Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Wario's Shipyard

History:

During his many renowned travels around the Mushroom World, Wario found Kitchen Island and its inhabitants, Captain Syrup and the Brown Sugar Pirates. Seeking their gold, Wario decimated the Island and robbed it of its bounty. In his greed, he plundered Syrup's flagship vessel, the SS Tea Cup and left it to rot in the cove south of Kitchen Island. Syrup was devastated but she had little choice but to pay tribute to the marauder and gave up many stretches of the Southern Coast, including Rice Beach. Wario, in his unending greed, decided to build a Race Course through the devastation he caused, thereby further exploiting the once-fertile land. Reflecting his greed, the skies above Wario's Shipyard constantly crackle with thunderstrikes and Syrup is no where to be found.


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Wario's Shipyard is the second track in the Star Cup, and is a fairly crazy track for its position. It is one of the few courses with substantial mandatory Underwater Sections, as well as some Air Sections and a fair dose of alternate pathways. There are plenty of curves as well as some gaps into the abyss, although none are that deadly. The trickier parts are just managing the underwater sections, avoiding the occasional swinging anchor and dealing with pipes that want to blow racers all over the place.

The Ghost here is Wario, and this sort of a strange track for him. There are metal grate elements reminiscent of Wario's Colosseum, but the whole landscape is a left turn from his usual Roller Coaster or Extreme Dirtbike-like tracks. The whole thing is likely a reference to Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 which had a bit of a pirate theme. Anyway, the Ghost uses the Bolt Buggy, Monster Wheels, and Super Glider in 02:26.268. The Expert Ghost switches to the Growlster, Slim Wheels, and Ghastly Glider in 02:12.313. None of these expressly handles well underwater. Something like Egg 1, Pipe Frame, or Tiny Tug with either the Wood or Roller Wheels will better take advantage of this course. The Wood may be a better choice because it won't slow down as drastically on Land.

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