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|sample=''Super Mario Kart'' / ''Mario Kart Tour'': Soyo Oka<br>[[File:SMK-Music-DonutPlains.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'': Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-DonutPlains.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata<br>[[File:MK8-Music-SNES-DonutPlains3.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_SNES_DonutPlains3_Frontrunning.oga]] | |sample=''Super Mario Kart'' / ''Mario Kart Tour'': Soyo Oka<br>[[File:SMK-Music-DonutPlains.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'': Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano<br>[[File:MKSC-ExtraCourse-DonutPlains.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata<br>[[File:MK8-Music-SNES-DonutPlains3.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_SNES_DonutPlains3_Frontrunning.oga]] | ||
|map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Donut Plains 3 Overhead Map.png|150px]]<br> | |map=''Super Mario Kart''<br>[[File:SMK Donut Plains 3 Overhead Map.png|150px]]<br> |
Revision as of 20:03, October 10, 2023
- This article is about the race course introduced in Super Mario Kart. For the level in Super Mario World, see Donut Plains 3.
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Appears in | Super Mario Kart (1992) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart 8 (2014) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) Mario Kart Tour (2022) | ||||||||||||||
Cup(s) | Special Cup (Super Mario Kart) Extra Star Cup (Super Circuit) Banana Cup (8, 8 Deluxe) Battle Mode (8) | ||||||||||||||
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Based on | Donut Plains | ||||||||||||||
Online play | Available (Wii U, Switch) | ||||||||||||||
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Donut Plains 3 is the first course of the Special Cup in Super Mario Kart, as well as the fourth and last race of the Extra Star Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and the second course of the Banana Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The course also makes an appearance in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2022 Halloween Tour. It is a dirt course set around a large lake with several Monty Moles.
Course layout

Donut Plains 3 features a giant lake, a peninsula jutting far into the water, and two broken bridges without side-rails. The racers must hop over the crack in the second bridge to avoid falling into the lake. Gophers live in this stage as well, both on land and in water.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

The course reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the fourth and last track of the Extra Star Cup. It uses the background from Riverside Park. A jump pad was placed on the second bridge before the crack, and the small hole before it was filled in, making it easier to cross. The Monty Moles were removed, and an extra Item Box was added before the final S-curve.
Shortcut
A shortcut requires a Mushroom at the start of the second bridge. The player must use the item when they get on the bridge so they are still going fast at the ramp and can do a high jump. The player must then aim slightly to the left so they overshoot the barrier separating the bridge from the starting line and land in front of the starting line. If the player then turns and crosses the starting line, it registers that a lap was completed. Using this shortcut, it is possible to complete a lap in under nine seconds.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Donut Plains 3 reappears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the second race of the Banana Cup and the only classic race from Super Mario Kart from among the base Mario Kart 8 content. It now features a starting banner composed of Super Mario Bros. 3 styled blocks and the classic Mario Kart logo on top. One notable difference is that the graphics do not resemble the original SNES style, unlike Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, and Mario Kart 7, instead featuring bushes, Toad Houses, Brick Blocks, and ? Blocks in the background, as well as a fewer number of hills, three of which are brown, more resembling the backdrop of Template:Classic-link. A Super Mario World styled fortress with Toads and Yoshis is also added, beside the first bridge. The trees are now on the track itself, in the second half of the course. It is also one of the selectable battle courses in Mario Kart 8. The starting point has the Mario Kart logo's letters in four colors (red, green, yellow, and blue) on the top of a series of yellow blocks held up by larger, different-colored blocks.
One of the new features included is the ability to race underwater in the lake below the bridges. The breaks in the bridges are encountered a bit earlier than they originally were, and the end of the second bridge has collapsed. The lake is much smaller than it used to be, and there is no water on the other side after the second bridge; thus, the peninsula no longer exists. The track's width has been evened out; it is also banked at various points. Monty Moles now act as they do in Template:Classic-link, moving underground before popping out, instead of just hiding inside holes and popping out. The Monty Moles in the lake are now replaced by Cheep Cheeps. Thus, there are only two Monty Moles present, rather than nineteen. The mud patches in the last half of the course are now wide puddles. The walls within the course are thinner, and the one near the last S-curve has a gap in it. In this game, the whistles and beeps from the original theme only play when the player is in first place, alongside the normal first-place beats.[1]
The whistles and beeps also play during the second loop of the version from the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack, although without the usual first-place beats.
Mario Kart Tour
Donut Plains 3 returns in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2022 Halloween Tour. Unlike its previous appearance in Mario Kart 8, it uses its original layout, although the first bridge is filled in entirely and both bridges have fences on each side. The shape of the course itself does largely match the version from Mario Kart 8, most notably with the wider beginning, though the S-curve after the second bridge is not as sharp. Like in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, there is a ramp on the second bridge. Most of the long mud patch before the last S-curve is gone (leaving only the part inside the second U-turn), and a new one at the first turn (replacing some of the grass originally present there) was added. The gap in the wall from the Mario Kart 8 version is also present, though the underwater sections and Cheep Cheeps that were previously added in that game are absent (though Cheep Cheeps are present in the R/T variant). There are only six Monty Moles in the course, with one in the first mud patch, two at the second U-turn, and three at the last S-curve. The walls covering the border of the lake have been removed. The course retains the visuals of RMX Donut Plains 1 and the other two SNES Donut Plains courses in the game.
The course also appears as Donut Plains 3R (reverse), Donut Plains 3T (with ramps), and Donut Plains 3R/T (reverse and with ramps). Alongside GBA Boo Lake, this course is the first classic course in Mario Kart Tour to debut alongside its R/T variant.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Donut Plains 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Donut Plains 3 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of SNES Donut Plains 3 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Bonus challenges
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular | ![]() Mario (Hakama) |
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New Year's Tour (2023) | ![]() Mario Cup |
Do Jump Boosts | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular | ![]() Bowser Jr. |
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Halloween Tour (2022) | ![]() Baby Rosalina Cup |
Break Item Boxes | |||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular | ![]() Red Yoshi |
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New Year's Tour (2023) | ![]() Wario Cup |
Time Trial | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular | ![]() Birdo (Yellow) |
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Halloween Tour (2022) | ![]() King Boo Cup |
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R | ![]() Yoshi |
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Mario Tour (2023) | ![]() Ice Mario Cup |
Profiles
Mario Kart 8
- Mario Kart Facebook page (United States): Drive the vast vistas of Donut Plains in Mario Kart 8, a favorite getaway for Toads and Yoshis alike.[2]
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes
This is a track from the original Mario Kart. We've used live instrumentation, but made every effort to retain a familiar feel to the sound.
Gallery
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Yoshi using a Piranha Plant
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese | 甜圈平原3[?] Tiánquān Píngyuán Sān |
Donut Plains 3 | |
Dutch | Donutvlakte 3[?] | Donut Plains 3 | |
German | Donut-Ebene 3[?] | Donut Plain 3 | |
Italian | Pianura Ciambella 3[?] | Donut Plain 3 | |
Korean | 도넛 평야 3[?] Doneot Pyeongya 3 |
Donut Plains 3 | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Planície Rosquinha 3[?] | Donut Plain 3 | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Planície Donut 3[?] | Donut Plain 3 | |
Russian | Бубликовые поля 3[?] Bublikovye polya 3 |
Bagel Field 3 | |
Spanish | Prado Rosquilla 3[?] | Doughnut Meadow 3 |
Trivia
- This track and Template:Classic-link are the only courses that have been in both the Special and Banana Cups. Coincidentally, both are the first courses of their original games' Special Cups, and both return in the same game, Mario Kart 8 (and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe). Additionally, this track and Template:Classic-link are the only non-DLC classic courses in Mario Kart 8 to not involve air gliding. Coincidentally, both take place in the Banana Cup, and are ran back-to-back.
- In Mario Kart 8, one of the Yoshis in the audience will occasionally hum Totaka's Song.[3] This also occurs in other courses featuring Yoshis in the audience.
References
Mario Kart series | Race courses from the|
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Super Mario Kart | Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart 64 | Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert • Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway • Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle • DK's Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2 • Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds • Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3 • Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert • Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium • Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain • Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart Arcade GP | Mario Highway • Mario Beach • DK Jungle • Bananan Ruins • Diamond City • Snow Panic • Pac Mountain • Pac Labyrinth • Bowser's Castle • Castle Wall • Rainbow Coaster • Rainbow Downhill |
Mario Kart DS | Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion • Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge • DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress • Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | Yoshi Park 1 • Yoshi Park 2 • Stadium Arena • Waluigi Stadium |
Mario Kart Wii | Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory • Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine • Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano • Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart 7 | Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain • Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu • DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road |
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | Peach Castle • Kingdom Way • Splash Circuit • Tropical Coast • Bon Dance Street • Omatsuri Circuit • Aerial Road • Sky Arena • Bowser's Factory • Bowser's Castle • PAC-MAN Stadium • NAMCO Circuit • Bananan Labyrinth • DK Jungle |
Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls • Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario • Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • 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 |
Mario Kart Tour | New York Minute • Tokyo Blur • Paris Promenade • London Loop • Vancouver Velocity • RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • Los Angeles Laps • Merry Mountain • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • Berlin Byways • RMX Choco Island 2 • Ninja Hideaway • Sydney Sprint • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • Singapore Speedway • Amsterdam Drift • Bangkok Rush • Sky-High Sundaea • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • Piranha Plant Cove • Yoshi's Islanda • Athens Dash • Rome Avanti • Squeaky Clean Sprinta • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Madrid Drive • RMX Vanilla Lake 2 |
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Live Circuit • Lightning Lagoon • Piped Wetlands • Freezie Frosts • Glazed Gardens • Piranha Paradise • Work Zone • Cheep Cheep Reef • Bowser's Castle • Royal Highway • Wibble Woods • Windswept Prairie • Mushroom Fields • Boo Fortress • Tornado Tundra • Magikoopa Mirage • Crafty Tropics • Gusty Galaxy • Jolly Workshop • Chain Chomp Stadium • Ember Island • World 1-1 • Chain Chomp Glacier • Rainbow Road • Slick Circuit • Barrel Temple • Fossil Fields • Windmill Meadows • Music Broadway • King Boo's Courtyard |
Mario Kart World | Mario Bros. Circuit • Crown City • Whistlestop Summit • DK Spaceport • Starview Peak • Koopa Troopa Beach • Faraway Oasis • Peach Stadium • Salty Salty Speedway • Great ? Block Ruins • Cheep Cheep Falls • Dandelion Depths • Boo Cinema • Dry Bones Burnout • Bowser's Castle • Acorn Heights • Mario Circuitb • Rainbow Road |
Battle courses from the Mario Kart series | |
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Super Mario Kart | Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4 |
Mario Kart 64 | Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4 |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-a-Kart |
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top |
Mario Kart Wii | Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert |
Mario Kart 7 | Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town |
Mario Kart 8 | Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • Urchin Underpass |
Mario Kart Tour | New York Minute B • Paris Promenade B |