Wild Woods
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Wild Woods is the third race course of the Crossing Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The course can be obtained in Mario Kart 8 by purchasing the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content along with the other three race courses found in this cup. The course is located in a forested area inhabited by Toads and Shy Guys, where the track runs around a giant tree, its branches, down a stream passage and through a pond in a forest clearing.
Course layout[edit]
The race starts in a grove, with the racers going up the side of a tree trunk in anti-gravity mode. The track makes a U-turn to the right while racers meet the first set of Item Boxes and coins and follow a boardwalk. The track then splits in two, while the boardwalk ends with two ramps for tricks on each side. Racers can choose which branch to take – the left has some coins scattered about, while the right has more ramps for tricks but no coins to collect. After that, the two sections join and finish with another ramp to jump, where the anti-gravity mode turns off and racers once again land on a boardwalk that runs through a small village dwelling in the top of the tree, inhabited by several Shy Guys.
The track bends gently to the right with a second set of Item Boxes here and some coins. Racers then take a Glide Ramp over a large void and reach a circular platform at the end with an emblem of Shy Guy's mask on it. Taking a slight bend to the left, racers drop from the boardwalk to a passage with a stream of water running down, giving them a slight boost of speed. Racers will find ramps built into the track and coins moving along the stream and the last set of Item Boxes, while the passage turns to the right. Racers exit the passage with a last ramp and fall into a shallow pond in the lowest level of the forest. The pond has enormous leaves floating with Dash Panel ramps on them, allowing players to run over them and perform tricks. The last set of coins is found here, over the pads.
After the pond, racers take a ramp to jump over another gap and land directly on another boardwalk over an anti-gravity pad. The track veers slightly to the right before veering back to the left and then approaching the finish line.
Shortcuts[edit]
- On the left route where the track splits near the beginning, players can take either of these shortcuts:
- A Dash Mushroom can be used over a patch of grass, cutting off a corner.
- To the left of the jump ramp a small grass ramp can be taken using a Dash Mushroom cutting off the turn leading to the main ramp.
- Just before the finish line, there is a ramp at the end of path of grass that can be taken using a Dash Mushroom
- If the player hops into the right side of the off-road and then hops again as they land in the off-road towards the ramp, they will be able to trick over the gap, taking this shortcut itemless.
Gallery[edit]
The course icon
The full course icon
Results screen
Male Villager, performing a mid-air trick
Male Villager, at the track's glider portion
Dry Bowser, at the pond portion of the track
King Boo doing a trick heading into the final chicane in Deluxe
Petey Piranha racing on the course
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Du_Woods | DLC U Woods |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | ネイチャーロード Neichā Rōdo |
Nature Road | [1] | |
| Chinese | 自然之路 Zìrán zhī Lù (Mandarin) Jihyìhn jī Loug (Cantonese) |
Nature Road | [1] | |
| Dutch | Wervelwoud | Whirl Woods | [1] | |
| French | Passage Feuillage | Foliage Passage | [1] | |
| German | Wilder Wipfelweg | Wild Treetop Trail | [1] | |
| Italian | Boscodromo | Woodlanddrome | [1] | |
| Korean | 네이처 로드 Neicheo Rodeu |
Nature Road | [1] | |
| Polish | Dzika Puszcza | Wild Weald | [2] | |
| Portuguese | Floresta Misteriosa | Mysterious Forest | [1] | |
| Russian | Лихие леса Likhiye lesa |
Dashing Forest | [1] | |
| Spanish | Bosque Mágico | Magical Forest | [1] | |
| Thai | ป่าพงดงดิบ Bpàapongdong Dìp |
Wild Woods | [2] |
Notes[edit]
- Like in Shy Guy Falls, Wii Wario's Gold Mine, and GBA Sunset Wilds, the Shy Guys in the glider segment chant as the racers pass by.
- Wild Woods is the only course in the game to start in anti-gravity but not be in anti-gravity for the whole race.
- The mountains in the background use a texture taken from a photo of the Verdon Gorge in the southeast of France.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j String 1491 in file UI/<language>/message.sarc/Common.msbt. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017). Nintendo EPD et al.
- ^ a b Mario Kart World Pause Menu (Ver 1.5.0, 1.7.0)
- ^ (June 8, 2023). Post by Supper Mario Broth. suppermariobroth.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023. (Archived June 19, 2023, 17:42:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
