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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* | *Rubies were originally emeralds. | ||
*An element seen in other free-to-play games that was included in the closed beta was a stamina bar consisting of five hearts total. One heart would be consumed every time a player raced, and once the stamina was depleted, players would not be able to play until it recharged. Players would replenish hearts when they leveled up, if they waited out the timer, or if they purchased hearts with emeralds. This element was removed in the final game at launch, with players instead being able to play indefinitely. | *An element seen in other free-to-play games that was included in the closed beta was a stamina bar consisting of five hearts total. One heart would be consumed every time a player raced, and once the stamina was depleted, players would not be able to play until it recharged. Players would replenish hearts when they leveled up, if they waited out the timer, or if they purchased hearts with emeralds. This element was removed in the final game at launch, with players instead being able to play indefinitely. | ||
*Originally, there was no way to speed up the unlocking process for the cups restricted by timers.<ref name=Arstechnica>Machkovech, Sam. (May 22, 2019). [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/mario-kart-tour-beta-hands-on-microtransactions-land-like-a-nasty-blue-shell/ Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell.] ''Ars Technica''. Retrieved May 23, 2019.</ref> In the final game, this can be done using [[quick ticket]]s. | *Originally, there was no way to speed up the unlocking process for the cups restricted by timers.<ref name=Arstechnica>Machkovech, Sam. (May 22, 2019). [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/mario-kart-tour-beta-hands-on-microtransactions-land-like-a-nasty-blue-shell/ Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell.] ''Ars Technica''. Retrieved May 23, 2019.</ref> In the final game, this can be done using [[quick ticket]]s. | ||
*The classes "Common", "Rare", and "Super Rare" in the beta were renamed to "Normal", "Super", and "High-End" respectively in the final game. | *The classes "Common", "Rare", and "Super Rare" in the beta were renamed to "Normal", "Super", and "High-End" respectively in the final game. | ||
*The names of the four bonus challenges "Rocket Start!", "Race through the rings", "Don't crash", and "Beat Up Goombas" in the beta were changed to "[[Ready, Set, Rocket Start]]", "[[Ring Race]]", "[[Steer Clear of Obstacles]]", and "[[Goomba Takedown]]" respectively in the final game. | *The names of the four bonus challenges "Rocket Start!", "Race through the rings", "Don't crash", and "Beat Up Goombas" in the beta were changed to "[[Ready, Set, Rocket Start]]", "[[Ring Race]]", "[[Steer Clear of Obstacles]]", and "[[Goomba Takedown]]" respectively in the final game. | ||
*The Daily Selects Shop had only six items, as opposed to nine. | *The Daily Selects Shop had only six items, as opposed to nine. | ||
*Players could receive [[Metal Mario]], the [[B Dasher]], and the [[Gold Glider]] in the final tour gift, which was the first spotlight pipe. | *Players could receive [[Metal Mario]], the [[B Dasher]], and the [[Gold Glider]] in the final tour gift, which was the first spotlight pipe. | ||
*Combo bonuses were not implemented | *Combo bonuses were not implemented. | ||
*Higher tier karts originally increased speed, while higher tier gliders only increased item luck. | *Higher tier karts originally increased speed, while higher tier gliders only increased item luck. | ||
*The items on the character selection screen were [[Mushroom]]s. In the final game, they are [[Green Shell]]s instead. | *The items on the character selection screen were [[Mushroom]]s. In the final game, they are [[Green Shell]]s instead. | ||
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*Music and sound effects were different from the final game. | *Music and sound effects were different from the final game. | ||
**The menu music had a different arrangement.<ref>Sarah Mii. (September 27, 2020) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSVZW0omWM (Beta Version) Lobby Music || Mario Kart Tour | Music Soundtrack] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 8, 2020.<!-- The title of the video has brackets which mess up the external link --></ref> | **The menu music had a different arrangement.<ref>Sarah Mii. (September 27, 2020) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSVZW0omWM (Beta Version) Lobby Music || Mario Kart Tour | Music Soundtrack] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 8, 2020.<!-- The title of the video has brackets which mess up the external link --></ref> | ||
**The jingle when acquiring a Normal item or a [[Grand Star]] was different. In the final game, this jingle is instead used in the ranked cup results when the player places 4th or lower. | **The jingle when acquiring a Normal item or a [[Grand Star]] was different. In the final game, this jingle is instead used in the ranked cup results when the player places 4th or lower. | ||
**The countdown sound effect was taken from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' (this was also the sound effect used in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''). In the final game, the sound effect is instead taken from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. | **The countdown sound effect was taken from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' (this was also the sound effect used in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''). In the final game, the sound effect is instead taken from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. | ||
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{{MKT tour | {{MKT tour | ||
|Banner=MKT Beta Test | |Banner=MKT Beta Test | ||
|Duration=May | |Duration=May 22, 2019, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – June 4, 2019, 10:59 p.m. (PT) | ||
|Coin=SNES Rainbow Road | |Coin=SNES Rainbow Road | ||
|Cup1=Koopa Troopa | |Cup1=Koopa Troopa | ||
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|[[File:MKT Tour0 LuigiCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Do Jump Boosts'''<br>''"Do 15 [[Trick|Jump Boosts]]."''<br><small>Luigi, SNES Choco Island 2</small><ref name=GermanYT/> | |[[File:MKT Tour0 LuigiCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Do Jump Boosts'''<br>''"Do 15 [[Trick|Jump Boosts]]."''<br><small>Luigi, SNES Choco Island 2</small><ref name=GermanYT/> | ||
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![[File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa Cup]]<br>{{color | ![[File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa Cup]]<br>{{color|Ranked cup (week 1)|red}} | ||
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachN64.png|80px]]<br>[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]] | |[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachN64.png|80px]]<br>[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]] | ||
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleGCN.png|80px]]<br>GCN Dino Dino Jungle | |[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleGCN.png|80px]]<br>GCN Dino Dino Jungle | ||
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|[[File:MKT Tour0 BowserCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''vs. Mega Bowser'''<br>''"Aim for 1st place!"''<br><small>Any character, GBA Bowser Castle 1</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgX1WoaQowA Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 7] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref> | |[[File:MKT Tour0 BowserCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''vs. Mega Bowser'''<br>''"Aim for 1st place!"''<br><small>Any character, GBA Bowser Castle 1</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgX1WoaQowA Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 7] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref> | ||
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![[File:MKT Icon Rosalina Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Rosalina Cup]]<br>{{color | ![[File:MKT Icon Rosalina Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Rosalina Cup]]<br>{{color|Ranked cup (week 2)|red}} | ||
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES.png|80px]]<br>[[SNES Rainbow Road]] | |[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES.png|80px]]<br>[[SNES Rainbow Road]] | ||
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionDS.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion | |[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionDS.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion | ||
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==Unused content== | ==Unused content== | ||
===Karts=== | |||
[[File:MKT Model CometTail LightBlue.png|150px|thumb|left|The model of the unused Comet Tail variant]] | |||
Some karts have specific files for their positions. Most of these karts are in the game, but there are references to several unused karts, including the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' appearance of the [[Blue Falcon]] (BFalcon8). Several kart models can also be found in the game's files, including a light-blue [[Comet Tail]] with a yellow stripe in the middle, which was added in the [[Vancouver Tour]] along with the Comet Tail itself. Textures for a gold variant of the [[Apple Kart]] and files relating to a yellow variant of the [[Cheep Charger]] are also present.<ref name=api>[https://api.karttour.net/upcoming]</ref> | |||
===Gliders=== | |||
Files relating to recolors of the [[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]] and a Valentine's-themed variant of the [[Glitter Glider]] can be found in the game.<ref name=api/> | |||
===Courses=== | ===Courses=== | ||
Several text strings referencing objects | Several text strings referencing objects of courses not yet in the game can be found in the files, though some of these objects have been used in courses other than the ones they were originally created for, such as the [[Skating Shy Guy]]s (HeyhoSkateRed and HeyhoSkateBlue), which are used in [[Vancouver Velocity 2]] but originate from [[GCN Sherbet Land]]. Note that while several other courses, both new and returning, are also hinted at in the files, whether or not they actually pertain to the returning courses in question and the themes of the new courses is largely up to speculation, and thus, these are not listed with a few exceptions.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1222649988284583936 Tweet by Mario Kart Tour News]</ref> Additionally, courses can be added without unique objects specifically referencing them as long as their elements can be sourced from other tracks in the game, or if they do not require unique track objects at all. | ||
An environmental file for [[Ghost Valley 3|SNES Ghost Valley 3]] was found in the files during the [[Wario vs. Waluigi Tour]], though it was later removed. Additionally, there are numerous strings in the files tied to brand-new courses. | |||
Within the game's data, every track has numerous IDs referencing the renders used for them in-game. This list gets refreshed each tour and after most game updates. There are four individual numbered lists, with every ID in each list sharing a prefix:<ref>[https://api.karttour.net/id?type=course Track ID list]</ref> "Classic" for [[classic course]]s, "New" for [[new course]]s, "Remix" for [[remix course]]s, and "Battle" for [[Battle Mode|battle]] courses (including both classic and new courses). Within these lists the IDs are sorted alphabetically and are numbered starting from 101000. Every track has up to five IDs that are visible in the list, ending with "_BG" (the first ID for a track), "_sub" (the last ID for the normal variant), "R_sub" (the last ID for the R variant), "RX_sub" (the last ID for the R/T variant) and "X_sub" (the last ID for the T variant). While the IDs for unreleased tracks are not visible, they are still present in the list. Normally, the "X_sub" ID of a course and the "_BG" ID of a course after it are numerically after one another (for example, if "Track1X_sub" is numbered 1010050, "Track2_BG" should be numbered 1010051). When an unreleased track is present between two courses, it creates a larger difference between the ID numbers which is commonly referred to as a "gap". Since the IDs are ordered alphabetically, these gaps can be used to determine potential upcoming tracks. For example, a gap between "Ggc_YoshiCircuit" and "Gn64_ChocoMountain" would imply that [[N64 Bowser's Castle]] or [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk]] is present under the name "Gn64_BowserCastle" or "Gn64_BansheeBoardwalk", respectively. The size of the gap, when it is increased, and the amounts in which it is increased can be used to estimate when a track in it may debut and how many courses are present within it. Pre-existing courses being increased can also help determine the themes of upcoming tours, such as how increases to all routes of [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]], [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]], and [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]] starting in the second [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)|Peach vs. Bowser Tour]] foreshadowed the [[Winter Tour (2023)|2023 Winter Tour]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9-J88_yQomkGdgJ9dogiin4JTxWf65bWecQ_dhYA8w Spreadsheet showing ID increases between tours]</ref> | |||
====List of text strings, models, animations, and textures related to unreleased courses==== | |||
Note that test objects do not get used unless they are replaced with their finalized versions in an update. | |||
=====New courses===== | |||
*"Mobmu" - EnclosureMobmuTest, StartGateMobmuTest | *"Mobmu" - EnclosureMobmuTest, StartGateMobmuTest | ||
*"Mobnu" - MorayMobnuTest1, MorayMobnuTest2 | *"Mobnu" - MorayMobnuTest1, MorayMobnuTest2 | ||
=====Classic courses===== | |||
An (*) asterisk means that the course assets are leftovers from ''Mario Kart 8'', meaning that it is unclear if these assets will be used or not. | |||
*[[GBA Cheese Land]] - WanwanFork* | *[[GBA Cheese Land]] - WanwanFork* | ||
*[[Wii Grumble Volcano]] - RoadGuraGuraTest | *[[Wii Grumble Volcano]] - RoadGuraGuraTest | ||
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*[[Block Plaza|Wii Block Plaza]] - BlockRedTest, BlockBlueTest, BlockGreenTest, BlockYellow | *[[Block Plaza|Wii Block Plaza]] - BlockRedTest, BlockBlueTest, BlockGreenTest, BlockYellow | ||
====List of ID gaps for courses==== | |||
The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of slots in each gap. The final courses in the game's internal lists are [[Wii Rainbow Road]] for classic race courses, [[Yoshi's Island]] for new race courses, [[RMX Vanilla Lake 1]] for remix courses, and [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade B]] for battle courses, so any courses following these alphabetically cannot have their ID gaps seen (if there are any). | |||
*Between [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4]] and [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island]] (2) - GBA Bowser's Castle 4 (T and R/T), [[Broken Pier|GBA Broken Pier]] | |||
*Between [[Athens Dash|Athens Dash 2]] and [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]] (16) - Athens Dash 3 | |||
*Between [[Madrid Drive|Madrid Drive 2]] and [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] (16) - Madrid Drive 3 | |||
*Between [[Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3]] and [[Rome Avanti]] (2) - Paris Promenade 4 | |||
*Between [[Rome Avanti|Rome Avanti 2]] and [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]] (17) - Rome Avanti 3 | |||
Additionally, prior to the [[1st Anniversary Tour]], a gap of size 4 existed that could have fit either [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk]] or [[N64 Bowser's Castle]]. This gap subsequently vanished and has never resurfaced in the files. | |||
=== | ===Items=== | ||
[[ | Despite [[Gold Mario]] being playable only in Coin Rush, he has an unused special skill item known as "Coin Vacuum" with the description "Vacuum up nearby [[coin]]s while racing on favorite courses." When hacking Gold Mario to be playable in the normal game, the item can only be used on favorite courses and acts similarly to when attracting coins in Coin Rush but with a smaller radius. The [[Frenzy]] for the item is similar to a coin Frenzy but with the coins being attracted. The item's icon is missing from the item roulette and it uses the coin icon during a Frenzy.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1283405104918466565 Tweet by Mario Kart Tour News]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPVdjTC3OxM Gold Mario & Coin Vacuum! - Mario Kart Tour Hack - YouTube]</ref> | ||
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===Tires=== | ===Tires=== | ||
[[File:MKT Model StdR Red.png|thumb|left|100px|The StdR_Red tires]] | [[File:MKT Model StdR Red.png|thumb|left|100px|The StdR_Red tires]] | ||
The | The StdR_Red [[tire]]s can be found in the game's files, but are currently unused.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNk9WE-EfZ4 HalfHydra] ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</ref> | ||
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===Sounds and music=== | ===Sounds and music=== | ||
Several unused voice clips exist for when a driver finishes 5th or below, indicating that drivers were originally going to have voice clips for losing. Some drivers from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' retain their losing voice clips from said games, while Peachette and Pauline have newly recorded losing voice clips.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/j73i53/an_interesting_trivia_about_pauline_and_peachette/]</ref> | Several unused voice clips exist for when a driver finishes 5th or below, indicating that drivers were originally going to have voice clips for losing. Some drivers from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' retain their losing voice clips from said games, while Peachette and Pauline have newly recorded losing voice clips.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/j73i53/an_interesting_trivia_about_pauline_and_peachette/]</ref> Later non-''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' drivers added in the game lack unused losing voice clips. An introduction for the Wii Koopa Cape underwater music was found in the files. However, it is also not used in the underwater challenge where the player starts in the pipe. | ||
An unused alternate version of the [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]] theme that lacks synth and percussion can be found in the files. | |||
{{media table | |||
|file1=MKT Singapore Speedway Theme.oga | |||
|title1=Singapore Speedway | |||
}} | |||
An alternate version of the [[Madrid Drive]] theme can be found in the files, but it is currently unused. | |||
{{media table | |||
|file1=MKT MadridDrive Theme3.ogg | |||
|title1=Madrid Drive | |||
}} | |||
===Event token obtaining method=== | ===Event token obtaining method=== | ||
In the in-game news for version 2.10.0, Nintendo announced that the player could obtain [[event token]]s by keeping combo bonuses. This method | In the in-game news for version 2.10.0, Nintendo announced that the player could obtain [[event token]]s by keeping combo bonuses. This method has yet to be used in the game.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_Tour#Unused_Event_Token_Obtaining_Methods Unused Event Token Obtaining Method] ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 4, 2021.</ref> | ||
==Course icons== | ==Course icons== | ||
Several in-game course icons | Several in-game course icons have been altered, either to reposition the character depicted in them or to change the screenshot shown to be more accurate to what is really in the game. The table below documents the differences between the original and updated versions of these icons. | ||
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