsterBright GirlCamo Tanooki KartCapsule KartCoral Jet CruiserOrange StreamlinerPink Capsule KartPink SneekerPink SpeederRainbow TaxiRed CometSpicy ZucchiniWhite Bruiser 8-Bit Super GliderGreen Cat ParafoilLuigi's Hat BalloonRainbow Fare FlierRed Checkered GliderWaluigi's MustacheWhite Waves Origami GliderWonderful DiamondYellow Hard Hat Balloon Brown Mii Racing SuitBuilder ToadetteCheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong Jr. (SNES)Hammer Bro Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Chef)Luigi (Knight)Mario (Samurai)Metal MarioNabbit Mii Racing SuitPurple Mii Racing SuitRed Mii Racing SuitToad (Astronaut)Toadette (Astronaut)Yellow Mii Racing Suit Black Turbo YoshiBlooper ShuttleBlue Crawly KartDragonflyFireflyGold Comet***Gold EagleHot Pot Hot RodJumbo JetterMetal B Dasher Mk. 2Moo Moo OffroaderPiranha PipesPurple DozerRainbow StreetleRed Crawly KartRoaring RacerShielded SpeedsterSwift TalonWarrior WagonWild WigglerYellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame 8-Bit 1-Up MushroomBright RibbonFlybrary BookFlying FlappersGold Hard Hat BalloonGold Mario's Hat BalloonMario's MustacheNew Year's 2023Origami GliderRecord SetterSakura Origami GliderSky-High FlyerSuper Mario Kart GliderVanilla & Chocolate BalloonsWario's MustacheWiggler Parachute
BowserGreen Toad (Pit Crew)Red Toad (Pit Crew)
* 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

Do Jump Boosts
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Diddy Kong Cup challenge from the 2023 Doctor Tour; a Do Jump Boosts challenge set on DS Shroom Ridge Regular Hammer Bro's icon from Mario Kart Tour
Hammer Bro
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 6
  • 12
  • 16
Doctor Tour (2023) Diddy Kong Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Diddy Kong Cup
Big Reverse Race
Icon Course variant Opponents Tour appearances Cup
7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Extra
Thumbnail of the Diddy Kong Cup challenge from the 2023 Mii Tour; a Big Reverse Race challenge set on DS Shroom Ridge Regular Driver Koopa Troopa Toad Bowser Donkey Kong Luigi Yoshi Peach Mario Mii Tour (2023) Diddy Kong Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Diddy Kong Cup
Kart Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame
Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider
Big Reverse Race vs. 100
Icon Course variant Opponents Player Grand Star placements Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Morton Cup challenge from the 2023 Doctor Tour; a Big Reverse Race vs. 100 challenge set on DS Shroom Ridge Regular Driver Shy Guy Koopa Troopa Hammer Bro Black Shy Guy Boomerang Bro Red Koopa (Freerunning) Green Shy Guy Toad (Pit Crew) from Mario Kart Tour
Toad (Pit Crew)
  • 80th
  • 40th
  • 1st
Doctor Tour (2023) Morton Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Morton Cup
Kart Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider

Sponsors

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Mario Kart Tour

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • European website bio: "In the great tradition of Toad's Turnpike and Mushroom Bridge, this race takes place on real roads packed with traffic. Shroom Ridge is downhill all the way, so make sure your breaks are in tip-top shape. There are no crash barriers either, so you'd better have perfected those power-slides..."

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Nintendo Switch News app (US):
    • This course first appeared in the Mario Kart DS game.
    • Many buses and cars drive on this mountain ridge. (Where are they all going, I wonder?!)
    • You'll flip over if you bump into any cars, so be sure to dodge them.
  • Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Race through two-way traffic on Shroom Ridge!
    Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the first wave, which is available now: DS Shroom Ridge!
    Shroom Ridge made its debut in Mario Kart DS on Nintendo DS, and takes place on a mountain road, which you'll share with regular passenger vehicles like buses and cars! Drive carefully, because you'll wipe out if you smash into the traffic.

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese キノコリッジウェイ[?]
Kinoko Rijjiwei
Mushroom Ridgeway
Chinese 蘑菇山脊路[?]
Mógū Shānjǐ Lù
Mushroom Ridge Road
Dutch Paddenstoelenpas[?] Mushroom Pass
French Corniche Champignon[?] Mushroom Ridge
German Pilz-Pass[?] Mushroom Pass
Italian Colli Fungo[?] Mushroom Hills
Korean 버섯 고개
Beoseot Gogae
버섯 리지웨이 (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe versions from 2.0.0 to 2.3.0)
Beoseot Lijiwei
[?]
Mushroom Hills

Mushroom Ridgeway
Portuguese (NOA) Serra Cogumelo[?] Mushroom Ridge
Portuguese (NOE) Colinas Cogumelo[?] Mushroom Hills
Russian Грибной кряж[?]
Gribnoy kryazh
Mushroom Ridge
Spanish Colinas Champiñón[?] Mushroom Hills

References