N64 Choco Mountain
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart Tour (2020) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 1) (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Flower Cup (64) Leaf Cup (DS) Golden Dash Cup (8 Deluxe) | ||||||||||||||
| Tour(s) |
Exploration Tour (2020)
Wild West Tour Super Mario Kart Tour Los Angeles Tour (2020) Rosalina Tour Peach vs. Daisy Tour Yoshi Tour (2021) Ninja Tour (2021) Wedding Tour Los Angeles Tour (2021) Mario vs. Peach Tour Toad vs. Toadette Tour Space Tour (2021) Holiday Tour (2021) New Year's 2022 Tour Amsterdam Tour Doctor Tour (2022) Bowser Tour (2022) Battle Tour Animal Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 687 m | ||||||||||||||
| Online play | No longer available (DS) Available (Switch) | ||||||||||||||
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- “Yum, Choco Mountain! And let me tell you, Choco Mountain is not edible. I repeat: you cannot eat Choco Mountain.”
- —Play Nintendo[1]
Choco Mountain is the third course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 64. The course features falling rocks as obstacles. A third through it, a chocolate pyramid can be seen. The course's chocolate aesthetic is reminiscent of the Choco Island racecourses from Super Mario Kart.
Choco Mountain reappears in Mario Kart DS as the second race of the Leaf Cup, in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2020 Exploration Tour and in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third race of the Golden Dash Cup in the Booster Course Pass.
In the 50cc difficulty level and the Time Trials mode, the curve is protected by a banister where the players could not fall into the trap; however, the banister disappears if the player chooses a higher difficulty level than 50cc. In Mario Kart DS, there is no banister present at all. In Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the banister is present in all difficulty levels.
In Mario Kart 64, this course's music also plays on Block Fort and Double Deck during Battle Mode.
Mario Kart 64
Course layout
The course is mostly surrounded by tall cliffs on both sides. It begins with a right turn and a slight left turn followed by the first set of Item Boxes. Racers then take a U-turn to the right and enter a straightaway with a tunnel. The tunnel goes below the start of the track, running perpendicular to it. After the straightaway there are two gradual left turns, with a slight right turn in between. There is also another item set just after the slight right turn. Racers then go off a hill and drive straight before reaching another gradual left turn followed by a U-turn to the left. On the inside of the U-turn is a small body of water, and along the U-turn are falling boulders which can flatten players. There is then a gradual right turn where the track is alongside the gradual left turn from before, but elevated. If racers fall onto the track below, they will not be picked up by Lakitu, meaning they lose some progress and need to turn around to get back on track. Along the gradual right turn is also the last item set. Afterwards, racers take one last slight right turn followed by three consecutive hills and then the finish line.
In 50cc races and Time Trials, a long stretch of guard rails prevents players from falling off the track, either into the water or onto a previous part of the track. No guard rails are present in the 100cc, 150cc, and Extra modes.
Mario Kart DS
Choco Mountain makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart DS as the second course of the Leaf Cup. Not many changes were made, aside from the graphics, and the banister that protects the player in Mario Kart 64 in 50cc and Time Trials was removed completely. Most walls on the course are modified to be flatter, likely due to this game's lack of the crash mechanic. As in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64, the Nintendo billboard is blue instead of red. The music was arranged to this game's soundfont, though nothing else was changed about it. The course was available on Wi-Fi.
Missions
There is one mission that takes place on Choco Mountain:
- Mission 4-6: The player controls Donkey Kong, who must hit 10 Item Boxes within 70 seconds. Each Item Box is part of a set composed of one real Item Box and several fake ones. Each Item Box contains a Mushroom. During this mission, there are extra falling rocks.
Mario Kart Tour
Choco Mountain reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour, where it makes its debut in the 2020 Exploration Tour. The course has seen extensive graphical improvements. Its starting banner has been changed to a wooden sign with a blue, three-dimensional Mario Kart logo, and more signs were added to the track. There is now a scarce amount of foliage on the borders of the road. A pit and some dead trees have been added at the left of the first turn and some small ramps were added just before the face of the mountain. After entering through the mountain, the track now has a cavern section with Swoops, crystals and off-road shortcuts. A Glide Ramp with a pit below and on the right has been added at the end of the cavern. A concrete wall and Fish Bone fossils were added in the part with the boulders. The banister that was originally present in Mario Kart 64 in 50cc and Time Trials reappears in all difficulty levels, but only from the curve right after the boulders. The last turn now has an off-road part that the players can use as a shortcut. The player can now perform a Jump Boost by hitting the broken bridge. In addition, the white fog that covers most the track has been made less dense, making the surroundings slightly more visible.
Like Donut Plains 1, Koopa Troopa Beach 2, Frappe Snowland and Mushroom Bridge, it retains its original music, rather than using the Mario Kart DS arrangement.
The course also appears as Choco Mountain R (reversed), Choco Mountain T (with ramps), and Choco Mountain R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced along with the normal variant in the 2020 Exploration Tour, while the latter was introduced in the Wedding Tour. In the T and R/T variants, the glide ramp is now gone, replaced with a series of regular ramps.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of N64 Choco Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which N64 Choco Mountain 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 N64 Choco Mountain tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges
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Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
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Los Angeles Tour (2020) |  Roy Cup |
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Item Box type found |
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Regular |  Lakitu |
 Pipe Frame |
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Exploration Tour (2020) |  Donkey Kong Cup |
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Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Super Mario Kart Tour |  Yoshi Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
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Rosalina Tour |  Rosalina Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
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Peach vs. Daisy Tour |  Baby Luigi Cup |
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Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Los Angeles Tour (2020) |  Mario Cup |
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Choco Mountain returns as the third course of the Golden Dash Cup in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It is heavily patterned after its appearance in Mario Kart Tour, though with updated graphics. The ramps before the cavern section have been removed, as was the ability to trick off the broken bridge. The white fog that covers most of the track in the track’s previous installments has been dramatically reduced, making most of the track visible. The track also receives a country-inspired musical arrangement with harmonica, fiddle, banjo, and electric guitar.[4] Koopa Paratroopas and Shy Guys have been added as spectators on the course.
As with all other courses from Wave 1, this course's icon and lighting were adjusted slightly in the 2.1.0 update. Prior to the aforementioned update, the wheels on the karts did not build up dirt despite the fact that Choco Mountain is a dirt-based track.
Profiles
Mario Kart 64
- Instruction manual bio: "This mountainous course climbs and descends through extreme altitude differences and has continuous sharp curves. Your skills at sliding can greatly affect your rank or time. Watch for the signs along the way warning where large rocks might fall on you."
- Website bio: "Dangerous mountain roadways make this course tricky"[5]
Mario Kart DS
- American website bio: "This mountain path is brimming with hazards. Whether you're dodging a boulder or testing your nerve along a cliff edge, Choco Mountain is no joke."
- European website bio: "If Choco Mountain was a chocolate bar, it would be the kind with teeth-breaking crunchy bits inside, rather than a smooth and creamy centre. Here, deadly rockslides knock the unwary driver into an abyss, while you fight to maintain control over the undulating terrain."
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Nintendo Switch News app (US):
- This course first appeared in the Mario Kart 64 game.
- True to its name, this course takes place on a chocolate-colored mountain full of corners and slopes. Hmm...you don't suppose you can eat it, can you?
- Watch out for falling rocks! Paying attention to their shadows may help.
- Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Introducing Choco Mountain!
Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the first wave, which is available now: N64 Choco Mountain.
Making its debut in the Nintendo 64 title, Mario Kart 64, Choco Mountain is distinctive for its many bends, slopes and chocolate-hued peaks! Then there's the tumbling rocks that assail the track in places. Getting through in one piece will take some doing! If you're up for a chocolatey challenge, give it a try!
Sponsors
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart DS
- Luigi GP (Signs)
- Nintendo (Signs)
- Yoshi Kart (Signs)
Mario Kart Tour / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Mario Work Gear (Signs)
- Yoshi's Egg Market (Signs)
- Dream Gliders (Signs)
- Shy Guy Metals (Signs)
- Fuzzy Battery (Signs)
- Roy Smooth Sounds (Signs)
- Bob-omb Plugs (Signs)
Gallery
Mario Kart 64
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
Entering Choco Mountain
Chocolate rocks can pose a threat
Falling off the cliff into the track below
Mario Kart DS
The course icon
Toad driving through Choco Mountain
The section with falling boulders
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (N64 courses) § Choco Mountain.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots
View of the starting line
View of a cliffside turn
View of the entrance to the cave
Swoops in the cave section
View of the cave
View of the turn around the lake
View of the last turn
Captain Toad drifting in the Clanky Kart on the R variant
Funky Kong, Rosalina (Aurora), Dry Bowser, and Wario (Hiker) tricking on the course
Toadette (Explorer) tricking in the Clackety Kart on the T variant
Wario (Hiker), Captain Toad, and Toadette (Explorer) tricking on the course
Birdo and her variants tricking on the course
Shy Guy (Gold) about to collect an event token
Captain Toad and Toadette (Explorer) tricking on the course with the Clanky Kart and Clackety Kart
Kamek, Gold Koopa (Freerunning), King Boo (Gold), Dry Bones (Gold), and King Bob-omb (Gold) tricking on the course
Luigi (Golf), Luigi (Vacation), Luigi (Painter), Luigi (Lederhosen), and Luigi (Classic) tricking on the course
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The course icon
Bowser, Princess Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Luigi, and others on the course
Princess Peach, Bowser, Shy Guy and Waluigi racing on the course
Additional names
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart DS | old_choco_64 | Old Choco 64 |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | チョコマウンテン[?] Choko Maunten |
Choco Mountain | |
| Chinese | 巧克力山[?] Qiǎokèlì Shān |
Chocolate Mountain | |
| Dutch | Chocokloof[?] | Choco Gorge | |
| French | Montagne Choco[?] | Choco Mountain | |
| German | Schoko-Sumpf[?] | Choco Swamp | |
| Italian | Cioccocanyon[?] | Choco Canyon | |
| Korean | 초코 마운틴[?] Choko Mauntin |
Choco Mountain | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Montanha Chocolate[?] | Chocolate Mountain | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Monte Achocolatado[?] | Mount Chocolate | |
| Russian | Шоколадная гора[?] Shokoladnaya gora |
Chocolate Mountain | |
| Spanish | Monte Chocolate[?] | Mount Chocolate |
References
- ^ Play Nintendo (June 18, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets MORE Courses?!🙀🚦 | @Play Nintendo. YouTube. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g AppCentral (October 1, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Roy Cup! (Los Angeles Tour). YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ a b DarkyKitty (August 31, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Donkey Kong Cup (Exploration Tour) - #96. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Nintendo (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Mario Kart 64: Flower Cup. nintendo.com. February 5, 1998, 06:51:55 UTC snapshot on Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
