Cup

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The golden Mushroom Cup trophy as seen in Mario Kart 8

Template:Quote2 A cup is a representation of a certain number of courses in the Mario Kart series. In Super Mario Kart, a cup consists of five courses, whereas in the later games, the number was reduced to four (due to the single tracks being longer). When racing the Grand Prix mode, players race through all the tracks from a cup. Cups are usually named after items from the Mario franchise, e.g., the Mushroom Cup and the Star Cup. The names are not associated with the tracks in the cups, so consequently cup names reappear throughout the series, hosting different tracks. The cups in the arcade Mario Kart games contain only two courses each and are named after the playable characters, aside from the Rainbow Cup. In Mario Kart Tour, cups are named after the playable characters but contain three courses and a bonus challenge. Courses in a character's cup will be treated as a favored or favorite course for that character.

In Super Mario Strikers, a cup consists of a number of matches against varying enemies. Each cup has more enemies than the last, and thus, there are more rounds played. The table system is used. Players score three points when winning, one when losing by a Golden Goal, and zero when losing. In the end, the player with the most points wins. The Bowser Cup features semifinals and finals after the regular phase is over. The unlockable Super Cups are the same as the original cups but with no Rookie setting available and return matches.

List of cups

Cup	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	Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Lightning Cup
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Egg Cup
Triforce Cup
Crossing Cup
Bell Cup
Golden Dash Cup
Lucky Cat Cup
Turnip Cup
Propeller Cup
Rock Cup
Moon Cup
Mario Cup
Luigi Cup

Mario Kart Tour

Contrasting to other Mario Kart games, cups in Mario Kart Tour are not always available but rotate with every tour. Cups consist of three race courses (always different) and a bonus challenge. The corresponding character is also granted a boost and ranks higher in each race course.

Cup	Emblem	Debut tour	# of appearances	Largest streak of absence (# of tours)
Mario Cup		New York Tour	44	7 (Winter Tour (2020) - Snow Tour)
Donkey Kong Cup		New York Tour	32	6 (Animal Tour - present
Yoshi Cup		New York Tour	34	13 (Los Angeles Tour (2020) - Mario Tour (2021))
Koopa Troopa Cup		New York Tour	22	23 (Paris Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toad Cup		New York Tour	35	7 (Autumn Tour (2022) - present)
Peach Cup		New York Tour	36	5 (Trick Tour (2021) - Los Angeles Tour (2021))
Bowser Cup		New York Tour	31	8 (Frost Tour - Space Tour (2021))
Dry Bones Cup		New York Tour	22	21 (Los Angeles Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Toadette Cup		New York Tour	33	8 (Battle Tour - (Space Tour (2023))
Daisy Cup		New York Tour	37	6 (Ninja Tour (2021) - Paris Tour (2021))
Diddy Kong Cup		New York Tour	24	14 (Samurai Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Baby Mario Cup		New York Tour	19	26 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - present)
Shy Guy Cup		New York Tour	21	22 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Sundae Tour (2022))
Baby Peach Cup		New York Tour	22	23 (Halloween Tour (2021) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Dry Bowser Cup		New York Tour	32	8 (Ocean Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Metal Mario Cup		New York Tour	23	20 (Penguin Tour - Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022))
Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	28	12 (Bangkok Tour - Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022))
Lakitu Cup		Tokyo Tour	24	14 (New Year's 2022 Tour - Bangkok Tour)
Bowser Jr. Cup		Tokyo Tour	21	13 (Wario vs. Waluigi Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Baby Daisy Cup		Tokyo Tour	18	22 (Singapore Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Ludwig Cup		Tokyo Tour	14	18 (Cat Tour (2022) - present)
Larry Cup		Tokyo Tour	22	25 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Bowser Tour (2022))
Baby Rosalina Cup		Tokyo Tour	24	8 (Mii Tour (2022) - Metropolitan Tour)
Wendy Cup		Tokyo Tour	19	25 (Trick Tour (2021) - Amsterdam Tour)
Wario Cup		Tokyo Tour	34	9 (Hammer Bro Tour - Exploration Tour (2020))
Peachette Cup		Tokyo Tour	25	14 (2nd Anniversary Tour - Samurai Tour)
Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	37	7 (Flower Tour - Wild West Tour)
Lemmy Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	15	29 (Cooking Tour - Summer Tour (2021))
Waluigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	27	17 (Samurai Tour - Autumn Tour (2022))
Baby Luigi Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	23	9 (Exploration Tour (2020) - Sunset Tour)
Morton Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	19	17 (Metropolitan Tour - present)
King Boo Cup		Halloween Tour (2019)	24	14 (Yoshi Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Roy Cup		Paris Tour (2019)	21	9 (Sky Tour - Metropolitan Tour)
Iggy Cup		Winter Tour (2019)	14	26 (Peach Tour - Wedding Tour)
Birdo Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	25	22 (Wedding Tour - Samurai Tour)
Pauline Cup		Holiday Tour (2019)	24	15 (Los Angeles Tour (2022) - Bowser Tour (2022))
Hammer Bro Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	25	8 (Metropolitan Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Ice Mario Cup		Hammer Bro Tour	23	9 (Peach Tour - 1st Anniversary Tour)
Pink Gold Peach Cup		Peach Tour	20	10 (Marine Tour - Sunset Tour)
Monty Mole Cup		Wild West Tour	25	5 (Ocean Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Fire Bro Cup		Sunset Tour	24	6 (Piranha Plant Tour - Anniversary Tour (2022))
Funky Kong Cup		Bowser vs. DK Tour	17	10 (Mario vs. Peach Tour - Holiday Tour (2021))
Kamek Cup		Kamek Tour	22	3 (Metropolitan Tour - Piranha Plant Tour)
Ice Bro Cup		Space Tour (2021)	10	6 (Sky Tour - Doctor Tour (2022))
Cat Peach Cup		New Year's 2022 Tour	13	3 (Singapore Tour - Los Angeles Tour (2022))
Dixie Kong Cup		Los Angeles Tour (2022)	6	7 (Battle Tour - New Year's Tour (2023))
Mii Cup		Mii Tour (2022)	23	1 (Amsterdam Tour)
Nabbit Cup		Cat Tour (2022)	9	3 (Bowser Tour (2022) - Battle Tour)
Chargin' Chuck Cup		Animal Tour	4	1 (New Year's Tour (2023))
Fire Rosalina Cup		Holiday Tour (2022)	3	1 (Winter Tour (2023))
King Bob-omb Cup		Exploration Tour (2023)	1

Other cups

Game	Cups
Mario Kart Arcade GP	Pac-Man Cup
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX	Don-chan Cup
Super Mario Strikers	Super Mushroom Cup Super Flower Cup Super Star Cup Super Bowser Cup
Mario Strikers Charged	Crystal Cup Striker Cup
Mario Power Tennis	Fire Cup Rainbow Cup Moonlight Cup Planet Cup
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast	Topaz Cup Sapphire Cup Diamond Cup Platinum Cup
Mario Tennis Open	1-Up Mushroom Cup Ice Flower Cup

Trivia

• In Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the player can rotate the cup manually by controlling the Circle Pad/ Control Stick.