NAMCO Circuit
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (April 21, 2016 update)[1] (2016) | ||
| Cup | PAC-MAN Cup | ||
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NAMCO Circuit is the second track of the PAC-MAN Cup inMario Kart Arcade GP DX. LikePAC-MAN Stadium, it is a stadium with aPAC-MAN theme, and features sections based off of classic Namco arcade games. Aside fromPAC-MAN, it features cameos of characters fromDig Dug,The Tower of Druaga,Galaxian,Galaga, andMappy. It was added as part of the version 1.06 update, released in Japan on April 21, 2016, and internationally on December 17, 2016, and is available on 100cc or higher.
The course features a gimmick new toMario Kart Arcade GP DX known asKasoku Areas, which are long,Dash Panel-esque strips that give the player a slight speed boost while driving on it, not unlike the conveyor belt-like strips featured on3DS Rainbow Road. They are different from regular Dash Panels, as the speed boost is not continued once leaving a Kasoku Area.
Course layout[edit]
The track begins in an area with animated 8-bit PAC-MAN murals. Multiples of Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde can be seen cheering the racers. After a 90° turn to the right, the racers will move through the first couple of Kasoku Areas, across a group of billboards depicting art and the logos forDig-Dug,Galaxian,New Rally-X, andMappy. A slight left follows, entering the track'sDig Dug-themed area (marked by the game's logo), where large, glowing pop-up sprites ofTaizo Hori,Pooka, andFygar can be seen, along with sprites of said characters moving across the walls on screens. After another slight left turn within the area, the racers encounter a large right U-turn with a long Kasoku Area, leading them into an entrance based off ofQuox's head, entering an area based off ofThe Tower of Druaga, featuring various enemies from the game. As the racers make a soft left turn, aGhost appears before the player and casts a spell, causing the road to glow in a blue shade, of no consequence to the racers. This is followed by a sharp right leading to some Kasoku Areas that head out of the area and back into the main stadium, where several giganticNAMCO arcade cabinets can be seen. After a soft right turn is a Dash Panel and aGlide Ramp, which launches the racers through a portal modeled after aPAC-MAN arcade cabinet into a synthwave-themed area. Sprites fromMappy,Galaxian, andGalaga can be seen all around. The racers will then make a wide left around a projection of theSpecial Flag, then through another portal leading back to the main stadium, followed by a sharp right U-turn to the finish line.
Profiles[edit]
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
- Japanese website bio: ナムコゲームの歴史をつづる、ミュージアムのようなサーキット！直線と緩やかなカーブが多く、超ハイスピードなバトルが楽しめるぞ。[2] (A museum-like circuit that tells the history of NAMCO games! There are many straight lines and gentle curves, so you can enjoy ultra-high-speed battles.)
Gallery[edit]
View on the glide ramp aiming to thePAC-MAN section (from the course's flyover introduction).
View on the bend with the Kasoku Area in theDig Dug section of the course (from the course's flyover introduction).
Mario, about to enter the course'sDig Dug section.
Mario driving in theDig Dug section, with a bend and a Kasoku Area ahead of him.
Mario, about to enter theTower of Druaga section.
Mario driving through a Kasoku Area in theTower of Druaga section.
Mario gliding towards thePAC-MAN section of the course.
Course icon and map
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | fc_long | FC Long |
