Koopa Troopa Beach

This article is about the N64 track with a similar name. For a list of articles with the same name, see Koopa Beach.

Koopa Troopa Beach (known as Koopa Beach in NTSC regions in Mario Kart 7), is the third track of the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart 64 and the first track of the Banana Cup in Mario Kart 7. It also reappeared in Mario Kart Tour. It faces a similar name to Koopa Beach.

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Mario Kart 64[]

This track takes place on the sandy shores of a mostly rocky island. The way racers drive around the middle of the island is reminiscent of Koopa Beach 2. A large Koopa-shaped rock appears near the starting line. There are several ramps near the middle and end of the course. One leads to a tunnel cutting through the island that acts as an effective shortcut; another is taller than the rest and leads to an Item Box perched on a rock that always contains a Spiny Shell.

Crabs are the main obstacles on this track, and touching them causes a spin-out. Palm trees can also cause spin-outs. The tide can cause trouble if trying to take a specific shortcut near the middle of the course.

Mario Kart 7[]

Koopa Troopa Beach returns in Mario Kart 7. It has gone through a complete aesthetic overhaul but remains largely unchanged gameplay-wise. The only significant difference is that some longer boost pads have been changed into glider pads to take advantage of Mario Kart 7's gliding mechanic, and players can now drive under some submerged areas.

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Interestingly, a few rocks that are shaped like the Koopa Troopa rock in the course can be seen in Sunshine Airport, located in the second glider part.
If this is played on the Wii Virtual Console of Mario Kart 64, waterfall near the end is noticably royal blue instead of grayish blue.
In the NTSC version of Mario Kart 7, it is titled under the name N64 Koopa Beach for unknown reasons.
Koopa Troopa Beach, along with DK Pass and Luigi Raceway, have a hidden item box that gives an item that is obtained outside of 1st.

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Mario Kart 64[]

Mario Kart 7[]

Previous track: Moo Moo Farm	Current track: Koopa Troopa Beach	Next track: Kalimari Desert

Previous track: DS Luigi's Mansion	1st reappearance: Mario Kart 7	Next track: SNES Mario Circuit 2

Previous track: 3DS Daisy Hills	2nd reappearance: Mario Kart Tour	Next track: 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar

Mario Kart 64 courses
Nitro cups	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
	Flower Cup	Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
	Star Cup	Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
	Special Cup	D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
Battle Courses		Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper

Mario Kart 7 courses
Nitro cups	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro cups	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle Courses		GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore • Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town

Mario Kart Tour courses
SNES Courses	SNES Mario Circuit 1 • SNES Rainbow Road • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • SNES Choco Island 2 • SNES Ghost Valley 1 • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • SNES Vanilla Lake 1 • SNES Donut Plains 1 • SNES Choco Island 1 • SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 • SNES Donut Plains 2 • SNES Vanilla Lake 2 • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • SNES Donut Plains 3 • SNES Bowser Castle 3
N64 Courses	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach • N64 Kalimari Desert • N64 Frappe Snowland • N64 Royal Raceway • N64 Choco Mountain • N64 Yoshi Valley • N64 Luigi Raceway • N64 Mario Raceway
GBA Courses	GBA Bowser's Castle 1 • GBA Bowser's Castle 2 • GBA Sunset Wilds • GBA Cheep Cheep Island • GBA Sky Garden • GBA Bowser's Castle 3 • GBA Boo Lake • GBA Riverside Park • GBA Snow Land • GBA Yoshi Desert • GBA Bowser's Castle 4 • GBA Peach Circuit • GBA Luigi Circuit • GBA Lakeside Park
GCN Courses	GCN Dino Dino Jungle • GCN Yoshi Circuit • GCN Baby Park • GCN Daisy Cruiser • GCN DK Mountain • GCN Mushroom Bridge • GCN Waluigi Stadium
DS Courses	DS Luigi's Mansion • DS Waluigi Pinball • DS DK Pass • DS Airship Fortress • DS Peach Gardens • DS Shroom Ridge • DS Mario Circuit
Wii Courses	Wii Maple Treeway • Wii DK Summit • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Wii Coconut Mall • Wii Koopa Cape • Wii Rainbow Road • Wii Dry Dry Ruins • Wii Daisy Circuit • Wii Moonview Highway
3DS Courses	3DS Toad Circuit • 3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • 3DS Daisy Hills • 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar • 3DS Mario Circuit • 3DS Neo Bowser City • 3DS Rainbow Road • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • 3DS Wario Shipyard • 3DS Bowser's Castle • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide
City Courses	New York Minute (1, 2, 3, 4) • Tokyo Blur (1, 2, 3, 4) • Paris Promenade (1, 2, 3) • London Loop (1, 2, 3) • Vancouver Velocity(1,2,3) • Los Angeles Laps(1, 2, 3) • Berlin Byways(1, 2, 3) • Sydney Sprint(1, 2, 3) • Singapore Speedway(1, 2, 3) • Amsterdam Drift(1, 2, 3) • Bangkok Rush(1, 2, 3) • Athens Dash(1, 2, 3) • Rome Avanti(1, 2, 3) • Madrid Drive(1, 2, 3)
Nitro Courses	Merry Mountain • Ninja Hideaway • Sky-High Sundae • Piranha Plant Cove(1, 2, 3) • Yoshi's Island • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Squeaky Clean Sprint
Sequel Courses	N64 Kalimari Desert 2
RMX Courses	RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • RMX Choco Island 2 • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • RMX Vanilla Lake 2
Battle Courses	GCN Cookie Land • GBA Battle Course 1 • DS Twilight House • New York Minute B • Paris Promenade B