Skyscraper

History:

With the wild upsurge in Battle Courses, development became a hot commodity in the mid-90s, although it still paled in comparison to Grand Prix Tracks. Toad, always the cunning and conniving politician who had his hands in a plethora of business deals, turned the roof of the Flagship Skyscraper in Mushroom City into a popular course. With a gorgeous view of the surrounding city, the Skyscraper tract attracted many to Mushroom City - just as Toad predicated.

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Skyscraper is a dangerous course. The outer edges all lead to the Abyss, as do cracks separating the inner circle to the outer rim. The very center is also a pit towards death. The rest, though, is relatively wide open, which means Battlers are open to destruction. Because of the open edges and plenty of drops though, Shells do not last long or bounce around with any frequency, meaning that if you are going to take someone out you have to be precise.

The track returned as a Retro Stage in Wii. Its layout is not tremendously different although it is much, much bigger. It is also more colourful and the ramps around any of the edges are far more exaggerated. Most of the action is on the outer room, driving loops and jousting with enemies. The center is generally hazardous like most Battle Stages and as things spread out along the Rim things are safer.