Waluigi Pinball

For the Mario Sports Mix court of the same name, see Waluigi Pinball (court).

Waluigi Pinball
Waluigi Pinball in Mario Kart DS.
Information
First appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass (Wave 2) (2022)
Appears in	Mario Kart DS Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass Wave 2)
Cup	Flower Cup
Retro Cup	Banana Cup

Waluigi Pinball is a course within the Mario Kart series. It first appears in Mario Kart DS, in which it is the third course of the Flower Cup. Waluigi Pinball has gone on to appear in three later Mario Kart games: Mario Kart 7, as the fourth and final course of the Banana Cup, Mario Kart Tour since the 2019 Halloween Tour, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass since Wave 2, as the fourth and final course of the Turnip Cup.

Aside that, the missions 3-1 and 4-7 take place in this course. 3-1 has Wario needing to destroy five Item Boxes in the pinball area within fifty seconds, while 4-7 has Toad having to drive through ten gateways within forty-five seconds (not in order).

Walkthrough

When starting the race, the player must diagonally drive where an average-sized Boost Pad can be seen, speeding the player into a colorful portal which leads him/her to the other side. Here, a curve must be taken or the three Boost Pads on the right side (drifting notable for being faster on the left side. Then, an area with two different intersections with two red arrows on both sides (equalling four in total) and a blue and purple flashing banner with the text WALUIGI leads to the next section of the course.

On the next section, a left curve must be made after shortly driving diagonally and then a right curve immediately (sky blue arrows indicate the pathway). Then, the player must diagonally drive again to curve to the left once more to another area of curving with red fences and a Boost Pad leading on to the next section. In this section, a long right curve must be made and then a straight line of driving (at first going downhill). Then, the player must curve left twice (sky blue arrow signs again lead the path) and make another left curve with the path changing to a violet color. Then, the player must drive straight.

Upon reaching the next section, a ton of pinballs and bumpers can be found with many different pathways that can be taken, more specifically, this area is an area with lots of space to move on. Then, four circling bumpers (two blue, two purple) can bounce back the player if not cautious. Pinballs also do this if knocked into, but with a flip over side-effect. Then, there are two electrical flippers which can electrocute the player if in its electrical state, but for a few seconds, they turn off. There is also a statue of Waluigi holding a non-gameplay worth slot machine. During the flippers, the player must go in the center of both flippers, avoiding them. Then, he/she must immediately curve left, straight onwards with a following of a left curve which leads straight to the finish line. Then, these steps are needed to be repeated twice. On the second and third laps, more difficulty is unleashed as pinballs are moved onto the pathway or on the yellow pinball-exclusive pathways which lead to the main pinball zone.

Changes from Mario Kart DS to Mario Kart 7

Metal Mario in Waluigi Pinball in Mario Kart 7

A lot of significant changes are found in Mario Kart 7 that can be counted as significant changes. The changes being:

• Graphical enhancements.
• Many glitches and bugs from Mario Kart DS have been removed.
• Players cannot move left or right in the launcher portal.
• The launcher portal makes players' Gliders to activate, as with the other launch cannons in the game.
• The jumps after the first and sixth turns allow players to perform tricks.
• Items now affect players in the launcher portal and makes them vulnerable if targeted by a Spiny Shell.
• The music slightly has become altered.
• The electrical flippers only electrocute players if touched, not causing them to crash.

Mario Kart Tour

Waluigi Pinball returns in Mario Kart Tour beginning in the 2019 Halloween Tour. As of the 2023 Anniversary Tour, the course has appeared in thirty separate tours, the most out of any course in the game (not including courses with multiple routes). It featured a major visual upgrade. The image of Waluigi is now illustrated 2D, and his head now rotates from left to right and is surrounded by several brightly-lit buildings and large stacks of coins, the slots below them now have a Las Vegas theme to them, the bumpers have a brighter color, the flashing starting banner with the Mario Kart logo now uses the modern one albeit without the flashing red lights, and there is a new sign after the pinball launcher with Waluigi's art from Mario Party: Star Rush, the track name, a metal ball, two flippers, and scrolling text below that reads "Waluigi No. 1", while the Waluigi banner at the start of the pinball machine was moved to the entrance of the pinball table. The rotating bumpers now move far more slowly. Due to the second lap being the final lap, the jingle that plays when entering the second lap in previous appearances is no longer present.

The course also appears as Waluigi Pinball R (reversed), Waluigi Pinball T (with ramps), and Waluigi Pinball R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular version in the 2019 Halloween Tour, while the latter debuted in the Valentine's Tour. In the T variant, there are many ramps on the pinball table that raise and lower as time passes. In the R/T variant, the two metal balls on the lower section take a different path at the start of the race.

The course icon for the R/T variant has an error within it. It features a trick ramp next to the red bridge despite not appearing in-game.

Trivia

• The music in Waluigi Pinball is remixed in Super Smash Bros. Brawl with modern dance club style.
• This course has a unique set of 8-bit sound effects during the race, including the Item Box sound, to fit the pinball machine theme.
• Waluigi Pinball shares its music with Wario Stadium.