Mushroom Cup

The Mushroom Cup logo in Mario Kart 8.

The Mushroom Cup is the first and easiest cup in the Mario Kart series. It is represented by a Super Mushroom.

The tracks in this cup are the least challenging in the game and often begins with a circuit other than Mario Circuit. They have few hazards and gimmicks, few turns, and are the shortest in every game. In addition, most games usually include a beach-themed course.

List of Mario Kart courses

Game	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5
Super Mario Kart	Mario Circuit 1	File:SNES Donut Plains 1.png Donut Plains 1	File:SNES Ghost Valley 1.png Ghost Valley 1	File:SNES Bowser Castle 1.png Bowser Castle 1	Mario Circuit 2
Mario Kart 64	File:LuigiRaceway.png Luigi Raceway	File:MooMooFarm.png Moo Moo Farm	File:KoopaTroopaBeach.png Koopa Troopa Beach	File:KalimariDesert.png Kalimari Desert	N/A
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	File:PeachCircuit.png Peach Circuit	File:ShyGuyBeach.png Shy Guy Beach	File:RiversidePark.png Riverside Park	File:BowsersCastle1.png Bowser Castle 1	N/A
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Luigi Circuit	Peach Beach	Baby Park	Dry Dry Desert	N/A
Mario Kart DS	File:Figure-eight Circuit.PNG Figure-8 Circuit	Yoshi Falls	File:Cheepcheepbeach.PNG Cheep Cheep Beach	File:Luigi's Mansion.PNG Luigi's Mansion	N/A
Mario Kart Wii	File:LuigiCircuit MKWii.jpg Luigi Circuit	File:Mkwii MooMeadows.jpg Moo Moo Meadows	File:Mkwii-shroomgorge.jpg Mushroom Gorge	File:Mktrack7.jpg Toad's Factory	N/A
Mario Kart 7	Toad Circuit white	Daisy Hills white	Cheep Cheep Lagoon Cheep Cheep Cape	Shy Guy Bazaar white	N/A
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	File:MK8-Course-MarioKartStadium.png Mario Kart Stadium	Water Park	File:MK8-Course-SweetSweetCanyon.png Sweet Sweet Canyon	File:MK8-Course-ThwompRuins.png Thwomp Ruins	N/A List of Mushroom Cups (Retro Tracks courses)	Mario Circuit 1	File:SNES Donut Plains 1.png Donut Plains 1	Mario Circuit 2	File:LuigiRaceway.png Luigi Raceway	File:MooMooFarm.png Moo Moo Farm	File:KoopaTroopaBeach.png Koopa Troopa Beach	File:KalimariDesert.png Kalimari Desert	File:PeachCircuit.png Peach Circuit	File:BowsersCastle1.png Bowser Castle 1	Luigi Circuit	Peach Beach	Baby Park	Dry Dry Desert	Yoshi Falls	File:Cheepcheepbeach.PNG Cheep Cheep Beach	File:Luigi's Mansion.PNG Luigi's Mansion	File:Mkwii MooMeadows.jpg Moo Moo Meadows	File:Mkwii-shroomgorge.jpg Mushroom Gorge Other appearances Not only is this cup in the Mario Kart series but also in other Mario sports games like Mario Power Tennis and Mario Superstar Baseball. In Super Mario Strikers, the Mushroom Cup has four teams and three rounds. When the player places in the top three, the Flower Cup and the Konga Coliseum are unlocked. A similar cup is the Super Mushroom Cup. In Mario Sports Mix, it's the first cup to be played in the tournament. The Mushroom Cup also makes an appearance in Mario Tennis Open as the first tournament of the World Open. It is played on the Mushroom Valley court, and the CPU difficulty is the easiest in the World Open. The cup is the only one to be unlocked from the start, and matches for this tournament have one set each for the starting round and semifinals, and three sets for the finals. Gallery Emblems Mario Kart 64 MKSC-MushroomCup.png Mario Kart: Super Circuit Mario Kart: Double Dash!! MKDS-MushroomCup.png Mario Kart DS Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Trophies Mushcup.png Mario Kart: Double Dash!! DSmushroom cup.PNG Mario Kart DS Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 7 Mushroomcup.mk8.jpg Mario Kart 8 Mario Power Tennis Mushroom Cup1.PNG Super Mario Strikers Mario Tennis Open Names in other languages Language Name Meaning Notes Chinese 蘑菇盃 (Traditional) 蘑菇杯 (Simplified) Mógū Bēi Mushroom Cup Dutch Paddenstoelbeker[?] Mushroom Cup German Pilz-Cup[?] Mushroom Cup Italian Trofeo Fungo[?] Mushroom Trophy Korean 버섯 컵[?] Beoseot Keop Mushroom Cup Portuguese Taça Cogumelo[?] Mushroom Cup Russian Кубок гриба[?] Kubok griba Mushroom Cup Spanish Copa Champiñón[?] Mushroom Cup Trivia Through all of the games, Mushroom Cup has never had a snow or ice-themed course. All of the Mushroom Cup courses from Mario Kart 64 have reappeared as Retro Courses exclusively in handheld Mario Kart games: one in Mario Kart DS, and the remaining three in Mario Kart 7. References