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Not to be confused with Nitro Course or Extra Course.

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, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8. 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 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, most Retro Courses appear to be scaled down in graphics due to system limitations of the Nintendo DS. In Mario Kart 8 most of the 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 and/or remastered music.

Courses

Shell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:MKDS Mario Circuit 1.PNG
SNES Mario Circuit 1
File:MooMooFarmds.PNG
N64 Moo Moo Farm
File:Peach CircuitDS.PNG
GBA Peach Circuit
File:LuigiCircuitDS.PNG
GCN Luigi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii File:Mkw peachbeach.jpg
GCN Peach Beach
File:MKwii Yoshifalls.jpg
DS Yoshi Falls
File:GhostValleyWii.jpg
SNES Ghost Valley 2
File:MarioRacewayWii.jpg
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 MK8-Course-Wii MooMooMeadows.jpg
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
File:MK8-Course-GBA MarioCircuit.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 File:MKDS Donut Plains.PNG
SNES Donut Plains 1
File:FrappeSnowlandDS.PNG
N64 Frappe Snowland
File:BowserCastle2ds.PNG
GBA Bowser Castle 2
File:BabyParkds.PNG
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii File:SherbetWii.jpg
N64 Sherbet Land
File:ShyGuyBeach MKWii.jpg
GBA Shy Guy Beach
File:MKWii DelfinoSquare.jpg
DS Delfino Square
File:WaluigiStadium MKWii.jpg
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7 KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
N64 Koopa Beach
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 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
File:LuigiCircuit2.PNG
GBA Luigi Circuit
File:MushroomBridgeDS.PNG
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii File:Desert Hills.PNG
DS Desert Hills
File:GBABowserCastle3-MKWii.png
GBA Bowser Castle 3
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.PNG
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
File:GCNMarioCircuit-MKWii.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 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
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 File:ChocoIsland2ds.PNG
SNES Choco Island 2
File:DSBansheeboardwalk.PNG
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
File:SkyGardends.PNG
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
File:DK Mountain.PNG
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 MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg
DS Tick-Tock Clock
white
MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
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 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

File:MK8-DLC-Course-DragonDriftway.jpg
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 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 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

File:MK8-DLC-Course-AnimalCrossing.jpg
Animal Crossing

Nitro

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 3DS Neo Bowser City from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
3DS Neo Bowser City
Koopa City

Retro

GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GBA Ribbon Road
white

Retro

Super Bell Subway from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Super Bell Subway
white

Nitro

Big Blue, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Big Blue
white

Nitro

Gallery

Cups emblems

Cups trophies

Trivia

  • Mario Circuit, snow or ice-themed, and beach-themed retro courses have appeared in all Mario Kart games that have retro courses.
  • In all of the Mario Kart games, Mario Kart Wii has the most retro Mario Circuit, Peach-themed, beach themed, DK-themed, and Bowser's Castle courses.
  • Mario Kart 8 is the only game with retro tracks in the series that does not feature a retro Bowser's Castle
  • All of the Mushroom Cup courses from Mario Kart 64 have reappeared in handheld Mario Kart games.
    • Mario Kart DS has one of them while Mario Kart 7 has all the remaining of them.
  • N64 Wario Stadium is the only track from Mario Kart 64 that has not been remade into a Retro Course as of Mario Kart 8.

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