Banshee Boardwalk
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart DS (2005)
Cup(s)	Special Cup (64) Lightning Cup (DS)
Based on	Ghost Valley
Distance	747 m
Online play	Was never available (DS)
Music sample Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart DS
Course map Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart DS
Staff ghost(s) DS Ninten★まさ 2:14.403

Banshee Boardwalk (transliterated asHyudoro Pond^[1][2] on two respective occasions) is the third course of theSpecial Cup inMario Kart 64 and the penultimate track of the game. It resembles theGhost Valley courses fromSuper Mario Kart, in terms of overall theme and layout. This course's music also samples from part of those courses' music.

Banshee Boardwalk reappears as aclassic course inMario Kart DS as the second race of theLightning Cup.

Mario Kart 64

Yoshi racing on the track.

Course layout

Racers start on a boardwalk with guardrails covering most of the track on both sides. There is first a 90° turn to the left followed by a 90° turn to the right and a 45° turn to the right. Racers then briefly drive straight and encounter the first set ofItem Boxes, before taking a sharp 135° turn to the left. Afterwards there is a straightaway, where agiant Cheep-Cheep will jump out of the water, of no consequence to racers. Following the straightaway is a 45° left turn, a brief straight with another item set, and another 45° left turn immediately followed by a 45° right turn. Racers then drive along another brief straight where the boardwalk is broken and racers fall down onto another part of it. A 45° left turn and a 90° left turn follow, and then racers pass under a "WELCOME" sign as they reach an abandoned building. When they enter the building, they must immediately go right, left, and then right around several walls. Inside the building there are alsobats that fly straightforward, acting as an interference, and part of the floor is missing. The bats do not appear in Time Trials. Racers then encounter another item set and the exit of the building shortly after. Upon exiting the building, they return to the boardwalk and make a 90° right turn. There is then a straightaway, a U-turn to the left with the last item set in the middle, and another straightaway which brings racers to the finish line.

Boos also appear throughout the track, though they merely laugh at racers and do not hinder them.

Mario Kart DS

The intro forN64 Banshee Boardwalk inMario Kart DS

Banshee Boardwalk makes its classic course debut as the second course of theLightning Cup inMario Kart DS. The Cheep-Cheep is replaced with aBubba, and the bats are replaced bySwoops. The Swoops also appear in Time Trial. The Boos (as inLuigi's Mansion) appear only during Grand Prix and Time Trial. The course was never available in Wi-Fi. It is the longest retro course of the game. In addition, this is the only Lightning Cup course in the game to not reappear inMario Kart Tour, and is only one of three classic courses inMario Kart DS with this distinction, the others beingN64 Moo Moo Farm andGCN Luigi Circuit.

Missions

There is onemission that takes place on Banshee Boardwalk:

• Mission 7-8: The goal is forLuigi to hit 10Item Boxes, each containing aMushroom, within 65 seconds.^[3] There areBananas to avoid along the way, as well asFake Item Box among the Item Boxes.

Profiles

Mario Kart 64

• Instruction booklet description:
  • English:
    A dark and mysterious boardwalk over water is the location for this course. At the corners, some guardrails are missing, making its design quite rough. At the old building that you pass through along the way, try not to run into the large army of bats.

• Website description:
  • English:
    Missing guardrails add to the challenge of this haunted raceway.

Mario Kart DS

• Website description:
  • English (American):
    This boardwalk was made for racing. Narrow straightaways and spooky hallways make for some of the most unpredictable racing action you've ever seen!
  • English (British):
    This rickety wooden walkway is haunted by the spirits of drivers who've fallen to their doom from its barrier-less bends. At least, that's what the rumours say. But say 'Boo' to the old ghost stories and concentrate on keeping your kart on the straight and narrow.

Gallery

Mario Kart 64

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  Artwork

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  The icon from the menu

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  The icon from the officialMario Kart 64 website

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  An overview of the map from the officialMario Kart 64 website

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  Thegiant Cheep-Cheep breaching over the racers

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  A group of floatingBoos

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  The entry to the deserted house

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  Inside the deserted house

Mario Kart DS

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  The course icon

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  Waluigi racing on the track

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  TheBubba jumping

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  The abandoned house

Naming

Internal names

Names in other languages

References

• Haunted areas
• Classic courses
• Mario Kart 64 race courses
• Mario Kart DS race courses

• Articles with unsourced foreign names