Shroom Ridge

This article is not to be confused with the GCN track, Mushroom Bridge.

Shroom Ridge
The finish line of the course in Mario Kart DS.
Information
Cup(s)	Flower Cup Lucky Cat Cup
First appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)
Appearance(s)	Mario Kart DS Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (DLC) Mario Kart Tour
Map(s)	DS 8D Tour Overhead Mini-Map Mirror Mini-Map Regular Mirror

Shroom Ridge is the last track in the Flower Cup in Mario Kart DS. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass DLC, as the second track of the Lucky Cat Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the 2023 Doctor Tour.

The track takes place on a traffic-bound mountain which contains many sharp turns, a flower meadow and a tunnel.

Layout

Mario Kart DS

Luigi and Wario driving past a turn in the course right before the Finish Line. Also note how in the upper right corner, a Spiny Shell is homing in for Wario...

Shroom Ridge takes place on a mountainside with narrow roads. Much of the track is surrounded by cliff walls, but like DK Pass, the cliff edges aren't completely guardrailed, so racers can fall off the mountain. There is a section with several flowerbeds like in Peach Gardens, and plenty of grass. There is also a curved tunnel afterwards.

Shroom Ridge is filled with Traffic, consisting of colored cars, trucks, and buses, that cause flipping and item dropping upon contact. As with many traffic-bound tracks in the Mario Kart series, Traffic drives on the left side like in Great Britain, Australia and Japan (where the game was made). Racers can get back at the traffic by hitting them with a Bob-omb, Bullet Bill or a Star, where the vehicle will hop up and honk. If racers hit or go near a car or bus or truck, it will honk, even if they go through the car using a Boo. Traffic can push racers towards the edge of the cliff upon contact, resulting them in falling and losing three or four seconds.

Mission Information

• 3-7: Donkey Kong must perform 10 power slide Mini-Turbos in one lap.
• 4-3: Mario must race a red car to the finish.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Shroom Ridge as seen in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

After 16 years, Shroom Ridge finally makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Much of the layout has been retained from it's previous appearance with the exceptions of a new glider ramp now present in the flower meadow half-way through the track, and a new shortcut is present just after exiting the tunnel. With a mushroom, you are able to cut a sizeable gap by using the wind from a giant pipe to propel you to the other side. Finally, the Traffic now moves one way instead of two, where they travel forwards. Also, some of the cliff turns are now guardrailed, making the track safer to traverse.

Mario Kart Tour

Shroom Ridge's appearance in Mario Kart Tour.

Almost a year after its remake in 8 Deluxe, Shroom Ridge reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2023 Doctor Tour. It uses the much of the same aesthetics and gameplay from its previous appearance, though with a few changes. Firstly, the traffic has reverted back to being two way traffic, like its initial appearance. The trucks with Piranha Plants in the back of them, which first debuted in the Berlin Byways 3 variant, have also been added. Furthermore, some Item Boxes now have fixed positions unlike before, and some now even trail behind the cars. Lastly, the two shortcuts added in the 8 Deluxe version have been altered, with the glider ramp in the off-road being moved closer to the road and it being made out of wood now, along with the shortcut over the gap toward the end of the race now features a glider ramp that takes you over the gap instead of a wind Pipe propelling you over.

Hazards

• Traffic
• Wigglers (in the T variant in Mario Kart Tour)

Shortcuts

• Use your Mushrooms or a Starman to travel through the entire flowerbed section.^{✱ for all games}
• In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour, there is an off-road Glider ramp in the flowerbed section. Use a Mushroom or power item to get to it.
• In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, near the end of the track is a pipe that propels wind. Use it to save some it. On lower Engine Classes, a Mushroom is recommended to take the shortcut.
  • A Glider ramp replaces this shortcut in Mario Kart Tour.

Time Trial data

Mario Kart DS

Staff Ghost

Course	Time	Player	Character	Kart
Shroom Ridge	2:05:123	Ninten★ジョー	Toad	Mushmellow

World Record

Course	Time (PRB)	Player	Character	Kart
Shroom Ridge	1:36:742 (video)	Taiga	Dry Bones	Egg 1

Course	Time (Non-PRB)	Player	Character	Kart
Shroom Ridge	1:37:831 (video)	Max	Dry Bones	Egg 1

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Staff Ghosts

Character	Recorder	Time	Vehicle Combination
			Body	Tires	Glider
150cc
	Nin★Frank	2:09.148
200cc
	Nin★Akira	1:37.526

Mario Kart DS official description

• 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..."

Trivia!

• This is the final track from Mario Kart DS's Flower Cup that has been remade, taking nearly 17 years before finally being added as the second course to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Lucky Cat Cup on March 18th, 2022.

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Peach doing a Time Trial on the track.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Shroom Ridge's icon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Mario Kart Tour

Shroom Ridge's icon starring Dr. Luigi!

Video

Mario Kart DS Shroom Ridge-1

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