Editing SNES Mario Circuit 3

|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)

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>[https://tcrf.net/Development:Super_Mario_Kart#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.

Mario Circuit 3 is a long, almost symmetrical track with many twists and turns (even bearing a faint resemblance to both the [[wikipedia:Sepang International Circuit|Sepang International Circuit]], located in Malaysia and [[wikipedia:Circuito de Jerez|Circuito de Jerez]], located in Spain), but no obstacles other than [[Warp Pipe|pipes]] and [[oil slick]]s scattered throughout the track. There is a very sharp hairpin turn mid-circuit. At the end of the track, there is one zipper which can be used to take the lead or catch up at the last minute. There is also a shortcut: after the hairpin, a long straightaway and a wide right-hand curve lies a right-left turn sequence, leading into another right-hander to the finishing straight. The two sides of the right-left sequence are separated by a wall with a hole in it, which can be taken as a shortcut. It is best to use a [[Dash Mushroom|mushroom]] or a [[Super Star|star]] here, to avoid slowing down.{{br|left}}

[[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 3.png|thumb|left|[[Mario]] racing on the course]]

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

Mario Circuit 3 reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first course of the [[Lightning Cup]] where it remains 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. 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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[[File:TournamentSeptember2.png|thumb|200px|left|The tournament]]

[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3SNES DiddyKong.png|thumb|The course icon with Diddy Kong 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 [[Mario Circuit|SNES Mario Circuit]] present in the game. The most noticeable change is the [[Dash Panel]] behind the starting line being changed to the current Dash Panel design. Additionally, the course uses the ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' arrangement of the SNES Mario Circuit music used in {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}.

As with other courses in the game, Mario Circuit 3 has an R version, a T version, and an R/T version referred to as '''Mario Circuit 3R''', '''Mario Circuit 3T''' and '''Mario Circuit 3R/T''' respectively; the former two were introduced alongside the regular version in the 2019 Paris Tour, while the latter was added in the [[Vancouver Tour]]. The R/T variant has a [[Chain Chomp]].

[[File:MK8-Course-SNES MarioCircuit3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|View of the course]]

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]]''. It is the only course 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 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>

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK):''' '''''Drift your way to victory in 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!''

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RSNES MarioGolf.png|The course icon of the R variant with Mario (Golf)

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3TSNES MarioBaseball.png|The course icon of the T variant with Mario (Baseball)

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES Mario.png|The course icon of the R/T variant with Mario

MKT Mario Circuit 3T Scene.jpg|View of the Trick version

MKT Safety Glider.jpg|[[Builder Mario]] gliding on the Reverse/Trick variant

MKT Mario Circuit 3RT View.png|View of the entirety of the course on its Reverse/Trick variant

==Names in other languages==

|SpaA=Circuito Mario 3<br>Circuito de Mario 3 <small>(''Mario Kart Wii'')</small>

|SpaAM=Mario Circuit 3<br>Mario's Circuit 3

|Fra=Circuit Mario 3

|FraM=Mario Circuit 3