Cup

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 Super 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.

In Super Nintendo World's Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge, attendees race in a cup known as the Golden Cup.

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
Fruit Cup
Boomerang Cup
Feather Cup
Cherry 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	Times as ranked cup	Most recent appearance	Largest streak of absence (# of tours)
Mario Cup		Template:Tour1	47	20	Template:Tour98	7 (Template:Tour32 - Template:Tour38)
Donkey Kong Cup		Template:Tour1	36	4	Template:Tour100	10 (Template:Tour83 - Template:Tour92)
Yoshi Cup		Template:Tour1	37	7	Template:Tour102	13 (Template:Tour27 - Template:Tour39)
Koopa Troopa Cup		Template:Tour1	26	1	Template:Tour101	23 (Template:Tour46 - Template:Tour68)
Toad Cup		Template:Tour1	38	5	Template:Tour101	10 (Template:Tour82 - Template:Tour91)
Peach Cup		Template:Tour1	40	11	Template:Tour104	10 (Template:Tour87 - Template:Tour96)
Bowser Cup		Template:Tour1	34	7	Template:Tour102	8 (Template:Tour50 - Template:Tour57)
Dry Bones Cup		Template:Tour1	24	2	Template:Tour95	21 (Template:Tour48 - Template:Tour68)
Toadette Cup		Template:Tour1	37	8	Template:Tour103	8 (Template:Tour80 - (Template:Tour87)
Daisy Cup		Template:Tour1	41	9	Template:Tour103	8 (Template:Tour89 - Template:Tour96)
Diddy Kong Cup		Template:Tour1	30	2	Template:Tour102	14 (Template:Tour66 - Template:Tour79)
Baby Mario Cup		Template:Tour1	21	3	Template:Tour97	29 (Template:Tour63 - Template:Tour91)
Shy Guy Cup		Template:Tour1	26	3	Template:Tour101	22 (Template:Tour55 - Template:Tour76)
Baby Peach Cup		Template:Tour1	29	2	Template:Tour103	23 (Template:Tour55 - Template:Tour77)
Dry Bowser Cup		Template:Tour1	36	6	Template:Tour101	8 (Template:Tour75 - Template:Tour82)
Metal Mario Cup		Template:Tour1	28	2	Template:Tour98	20 (Template:Tour59 - Template:Tour78)
Rosalina Cup		Template:Tour2	30	11	Template:Tour102	12 (Template:Tour73 - Template:Tour84)
Lakitu Cup		Template:Tour2	29	2	Template:Tour103	14 (Template:Tour60 - Template:Tour73)
Bowser Jr. Cup		Template:Tour2	27	5	Template:Tour102	13 (Template:Tour62 - Template:Tour74)
Baby Daisy Cup		Template:Tour2	23	2	Template:Tour98	22 (Template:Tour61 - Template:Tour82)
Ludwig Cup		Template:Tour2	20	0	Template:Tour103	20 (Template:Tour71 - Template:Tour90)
Larry Cup		Template:Tour2	27	2	Template:Tour102	25 (Template:Tour53 - Template:Tour77)
Baby Rosalina Cup		Template:Tour2	27	2	Template:Tour99	8 (Template:Tour65 - Template:Tour72)
Wendy Cup		Template:Tour2	21	0	Template:Tour96	25 (Template:Tour44 - Template:Tour68)
Wario Cup		Template:Tour2	36	3	Template:Tour100	9 (Template:Tour89 - Template:Tour98)
Peachette Cup		Template:Tour2	28	1	Template:Tour101	14 (Template:Tour53 - Template:Tour66)
Luigi Cup		Template:Tour3	41	13	Template:Tour99	7 (Template:Tour17 - Template:Tour23)
Lemmy Cup		Template:Tour3	17	0	Template:Tour104	29 (Template:Tour19 - Template:Tour47)
Waluigi Cup		Template:Tour3	28	4	Template:Tour93	17 (Template:Tour66 - Template:Tour82)
Baby Luigi Cup		Template:Tour3	27	2	Template:Tour102	9 (Template:Tour22 - Template:Tour30)
Morton Cup		Template:Tour3	21	0	Template:Tour96	18 (Template:Tour72 - Template:Tour89)
King Boo Cup		Template:Tour3	29	4	Template:Tour104	14 (Template:Tour67 - Template:Tour80)
Roy Cup		Template:Tour4	24	0	Template:Tour97	9 (Template:Tour64 - Template:Tour72)
Iggy Cup		Template:Tour5	17	0	Template:Tour103	26 (Template:Tour20 - Template:Tour45)
Birdo Cup		Template:Tour7	28	6	Template:Tour104	22 (Template:Tour45 - Template:Tour66)
Pauline Cup		Template:Tour7	29	3	Template:Tour102	15 (Template:Tour63 - Template:Tour77)
Hammer Bro Cup		Template:Tour14	26	5	Template:Tour91	11 (Template:Tour92 - current)
Ice Mario Cup		Template:Tour14	27	7	Template:Tour104	9 (Template:Tour20 - Template:Tour28)
Pink Gold Peach Cup		Template:Tour20	26	4	Template:Tour103	10 (Template:Tour21 - Template:Tour30)
Monty Mole Cup		Template:Tour23	30	4	Template:Tour101	5 (Template:Tour75 - Template:Tour79)
Fire Bro Cup		Template:Tour30	26	2	Template:Tour96	11 (Template:Tour84 - Template:Tour94)
Funky Kong Cup		Template:Tour43	22	5	Template:Tour99	10 (Template:Tour49 - Template:Tour58)
Kamek Cup		Template:Tour51	29	4	Template:Tour103	3 (Template:Tour72 - Template:Tour74)
Ice Bro Cup		Template:Tour57	15	2	Template:Tour100	6 (Template:Tour64 - Template:Tour69)
Cat Peach Cup		Template:Tour60	20	3	Template:Tour99	3 (Template:Tour61 - Template:Tour63)
Dixie Kong Cup		Template:Tour63	11	2	Template:Tour104	7 (Template:Tour80 - Template:Tour86)
Mii Cup		Template:Tour65	39	3	Template:Tour104	1 (Template:Tour68)
Nabbit Cup		Template:Tour71	17	2	Template:Tour104	3 (Template:Tour77 - Template:Tour80)
Chargin' Chuck Cup		Template:Tour83	11	2	Template:Tour104	5 (Template:Tour95 - Template:Tour99)
Fire Rosalina Cup		Template:Tour85	11	5	Template:Tour104	2 (Template:Tour95 - Template:Tour96)
King Bob-omb Cup		Template:Tour89	7	2	Template:Tour104	4 (Template:Tour96 - Template:Tour99)
Tanooki Mario Cup		Template:Tour91	4	2	Template:Tour104	5 (Template:Tour95 - Template:Tour99)
Poochy Cup		Template:Tour96	4	2	Template:Tour104	3 (Template:Tour97 - Template:Tour99)
Boomerang Bro Cup		Template:Tour102	3	0	Template:Tour104

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.