Editing N64 Mario Raceway

'''Mario Raceway''', rarely named after its Japanese name, '''Mario Circuit'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=April 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49|page=40}}</ref>, is the fourth and last course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. It is [[Mario]]'s home track of the game and shares its music with [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]], [[Wario Stadium]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]. It is the second shortest course of the game after [[N64 Moo Moo Farm|Moo Moo Farm]], measuring at 567 meters.  

Mario Raceway reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Shell Cup]], and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting with the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]].

The course begins near a grand stand full of cheering audience, atop which is a large model of the [[Mario Cap]], and it takes place on a simple asphalt road with grass on both sides. Racers first take two right turns, with the first set of [[Item Box]]es in between. Afterwards there is a gradual U-turn to the left, with a large hill on the inside of the turn. A much sharper U-turn to the right follows, with a big toadstool on the inside of the turn. After passing another item set, racers take a left turn followed by a slight right turn and a brief straightaway. To the left of the straightaway is a giant rotating sign with text reading "Go" and Mario's artwork from ''[[Super Mario World]]''; running into this sign while using a [[Super Star|Star]] causes it to rise into the air.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Supper Mario Broth|date=November 16, 2018|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/180182866865/top-in-mario-kart-64-driving-into-the-rotating|title=Supper Mario Broth Blog|publisher=Tumblr|accessdate=April 28, 2023}}</ref> After the straightaway is another right U-turn followed by a left turn, with the last item set in the middle of the left turn. Racers then drive along a straightaway that goes through a giant [[Warp Pipe]] tunnel. A 90° turn to the right then brings racers to the finish line.

While no obstacles appear on the track itself, trees and stationary [[Piranha Plant]]s appear along the sides of the track. The course also has no specific notable shortcuts, but racers can use [[Dash Mushroom|Mushrooms]] or a Star to drive through the large amount of off-road along the course and cut off turns.

[[File:Mario Raceway 64 MKWii.png|thumb|right|{{classic|N64|Mario Raceway}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]

[[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#November 2008 Tournament 2|November 2008's second tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Mario Raceway with more obstacles: The road now has many oil slicks, more Piranha Plants appear in the grass, and several Pokeys appear in the sand just before the tunnel. Players start the Time Trial with no items, but there are several sets of Item Boxes which will always yield a Golden Mushroom. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of November 2010, the second tournament of March 2012, and the first tournament of June 2013.

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|footer={{classic|N64|Mario Raceway}} in ''Mario Kart Tour''

Mario Raceway returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. It was the final N64 course added to the game. Visually, the course resembles the ''Mario Kart Tour'' iteration of N64 Luigi Raceway, with the grandstand, the starting banner and the trees having the same design of the mentioned course. [[Hot-air balloon|Hot-air balloons]] have been added to the background, akin to N64 Yoshi Valley. The rotating signs' design is retained from ''Mario Kart Wii'', except the "Go" is in a different font and the background has a checkered pattern. A glass wall now runs along the entire stretch of the hill in the top half of the course. Similarly to N64 Choco Mountain, the proportions of the course differ notably from the original version of the track - most notably, the track has been condensed vertically. The U-turn around the mushroom is more banked and no longer has any offroad between it and the wall. The brick wall now has indented sections. [[Goomba]]s now appear in the pipe section; the pipe itself is now designed like the one present in [[3DS Mario Circuit]], and has rocks blocking off the offroad areas on either side of it, making it now mandatory to drive through. Like N64 Royal Raceway and N64 Luigi Raceway, the course uses the ''Mario Kart 7'' arrangement of the ''Mario Kart 64'' raceway music.

The course also appears as '''Mario Raceway R''' (reversed), '''Mario Raceway T''' (with ramps), and '''Mario Raceway R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, some of the [[Piranha Plant]]s to the side of the track are no longer passive. In the T and R/T variants, racers drive across several [[Mushroom Trampoline|mushroom trampolines]]. In the R/T variant, the mushroom at the U-turn is used as an additional mushroom trampoline, and a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] allows racers to drive on top of the pipe on lap 2.

This is the only course in the game that has never been playable without [[Team Rally]] rules; however, [[Wii Mushroom Gorge|Wii Mushroom Gorge R/T]] is also exclusively available in team play as part of the [[Mii Tour (2023)|2023 Mii Tour]].

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|Eng=Although the distance of one lap is fairly short, it has complex corners and numerous hairpin curves. The course, named after our mascot, is highly recommended by the game designers as their favorite Time Trials course.<ref>{{cite|date=1996|title=''Mario Kart 64'' instruction booklet|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=29}}</ref>}}

 

|EngA=The "official" course in Mario Kart 64, Mario Raceway is a quick circuit track with a variety of turns to test your Kart handling skill.''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980205065149/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/mario_kart64/flwrcup.html|title=''Mario Kart 64'': Flower Cup|publisher=Nintendo of America|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref>}}

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|EngA=A back-to-basics drifter's paradise with a single ramp perfectly placed for shortcuts across the grass.

|EngE=Drift your way around wide turns and through the pipe tunnel as you dart in-between the lush green hills of Mario Raceway. That's what the sell-out crowd came to see!}}

 

MKT Icon MarioRacewayN64 MarioSamurai.png|The course icon with

MKT Icon MarioRacewayRN64 BabyMario.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon MarioRacewayTN64 PeachYukata.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon MarioRacewayRTN64 ToadAstronaut.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

 

===Names in other languages===

|Fre=Autodrome Mario

|FreM=Mario Motordrome

|SpaA=Pista Mario

|SpaA2=Pista de Mario

|SpaA2N=''Mario Kart Wii''

|SpaAM=Mario Track

|SpaA2M=Mario's Track