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{{racecourse
{{classic title}}
|title=Koopa Beach 2
{{about|the second Koopa Beach track from ''Super Mario Kart''|the similarly named ''Mario Kart 64'' track|[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]]}}
|image=[[Image:KoopaBeach2.png]]<br>'''Koopa Beach 2''' from ''Super Mario Kart''.
{{race course infobox
|appearances=''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|title=Koopa Beach 2<br><small>Koopa Troopa Beach 2 / Koopa Troopa Beach</small>
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (SMK)<br>Extra [[Special Cup]] (MKSC)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MKDS)
|image=[[File:SMK Koopa Beach 2 Lower-Screen Map.png|256px]]
|wifi=Unavailable ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|appears_in=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2020)<br>''[[Mario Kart World]]'' ([[List of games by date#2025|2025]])
|music=[[File:Koopa Beach.ogg]]
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Extra Cup|Extra Special Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Shell Cup]] (''World'')
<center>''Super Mario Kart''</center>
|tours=[[Marine Tour]]<br>[[Exploration Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[New Year's 2021 Tour]]<br>[[Berlin Tour]]<br>[[Ninja Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Sydney Tour (April–May 2021)]]<br>[[Summer Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Space Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Samurai Tour]]<br>[[Sunshine Tour]]
|map=SNES Map<br>
|rallies=[[Cherry Rally]]
[[File:SNES Koopa Beach 2.png|250px]]<br>
|online_play=Was never available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
GBA Map<br>
|sample=''Super Mario Kart'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:SMK-Music-KoopaBeach.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-KoopaBeach.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-SNES-KoopaBeach2.oga]]
[[File:GBA Koopa Beach 2.png|240px]]<br>
|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Koopa Beach 2 Overhead Map.png|140px]]<br>
DS Map<br>
''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Koopa Beach 2 Map.png|140px]]<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 2 Extra Cup Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' minimap as seen on the menu.]][[File:MKSC SNES Koopa Beach 2 Mini Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' minimap as seen in the race.]]</div>
[[File:MKDSmap7-1.png|240px]]
''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Koopa Beach 2 Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Koopa Beach 2 SNES layout.png]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map KoopaTroopaBeach2SNES.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart World''<br>[[File:MKW KTB Layout.png|140px]]
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'''Koopa Beach 2''' is a race course that first appears in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', and reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. Koopa Beach 2 ranked #131 of 136 on the Mario Kart Countdown.  
'''Koopa Beach 2''' (known by various other names in future entries) is the second course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. It is set on a large sandbank in the middle of a blue sea. Its obstacles are deep patches of water and bouncing [[Cheep Cheep]]s.


==Appearance in ''Super Mario Kart''==
It was subsequently reused in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the first track of the [[Extra Cup|Extra Special Cup]], in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the first race of the [[Leaf Cup]],  in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Marine Tour]], and in ''[[Mario Kart World]]'' as the first course of the [[Shell Cup]].
Koopa Beach 2 is the second course of the [[Special Cup]]. Its obstacles are deep bodies of water and bouncing [[Cheep Cheep]]s, and it is considered one of the 'average' tracks.


==Appearance in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
Excluding the addition of classic course prefixes, regional differences, and grammatical updates (for example, "Bowser's Castle" compared to "Bowser Castle"), Koopa Beach 2 is the only course in the ''Mario Kart'' series to date to have its name changed in future entries. In ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart World'' respectively, it is named '''Koopa Troopa Beach 2''' and '''Koopa Troopa Beach'''.
Koopa Beach 2 appeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track in the Extra Special Cup. It uses the background from [[Shy Guy Beach]], including the pirate ship. The [[Cheep Cheep]]s were removed from the track. Since there is no [[Cape Feather#Super Mario Kart|Feather]] item is not in this game, the small ramp in the middle area is unreachable.


===Gallery===
==''Super Mario Kart''==
<center><gallery>
===Course layout===
File:GBAKoopabeach2.png|Minimap as seen on the menu.
[[File:SMK Koopa Beach 2 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|[[Koopa Troopa]] entering the watery portion of the track]]
File:GBAKoopabeach2map.png|Minimap as seen in the race.
The course is composed of a counterclockwise loop on and around one main island. It begins with a left turn and the first set of [[? Panel]]s. Racers then take another left turn and enter a section where they must drive through shallow water. In this section they must weave around [[Cheep Cheep]]s as well as areas of deep dark-blue water. On the right side of the section there is a small area of sand with a ? Panel on top. There is then a gradual left turn followed by a slight right turn and another gradual left turn, and racers reach the finish line soon after.
</gallery></center>


==Appearance in ''Mario Kart DS''==
==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
In ''Mario Kart DS'', it is the first course in the [[Leaf Cup]], and the course remains the same, except with a 2-D appearance. It is also one of the shortest tracks in the game. It was never available in Wi-Fi.
[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 2.png|thumb|right]]
The course reappeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the first track of the [[Extra Cup|Extra Special Cup]]. It uses the background from [[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]], including the [[Shy Guy Galleon|pirate ship]]. The Cheep Cheeps were removed from the track. Since there is no Feather item in this game, the small ramp in the middle area is unreachable. However, the ramp was not removed despite this; the player can still see it over the wall.


===Official descriptions===
==''Mario Kart DS''==
*'''''Mario Kart DS'' sites:'''
Koopa Beach 2 reappears again in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. Though it is slightly longer, it is still one of the shortest tracks in the game. Cheep Cheeps return from the original, though using their modern design. The island which originally had one [[Item Box]] on it is now bigger and has three of them. The ramp inside the wall was removed. A bit of moss was removed near the finish line. It was never available in Wi-Fi play.
:[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px]] "''Watch out for the deep pools of water and rough sand as you cruise through the Koopa Beach 2 track. This is a short course, so there's no time to lose!''"
:[[File:Flag of Europe.png|20px]] "''The colour of the water in Koopa Beach 2 tells you how deep it is. Stay in the lighter-coloured shallow water and avoid the dark patches, otherwise you'll be wishing they fitted your kart with a propeller. A school of jumping fish must be avoided too if you're going to stay dry.''"


===Gallery===
===Missions===
<center><gallery>
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Koopa Beach 2:
Image:koopabeach2SNES.PNG|The course as it appears in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
*'''Mission 5-3''': The player controls [[Toad]], who must hit 5 moving [[Item Box]]es within 35 seconds. Each Item Box contains a [[Mushroom]].
File:Snes Koopa Beach 2.jpg|Waluigi racing in Koopa Beach 2.
File:DKMKDS.jpg|Donkey Kong racing in Koopa Beach 2.
</gallery></center>
<br clear=all>


==Names in other languages==
==''Mario Kart Tour''==
{{Foreignname
[[File:MKT SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 Scene.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
|Jap=ノコノコビーチ2
Koopa Beach 2 reappears once more in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where it makes its debut in the [[Marine Tour]]. It has been renamed to "'''Koopa Troopa Beach 2'''". Unlike the previous versions, the [[Starting Grid]] is now located on the main road and several arrow signs on buoys were added. The course now has a starting banner with the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo. The walls within the course are now thinner. The island in the water portion is bigger, and that portion has two Item Box sets (one on the island, the other on the other side). The deep water patches are now offroad; they merely slow down racers, rather than sidelining them. The first and last Cheep Cheeps were removed, and the one in front the small island was moved to the other side. The fish themselves bounce higher and merely slow down racers instead of making them spin out. Some of the beach near the starting line is removed, and the part left over is now mossy, requiring two more turns to the finish line.
|JapR=Noko Noko Bīchi 2
 
|JapM=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
The course also appears as '''Koopa Troopa Beach 2R''' (reversed), '''Koopa Troopa Beach 2T''' (with ramps), and '''Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T''' (reversed with ramps); the first two variants were introduced alongside the normal variant in the [[Marine Tour]], while the last was introduced in the [[Sunshine Tour]]. The R/T variant, however, was present in one of the screenshots released for the [[Summer Tour (2021)|2021 Summer Tour]], two years prior. In the R variant, a [[Glide Ramp]] has been added, allowing players to glide over the island with shallow water.
|Spa=Playa Koopa
 
|SpaM=Koopa Beach
If the player falls into the deep, normally inaccessible water during the course's [[Glider Challenge]], they will enter a brief [[Underwater driving|underwater]] state before falling out of the screen. The Glider Challenge also features a boat designed like one of [[Sydney]]'s famous ferries, which was used to tease the [[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint]] race course.
|Fra=Plage Koopa 2
 
|FraM=Koopa Beach 2
Like [[SNES Donut Plains 1]], [[N64 Frappe Snowland]], [[N64 Choco Mountain]], and [[GCN Mushroom Bridge]], it retains its original music, rather than using the ''Mario Kart DS'' arrangement.
 
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 has the longest gap between reappearances of all classic courses, between the [[Samurai Tour]] and the [[Sunshine Tour]] (a gap of thirty-five tours). It is the first classic course to be absent for over a year.
 
===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
 
===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|SNES|Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}
 
===Bonus challenges===
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Glider Challenge|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|char=Bowser|other=y}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T}}
</div>
 
==''Mario Kart World''==
{{New subject|section=y}}
[[File:MKW_KTB_View.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The course in ''Mario Kart World'']]
Koopa Beach 2 (now named "'''Koopa Troopa Beach'''"<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=April 2, 2025|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pE23YTYEZM|title=Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2|timestamp=2:40|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=April 25, 2025}}</ref>, continuing the trend of ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s renaming) returns once again as the first course of the [[Shell Cup]] and the second checkpoint of the [[Cherry Rally]] in ''[[Mario Kart World]]''; it is the only classic course in the cup. It is located in a bay at the south end of the map, and features elements characteristic of a festival, including a large balloon of a [[Koopa Troopa]] wearing a cap and sunglasses floating above the course, and speakers and monitors making up the [[Finish line (object)|finish line]] gate. The layout is now shorter and circular, and the holes that drivers could fall through have been removed. The course is now once again five laps long, like in ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''; when taking a [[route]] to Koopa Troopa Beach, it is instead one lap like most other tracks when taken via routes. Its music now consists of techno music, which is common to many beach parties in real life.
 
Geographically, the course sits in the ocean next to [[Koopa Beach 1]] in the south of the game's map.
 
===Routes===
Out of the eight total routes that lead to Koopa Troopa Beach, four (coming from [[Crown City]], [[Whistlestop Summit]], [[DK Spaceport]], or [[DS Desert Hills|Desert Hills]]) have the player travel the track in reverse, while the other four (coming from [[Faraway Oasis]], [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]], [[Great ? Block Ruins]], or [[Peach Stadium]]) have the player travel around the track normally. The route from [[Peach Stadium]] is unique as it doesn't enter from the side of the track (facing the starting line) and instead comes from above, turning to the right to pass through the starting line before the final lap.
 
Although Desert Hills, Great ? Block Ruins, and Whistlestop Summit all have routes leading to Koopa Troopa Beach, the reverse is not true; Koopa Troopa Beach does not have routes leading to those three courses.
<gallery>
Crown City - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[Crown City]]
Whistlestop Summit - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[Whistlestop Summit]]
DK Spaceport - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[DK Spaceport]]
Desert Hills - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[DS Desert Hills|Desert Hills]]
Faraway Oasis - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[Faraway Oasis]]
Dino Dino Jungle - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]]
Great Question Block Ruins - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[Great ? Block Ruins]]
Peach Stadium - Koopa Troopa Beach.png|From [[Peach Stadium]]
</gallery>
 
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
{{Multilang profile
|type=website
|EngA=Watch out for the deep pools of water and rough sand as you cruise through the Koopa Beach 2 track. This is a short course, so there's no time to lose!
|EngE=The colour of the water in Koopa Beach 2 tells you how deep it is. Stay in the lighter-coloured shallow water and avoid the dark patches, otherwise you'll be wishing they fitted your kart with a propeller. A school of jumping fish must be avoided too if you're going to stay dry.
}}
 
==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
<gallery widths=150>
MKDS SNES Koopa Beach 2 Course Icon.png|The course icon
MKDS Koopa Beach 2 SNES Intro.png|Intro for the course
MKDS Koopa Beach 2 Waluigi.png|[[Waluigi]] racing on the course
MKDS Koopa Beach 2 Donkey Kong.png|[[Donkey Kong]] racing on the course
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart Tour''===
====Course icons====
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses)#Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}
<gallery>
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeach2SNES RosalinaSwimwear.png|The course icon
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeach2RSNES MarioSwimwear.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeach2TSNES BuilderMario.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeach2RTSNES MarioSunshine.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>
 
====Screenshots====
<gallery>
MKT SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 Starting Line.jpg|View of the starting line
MKT SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 View.jpg|View of the [[Cheep Cheep]]s
Marine Tour Teaser.jpg|Silhouettes of [[Mario|Mario (Swimwear)]] and [[Rosalina|Rosalina (Swimwear)]] on the course
MKT Pirate Pipe Drivers.jpg|[[King Bob-omb]], [[Bowser Jr.|Bowser Jr. (Pirate)]], and [[Nabbit]] tricking on the R/T variant
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart World''===
<gallery>
MKWorld_Icon_Koopa_Troopa_Beach.png|World map icon
MKWd_Koopa_Troopa_Beach_Icon.png|Course Icon
MKW_KTB_Turn.jpg|The last turn
MKW_KTB_Finish.jpg|The starting banner by night
</gallery>
 
==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>old_noko_sfc</tt>
|meaning1=Old Koopa Super Famicom
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
====SNES Koopa Beach 2 / SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ノコノコビーチコース 2
|JpnN=''Super Mario Kart''
|JpnR=Nokonoko Bīchi Kōsu 2
|JpnM=Koopa Troopa Beach Course 2
|Jpn2=ノコノコビーチ2
|Jpn2R=Nokonoko Bīchi 2
|Jpn2M=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|ChiS=慢慢龟海滩2
|ChiSR=Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
|ChiSM=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|ChiS2=喏库喏库海滩2<ref>From the unreleased iQue ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''</ref>
|ChiS2R=Nuòkùnuòkù Hǎitān 2
|ChiS2M=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|ChiT=慢慢龜海灘2
|ChiTR=Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
|ChiTM=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|Fre=Plage Koopa 2
|FreM=Koopa Beach 2
|Ger=Koopa-Strand 2
|Ger=Koopa-Strand 2
|GerM=Koopa Beach 2
|GerM=Koopa Beach 2
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|KorR=Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi 2
|KorR=Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi 2
|KorM=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|KorM=Koopa Troopa Beach 2
|Por=Praia Koopa 2
|PorM=Koopa Beach 2
|SpaA=Playa Koopa 2
|SpaAM=Koopa Beach 2
|SpaE=Playa Koopa 2
|SpaEM=Koopa Beach 2
|SpaE2=Playa Koopa
|SpaE2M=Koopa Beach
|SpaE2N=''Mario Kart DS''
}}
====Koopa Troopa Beach====
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ノコノコビーチ
|JpnR=Nokonoko Bīchi
|JpnM=Koopa Troopa Beach
|JpnC=<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=April 2, 2025|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hr7ubWxn6M|title=<nowiki>マリオカート ワールド [Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2]</nowiki>|timestamp=2:40|accessdate=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
|ChiS=慢慢龟海滩
|ChiSC=<ref name=MKW>In-game name from ''Mario Kart World''</ref>
|ChiSR=Mànmanguī Hǎitān
|ChiSM=Koopa Troopa Beach
|ChiT=慢慢龜海灘
|ChiTC=<ref name=MKW/>
|ChiTR=Mànmanguī Hǎitān
|ChiTM=Koopa Troopa Beach
|Dut=Koopa's Strand
|DutM=Koopa's Beach
|DutC=<ref name=NT>[[Nintendo Today!]] news</ref>
|Fre=Plage Koopa
|FreM=Koopa Beach
|FreC=<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart World'' in-game name from French localization|archive=youtu.be/aV3G_o1cOPc?si=dL4QF4A-KtK-eCSL&t=280|archivedate=5 Jun. 2025|archiver=YouTube by Siphano}}</ref>
|Ger=Koopa-Strand
|GerM=Koopa Beach
|GerC=<ref name=NT/>
|Por=Praia Koopa Troopa
|PorM=Koopa Troopa Beach
|PorC=<ref name=NT/>
|Rus=Купа-трупа-пляж
|RusR=Kupa-trupa-plyazh
|RusM=Koopa Troopa Beach
|RusC=<ref name=MKW/>
|Spa=Playa Koopa
|SpaM=Koopa Beach
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|author=BRCDEvg|June 5, 2025|url=https://youtu.be/ZmrZk4S-3bk?si=KYl60_ll9Dsiof6i|title=Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD |timestamp=17:24|publisher=YouTube|language=es-419|accessdate=June 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendúo|June 3, 2025|url=https://youtu.be/J3gowKeM9s4?si=_ik9Xk6qcqZiI1vM|title=Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD | Gameplay 4K HDR (Nintendo Switch 2)|timestamp=4:40|publisher=YouTube|language=es-es|accessdate=June 3, 2025}}</ref>
}}
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Latest revision as of 21:11, June 8, 2025

This article is about the second Koopa Beach track from Super Mario Kart. For the similarly named Mario Kart 64 track, see N64 Koopa Troopa Beach.
Koopa Beach 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2 / Koopa Troopa Beach
Koopa Beach 2 from Super Mario Kart.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2020)
Mario Kart World (2025)
Cup(s) Special Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Special Cup (Super Circuit)
Leaf Cup (DS)
Shell Cup (World)
Tour(s)
Rally(s) Cherry Rally
Online play Was never available (DS)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart / Mario Kart Tour
0:30
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
0:30
Mario Kart DS
0:30
Course map
Super Mario Kart
The map for Koopa Beach 2.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Map of a course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit minimap as seen on the menu.Mario Kart: Super Circuit minimap as seen in the race.

Mario Kart DS
Koopa Beach 2 mapMario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
Map of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 from Mario Kart Tour.
Mario Kart World
The minimap of Koopa Troopa Beach (World)

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★しんや
0:54.847 YoshiEgg 1

Koopa Beach 2 (known by various other names in future entries) is the second course of the Special Cup in Super Mario Kart. It is set on a large sandbank in the middle of a blue sea. Its obstacles are deep patches of water and bouncing Cheep Cheeps.

It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track of the Extra Special Cup, in Mario Kart DS as the first race of the Leaf Cup, in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Marine Tour, and in Mario Kart World as the first course of the Shell Cup.

Excluding the addition of classic course prefixes, regional differences, and grammatical updates (for example, "Bowser's Castle" compared to "Bowser Castle"), Koopa Beach 2 is the only course in the Mario Kart series to date to have its name changed in future entries. In Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart World respectively, it is named Koopa Troopa Beach 2 and Koopa Troopa Beach.

Super Mario Kart

Course layout

Koopa Troopa racing at Koopa Beach 2 in Super Mario Kart.
Koopa Troopa entering the watery portion of the track

The course is composed of a counterclockwise loop on and around one main island. It begins with a left turn and the first set of ? Panels. Racers then take another left turn and enter a section where they must drive through shallow water. In this section they must weave around Cheep Cheeps as well as areas of deep dark-blue water. On the right side of the section there is a small area of sand with a ? Panel on top. There is then a gradual left turn followed by a slight right turn and another gradual left turn, and racers reach the finish line soon after.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Toad racing at Koopa Beach 2 in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

The course reappeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of the Extra Special Cup. It uses the background from Shy Guy Beach, including the pirate ship. The Cheep Cheeps were removed from the track. Since there is no Feather item in this game, the small ramp in the middle area is unreachable. However, the ramp was not removed despite this; the player can still see it over the wall.

Mario Kart DS

Koopa Beach 2 reappears again in Mario Kart DS as the first course of the Leaf Cup. Though it is slightly longer, it is still one of the shortest tracks in the game. Cheep Cheeps return from the original, though using their modern design. The island which originally had one Item Box on it is now bigger and has three of them. The ramp inside the wall was removed. A bit of moss was removed near the finish line. It was never available in Wi-Fi play.

Missions

There is one mission that takes place on Koopa Beach 2:

  • Mission 5-3: The player controls Toad, who must hit 5 moving Item Boxes within 35 seconds. Each Item Box contains a Mushroom.

Mario Kart Tour

View of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 in Mario Kart Tour
The course in Mario Kart Tour

Koopa Beach 2 reappears once more in Mario Kart Tour, where it makes its debut in the Marine Tour. It has been renamed to "Koopa Troopa Beach 2". Unlike the previous versions, the Starting Grid is now located on the main road and several arrow signs on buoys were added. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo. The walls within the course are now thinner. The island in the water portion is bigger, and that portion has two Item Box sets (one on the island, the other on the other side). The deep water patches are now offroad; they merely slow down racers, rather than sidelining them. The first and last Cheep Cheeps were removed, and the one in front the small island was moved to the other side. The fish themselves bounce higher and merely slow down racers instead of making them spin out. Some of the beach near the starting line is removed, and the part left over is now mossy, requiring two more turns to the finish line.

The course also appears as Koopa Troopa Beach 2R (reversed), Koopa Troopa Beach 2T (with ramps), and Koopa Troopa Beach 2R/T (reversed with ramps); the first two variants were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Marine Tour, while the last was introduced in the Sunshine Tour. The R/T variant, however, was present in one of the screenshots released for the 2021 Summer Tour, two years prior. In the R variant, a Glide Ramp has been added, allowing players to glide over the island with shallow water.

If the player falls into the deep, normally inaccessible water during the course's Glider Challenge, they will enter a brief underwater state before falling out of the screen. The Glider Challenge also features a boat designed like one of Sydney's famous ferries, which was used to tease the Sydney Sprint race course.

Like SNES Donut Plains 1, N64 Frappe Snowland, N64 Choco Mountain, and GCN Mushroom Bridge, it retains its original music, rather than using the Mario Kart DS arrangement.

SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 has the longest gap between reappearances of all classic courses, between the Samurai Tour and the Sunshine Tour (a gap of thirty-five tours). It is the first classic course to be absent for over a year.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 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 SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Bonus challenges

Mario Kart World

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Koopa Troopa Beach in Mario Kart World
The course in Mario Kart World

Koopa Beach 2 (now named "Koopa Troopa Beach"[2], continuing the trend of Mario Kart Tour's renaming) returns once again as the first course of the Shell Cup and the second checkpoint of the Cherry Rally in Mario Kart World; it is the only classic course in the cup. It is located in a bay at the south end of the map, and features elements characteristic of a festival, including a large balloon of a Koopa Troopa wearing a cap and sunglasses floating above the course, and speakers and monitors making up the finish line gate. The layout is now shorter and circular, and the holes that drivers could fall through have been removed. The course is now once again five laps long, like in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit; when taking a route to Koopa Troopa Beach, it is instead one lap like most other tracks when taken via routes. Its music now consists of techno music, which is common to many beach parties in real life.

Geographically, the course sits in the ocean next to Koopa Beach 1 in the south of the game's map.

Routes

Out of the eight total routes that lead to Koopa Troopa Beach, four (coming from Crown City, Whistlestop Summit, DK Spaceport, or Desert Hills) have the player travel the track in reverse, while the other four (coming from Faraway Oasis, Dino Dino Jungle, Great ? Block Ruins, or Peach Stadium) have the player travel around the track normally. The route from Peach Stadium is unique as it doesn't enter from the side of the track (facing the starting line) and instead comes from above, turning to the right to pass through the starting line before the final lap.

Although Desert Hills, Great ? Block Ruins, and Whistlestop Summit all have routes leading to Koopa Troopa Beach, the reverse is not true; Koopa Troopa Beach does not have routes leading to those three courses.

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      Watch out for the deep pools of water and rough sand as you cruise through the Koopa Beach 2 track. This is a short course, so there's no time to lose!
    • English (British):
      The colour of the water in Koopa Beach 2 tells you how deep it is. Stay in the lighter-coloured shallow water and avoid the dark patches, otherwise you'll be wishing they fitted your kart with a propeller. A school of jumping fish must be avoided too if you're going to stay dry.

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Koopa Troopa Beach 2.

Screenshots

Mario Kart World

Naming

Internal names

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS old_noko_sfc Old Koopa Super Famicom

Names in other languages

SNES Koopa Beach 2 / SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノコノコビーチコース 2[?]
Nokonoko Bīchi Kōsu 2
Koopa Troopa Beach Course 2 Super Mario Kart
ノコノコビーチ2[?]
Nokonoko Bīchi 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2
Chinese (simplified) 慢慢龟海滩2[?]
Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2
喏库喏库海滩2[3]
Nuòkùnuòkù Hǎitān 2
Chinese (traditional) 慢慢龜海灘2[?]
Mànmanguī Hǎitān 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2
French Plage Koopa 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
German Koopa-Strand 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
Italian Spiaggia Koopa 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
Korean 엉금엉금 비치2[?]
Eonggeum-eonggeum Bichi 2
Koopa Troopa Beach 2
Portuguese Praia Koopa 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
Spanish (NOA) Playa Koopa 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
Spanish (NOE) Playa Koopa 2[?] Koopa Beach 2
Playa Koopa[?] Koopa Beach Mario Kart DS

Koopa Troopa Beach

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ノコノコビーチ[4]
Nokonoko Bīchi
Koopa Troopa Beach
Chinese (simplified) 慢慢龟海滩[5]
Mànmanguī Hǎitān
Koopa Troopa Beach
Chinese (traditional) 慢慢龜海灘[5]
Mànmanguī Hǎitān
Koopa Troopa Beach
Dutch Koopa's Strand[6] Koopa's Beach
French Plage Koopa[7] Koopa Beach
German Koopa-Strand[6] Koopa Beach
Portuguese Praia Koopa Troopa[6] Koopa Troopa Beach
Russian Купа-трупа-пляж[5]
Kupa-trupa-plyazh
Koopa Troopa Beach
Spanish Playa Koopa[8][9] Koopa Beach

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Andruidus (July 10, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Marine Tour: Pauline Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct (2:40). YouTube. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  3. ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit
  4. ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (April 2, 2025). マリオカート ワールド [Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2] (2:40). Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c In-game name from Mario Kart World
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nintendo Today! news
  7. ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization. (Archived 5 Jun. 2025 via YouTube by Siphano.)
  8. ^ BRCDEvg. Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  9. ^ Nintendúo. Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD (4:40). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2025.