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 {{race course infobox
 |title=Luigi Raceway
-|image=[[File:Luigi Raceway MK64.png|300px|center]]
+|image={{tabber|title1=''Mario Kart 64''|content1=[[File:Luigi Raceway MK64.png|300px]]|title2=''Mario Kart 7''|content2=[[File:LuigiracewayMK7.png|300px|center]]|title3=''Mario Kart Tour''|content3=[[File:MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Bend.jpg|300px]]}}
 |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2022)
 |cups=[[Mushroom Cup]] (''64'')<br>[[Shell Cup]] (''7'')
 |tours=[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Doctor Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Mario Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)]]
 |distance=717 m
-|online_play={{hover|Available|Will no longer be available for the 3DS starting in early April 2024}} ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
+|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]])
 |sample=''Mario Kart 64''<br>[[File:MK64-Music-Raceways.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 7'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MK7 N64 Luigi Raceway Theme.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 7'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:MK7_N64_LuigiRaceway_Frontrunning.oga]]
 |map=''Mario Kart 64''<br>[[File:MK64 Luigi Raceway map.jpg|80px]][[File:MK64 Luigi Raceway minimap.png]]<br> ''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 N64LuigiRaceway.png|140px]][[File:MK7 N64 Luigi Circuit Minimap.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map LuigiRacewayN64.png|x140px]]
 |ghost={{ghost|64||1:50.54|[[File:MK64 icon Luigi.png|32px|link=Luigi]]}}{{ghost|7|Nin★McCoy|2:04.317|[[File:LuigiMKW.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:MK7LuigiStandardKart.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:MK7 Slick.png|32px|link=Slick]][[File:MK7LuigiSuperGlider.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|7 <small>Expert</small>|Nin★miyakw|1:52.206|[[File:LuigiMKW.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:MK7GreenPipeFrame.png|32px|link=Pipe Frame]][[File:MK7 Slick.png|32px|link=Slick]][[File:MK7 Paraglider.png|32px|link=Parafoil]]}}
 }}
-'''Luigi Raceway''', alternatively named '''Luigi Circuit'''<ref name="nmsuk">''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51. Page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49. Page 40.</ref> (which is also its Japanese name) or '''Luigi's Circuit''',<ref name="nmsuk"/> is the introductory track of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', serving as the first course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It is [[Luigi]]'s home track of the game and shares its music with [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[Wario Stadium]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. This song received an arrangement for the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', which returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' under the name "Figure-8 Circuit". In the latter game, the song is able to be played on any ''Mario Kart'' stage as well as on [[Battlefield]], Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, and [[Final Destination]] as of the version 8.1.0 update. The course is reminiscent of various NASCAR-style speedway tracks with large, broad corners allowing for high-speed racing. It is the longest introductory course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]].
+'''Luigi Raceway''', alternatively named '''Luigi Circuit'''<ref name="nmsuk">''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51. Page 28.</ref><ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49. Page 40.</ref> (which is also its Japanese name) or '''Luigi's Circuit''',<ref name="nmsuk"/> is the introductory track of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', serving as the first course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. It is [[Luigi]]'s home track of the game and shares its music with [[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]], [[Wario Stadium]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. This song received an arrangement for the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit stage]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', which returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' under the name "Figure-8 Circuit". In the latter game, the song is able to be played on any ''Mario Kart'' stage as well as on [[Battlefield]], Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, and [[Final Destination]] as of the version 8.1.0 update. The course is reminiscent of various NASCAR-style speedway tracks with large, broad corners allowing for high-speed racing. It is the longest introductory track as well as the first Luigi-themed course in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series.
 Luigi Raceway reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the first course of the [[Shell Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]].
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 ==''Mario Kart 64''==
 ===Course layout===
-This course features no hazards, save for small rough terrain areas that are located all over the track. The course is long and simple, featuring open turns through which the player may employ [[drift|powersliding]] to [[Mini-Turbo|accelerate faster]]. The race begins near a grand stand full of cheering audience, atop which is a large model of the [[Luigi Cap]]. Following a long straightway and a wide banked turn to the left is a long road to a long overhang, followed by another long curve to the left and a short straightway leading back to the starting line, which happens to be part of the longest straightway in the course. During the race, a balloon depicting Luigi's face dips onto the course at the end of the first straightway, hanging an [[Item Box]] beneath. The item is always a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] and may be obtained if a racer [[Hop (move)|hop]]s at the right time just as the balloon reaches its lowest point of descent. The course does not have any notable shortcut, but it is possible to save few seconds by cutting across the grass and sand on the turns while using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|Star]].
+The course begins near a grand stand full of cheering audience, atop which is a large model of the [[Luigi Cap]]. Its layout is very simplistic compared to most other tracks and there are no obstacles. There is first a long straightaway followed by the first set of [[Item Box]]es, after which racers take an incredibly long turn to the left and reach the entrance of a tunnel. They take a slight right turn as they enter the tunnel, pass another item set in the middle of it, and take another slight right turn as they exit. A four-sided display with [[Luigi]]'s face on it can be seen in the background. There is then a second long turn to the left, with the last item set placed close to its end. A straightaway then brings racers to the finish line. During the race, a [[hot-air balloon]] depicting Luigi's face dips onto the course at the start of the second and third laps, hanging an Item Box beneath. The Item Box always contains a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] and may be hit if the player hops at the right time just as the balloon reaches its lowest point of descent.
+While the course features no specific notable shortcuts, racers can use [[Dash Mushroom|Mushrooms]] or a [[Super Star|Star]] to drive through the large amount of off-road on the inside of the U-turns, cutting them off.
+This is the only introductory course from the first four games in the ''Mario Kart'' series to not appear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. As such, it is also the only introductory course from the first four games to not be in the game's [[Shell Cup]]. Instead, {{classic-link|N64|Moo Moo Farm}} appeared alongside the other introductory courses in that cup.
 ===Staff ghost===
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 ==''Mario Kart 7''==
-[[File:LuigiracewayMK7.png|215px|thumb|Luigi Raceway in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
+Luigi Raceway makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the first race of the [[Shell Cup]]. In this version, the Luigi hot air balloon has been moved and a Mii character is inside the basket, and the [[Item Box]] hanging below it that always gave out a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] has been replaced with a regular Item Box. An alternate way has also been added on the platforms next to the curves that were inaccessible in the original N64 version, and it has [[Dash Panel]]s on them. This is one of two Luigi courses that appear in the Shell Cup, the other being {{classic-link|DS|Luigi's Mansion}} from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
-Luigi Raceway makes its classic course debut  in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the first race of the [[Shell Cup]]. It is mostly unchanged, except the hot air balloon has been moved and a Mii character is inside the basket, and the item box hanging below it that always gave out a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] has been replaced with a regular item box. An alternate way has also been added on the platforms next to the curves that were inaccessible in ''Mario Kart 64'', and it has [[Dash Panel]]s on them. This is one of two Luigi courses that appear in the Shell Cup, the other being {{classic-link|DS|Luigi's Mansion}} from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
+This course and {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} are the only courses not to use either gliding or [[underwater driving]] features in ''Mario Kart 7''.
-This course and {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} are the only courses not to use either gliding or [[underwater driving]] features in ''Mario Kart 7''.{{br|right}}
+This is the only introductory course from the first six games to be in ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Shell Cup.
+{{br|right}}
 ==''Mario Kart Tour''==
-[[File:MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Bend.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Luigi Raceway in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
+[[File:MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Starting Line.jpg|thumb|300px|View of the course from the starting line in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
 Luigi Raceway also reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. Prior to the course's introduction, two badges were released featuring the name of the track. The [[Luigi Parafoil]] reuses one of the badges' logos, which also later appears on the blimp in [[GBA Luigi Circuit]]. Luigi Raceway is the last classic course from ''Mario Kart 7'' to return in ''Mario Kart Tour''.
 The course's background now features hills similar to the ones seen in [[3DS Mario Circuit]] and [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]]. The markings now split the road in two lanes instead of three, and curbs line the corners. The platforms next to the curves are now striped, and the second had its color changed to yellow. The hill where the tunnel passes is higher. The grandstand was slightly redesigned. Much like [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]], the starting banner uses the updated version of the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo, but remains unchanged from its original design, unlike a majority of the other ''Mario Kart 64'' tracks. Like [[N64 Royal Raceway]], the course uses the source quality version of the original N64 music track that was previously used in ''Mario Kart 7'' in this game,<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmgFibm99C2r7q-OzXrufNHQgXQBYli3V0M7APTQ4OQ/edit#heading=h.yx3o1ihvn54t Kenta Nagata Discography § Mario Kart 64 Greatest Hits Soundtrack] docs.google.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230727162636/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmgFibm99C2r7q-OzXrufNHQgXQBYli3V0M7APTQ4OQ/edit Archived] July 27, 2023, 16:26:36 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> being the first non-numbered course since the introduction of 3DS Mario Circuit in the [[Tokyo Tour]] seventy-six tours prior to share its music with another track. Luigi Raceway has the longest gap between the first and second appearance of any classic course in the game, not having reappeared for twelve tours until the [[Doctor Tour (2023)|2023 Doctor Tour]].
-The course also appears as '''Luigi Raceway R''' (reversed), '''Luigi Raceway T''' (with ramps), and '''Luigi Raceway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The R and T variants debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]], while the R/T variant debuted in the [[Mario Tour (2023)|2023 Mario Tour]].
+The course also appears as '''Luigi Raceway R''' (reversed), '''Luigi Raceway T''' (with ramps), and '''Luigi Raceway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the normal variant in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]], while the latter debuted in the [[Mario Tour (2023)|2023 Mario Tour]]. In the T and R/T variants, the stands are now blocked off by barriers. In the R/T variant, racers must drive on a long stretch of [[Kanaami Road]]s that ends with a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]].
 ===Appearances===
-For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of N64 Luigi Raceway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of N64 Luigi Raceway tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
+For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of N64 Luigi Raceway tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
 ===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
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 <gallery>
 MKT N64 Luigi Raceway View.jpg|View of the course featuring the hot air balloon
-MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Starting Line.jpg|The course's starting line
 MKT N64 Luigi Raceway Tunnel.jpg|View of the tunnel
 MKT Mario vs. Luigi Tour Week 1 Drivers.jpg|[[Luigi|Luigi (Knight)]] and [[Mario|Mario (Samurai)]] driving on the course
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 |SpaM=Luigi Track
 }}
-==Trivia==
-* Luigi Raceway is the only introductory course from the first four games in the ''Mario Kart'' series to not appear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. As such, it is also the only introductory course from the first four games to not be in the game’s [[Shell Cup]]. {{classic-link|N64|Moo Moo Farm}} appeared alongside the other introductory courses in that cup.
 ==References==