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A classic course,^[1]^[2]^[3] formerly known as an Extra Track in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and as a Retro Course from Mario Kart DS to Mario Kart 7,^[4] is a course that appears in a Mario Kart game following its introduction. They first appeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit in Extra Cups, which include the Extra Mushroom, Flower, Lightning, Star, and Special Cups, each containing four courses from Super Mario Kart. Classic courses systematically appear in every console Mario Kart game since Mario Kart DS, with the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup each featuring four classic courses from various games of the series. Starting with the DLC cups in Mario Kart 8, classic courses can appear in the same cup as new courses. The Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe consists mostly of classic courses, which are also referred to as Booster Courses.^[5]

Starting with Mario Kart DS, classic courses are distinguished by a prefix in their names indicating the game they originate from. These prefixes are mostly abbreviations of the name of the console that the game was released on: "SNES" refers to Super Mario Kart, "N64" to Mario Kart 64, "GBA" to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, "GCN" to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, "DS" to Mario Kart DS, "Wii" to Mario Kart Wii, "3DS" to Mario Kart 7, and "Tour" to Mario Kart Tour (only for city courses).

Prior to Mario Kart 8, classic courses were often near-identical to their original counterparts, usually only receiving graphical updates, such as expanding the space and blocks in SNES and GBA courses. In Mario Kart DS, however, some classic courses were scaled down in graphics and gameplay elements due to limitations of the Nintendo DS, most notably those originally from Double Dash!!. In Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, classic courses appear almost identical to their original versions, besides added underwater and gliding sections in the latter game. Starting in Mario Kart 8, most classic courses are completely redesigned with HD graphics, usually featuring newer mechanics such as underwater, gliding, and (except in Mario Kart Tour) anti-gravity. They also tend to feature other new details, including completely new backgrounds or even changes to the track's layout. Additionally, Mario Kart 8 features newly remastered music for all classic courses, whereas classic courses in previous Mario Kart games tend to retain their original music (though they were sometimes altered due to system limitations, primarily for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS). Mario Kart Tour's classic courses vary in similarity to their original versions, with some closely approximating the original courses and others making changes more in line with the overhauls seen in Mario Kart 8. The music is almost always either the original arrangement or from Mario Kart 7, with the only exceptions being the SNES Choco Island courses, which use the Mario Kart DS arrangement; the SNES Ghost Valley courses, GBA Cheep-Cheep Island, and DS Peach Gardens, which use the Mario Kart Wii arrangements; and GBA courses barring the Bowser's Castle courses and Cheep-Cheep Island, as well as DS Mario Circuit, which all use new arrangements (although the reused music is less compressed than in previous games).

Race courses

Classic race courses by game

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Extra Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1	Donut Plains 1	Ghost Valley 1	Bowser Castle 1
Extra Flower Cup	Mario Circuit 2	Choco Island 1	Ghost Valley 2	Donut Plains 2
Extra Lightning Cup	Bowser Castle 2	Mario Circuit 3	Koopa Beach 1	Choco Island 2
Extra Star Cup	Vanilla Lake 1	Bowser Castle 3	Mario Circuit 4	Donut Plains 3
Extra Special Cup	Koopa Beach 2	Ghost Valley 3	Vanilla Lake 2	Rainbow Road

Mario Kart DS

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Shell Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 1	N64 Moo Moo Farm	GBA Peach Circuit	GCN Luigi Circuit
Banana Cup	SNES Donut Plains 1	N64 Frappe Snowland	GBA Bowser Castle 2	GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup	SNES Koopa Beach 2	N64 Choco Mountain	GBA Luigi Circuit	GCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup	SNES Choco Island 2	N64 Banshee Boardwalk	GBA Sky Garden	GCN Yoshi Circuit

Mario Kart Wii

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Shell Cup	GCN Peach Beach	DS Yoshi Falls	SNES Ghost Valley 2	N64 Mario Raceway
Banana Cup	N64 Sherbet Land	GBA Shy Guy Beach	DS Delfino Square	GCN Waluigi Stadium
Leaf Cup	DS Desert Hills	GBA Bowser Castle 3	N64 DK's Jungle Parkway	GCN Mario Circuit
Lightning Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3	DS Peach Gardens	GCN DK Mountain	N64 Bowser's Castle

Mario Kart 7

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway	GBA Bowser Castle 1	Wii Mushroom Gorge	DS Luigi's Mansion
Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach N64 Koopa Troopa Beach	SNES Mario Circuit 2	Wii Coconut Mall	DS Waluigi Pinball
Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert	DS DK Pass	GCN Daisy Cruiser	Wii Maple Treeway
Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape	GCN Dino Dino Jungle	DS Airship Fortress	SNES Rainbow Road

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Cup	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows	GBA Mario Circuit	DS Cheep Cheep Beach	N64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert	SNES Donut Plains 3	N64 Royal Raceway	3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium	GCN Sherbet Land	3DS Music Park 3DS Melody Motorway	N64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock	3DS Piranha Plant Slide 3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway	Wii Grumble Volcano	N64 Rainbow Road

DLC courses

Cup	Course 1	Course 2
Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit
Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine	SNES Rainbow Road
Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park	GBA Cheese Land
Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City 3DS Koopa City	GBA Ribbon Road

Booster Course Pass courses

Cup	Wave	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4
Golden Dash Cup	Wave 1 March 18, 2022	Tour Paris Promenade	3DS Toad Circuit	N64 Choco Mountain	Wii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup	Wave 1 March 18, 2022	Tour Tokyo Blur	DS Shroom Ridge	GBA Sky Garden	Ninja Hideaway
Turnip Cup	Wave 2 August 4, 2022	Tour New York Minute	SNES Mario Circuit 3	N64 Kalimari Desert	DS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup	Wave 2 August 4, 2022	Tour Sydney Sprint	GBA Snow Land	Wii Mushroom Gorge
Rock Cup	Wave 3 December 7, 2022	Tour London Loop	GBA Boo Lake	3DS Rock Rock Mountain 3DS Alpine Pass	Wii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup	Wave 3 December 7, 2022	Tour Berlin Byways	DS Peach Gardens	Merry Mountain	3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup	Wave 4 March 9, 2023	Tour Amsterdam Drift	GBA Riverside Park	Wii DK Summit Wii DK's Snowboard Cross
Boomerang Cup	Wave 4 March 9, 2023	Tour Bangkok Rush	DS Mario Circuit	GCN Waluigi Stadium	Tour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup	Wave 5 July 12 , 2023	Tour Athens Dash	GCN Daisy Cruiser	Wii Moonview Highway
Cherry Cup	Wave 5 July 12 , 2023	Tour Los Angeles Laps	GBA Sunset Wilds	Wii Koopa Cape	Tour Vancouver Velocity

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart Tour features 72 courses from previous entries (over half of all courses in the entire series prior to Mario Kart 8), being the most of any Mario Kart game, as well as a new reroute of N64 Kalimari Desert named Kalimari Desert 2 which is categorized as a classic course in-game. Courses in Mario Kart Tour are not arranged into set cups like in the other games, as the cups and available courses change between each tour. The courses below are listed alongside their debut tours and dates. All of Mario Kart 7's classic courses also returned in the game.

While Sky-High Sundae and Yoshi's Island were added to this game after being added first to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, they are not officially considered classic courses, instead being labeled and marketed as new courses in both games. However, the internal data for both courses suggest that they were developed first for Tour.^[6]

For a more detailed list of the classic courses in this game, see Mario Kart Tour § Classic.

SNES
Course	SNES Mario Circuit 1	SNES Rainbow Road	SNES Mario Circuit 2	SNES Choco Island 2
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019
Course	SNES Ghost Valley 1	SNES Mario Circuit 3	SNES Vanilla Lake 1	SNES Donut Plains 1
Debut	Halloween Tour (2019) October 23, 2019	Paris Tour (2019) November 6, 2019	Ice Tour January 15, 2020	Hammer Bro Tour March 25, 2020
Course	SNES Choco Island 1	SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2	SNES Donut Plains 2	SNES Vanilla Lake 2
Debut	Cooking Tour June 3, 2020	Marine Tour July 1, 2020	Cat Tour (2021) January 27, 2021	Holiday Tour (2021) December 1, 2021
Course	SNES Ghost Valley 2	SNES Donut Plains 3	SNES Bowser Castle 3
Debut	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) September 7, 2022	Halloween Tour (2022) October 19, 2022	Bowser Tour (2023) May 3, 2023
N64
Course	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach	N64 Kalimari Desert	N64 Frappe Snowland	N64 Royal Raceway
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019	Ice Tour January 15, 2020	Peach Tour June 17, 2020
Course	N64 Choco Mountain	N64 Kalimari Desert 2	N64 Yoshi Valley	N64 Luigi Raceway
Debut	Exploration Tour (2020) July 15, 2020	Wild West Tour July 29, 2020	Yoshi Tour (2022) April 6, 2022	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) September 7, 2022
Course	N64 Mario Raceway
Debut	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) June 14, 2023
GBA
Course	GBA Bowser's Castle 1	GBA Bowser's Castle 2	GBA Sunset Wilds	GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	Hammer Bro Tour March 25, 2020	Sunset Tour November 4, 2020	Summer Tour (2021) June 30, 2021
Course	GBA Sky Garden	GBA Bowser's Castle 3	GBA Boo Lake	GBA Riverside Park
Debut	Sky Tour February 23, 2022	Bowser Tour (2022) August 24, 2022	Halloween Tour (2022) October 19, 2022	Animal Tour November 16, 2022
Course	GBA Snow Land	GBA Yoshi Desert	GBA Bowser's Castle 4	GBA Peach Circuit
Debut	Holiday Tour (2022) December 14, 2022	Yoshi Tour (2023) April 5, 2023	Bowser Tour (2023) May 3, 2023	Princess Tour May 31, 2023
Course	GBA Luigi Circuit
Debut	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) June 14, 2023
GCN
Course	GCN Dino Dino Jungle	GCN Yoshi Circuit	GCN Baby Park	GCN Daisy Cruiser
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	New York Tour September 25, 2019	Cat Tour (2022) June 1, 2022	Ocean Tour July 27, 2022
Course	GCN DK Mountain	GCN Mushroom Bridge	GCN Waluigi Stadium
Debut	Animal Tour November 16, 2022	Mii Tour (2023) May 17, 2023	Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) June 14, 2023
DS
Course	DS Luigi's Mansion	DS Waluigi Pinball	DS DK Pass	DS Airship Fortress
Debut	Halloween Tour (2019) October 23, 2019	Halloween Tour (2019) October 23, 2019	Winter Tour (2019) November 20, 2019	Pirate Tour August 12, 2020
Course	DS Peach Gardens	DS Shroom Ridge	DS Mario Circuit
Debut	Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) November 30, 2022	Doctor Tour (2023) February 22, 2023	Mario Tour (2023) March 8, 2023
Wii
Course	Wii Maple Treeway	Wii DK Summit	Wii Mushroom Gorge	Wii Coconut Mall
Debut	Halloween Tour (2020) October 21, 2020	Snow Tour February 24, 2021	Mii Tour (2022) March 9, 2022	Doctor Tour (2022) May 4, 2022
Course	Wii Koopa Cape	Wii Rainbow Road	Wii Dry Dry Ruins	Wii Daisy Circuit
Debut	Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022) May 18, 2022	Space Tour (2023) January 11, 2023	Ninja Tour (2023) March 22, 2023	Princess Tour May 31, 2023
Course	Wii Moonview Highway
Debut	Night Tour June 28, 2023
3DS
Course	3DS Toad Circuit	3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon	3DS Rock Rock Mountain	3DS Daisy Hills
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	New York Tour September 25, 2019	New York Tour September 25, 2019	New York Tour September 25, 2019
Course	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	3DS Mario Circuit	3DS Neo Bowser City	3DS Rainbow Road
Debut	New York Tour September 25, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019	Tokyo Tour October 9, 2019	Holiday Tour (2019) December 18, 2019
Course	3DS Rosalina's Ice World	3DS Bowser's Castle	3DS Wario Shipyard	3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Debut	Rosalina Tour December 16, 2020	New Year's 2022 Tour December 29, 2021	Wario vs. Waluigi Tour January 26, 2022	Piranha Plant Tour July 13, 2022

Table of classic race courses

Courses highlighted in red have yet to appear as classic courses in a later Mario Kart installment. SNES courses highlighted in blue have yet to reappear as a classic course outside of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, which features all of Super Mario Kart's courses. Courses highlighted in pink are considered to be new courses for multiple games, and have yet to appear as classic courses. A dash (–) indicates that the course appears as a new course in its respective game and therefore cannot appear as a classic course in it or, unless noted otherwise, in a previous installment.

Course	Super Circuit	DS	Wii	7	8 / 8 Deluxe	Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1
SNES Donut Plains 1
SNES Ghost Valley 1
SNES Bowser Castle 1
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Choco Island 1
SNES Ghost Valley 2
SNES Donut Plains 2
SNES Bowser Castle 2
SNES Mario Circuit 3					^{[a 1]}
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 1
SNES Choco Island 2
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
SNES Bowser Castle 3
SNES Mario Circuit 4
SNES Donut Plains 3
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2
SNES Ghost Valley 3
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
SNES Rainbow Road
N64 Luigi Raceway
N64 Moo Moo Farm
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
N64 Kalimari Desert					^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	^{[a 3]}
N64 Toad's Turnpike
N64 Frappe Snowland
N64 Choco Mountain					^{[a 1]}
N64 Mario Raceway
N64 Wario Stadium
N64 Sherbet Land
N64 Royal Raceway
N64 Bowser's Castle
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
N64 Yoshi Valley
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
N64 Rainbow Road
GBA Peach Circuit	–
GBA Shy Guy Beach	–
GBA Riverside Park	–				^{[a 1]}
GBA Bowser's Castle 1	–
GBA Mario Circuit	–
GBA Boo Lake	–				^{[a 1]}
GBA Cheese Land	–
GBA Bowser's Castle 2	–
GBA Luigi Circuit	–
GBA Sky Garden	–				^{[a 1]}
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island	–
GBA Sunset Wilds	–
GBA Snow Land	–				^{[a 1]}
GBA Ribbon Road	–
GBA Yoshi Desert	–
GBA Bowser's Castle 3	–
GBA Lakeside Park	–
GBA Broken Pier	–
GBA Bowser's Castle 4	–
GBA Rainbow Road	–
GCN Luigi Circuit	–
GCN Peach Beach	–
GCN Baby Park	–
GCN Dry Dry Desert	–
GCN Mushroom Bridge	–
GCN Mario Circuit	–
GCN Daisy Cruiser	–
GCN Waluigi Stadium	–				^{[a 1]}
GCN Sherbet Land	–
GCN Mushroom City	–
GCN Yoshi Circuit	–
GCN DK Mountain	–
GCN Wario Colosseum	–
GCN Dino Dino Jungle	–
GCN Bowser's Castle	–
GCN Rainbow Road	–
DS Figure-8 Circuit	–	–
DS Yoshi Falls	–	–
DS Cheep Cheep Beach	–	–
DS Luigi's Mansion	–	–
DS Desert Hills	–	–
DS Delfino Square	–	–
DS Waluigi Pinball	–	–			^{[a 1]}
DS Shroom Ridge	–	–			^{[a 1]}
DS DK Pass	–	–
DS Tick-Tock Clock	–	–
DS Mario Circuit	–	–			^{[a 1]}
DS Airship Fortress	–	–
DS Wario Stadium	–	–
DS Peach Gardens	–	–			^{[a 1]}
DS Bowser Castle	–	–
DS Rainbow Road	–	–
Wii Luigi Circuit	–	–	–
Wii Moo Moo Meadows	–	–	–
Wii Mushroom Gorge	–	–	–		^{[a 1]}
Wii Toad's Factory	–	–	–
Wii Mario Circuit	–	–	–
Wii Coconut Mall	–	–	–		^{[a 1]}
Wii DK Summit^{[a 4]}	–	–	–		^{[a 1]}
Wii Wario's Gold Mine	–	–	–
Wii Daisy Circuit	–	–	–
Wii Koopa Cape	–	–	–
Wii Maple Treeway	–	–	–		^{[a 1]}
Wii Grumble Volcano	–	–	–
Wii Dry Dry Ruins	–	–	–
Wii Moonview Highway	–	–	–
Wii Bowser's Castle	–	–	–
Wii Rainbow Road	–	–	–
3DS Toad Circuit	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}
3DS Daisy Hills	–	–	–	–
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon^{[a 5]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar	–	–	–	–
3DS Wuhu Loop^{[a 6]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Mario Circuit	–	–	–	–
3DS Music Park^{[a 7]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Rock Rock Mountain^{[a 8]}	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}
3DS Piranha Plant Slide^{[a 9]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Wario Shipyard^{[a 10]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Neo Bowser City^{[a 11]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Maka Wuhu^{[a 12]}	–	–	–	–
3DS DK Jungle	–	–	–	–
3DS Rosalina's Ice World	–	–	–	–
3DS Bowser's Castle	–	–	–	–
3DS Rainbow Road	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}
Mario Kart Stadium	–	–	–	–	–
Water Park	–	–	–	–	–
Sweet Sweet Canyon	–	–	–	–	–
Thwomp Ruins	–	–	–	–	–
Mario Circuit	–	–	–	–	–
Toad Harbor^{[a 13]}	–	–	–	–	–
Twisted Mansion	–	–	–	–	–
Shy Guy Falls	–	–	–	–	–
Sunshine Airport	–	–	–	–	–
Dolphin Shoals	–	–	–	–	–
Electrodrome	–	–	–	–	–
Mount Wario	–	–	–	–	–
Cloudtop Cruise	–	–	–	–	–
Bone-Dry Dunes^{[a 14]}	–	–	–	–	–
Bowser's Castle	–	–	–	–	–
Rainbow Road	–	–	–	–	–
Excitebike Arena	–	–	–	–	–
Dragon Driftway	–	–	–	–	–
Mute City	–	–	–	–	–
Ice Ice Outpost	–	–	–	–	–
Hyrule Circuit	–	–	–	–	–
Wild Woods	–	–	–	–	–
Animal Crossing	–	–	–	–	–
Super Bell Subway	–	–	–	–	–
Big Blue	–	–	–	–	–
Tour New York Minute	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Tokyo Blur	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Paris Promenade	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour London Loop	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Vancouver Velocity	–	–	–	–		– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Los Angeles Laps	–	–	–	–		– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Merry Mountain	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 15]}	–
Tour Berlin Byways	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Ninja Hideaway	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 15]}	–
Tour Sydney Sprint	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Singapore Speedway	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Amsterdam Drift	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Tour Bangkok Rush	–	–	–	–	^{[a 1]}^{[a 2]}	– ^{[a 3]}
Sky-High Sundae	–	–	–	–	– ^{[a 1]}^{[a 16]}	– ^{[a 16]}
Tour Piranha Plant Cove	–	–	–	–		– ^{[a 3]}
Yoshi's Island	–	–	–	–	– ^{[a 1]}^{[a 16]}	– ^{[a 16]}
Tour Athens Dash	–	–	–	–		– ^{[a 3]}
Squeaky Clean Sprint	–	–	–	–	– ^{[a 1]}
Tour Rome Avanti	–	–	–	–		– ^{[a 3]}

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag Appears via the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j This version of the course combines multiple layouts from a previous appearance.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o In this game, this course has multiple numbered routes.
^ Known as "DK's Snowboard Cross" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Cheep Cheep Cape" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Wuhu Island Loop" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Melody Motorway" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Alpine Pass" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Piranha Plant Pipeway" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Wario's Galleon" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Koopa City" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Wuhu Mountain Loop" in the British English version.
^ Written as "Toad Harbour" in the British English version.
^ Written as "Bone Dry Dunes" in the British English version.
^ ^a ^b Unlike other classic courses in this game, this course is not given a console prefix.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Officially, this course is considered a new course in both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour.

Battle courses

Classic battle courses by game

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

While no classic battle courses appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, unused tilemaps and minimaps exist for all four battle courses from Super Mario Kart. Unlike other courses in the game, which are stored in chunks, these are stored in one piece, the same way Super Mario Kart stores them.^[7]

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS is the first game to have classic battle courses. Unlike the classic race courses, these battle courses do not have prefixes denoting their console of origin; future games in the series would change this, having prefixes for classic battle courses in the same manner as race courses.

Table of classic battle courses

Course	Super Circuit	DS	Wii	7	8 Deluxe	Tour
SNES Battle Course 1
SNES Battle Course 2
SNES Battle Course 3
SNES Battle Course 4
N64 Big Donut
N64 Block Fort
N64 Double Deck
N64 Skyscraper
GBA Battle Course 1	–
GBA Battle Course 2	–
GBA Battle Course 3	–
GBA Battle Course 4	–
GCN Cookie Land	–
GCN Nintendo GameCube	–
GCN Block City	–
GCN Pipe Plaza	–
GCN Luigi's Mansion	–
GCN Tilt-a-Kart	–
DS Nintendo DS	–	–
DS Twilight House	–	–
DS Palm Shore	–	–
DS Tart Top	–	–
Wii Block Plaza	–	–	–
Wii Delfino Pier	–	–	–
Wii Funky Stadium	–	–	–
Wii Chain Chomp Wheel^{[b 1]}	–	–	–
Wii Thwomp Desert	–	–	–
3DS Honeybee Hive^{[b 2]}	–	–	–	–
3DS Sherbet Rink	–	–	–	–
3DS Wuhu Town	–	–	–	–
Battle Stadium	–	–	–	–	–
Sweet Sweet Kingdom	–	–	–	–	–
Dragon Palace	–	–	–	–	–
Lunar Colony	–	–	–	–	–
Urchin Underpass	–	–	–	–	–
Tour New York Minute B	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tour Paris Promenade B	–	–	–	–	–	–

^ Known as "Chain Chomp Roulette" in the British English version.
^ Known as "Honeybee House" in the British English version.

Gallery

Cup emblems

Shell Cup

Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Banana Cup

Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Leaf Cup

Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Lightning Cup

Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe