SNES Mario Circuit 1
- This article is about the race course in Super Mario Kart. For the first Mario Circuit remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Mario Circuit 1.
Mario Circuit 1 is the first course of the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart and as such, the first course in the Mario Kart series in general. It was later reused as the first Extra Course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and the first Retro Course in Mario Kart DS, being the first Retro Course in the series. It later reappears as a recurring course in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing in the New York Tour.
The only hazard in this level is the Warp Pipes that appear near the second turn of the course. After the player passes the pipes, they find the only set of item boxes in the course. There is also a shortcut a racer can take by driving through the dirt right after passing the item boxes. The player needs either a Mushroom or a Star to successfully implement the shortcut without slowing down. However, taking the shortcut without an item does not take more time than following the course.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track in the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background from Peach Circuit. The pipe hazards were removed from the track, but an item box can be found in the shortcut.
Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit 1 is the first course in the Shell Cup in Mario Kart DS, as well as the first retro course in the series overall. However, the course is slightly longer this time. Mission 1-8 (Perform 4 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!) in this game takes place here. This course was available in Wi-Fi.
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Circuit 1 makes a return in Mario Kart Tour, retaining its Mario Kart DS layout. The two pipes on the right after the third turn were moved onto the right side of the track. The mountains and trees in the background are now in 3D. It is one of the few retro courses that did not appear in Mario Kart 7. This course is favored by Mario, Toad (Pit Crew), Mario (Hakama), and Mario (Classic).
Unlike most of the SNES courses, Mario Cicuit 1 reuses Mario Kart 7's music for Mario Circuit 2, instead of the original arrangement from Super Mario Kart.
New York Tour
In the New York Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the third course in the Mario Cup, the second course in the Dry Bones Cup, the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Baby Mario Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which shows up as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which shows up as the first course in the Baby Mario Cup.
 Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Dry Bones CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Peach CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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 Baby Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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Paris Tour
In the Paris Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Baby Daisy Cup, the third course in the Daisy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Peach Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Baby Luigi Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Waluigi Cup.
 Baby Daisy CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Daisy CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Baby Luigi CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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 Waluigi CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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Winter Tour
In the Winter Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the second course in the Baby Peach Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Wario Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Metal Mario Cup.
 Koopa Troopa CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Baby Peach CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Wario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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 Metal Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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Holiday Tour
In the Holiday Tour, Mario Circuit 1 has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Baby Luigi Cup and the first course in the Peachette Cup.
| Baby Luigi Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | |||
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 Peachette CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | |||
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New Year's Tour
In the New Year's Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course and challenge location in the Mario Cup, and the first course in the Baby Rosalina Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Rosalina Cup.
| Mario Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Baby Rosalina CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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| Peach Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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 Rosalina CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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Mario Bros. Tour
In the Mario Bros. Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the first course in the Rosalina Cup, the second course in the Daisy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup. There is also a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Shy Guy Cup, a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Metal Mario Cup, and a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Peachette Cup and the second course in the Pauline Cup.
 Rosalina CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Shy Guy CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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 Daisy CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Metal Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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 Peachette CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | |||
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 Pauline CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | |||
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Baby Rosalina Tour
In the Baby Rosalina Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Mario Cup and the location of the challenge in the Wario Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peachette Cup.
 Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Koopa Troopa CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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| Peachette Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Mario Circuit 1 has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Waluigi Cup.
 Waluigi CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R/T | |||
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Flower Tour
In the Flower Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Mario Cup and the location of the challenge in the Toad Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Lemmy Cup.
 Peach CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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| Mario Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Lemmy CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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Jungle Tour
In the Jungle Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Baby Mario Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Lakitu Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Yoshi Cup and the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup.
 Baby Mario CupSNES Mario Circuit 1 | |||
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 Lakitu CupSNES Mario Circuit 1T | |||
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 Yoshi CupSNES Mario Circuit 1R | |||
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Profiles
Mario Kart DS
- Instruction booklet and US website: "Pulled straight from the SNES version of Super Mario Kart, this narrow track is further complicated by the pipes that protrude from its surface."
- European website: "The one that started it all. The first track from the original Super Mario Kart has a simple layout but don’t let that fool you. Veteran racers know that pixel-perfect precision is needed to negotiate this track’s turns without hitting the pipes jutting from the ground."
Gallery
Super Mario Kart
Mario racing on the course
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Peach racing on the course: note the lack of pipes.
Mario taking the shortcut on the course: note the added Item Box.
Mario Kart DS
The course icon
Wario racing on the course
Mario Kart Tour
The course icon with Toad (Pit Crew)
The course icon with Mario (Classic)
The course icon of the Reverse variant
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Baby Luigi
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Mario (Santa)
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Black Shy Guy
The course icon of the Reverse variant with Peachette
The course icon of the Trick variant
The course icon of the Trick variant with Metal Mario
The course icon of the Trick variant with Peach
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Mario (Santa)
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Ice Mario
The course icon of the Reverse/Trick variant with Mario (Classic)
The course icon for the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup (New York Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Baby Mario Cup (New York Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Peach Cup (Paris Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup (Winter Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Mario Cup (New Year's Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Lakitu Cup (New Year's Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup (Mario Bros. Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Wario Cup (Baby Rosalina Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Toad Cup (Flower Tour)
The course icon for the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup (Jungle Tour)
View of the starting line
View of the starting line without racers
Mario using a Fire Flower
Mario and Mario (Classic) tricking on the course
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Chinese | 瑪利歐賽道1 (Traditional) 马力欧赛道1 (Simplified)[?] Mǎlìōu Sàidào 1 |
Mario Speedway 1 | |
| German | Marios Piste 1[?] | Mario's Circuit 1 | |
| Italian | Circuito di Mario 1[?] | Mario's Circuit 1 | |
| Korean | 마리오 서킷1[?] Mario Seokit 1 |
Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Circuito Mario 1[?] | Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Spanish | Circuito Mario 1 (MKT) Circuito Mario (MKDS)[?] |
Mario Circuit 1 Mario Circuit |
Trivia
- In the Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, the course map is upside down.[1] This also applies to the Battle Course 1 map.
- Mario Circuit 1 almost has the same track shape as Mushroom Bridge.
- In the Mario Kart DS website when showing the video, it shows GBA Peach Circuit instead.
- The music for Mario Circuit (and subsequent Mario Circuit courses) was arranged in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a track that can be heard on the Mario Circuit stage.
- A sped-up arrangement of the music can be heard in the 1994 arcade game Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race, accompanied by new background notes and an ending note.[2]
References
- ^ Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, pg. 29
- ^ Super Mario Wiki (October 31, 2015). Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race Gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
