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.

==Overview==

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]]

A tournament took place on this track. The track was an Arena. Players had to collect every coin that was in the area. It was a karts only tournament, and it was the second tournament of September 2008 and the first tournament of October 2010, with the same restrictions. It was later repeated as the second tournament of February 2012 and the first tournament of May 2013, without restrictions.

[[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}}.

This course is a favorite of [[Toad|Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Toad (species)|Yellow Toad (Pit Crew)]], [[Mario|Mario (Musician)]], [[Princess Peach|Peach (Vacation)]], [[Mario|Mario (Swimwear)]], [[Mario|Mario (Halloween)]], [[Yoshi (species)|White Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong Jr.|Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES)]], and the [[Mii|Wario]], [[Mii|? Block]], [[Mii|Castle]], and [[Mii|Waluigi Mii Racing Suits]]. It is also a favorite of [[Mario|Mario (Classic)]] and [[Mario|Mario (Chef)]] if they reach level 6. 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]].

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[[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 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 Reverse variant with Mario (Golf)

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

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES Peach.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Peach

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES Mario.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Mario

MKT Icon MarioCircuit3RTSNES MarioGolf.png|The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Mario (Golf)

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<ref>[https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/es/booster-course-pass/ Official Latin American Spanish website for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass]</ref><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

|ChiSR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào 3

|ChiTR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào 3