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[[File:MK8DXBCP NewCourseLabel.png|thumb|The label used for new courses in trailers for the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]] – {{Booster Course Pass}}''.]] | [[File:MK8DXBCP NewCourseLabel.png|thumb|The label used for new courses in trailers for the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]] – {{Booster Course Pass}}''.]] | ||
A '''new course'''<ref>Musa, Alexander | A '''new course'''<ref>{{cite|author=Musa, Alexander|title=''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=44|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=978-0-804-16328-6|quote='''THE NEW TRACKS'''}}</ref><ref><tt>new</tt> internal name of the folder containing the data about the newly introduced courses in ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-3DS-games/Mario-Kart-7-274402.html#Overview|title=''Mario Kart 7''|publisher=Nintendo of UK|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref> refers to a course newly introduced into a game of the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. New courses appear in the [[Mushroom Cup]], [[Flower Cup]], [[Star Cup]], and [[Special Cup]] (and in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', the [[Lightning Cup]]), with each [[cup]] containing four new courses (five in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''). Prior to the "new course" term being used, they were addressed by other terms based on the game they were derived from: in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the original tracks are called '''Super Circuit Tracks''' to distinguish them from the tracks originating from ''Super Mario Kart'', called Extra Tracks; in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the new courses are known as '''Nitro Courses''', derived from the project codename for the [[Nintendo DS]], Project Nitro; and in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the new courses are known as '''Wii Courses'''. Most new courses have gone on to later reappear in other ''Mario Kart'' games as [[classic course]]s. Starting with the DLC cups in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', new courses can appear in the same cup as classic courses. | ||
In all console ''Mario Kart'' games, at least one [[Mario Circuit]], [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]], [[Rainbow Road]], beach- or water-themed course, and ice- or snow-themed course have appeared as new courses. ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' also has all of these if [[remix course]]s are counted, but it otherwise lacks new Mario Circuit, Bowser's Castle, and Rainbow Road courses. | In all console ''Mario Kart'' games, at least one [[Mario Circuit]], [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]], [[Rainbow Road]], beach- or water-themed course, and ice- or snow-themed course have appeared as new courses. ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' also has all of these if [[remix course]]s are counted, but it otherwise lacks new Mario Circuit, Bowser's Castle, and Rainbow Road courses. | ||
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===New race courses by game=== | ===New race courses by game=== | ||
====''[[Super Mario Kart]]''==== | ====''[[Super Mario Kart]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart 64]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart 64]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart DS]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart DS]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart 7]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart 7]]''==== | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''==== | ||
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=====DLC courses===== | =====DLC courses===== | ||
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=====''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' courses===== | =====''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' courses===== | ||
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|[[File:MK8-Course-SqueakyCleanSprint.jpg|150px]]<br>[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] | |[[File:MK8-Course-SqueakyCleanSprint.jpg|150px]]<br>[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] | ||
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Although the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' is almost completely composed of [[classic course]]s, it also contains [[Sky-High Sundae]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Propeller Cup]], [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Fruit Cup]], and [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Feather Cup]]. While internal data marks Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island, and Squeaky Clean Sprint as originating from ''Mario Kart Tour'',<ref>In the ID list of ''Mario Kart Tour'', Sky-High Sundae's internal name is <tt>Gmob_IceBuilding</tt>; among the datamined map objects of ''Mario Kart Tour'', those that were eventually used in the Yoshi's Island course of the ''Booster Course Pass'', in particular FlowerRingMobyi, are referred to belong to <tt>Mobyi</tt>.</ref> they were each announced and released for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' first as completely new courses.<ref>July | Although the ''{{Booster Course Pass}}'' is almost completely composed of [[classic course]]s, it also contains [[Sky-High Sundae]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Propeller Cup]], [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Fruit Cup]], and [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] as the fourth and last course of the [[Feather Cup]]. While internal data marks Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island, and Squeaky Clean Sprint as originating from ''Mario Kart Tour'',<ref>In the ID list of ''Mario Kart Tour'', Sky-High Sundae's internal name is <tt>Gmob_IceBuilding</tt>; among the datamined map objects of ''Mario Kart Tour'', those that were eventually used in the Yoshi's Island course of the ''Booster Course Pass'', in particular FlowerRingMobyi, are referred to belong to <tt>Mobyi</tt>.</ref> they were each announced and released for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' first as completely new courses.<ref>{{cite|date=July 28, 2022|url=www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-2-approaches-the-starting-line-on-aug-4|title=Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Approaches the Starting Line on Aug. 4|publisher=Nintendo.com|quote=Sky-High Sundae – The competition may heat up, but that doesn’t mean you can’t chill out in this sweet race, which is filled with larger-than-life desserts at nearly every turn. Prove you’re number one under the sun(dae) in this debut course!|archive=web.archive.org/web/20231128043149/https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-2-approaches-the-starting-line-on-aug-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Nintendo of America|date=February 9, 2023|url=youtu.be/fq49Xq_FG8Y|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass - Wave 4 Announcement - Nintendo Direct 2.8.23''|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=February 12, 2023}}</ref> | ||
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====''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''==== | ====''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''==== | ||
A subset of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s new courses are referred to as '''city courses''' (capitalized in one instance)<ref> | A subset of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''{{'}}s new courses are referred to as '''city courses''' (capitalized in one instance)<ref>{{cite|quote=All of the courses that appear in this tour will be '''City Courses'''!|author=[[Anniversary Tour (2023)|2023 Anniversary Tour]] preview news post}}</ref> and are specifically set in real life cities. These courses typically appear in tours themed after their pertinent city, such as [[Tour London Loop|London Loop]] in the [[London Tour]]. Most city courses have three distinct layouts, with two also having a fourth layout in the form of a one-lap circuit that incorporates most of the routes of the other three layouts. One of the non-city new courses has three layouts as well. | ||
Despite [[Sky-High Sundae]], [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], and [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] appearing in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' as part of the ''Booster Course Pass'' first, ''Mario Kart Tour'' also treats them as new courses instead of classic courses.<ref>August 10, 2022 | Despite [[Sky-High Sundae]], [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], and [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] appearing in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' as part of the ''Booster Course Pass'' first, ''Mario Kart Tour'' also treats them as new courses instead of classic courses.<ref>{{cite|date=August 10, 2022|url=mario.nintendo.com/news/mobilenews-race-the-new-sky-high-sundae-course-in-the-mario-kart-tour|title=Race the new Sky-High Sundae course in the Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe games today!|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en-us|accessdate=June 25, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Since the content of each cup changes periodically in ''Mario Kart Tour'', courses below are listed alongside their debut tours and dates. | Since the content of each cup changes periodically in ''Mario Kart Tour'', courses below are listed alongside their debut tours and dates. | ||
=====City courses===== | =====City courses===== | ||
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=====Other new courses===== | =====Other new courses===== | ||
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Since ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', every course in the console ''Mario Kart'' games and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' features a specific platform code prepended to its internal name, indicating the platform on which the game each course debuted in was released. These are similar to, but distinct from, the prefixes used by [[classic course]]s to indicate their origin. | Since ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', every course in the console ''Mario Kart'' games and in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' features a specific platform code prepended to its internal name, indicating the platform on which the game each course debuted in was released. These are similar to, but distinct from, the prefixes used by [[classic course]]s to indicate their origin. | ||
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!Platform code | !Platform code |
Revision as of 15:02, June 25, 2024
A new course[1][2][3] refers to a course newly introduced into a game of the Mario Kart series. New courses appear in the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup, and Special Cup (and in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Lightning Cup), with each cup containing four new courses (five in Super Mario Kart). Prior to the "new course" term being used, they were addressed by other terms based on the game they were derived from: in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the original tracks are called Super Circuit Tracks to distinguish them from the tracks originating from Super Mario Kart, called Extra Tracks; in Mario Kart DS, the new courses are known as Nitro Courses, derived from the project codename for the Nintendo DS, Project Nitro; and in Mario Kart Wii, the new courses are known as Wii Courses. Most new courses have gone on to later reappear in other Mario Kart games as classic courses. Starting with the DLC cups in Mario Kart 8, new courses can appear in the same cup as classic courses.
In all console Mario Kart games, at least one Mario Circuit, Bowser's Castle, Rainbow Road, beach- or water-themed course, and ice- or snow-themed course have appeared as new courses. Mario Kart Tour also has all of these if remix courses are counted, but it otherwise lacks new Mario Circuit, Bowser's Castle, and Rainbow Road courses.
Race courses
New race courses by game
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DLC courses
Cup | DLC pack | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Egg Cup | The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 November 13, 2014 |
Excitebike Arena |
Dragon Driftway |
Mute City |
Triforce Cup | Ice Ice Outpost |
Hyrule Circuit | ||
Crossing Cup | Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 April 23, 2015 |
Wild Woods |
Animal Crossing | |
Bell Cup | Super Bell Subway |
Big Blue |
Template:Booster Course Pass courses
Cup | Wave | Course 4 |
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Propeller Cup | Wave 2 August 4, 2022 |
Sky-High Sundae |
Fruit Cup | Wave 4 March 9, 2023 |
Yoshi's Island |
Feather Cup | Wave 5 July 12, 2023 |
Squeaky Clean Sprint |
Although the Template:Booster Course Pass is almost completely composed of classic courses, it also contains Sky-High Sundae as the fourth and last course of the Propeller Cup, Yoshi's Island as the fourth and last course of the Fruit Cup, and Squeaky Clean Sprint as the fourth and last course of the Feather Cup. While internal data marks Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island, and Squeaky Clean Sprint as originating from Mario Kart Tour,[4] they were each announced and released for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe first as completely new courses.[5][6]
Mario Kart Tour
A subset of Mario Kart Tour's new courses are referred to as city courses (capitalized in one instance)[7] and are specifically set in real life cities. These courses typically appear in tours themed after their pertinent city, such as London Loop in the London Tour. Most city courses have three distinct layouts, with two also having a fourth layout in the form of a one-lap circuit that incorporates most of the routes of the other three layouts. One of the non-city new courses has three layouts as well.
Despite Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island, and Squeaky Clean Sprint appearing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass first, Mario Kart Tour also treats them as new courses instead of classic courses.[8]
Since the content of each cup changes periodically in Mario Kart Tour, courses below are listed alongside their debut tours and dates.
City courses
Other new courses
Route 1 | Route 2 | Route 3 |
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Merry Mountain | ||
[[Template:Tour32]] December 2, 2020 | ||
Ninja Hideaway | ||
[[Template:Tour41]] April 7, 2021 | ||
Sky-High Sundae | ||
[[Template:Tour76]] August 10, 2022 | ||
Piranha Plant Cove |
Piranha Plant Cove 2 |
Piranha Plant Cove 3 |
[[Template:Tour89]] February 8, 2023 |
[[Template:Tour89]] February 8, 2023 |
[[Template:Tour96]] May 17, 2023 |
Yoshi's Island | ||
[[Template:Tour93]] April 5, 2023 | ||
Piranha Plant Pipeline | ||
[[Template:Tour100]] July 12, 2023 | ||
Squeaky Clean Sprint | ||
[[Template:Tour102]] August 9, 2023 |
Battle courses
New battle courses by game
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8
Unlike other games in the series, Mario Kart 8 has no courses unique to Battle Mode. Instead, eight of the game's original thirty-two race courses (two new, six classic) are modified and used as battle courses.
- MK8-Course-MarioCircuit.png
- MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand.png
- MK8-Course-N64 YoshiValley.png
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute B
[[Template:Tour82]]
November 2, 2022Paris Promenade B
[[Template:Tour94]]
April 19, 2023
Platform codes
Since Mario Kart 7, every course in the console Mario Kart games and in Mario Kart Tour features a specific platform code prepended to its internal name, indicating the platform on which the game each course debuted in was released. These are similar to, but distinct from, the prefixes used by classic courses to indicate their origin.
Platform code | Classic course prefix counterpart | Platform | Game |
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sfc | SNES1 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Super Mario Kart |
n64 | N642 | Nintendo 64 | Mario Kart 64 |
agb | GBA | Game Boy Advance | Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
gc | GCN3 | Nintendo GameCube | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |
ds | DS | Nintendo DS | Mario Kart DS |
wii | Wii | Wii | Mario Kart Wii |
3ds | 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | Mario Kart 7 |
u | N/A | Wii U | Mario Kart 8 |
mob | Tour (city courses)4 N/A (other courses) |
Mobile devices | Mario Kart Tour |
nsw | N/A | Nintendo Switch | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (first used in the Booster Course Pass)5 |
Notes
1 - Games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the SFC prefix, reflecting the console's Japanese name, "Super Famicom".
2 - Prior to Mario Kart 8, games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the 64 prefix.
3 - Games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the GC prefix.
4 - In the Tencent release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, none of the courses from Mario Kart Tour have the Tour prefix.
5 - Even though they were first playable on the Nintendo Switch, the battle courses introduced in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe all feature the u platform code.
Gallery
Cup emblems
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Lightning Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (China)[9]
Cup trophies
Mushroom Cup
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart DS.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart Wii.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart 7.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Italian | Trofei Nitro[?] | Nitro Cups |
Super Circuit Tracks
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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City course
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Trivia
- The four special worlds after World Bowser in Super Mario 3D World use similar symbols to those of the four new cups (World Star for the Star Cup, World Mushroom for the Mushroom Cup, World Flower for the Flower Cup, and World Crown for the Special Cup).
References
- ^ "THE NEW TRACKS" – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 44.
- ^ new internal name of the folder containing the data about the newly introduced courses in Mario Kart Tour
- ^ Mario Kart 7. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ In the ID list of Mario Kart Tour, Sky-High Sundae's internal name is Gmob_IceBuilding; among the datamined map objects of Mario Kart Tour, those that were eventually used in the Yoshi's Island course of the Booster Course Pass, in particular FlowerRingMobyi, are referred to belong to Mobyi.
- ^ "Sky-High Sundae – The competition may heat up, but that doesn’t mean you can’t chill out in this sweet race, which is filled with larger-than-life desserts at nearly every turn. Prove you’re number one under the sun(dae) in this debut course!" – July 28, 2022. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 2 Approaches the Starting Line on Aug. 4. Nintendo.com. (Archived November 28, 2023, 04:31:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Nintendo of America (February 9, 2023). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass - Wave 4 Announcement - Nintendo Direct 2.8.23. YouTube (American English). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "All of the courses that appear in this tour will be City Courses!" – 2023 Anniversary Tour preview news post.
- ^ August 10, 2022. Race the new Sky-High Sundae course in the Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe games today!. Nintendo.com (American English). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ From the iQue localization prototype.