Wii Moonview Highway

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Moonview Highway
Moonview Highway
Moonview Highway
Information
Appears in Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 5) (2023)
Cup(s) Special Cup (Wii)
Feather Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart Wii / Mario Kart Tour
Normal

Inside city


Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Normal

Inside city

Normal (frontrunning)

Inside city (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway from Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of Wii Moonview Highway in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
Wii Nin★KOZ★
2:16.802 PeachStandard Kart M
Wii Expert Nin★Koh
2:04.163 PeachMach Bike
8DX 150cc Nin★Yuya
1:54.655 WaluigiThe DukeMonster (tire)Wario Wing
8DX 200cc Nin★Sophia
1:19.973 Donkey KongVarmintMonster (tire)Super Glider

Moonview Highway is the second course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart Wii. The course takes place in and around a lit up city at night with a full moon overhead. The course seems to combine elements of previous traffic-based courses in the series, namely Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 64, Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart DS, including the course taking place in a city at night like Toad's Turnpike and Mushroom City, the beginning portion taking place along a cliff like Shroom Ridge, an arched bridge and a tunnel like Mushroom Bridge, and the inclusion of the Bob-omb Cars present in both GCN courses.

Moonview Highway reappears as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Night Tour. It also returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third course of the Feather Cup in the Booster Course Pass.

Mario Kart Wii

Course layout

Moonview Highway aerial view
An aerial view of Moonview Highway

The course takes place in a city at night and begins in an area with cliffs and trees. The player first goes through the road of a highway with bends, cars, trucks, and Bob-omb Cars. The player can also go to some nearby cliffs, one of which has a Dash Panel ramp and Item Boxes. After a wide curve past the ramp, the paths join up near a bridge resembling Mushroom Bridge that leads into a toll booth controlled by the player's Miis. After passing the toll booth, the player can enter the city, which features some right bends. The city also has two paths with item Boxes, Dash Panels, and car obstacles.

After leaving the city area, there is a tunnel with four lanes and more Dash Panels and cars. The path in the tunnel is mostly straight, and the only obstacles are pillars that rest in the middle and cars. The cars will also move faster and will switch lanes to avoid running over a Dash Panel. After exiting the tunnel, there are some Dash Panels and another toll booth, leading to the finish line.

Like in Shroom Ridge, the traffic follows the Japanese system of driving, in which vehicles drive on the left side of the road. In Mirror Mode, the cars go on the right side of the road. If the player is playing as a Mii, the face on Mario (in the moon) and Peach's face on the "The Mushroom Moon" billboard, as well as the Fire Flower on the Green Fuel billboard will have Mii faces from the player's console. At certain points in the race, if the player drives next to the wall, it will show a pattern of Shy Guy and Bowser Jr. faces.

Tournaments

April 2010's 2nd tournament required players to race through Moonview Highway, with all the vehicles going the opposing direction. Players started the race with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The tournament was later repeated as the first tournament of November 2011, the second tournament of January 2013, and the first tournament of April 2014.

Mario Kart Tour

Teaser for Wii Moonview Highway in Mario Kart Tour
Moonview Highway in Mario Kart Tour

Moonview Highway makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the Night Tour. Visually, the buildings in the city portion of the course resemble the ones in New York Minute. Rather than having windows lit with different colors with an emphasis on yellow as in the original, building windows are colored in a variety of different shades, but are no longer multicolored on an individual basis. Spotlights aimed at the sky are now visible in the city portion of the course. The Mushroom Moon and Green Fuel sponsors have been recreated with 2D artwork, although Petey Piranha's cameo appearance in The Mushroom Moon has been replaced with Bowser. The course now uses the vehicles from Berlin Byways 3. The Bob-omb Cars return and use their design from GCN Mushroom Bridge. The Miis in the tollbooths are now replaced with Yoshis and Shy Guys. The LED signs are now static images. The sirens heard in the city portion have been removed. The tunnel section now has fans attached to the ceiling. The course has been slightly condensed vertically, which is most noticeable with the reduced distances between the tunnel and second toll booth, and said booth and the starting line. Many Dash Panels have been rearranged somewhat, though many of the original placements are retained. The chunk of offroad in the opening section of the course is now level with the main road, instead of being raised. The cars move slower and no longer speed up when they enter the city. The toll booth bars now use the same sound effect heard in Wii DK Summit. The rabbit icon marking the exits of the city has been replaced with a yellow version of the heart icon used in Wii.

The course also appears as Moonview Highway R (reversed), Moonview Highway T (with ramps), and Moonview Highway R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, Mushroom cars from GCN Mushroom Bridge appear on the course, some trucks have Dash Panels on them, and a Glide Ramp is added at the entrance of the city. In the R/T variant, the Mushroom cars from the R variant are retained, and it has racers driving on top of the tunnel with the aid of a Glide Ramp.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of Wii Moonview Highway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Wii Moonview Highway 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 Wii Moonview Highway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
Wii Moonview Highway from Mario Kart Tour
Normal variant
Blue Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Sailor)Light Green Mii Racing SuitLight-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Mario (Black Suit)PoochyRoaring Racer Mii Racing SuitToad (Astronaut)WigglerWiggler Mii Racing Suit Black Jingle BellBlue Crawly KartBoo PipesCream ClassicDecal StreamlinerFish Bone FerryFrost WingGold B DasherLightning StreamlinerPink CometPurple Rattle BuggyRainbow Taxi 8-Bit Super GliderBlack StarchuteBoo MasksFestive HollyIcy Mario's MustacheMelon & Banana BalloonsRainbow Fare FlierWavy Great SailWiggler Parachute Blooper Mii Racing Suit**Chargin' Chuck (Gold)Daisy (Fairy)Daisy Mii Racing SuitDry Bowser Mii Racing SuitKing Bob-ombKitsune LuigiLemmy Mii Racing SuitMario (Aviator)Mario (King)Rosalina Mii Racing SuitToadette (Sailor) Bright GirlBronze CucumberCapsule KartChocolate Mint Soft SwerveDesert Rose WagonDolphin DrifterGold EagleHoliday SpeederJukebox BuggyJumbo JetterMagma BroomPineapple 1Red B Dasher Mk. 2Sakura Hop RodSweet Daytripper Cat ParafoilFlying FlappersGold 8-Bit GliderGold Cloud BalloonsLuigi Golf Cap***Luigi's Hat BalloonMario Bros. Parafoil***Mario's MustachePink Checkered GliderRed Checkered GliderRed EmblemSilver Bells
Green Shy GuyKoopa (Freerunning)Light-blue YoshiMarioPink Shy Guy
Birthday Girl Rosalina Super Glider
Wii Moonview Highway R from Mario Kart Tour
R variant
Cat MarioFish Bone Mii Racing SuitGold Mii Racing SuitLarry (Wintertime)Pauline (Cowgirl)Petey PiranhaToadette Mii Racing SuitWendy Mii Racing SuitWiggler (Gold) Blue SpeederChocolate Mint Soft SwerveDesert Rose WagonFish Bone FerryGold Lunar CruiserJukebox BuggyKarp KartMach 8-RRainbow Pipe BuggyRed B Dasher Mk. 2Sakura Sports CoupeSilver Flower Kart Cream Toe-Bean BalloonsGalaxy GliderMario Bros. ParafoilNabbit ParachutePolka-Dot Manta GliderSky-High FlyerTropical BalloonsWhite Waves Origami GliderWonderful Garnet Captain ToadCat LuigiHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitMario (Musician)NabbitOrange Mii Racing Suit***Peach (Wedding)Pink Gold PeachPiranha Plant Mii Racing SuitWhite Tanooki MarioWiggler Mii Racing SuitYellow Mii Racing Suit Armored RiderBlazing EagleBlooper ShuttleBumble VCheershipCream Cat CruiserDecal StreamlinerGold Cupid's ArrowGold Wild Slugger***Happy RideHuffin Puffin EggRed CometRed Vampire FlyerWaluigi Racer Mk. 2Warrior Wagon Aurora BalloonsButterfly PrismCape Mario HanafudaGold Boo MasksGold Flappy Wings***Green Cat ParafoilGreen Checkered GliderMario Golf Cap**Record SetterRoy OilpaperWavy Great SailWonderful Diamond
Pink Toad (Pit Crew)RosalinaWhite Shy Guy Light-blue Turbo Yoshi Eggshell Glider
Biddybuggy Droplet Glider
Wii Moonview Highway T from Mario Kart Tour
T variant
Cat LuigiDaisy Mii Racing SuitKitsune LuigiLemmy Mii Racing SuitLight Blue Mii Racing SuitMario (King)Pauline (Cowgirl)Peach (Yukata)Piranha Plant Mii Racing SuitToad (Astronaut)Toadette (Sailor) Black Shielded SpeedsterBlooper ShuttleCheershipFrost WingGold Wild SluggerJumbo JetterPineapple 1Red CometSakura Sports CoupeStar BroomWhite Bruiser 8-Bit Super GliderGold 8-Bit GliderGold Cloud BalloonsGreen Cat ParafoilJellychuteRed Checkered GliderRed EmblemSmiley Flower GliderWonderful Diamond Blooper Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Farmer)Donkey Kong (Gladiator)Fish Bone Mii Racing Suit***Gold Mii Racing SuitLarry (Wintertime)Ludwig Mii Racing SuitMario (Black Suit)***Peach (Happi)Rosalina (Halloween)Roy Mii Racing SuitToad (Tourist)Toad Mii Racing SuitToadette Mii Racing SuitWiggler (Gold)Yoshi (Egg Hunt) BadwagonBlack Jingle BellBlue Crawly KartBoo PipesCact-BCoral Jet CruiserDragonflyDry Bones DasherFish Bone FerryGold B DasherGold Hop RodGold TricksterGreen B Dasher Mk. 2Pink CometPink SneekerPrancerProp KartSpicy Zucchini***Wild Wiggler Aurora BalloonsBoo MasksDolphin Great SailGold Mario Golf Cap***Green EmblemMario Bros. Parafoil**Melon & Banana BalloonsMeteor BalloonsNew Year's 2023Rainbow Fare FlierSilver Candlelight FlightSky-High FlyerWhite Waves Origami Glider
Birdo (Red)LuigiToad (Pit Crew)
Paper Glider
Wii Moonview Highway R/T from Mario Kart Tour
R/T variant
Cat Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong (Gladiator)Green Mii Racing SuitMario (Aviator)Orange Mii Racing SuitPeach (Wedding)Pink Gold PeachRoy Mii Racing SuitToad (Tourist)Toadette (Astronaut)Waluigi Mii Racing SuitYellow Mii Racing Suit BadwagonBronze CucumberBumble VCapsule KartCream Cat CruiserDecal StreamlinerDry Bones DasherGold Cupid's ArrowGold Hop RodGreen B Dasher Mk. 2Huffin Puffin EggSakura Hop RodSpicy ZucchiniWild Wiggler 8-Bit 1-Up MushroomBlack StarchuteGold Boo MasksGreen Checkered GliderLuigi Golf CapLuigi's Hat BalloonMario's MustachePink Checkered GliderRecord SetterRoy Oilpaper Baby Mario (Koala)Blue Mii Racing SuitCat MarioCheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitDaisy (Sailor)Daisy Mii Racing SuitGoomba Mii Racing SuitKitsune LuigiLight-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)PoochyRoaring Racer Mii Racing SuitWendy Mii Racing Suit Black Shielded SpeedsterCat CruiserCoral Jet CruiserDozer DasherDreamy EggFish Bone Ferry***Ghost RideGreen LightningMach 8-RPurple Rattle BuggyRainbow TaxiRed OffroaderSilver Flower KartStar BroomWaluigi Racer Mk. 2White Bruiser 8-Bit Super Glider8-Bit Super MushroomCandlelight Flight CakeCream Toe-Bean BalloonsFlying FlappersGalaxy GliderGold Hard Hat BalloonJellychuteNabbit ParachutePink Gold Paper GliderSmiley Flower GliderTropical BalloonsWiggler ParachuteWonderful Garnet
Koopa (Freerunning)Light-blue Yoshi Cloud 9 Purple Toad (Pit Crew)**Red Koopa (Freerunning) Mach 8
Baby Daisy Parafoil
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges

Steer Clear of Obstacles
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Obstacles Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Baby Rosalina Cup challenge from the Night Tour; a Steer Clear of Obstacles challenge set on Wii Moonview Highway Regular Bowser Jr. from Mario Kart Tour
Bowser Jr.
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
Bob-omb Car in Mario Kart Tour
Bob-omb Car
Banzai Bill
Banzai Bill
Night Tour Baby Rosalina Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Baby Rosalina Cup

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Wii Moonview Highway in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Moonview Highway in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Moonview Highway returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the third course of the Feather Cup. The course is based on its appearance from Mario Kart Tour, with significant visual upgrades. Most of the changes from Tour appear to have been left intact, including the reduced traffic, cars in the city no longer speeding up, a new banister in the opening section, the Bob-omb Cars returning with their Tour designs, and the static LED signs. The course now uses the vehicles from N64 Toad's Turnpike. Unlike DS Shroom Ridge, the traffic maintains its original behavior, driving on the left side of the road in opposite directions. The minimap now displays the raised sections found at the start of the track. The spotlights in the city now move, and the lights on the bridge no longer alternate on and off. The sound effect when passing through the toll booth has reverted to the one used in Mario Kart Wii. The yellow arrow signs in the city are now green. Surfboard trucks now appear as part of the traffic. A new ramp has been added to the left raised section at the start of the track. The Item Boxes that move through the city now go through the toll booths and turn around instead of disappearing at the tool booths. The Dash Panel arrangement in the city now randomizes between plays.[1]

Moonview Highway is one of two courses originating from Mario Kart Wii to appear in Wave 5, with it appearing alongside Wii Koopa Cape.

Internally, the course is referred to as "Cnsw_63", implying it may have originally been intended to be the third course of the Acorn Cup. This slot previously had no prefix attached to it, and the reason for its change is unknown.

Profiles

The Moonview Highway card from the Mario Kart Wii trading cards
  • European website bio: "Don't be distracted by the beauty of the full moon reflecting in the lake. Those on-coming headlights mean the road is chock-full of traffic that isn't going to move aside for you!"
  • Trading card bio: "Obstacles are one thing, but moving obstacles provide an entirely new level of danger and challenge. And there are plenty obstacles to be found along the "Moonview Highway". But the race is on and you've got to get out there and battle the traffic as you try to be the first to the finish line!"

Sponsors

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Gallery

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ムーンリッジ&ハイウェイ[?]
Mūn Rijji ando Haiwei
Moon Ridge & Highway
Chinese 月下山脊&公路[?]
Yuèxià Shānjǐ Hé Gōnglù
Moon Ridge & Highway
Dutch Maanlichtlaan[?] Moonlight Lane
German Mondblickstraße[?] Moonview Street
Italian Autostrada lunare[?] Lunar Highway
Korean 달맞이 하이웨이[?]
Dalmaji Haiwei
Moonview Highway
Portuguese (NOA) Rota Luz do Luar[?] Moonlight Route
Portuguese (NOE) Autoestrada ao Luar[?] Moonlight Highway
Russian Лунная магистраль[?]
Lunnaya magistral'
Lunar Highway
Spanish (NOA) Circuito Luz de Luna
Autopista de la Luna (Mario Kart Wii)
[?]
Moonlight Circuit
Moon Highway
Spanish (NOE) Circuito Luz de Luna[?] Moonlight Circuit

References