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|image=[[File:MKT Los Angeles Laps View.png|300px]]<br>View of {{wp| | |image=[[File:MKT Los Angeles Laps View.png|300px]]<br>View of {{wp|Muscle Beach}} | ||
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2020 <small>(1)</small>, 2021 <small>(3)</small>, 2022 <small>(2)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 5) (2023) | |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2020 <small>(1)</small>, 2021 <small>(3)</small>, 2022 <small>(2)</small>)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 5) (2023) | ||
|based_on={{wp|Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County}}, [[United States of America|United States]] | |based_on={{wp|Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County}}, [[United States of America|United States]] | ||
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'''Los Angeles Laps''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It takes place in {{wp|Los Angeles}}, {{wp|California}}, [[United States of America|United States]], and as such it makes its debut in the city's namesake tour, the [[Los Angeles Tour (2020)|2020 Los Angeles Tour]]. However, the course itself also includes landmarks from the greater {{wp|Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County}}, such as the {{wp|Santa Monica Pier}} and the {{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}}. Los Angeles Laps has three separate routes called Los Angeles Laps, '''Los Angeles Laps 2''', and '''Los Angeles Laps 3'''. The third route debuted first in the [[Los Angeles Tour (2021)|2021 Los Angeles Tour]] while the second route debuted in the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]]. The first route features the Santa Monica Pier and {{wp|Venice,_Los_Angeles#Venice_Beach|Venice Beach}}, the second route focuses on the Inglewood Oil Field, while the third route takes racers over {{wp|Dodger Stadium}} and through {{wp|Beverly Hills}}. Unlike other city courses, each route of Los Angeles Laps takes place in an entirely different part of the overall track, | '''Los Angeles Laps''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It takes place in {{wp|Los Angeles}}, {{wp|California}}, [[United States of America|United States]], and as such it makes its debut in the city's namesake tour, the [[Los Angeles Tour (2020)|2020 Los Angeles Tour]]. However, the course itself also includes landmarks from the greater {{wp|Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County}}, such as the {{wp|Santa Monica Pier}} and the {{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}}. Los Angeles Laps has three separate routes called Los Angeles Laps, '''Los Angeles Laps 2''', and '''Los Angeles Laps 3'''. The third route debuted first in the [[Los Angeles Tour (2021)|2021 Los Angeles Tour]] while the second route debuted in the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]]. The first route features the Santa Monica Pier and {{wp|Venice,_Los_Angeles#Venice_Beach|Venice Beach}}, the second route focuses on the Inglewood Oil Field, while the third route takes racers over {{wp|Dodger Stadium}} and through {{wp|Beverly Hills}}. Unlike other city courses, each route of Los Angeles Laps takes place in an entirely different part of the overall track, with every route having its own [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] position: another characteristic unique to this course. The inclusion of this course makes the United States the only country to be represented by more than one city course, with [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute]] having been introduced prior. | ||
Los Angeles Laps appears as a classic course in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course of the [[Cherry Cup]]. Its theme was arranged for the ''Booster Course Pass''{{'}} end credits. | |||
==''Mario Kart Tour''== | ==''Mario Kart Tour''== | ||
Several landmarks of Los Angeles and Santa Monica can be seen throughout each of Los Angeles Laps' layouts, which are {{wp|777 Tower}}, {{wp|Beverly Hills City Hall}}, {{wp|Capitol Records Building}}, {{wp|Dodger Stadium}}, {{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}}, {{wp|Los Angeles City Hall}}, {{wp|Los Angeles Convention Center}}, {{wp|Muscle Beach}}, {{wp|Rodeo Drive Walk of Style}}, {{wp|Santa Monica Pier}}, {{wp|Tongva Park}}, {{wp|Venice Beach}} and the {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}}, {{wp|Griffith Observatory}}, {{wp|Getty Center}}, and the {{wp|Westin Bonaventure Hotel}}. | Several landmarks of Los Angeles and Santa Monica can be seen throughout each of Los Angeles Laps' layouts, which are {{wp|777 Tower}}, {{wp|Beverly Hills City Hall}}, {{wp|Capitol Records Building}}, {{wp|Dodger Stadium}}, {{wp|Inglewood Oil Field}}, {{wp|Los Angeles City Hall}}, {{wp|Los Angeles Convention Center}}, {{wp|Muscle Beach}}, {{wp|Rodeo Drive Walk of Style}}, {{wp|Santa Monica Pier}}, {{wp|Tongva Park}}, {{wp|Venice Beach}} and the {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}}, {{wp|Griffith Observatory}}, {{wp|Getty Center}}, and the {{wp|Westin Bonaventure Hotel}}. | ||
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==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''== | ==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''== | ||
[[File:MK8-Course- | [[File:MK8-Course-Tour LosAngelesLaps.jpg|thumb|250px|right|{{classic|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']] | ||
Los Angeles Laps returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 5 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]. It appears as the first course of the [[Cherry Cup]]. The course has received significant visual upgrades, now being set in the day instead of sunset. | Los Angeles Laps returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of Wave 5 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]''. It appears as the first course of the [[Cherry Cup]]. The course has received significant visual upgrades, now being set in the day instead of sunset. The minimap has also been rotated 180 degrees. Finally, the background music has been heavily rearranged and given a jazzier sound, with most of the synths and all of the "la-la" vocals replaced with live saxophones and guitars. | ||
The course begins at the original Los Angeles Laps' starting line, before continuing normally along the first variant until the intersection with 3, turning right and passing under another lap gate on the bridge. Los Angeles Laps 3's route is used for the second section, except at the end, instead of turning left again, racers continue straight before making a left turn into the Inglewood Oil Field, which begins Los Angeles Laps 2's route, passing under another gate to start the third and final section. After passing under pumpjacks and over a bridge, racers make their way back to the four-way central intersection, before turning right and returning to the finish line at the Santa Monica Pier. It is the third course in the ''Mario Kart'' series to open a cup and use sections, after [[Wuhu Loop]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and {{classic-link|Tour|Athens Dash}} in the [[Feather Cup]], as well as the second such course to solely use sections after Wuhu Loop. The {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}} now includes a [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]]. The parked cars have been removed. Some of the coins in the baseball-shaped formation at Dodger Stadium now rotate off-axis. Rodeo Drive's elevation has been evened out, with a less gradual jump in height entering it. A ramp with [[Dash Panel|Dash Panels]] has been added around where Los Angeles Laps 3's starting line was in ''Tour'', with another smaller one added along the upper middle route in Inglewood Oil Field. Two [[glider]] [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|rings]] with [[Item Box]]es have been added to Inglewood Oil Field, accessible using the Glide Ramp from the original iteration in ''Tour''. The shortcut along the Los Angeles Laps 3 route is now grassy, while two new ones have been added along the left turns that originally housed the starting line of Los Angeles Laps 2. | The course begins at the original Los Angeles Laps' starting line, before continuing normally along the first variant until the intersection with 3, turning right and passing under another lap gate on the bridge. Los Angeles Laps 3's route is used for the second section, except at the end, instead of turning left again, racers continue straight before making a left turn into the Inglewood Oil Field, which begins Los Angeles Laps 2's route, passing under another gate to start the third and final section. After passing under pumpjacks and over a bridge, racers make their way back to the four-way central intersection, before turning right and returning to the finish line at the Santa Monica Pier. It is the third course in the ''Mario Kart'' series to open a cup and use sections, after [[Wuhu Loop]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and {{classic-link|Tour|Athens Dash}} in the [[Feather Cup]], as well as the second such course to solely use sections after Wuhu Loop. The {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}} now includes a [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]]. The parked cars have been removed. Some of the coins in the baseball-shaped formation at Dodger Stadium now rotate off-axis. Rodeo Drive's elevation has been evened out, with a less gradual jump in height entering it. A ramp with [[Dash Panel|Dash Panels]] has been added around where Los Angeles Laps 3's starting line was in ''Tour'', with another smaller one added along the upper middle route in Inglewood Oil Field. Two [[glider]] [[Ring (Mario Kart series)|rings]] with [[Item Box]]es have been added to Inglewood Oil Field, accessible using the Glide Ramp from the original iteration in ''Tour''. The shortcut along the Los Angeles Laps 3 route is now grassy, while two new ones have been added along the left turns that originally housed the starting line of Los Angeles Laps 2. | ||
Los Angeles Laps is one of three courses from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to be present in the fifth wave, alongside {{classic|Tour|Athens Dash}} and {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}. It is also the only course from ''Mario Kart Tour'' | Los Angeles Laps is one of three courses from ''Mario Kart Tour'' to be present in the fifth wave, alongside {{classic|Tour|Athens Dash}} and {{classic-link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}. It is also the only course from ''Mario Kart Tour'' without any half-pipes that would later include them upon returning as a [[classic course]], and one of two among all courses in ''Tour'', as {{classic-link|3DS|Rosalina's Ice World}} also had them added to its ''Booster Course Pass'' version. | ||
Prior to the course's official announcement for the Booster Course Pass, a very brief portion of Los Angeles Laps' music was present within the internal data for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' in version 2.1.0. The filename for the music snippet was "Cnsw_48", meaning it was assigned to the fourth and last course of the [[Boomerang Cup]] in the Booster Course Pass, included in the fourth wave. Los Angeles Laps was not present in the fourth wave of the downloadable content; however, [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]], a course labelled internally as a Wave 5 course, was | Prior to the course's official announcement for the Booster Course Pass, a very brief portion of Los Angeles Laps' music was present within the internal data for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' in version 2.1.0. The filename for the music snippet was "Cnsw_48", meaning it was assigned to the fourth and last course of the [[Boomerang Cup]] in the Booster Course Pass, included in the fourth wave. Los Angeles Laps was not present in the fourth wave of the downloadable content; however, [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]], a course labelled internally as a Wave 5 course, was implying that it and Los Angeles Laps were switched at one point in development. | ||
==Profiles== | ==Profiles== | ||
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**''This course first appeared in the Mario Kart Tour game. As you'd expect, it's modeled after the (mostly) sunny city of Los Angeles in the United States. In addition to rays of sunshine, you'll also see a palm tree-lined coast and baseball field.'' | **''This course first appeared in the Mario Kart Tour game. As you'd expect, it's modeled after the (mostly) sunny city of Los Angeles in the United States. In addition to rays of sunshine, you'll also see a palm tree-lined coast and baseball field.'' | ||
**''Practice your drifting! This course has a lot of curves, so precise drifting will help you get ahead.'' | **''Practice your drifting! This course has a lot of curves, so precise drifting will help you get ahead.'' | ||
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''There's no biz like the racing biz in Los Angeles Laps'''''<br>''Here's a look at another course released as part of the fifth wave, which is available now: {{color|Los Angeles Laps | *'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''There's no biz like the racing biz in Los Angeles Laps'''''<br>''Here's a look at another course released as part of the fifth wave, which is available now: {{color|blue|Los Angeles Laps}}.<br>First appearing in the smart device game {{color|blue|Mario Kart Tour}}, this course takes you down the palm-tree-lined avenues and along the golden sand beaches of the City of Angels itself, the United States' Los Angeles. With every lap leading you through different parts of this great metropolis, including a heated game at the local baseball stadium, you'll really have to master the fine art of drifting to make your way through its twisty streets and claim first place!'' | ||
==Sponsors== | ==Sponsors== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | ===''Mario Kart Tour''=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Los Angeles Pictures.png|Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses | Los Angeles Pictures.png|Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses | ||
Los Angeles Pictures 2.png|Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses | Los Angeles Pictures 2.png|Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Los Angeles Laps==== | |||
=====Course icons===== | =====Course icons===== | ||
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses)#Los Angeles Laps|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps MarioSunshine.png|The course icon | MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps MarioSunshine.png|The course icon | ||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsR HammerBro.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsT Waluigi.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsRT FunkyKong.png|Course icon of the R/T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsR HammerBro.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsT Waluigi.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLapsRT FunkyKong.png|Course icon of the R/T variant | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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MKT Los Angeles Laps Skatepark.jpg|View of {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}} | MKT Los Angeles Laps Skatepark.jpg|View of {{wp|Venice Beach Skatepark}} | ||
MKT Los Angeles Laps Skatepark 2.jpg|Alternate view of Venice Beach Skatepark | MKT Los Angeles Laps Skatepark 2.jpg|Alternate view of Venice Beach Skatepark | ||
MKT Los Angeles Laps Skatepark 3.png|Close-up of Venice Beach Skatepark | |||
Los Angeles Laps Grafitti.jpg|The graffiti on the course | Los Angeles Laps Grafitti.jpg|The graffiti on the course | ||
MKT Los Angeles Tour Drivers.jpg|[[Bowser Jr.]], [[Funky Kong]], [[Mario|Mario (Sunshine)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and [[Dixie Kong]] on the course | MKT Los Angeles Tour Drivers.jpg|[[Bowser Jr.]], [[Funky Kong]], [[Mario|Mario (Sunshine)]], [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and [[Dixie Kong]] on the course | ||
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MKT Sushi Racer and Green Circuit.jpg|[[Roving Racers|Red Koopa (Freerunning)]] in the [[Sushi Racer]] and [[Hammer Bro]] in the [[Green Circuit]] | MKT Sushi Racer and Green Circuit.jpg|[[Roving Racers|Red Koopa (Freerunning)]] in the [[Sushi Racer]] and [[Hammer Bro]] in the [[Green Circuit]] | ||
MKT Funky Kong and Dixie Kong.jpg|[[Funky Kong]] tricking in the [[Bolt Buggy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] tricking in the [[Offroader]] | MKT Funky Kong and Dixie Kong.jpg|[[Funky Kong]] tricking in the [[Bolt Buggy]] and [[Dixie Kong]] tricking in the [[Offroader]] | ||
MKT Los Angeles Tour End.jpg|[[ | MKT Los Angeles Tour End.jpg|[[Roy]], Funky Kong, and Mario (Sunshine) tricking | ||
Los Angeles Laps Underwater.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] racing in the underwater section of the course | Los Angeles Laps Underwater.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] racing in the underwater section of the course | ||
MKT City Racer Pipe 2 Drivers.jpg|Mario (Sunshine), [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Aurora)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Lederhosen)]], and Baby Mario (Koala) tricking on the course | MKT City Racer Pipe 2 Drivers.jpg|Mario (Sunshine), [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Aurora)]], [[Luigi|Luigi (Lederhosen)]], and Baby Mario (Koala) tricking on the course | ||
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====Los Angeles Laps 2==== | ====Los Angeles Laps 2==== | ||
=====Course icons===== | =====Course icons===== | ||
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses)#Los Angeles Laps 2|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps 2}} | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2 MarioSwimwear.png|The course icon | MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2 MarioSwimwear.png|The course icon | ||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2R LuigiGolf.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2T PaulineRose.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2RT MarioGolf.png|The course icon of the R/T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2R LuigiGolf.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2T PaulineRose.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps2RT MarioGolf.png|The course icon of the R/T variant | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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====Los Angeles Laps 3==== | ====Los Angeles Laps 3==== | ||
=====Course icons===== | =====Course icons===== | ||
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses)#Los Angeles Laps 3|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps 3}} | |||
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MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3 MarioBaseball.png|The course icon | MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3 MarioBaseball.png|The course icon | ||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3R WhiteYoshi.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3T DaisySwimwear.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3RT MarioBlackSuit.png|The course icon of the R/T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3R WhiteYoshi.png|The course icon of the R variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3T DaisySwimwear.png|The course icon of the T variant | |||
MKT Icon LosAngelesLaps3RT MarioBlackSuit.png|The course icon of the R/T variant | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|ItaM=Los Angeles' Panorama | |ItaM=Los Angeles' Panorama | ||
|Kor=로스앤젤레스 랩 | |Kor=로스앤젤레스 랩 | ||
|KorR= | |KorR=Roseu Aenjelleseu Raep | ||
|KorM=Los Angeles Laps | |KorM=Los Angeles Laps | ||
|Por=Litoral de Los Angeles | |Por=Litoral de Los Angeles | ||
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*This course has had the most starting line locations out of any course in the series, with five different locations. | *This course has had the most starting line locations out of any course in the series, with five different locations. | ||
*This course's name is technically a misnomer in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', as it is a section-based course in that game. | *This course's name is technically a misnomer in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', as it is a section-based course in that game. | ||
**It is the only section-based course not to be the last course in a cup, being the first course in the cup instead. | **It is the only section-based course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' not to be the last course in a cup, being the first course in the cup instead. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:38, October 4, 2024
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| Appears in | Mario Kart Tour (2020 (1), 2021 (3), 2022 (2)) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 5) (2023) | ||||||||||
| Cup(s) | Cherry Cup | ||||||||||
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| Based on | Los Angeles County, United States | ||||||||||
| Online play | Available (Switch) | ||||||||||
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Los Angeles Laps is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It takes place in Los Angeles, California, United States, and as such it makes its debut in the city's namesake tour, the 2020 Los Angeles Tour. However, the course itself also includes landmarks from the greater Los Angeles County, such as the Santa Monica Pier and the Inglewood Oil Field. Los Angeles Laps has three separate routes called Los Angeles Laps, Los Angeles Laps 2, and Los Angeles Laps 3. The third route debuted first in the 2021 Los Angeles Tour while the second route debuted in the 2022 Los Angeles Tour. The first route features the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach, the second route focuses on the Inglewood Oil Field, while the third route takes racers over Dodger Stadium and through Beverly Hills. Unlike other city courses, each route of Los Angeles Laps takes place in an entirely different part of the overall track, with every route having its own finish line position: another characteristic unique to this course. The inclusion of this course makes the United States the only country to be represented by more than one city course, with New York Minute having been introduced prior.
Los Angeles Laps appears as a classic course in the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first course of the Cherry Cup. Its theme was arranged for the Booster Course Pass' end credits.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Several landmarks of Los Angeles and Santa Monica can be seen throughout each of Los Angeles Laps' layouts, which are 777 Tower, Beverly Hills City Hall, Capitol Records Building, Dodger Stadium, Inglewood Oil Field, Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Convention Center, Muscle Beach, Rodeo Drive Walk of Style, Santa Monica Pier, Tongva Park, Venice Beach and the Venice Beach Skatepark, Griffith Observatory, Getty Center, and the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.
Los Angeles Laps[edit]
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the Santa Monica Pier. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the left through a couple shops and onto the beach, then makes a slight left through a blue lifeguard tower. After continuing left, the course shifts right into a skatepark with multiple paths and graffiti of a Bill Blaster, some Bullet Bills, Bananas, Bloopers, two Bob-omb Plugs icons, two Red Shells, a Bowser icon and some Piranha Plants in a Warp Pipe. After that, the course shifts left underneath an elongated lifeguard tower bridge; the course then curves to the left where the rest of the beach is littered with a few Sidesteppers and an underwater section at the side. On the second lap, most of the water will disappear. Players can then make a slight S-motion into a double-lane road through the street, where they can alternate between the two lanes at will. After a wide turn left, the player then drives straight and back onto the pier, where the finish line awaits.
When configured for Coin Rush, signs direct Gold Mario up the highest skate ramp while cars and buses block off a lane in the double-lane road, making the collection of coins easier.
The course also appears as Los Angeles Laps R (reversed), Los Angeles Laps T (with ramps), and Los Angeles Laps R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, there is a glide ramp where racers leave the Santa Monica Pier, and there is a Thwomp atop the skatepark. In the R/T variant, there is a glide ramp shortly before racers return to the pier.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Los Angeles Laps tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Los Angeles Laps.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Los Angeles Laps and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Los Angeles Laps tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges[edit]
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Los Angeles Tour (2020) |  Larry Cup |
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Los Angeles Tour (2020) |  Pauline Cup |
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Los Angeles Laps 2[edit]
The course begins in a different location from Los Angeles Laps, with the starting line instead located on a road far away from the Santa Monica Pier. This is due to this route's layout not involving the pier and the beach in any way, unlike the first route. Following a left turn, racers drive towards the Inglewood Oil Field. Taking a slight left turn brings them into the oil field, where there are multiple forks in the road. Each route features pumpjacks as obstacles. Racers take a U-turn to the left to continue through the oil field, avoiding two more pumpjacks and a large water tower. There is also a glide ramp here to the right of the track, blocked by some off-road. A sharp right takes the racers back into the main city streets, where they cross a bridge on a long straightaway before taking one last left turn back to the starting line.
Despite being labeled as the second route, Los Angeles Laps 2 released seven months after Los Angeles Laps 3 did. This marks the second time a city course's layouts were released out of numerical order, the first being Berlin Byways, with Berlin Byways 2 being released more than a year before Berlin Byways.
The course also appears as Los Angeles Laps 2R (reversed), Los Angeles Laps 2T (with ramps), and Los Angeles Laps 2R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T and R/T variants, there is a stationary dash panel ramp truck on the road. In the T variant, there is also three Big Piranha Plants on the course: Two in the Inglewood Oil Field, and one on the final turn. In the oil field, the glide ramp and a few of the pumpjacks are gone. In the R/T variant, racers are guided along one specific route through the oil field.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Los Angeles Laps tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Los Angeles Laps 2.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Los Angeles Laps 2 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Los Angeles Laps 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges[edit]
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Autumn Tour (2022) |  Birdo Cup |
Los Angeles Laps 3[edit]
In the standard layout, players start on a street that runs perpendicular to the Santa Monica Pier. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the left in front of Tongva Park, then makes a slight right as it goes under a bridge (which is part of a road in Los Angeles Laps 2), and then curves left again to go through the Los Angeles Convention Center. The road curves to the right as it goes under the canopy of the convention center, and then curves left shortly before a glide ramp which sends the player over Dodger Stadium. After landing on the other side of the stadium, the player immediately makes two left turns before continuing down a curvy road towards Two Rodeo Drive. After going through Rodeo Drive, the player makes a sharp left turn to return to the finish line. At the start of the curvy road towards Two Rodeo Drive, there's a small corner that can only be traversed through with the use of a Dash Mushroom.
The course also appears as Los Angeles Laps 3R (reversed), Los Angeles Laps 3T (with ramps), and Los Angeles Laps 3R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, the glide ramp is gone; racers use Kanaami Road to cross Dodger Stadium. In the R/T variant, there is a second glide ramp as racers exit the stadium, which allows them to glide up to and drive on the convention center.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Los Angeles Laps tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Los Angeles Laps 3.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Los Angeles Laps 3 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Los Angeles Laps 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Los Angeles Laps returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the first course of the Cherry Cup. The course has received significant visual upgrades, now being set in the day instead of sunset. The minimap has also been rotated 180 degrees. Finally, the background music has been heavily rearranged and given a jazzier sound, with most of the synths and all of the "la-la" vocals replaced with live saxophones and guitars.
The course begins at the original Los Angeles Laps' starting line, before continuing normally along the first variant until the intersection with 3, turning right and passing under another lap gate on the bridge. Los Angeles Laps 3's route is used for the second section, except at the end, instead of turning left again, racers continue straight before making a left turn into the Inglewood Oil Field, which begins Los Angeles Laps 2's route, passing under another gate to start the third and final section. After passing under pumpjacks and over a bridge, racers make their way back to the four-way central intersection, before turning right and returning to the finish line at the Santa Monica Pier. It is the third course in the Mario Kart series to open a cup and use sections, after Wuhu Loop in Mario Kart 7 and Tour Athens Dash in the Feather Cup, as well as the second such course to solely use sections after Wuhu Loop. The Venice Beach Skatepark now includes a half-pipe. The parked cars have been removed. Some of the coins in the baseball-shaped formation at Dodger Stadium now rotate off-axis. Rodeo Drive's elevation has been evened out, with a less gradual jump in height entering it. A ramp with Dash Panels has been added around where Los Angeles Laps 3's starting line was in Tour, with another smaller one added along the upper middle route in Inglewood Oil Field. Two glider rings with Item Boxes have been added to Inglewood Oil Field, accessible using the Glide Ramp from the original iteration in Tour. The shortcut along the Los Angeles Laps 3 route is now grassy, while two new ones have been added along the left turns that originally housed the starting line of Los Angeles Laps 2.
Los Angeles Laps is one of three courses from Mario Kart Tour to be present in the fifth wave, alongside Tour Athens Dash and Tour Vancouver Velocity. It is also the only course from Mario Kart Tour without any half-pipes that would later include them upon returning as a classic course, and one of two among all courses in Tour, as 3DS Rosalina's Ice World also had them added to its Booster Course Pass version.
Prior to the course's official announcement for the Booster Course Pass, a very brief portion of Los Angeles Laps' music was present within the internal data for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in version 2.1.0. The filename for the music snippet was "Cnsw_48", meaning it was assigned to the fourth and last course of the Boomerang Cup in the Booster Course Pass, included in the fourth wave. Los Angeles Laps was not present in the fourth wave of the downloadable content; however, Bangkok Rush, a course labelled internally as a Wave 5 course, was implying that it and Los Angeles Laps were switched at one point in development.
Profiles[edit]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- Nintendo Switch News app (US):
- This course first appeared in the Mario Kart Tour game. As you'd expect, it's modeled after the (mostly) sunny city of Los Angeles in the United States. In addition to rays of sunshine, you'll also see a palm tree-lined coast and baseball field.
- Practice your drifting! This course has a lot of curves, so precise drifting will help you get ahead.
- Nintendo Switch News app (UK): There's no biz like the racing biz in Los Angeles Laps
Here's a look at another course released as part of the fifth wave, which is available now: Los Angeles Laps.
First appearing in the smart device game Mario Kart Tour, this course takes you down the palm-tree-lined avenues and along the golden sand beaches of the City of Angels itself, the United States' Los Angeles. With every lap leading you through different parts of this great metropolis, including a heated game at the local baseball stadium, you'll really have to master the fine art of drifting to make your way through its twisty streets and claim first place!
Sponsors[edit]
- 100% Organic Antifreeze (signs)
- Bob-omb Plugs (signs)
- Bullet Bill Speed Trial (Baseball stadium wall banner)
- Burning DK (trucks)
- Dream Gliders (signs)
- Mario Expo in Los Angeles (poster)
- Mario Work Gear (signs)
- Morton Construction (Baseball stadium wall banner)
- Princess Orange (shops)
- Red Shell Strike Equipment (Baseball stadium wall banner)
- Shy Guy Metals (Baseball stadium wall banner)
- Tropical Grocery (signs)
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses
Pictures of the various Los Angeles Laps courses
Los Angeles Laps[edit]
Course icons[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
Course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots[edit]
View of the starting line
View of Santa Monica Pier
View of from Muscle Beach
Alternate view of Santa Monica Pier from Muscle Beach
View of Venice Beach Skatepark
Alternate view of Venice Beach Skatepark
Close-up of Venice Beach Skatepark
The graffiti on the course
Bowser Jr., Funky Kong, Mario (Sunshine), Daisy, and Dixie Kong on the course
Mario (Sunshine) gliding in the Surf Sailer with the Starchute
The High-End items of the Beachside Pipe in-game in Los Angeles Laps R
Red Koopa (Freerunning) in the Sushi Racer and Hammer Bro in the Green Circuit
Funky Kong tricking in the Bolt Buggy and Dixie Kong tricking in the Offroader
Roy, Funky Kong, and Mario (Sunshine) tricking
Baby Mario racing in the underwater section of the course
Mario (Sunshine), Rosalina (Aurora), Luigi (Lederhosen), and Baby Mario (Koala) tricking on the course
Los Angeles Laps 2[edit]
Course icons[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps 2.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots[edit]
View of Inglewood Oil Field
Another view of Inglewood Oil Field
Chargin' Chuck driving on the course with the Combo Cruiser
Los Angeles Laps 3[edit]
Course icons[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (original courses) § Los Angeles Laps 3.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Sprites[edit]
Full sprite of a Bowser-themed image seen on a screen in the Dodger Stadium section of the course. Mario Super Sluggers artwork is used.
Screenshots[edit]
View of the finish line
Another view of the finish line
View of the bridge before the Dodger Stadium
View of the Los Angeles Convention Center
View of Dodger Stadium
Alternate view of Dodger Stadium
View of Rodeo Drive
View of a shortcut in Rodeo Drive
Another view of Rodeo Drive
View of the Two Rodeo Drive section
Mario (Sunshine), Funky Kong, and Mario (Baseball) tricking on the course
Mario (Baseball) drifting in the Pinch Hitter
Various costumes for Princess Daisy and Princess Peach racing on the course
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The course icon
View of the starting line
View of Venice Beach Skatepark
Rings with Item Boxes by Inglewood Oil Field
View of Santa Monica Pier
Mario gliding over Dodger Stadium
Funky Kong on the course
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ロサンゼルスコースト[?] Ros Anzerusu Kōsuto |
Los Angeles Coast | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 洛杉矶环圈[?] Luòshānjī Huánquān |
Los Angeles Loop | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 洛杉磯環圈[?] Luòshānjī Huánquān |
Los Angeles Loop | |
| Dutch | Los Angeles-Boulevard[?] | - | |
| French | Road-trip à Los Angeles[?] | Los Angeles Road-trip | |
| German | Los-Angeles-Strandpartie[?] | Los Angeles' Beach | |
| Italian | Panorama di Los Angeles[?] | Los Angeles' Panorama | |
| Korean | 로스앤젤레스 랩[?] Roseu Aenjelleseu Raep |
Los Angeles Laps | |
| Portuguese | Litoral de Los Angeles[?] | Los Angeles' Coast | |
| Russian | Виды Лос-Анджелеса[?] Vidy Los-Andzhelesa |
Views of Los Angeles | |
| Spanish | A tope en Los Ángeles[?] | To the limit in Los Angeles |
Trivia[edit]
- This course has had the most starting line locations out of any course in the series, with five different locations.
- This course's name is technically a misnomer in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as it is a section-based course in that game.
- It is the only section-based course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe not to be the last course in a cup, being the first course in the cup instead.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c TheMadWeazel (September 28, 2020). Los Angeles Tour “Larry Cup” & All Clear Pipe Opening - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
