Worlds

Whereas the first track of the Mushroom Cup, Mario Kart Stadium, was a loud and boisterous affair, Moo Moo Meadows, the first track of the Shell Cup, exudes a quiet, quaint aura.

The enchanted monolithic Runestones were built by the high elves millennia ago to mask their lands from extradimensional threats. But today, few remain – and even fewer are still operational.

The Cap Kingdom is a strange, gloomy, monochromatic land, which wouldn’t look out of place in a Tim Burton film. The night sky is dark, but the light of the gigantic yellow moon is more than enough to illuminate the mysterious land.

The claustrophobic corridors and hidden rooms of the Spencer Mansion radiate an uneasy and unnatural energy. This is a building that is trying to kill you.

Gastly’s favourite method of attack is to simply envelop its victim’s body with its own and suffocate them with poison gas until they pass out. Folklore states that the poisonous gas comprises 95 per cent of Gastly’s body; the remaining 5 per cent is made up of the souls who…

High in the mountains, above a sea of mist, lies Thwomp Ruins, the ancient remains of a long-lost civilisation. Instead of preserving the ruins for future generations, they were turned into a racetrack for Mario and his crew to zoom through with reckless abandon