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[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Banana Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Banana Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Banana Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Banana Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
The '''Banana Cup''' comprises four courses, each of which is taken from the nitro cups of previous ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, mostly the [[Mushroom Cup]] and [[Flower Cup]], although occasionally [[Star Cup]] and very rarely [[Special Cup]] tracks are featured. The cup's symbol is a [[Banana|Banana Peel]], and the cup's tracks are slightly more difficult and/or longer when compared to those of the [[Shell Cup]]. Its length and difficulty is on par with the [[Flower Cup]]. The Banana Cup also returns in ''Mario Tennis Open'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It appears after the [[Flower Cup]] and before the [[Champions Cup]].
The '''Banana Cup''' is a [[cup]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] introduced in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the sixth cup. It exclusively features [[classic course]]s and is the second retro cup overall; these may be from any cup of a previous game, though they are more commonly from the [[Mushroom Cup]] or [[Flower Cup]]. The cup is somewhat more difficult than the [[Shell Cup]], and its difficulty is comparable to that of the Flower Cup. The emblem of the cup is a [[Banana]]. The Banana Cup also appears in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', following the [[Flower Cup]] and preceding the [[Special Cup#Mario Tennis series|Champions Cup]]. All of the courses in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''{{'}}s Banana Cups have reappeared in later games in the series.


==Courses==
==History==
{| align=center width=80% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; text-align:center"
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====List of courses====
{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!width="10%" |Game
!width="25%"|Game
!width="15%" |Course 1
!width="15%"|Course 1
!width="15%" |Course 2
!width="15%"|Course 2
!width="15%" |Course 3
!width="15%"|Course 3
!width="15%" |Course 4
!width="15%"|Course 4
|-
|-
!'''''[[Mario Kart DS]]'''''
!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[File:MKDS Donut Plains.PNG|112px]]<br>[[Donut Plains 1 (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Donut Plains 1]]
|[[File:MKDS Donut Plains 1.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 1}}
|[[File:FrappeSnowlandDS.png|112px]]<br>[[Frappe Snowland|<small>N64</small> Frappe Snowland]]
|[[File:MKDS Frappe Snowland N64 Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Frappe Snowland}}
|[[File:BowserCastle2ds.PNG|112px]]<br>[[Bowser Castle 2 (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 2]]
|[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2}}
|[[File:BabyParkds.png|112px]]<br>[[Baby Park|<small>GCN</small> Baby Park]]
|[[File:MKDS Baby Park Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}
|-
|-
!'''''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'''''
!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[File:Sherbet Land N64 MKWii.png|135px]]<br>[[Sherbet Land (N64)|<small>N64</small> Sherbet Land]]
|[[File:Sherbet Land N64 MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Sherbet Land}}
|[[File:Shy Guy Beach MKWii.png|135px]]<br>[[Shy Guy Beach|<small>GBA</small> Shy Guy Beach]]
|[[File:Shy Guy Beach MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Shy Guy Beach}}
|[[File:Delfino Square MKWii.png|135px]]<br>[[Delfino Square|<small>DS</small> Delfino Square]]
|[[File:Delfino Square MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Delfino Square}}
|[[File:Waluigi Stadium MKWii.png|135px]]<br>[[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Waluigi Stadium]]
|[[File:Waluigi Stadium MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}
|-
|-
!'''''[[Mario Kart 7]]'''''
!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[File:KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png|135px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa Beach|<small>N64</small> Koopa Beach]]<br><small>Koopa Troopa Beach</small>
|[[File:KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Beach<br><small><small>N64</small> Koopa Troopa Beach</small>}}
|[[File:MK7-SFC-MC.png|135px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit 2|<small>SNES</small> Mario Circuit 2]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK7-SFC-MC.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}
|[[File:Wii Coconut Mall.png|135px]]<br>[[Coconut Mall|<small>Wii</small> Coconut Mall]]<br><br>
|[[File:Wii Coconut Mall.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}
|[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|135px]]<br>[[Waluigi Pinball (DS)|<small>DS</small> Waluigi Pinball]]<br><br>
|[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}
|-
|-
|'''''[[Mario Kart 8]]''''' / '''''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'''''
!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|[[File:MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg|135px]]<br>[[Dry Dry Desert (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Dry Dry Desert]]
|[[File:MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg|135px]]<br>[[Donut Plains 3 (SNES)|<small>SNES</small> Donut Plains 3]]
|[[File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg|135px]]<br>[[Royal Raceway|<small>N64</small> Royal Raceway]]
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS DKJungle.png|135px]]<br>[[DK Jungle (3DS)|<small>3DS</small> DK Jungle]]
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS DKJungle.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|[[File:MKLHC Mushroom Fields Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Mushroom Fields]]
|[[File:MKLHC Boo Fortress Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Boo Fortress]]
|[[File:MKLHC Tornado Tundra Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Tornado Tundra]]
|''N/A''
|}
|}


==''Mario Tennis Open''==
===''Mario Tennis Open''===
[[File:DKBananaCup.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] winning the Banana Cup]]
[[File:MTA Banana Cup Screenshot.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] winning the Banana Cup]]
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Banana Cup is the third cup in the World Open series. It is played on the [[DK Jungle (Mario Tennis Open)|DK Jungle]] court, and matches have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. This cup can be unlocked by beating the [[Flower Cup]], and once beaten will unlock the [[Champions Cup]]. The CPU difficulty is one step harder than that of the Flower Cup's.
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Banana Cup is the third cup in the World Open series. It is played on the [[DK Jungle (Mario Tennis Open)|DK Jungle]] court, and matches have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. This cup can be unlocked by beating the [[Flower Cup]], and completing it unlocks the [[Special Cup#Mario Tennis series|Champions Cup]]. The CPU difficulty in the Banana Cup is somewhat higher than that of the Flower Cup.
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==Trading Card info==
==Completion rewards==
[[File:MKW-TC-BananaCup.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Winning the Banana Cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.
''"The Retro Cup racing festival peels off four challenging drives with the Banana Cup. It consists of one track from N64, one from Game Boy Advance, one from DS and one from GameCube...all with somewhat challenging levels of difficulty for Grand Prix or Time Trials competition."''
 
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: [[Waluigi]]
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc Mirror: [[R.O.B.]]
*All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*Shell and Banana Cups: [[Leaf Cup]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: [[Cheep Charger]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: [[Bowser Jr.]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 150cc: [[Jetsetter]]
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: [[Rosalina]]
 
===''Mario Kart 7''===
*All cups on a single cc class: [[Mii]]
*150cc Banana Cup: [[Honey Queen]]
*All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
 
===''Mario Kart 8''===
Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Banana Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy|Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry|Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.
 
In addition, the [[Gold Standard]] body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Shell Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.
 
===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
*All cups on 200cc: [[Gold Mario]]
 
==Profiles==
[[File:MKW Banana Cup Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
*'''''Mario Kart Wii'' trading card bio:''' ''"The Retro Cup racing festival peels off four challenging drives with the Banana Cup. It consists of one track from N64, one from Game Boy Advance, one from DS and one from GameCube...all with somewhat challenging levels of difficulty for Grand Prix or Time Trials competition."''
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===Emblems===
===Emblems===
<gallery widths=80px>
<gallery widths=80px>
MKDS-BananaCup.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKDS Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart DS''
Banana - Mario Kart Wii.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Banana Cup Icon.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MK7-BananaCup.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK7 Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 BananaCup.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 BananaCuptv.svg|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MKL Icon Banana Cup.png|''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Trophies===
===Trophies===
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKDSBananacup.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKDS Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKwii-Bananacup.jpg|''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
BananacupMK7.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK7 Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart 7''
BananaCup_MK8.jpg|''Mario Kart 8''
MK8 Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart 8''
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Other===
===Other===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Banana Trophy.png|[[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] Europe trophy
Club Nintendo Banana Trophy.png|[[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] Europe trophy
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Dut=Bananenbeker
|Dut=Bananenbeker
|DutM=Bananas Cup
|DutM=Banana Cup
|Ger=Bananen-Cup
|Ger=Bananen-Cup
|GerM=Banana Cup
|GerM=Banana Cup
|Fra=Coupe Banane
|Fre=Coupe Banane
|FraM=Banana Cup
|FreM=Banana Cup
|Spa=Copa Plátano
|Spa=Copa Plátano
|SpaM=Banana Cup
|SpaM=Banana Cup
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|JapR=Banana Kappu
|JapR=Banana Kappu
|JapM=Banana Cup
|JapM=Banana Cup
|Por=Taça Banana
|PorA=Copa Banana
|PorM=Banana Cup
|PorAM=Banana Cup
|PorE=Taça Banana
|PorEM=Banana Cup
|Rus=Кубок банана
|Rus=Кубок банана
|RusR=Kubok banana
|RusR=Kubok banana
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|KorR=Banana Keop
|KorR=Banana Keop
|KorM=Banana Cup
|KorM=Banana Cup
|Chi=香蕉盃 (Traditional)<br>香蕉杯 (Simplified)
|ChiT=香蕉盃
|ChiR=Xiāngjiāo Bēi
|ChiTR=Xiāngjiāo Bēi
|ChiM=Banana Cup
|ChiTM=Banana Cup
|ChiS=香蕉杯
|ChiSR=Xiāngjiāo Bēi
|ChiSM=Banana Cup
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In ''Mario Kart 8'', this is the only cup in the game with all courses taking place in the daytime, and is the only Banana Cup so far to have this trait. It is also one of two cups in the game to use the same character as Staff Ghosts in two tracks of the same cup (being [[Princess Peach|Peach]] in [[Dry Dry Desert (GCN)|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[Royal Raceway]]), the other being the [[Egg Cup]] (being [[Mario]] in [[Excitebike Arena]] and [[Mute City]]).
*In ''Mario Kart 8'':
**This is the only cup in the game with all courses taking place in the daytime, and is the only Banana Cup so far to have this trait.
**This is the first, and currently the only Banana Cup to lack a [[Flower Cup]] course.
**It is one of two cups in the game to use the same character as Staff Ghosts in two tracks of the same cup (being [[Princess Peach|Peach]] in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]), the other being the [[Egg Cup]] (being [[Mario]] in [[Excitebike Arena]] and [[Mute City]]).
**It is the only classic course cup to have tracks from both the [[Mushroom Cup]] (Dry Dry Desert) and the [[Special Cup]] ([[SNES Donut Plains 3|Donut Plains 3]] and [[3DS DK Jungle|DK Jungle]]).
**It is the only classic course cup in the base game that does not end with a ''Mario Kart 64'' track.
*This is the only retro cup in ''Mario Kart Wii'' that does not have a classic [[Mario Circuit]] course.
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[[Category:Cups]]
[[Category:Cups]]
[[Category:Unlockables]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS]]
[[Category:Mario Kart DS]]

Latest revision as of 22:24, October 4, 2024

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

The Banana Cup is a cup in the Mario Kart series introduced in Mario Kart DS as the sixth cup. It exclusively features classic courses and is the second retro cup overall; these may be from any cup of a previous game, though they are more commonly from the Mushroom Cup or Flower Cup. The cup is somewhat more difficult than the Shell Cup, and its difficulty is comparable to that of the Flower Cup. The emblem of the cup is a Banana. The Banana Cup also appears in Mario Tennis Open, following the Flower Cup and preceding the Champions Cup. All of the courses in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 7's Banana Cups have reappeared in later games in the series.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

List of courses[edit]

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Donut Plains 1 in Mario Kart DS
SNES Donut Plains 1
Screenshot of Frappe Snowland
N64 Frappe Snowland
Screenshot of GBA Bowser Castle 2
GBA Bowser Castle 2
Screenshot of Baby Park
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii View of N64 Sherbet Land in Mario Kart Wii
N64 Sherbet Land
View of Shy Guy Beach in Mario Kart Wii
GBA Shy Guy Beach
View of Delfino Square in Mario Kart Wii
DS Delfino Square
View of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart Wii
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7 KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
N64 Koopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Mario Circuit 2
Wii Coconut Mall
Wii Coconut Mall
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg
GCN Dry Dry Desert
MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg
SNES Donut Plains 3
MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg
N64 Royal Raceway
3DS DK Jungle, Mario Kart 8.
3DS DK Jungle
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mushroom Fields course icon from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mushroom Fields
Boo Fortress course icon from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Boo Fortress
Tornado Tundra course icon from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Tornado Tundra
N/A

Mario Tennis Open[edit]

The Banana Cup from Mario Tennis Open.
Donkey Kong winning the Banana Cup

In Mario Tennis Open, the Banana Cup is the third cup in the World Open series. It is played on the DK Jungle court, and matches have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. This cup can be unlocked by beating the Flower Cup, and completing it unlocks the Champions Cup. The CPU difficulty in the Banana Cup is somewhat higher than that of the Flower Cup.

Completion rewards[edit]

Winning the Banana Cup in the Mario Kart series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.

Mario Kart DS[edit]

  • All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: Daisy
  • All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: Waluigi
  • All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
  • All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
  • All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
  • All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

  • Shell and Banana Cups: Leaf Cup
  • 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: Cheep Charger
  • 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: Bowser Jr.
  • 1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 150cc: Jetsetter
  • All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
  • 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Rosalina

Mario Kart 7[edit]

  • All cups on a single cc class: Mii
  • 150cc Banana Cup: Honey Queen
  • All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Most unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Banana Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, Metal Mario, Lakitu, Toadette, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an amiibo is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

In addition, the Gold Standard body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Shell Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

  • 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
  • All cups on 200cc: Gold Mario

Profiles[edit]

The Lightning Cup card from the Mario Kart Wii trading cards
  • Mario Kart Wii trading card bio: "The Retro Cup racing festival peels off four challenging drives with the Banana Cup. It consists of one track from N64, one from Game Boy Advance, one from DS and one from GameCube...all with somewhat challenging levels of difficulty for Grand Prix or Time Trials competition."

Gallery[edit]

Emblems[edit]

Trophies[edit]

Other[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バナナカップ[?]
Banana Kappu
Banana Cup
Chinese (simplified) 香蕉杯[?]
Xiāngjiāo Bēi
Banana Cup
Chinese (traditional) 香蕉盃[?]
Xiāngjiāo Bēi
Banana Cup
Dutch Bananenbeker[?] Banana Cup
French Coupe Banane[?] Banana Cup
German Bananen-Cup[?] Banana Cup
Italian Trofeo Banana[?] Banana Trophy
Korean 바나나 컵[?]
Banana Keop
Banana Cup
Portuguese (NOA) Copa Banana[?] Banana Cup
Portuguese (NOE) Taça Banana[?] Banana Cup
Russian Кубок банана[?]
Kubok banana
Banana Cup
Spanish Copa Plátano[?] Banana Cup

Trivia[edit]

  • In Mario Kart 8:
    • This is the only cup in the game with all courses taking place in the daytime, and is the only Banana Cup so far to have this trait.
    • This is the first, and currently the only Banana Cup to lack a Flower Cup course.
    • It is one of two cups in the game to use the same character as Staff Ghosts in two tracks of the same cup (being Peach in Dry Dry Desert and Royal Raceway), the other being the Egg Cup (being Mario in Excitebike Arena and Mute City).
    • It is the only classic course cup to have tracks from both the Mushroom Cup (Dry Dry Desert) and the Special Cup (Donut Plains 3 and DK Jungle).
    • It is the only classic course cup in the base game that does not end with a Mario Kart 64 track.
  • This is the only retro cup in Mario Kart Wii that does not have a classic Mario Circuit course.