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{{about|the race courses throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|other uses|[[Mario Circuit (disambiguation)]]}}  
[[File:MK8-Course-MarioCircuit.png|330px|thumb|Mario Circuit in its latest appearance in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
[[File:MK8-Course-MarioCircuit.png|330px|thumb|The ''Mario Kart 8'' iteration of Mario Circuit]]
{{quote2|It’s a race to the finish line! Start your engines!|Mario|[[Fortune Street]]}}
{{quote|It’s a race to the finish line! Start your engines!|Mario|[[Fortune Street]]}}


'''Mario Circuit''' is the name given to various race courses attributed to [[Mario]] as his own home course in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. These courses contain some features associated with the hero, such as his [[Mario Cap|red cap]], the [[Mushroom]]s he uses; [[Peach's Castle]], [[Warp Pipe]]s, enemies like [[Goomba]]s, [[Chain Chomp]]s, and [[Piranha Plant]]s, and banners that bear his name. Mario Circuit is usually found in the [[Flower Cup]]. Apart from ''Mario Kart'', the Mario Circuit has appeared in other games such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], where it is a stage held for other various purposes.
'''Mario Circuit''' is the name given to various race courses in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. These courses generally contain features associated with [[Mario]], such as his [[Mario Cap|red cap]], [[Mushroom]]s, [[Peach's Castle]], [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Goomba]]s, [[Chain Chomp]]s, and [[Piranha Plant]]s. Various banners bearing his name can also be seen along some of these tracks. Mario Circuit is usually featured in the [[Flower Cup]]. Outside ''Mario Kart'', Mario Circuit also has iterations in other games such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].


==History==
==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
Mario Circuit is a recurring name first given to four tracks in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. In the original Japanese versions, it goes on to be used for one track in every mainline game. It is one of four track names that are reused in more than two courses and consistently appear in many ''Mario Kart'' games, alongside [[Luigi Circuit]], [[Bowser's Castle#Mario Kart series|Bowser's Castle]], and [[Rainbow Road]].
{{main|Mario Circuit 1]], [[Mario Circuit 2]], [[Mario Circuit 3]], [{{void}}[Mario Circuit 4}}
In ''Super Mario Kart'', four Mario Circuit racetracks appear, with a look similar to typical go-kart racetracks, aside from having some obstacles such as [[Warp Pipe]]s, located normally on the road, blocking the vehicles' path and [[oil slick]]s that cause vehicles to spin out of control while running over one.  


Each Mario Circuit course appears numbered in order of the time it appears: two Mario Circuits in the [[Mushroom Cup]], another in the [[Flower Cup]], and one more in the [[Star Cup]]. The first course of the Mushroom Cup, [[Mario Circuit 1]], is the simplest and most basic track in the game, having open corners and few obstacles. In contrast to that course is [[Mario Circuit 2]], the fifth and last course of the same cup. This stage is notable by its great jump before the finish line, where the racers need to cross the zone by getting a speed boost over [[Dash Panel]]s and jump over speed humps to reach the other side, finally passing the line. [[Mario Circuit 3]], is the last track of the Flower Cup. This course is notable for its sharp curve in the middle of the track, and contains an area where the player must make a sharp turn, potentially getting stuck or slowing down. Finally, there's [[Mario Circuit 4]], the longest of all ''Super Mario Kart''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Mario Circuits. This track contains more sharp bends and obstacles scattered around the track.
In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', all circuit courses are known as raceways in English. Thus, its Mario Circuit is named Mario Raceway instead.
 
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The Mario Circuit courses, along with the other tracks from ''Super Mario Kart'', reappear in the [[Game Boy Advance]] installment ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as hidden classic race courses. However, in the recent ''Mario Kart'' games, only three of these stages reappear. ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' features Mario Circuit 1, known as SNES Mario Circuit 1, which is the first course of the [[Shell Cup]]. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Mario Circuit 3 (known as SNES Mario Circuit 3) appears in the [[Lightning Cup]], bearing an enhanced graphical look compared to it in ''Super Mario Kart''. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', [[Mario Circuit 2]] appears as the second course of [[Banana Cup]].
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!width=10%|Games
====Later games====
!width=30%|Description
Since ''Super Mario Kart'', Mario Circuit has appeared as multiple iterations in the ''Mario Kart'' series:
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![[File:SMK Mario Circuit 1 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]]
Mario Raceway MK64.png|'''[[Mario Raceway]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MKSC Mario Circuit Starting Line.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (GBA)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|A simple course that first appeared in ''Super Mario Kart'' as the first course of the [[Mushroom Cup]] and ''Mario Kart'' series overall. The course features several bends and Warp Pipes as obstacles.
MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (GCN)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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MKDS Mario Circuit DS Intro.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (DS)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
![[File:SMK Mario Circuit 2 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|Mario Circuit 2]]
MarioCircuit MKWii.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (Wii)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
MariocircuitMK7.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (3DS)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The second Mario Circuit course in ''Super Mario Kart'' acting as the final course of the game's Mushroom Cup. Unlike Mario Circuit 1, this course features more bends, [[oil slick]]s and Warp Pipes, and a big ramp at the end. The ramp became a [[Glide Ramp]] in ''Mario Kart 7''.
MK8 Mario Circuit Starting Line.png|'''[[Mario Circuit (MK8)]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
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</gallery>
![[File:SMK Mario Circuit 3 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|Mario Circuit 3]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' <small>(''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'')</small>
|The third Mario Circuit course in ''Super Mario Kart'' appearing as the final course of the [[Flower Cup]]. This course features the same obstacles as previous Mario Circuit courses and has sharper bends and a [[Dash Panel]] at the end.
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![[File:SMK Mario Circuit 4 Lower-Screen Map.png]]<br>[[Mario Circuit 4]]
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|The fourth and final Mario Circuit in ''Super Mario Kart''. It is the final course of the [[Star Cup]]. The course features many barriers and bends, and is similar to Mario Circuit 3.
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![[File:Mario Raceway MK64.png|250px]]<br>[[N64 Mario Raceway|Mario Raceway]]
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|The Mario Circuit course of ''Mario Kart 64'' and the last course of the game's Flower Cup. The second shortest course of the game, Mario Raceway features some turns, lots of grass with [[Piranha Plant]]s for shortcuts, a Warp Pipe tunnel, a course terrace with a Mario Cap, and a big toadstool.
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![[File:MKSC Mario Circuit Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[GBA Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''{{'}}s Mario Circuit is the first course of the game's Flower Cup. It is a plain course with a u-turn and some small bends. In ''Mario Kart 8'', the u-turn is turned into a slanted part of the road with [[anti-gravity]] and held up by Ultra Arms.
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![[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|200px]]<br>[[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|The second course of the Flower Cup in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. This iteration of Mario Circuit features many elements from past Mario Circuits such as Warp Pipes and Piranha Plants while introducing others that would appear in many Mario Circuits in the future, like [[Peach's Castle]] and [[Goomba]]s.
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![[File:MKDS Mario Circuit DS Intro.png|200px]]<br>[[DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' <small>(''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'')</small>
|The third course of the Star Cup in ''Mario Kart DS''. This Mario Circuit features many bends and ideas from previous Mario Circuits such as a Warp Pipe tunnel and Peach's Castle, while adding new mechanics such as utilizing [[Fire Piranha Plant]]s as obstacles.
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![[File:MarioCircuit MKWii.png|200px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart Wii)|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|A basic circuit course that acts as the first course of ''Mario Kart Wii''{{'}}s Flower Cup. The course starts out in [[Toad Town]] before entering the main road with enemies such as Goombas and [[Chain Chomp]]s.
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![[File:MariocircuitMK7.png|200px]]<br>[[3DS Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Mario Circuit appears as the second course of the Flower Cup. It features a cherry blossom road at the start leading to a [[Mushroom Trampoline]] bringing the player to the entrance of Peach's Castle. Unlike previous iterations, the player can drive into the castle and exit via [[Glide Ramp]]. The course also features a Warp Pipe tunnel at the end.
|-
![[File:MK8 Mario Circuit Starting Line.png|200px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]]
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Serving as ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s first course for the Flower Cup, this iteration of Mario Circuit is designed after the {{wp|Möbius strip}} and is played in mostly anti-gravity. The course features bridges, Goombas and [[Goomba Tower]]s, Peach's Castle and is surrounded by lots of greenery.
|-
![[File:MKT RMX Mario Circuit 1 Scene.jpg|150px]]<br>[[RMX Mario Circuit 1]]
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|A [[remix course]] based on the SNES Mario Circuits. The course features many ramps, oil slicks, Warp Pipes, and Goombas. The main feature of this course is the usage of [[Empty Block]]s and [[? Block]]s on the road and around the course.
|}
While ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' do not feature any courses with the Mario Circuit name, similar courses that may be inspired by Mario Circuit do appear in each game's [[Mario Cup]]. ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' and ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2'' include [[Mario Highway]] and [[Mario Beach]], which are named after Mario and feature a circuit-like road design with a coastal theme. The similarly themed [[Splash Circuit]] from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX'' also appears to be associated with Mario, as is its sister course, [[Tropical Coast]]. Moreover, the [[finish line (object)|finish line]] banner for both Splash Circuit and Tropical Coast features the name "Mario Circuit", strengthening this connection.


===''Fortune Street'' series===
===''Fortune Street'' series===
{{main|Mario Circuit (board)}}
{{main|Mario Circuit (board)}}
[[File:ISWii07.png|thumb|right|Mario Circuit's appearance in ''Fortune Street''.]]
[[File:ISWii07.png|thumb|Mario Circuit's appearance in ''Fortune Street''.]]
Mario Circuit is a playable game board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]''. The design of the board is based on ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', ''Mario Kart DS'', and ''Mario Kart Wii'', though the route of the track is identical to its appearance in both games.
Mario Circuit is a playable game board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]''. The board’s design in the former is based on ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', while its design in the latter is based on ''Mario Kart Wii'', though the route of the track is identical to its appearance in both games.
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====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
{{main|Figure-8 Circuit (stage)}}
{{main|Figure-8 Circuit (stage)}}
A Mario Circuit stage similar to the layout of the [[Figure-8 Circuit]] appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The stage has two platforms resembling a jump platform and a road pavement in the center. [[Shy Guy]] racers will appear and damage players from both the jump and the central road. However, they themselves can be damaged causing them to spin out and be harmless. The stage is later renamed to "Figure-8 Circuit" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
A Mario Circuit stage similar to the layout of the [[Figure-8 Circuit]] appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The stage has two platforms resembling a jump platform and a road pavement in the center. [[Shy Guy]] racers will appear and damage players from both the jump and the central road. However, they themselves can be damaged, causing them to spin out and be harmless.


====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
{{main|Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)}}
{{main|Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)}}
Mario Circuit appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', this time based on the course featured in ''Mario Kart 8''. The stage is a moving stage in which a platform carries the fighters around the track and stopping at various points. Shy Guys are also racing on the track and can damage the fighers if they are hit by them, similar to the Mario Circuit in the previous game.
Another Mario Circuit appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', based on the course featured in ''Mario Kart 8''. The stage is a moving stage in which a platform carries the fighters around the track and stopping at various points. Shy Guys are also racing on the track and can damage the fighters if they are hit by them, similar to the Mario Circuit in the previous game.
 
The Mario Circuit from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also returns in this game, under the name "Mario Circuit (Brawl)".


The Mario Circuit from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' also returns in this game.
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', both of the Mario Circuit stages from previous games return. However, the one from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is renamed "Figure-8 Circuit".


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
[[File:MarioCircuit OWG.png|right|thumb]]
[[File:MarioCircuit OWG.png|thumb]]
Mario Circuit appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' which is heavily based on the version in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and is used for the [[Dream Ski Cross]] event with the road now being covered entirely with snow and more ramps being carved out of the snow on the track itself. While the general layout of the first half of the course is identical to it is in the aforementioned game albeit with a much steeper descent, the second half of the track is entirely different, where they are linked by two [[Warp Pipe]]s which split the track into two, the path on the left has a more wavy shape while the path on the right is filled with [[Coin]]s but a [[Goomba]] and [[Piranha Plant]] serve as obstacles. Once the paths join back up together there a few tight downhill turns and Piranha Plants until the racers reach a [[DK Cannon]] taking them back to the starting line for a second lap.
Mario Circuit appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' which is heavily based on the version in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and is used for the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|individual]] and [[Dream Ski Cross (Team)|team]] versions Dream Ski Cross with the road now being covered entirely with snow and more ramps being carved out of the snow on the track itself. While the general layout of the first half of the course is identical to it is in the aforementioned game albeit with a much steeper descent, the second half of the track is entirely different, where they are linked by two [[Warp Pipe]]s which split the track into two, the path on the left has a more wavy shape while the path on the right is filled with [[Coin]]s but a [[Goomba]] and [[Piranha Plant]] serve as obstacles. Once the paths join back up together there a few tight downhill turns and Piranha Plants until the racers reach a [[DK Cannon]] taking them back to the starting line for a second lap.
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==Official description==
===''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''===
The level [[Mount Must Dash]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' is based on the Mario Circuit courses from ''Super Mario Kart''. The level also uses an arrangement of the courses' music from that game.
 
==Profiles==
===''Fortune Street''===
===''Fortune Street''===
*[[File:Flag of USA.png|22px]] "'' A race track built within the Mushroom Kingdom. There's a never-ending drone of white-hot engines whizzing around the track.''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Mario Sākitto
|JapR=Mario Sākitto
|JapM=Mario Circuit
|JapM=Mario Circuit
|Spa=Circuito Mario
|ChiS=马力欧赛道
|SpaM=Mario Circuit
|ChiSR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào
|Fra=Circuit Mario
|ChiSM=Mario Speedway
|FraM=Mario Circuit
|ChiT=瑪利歐賽道
|ChiTR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào
|ChiTM=Mario Speedway
|Dut=Mario's Circuit
|Dut=Mario's Circuit
|DutM=Mario's Circuit
|DutM=Mario's Circuit
|Fre=Circuit Mario
|FreM=Mario Circuit
|Fre2=Circuit de Mario <small>(''Super Mario Kart'')</small><ref>{{cite|title=''Super Mario Kart'' French instruction manual|page=27}}</ref>
|Fre2M=Mario's Circuit
|Ger=Marios Piste
|Ger=Marios Piste
|GerM=Mario's Track
|GerM=Mario's Track
|Ita=Circuito di Mario
|Ita=Circuito di Mario
|ItaM=Mario's Circuit
|ItaM=Mario's Circuit
|Por=Circuito do Mario
|Kor=마리오 서킷
|PorM=Mario's Circuit
|KorR=Mario Seokit
|KorM=Mario Circuit
|PorA=Circuito Mario
|PorAM=Mario Circuit
|PorE=Circuito do Mario
|PorEM=Mario's Circuit
|Rus=Трасса Марио
|Rus=Трасса Марио
|RusR=Trassa Mario
|RusR=Trassa Mario
|RusM=Mario's Track
|RusM=Mario's Track
|Kor=마리오 서킷
|Spa=Circuito Mario
|KorR=Mario Seokit
|SpaM=Mario Circuit
|KorM=Mario Circuit
|Spa2=Pista Mario
|Chi=瑪利歐賽道 (Traditional)<br>马力欧赛道 (Simplified)
|Spa2N=N64 Mario Raceway
|ChiR=Mǎlìōu Sàidào
|Spa2M=Mario Track
|ChiM=Mario Speedway}}
}}


== Trivia ==
==References==
*Mario Circuit appeared in all cups with the exception of the [[Special Cup]], as ''Super Mario Kart'' has at least one Mario Circuit in [[Mushroom Cup|Mushroom]], [[Flower Cup|Flower]] and [[Star Cup]]s. Every installment except ''Mario Kart DS'' have a Mario Circuit in their Flower Cup. ''Mario Kart DS'' has it's Mario Circuit in the Star Cup and SNES Mario Circuit 1 in the [[Shell Cup]], ''Mario Kart Wii'' has the N64, GCN and SNES (Mario Circuit 3) versions in Shell, [[Leaf Cup|Leaf]] and [[Lightning Cup]]s respectively, ''Mario Kart 7'' has SNES Mario Circuit 2 in the [[Banana Cup]] and ''Mario Kart 8'' has GBA Mario Circuit in the [[Shell Cup]].
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*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' are the only games in the series to feature retro Mario Circuits other than SNES Mario Circuit, with ''Mario Kart 8'' not including a Mario Circuit from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' at all.
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*The level [[Mount Must Dash]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' is based on the Mario Circuit courses from ''Super Mario Kart''. The level also uses a remix of the courses' music from that game.


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Latest revision as of 07:40, August 28, 2024

This article is about the race courses throughout the Mario Kart series. For other uses, see Mario Circuit (disambiguation).
Mario Circuit
The Mario Kart 8 iteration of Mario Circuit
“It’s a race to the finish line! Start your engines!”
—Mario, Fortune Street

Mario Circuit is the name given to various race courses in the Mario Kart series. These courses generally contain features associated with Mario, such as his red cap, Mushrooms, Peach's Castle, Warp Pipes, Goombas, Chain Chomps, and Piranha Plants. Various banners bearing his name can also be seen along some of these tracks. Mario Circuit is usually featured in the Flower Cup. Outside Mario Kart, Mario Circuit also has iterations in other games such as Itadaki Street DS and the Super Smash Bros. series.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Circuit is a recurring name first given to four tracks in Super Mario Kart. In the original Japanese versions, it goes on to be used for one track in every mainline game. It is one of four track names that are reused in more than two courses and consistently appear in many Mario Kart games, alongside Luigi Circuit, Bowser's Castle, and Rainbow Road.

In Mario Kart 64, all circuit courses are known as raceways in English. Thus, its Mario Circuit is named Mario Raceway instead.

Course Games Description
Mario Circuit 1 from Super Mario Kart.
Mario Circuit 1 		Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour 		A simple course that first appeared in Super Mario Kart as the first course of the Mushroom Cup and Mario Kart series overall. The course features several bends and Warp Pipes as obstacles.
Mario Circuit 2 from Super Mario Kart.
Mario Circuit 2 		Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart Tour 		The second Mario Circuit course in Super Mario Kart acting as the final course of the game's Mushroom Cup. Unlike Mario Circuit 1, this course features more bends, oil slicks and Warp Pipes, and a big ramp at the end. The ramp became a Glide Ramp in Mario Kart 7.
Mario Circuit 3 from Super Mario Kart.
Mario Circuit 3 		Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) 		The third Mario Circuit course in Super Mario Kart appearing as the final course of the Flower Cup. This course features the same obstacles as previous Mario Circuit courses and has sharper bends and a Dash Panel at the end.
Mario Circuit 4 from Super Mario Kart.
Mario Circuit 4 		Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 		The fourth and final Mario Circuit in Super Mario Kart. It is the final course of the Star Cup. The course features many barriers and bends, and is similar to Mario Circuit 3.
Mario Raceway from Mario Kart 64.
Mario Raceway 		Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Tour 		The Mario Circuit course of Mario Kart 64 and the last course of the game's Flower Cup. The second shortest course of the game, Mario Raceway features some turns, lots of grass with Piranha Plants for shortcuts, a Warp Pipe tunnel, a course terrace with a Mario Cap, and a big toadstool.
MKSC Mario Circuit Starting Line.png
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 		Mario Kart: Super Circuit's Mario Circuit is the first course of the game's Flower Cup. It is a plain course with a u-turn and some small bends. In Mario Kart 8, the u-turn is turned into a slanted part of the road with anti-gravity and held up by Ultra Arms.
The icon for Mario Circuit, from Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart Wii 		The second course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. This iteration of Mario Circuit features many elements from past Mario Circuits such as Warp Pipes and Piranha Plants while introducing others that would appear in many Mario Circuits in the future, like Peach's Castle and Goombas.
Mario Circuit
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass) 		The third course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. This Mario Circuit features many bends and ideas from previous Mario Circuits such as a Warp Pipe tunnel and Peach's Castle, while adding new mechanics such as utilizing Fire Piranha Plants as obstacles.
Mario Kart Wii: An overview of Mario Circuit, seeing the castle surrounded by houses as residence
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart Wii A basic circuit course that acts as the first course of Mario Kart Wii's Flower Cup. The course starts out in Toad Town before entering the main road with enemies such as Goombas and Chain Chomps.
Mario Circuit
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart Tour 		Mario Kart 7's Mario Circuit appears as the second course of the Flower Cup. It features a cherry blossom road at the start leading to a Mushroom Trampoline bringing the player to the entrance of Peach's Castle. Unlike previous iterations, the player can drive into the castle and exit via Glide Ramp. The course also features a Warp Pipe tunnel at the end.
Mario Circuit, from Mario Kart 8.
Mario Circuit 		Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 		Serving as Mario Kart 8's first course for the Flower Cup, this iteration of Mario Circuit is designed after the Möbius strip and is played in mostly anti-gravity. The course features bridges, Goombas and Goomba Towers, Peach's Castle and is surrounded by lots of greenery.
View of RMX Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1 		Mario Kart Tour A remix course based on the SNES Mario Circuits. The course features many ramps, oil slicks, Warp Pipes, and Goombas. The main feature of this course is the usage of Empty Blocks and ? Blocks on the road and around the course.

While Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, and Mario Kart Arcade GP DX do not feature any courses with the Mario Circuit name, similar courses that may be inspired by Mario Circuit do appear in each game's Mario Cup. Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 include Mario Highway and Mario Beach, which are named after Mario and feature a circuit-like road design with a coastal theme. The similarly themed Splash Circuit from Mario Kart Arcade GP DX also appears to be associated with Mario, as is its sister course, Tropical Coast. Moreover, the finish line banner for both Splash Circuit and Tropical Coast features the name "Mario Circuit", strengthening this connection.

Fortune Street series[edit]

Main article: Mario Circuit (board)
Mario Circuit's appearance in Fortune Street.

Mario Circuit is a playable game board in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street. The board’s design in the former is based on Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, while its design in the latter is based on Mario Kart Wii, though the route of the track is identical to its appearance in both games.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Main article: Figure-8 Circuit (stage)

A Mario Circuit stage similar to the layout of the Figure-8 Circuit appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The stage has two platforms resembling a jump platform and a road pavement in the center. Shy Guy racers will appear and damage players from both the jump and the central road. However, they themselves can be damaged, causing them to spin out and be harmless.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Main article: Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)

Another Mario Circuit appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, based on the course featured in Mario Kart 8. The stage is a moving stage in which a platform carries the fighters around the track and stopping at various points. Shy Guys are also racing on the track and can damage the fighters if they are hit by them, similar to the Mario Circuit in the previous game.

The Mario Circuit from Super Smash Bros. Brawl also returns in this game, under the name "Mario Circuit (Brawl)".

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, both of the Mario Circuit stages from previous games return. However, the one from Super Smash Bros. Brawl is renamed "Figure-8 Circuit".

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]

Mario Circuit as it appears in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Mario Circuit appears in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games which is heavily based on the version in Mario Kart Wii and is used for the individual and team versions Dream Ski Cross with the road now being covered entirely with snow and more ramps being carved out of the snow on the track itself. While the general layout of the first half of the course is identical to it is in the aforementioned game albeit with a much steeper descent, the second half of the track is entirely different, where they are linked by two Warp Pipes which split the track into two, the path on the left has a more wavy shape while the path on the right is filled with Coins but a Goomba and Piranha Plant serve as obstacles. Once the paths join back up together there a few tight downhill turns and Piranha Plants until the racers reach a DK Cannon taking them back to the starting line for a second lap.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

The level Mount Must Dash in Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is based on the Mario Circuit courses from Super Mario Kart. The level also uses an arrangement of the courses' music from that game.

Profiles[edit]

Fortune Street[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      A race track built within the Mushroom Kingdom. There's a never-ending drone of white-hot engines whizzing around the track.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[?]
Mario Sākitto 		Mario Circuit
Chinese (simplified) 马力欧赛道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào 		Mario Speedway
Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐賽道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào 		Mario Speedway
Dutch Mario's Circuit[?] Mario's Circuit
French Circuit Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Circuit de Mario (Super Mario Kart)[1] Mario's Circuit
German Marios Piste[?] Mario's Track
Italian Circuito di Mario[?] Mario's Circuit
Korean 마리오 서킷[?]
Mario Seokit 		Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOA) Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOE) Circuito do Mario[?] Mario's Circuit
Russian Трасса Марио[?]
Trassa Mario 		Mario's Track
Spanish Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Pista Mario[?] Mario Track N64 Mario Raceway

References[edit]

Mario Circuit coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Super Mario Kart French instruction manual. Page 27.
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