Editing SNES Donut Plains 3

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

|appearances=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])

|based=[[Donut Plains]]

|ghost=1:39.148 by Nin★Frank (''8'') (as [[Lakitu]])<br>1:35.564 by Nin★Frank (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Lakitu]]) (150cc)<br>1:11.794 by Nin★Mizuho (''8 Deluxe'') (as [[Koopa Troopa]]) (200cc)

|expert_ghost=

|wifi=Available ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])

|music=''Super Mario Kart'': Soyo Oka[[File:SMK-Music-DonutPlains.oga]]

''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'': Nishimaki/Matsunaga/Hamano[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-DonutPlains.oga]]

''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata[[File:MK8-Music-SNES-DonutPlains3.oga]]

<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MKSC SNES Donut Plains 3 Map.png|150px]]<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Donut Plains 3 Extra Cup Map.png|Minimap as seen on the menu.]][[File:MKSC SNES Donut Plains 3 Mini Map.png|Minimap as seen in the race.]]</div><br>

<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 SNES Donut Plains 3 Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8D SNES Donut Plains 3 Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>

'''Donut Plains 3''' is the first course in the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. It is a dirt course set around a large lake.

==Course layout==

Donut Plains 3 features a giant lake, a peninsula jutting far into the water, and two broken bridges without side-rails. The racers must hop over the crack in the second bridge to avoid falling into the lake. [[Monty Mole]]s live in this stage as well; both on land and in water.

[[File:MKSC Donut Plains 3.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] near the extra item box that was added to this version of the track]]

The course reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the fourth track in the [[Extra Cup|Extra Star Cup]]. It uses the background from [[Riverside Park]]. A [[ramp|jump pad]] was placed on the second bridge before the crack, and the small hole before it was filled in, making it easier to cross. The Monty Moles were removed, and an extra Item Box was added before the final S-curve.

===Shortcut===

[[File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Donut Plains 3 in ''Mario Kart 8'' with upgraded HD visuals]]

Donut Plains 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second track in the [[Banana Cup]] and the only retro track 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. 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 lesser number of hills, which only one is brown, more resembling the backdrop of [[Piranha Plant Slide|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. It is also one of the selectable battle courses in ''Mario Kart 8''.

[[File:MK8 SNES Donut Plains 3 Starting Line.png|thumb|300px|The course, as seen from the starting line]]

One of the new features included is the ability to 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 [[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>http://youtu.be/pAhNk-4hSzk</ref>{{br|left}}

===Staff ghost===

The staff ghost for this course is [[Lakitu]] on the [[Pipe Frame]], with a time of 1:39.148. In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' 200cc, the staff ghost is [[Koopa Troopa]] with a time of 1:11.794.

*'''Facebook page:''' ''Drive the vast vistas of Donut Plains in Mario Kart 8, a favorite getaway for Toads and Yoshis alike.''<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/MarioKartEN/photos/pb.125686527535949.-2207520000.1431782335./565375213567076/?type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-xap1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F10626646_565375213567076_4613294972684494201_n.jpg%3Foh%3D915f813a332b64751cb9acec13c33d32%26oe%3D55C07962%26__gda__%3D1443535038_678ef4cf21f34c88bd911830bb38908c&size=843%2C522&fbid=565375213567076 Mario Kart Facebook Page]</ref>

MK8 SNES Donut Plains 3 Course Icon.png|The track's icon

MK8SNESDonutPlains3PiranhaPlant.png|Yoshi using a [[Piranha Plant (potted)|Piranha Plant]]

|Jap=ドーナツへいやコース3

|JapM=Donut Plain Course 3

|Spa=Prado Rosquilla 3

|SpaM=Doughnut Meadow 3

|FraA=Plaines Beigne 3

|FraAM=Donut Plains 3

|FraE=Plaine Donut 3

|FraEM=Donut Plain 3

|Chi=甜圈平原3

|ChiR=Tiánquān Píngyuán 3

|ChiM=Donut Plains 3}}

*This track and [[DK Jungle (3DS)|DK Jungle]] are the only courses that have been in both the Special and Banana Cup as retro courses. Coincidentally, both are the first courses of their original games' Special Cups, and both return in the same game, ''Mario Kart 8''.

*This track and [[Dry Dry Desert (GCN)|Dry Dry Desert]] are the only non-DLC retro courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' to not involve air gliding. Coincidentally, both take place in the Banana Cup.

*In ''Mario Kart 8'', one of the Yoshis in the audience will occasionally hum [[Totaka's Song]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyp09J9Z2U]</ref> This also occurs in other courses featuring Yoshis in the audience ([[Sweet Sweet Canyon]], [[Yoshi Valley|<small>N64</small> Yoshi Valley]], [[Yoshi Circuit|<small>GCN</small> Yoshi Circuit]], [[Baby Park|<small>GCN</small> Baby Park]], and [[Super Bell Subway]]).

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