Editing Mario Kart: Super Circuit

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:MKSC Box Art.jpg|270px]]

|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|July 21, 2001|USA|August 27, 2001|Australia|September 7, 2001|Europe|September 14, 2001<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/games/gba/mario_kart_super_circuit|title=Mario Kart Super Circuit (2001) {{!}} GBA Game|publisher=Nintendo Life|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>}}'''[[Player's Choice]]:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|October 2, 2006<ref>{{cite|url=ign.com/articles/2006/07/27/players-choice-round-two|language=en|author=Craig Harris|publisher=IGN|title=Player's Choice, Round Two|date=July 27, 2006|accessdate=November 10, 2024}}</ref>}}'''Virtual Console (3DS) (Ambassador Program):'''<br>{{flag list|Australia|December 15, 2011|Japan|December 16, 2011|USA|December 16, 2011|Europe|December 16, 2011}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|November 13, 2014|Europe|April 23, 2015<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Mario-Kart-Super-Circuit-266980.html|language=en-gb|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' {{!}} Game Boy Advance {{!}} Games|publisher=Nintendo UK|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|April 24, 2015|Japan|July 22, 2015}}'''Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|February 8, 2023|Japan|February 9, 2023|Europe|February 9, 2023|Australia|February 9, 2023|South Korea|February 9, 2023|HK|February 9, 2023}}

|languages={{languages|en_us=y|jp=y}}

|genre=[[Genre#Racing|Racing]]

|modes=Single-player, multiplayer

|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|elspa=3+|pegi=3|usk=0|cero=A|acb=G}}

|platforms=[[Game Boy Advance]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]]), [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]]

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|serials={{flag list|Japan|AGB-AMKJ-JPN|USA|AGB-AMKE-USA|Europe|AGB-AMKP-EUR (Europe/Australia)|China|AGB-AMKC-CHN<ref>{{file link|MKSC Chinese information.png|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' Chinese ROM information}}</ref>}}

'''''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''''' is a racing game for the [[Game Boy Advance]], published by [[Nintendo]] and developed by [[Intelligent Systems]]. It is the third main entry in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series and the first one to be released for a handheld, as well as the second ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise game and third overall Nintendo-published game released for the system. The game was released in 2001, on July 21 in Japan, August 27 in North America, and September 7 and 14 in Australia and Europe respectively. ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' combines the elements from its [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] and [[Nintendo 64]] predecessors, with the key feature of the ''Mario Kart'' series being the usage of items obtained from [[Item Box]]es in order for the operator to gain an advantage over the opponents being retained; additionally, it contains all the courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' allows up to four players to play the game through the Game Link Cable, including a more restricted multiplayer mode that only requires one [[nwiki:Game Pak#Game Boy Advance|Game Pak]].

 

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' was eventually re-released on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]'s [[Virtual Console#Nintendo 3DS|Virtual Console]] exclusively through the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program|Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program]] first in Oceania on December 15, 2011, then in other countries on December 16, 2011. The game was re-released again on the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in North America first on November 13, 2014, and for [[Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online]] as one of its launch titles on February 8, 2023. ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' is the only ''Mario Kart'' title (outside of the ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' games) to have its development outsourced to another company, as well as the last ''Mario Kart'' game where the drivers are sprites rather than models. It is also one of the last entries in the ''Super Mario'' franchise to use the [[Nintendo 64]]-era art direction (which had been in place since ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' in 1996), as Nintendo started to update the 3D art direction after 2001, starting with ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''.

[[File:MKSC character select.png|thumb|left|The character selection screen.]]

The objective in this game is to place first in the races, as with most racing games. Each race has eight drivers. As in other ''Mario Kart'' games, players can drive through [[Item Box]]es which contain [[List of items|item]]s, which can aid the players. On the course, [[coin]]s are collected to increase the kart's top speed. Like with ''Super Mario Kart'', if the player has no coins, they spin out if they collide with another racer. The player starts a race with 2 to 5 coins depending on the starting position, and 50 coins are found on each course. Therefore, the player can hold up to 55 coins at once.

This game has five cups, and each has four new race courses. These cups are the [[Mushroom Cup]], the [[Flower Cup]], the all new [[Lightning Cup]] (referred to as the Thunder Cup in manuals), the [[Star Cup]], and the [[Special Cup]]. If players collect 100 coins in each cups after winning Special Cup for the engine class, they unlock the Extra Cup version. These cups contain all of the courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. If the player manages to collect a gold trophy on all of the ''Super Circuit'' cups, the background for the title screen changes to a sunset. If the player manages to obtain a triple star ranking for all ''Super Circuit'' cups, the title screen's background changes to a night time setting. In addition to the aesthetic changes, the intro's theme also changes.

===Menu controls===

!width=14%|Game Boy Advance

!width=14%|Nintendo 3DS

!width=14%|Wii U GamePad<br>Wii U Pro Controller<br>Wii Classic Controller

!width=14%|Single Joy-Con

 

|{{button|gba|Pad}}

|{{button|gba|A}}

|{{button|3Ds|A}}

|{{button|wii|CCA}}

|{{button|wii|2}}

|-

|{{button|gba|B}}

|{{button|3Ds|B}}

|{{button|wii|CCB}}

|{{button|wii|1}}

|{{button|switch|B}}

|Access options for certain modes

|{{button|gba|select}}

|{{button|3Ds|select}}

|{{button|wii|-}}

|{{button|wii|-}}

|{{button|switch|minus}}

===Game controls===

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|Pause game

*On the character selection screen, if the player presses the {{button|gba|L}} button, the character the player is on fires a green shell. If the player presses the {{button|gba|R}} button, the character hops. If the player presses the {{button|gba|select}} button, the characters honk their horn. However, the horn does not work if Random is selected.

In this mode, one or two players race against the CPU. The player chooses a cup and plays the four courses it contains. The player earns points by placing within the first four positions. When finished in fifth place or lower, the player must restart the race. The player is able to restart a race three times, with three race flags representing the lives. When the flags run out, the player can no longer restart any race in the cup, and must start from the first race if they fail to reach 4th or higher. When playing with two players, only one player has to finish in the top four in order to move on to the next race. At the end of the cup, the player with the most points wins. If the player is ranked 4th or lower at the end of a Grand Prix, their character drives in front of the three winning drivers and gets crushed by the podium. There are three different speeds to choose from, each with varying difficulty.

*'''150cc''' - The largest engine size. Karts go at their fastest. The computer regularly uses items against the player, such as frequently throwing [[Red Shell]]s, using [[Boo]]s, or even tossing a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]. This engine size is best suited for expert players.

[[File:MKSCCongratsScreen.png|thumb|The final Grand Prix result screen.]]

At the end of each race in Grand Prix mode, the top four players are awarded points based on their placement. The player in first place receives nine points, second place receives six points, third place three points, and fourth place one point. The bottom four players do not receive points.

 

The following letter ranks are achievable solely based on how many points the player has at the end of the four races of a Grand Prix:

*'''E:''' The player has collected less than 20 points.

 

|Each frame the player does not hold down the accelerate button for decreases <tt>SkillPoints</tt> by 0.25.

 

 

 

 

 

If the player has obtained at least 21 points, the ⭐ rank is possible if <tt>SkillLevel</tt> > 329.

One player can race against the best times on each course with no CPU opponents. After beating a best time, players can save [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|Ghost]] data onto each time trial course. Whenever the player races on that course again, the player's Ghost mirrors movements of the saved data. Ghost data can also be downloaded from other players using the Game Boy Link Cable. Players are given [[Triple Mushrooms]] for use during [[Time Trial]]s. Players also have the option to view their Ghost data using the Records option. Players can either turn their Ghost on or off during Time Trials using the {{button|gba|select}} before selecting the mode.

Quick Run is a one player VS mode, unique to ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', that enables players to race on any tracks they unlocked with no restrictions or regulations. Players can choose what engine size they want to race on, with the difficulty level alongside with the speed. Players can alter the number of laps, appearance of coins, and Item Boxes by pressing {{button|gba|Select}} before accessing this mode. Later ''Mario Kart'' installments since ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' (excluding ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'') have a similar mode to Quick Run, which is named VS mode except that single players can also access the mode.

[[File:Mksc multiplayer.PNG|thumb|left|Menu for Single Game Pak mode.]]

VS mode is a Quick Run mode with two to four players and cannot be accessed by single players. Players can play with multiple game cartridges (Multi-Pak mode) or just a single cartridge (Single-Pak mode) via Game Boy Link Cable. CPU players are turned off in this mode, and players start with 10 coins. The game counts how many times the player won or lost against other players. Players can alter the number of laps, appearance of coins, having Triple Mushrooms as starting items and Item Boxes by pressing {{button|gba|Select}} before accessing this mode, but only if it is played in Multi-Pak mode. In Single-Pak mode, players have more limited choices. Players use a different colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] where player 1 is Green, player 2 Red, player 3 Light Blue, and player 4 Yellow. Additionally, the only courses available are four SNES courses: [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]], [[SNES Donut Plains 1|Donut Plains 1]], [[SNES Ghost Valley 1|Ghost Valley 1]], and [[Bowser Castle 1]]. The character and item animations and music quality are also simplified compared to the base game to ease the amount of data that has to be transferred, and the music itself consists of arrangements of ''Super Mario Kart'' music: the course selection menu music is an arrangement of the menu music, the racing music is an arrangement of the [[Super Mario Kart (theme)|title theme]], and the result screen music is an arrangement of Mario's results theme. In both multiplayer modes, after all other racers finish a race, Lakitu drops a [[Thwomp]] on the racer in last place, ending the race.

[[File:MKSC Link Battle Screenshot.png|thumb|Battle Mode]]

Just like VS mode, Battle mode cannot be played with only one player. The player participates with one to three other players in attempt to pop each other [[balloon]]s using items. Also seen in VS mode, the game counts how many times the players won or lost. When a player loses all of their balloons, the player turns into a [[Bob-omb]] and stays like that for the rest of the game. The Bob-omb can make it more difficult for the other players by either picking up Item Boxes or blasting into their karts.

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[[File:MKSC Group Artwork.jpg|thumb|150px|The game's playable characters.]]

All playable characters from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' return, along with colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] appearing only in the multiplayer mode. As in all the previous games, they also race in the same go-karts, but with different sizes and colors that suit each playable character. Also, as in all the previous games, each racer is classified into three categories: lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight, each class with their own advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, in VS play with a single cartridge, all players use Yoshi, with each being a different color.

Characters are divided into three classes depending on their weight: light, medium, and heavy. Characters' speed and weight stats are viewable at the player select screen.

 

'''Lightweights''' are generally characterized by having high acceleration and low top speed. They are knocked easier by heavyweights and middleweights and skid easier. [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Toad]] share the same stats as having the highest acceleration and handling and the least weight and speed in the game, and [[Yoshi]] offers slightly less acceleration and handling for slightly better weight and speed.

'''Middleweights''' are classified by their all-around stats. They do not excel at anything, nor do they have any significantly low stats. The only middleweights are [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]], and they share the same stats.

'''Heavyweights''' have a very high weight and top speed stat, but suffer from low acceleration. They also skid less than karts of lighter weight. [[Bowser]] offers the most weight and speed in the game, but the worst acceleration and handling, while [[Wario]] and [[Donkey Kong]] have slightly worse weight and speed in exchange for slightly higher handling and acceleration.

The character selection screen offers the option to select a random character if the Item Box icon is selected. This is notably the only ''Mario Kart'' game to have this feature.

 

|Yoshis in alternate colors are playable in Single-Pak multiplayer, each by a certain player: red for 2, blue for 3, and yellow for 4. They share Yoshi's stats.

 

Similar to ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', [[Rival|a preset order of CPU opponents]] exists for each character in Grand Prix mode: one very fast, one fast, one medium, one slow, and three very slow drivers. In Quick Run mode, the orders are reversed, except in the first track of each cup. When playing Grand Prix in multiplayer, the rival order depends on the first player's character.

|[[File:Mario MKSC.png|center]]Mario

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Sprite.png|center]]Bowser

|width=100px|[[File:MKSC Toad and Pipe Frame.png|center]]Toad

|width=100px|[[File:MKSCWarioSprite.png|center]]Wario

|[[File:MKSCWarioSprite.png|center]]Wario

|[[File:MKSC Toad and Pipe Frame.png|center]]Toad

|[[File:MKSCDonkeyKongSprite.png|center]]Donkey Kong

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Sprite.png|center]]Bowser

|[[File:MKSC Toad and Pipe Frame.png|center]]Toad

|[[File:MKSCYoshiSprite.png|center]]Yoshi

===Other characters and elements===

|align="center"|[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]]

|align="center"|[[Bob-omb]]

|align="center"|Awards ceremony

|align="center"|[[Boo]]

[[File:MKSC Boo Boo Lake.png]][[File:MKSC_Boo_Broken_Pier.png]]

|align="center"|[[Cheep Cheep|Cheep-Cheep]]

|align="center"|[[Koopa Paratroopa]]

[[File:MKSC-KoopaParatroopa.png]]

|Lakitu acts as the referee for the game, as well as fishing out racers that fall off the course or go out of bounds.

|align="center"|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser Castle 1]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2]], [[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]] and [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser Castle 4]]

|align="center"|[[Little Mouser|Mice]]

[[File:MKSC_Mouse.png]]

|-

|align="center"|[[Penguin]]

[[File:MKSC Penguin.gif]]

[[File:MKSC Piranha Plant.png]]

|align="center"|[[GBA Yoshi Desert|Yoshi Desert]]

|Piranha Plants appear from within the quicksand pits of Yoshi Desert. If a racer falls into one of these pits, they will get pulled under, followed by the Piranha Plant chewing them repeatedly before spitting them out.

|align="center"|Awards ceremony, [[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]] and [[GBA Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds]]

|align="center"|[[Shy Guy Galleon]]

[[File:MKSC Shy Guy Galleon.png]]

|align="center"|[[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]]

|align="center"|[[Shy Guy Tent]]

|align="center"|[[Snowman]]

{|class="wikitable"

!style="background-color:#FF0000"|Sprite

!width=8% style="background-color:#FF0000"|Item

!style="background-color:#FF0000"|Description

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Mushroom Artwork.png]]

|[[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Triple Mushrooms Artwork.png]]

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Banana Artwork.png]]

|[[Banana#Mario Kart series|Banana]]

|Obtained commonly by high-ranked drivers, they can be held on the back or thrown forward or dropped behind. They act as obstacles; drivers running over them will spin. The effect can nullified if the driver brakes upon running over it; success of the action is indicated by a music note symbol coming out from the driver. Any type of Shell or Star effects can destroy them.

|Obtained rarely by low-ranked drivers, with rarity determined by engine class, they can be held on the back or thrown forward or backward. It makes a continuously loud noise when used. If thrown forward, it will follow the track and targets the first-place driver; subsequent drivers caught in the path will spin out. If thrown backward, they stay in a fixed position to target the first-place driver passing by. Colliding with a wall or a ramp, falling into a pit or water, or hitting a driver with the star in effect can destroy them.

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Boo Artwork.png]]

|[[Boo#Mario Kart series|Boo]]

|Obtained uncommonly by any-ranked drivers, they steal an item from a random driver if available, attacks the first-place driver, and grants invisibility for a moment. The driver is immune to all obstacles and items, and can pass through drivers without bumping, but it doesn't prevent them from losing speed off-road.

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Star Artwork.png]]

|[[Super Star#Mario Kart series|Star]]

|Obtained rarely by low-ranked drivers, they grant invincibility and increase their top speed, acceleration, and handling for a moment. Bumping a driver under this effect will spin them out. They are also used to go off-road without losing any speed and can destroy stage obstacles.

|align=center|[[File:MKSC Lightning Artwork.png]]

|[[Lightning#Mario Kart series|Lightning]]

|Obtained rarely by lower-ranked drivers, they shrink every other driver not using a Star or a Boo but does not make them lose coins. Shrunk drivers lose speed and the ability to use a Mushroom. Shrunk drivers run over by a normal driver will spin out. Shrunk drivers revert back to normal after a set amount of time or if they fall into a pit.

 

The following item chart comes from the ''Mario Kart Advance Saisoku Bucchigiri Guide'', released in Japan in 2001.<ref>{{cite|author=@Airship804|date=January 12, 2024|url=x.com/Airship804/status/1745790280190812194|title=Hello and thank you for finding me! Yes, I still have the guidebook and it indeed has a table of the item distribution, although the exact values are not shown. ◎ are the most common items, ○ are moderate, △ are occasional, and × are not obtainable. I hope this helps you! :)|publisher=X|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref> The probability to obtain a certain item goes from '''A''' (frequently obtained item) to '''D''' (unobtainable item).

!2

|C

|D

|C

|D

!3

|C

|C

|C

|C

!4

|B

|C

|C

|C

!5

|B

|C

|C

|C

!6

|B

|C

|C

|B

!7

|B

|D

|C

|C

|B

!8

|B

|D

|C

|C

|B

The game features 20 new courses, and brings back the original 20 courses of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' (though, due to the Grand Prix format, they are organized in five cups instead of four). The cups containing ''Super Mario Kart'' courses are unlocked for usage in Grand Prix Mode by finishing the respective engine class in first place, and then completing each cup again, while collecting at least 100 coins.

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' has the most Bowser Castles (four from this game's tracks and three from the original's tracks, making seven total tracks) in any ''Mario Kart'' game to date.

===Super Circuit tracks===

These racecourses are new and they have three laps, similar to ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (with Lakitu appearing on the right side of the player, holding the start signal and the lap count signs).

{|style="width:800px;margin:auto;text-align:center"class="wikitable"

![[File:MKSC Mushroom Cup icon.png]]<br>[[Mushroom Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Peach Circuit Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Peach Circuit|Peach Circuit]]

|[[File:MKSC Shy Guy Beach Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Shy Guy Beach|Shy Guy Beach]]

|[[File:MKSC Riverside Park Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Riverside Park|Riverside Park]]

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 1 Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|Bowser Castle 1]]

![[File:MKSC Flower Cup icon.png]]<br>[[Flower Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]

|[[File:Mkscboolake.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Boo Lake|Boo Lake]]

|[[File:MKSC Cheese Land Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Cheese Land|Cheese Land]]

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2]]

![[File:MKSC Lightning Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Lightning Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Luigi Circuit Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]]

|[[File:MKSC Sky Garden Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Sky Garden|Sky Garden]]

|[[File:MKSC Cheep-Cheep Island Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|Cheep-Cheep Island]]

|[[File:MKSC Sunset Wilds Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Sunset Wilds|Sunset Wilds]]

![[File:MKSC Star Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Star Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Snow Land Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Snow Land|Snow Land]]

|[[File:MKSC Ribbon Road Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Ribbon Road|Ribbon Road]]

|[[File:MKSC Yoshi Desert Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Yoshi Desert|Yoshi Desert]]

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 3 Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]]

![[File:MKSC Special Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Special Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Lakeside Park Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Lakeside Park|Lakeside Park]]

|[[File:MKSC Broken Pier Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[Broken Pier]]

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 4 Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 4|Bowser Castle 4]]

|[[File:MKSC Rainbow Road Starting Line.png|150px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]]

===Extra tracks===

These courses were [[Classic course|originally featured]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', and are reused in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''. The player races five laps on these tracks (similar to the first game) in Grand Prix mode. These courses lack most of their obstacles from ''Super Mario Kart'' (besides the breaking blocks in the Ghost Valley and Vanilla Lake courses and the deep water in the Koopa Beaches). Coin locations are also changed so that each track has exactly 50 coins.

{|style="width:800px;margin:auto;text-align:center"class="wikitable"

![[File:MKSC Extra Mushroom Cup icon.png]]<br>[[Mushroom Cup|Extra Mushroom Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC SNES Mario Circuit 1.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]]

|[[File:MKSC Donut Plains 1.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Donut Plains 1|Donut Plains 1]]

|[[File:MKSC Ghost Valley 1.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Ghost Valley 1|Ghost Valley 1]]

|[[File:MKSC SNES Bowser's Castle 1.png|150px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 1]]

![[File:MKSC Extra Flower Cup icon.png]]<br>[[Flower Cup|Extra Flower Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]]

|[[File:MKSC Choco Island 1.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Choco Island 1|Choco Island 1]]

|[[File:MKSC Ghost Valley 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Ghost Valley 2|Ghost Valley 2]]

|[[File:MKSC Donut Plains 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Donut Plains 2|Donut Plains 2]]

![[File:MKSC Extra Lightning Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Lightning Cup|Extra Lightning Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Bowser Castle 2 SNES.png|150px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2]]

|[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]]

|[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 1.png|150px]]<br>[[Koopa Beach 1]]

|[[File:MKSC Choco Island 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Choco Island 2|Choco Island 2]]

![[File:MKSC Extra Star Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Star Cup|Extra Star Cup]]

|-

![[File:MKSC Extra Special Cup Emblem.png]]<br>[[Special Cup|Extra Special Cup]]

|[[File:MKSC Koopa Beach 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|Koopa Beach 2]]

|[[File:MKSC Screenshot - Ghost Valley 3.png|150px]]<br>[[Ghost Valley 3]]

|[[File:MKSC Vanilla Lake 2.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Vanilla Lake 2|Vanilla Lake 2]]

|[[File:MKSC SNES Rainbow Road Screenshot.png|150px]]<br>[[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]

===Battle courses===

Four new battle courses appear in the game. No battle courses from the previous ''Mario Kart'' games return; however, all four of the courses from ''Super Mario Kart'' exist in the game's code and are playable through hacking. The second battle course has a different layout between the Japanese and international versions of the game.

<gallery widths=80 heights=64>

MKSC Battle Course 1 icon.png|[[GBA Battle Course 1|Battle Course 1]]

MKSC Battle Course 2 icon.png|[[Battle Course 2 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Battle Course 2]]

MKSC Battle Course 3 icon.png|[[GBA Battle Course 3|Battle Course 3]]

MKSC Battle Course 4 icon.png|[[Battle Course 4 (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Battle Course 4]]

==Reception==

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' received critical acclaim. It scored an average of 91.54% based on 39 reviews in GameRankings and an average of 93 based on 24 reviews in Metacritic.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160319220816/http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/371318-mario-kart-super-circuit/index.html|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' for Game Boy Advance|publisher=GameRankings|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-kart-super-circuit|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>

Craig Harris of IGN praised nearly all of the game's aspects and noted that the extra development time of the game can make it outstanding. He ended with, "It's a [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]] game with very few flaws -- it's a shame that it didn't quite make the system launch, but the extra wait did the game wonders, and it shouldn't be missed." He gave the game a 9.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite|author=Harris, Craig|date=August 29, 2001|url=www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/29/mario-kart-super-circuit|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' review|publisher=IGN|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref> Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer gave the game a 9 out of 10. Though he criticized the lack of backlighting due to the Game Boy Advance system lacking it and the pick-up system of Lakitu, he praised the game for being a vast, improved "conversion" of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' onto the Game Boy Advance. He wrote, "It has everything a single player, or indeed a foursome of like-minded console gamers, could ever dream of, and all with the added benefit of extensive replayability. With ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|Super Mario Advance 2]]'' still a way off, ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' is the killer app for GameBoy Advance as of now. Buy it."<ref>{{cite|author=Bramwell, Tom|date=September 27, 2001|url=www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mksc_gba|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' review|publisher=Eurogamer|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref> Joao Diniz Sanches of Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 9 out of 10. He praised the game for being universally and immediately fun.<ref>{{cite|author=Sanches, Joao Diniz|language=en|date=October 21, 2005|url=www.pocketgamer.com/mario-kart-super-circuit/mario-kart-super-circuit|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' review|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>

Ron DelVillano of Nintendo Life reviewed the ambassador version of ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' and gave the game a 7 out of 10. Though he noted the game's aging and that the multiplayer is removed in the 3DS Ambassador version, he called the game fun and worthwhile to play with.<ref>{{cite|author=DelVillano, Ron|date=December 22, 2011|url=www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/12/mario_kart_super_circuit_3dsvc|title=''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' review|publisher=Nintendo Life|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>

|Tom Bramwell, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mksc_gba Eurogamer]

|Joao Diniz Sanches, [http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/GameBoy/Mario+Kart%3A+Super+Circuit/review.asp?c=395 Pocket Gamer UK]

|9/10

|Ron DelVillano, [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/12/mario_kart_super_circuit_3dsvc Nintendo Life]

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===Sales===

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' is the fourth best-selling game for the Game Boy Advance after ''[[Bulbapedia:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire]]'', ''[[Bulbapedia:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, LeafGreen]]'', and ''[[Bulbapedia:Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald]]'', selling 5.91 million copies worldwide, as of March 31, 2009.

==Pre-release and unused content==

==Staff==

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' was developed by [[Intelligent Systems]], the same company behind the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series and the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series. Takeshi Ando and Yukio Morimoto directed the game while the executive producer was [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]]. The Donkey Kong 3D model used in the pre-rendered sprites was provided by [[Rare Ltd.]]

==Glitches==

===CPU Glitch===

===Koopa Beach 1 Glitch Shortcut===

If the player spindrifts after the finish line then aims behind it correctly, that player can perform a glitch were it could count as a lap if they shroomed behind the finish line with a hop.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfliDVHErIk|title=SNES Koopa Beach 1 (SC): 0'07"66 by Su|date=September 29, 2013|publisher=YouTube|author=Mario Kart: Super Circuit|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>

===Cheese Land Glitch Shortcut===

If the player spindrifts 270° right going behind the starting line, that player could perform a glitch where the player can use a mushroom and a hop onto [[Little Mouser]] to count all three laps if successful. This will work with any character.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP57rUMcDPI|title=Amazing Way To Cheese The Incredibly Broken Cheese Land - Glitch Shorts (Mario Kart Super Circuit)|author=Glitch Shorts|language=en|date=January 29, 2021|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>