Editing SNES Mario Circuit 3

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{{race course infobox
|title=Mario Circuit 3
|image=[[File:SMK Mario Circuit 3 Lower-Screen Map.png]]
|appears_in=''[[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 Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 2) (2022)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Super Mario Kart'')<br>[[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]] (''Super Circuit'')<br>[[Lightning Cup]] (''Wii'')<br>[[Turnip Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')
|tours=[[Paris Tour (2019)]]<br>[[Winter Tour (2019)]]<br>[[New Year's Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Ice Tour]]<br>[[Vancouver Tour]]<br>[[Mario Bros. Tour]]<br>[[Baby Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[Trick Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Peach Tour]]<br>[[Exploration Tour (2020)]]<br>[[Summer Festival Tour]]<br>[[Rosalina Tour]]<br>[[Berlin Tour]]<br>[[Sydney Tour (April–May 2021)]]<br>[[Bowser vs. DK Tour]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2021)]]<br>[[Sydney Tour (September 2021)]]<br>[[Los Angeles Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Doctor Tour (2022)]]<br>[[Mario Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)]]
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|sample=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK-Music-MarioCircuit.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-MarioCircuit.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:SNES_Mario_Circuit_3_-_Mario_Kart_Wii.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT SNES Mario Circuit Theme.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:Switch_SNES_MarioCircuit3_BCP.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:Switch_SNES_MarioCircuit3_Frontrunning_BCP.oga]]
|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Mario Circuit 3 Overhead Map.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''<br>[[File:MKSC SNES Mario Circuit 3 Map.png|140px]]<br><div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3 Extra Cup Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75|Minimap as seen on the menu.]][[File:MKSC SNES Mario Circuit 3 Mini Map.png|frameless|upright=0.75|Minimap as seen in the race.]]</div>
''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:WiiMariocircuit3.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map MarioCircuit3SNES.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:MK8DX SNES Mario Circuit 3 Map.png|140px]]
|ghost={{ghost|Wii|Nin★iwaco|1:38.880|[[File:BabyMarioMKW.png|32px|link=Baby Mario]][[File:Standard Kart S (Baby Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Standard Kart S]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★Shige|1:26.659|[[File:BabyMarioMKW.png|32px|link=Baby Mario]][[File:Bullet Bike (Baby Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Bullet Bike]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Mark|1:46.806|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:ZeldaMK8Bdasher.png|32px|link=B Dasher]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)]][[File:SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Giulia|1:17.075|[[File:MK8_Luigi_Icon.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:Mach8BodyMK8.png|32px|link=Mach 8]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)]][[File:MK8ThumbGreenSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
}}
'''Mario Circuit 3''' is the fifth and final course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. It is a tarmac circuit set in a grassland.

It reappears in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' as the second course of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]], ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first course of the [[Lightning Cup]], ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' starting from the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]], and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the second course of the [[Turnip Cup]]. Mario Circuit 3 was the first course coded into ''Super Mario Kart''.<ref>{{iw|tcrf|Development:Super Mario Kart/Tracks and Tilesets#ZE2-X.scr|The Cutting Room Floor}}</ref> If one counts ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' as the same game, Mario Circuit 3 is tied with [[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]], also from ''Super Mario Kart'', for the most frequently appearing classic course in the series, having a total of five individual appearances.

==''Super Mario Kart''==
===Course layout===
[[File:SMK Mario Circuit 3 Screenshot.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] racing on the course]]
Mario Circuit 3 is a long, almost symmetrical track with many twists and turns (even bearing a faint resemblance to both the {{wp|Sepang International Circuit}}, located in Malaysia and {{wp|Circuito de Jerez}}, located in Spain), and its obstacles include [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] and [[oil slick]]s scattered throughout the track. The course begins with the only set of [[? Panel]]s followed by a right turn and a left turn. Racers then take a gradual U-turn to the right and drive along a brief straightaway before reaching a sharp U-turn to the left. Afterwards there is another brief straightaway followed by another gradual right U-turn. There is then a right turn, a left turn, and a right turn which leads racers to the finish line shortly after. At the end of the last turn is a [[Dash Panel|zipper]] on the right side of the track.

===Shortcuts===
A notable shortcut can be found after the second gradual right U-turn. Instead of taking the subsequent right turn, the player can use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or [[Super Star|Star]] to drive through the off-road to the left of the track, passing through a gap in the wall and cutting off the last left turn.

==''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==
[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3.png|thumb|Mario racing in Mario Circuit in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']]
Mario Circuit 3 appeared in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', and is the second race of the [[Classic course#Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Extra Lightning Cup]]. It uses the background from [[GBA Mario Circuit|that game's own Mario Circuit]]. The pipes and oil hazards were removed from the track, along with the zipper, and an extra item box can be found on the straight shortly after the sharp turn.

The sharp bend can be used to perform a [[Mini-Turbo]] by drifting and holding it for a second or more.{{br}}

==''Mario Kart Wii''==
[[File:MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Overview.png|thumb|250px|left|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first course of the [[Lightning Cup]] where it remains mostly unchanged, aside from getting a new starting banner like the other SNES and GBA courses that reappear in the game, and receiving a graphical update and slightly larger scale overall. The sharp turn is wider. It is one of two courses in the game where players cannot perform [[trick]]s, the other being {{classic-link|N64|DK's Jungle Parkway}}.
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===Tournaments===
[[File:TournamentSeptember2.png|thumb|200px|right|The tournament]]
[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#September 2008 Tournament 2|September 2008's second tournament]] required players to collect 40 coins scattered along the track. Immediately after starting, players are able to hit a lone Item Box which will contain Triple Mushrooms. Vehicles were restricted to karts only. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of February 2012 and the first tournament of May 2013, without vehicle restrictions.
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==''Mario Kart Tour''==
[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3SNES MarioMusician.png|thumb|left|Icon for the course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
Mario Circuit 3 returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting from the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]] alongside [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade]]. The layout is mostly identical from its previous iterations, although using the visuals of the two other SNES Mario Circuits present in the game. The most noticeable change is the [[Dash Panel]] behind the starting line being changed to the current Dash Panel design. Some of the wall blocks inside the sharp turn are removed. Additionally, the course uses the ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' arrangement of the SNES Mario Circuit music used in {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}.

The course also appears as '''Mario Circuit 3R''' (reversed), '''Mario Circuit 3T''' (with ramps), and '''Mario Circuit 3R/T''' (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the regular version in the 2019 Paris Tour, while the latter was added in the [[Vancouver Tour]]. In the T variant, a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] allows all players to take the shortcut at the end of the track. In the R/T variant, there is a [[Chain Chomp]] near the aforementioned shortcut, and a glide ramp instead appears just before the hairpin turn.

===Appearances===
For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of SNES Mario Circuit 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of SNES Mario Circuit 3 tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].

===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
{{MKT favored table|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}

===Bonus challenges===
<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Ring Race|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Do Jump Boosts|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Goomba Takedown|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Glider Challenge|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Steer Clear of Obstacles|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Vs. Mega|SNES Mario Circuit 3T|char=Bowser}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Smash Small Dry Bones|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Break Item Boxes|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3R}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|SNES Mario Circuit 3T}}
{{MKT bonus challenge table|Take them out quick!|SNES Mario Circuit 3}}
</div>

==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8-Course-SNES MarioCircuit3.jpg|thumb|250px|{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
{{classic|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}} returns as the second course of the [[Turnip Cup]] in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. This course and {{Classic-link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}} are the only courses from ''Super Mario Kart'' to appear in the Booster Course Pass. It is based on its appearance in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', though with updated graphics, with the sand becoming a dark yellow color and the background hills reverting to their more saturated, lime green color scheme from the original ''Super Mario Kart''. Floating [[Brick Block]]s, staircases, [[Warp Pipe|pipe]]s with [[Piranha Plant]]s, and flagpoles have been added in the background as decoration, and [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] and [[Shy Guy]]s have been added as spectators. [[Traffic cone]]s also now appear in front of the oil slicks. The music is slightly rearranged, with the drum-line being dramatically altered, but retains its SNES-styled sound. Due to the lighting on the course, some vehicles appear golden.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearUNLV/status/1557749333495164930 Gold vehicles]</ref>
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==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*'''European website bio:''' "''Hairpin turns and oil slicks make this tight little course treacherous. Successfully steering into the boost on the final straight could mean the difference between victory and defeat.''"

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US)''':
**''This course first appeared in the Super Mario Kart™ game for Super NES™.''
**''Iconic items from the Super Mario series―such as blocks and pipes―are featured on this course. Don't miss the hills in the background as well!''
**''Mario Circuit 3 has many tight corners, so practice on being precise with your positioning, drifting, and Mini-Turbo skills.''
*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''Drift your way to victory in Mario Circuit 3!'''<br>Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the second wave, which is available now: Mario Circuit 3.<br>This course first appeared in the Super NES game Super Mario Kart. It features a colourful design with lots of blocks and pipes that might look familiar if you're a fan of the Super Mario series, but don't let the course's charming exterior fool you - its twists and turns may pose quite a challenge. Try to follow the racing line and make good use of drifting, because those Mini-Turbo boosts just might be the key to victory!''

==Gallery==
===''Super Mario Kart''===
<gallery widths=150px>
SMK Mario Circuit 3 Item Panels.png|[[Yoshi]] crossing [[? Panel]]s
SMK Mario Circuit 3 Finish Line.png|Yoshi near the finish line
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Banner.png|The course banner
MKW Mario Circuit 3 Preview.gif|A preview of the course
MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Screenshot 1.png|A large circular turn
MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Screenshot 2.png|A sharp U-turn
MKW SNES Mario Circuit 3 Screenshot 3.png|The [[Dash Panel|Zipper]] near the goal
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
====Course icons====
{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses)#Mario Circuit 3|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Mario Circuit 3}}
<gallery>
MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RSNES MarioGolf.png|The course icon of the R variant
MKT Icon MarioCircuit3TSNES MarioBaseball.png|The course icon of the T variant
MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES Mario.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
</gallery>
== Trivia ==
* This is the only course that appears in both the Flower Cup and the Lightning Cup. (In other words, when a Flower Cup reappears as a Retro Track, it usually appears in the Shell, Banana, and Leaf Cups. This is the only time where a Flower Cup course reappears in the Lightning Cup of a later Mario Kart game)

====Screenshots====
<gallery>
MKT Mario Circuit 3T Scene.jpg|View of the T version
MKT Safety Glider.jpg|[[Builder Mario]] gliding over the R/T variant
MKT Mario Circuit 3RT View.png|View of the entirety of the course on its R/T variant
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery>
MK8D SNES Mario Circuit 3 Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8D SNES Mario Circuit Scene.jpg|Another view of the course
MK8MarioCircuit3.jpg|View of the starting line
MK8D SNES Mario Circuit Screenshot.jpg|[[Bowser]] and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] driving on the course
MK8D SNES Mario Circuit Screenshot 2.jpg|[[Koopa Troopa]] and others driving on the course
</gallery>

==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|name1=<tt>old_mario_sfc</tt>
|meaning1=Old Mario Super Famicom
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=マリオサーキット３
|JapR=Mario Sākitto 3
|JapM=Mario Circuit 3
|SpaA=Circuito Mario 3
|SpaA2=Circuito de Mario 3
|SpaA2N=''Mario Kart Wii''
|SpaAM=Mario Circuit 3
|SpaA2M=Mario's Circuit 3
|SpaE=Circuito Mario 3
|SpaEM=Mario Circuit 3
|Fre=Circuit Mario 3
|FreM=Mario Circuit 3
|Ger=Marios Piste 3
|GerM=Mario's Track 3
|Ita=Circuito di Mario 3
|ItaM=Mario's Circuit 3
|PorA=Circuito Mario 3
|PorAM=Mario Circuit 3
|PorE=Circuito do Mario 3
|PorEM=Mario's Circuit 3
|Kor=마리오 서킷 3
|KorR=Mario Seokit 3
|KorM=Mario Circuit 3
|ChiS=马力欧赛道3
|ChiSR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào Sān
|ChiSM=Mario Speedway 3
|ChiT=瑪利歐賽道3
|ChiTR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào Sān
|ChiTM=Mario Speedway 3
|Dut=Mario's Circuit 3
|DutM=Mario's Circuit 3
|Rus=Трасса Марио 3
|RusR=Trassa Mario 3
|RusM=Mario's Track 3
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Grasslands]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Super Circuit race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour race courses]]
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