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| {{classic title}} | | {{articleabout|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Mario Circuit]]}} |
| {{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Mario Circuit]]}}
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| |title=Mario Circuit | | |title=Mario Circuit |
| |image=[[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|256px]] | | |image=[[File:MKDD_MarioCircuit.jpg|235px]] |
| |appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]]) | | |appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2008|2008]]) |
| |cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Double Dash!!'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'') | | |cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKDD)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MKW) |
| |online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]]) | | |ghost= Nin*♪Miz (01:59.771) (MKW) |
| |sample=[[Kenta Nagata]]<br>[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.oga]] | | |expert_ghost= Nin*Dai8 (01:49.939) (MKW) |
| |map=[[File:MarioCircuitMap-MKDD.png]]<br>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''<br>[[File:GCN Mario Circuit.png]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii'' | | |wifi=No longer available ([[Wii]]) |
| |ghost={{ghost|DD|AAA<ref>[[tcrf:Mario_Kart:_Double_Dash!!#Staff_Ghost_Initials|Mario Kart: Double Dash!! § Staff Ghost Initials]]. ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved November 3, 2024.</ref>|1:41.384|[[File:MKDD Mario.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:MKDD Luigi.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png|32px|link=Red Fire]]}}{{ghost|Wii|Nin★♪Miz|1:59.771|[[File:MarioMKW.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:Standard Bike M (Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Standard Bike M]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★Dai8|1:49.939|[[File:MarioMKW.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:Wild Wing (Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]]}}
| | |music=[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.ogg]] |
| | |map=GCN<br> |
| | [[File:MarioCircuitMap-MKDD.png]]<br> |
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| | [[File:GCN Mario Circuit.png|180px]] |
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| '''Mario Circuit''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It is [[Mario]]'s home track of the game. This version of the course features many of the typical elements of a [[Mario Circuit]], such as [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s and giant mushrooms, visually similar to [[World 1]] in various games from the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. It also introduces the new element of [[Peach's Castle]] around which the course takes place, an element that appears in all later Mario Circuits, and also features [[Goomba]]s, Piranha Plants, and a [[Chain Chomp]] as obstacles. This course appears at the end of the credits in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' after completing the [[Special Cup]] or [[All-Cup Tour]]. In [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]], Peach's Castle from this track can be seen in the background. This Mario Circuit was originally going to reappear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' but was removed from the final version of the game, later reappearing as the fourth and final course of the [[Leaf Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. | | '''Mario Circuit''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. For this installment, the circuit surrounds the [[Princess Peach's Castle|Castle]] of Princess Peach, while in the background some warp Pipes, tall toadstools, smiling trees, and a Mushroom-shaped hot-air balloon midair can be seen, overviewing the track. A giant [[Chain Chomp]] guards a piece of rough terrain, ramming into any vehicle who passes near to it. Also, some Piranha Plants appear, attacking the [[kart]]s and [[bikes]] that pass too close to them, causing the racers to roll over and drop their items onto the road. However, they are vulnerable to being hit by some items, such as [[Green Shell]]s, which leave them stunned for a while. Another obstacle are the [[Goomba]]s crossing the track back and forth, before the finish line. Making contact with one causes the kart to spin around. By using certain items against these enemies, a Mushroom pops out of them. The track also appeared at the end of the credits where everyone gets to celebrate after a tournament. |
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| Mario Circuit shares its music with [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]] and [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]]. An arrangement of it appears in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' under the title "Rollercoasting". An arrangement of the music for these courses also appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played during events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]] version), ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]] version), and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
| | ==Course layout== |
| | The course contains many curves and corners. Employing [[Drift|drifting]] is the main hint given to clear this circuit. After the first turn and another tight turn, the racers will encounter the Chain Chomp wandering the zone, biting the trespassers. Players then enter a curved tunnel, crossing a bridge upon leaving it and discovering a soil road. After getting into another corner, racers face Goombas crossing an uneven road, giving the racer certain difficulty to maneuver well. After crossing another bridge (where two Piranha Plants await racers to attack indiscriminately), the racers reach the finish line and the lap is completed. |
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| ==''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''== | | ==Appearance in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart Wii''== |
| ===Course layout===
| | This Mario Circuit version was going to appear in ''Mario Kart DS''. A version of this track with all enemies removed and the bumpy road section flat exists in the Demo Version (where it can be played textured by default) and the Final Version (where one must copy the textures from the model file to a texture file to play textures or use a action replay which don't load texture) of that game's data. However, the track was taken out before the game's release (most likely to avoid using all of the character-themed circuits from the same game). The race course officially reappears in ''Mario Kart Wii'' as the fourth track of the [[Leaf Cup]], the exact same as it was slated to be in ''Mario Kart DS''. |
| [[File:MKDD_MarioCircuit.png|thumb|140px|Bird's eye view of Mario Circuit in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'']]
| | [[File:2009-TournamentOctober1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The <small>GCN</small> Mario Circuit tournament.]] |
| The starting line for the course is situated alongside [[Peach's Castle]], from which the player drives straight for a short distance to a left turn where a sign reading "MARIO" can be seen, followed by a hairpin bend towards the right. This is followed by a long and gentle left turn around a patch of grass with a [[Chain Chomp]], which will occasionally come out and attack the player, who will spin out if hit. This is followed by a gentle S-curve within a tunnel, followed by a straight level bridge. This then leads to another short stretch of straight road with a pair of [[Piranha Plant]]s on each side, which attempt to bite the player and cause them to flip over if caught. The player must then drive around a left hairpin bend and a right turn, where they approach a bumpy section of road with [[Goomba]]s, which follows another gentle S-curve shape. After another left turn the player then jumps over an arched bridge towards the finish line, where there is another Piranha Plant on each side of the road.
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| ===Shortcuts=== | | ===Tournaments=== |
| *Part of the circular curve can be skipped and the Chain Chomp avoided by using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or speed-boosting item to cut across the grass behind it.
| | In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track. It was a time trial race, with an increased number of [[Piranha Plant]]s and [[Chain Chomp]]s. It was the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2009 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2009]], and it was repeated as the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#July 2011 tournament 2|second tournament of July 2011]], the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2012 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2012]], and the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#December 2013 Tournament 2|second tournament of December 2013]]. |
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| ==''Mario Kart DS''== | | ==Official descriptions== |
| [[File:GCN Mario Circuit MKDS demo.png|thumb|150px|left|A screenshot of the course with textures in ''Mario Kart DS'']]
| | '''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''''' |
| Mario Circuit was originally planned to reappear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unused Data|was removed prior to the game's release]]. The course would have used the textures "BeachTree1", "kuribo", and "mario_tree", which still remain in the game's files. There were no Goombas present toward the end of the track, and the graphics were reduced due to the limitations of the system. It can still be accessed in the game's data, and can be found by [[wikipedia:Action Replay|Action Replay]] without textures or through ROM Hacking with textures.<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=r_zTcoBJr4w YouTube - Mario Kart DS Kiosk Beta: GCN Mario Circuit]</ref>
| | * '''Instruction booklet:''' ''“This is the main circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Familiar denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom can be spotted here and there. The road’s filled with curves, so this is a good place to practice drifting.”'' |
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| | * '''Official website:''' ''“Mario Circuit features lots of tight corners, a Chain Chomp, Piranha Plants, Peach’s Castle, and several Goombas, not to mention seven other racers trying to upend your kart.”'' |
| | * '''Official European website:''' ''“Dodge the waddling Goombas and snapping Piranha Plants, and say hi to Peach as you cruise by her castle.”'' |
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| ==''Mario Kart Wii''==
| | '''''Mario Kart Wii''''' |
| [[File:MKWii GCNMario.png|thumb|250px|{{classic|GCN|Mario Circuit}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
| | * '''Official European website:''' ''"With pipes rising out of the surrounding hills and Goombas and giant Chain Chomps littering the track, this is classic Mario Kart action in all its glory."'' |
| Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and last race of the [[Leaf Cup]], though no major changes have been made apart from a slight design update. The player can now perform [[Jump Boost|trick]]s off of the bumps in the road and the arched bridge approaching the finish line.
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| ===Tournaments=== | | ==Gallery== |
| [[File:2009-TournamentOctober1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The tournament]]
| | ===GCN version=== |
| [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2009 Tournament 1|October 2009's first tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Mario Circuit with more obstacles: There are now two Chain Chomps near the beginning of the track, and there are now eighteen Piranha Plants all throughout the course, with some positioned directly in the middle of the track. Players start the Time Trial with no items, but there is one Item Box at the beginning of the track which always contains a Mushroom. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of July 2011, the first tournament of October 2012 and the second tournament of December 2013. | | <center><gallery> |
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| | File:MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|The track logo. |
| | File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|The track icon. |
| | File:MarioCircuit1-GP-MKDD.png|The starting line. |
| | File:MarioCircuit2-GP-MKDD.png|A [[Chain Chomp]] guards a circular turn. |
| | File:MarioCircuit3-GP-MKDD.png|Inside a tunnel. |
| | File:MarioCircuit-PiranhaPlant-MKDD.png|[[Piranha Plant]]s make an appearance. |
| | File:MarioCircuit4-GP-MKDD.png|The bumpy road, featuring [[Goomba]]s. |
| | File:MarioCircuit-Shortcut-MKDD.png|A shortcut, requiring a [[Mushroom]] to utilize. |
| | File:MarioCircuit-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|Piranha Plant amounts are greatly reduced in multiplayer races. |
| | File:MarioCircuit-Multiplayer2-MKDD.png|Only two Goombas are present in multiplayer races. |
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| ==Profiles== | | ===DS Version=== |
| ===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
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| *'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''This is the main circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Familiar denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom can be spotted here and there. The road’s filled with curves, so this is a good place to practice drifting.''"
| | File:Mariocircuitgcn.jpg|A beta screenshot of Mario Circuit in ''Mario Kart DS'' |
| *'''North American website bio:''' "''Mario Circuit features lots of tight corners, a Chain Chomp, Piranha Plants, Peach’s Castle, and several Goombas, not to mention seven other racers trying to upend your kart.''"
| | </gallery></center> |
| *'''European website bio:''' "''Dodge the waddling Goombas and snapping Piranha Plants, and say hi to Peach as you cruise by her castle.''"
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| ===''Mario Kart Wii''=== | | ===Wii version=== |
| *'''European website bio:''' "''With pipes rising out of the surrounding hills and Goombas and giant Chain Chomps littering the track, this is classic Mario Kart action in all its glory.''"
| | <center><gallery> |
| | File:GCNMarioCircuit-MKWii.png|An overview of the track. |
| | File:GCNMarioCircuit1-MKWii.png|The first sharp turn. |
| | File:GCNMarioCircuit2-MKWii.png|A [[Chain Chomp]] guards a circular turn. |
| | File:GCNMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png|Inside a tunnel. |
| | File:GCNMarioCircuit4-MKWii.png|The bumps on the bumpy road have a trick KCL collision effect. |
| | </gallery></center> |
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| ==Sponsors== | | ==Trivia== |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners) | | * The ''Mario Kart'' from the game ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'' plays the Mario Circuit theme from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' when used. |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube|Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube]] (Signs)
| | * This track [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content|was going to appear]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but in later builds was replaced with [[Mushroom Bridge]]. This track, however, still exists within the game's files. |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Racing|Mario Racing]] (Trackside banners) | | * This is the first Mario Circuit in the series to feature Princess Peach's Castle; every Mario Circuit since has also included the castle. |
| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Shoot!!|Shoot!!]] (Trackside banners)
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| *[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Names in Other Languages== |
| ===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
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| MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|The course logo
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| MarioCircuit1-GP-MKDD.png|The starting line
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| MarioCircuit2-GP-MKDD.png|The [[Chain Chomp]] on the circular turn
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| MarioCircuit3-GP-MKDD.png|The tunnel
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| MarioCircuit-PiranhaPlant-MKDD.png|The first set of [[Piranha Plant]]s
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| MarioCircuit4-GP-MKDD.png|The bumpy road with the [[Goomba]]s
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| MarioCircuit-Shortcut-MKDD.png|The shortcut
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| MarioCircuit-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|Fewer Piranha Plants appear in split-screen races
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| MarioCircuit-Multiplayer2-MKDD.png|Only two Goombas appear in split-screen races
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| MKDD Thanks For Playing.png|The entire cast on the course after finishing the Special Cup or [[All-Cup Tour]]
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| ===''Mario Kart Wii''===
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| <gallery widths=150 heights=90>
| | |Fra=Circuit Mario |
| MKW GCN Mario Circuit Banner.png|The course banner
| | |FraM=Mario Circuit |
| MKW Mario Circuit GCN Preview.gif|A preview of the course
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| MKW GCN Mario Circuit First Sharp Turn.png|The first sharp turn
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| GCNMarioCircuit2-MKWii.png|The Chain Chomp on the circular turn
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| MKW GCN Mario Circuit Tunnel Inside.png|The tunnel
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| GCNMarioCircuit4-MKWii.png|[[Mario]] performing a trick on the bumpy road
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| </gallery>
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| ==Additional names==
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| ===Internal names===
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| |game1=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
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| |name1=<tt>Mario.arc</tt>
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| |meaning1=Mario course
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| |game2=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| |name2=<tt>old_mario_gc</tt>
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| |meaning2=Old Mario GameCube
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| ===Names in other languages===
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| |Jap=マリオサーキット | |
| |JapR=Mario Sākitto
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| |JapM=Mario Circuit
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| |Fre=Circuit Mario
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| |FreM=Mario Circuit
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| |Ita=Circuito di Mario
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| |ItaM=Mario's Circuit | |
| |Ger=Marios Piste | | |Ger=Marios Piste |
| |GerM=Mario's Circuit | | |GerM=Mario's Circuit |
| |SpaE=Circuito Mario | | |Spa=Circuito Mario |
| |SpaEM=Mario Circuit | | |SpaM=Mario Circuit |
| |SpaA=Circuito de Mario
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| |SpaAM=Mario's Circuit
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The Mario [[Kart]] from ''{{wp|Nintendogs}}'' plays the theme from this course when used.
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| *As of the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]], this is the only course in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''{{'}}s Flower Cup to not appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
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| {{MKDD}} | | {{MKDD}} |
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| [[Category:Grasslands]] | | [[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] |
| [[Category:Classic courses]]
| | [[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Race Courses]] |
| [[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! race courses]] | | [[Category:Mario Kart Wii]] |
| [[Category:Mario Kart Wii race courses]] | | [[Category:Mario Kart Wii Race Courses]] |
| [[de:Marios Piste#Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]] | | [[Category:Retro Courses]] |
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