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{{Racecourse
{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] stage based on the course|[[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)]]}}
|title=Figure-8 Circuit
{{race course infobox
|image=[[File:Figure-eight Circuit.PNG]]
|image=[[File:MKDS Figure-8 Circuit Intro.png]]
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]]
|cups=[[Mushroom Cup]]
|ghost=Ninten★たなか (1:36:481)
|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|wifi=Available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])
|sample=[[File:MKDS-Music-CircuitTheme.oga]]
|map=[[File:MKDSmap1-1.png|240px]]
|map=[[File:MKDS Figure 8 Circuit Map.png|140px]][[File:MKDS Figure-8 Circuit layout.png]]
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★たなか|1:36:481|[[File:Mario MKDS record icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:MKDS Standard Kart MR Model.png|32px|link=Standard MR]]}}
}}
}}
'''Figure-8 Circuit''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It's the first race course of the [[Mushroom Cup]], as well as the location of the awards ceremony held after any [[cup]]. The race track resembles an 8. It is comparable to [[Luigi Circuit]] of numerous other [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] games, as simple, straightforward, and free of gimmicks.  
'''Figure-8 Circuit''', also titled '''Figure-Eight Circuit''' in the kiosk demo, is the introductory track of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', serving as the first race course of the [[Mushroom Cup]]. The course is named for having a layout in the shape of an 8. It is the only "circuit" in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series that is not associated with a character. The Figure-8 Circuit is comparable to several [[Luigi Circuit]] courses throughout the ''Mario Kart'' games for having a simple, straightforward layout with no unique gimmicks and no obstacles. Figure-8 Circuit is where the awards ceremony is held after every [[cup]].


==Missions==
Figure-8 Circuit has a different introduction fanfare on Grand Prix, which is shared with [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]], [[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]] (which uses the same music theme as Figure-8 Circuit) and {{classic-link|GCN|Luigi Circuit}}.
[[Mario Kart DS#Missions|Missions]] 1-1 and 2-2 take place on this circuit. The first requires the player to pass through 5 gates in order and the second requires them to collect 10 coins.


==Official descriptions==
Two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] take place on Figure-8 Circuit: [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 1-1|Mission 1-1]] involves [[Mario]] passing through 5 gates within 35 seconds, while [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 2-2|Mission 2-2]] involves [[Yoshi]] collecting 10 [[coin]]s within 30 seconds.
*'''Instruction booklet and official website:''' ''“This figure-eight shaped course boasts a wide racetrack with easy corners. It’s ideal for constant top-speed racing.''
 
*'''Official European website:''' ''“With just two straights and two bends, your first stop in the mushroom cup season is as simple as they come (with the exception of Baby Park’s basic loop). So hit the gas, impress the crowds and save your strengths for the harder tracks to come.”''
A ''Mario Kart''-themed stage based on Figure-8 Circuit appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. It is also titled [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Figure-8 Circuit]] in the latter game, but is titled Mario Circuit in the first two games beforehand.
 
==Layout==
[[File:Powersliding1.png|thumb|left|[[Yoshi]] power-sliding in Figure-8 Circuit]]
Figure-8 Circuit has a basic wide layout with prolonged turns, allowing racers to perform several [[Drift|power-slide]]s. The finish line is right after where the track crosses under the upper part of the course. Most of Figure-8 Circuit's details are in the background, starting with the bleachers that consist of a full crowd, which are heard cheering as racers drive by. The bleachers start from the race line and end at a background pit stop to the right. There are no obstacles in the course except for grass surrounding the boundaries. The pit stop is immediately followed by a straightforward path. From there, a few large [[Warp Pipe]]s and platform blocks resembling those from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' can be seen on grassy hills in the distance. After the straight path is a loop, which takes racers around and then overlaps beneath a bridge that is supported by some bricks. The road on top of the bridge is the center of the straight path, which reveals that the straight path is slightly slanted downward. The lap ends after going under the bridge.
 
Several sponsors appear in Figure-8 Circuit, all of which are trackside banners:
{{columns|count=2|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart DS#Dangerous!!!|Dangerous!!!]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Koopa Sport|Koopa Sport]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Luigi Grand Prix|Luigi Grand Prix]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Peach Grand Prix|Peach Grand Prix]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Shoot!!|Shoot!!]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Waluigi Grand Prix|Waluigi Grand Prix]]
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Wario GP|Wario GP]]}}
 
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|EngA=This figure-eight shaped course boasts a wide racetrack with easy corners. It's ideal for constant top-speed racing.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NTR/USA/AMCE/AMCE_E.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' instruction booklet|page=35|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|Eng=This course is laid out in the shape of the number 8. The road is wide and the corners are broad, so you can run through the whole thing at high speed.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioKartDS_EN.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' instruction booklet|page=35|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Le tracé de ce circuit est inspiré du chiffre 8. La piste est large et les virages sont très longs, ce qui permet aux pilotes de toujours garder leur vitesse maximale.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioKartDS_FR.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' Mode D'Emploi|page=35|language=fr|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|Ger=Dieser Kurs ähnelt einer Acht. Die Strecke ist breit und die Kurven weitläufig, also ein echter Hochgeschwindigkeitskurs!<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioKartDS_DE.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' Spielanleitung|page=35|language=de|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|Ita=Questo circuito a forma di otto è caratterizzato da una carreggiata molto ampia e da curve larghe: è l’ideale per sfrecciare a tutto gas.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioKartDS_IT.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' Manuale di Istruzioni|page=73|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|Spa=El trazado de este circuito dibuja el número 8. La pista es ancha y las curvas son amplias, así que puedes atacarlo a gran velocidad.<ref>{{cite|format=PDF|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_ds_21/Manual_NintendoDS_MarioKartDS_ES.pdf|title=''Mario Kart DS'' Manual de Instrucciones|page=35|language=es-es|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
}}
 
{{multilang profile
|type=website
|EngA=This figure-eight shaped course boasts a wide racetrack with easy corners. It’s ideal for constant top-speed racing.
|EngE=With just two straights and two bends, your first stop in the Mushroom Cup season is as simple as they come (with the exception of Baby Park’s basic loop). So hit the gas, impress the crowds and save your strengths for the harder tracks to come.}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
File:FIG8.png|[[Mario]] races for first in Figure-8 Circuit.
MKDS Figure 8 Circuit Course Icon.png|Course select icon
File:1220189-mkds 03 super.png|The racers are lined up at the starting line in Figure-8 Circuit.
MKDS Starting Line.png|The racers are lined up at the starting line.
</gallery></center>
MKDS Figure-8 Circuit Screenshot.png|[[Mario]] races down the straightforward path.
MKDS Donkey Kong in 0 Place.jpg|Pre-release image of [[Mario]] racing down the straightforward path in his [[Standard MR]] with different ordinal numbers (0-7th)
Figure-8 Circuit GOAL!.png|Mario completing the course in first place
Mario Kart DS poster art.jpg|Promotional artwork of the characters driving on Figure-8 Circuit
</gallery>
 
==Additional names==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|name1=<tt>cross_course</tt>
|meaning1=Cross course, referring to the overpass and underpass crossing
}}


==Names in other languages==
===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=エイトクロスサーキット
|Jap=エイトクロスサーキット
|JapR=Eito Kurosu Saakitto
|JapR=Eito Kurosu Sākitto
|JapM=Eight Cross Circuit
|JapM=Eight-Cross Circuit
|Fra=Circuit en 8
|Fre=Circuit en 8
|FraM=Circuit in 8
|FreM=Circuit in 8
|Ger=Achterpiste
|Ger=Achterpiste
|GerM=Roller Track
|GerM=Eight-Track
|Ita=Ottotornante
|ItaM=Eight Hairpin; also a pun on ''ottovolante'' (an 8-shaped rollercoaster)
|Kor=8자 서킷
|KorR=8-Ja Seokit
|KorM=8-Shaped Circuit
|Spa=Circuito en 8
|Spa=Circuito en 8
|SpaM=Circuit in 8
|SpaM=Circuit in 8
|Ita=Ottotornante
|ItaM=Eight Hairpin, but also a pun on "ottovolante" (an 8-shaped rollercoaster)
|Kor=8자 서킷
|KorR=8-ja Seokit
|KorM=Circuit shapes like number '8'
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', there is a ''Mario Kart''-themed course entitled "[[Mario Circuit]]" that has a similar layout to Figure-8 Circuit.
*The ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' iteration of [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]] is shaped after a number 8, much like this course. However, it is also based on a {{wp|Möbius strip}}, due to the game's anti-gravity mechanic.
*The Figure-8 Circuit is the only "circuit" in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart series]]'' that is not owned by any playable character.
*As of ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', Figure-8 Circuit is the only track from this game's [[Mushroom Cup]] that has yet to return as a [[classic course]] in a future ''Mario Kart'' game. It is also one of three courses from ''Mario Kart DS'' that has yet to return, the others being [[Bowser Castle (Mario Kart DS)|Bowser Castle]] and [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)|Rainbow Road]].
*In [[Mario Kart 8]], There's a similar course called Mario Circuit.
 
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==References==
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[[Category:Mario Kart DS Race Courses]]
[[Category:Stadiums]]
[[Category:Race Courses]]
[[Category:Grasslands]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS]]
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[[it:Ottotornante]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, August 26, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS. For the Super Smash Bros. stage based on the course, see Figure-8 Circuit (stage).
Figure-8 Circuit
Screenshot of Figure-8 Circuit from Mario Kart DS
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Cup(s) Mushroom Cup
Online play No longer available (DS)
Music sample
Course map
Figure-8 Circuit mapMario Kart DS
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★たなか
1:36:481 MarioStandard MR

Figure-8 Circuit, also titled Figure-Eight Circuit in the kiosk demo, is the introductory track of Mario Kart DS, serving as the first race course of the Mushroom Cup. The course is named for having a layout in the shape of an 8. It is the only "circuit" in the Mario Kart series that is not associated with a character. The Figure-8 Circuit is comparable to several Luigi Circuit courses throughout the Mario Kart games for having a simple, straightforward layout with no unique gimmicks and no obstacles. Figure-8 Circuit is where the awards ceremony is held after every cup.

Figure-8 Circuit has a different introduction fanfare on Grand Prix, which is shared with Waluigi Pinball, Mario Circuit (which uses the same music theme as Figure-8 Circuit) and GCN Luigi Circuit.

Two missions take place on Figure-8 Circuit: Mission 1-1 involves Mario passing through 5 gates within 35 seconds, while Mission 2-2 involves Yoshi collecting 10 coins within 30 seconds.

A Mario Kart-themed stage based on Figure-8 Circuit appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is also titled Figure-8 Circuit in the latter game, but is titled Mario Circuit in the first two games beforehand.

Layout[edit]

A Mini-Turbo used in Mario Kart DS.
Yoshi power-sliding in Figure-8 Circuit

Figure-8 Circuit has a basic wide layout with prolonged turns, allowing racers to perform several power-slides. The finish line is right after where the track crosses under the upper part of the course. Most of Figure-8 Circuit's details are in the background, starting with the bleachers that consist of a full crowd, which are heard cheering as racers drive by. The bleachers start from the race line and end at a background pit stop to the right. There are no obstacles in the course except for grass surrounding the boundaries. The pit stop is immediately followed by a straightforward path. From there, a few large Warp Pipes and platform blocks resembling those from Super Mario Bros. 3 can be seen on grassy hills in the distance. After the straight path is a loop, which takes racers around and then overlaps beneath a bridge that is supported by some bricks. The road on top of the bridge is the center of the straight path, which reveals that the straight path is slightly slanted downward. The lap ends after going under the bridge.

Several sponsors appear in Figure-8 Circuit, all of which are trackside banners:

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      This course is laid out in the shape of the number 8. The road is wide and the corners are broad, so you can run through the whole thing at high speed.[1]
    • English (American):
      This figure-eight shaped course boasts a wide racetrack with easy corners. It's ideal for constant top-speed racing.[2]
    • French:
      Le tracé de ce circuit est inspiré du chiffre 8. La piste est large et les virages sont très longs, ce qui permet aux pilotes de toujours garder leur vitesse maximale.[3]
    • German:
      Dieser Kurs ähnelt einer Acht. Die Strecke ist breit und die Kurven weitläufig, also ein echter Hochgeschwindigkeitskurs![4]
    • Italian:
      Questo circuito a forma di otto è caratterizzato da una carreggiata molto ampia e da curve larghe: è l’ideale per sfrecciare a tutto gas.[5]
    • Spanish:
      El trazado de este circuito dibuja el número 8. La pista es ancha y las curvas son amplias, así que puedes atacarlo a gran velocidad.[6]


  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      This figure-eight shaped course boasts a wide racetrack with easy corners. It’s ideal for constant top-speed racing.
    • English (British):
      With just two straights and two bends, your first stop in the Mushroom Cup season is as simple as they come (with the exception of Baby Park’s basic loop). So hit the gas, impress the crowds and save your strengths for the harder tracks to come.

Gallery[edit]

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart DS cross_course Cross course, referring to the overpass and underpass crossing

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese エイトクロスサーキット[?]
Eito Kurosu Sākitto
Eight-Cross Circuit
French Circuit en 8[?] Circuit in 8
German Achterpiste[?] Eight-Track
Italian Ottotornante[?] Eight Hairpin; also a pun on ottovolante (an 8-shaped rollercoaster)
Korean 8자 서킷[?]
8-Ja Seokit
8-Shaped Circuit
Spanish Circuito en 8[?] Circuit in 8

Trivia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mario Kart DS instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 35. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Mario Kart DS instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (American English). Page 35. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Mario Kart DS Mode D'Emploi (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (French). Page 35. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Mario Kart DS Spielanleitung (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (German). Page 35. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Mario Kart DS Manuale di Istruzioni (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 73. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Mario Kart DS Manual de Instrucciones (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (European Spanish). Page 35. Retrieved August 26, 2024.