Airship Fortress is the final track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. It later returns as a retro course in Mario Kart 7, as part of the Lightning Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour.
In Mario Kart series[]
Mario Kart DS[]
A map of Airship Fortress.
This is the only track in Mario Kart DS that features Bullet Bills as Hazards. These Bullet Bills are fired toward the racers, and upon impact, makes the character flip over and drop their item. The course only features one dash panel. Some wooden boxes can be hit and drop a Mushroom or a Banana, similar to those of Delfino Square. The crates cannot be destroyed on Time Trials or online races.
There are also Rocky Wrenches that pop up, and some flames to also serve as obstacles. There is also a cannon which launches the racers in a spiral tower. At the end, there is one side where it is open, and racers can be knocked off the edge and fall back a few places. This course belongs to Bowser, and he is even used in the Hurricane as the Staff Ghost.
This track is inspired by the Airship levels from Super Mario Bros. 3.
Missions 6-2 and 7-7 take place in this course. In Mission 6-2, Wario has to drive into fifteen Rocky Wrenches using a Super Star. In Mission 7-7, Bowser must collect twenty coins, all while driving backwards and not hitting a Burner.
Mario Kart 7[]
This track appears as a retro track in Mario Kart 7, where it is the third course of the Lightning Cup. Although there are hardly any major differences apart from the 3DS graphic enhancement, it appears that the Airship cannons now fire Banzai Bills instead of Bullet Bills. Also, at the bottom of the track, it is now a reddish-orange color, possibly the sky or lava. In addition, edges of the tower at the beginning of the track are modelled in 3D, allowing players to race on top of them to avoid incoming items and Banzai Bills, at the potential risk of falling off the course, as well as the fact that the cannon which launches the racers is now a glider segment. There is also a glitch that only appeared in Mario Kart 7 is at the part where in the circular tower if the player drives backwards after the player was shot in the tower, the beginning of the track will not be seen. The sky is slightly a different color.
Metal Mario is used for the normal and expert Staff Ghosts on this course. The normal staff ghost uses him with the Zucchini with Slick tires and the Super Glider, whilst the expert staff ghost uses his Standard Kart with Monster tires and the Super Glider.
For an unknown reason, DS Airship Fortress is the only track of the entire game to not appear during the game's credits.
Mario Kart Tour[]
Airship Fortress appears in Mario Kart Tour, in the Pirate Tour update.
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Yoshi passing A Banzai Bill
Yoshi gliding into the spiral tower.
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| 2021 | New Year's Tour (2021) • Berlin Tour • Cat Tour • Peach vs. Daisy Tour • Snow Tour • Mario Tour • Yoshi Tour (2021) • Ninja Tour (2021) • Sydney Tour • Bowser vs. Donkey Kong Tour • Trick Tour (2021) • Wedding Tour • Paris Tour (2021) • Summer Tour • Los Angeles 2021 Tour • Mario vs. Peach Tour • Frost Tour • Kamek Tour • Sydney Tour 2 • 2nd Anniversary Tour • Autumn Tour • Halloween Tour (2021) • Toad vs. Toadette Tour • Spacy Tour • Holiday Tour (2021) • Penguin Tour |
| 2022 | New Year's 2022 Tour • Singapore Tour • Wario vs. Waluigi Tour • Los Angeles Tour (2022) • Sky Tour • Mii Tour • Samurai Tour • Yoshi Tour (2022) • Amsterdam Tour • Doctor Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022) • Cat Tour (2022) • Metropolitan Tour • Bangkok Tour • Piranha Plant Tour • Ocean Tour • Sundae Tour • Bowser Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) • Anniversary Tour • Battle Tour • Halloween Tour (2022) • Autumn Tour (2022) • Animal Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November 2022) |
| 2023 | Space Tour • Winter Tour • Exploration Tour • Doctor Tour • Ninja Tour • Yoshi Tour • Spring Tour • Bowser Tour • Mii Tour • Princess Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Night Tour
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| Interactable | Banzai Bill • Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Barrel Cannon • Big egg • Blimp • Bob-omb Car • Bone Piranha Plant • Burner • Cannon • Car • Ceiling Needle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Crate • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Exploring Shy Guy • Falling Pillar • Festive tree • Flipper • Floaty • Flying Shy Guy • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring • Goat • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Half-pipe • Hot-air balloon • Inky Piranha Plant • Jack-o'-lantern • Jellybeam • Jump Boost field • Kadomatsu • Kanaami Road • Lava Plume • Leaf pile • Mud • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pipe • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Puddle • Ramp • Rocky Wrench • Rolling rock • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Snow block • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowman • Spring egg • Star Ring • Stilt Guy • Super Thwomp • Swooper • Table • Thwomp • Traffic cone • Train • Truck • Unagi • Urn • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Tree • Waterspout • Wiggler • Wiggler Wagon • Whomp • Winged Cloud • Wooden cutout |
| Non-interactable | Boo • Boo Buddies • Bulber • Goonie • Huffin Puffin • Incoming Chomp • Mega Cheep Cheep • Mufti Guy • Nep-Enut • Painting • Shy Guy Tent • Star Bit • Vase |
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