Cheep Cheep Beach, (called Cheep Cheep Shore in the beta version) is the third course in the Mushroom Cup (Nitro Cup in the Kiosk Demo version) which appeared in the game Mario Kart DS and later as a retro track in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The missions 1-4 and 2-5 take place in this course. First has Wario as the playable character where he needs to defeat five Cheep-Cheeps with a star within forty seconds. 2-5 has Peach collect all twenty coins within thirty seconds. In terms of Time Trials, the Staff Ghost uses Donkey Kong in a Standard DK with his time being 1:43.654.
Course Layout[]
When starting the course, the player starts out first on the sand, then, he/she goes forward and onto a bridge where he/she must go in a straight forward line. Then, the player must go in a straight line and a slight little zigzag while in the process. The player then must go over a Boost Pad on a ramp to go underneath a giant rock appearing similar to the one in Peach Beach. Ironically, they're both beach levels. Then, the player must go right with a sign indicating the right-hand direction on where the player must go through the rock and then another one.
Once in the next small section of the course, there is another Boost Pad on a ramp where the player is optional to use, but goes slower when using the water. Next, there are many palm trees along with crabs which in the way of the player in this part and spin the player around when he/she touches a crab. However, they can simply use a mushroom to skip all of these foes by going into the shallow water, while carefully avoiding the dark blue water as it drowns the player. If correctly done, the player may move on. When having no mushroom, the player can simply drive in the s-shaped manner, pass a lighthouse in the background and optionally use two ramps, but this time without Boost Pads. Then, there are flopping Cheep-Cheeps around in the area after the two ramps which also flops the player around.
Once done, an arrow sign indicates the next section; an area with trees surrounding it. Here, a brown dirt road must be ridden on instead. Then, the player must make a small curve and another curve that is larger. He/she must go straight onto the sandy area to reach the finish line and repeat all these steps twice more.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
Cheep Cheep Beach makes its classic course debut as the third course of the Shell Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It received various changes. Like Cheep Cheep Lagoon from Mario Kart 7, the course received a banner with its course name in it, while the starting banner has been redesigned to resemble a volleyball net and now has the modern Mario Kart logo. The course, like the other retro courses, has received an HD upgrade in visuals, and has a live-recorded cover version of its theme. The water tide no longer changes. Due to that, Cheep Cheeps now swim in the water instead of hopping on the course. Drivers can also Drive underwater in the sea. Furthermore, a few of them now occasionally jump over where the racers glide from the boardwalk and where racers jump off the ramp, serving as obstacles. Piantas are now seen at the starting line. The start of the course where the boardwalk merges into the sand has had the Dash Panel replaced with a Glide Ramp, and the course has high tide. Underneath the sea, coral reefs are now present. The last turn before the start and finish line now has a mud on the corner, which a racer can use an item such as a Mushroom to cut through the mud. On the last stretch of the dirt section before the finish line, two ramps have been added for racers to perform a trick.
Cheep Cheep Beach stickers appear on the sides of the trucks in Toad's Turnpike. Also, the lighthouse from this course can be seen from N64 Rainbow Road.
Trivia[]
- In the beta version of Cheep Cheep Beach, there was going to be grass that on the sides of the track that possibly slow other players down. Then, it was removed from the final version.
