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Not to be confused with Nitro Course or Extra Cup.

A Retro Course is a past Mario Kart game's Nitro Course, not counting the Extra Courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit. They appear in Mario Kart DS and all subsequent Mario Kart games. They come in the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup. A Mario Kart course has rarely returned as a Retro Course more than once. Until Mario Kart 8, Retro Courses were identical to their original counterparts, receiving only graphical updates. For example, in SNES and GBA courses, the space is larger and the blocks are taller, and in Mario Kart 7, courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections, while in Mario Kart DS, some Retro Courses appear to be scaled down in graphics due to system limitations of the Nintendo DS. Starting from Mario Kart 8, most Retro Courses are completely redesigned for HD graphics. They usually include new mechanics, new details for the race tracks, and completely new backgrounds, and also support the anti-gravity, underwater, and gliding mechanics. Also new to Mario Kart 8, most Retro Courses have new remixed or remastered music, whereas Retro Courses from older Mario Kart games retain their original music (although there are exceptions).

Courses

Shell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of SNES Mario Circuit 1 featured in Mario Kart DS
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Moo Moo Farm
N64 Moo Moo Farm
GBA Peach Circuit seen in Mario Kart DS.
GBA Peach Circuit
Luigi Circuit
GCN Luigi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii View of Peach Beach in Mario Kart Wii
GCN Peach Beach
View of Yoshi Falls in Mario Kart Wii
DS Yoshi Falls
View of Ghost Valley 2 in Mario Kart Wii
SNES Ghost Valley 2
View of N64 Mario Raceway in Mario Kart Wii
N64 Mario Raceway
Mario Kart 7 Luigi Raceway
N64 Luigi Raceway
GBA Bowser Castle 1.jpg
GBA Bowser Castle 1
MushroomGorgeMK7.png
Wii Mushroom Gorge
LuigiMansionMK7.png
DS Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe MK8-Course-Wii MooMooMeadows.jpg
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
MK8 GBA Mario Circuit Overview.jpg
GBA Mario Circuit
MK8-Course-DS CheepCheepBeach.jpg
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
MK8-Course-N64 ToadsTurnpike.jpg
N64 Toad's Turnpike

Banana Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Donut Plains 1 in Mario Kart DS
SNES Donut Plains 1
File:FrappeSnowlandDS.png
N64 Frappe Snowland
Screenshot of GBA Bowser Castle 2
GBA Bowser Castle 2
Screenshot of Baby Park
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii View of N64 Sherbet Land in Mario Kart Wii
N64 Sherbet Land
View of Shy Guy Beach in Mario Kart Wii
GBA Shy Guy Beach
View of Delfino Square in Mario Kart Wii
DS Delfino Square
View of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart Wii
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7 KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
N64 Koopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Mario Circuit 2
white
Wii Coconut Mall
Wii Coconut Mall
white
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball
white
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg
GCN Dry Dry Desert
MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg
SNES Donut Plains 3
MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg
N64 Royal Raceway
3DS DK Jungle, Mario Kart 8.
3DS DK Jungle

Leaf Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:Koopabeach2SNES.png
SNES Koopa Beach 2
File:ChocoMountainDS.png
N64 Choco Mountain
Screenshot of GBA Luigi Circuit
GBA Luigi Circuit
File:MushroomBridgeDS.png
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii Desert Hills.png
DS Desert Hills
GBA Bowser Castle 3
GBA Bowser Castle 3
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
MKWii GCNMario.png
GCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 7 KalimariDesertMK7.png
N64 Kalimari Desert
DKPassMK7.png
DS DK Pass
DaisyCruiserMK7.png
GCN Daisy Cruiser
MapleTreewayMK7.png
Wii Maple Treeway
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
DS Wario Stadium
white
GCN Sherbet Land, Mario Kart 8.
GCN Sherbet Land
white
A view of Music Park, a retro course in Mario Kart 8.
3DS Music Park
3DS Melody Motorway
N64 Yoshi Valley, Mario Kart 8.
N64 Yoshi Valley
white

Lightning Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Choco Island 2
SNES Choco Island 2
File:DSBansheeboardwalk.png
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
Screenshot of GBA Sky Garden
GBA Sky Garden
File:YoshiCircuitDS.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii File:SNESMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Peach Gardens
DS Peach Gardens
DK Mountain
GCN DK Mountain
N64 Bowser's Castle
N64 Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7 KoopaCapeMK7.png
Wii Koopa Cape
DinoDinoJungleMK7.png
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
AirshipFortressMK7.png
DS Airship Fortress
SNES MK7.png
SNES Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg
DS Tick-Tock Clock
white
MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway
MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg
Wii Grumble Volcano
white
MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg
N64 Rainbow Road
white

DLC Cups

Egg Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe GCN Yoshi Circuit classic course in Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Retro
Excitebike Arena from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Excitebike Arena
Nitro
An overview of Dragon Driftway from Mario Kart 8
Dragon Driftway
Nitro
MK8-DLC-Course-MuteCity-section.jpg
Mute City
Nitro

Triforce Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wii Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
Wii Wario's Gold Mine
Retro
SNES Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
SNES Rainbow Road
Retro
Ice Ice Outpost from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
Ice Ice Outpost
Nitro
Hyrule Circuit
Hyrule Circuit
Nitro

Crossing Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe GCN Baby Park from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GCN Baby Park
Retro
GBA Cheese Land from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GBA Cheese Land
Retro
Wild Woods, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Wild Woods
Nitro
Preview art for all four seasons of Animal Crossing in Mario Kart 8.
Animal Crossing
Nitro

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3DS Neo Bowser City from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
3DS Neo Bowser City
3DS Koopa City
Retro
GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GBA Ribbon Road
Retro
Super Bell Subway from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Super Bell Subway
Nitro
Big Blue, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Big Blue
Nitro

Table of Retro Courses

Courses highlighted in red have yet to appear as Retro Courses in a later Mario Kart installment. A hyphen (-) indicates that the course appears as a Nitro Course in its respective game and therefore can not appear as a Retro Course in it or in a previous installment.

Course MKDS MKW MK7 MK8/MK8D MKT
SNES Mario Circuit 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Donut Plains 1 Check mark.svg
SNES Ghost Valley 1 Check mark.svg
SNES Bowser Castle 1
SNES Mario Circuit 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Choco Island 1
SNES Ghost Valley 2 Check mark.svg
SNES Donut Plains 2
SNES Bowser Castle 2
SNES Mario Circuit 3 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Koopa Beach 1
SNES Choco Island 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
SNES Bowser Castle 3
SNES Mario Circuit 4
SNES Donut Plains 3 Check mark.svg
SNES Koopa Beach 2 Check mark.svg
SNES Ghost Valley 3
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
SNES Rainbow Road Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Luigi Raceway Check mark.svg
N64 Moo Moo Farm Check mark.svg
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Kalimari Desert Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Toad's Turnpike Check mark.svg
N64 Frappe Snowland Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Choco Mountain Check mark.svg
N64 Mario Raceway Check mark.svg
N64 Wario Stadium
N64 Sherbet Land Check mark.svg
N64 Royal Raceway Check mark.svg
N64 Bowser's Castle Check mark.svg
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway Check mark.svg
N64 Yoshi Valley Check mark.svg
N64 Banshee Boardwalk Check mark.svg
N64 Rainbow Road Check mark.svg
GBA Peach Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Shy Guy Beach Check mark.svg
GBA Riverside Park
GBA Bowser Castle 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GBA Mario Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Boo Lake
GBA Cheese Land Check mark.svg
GBA Bowser Castle 2 Check mark.svg
GBA Luigi Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Sky Garden Check mark.svg
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
GBA Sunset Wilds
GBA Snow Land
GBA Ribbon Road Check mark.svg
GBA Yoshi Desert
GBA Bowser Castle 3 Check mark.svg
GBA Lakeside Park
GBA Broken Pier
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GBA Rainbow Road
GCN Luigi Circuit Check mark.svg
GCN Peach Beach Check mark.svg
GCN Baby Park Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN Dry Dry Desert Check mark.svg
GCN Mushroom Bridge Check mark.svg
GCN Mario Circuit Check mark.svg
GCN Daisy Cruiser Check mark.svg
GCN Waluigi Stadium Check mark.svg
GCN Sherbet Land Check mark.svg
GCN Mushroom City
GCN Yoshi Circuit Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN DK Mountain Check mark.svg
GCN Wario Colosseum
GCN Dino Dino Jungle Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN Bowser's Castle
GCN Rainbow Road
DS Figure-8 Circuit -
DS Yoshi Falls - Check mark.svg
DS Cheep Cheep Beach - Check mark.svg
DS Luigi's Mansion - Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Desert Hills - Check mark.svg
DS Delfino Square - Check mark.svg
DS Waluigi Pinball - Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Shroom Ridge -
DS DK Pass - Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Tick-Tock Clock - Check mark.svg
DS Mario Circuit -
DS Airship Fortress - Check mark.svg
DS Wario Stadium - Check mark.svg
DS Peach Gardens - Check mark.svg
DS Bowser Castle -
DS Rainbow Road -
Wii Luigi Circuit - -
Wii Moo Moo Meadows - - Check mark.svg
Wii Mushroom Gorge - - Check mark.svg
Wii Toad's Factory - -
Wii Mario Circuit - -
Wii Coconut Mall - - Check mark.svg
Wii DK Summit/DK's Snowboard Cross - -
Wii Wario's Gold Mine - - Check mark.svg
Wii Daisy Circuit - -
Wii Koopa Cape - - Check mark.svg
Wii Maple Treeway - - Check mark.svg
Wii Grumble Volcano - - Check mark.svg
Wii Dry Dry Ruins - -
Wii Moonview Highway - -
Wii Bowser's Castle - -
Wii Rainbow Road - -
3DS Toad Circuit - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Daisy Hills - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cheep Cheep Cape - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop - - -
3DS Mario Circuit - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Music Park/Melody Motorway - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide/Piranha Plant Pipeway - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Wario Shipyard/Wario's Galleon - - -
3DS Neo Bowser City/Koopa City - - - Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
3DS Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop - - -
3DS DK Jungle - - - Check mark.svg
3DS Rosalina's Ice World - - -
3DS Bowser's Castle - - -
3DS Rainbow Road - - - Check mark.svg

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