Tour Tokyo Blur: Difference between revisions

|image=[[File:MKT Tokyo Blur Scene.jpg|300px]]<br>View of various landmarks from the {{wp|Rainbow_Bridge_(Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]] <small>(1)</small>, 2020 <small>(2, 3)</small>, 2021 <small>(4)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]], Wave 1) (2022)

|tours='''Tokyo Blur:'''<br>[[Tokyo Tour]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]] (challenge only)<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[1st Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[2nd Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Anniversary Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 2:'''<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 3:'''<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]<br>'''Tokyo Blur 4:'''<br>[[Mario Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Yoshi Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2023)]]

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Tokyo Blur reappears in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course in the [[Lucky Cat Cup]]. The course combines the first three versions of Tokyo Blur together, with a lap dedicated to each variant.

The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur R''' (reversed), '''Tokyo Blur T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur R/T''' (reversed with ramps).

The first layout of Tokyo Blur is currently the only course based on a real world city to have appeared in seven different tours: the Tokyo Tour, the Summer Festival Tour, the 1st Anniversary Tour, the Mario vs. Peach Tour, the 2nd Anniversary Tour, the Anniversary Tour, and the 2023 Winter Tour. It also made a minor appearance in the [[New Year's Tour (2020)|2020 New Year's Tour]] as the location of a bonus challenge and in the [[Mario Tour (2021)|2021 Mario Tour]] as the third and final race in the [[Mario Tour (2021)#2-Player Challenge|2-Player Challenge]] mode.

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!colspan=7 style="text-align:left"|[[Ring Race]]

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{{:Ring Race|transcludesection=Ring Race Tokyo Blur}}

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!colspan=7 style="text-align:left"|[[Do Jump Boosts]]

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{{:Do Jump Boosts|transcludesection=Do Jump Boosts Tokyo Blur}}

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!colspan=9 style="text-align:left"|[[Goomba Takedown]]

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{{:Goomba Takedown|transcludesection=Goomba Takedown Tokyo Blur}}

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!colspan=8 style="text-align:left"|[[Glider Challenge]]

{{:Glider Challenge|transcludesection=Glider Challenge Tokyo Blur}}

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The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur 2R''' (reversed), '''Tokyo Blur 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps).

Tokyo Blur 2 is the first city course that has been featured more than once in [[Coin Rush (Mario Kart Tour)|Coin Rush]].

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!width=9.5%|Number of item slots

!width=9.5%|Grand Star scores

{{:Goomba Takedown|transcludesection=Goomba Takedown Tokyo Blur 2}}

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!width=14.2%|Icon

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!width=14.2%|Chosen<br>driver

{{:Steer Clear of Obstacles|transcludesection=Steer Clear of Obstacles Tokyo Blur 2}}

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!colspan=9 style="text-align:left"|[[Break Item Boxes]]

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{{:Break Item Boxes|transcludesection=Break Item Boxes Tokyo Blur 2}}

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The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur 3R''' (reverse), '''Tokyo Blur 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur 3R/T''' (reverse and with ramps); the first two debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Summer Festival Tour]], while the last debuted in the [[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]. In the T variant, ramps are added on the Rainbow Bridge. Near the end of the bridge is a ramp with a [[Dash Panel]] on it. The Thwomps in the city are replaced with small ramps. After entering Shuto Expressway, there are ramps that replace the Thwomps on the expressway. The spiral loops around the Tokyo Big Sight has added ramps on it. The gliding section at the end of the course is replaced by a normal ramp.

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{{:Ring Race|transcludesection=Ring Race Tokyo Blur 3}}

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{{:Combo Attack|transcludesection=Combo Attack Tokyo Blur 3T}}

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!colspan=10 style="text-align:left"|[[Snap a Photo]]

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{{:Snap a Photo|transcludesection=Snap a Photo Tokyo Blur 3R/T}}

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In the standard layout, the track starts out following the same path as Tokyo Blur. All of the racers start the course on the central span of the {{wp|Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)|Rainbow Bridge}}. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through {{wp|Ginza}}, then makes a slight left before the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the {{wp|National Diet Building}} and the {{wp|Miraikan}}, then goes through a tunnel. The course then makes a sharp left to follow a small portion of Tokyo Blur 2 in reverse, going under the {{wp|Kaminarimon}} next to the {{wp|Sensō-ji}}, where the second segment of the course begins. The track then immediately makes a U-turn toward the {{wp|Shuto Expressway}}; the remainder of the course follows the path of Tokyo Blur 3, entering the expressway through a set of toll gates before rounding the spiral loop around the {{wp|Tokyo Big Sight}}. A [[Glide Ramp]] sends the player back onto the Rainbow Bridge, where a set of [[Thwomp]]s on either side threatens the players just before the finish line.

The course also appears as '''Tokyo Blur 4R''' (reversed), '''Tokyo Blur 4T''' (with ramps), and '''Tokyo Blur 4R/T''' (reversed with ramps).

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!colspan=8 style="text-align:left"|[[Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|Time Trial]]

{{:Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|transcludesection=Time Trial Tokyo Blur 4}}

{{:Time Trial (Mario Kart Tour)|transcludesection=Time Trial Tokyo Blur 4R}}

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{{:Combo Attack|transcludesection=Combo Attack Tokyo Blur 4T}}

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Tokyo Blur makes its console debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' via the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. It is the first course of the [[Lucky Cat Cup]], and as such was added as part of the first wave of the DLC. Similarly to Tokyo Blur 4, it is an expanded and combined version of the first three routes for this course; however, this version dedicates one lap to each variation through the use of changing [[arrow field]]s.  

The first lap is based on Tokyo Blur, turning left at the {{wp|Wako (retailer)|Wako}} store and making a U-turn past the {{wp|National Diet Building}}. The second lap is based on Tokyo Blur 2, turning right at the Wako store and then left underneath the {{wp|Kaminarimon}}. The third and final lap is based on Tokyo Blur 3, turning right at the Wako store and then onto the {{wp|Shuto Expressway}}. The minimap has been rotated 90 degrees compared to the equivalent minimaps for the variants in ''Tour''. Unlike {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}, its hazards - [[Thwomp]]s - have been retained (albeit with slightly different arrangements).

*'''Nintendo Switch Newsfeed (US):'''

*'''Nintendo Switch Newsfeed (UK):''' '''''Race the streets of Tokyo in Tokyo Blur!'''<br>This course, which debuted in the smart device game Mario Kart Tour, is modelled after the great Japanese metropolis of Tokyo and features many of the city's famous landmarks for you to zoom past. The exact route changes depending on the lap, so you'll have to get a firm grip on the road's many twists and turns if you want to achieve the best time possible!''

*'''''Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer'':''' ''This is a course inspired by Tokyo, and you will be able race{{sic}} past some famous tourist sites. You can also see Mt. Fuji, which has been registered as a World Heritage Site, off in the distance.''<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10 Nintendo Magazine 2022 Summer (Digital English edition)]. ''nintendo.co.jp.'' Retrieved August 16, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220729082352/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/magazine_2022summer/index_en.html?page=10&device=pc Archived] July 29, 2022, 08:23:52 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

Tokyo Pictures.png|Pictures of the Tokyo Blur courses

Tokyo Pictures 2.png|Pictures of the Tokyo Blur courses

MKT Tokyo Blur Scene 2.jpg|View of the starting line

*Tokyo Blur is the first city course and course in general to have its N and R variants appear in a tour, but not its T variant.