GBA Battle Course 3

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This article is about the third battle course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. For other uses of the name "Battle Course", see Battle Course.
Battle Course 3
Battle Course 3 icon
The course icon in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart Wii
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Battle Course 3 (GBA)

Mario Kart Wii
GBA Battle Course 3.png

Mario racing on Battle Course 3
Mario driving on the course

Battle Course 3 is the third battle course of Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It shares its tileset and background with Peach Circuit. Its form is a square with four "L"-shaped walls with grass within them, and a big circle of sand in the middle.

Mario Kart Wii

The course in Mario Kart Wii
Battle Course 3 (GBA)
The course in Mario Kart Wii during gameplay

The course also returns as a Retro Battle Course in Mario Kart Wii. The inner walls are now color-coded (red, blue, yellow, and green). The music is also remixed, with instrumentation designed to mimic Mario Kart: Super Circuit's soundfont.

Tournaments

The GBA Battle Course 3 tournament

In Mario Kart Wii, there was a tournament that took place on this battle course. Players had to pass through a total of ten gates, which were placed at different areas of the course. Only the Wii Wheel could be used. It was the second tournament of May 2008, and it was later repeated as the second tournament of May 2010. It was repeated a third time as the second tournament of November 2011, a fourth time as the first tournament of February 2013, and a fifth time as the second tournament of April 2014.

Profiles

Mario Kart Wii

  • European website: "There's no hiding place with this much open space around! Get in gear and get battling!"

Gallery

Mario Kart Wii

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バトルコース3[?]
Batoru Kōsu 3
Battle Course 3
Chinese 对战赛道3[1]
Duìzhàn Sàidào 3
Battle Track 3
German Kampfkurs 3[?] Battle Course 3
Italian Circuito di gara 3 (MKSC)[2]
Percorso di guerra 3(MKW)
Match circuit 3
War Course 3
Korean 배틀 코스3[?]
Baeteul Koseu 3
Battle Course 3
Spanish Circuito de Batalla 3[?] Battle Circuit 3

References

  1. ^ From the iQue localization prototype.
  2. ^ a b Mario Kart: Super Circuit Instruction Booklet (EU)