Super Bell Subway
- This article is about the race course fromMario Kart 8. For its musical theme, seeSuper Bell Subway (theme).
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 2) (2015) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Super Bell Subway is the thirdrace course of theBell Cup. The course is included with theAnimal Crossing ×Mario Kart 8 downloadable content inMario Kart 8 as well as the base content ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe. The course is located in theGolden Bell, a subway station,[1] going through both the station and the tunnels. Similarly toDolphin Shoals, this course has two music themes that change mid-race depending on whether the highest-placed human player is in the station segment or the subway proper.Highlight Reels instead use an extended version of the station theme for the whole course.
Course layout[edit]
The track starts in the station with a U-Turn going to the left right after the start. The track leads into a large area with stairs leading down into the subway. Automatic barriers open to let the players through.
The subway hastrains running along the tracks and has a winding layout. Throughout the subway, raised platforms can be used to drive on the trains. At the end of the subway, the train track splits and has stairs that lead up back into the large area of the station with another set of stairs taking the players to the last bend before the finish. After the U-Turn is a straightaway to the finish line. There are also various spectators consisting of Yoshis, Toads, Shy Guys, and Piantas sitting, standing, jumping and waving in their positions.
Shortcuts[edit]
- Throughout the underground sections of the course, aMushroom or aStar can be used over gravel sections cutting off turns in the track.
- At the final U-Turn going to the left, a shortcut can be performed through a grass patch next to the Golden Bell Fountain with a Mushroom or a Star.
References to otherSuper Mario games[edit]
This course features several references to other courses in the game and other games in theSuper Mario franchise.
- Several shops appear along the sides of the raceway that make appearances elsewhere inMario Kart 8, such as Yoshi's Egg Market.
- The map at the starting line of the track appears to connect nearly all of the raceways that appear inMario Kart 8.[1] Several other detailed maps by the subway lines also include the names of playable courses and the in-game business advertisements.[2] Much like an actual subway, there are exits for different stations written on signs above the track stating the names of various courses.[1]
- On a related note, the city map is the only place in the originalMario Kart 8 whereWendy O. Koopa's company, Wendy's Car Interiors, is mentioned, though inMario Kart 8 Deluxe,Wii Coconut Mall features banners advertising the company.
- The station is shown as having thestation numbers "O4", "B6" and "R4"; in several places these icons are arranged on signs to spell "64", referencingMario Kart 64.[3]
- When in the subway, this track's music contains pieces of "Underground BGM" fromSuper Mario Bros., much like3DS Piranha Plant Slide.
- World 1-2 fromSuper Mario Bros. is shown on the graffiti found in the underground section.[4]
- The graffiti also referencesBullet Bills,Warp Pipes,Koopa Troopas, and aPiranha Plant; this is located before the World 1-2 graffiti under the ramp. The graffiti near the World 1-2 graffiti references theKoopalings.[4]
- The Toads in the ticket booth use feather pens designed afterCape Feathers, just like inSunshine Airport.
Sponsors[edit]
- 1-Up Fuel (Local information map (Exit C, D3), posters)
- 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (Local information map (Exit A, A3/B2/B3/C4), posters)
- 100% Organic Antifreeze (Local information map (Exit A, B2), posters)
- BaNaNa Boy (Cans, local information map (Exit A, B3/C3))
- Bob-omb Plugs (Graffiti)
- Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (Local information map (Exit A, B3/B4/C3))
- Bowser Oil (Local information map (Exit A, B3/C3))
- Bullet Bill Speed Trial (Cans, local information map (Exit B, D3))
- Burning DK (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, B4), vending machines)
- Chain Chomp Racing Chains (Local information map (Exit C, D2))
- Coconut Cafe (Shop)
- Dream Gliders (Local information map (Exit A, A4))
- Fountain Cafe (Bottles, posters)
- Fun Flower (Shop)
- Galaxy Air (Posters)
- Green Service (Local information map (Exit A, B4))
- Green Shell Taxi (Local information map (Exit C, D3))
- Lemmy's Tire Service (Local information map (Exit B, C2))
- Ludwig Painting (Graffiti, local information map (Exit A, A4)
- Luigi Gusters (Local information map (Exit A, B3))
- Mario Super Motor Team (Local information map (Exit A, A2/A3))
- Mario Kart TV (Posters)
- Moo Moo Meadows Milk (Cartons, menus, stickers, vending machines)
- Morton Construction (Local information map (Exit B, D2))
- Mushroom Piston (Local information map (Exit B, A3/C2))
- Paratroopa Airlines (Local information map (Exit A, A3))
- Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie (Bottles, menus, posters)
- Princess Orange (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, C4), menus, posters, trackside banners)
- Rainbow Exploration Agency (Local information map (Exit A, B4), posters)
- Red Shell Strike Equipment (Local information map (Exit B, D2))
- Roy Smooth Sounds (Bottles)
- Sunshine Parts (Local information map (Exit A, A3))
- Tropical Bakery (Bottles, shop)
- Undead Motors (Cans, local information map (Exit C, D2))
- Wario Billionaires (Local information map (Exit A, C2/C4))
- Wendy's Car Interiors (Local information map (Exit C, D3))
- Yoshi's Egg Market (Bottles, local information map (Exit A, A4), posters)
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Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]
Super Bell Subway[edit]
"The name of this course ('Ring-a-Ling Metro' in Japanese) gave me a really strong image, and I worked to create a song that you could imagine singing that title to. We wanted it to have a European metro feel, and so used vintage-sounding tones."
Super Bell Subway (Underground)[edit]
"When you actually go underground, the music suddenly shifts to a much more frantic pace, and Teppei Kawasaki really lets his slap bass run wild. It's also the first game that has featured that famous Mario underground motif recorded using live instrumentation."
Gallery[edit]
The course icon
The full course icon
Results screen
Toad performing a trick towards the train section
Wario driving through the tunnel section of the track
The portion of the track referencingWorld 1-2 fromSuper Mario Bros.
Dry Bowser gliding on the track
Princess Daisy andBaby Rosalina racing on the track
Donkey Kong andRosalina racing on the track
Various signs found across the subway
The map of the city found in the subway
The graffiti found across the subway
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning |
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| Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Du_Metro | DLCU Metro |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | リンリンメトロ[5] Rinrin Metoro | Ring-a-Ling Metro | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 铃铃地铁[5] Línglíng Dìtiě(Mandarin) Lìhnglíng Deihtit(Cantonese) | Bell Bell Metro | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 鈴鈴地鐵[5] Línglíng Dìtiě(Mandarin) Lìhnglíng Deihtit(Cantonese) | Bell Bell Metro | |
| Dutch | Mario's Metro[5] | - | |
| French | Métro Turbo[5] | Turbo Metro | |
| German | Marios Metro[5] | Mario's Metro | |
| Italian | Mariopolitana[5] | Portmanteau of "Mario" andmetropolitana ("subway") | |
| Korean | 슈퍼 벨 메트로[5] Syupeo Bel Meteuro | Super Bell Metro | |
| Polish | Dzwoneczkowe Metro[6] | Bell Metro | |
| Portuguese | Metro Mario[5] | Mario Metro | |
| Russian | Метро Марио[5] Metro Mario | Mario Metro | |
| Spanish(Latin American) | Metro Campana[5] | Bell Metro | |
| Spanish(European) | Estación Tilín-Tolón[5] | Ding-Dong Station |
Notes[edit]
- Similarly toSunshine Airport, Super Bell Subway features a PA voice in the background that can be heard faintly. The female intercom speaks German and says general things often heard in German train stations; however, there are several grammatical errors in the speech.[7]
- Super Bell Subway is one of three new courses inMario Kart 8 to not featureanti-gravity, the other two beingExcitebike Arena andAnimal Crossing; it is the only one of these to not be based on another franchise.
- It is revealed in a "Local information" map seen in the course that the subway system is beneath what seems to be the same town as the one seen belowN64 Rainbow Road.
- The map has a key showing the location of several sponsors advertised throughout the game, butMorton Construction is listed with a typo as "Moton Construction". This map was the first mention ofWendy's Car Interiors, advertisements for which later appeared inMario Kart Tour and theMario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass.
- The sound played when passing through the ticket gate is reused inMario Kart Tour inTokyo Blur 3, Tokyo Blur 4,Wii DK Summit, andWii Moonview Highway.
- Although Super Bell Subway is not present inMario Kart Tour, the emblem seen on the banners in the course is used for abadge that was released in the2nd Anniversary Tour (and was present in the game's internal files beforehand). It was also used as the badge representing the2022 Cat Tour.
References[edit]
- ^abcSigns including the Super Bell Subway Rail Map, showing that the station is called Golden Bell
- ^The City Map found in Super Bell Subway.
- ^Signage found in Super Bell Subway.
- ^abThe graffiti found in Super Bell Subway.
- ^abcdefghijklString1495 in fileUI/<language>/message.sarc/Common.msbt.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017). Nintendo EPD et al.
- ^Mario Kart World Pause Menu (Ver 1.5.0)
- ^Ray Koopa. (May 10, 2015).Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway Intercom is German (kinda).YouTube. Retrieved: May 11, 2015; After YouTube removed annotations as a feature, a German speaker provided this translation in the comments: "40. Attention. The 5:14 ICE runs through (not understandable). 5 to 10 minutes less delay when the train arrives. We ask for your understanding."
