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[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Leaf Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Leaf Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Leaf Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Leaf Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
The '''Leaf Cup''' is a cup that appears in the games ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. The cup has the emblem of the [[Super Leaf]] originally from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''8'') on it. In the Leaf Cup, the player competes certain race courses from previous ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games. The Leaf Cup usually contains tracks from the [[Flower Cup]], [[Star Cup]], and [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' featured a sole track from the ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Super Circuit]]'' [[Lightning Cup]] and ''Mario Kart 7'' featured a sole [[Mushroom Cup]] course. The Leaf Cup is slightly more difficult when compared to the [[Banana Cup]]. Just like the [[Star Cup]], the tracks are usually as long as the ones in the [[Flower Cup]] and the [[Banana Cup]]. However, its difficulty is on par with the Star Cup.
The '''Leaf Cup''' is a cup that appears in the games ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''. The cup has the emblem of the [[Super Leaf]] originally from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' (''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for ''Mario Kart 7'' and ''8'') on it. In the Leaf Cup, the player competes certain race courses from previous ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games. The Leaf Cup usually contains tracks from the [[Flower Cup]], [[Star Cup]], and [[Special Cup]], though ''Mario Kart DS'' featured a sole track from ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''{{'}}s [[Lightning Cup]] and ''Mario Kart 7'' featured a sole [[Mushroom Cup]] course. The Leaf Cup is slightly more difficult when compared to the [[Banana Cup]]. Just like the Star Cup, the tracks are usually as long as the ones in the Flower Cup and the Banana Cup. However, its difficulty is on par with the Star Cup.


==Courses==
==Courses==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Like the [[Shell Cup|Shell]] and [[Banana Cup]]s, this cup has always had a course from ''Mario Kart 64''.
*The Leaf Cup is the only Retro Cup to always have a course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.
**It is also the only cup to always have a course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' is the only game in which this cup did not have any Star Cup courses. Similarly, ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' is the only game in which this cup had no tracks from the [[Special Cup]].
*The Leaf Cup trophy in ''Mario Kart 8'' has a backwards silhouette of Tanooki Mario's artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' behind it, with the tail molded to stick out from behind.
*The Leaf Cup trophy in ''Mario Kart 8'' has a backwards silhouette of Tanooki Mario's artwork from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' behind it, with the tail molded to stick out from behind.
*In NTSC versions of ''Mario Kart 8'', the Leaf Cup is the only Retro Cup that doesn't have a track with an alliterative name (e.g. Moo Moo Meadows, Dry Dry Desert and Rainbow Road / Piranha Plant Pipeway). This does not apply to PAL versions of the game, where Music Park is instead named Melody Motorway.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:08, February 23, 2017

Artwork of the Leaf Cup logo, from Mario Kart 8.
The Leaf Cup logo in Mario Kart 8.

The Leaf Cup is a cup that appears in the games Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8. The cup has the emblem of the Super Leaf originally from Super Mario Bros. 3 (Super Mario 3D Land for Mario Kart 7 and 8) on it. In the Leaf Cup, the player competes certain race courses from previous Mario Kart games. The Leaf Cup usually contains tracks from the Flower Cup, Star Cup, and Special Cup, though Mario Kart DS featured a sole track from Mario Kart: Super Circuit's Lightning Cup and Mario Kart 7 featured a sole Mushroom Cup course. The Leaf Cup is slightly more difficult when compared to the Banana Cup. Just like the Star Cup, the tracks are usually as long as the ones in the Flower Cup and the Banana Cup. However, its difficulty is on par with the Star Cup.

Courses

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:Koopabeach2SNES.PNG
SNES Koopa Beach 2
File:ChocoMountainDS.PNG
N64 Choco Mountain
File:LuigiCircuit2.PNG
GBA Luigi Circuit
File:MushroomBridgeDS.PNG
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii File:Desert Hills.PNG
DS Desert Hills
File:GBABowserCastle3-MKWii.png
GBA Bowser Castle 3
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.PNG
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
File:GCNMarioCircuit-MKWii.png
GCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 7 KalimariDesertMK7.png
N64 Kalimari Desert
DKPassMK7.png
DS DK Pass
DaisyCruiserMK7.png
GCN Daisy Cruiser
MapleTreewayMK7.png
Wii Maple Treeway
Mario Kart 8 DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
DS Wario Stadium

GCN Sherbet Land, Mario Kart 8.
GCN Sherbet Land

A view of Music Park, a retro course in Mario Kart 8.
3DS Music Park
Melody Motorway
N64 Yoshi Valley, Mario Kart 8.
N64 Yoshi Valley

Gallery

Emblems

Trophies

Names in other languages

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Trivia

  • The Leaf Cup is the only Retro Cup to always have a course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
  • The Leaf Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8 has a backwards silhouette of Tanooki Mario's artwork from Super Mario 3D Land behind it, with the tail molded to stick out from behind.

References

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