Editing SNES Donut Plains 3

|image=[[File:SMK Donut Plains 3 Lower-Screen Map.png|256px]]

|tours=[[Halloween Tour (2022)]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Mario Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Princess Tour]]

|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

===Course layout===

The course features a giant lake, a peninsula jutting far into the water, and two broken bridges without side-rails. It begins by immediately narrowing and leading racers into a right turn followed by a bridge that is broken on the right side. Racers then reach the only set of [[? Panel|Question Block]]s and take a U-turn to the right. Here there is a second bridge which has a gap in the middle that racers are required to hop over to avoid falling into the lake. After a sharp U-turn to the left, racers briefly serpentine along the peninsula before reaching a sharp right U-turn; the outside of the turn has [[Monty Mole|Gopher]]s while the inside of the turn has slippery mud. The track then widens again and racers drive through more slippery mud as they take a slight right turn, followed by a left turn. Afterwards there is one more U-turn to the right, with Gophers on the outside and mud on the inside, and racers reach the finish line soon after.

[[File:MKSC Donut Plains 3.png|thumb|right|Donut Plains 3 as it appears in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''.]]

===Shortcuts===

[[File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|{{classic|SNES|Donut Plains 3}} as it appears in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]

Donut Plains 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second race of the [[Banana Cup]] and the only classic race from ''Super Mario Kart'' from among the base ''Mario Kart 8'' content. It now features a starting banner composed of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' styled blocks and the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo on top. One notable difference is that the graphics do not resemble the original SNES style, unlike ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', instead featuring bushes, [[Toad House]]s, [[Brick Block]]s, and [[? Block]]s in the background, as well as a fewer number of hills, three of which are brown, more resembling the backdrop of {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}. A ''[[Super Mario World]]'' styled [[fortress]] with [[Toad (species)|Toads]] and [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] is also added, beside the first bridge. The trees are now on the track itself, in the second half of the course. The starting point has the ''Mario Kart'' logo's letters in four colors (red, green, yellow, and blue) on the top of a series of yellow blocks held up by larger, different-colored blocks.

One of the new features included is the ability to [[Underwater driving|race underwater]] in the lake below the bridges. The breaks in the bridges are encountered a bit earlier than they originally were, and the end of the second bridge has collapsed. The lake is much smaller than it used to be, and there is no water on the other side after the second bridge; thus, the peninsula no longer exists. The track's width has been evened out; it is also banked at various points. Monty Moles now act as they do in {{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}}, moving underground before popping out, instead of just hiding inside holes and popping out. The Monty Moles in the lake are now replaced by [[Cheep Cheep]]s. Thus, there are only two Monty Moles present, rather than nineteen. The mud patches in the last half of the course are now wide puddles. The walls within the course are thinner, and the one near the last S-curve has a gap in it. In this game, the whistles and beeps from the original theme only play when the player is in first place, alongside the normal first-place beats.<ref>https://youtu.be/pAhNk-4hSzk</ref>{{br|left}} The whistles and beeps also play during the second loop of the version from the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'', although without the usual first-place beats.

===Battle Mode===

''Mario Kart 8'' had its Battle Mode tracks based on existing race tracks; of the eight such tracks, Donut Plains 3 is the shortest and most compact, and the only one without empty spacing on the inside of the track.

[[File:MKT Donut Plains 3 Scene.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

Donut Plains 3 returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]]. Unlike its previous appearance in ''Mario Kart 8'', it uses its original layout, although the first bridge is filled in entirely and both bridges have fences on each side. The shape of the course itself largely matches the version from ''Mario Kart 8'', most notably with the wider beginning, though the S-curve after the second bridge is not as sharp. Like in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', there is a ramp on the second bridge. Most of the long mud patch before the last S-curve is gone (leaving only the part inside the second U-turn), and a new one at the first turn (replacing some of the grass originally present there) was added. The gap in the wall from the ''Mario Kart 8'' version is also present, though the underwater sections and Cheep Cheeps that were previously added in that game are absent. There are only six Monty Moles in the course, with one in the first mud patch, two at the second U-turn, and three at the last S-curve. The walls covering the border of the lake have been removed, while the lake itself has been restored to its original size and shape compared to ''Mario Kart 8''. The course retains the visuals of [[RMX Donut Plains 1]] and the other two Donut Plains courses in the game.

The course also appears as '''Donut Plains 3R''' (reversed), '''Donut Plains 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Donut Plains 3R/T''' (reversed with ramps).  In the R and R/T variants, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] in the gap in the wall. In the T variant, there are two [[Chain Chomp]]s, with one on the first turn and one near the (now blocked off) gap in the wall at the end of the track. In the R/T variant, [[Cheep Cheep]]s now jump out of the water. Alongside [[GBA Boo Lake]], this course is the first classic course in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to debut alongside its R/T variant.

*'''''Mario Kart'' Facebook page (United States):''' ''Drive the vast vistas of Donut Plains in Mario Kart 8, a favorite getaway for Toads and Yoshis alike.''<ref>MarioKartEN (August 20, 2014). [https://www.facebook.com/MarioKartEN/photos/565375213567076 ''Facebook'']. Retrieved June 29, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230629191826/https://www.facebook.com/MarioKartEN/photos/565375213567076 Archived] June 29, 2023, 19:18:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>

''This is a track from the original Mario Kart. We've used live instrumentation, but made every effort to retain a familiar feel to the sound.''

MK8 SNES Donut Plains 3 Course Icon.png|The course icon

MKT Icon DonutPlains3SNES PeachHalloween.png|The course icon

MKT Icon DonutPlains3RSNES KitsuneLuigi.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon DonutPlains3TSNES MarioSunshine.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon DonutPlains3RTSNES DaisyFarmer.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

|Jap=ドーナツへいやコース ３

|JapN=''Super Mario Kart''

|Jap2=ドーナツへいや３

|ChiR=Tiánquān Píngyuán Sān

|FreA=Plaines Beigne 3

|FreAM=Donut Plains 3

|FreE=Plaine Donut 3

|FreEM=Donut Plain 3

*This track and {{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}} are the only non-DLC classic courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' to not involve air gliding. Coincidentally, both take place in the Banana Cup, and are ran back-to-back.