3DS Mario Circuit
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 7. For other race tracks with similar names, see Mario Circuit.
- Not to be confused with DS Mario Circuit.
Mario Circuit | |||||||||||
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Information | |||||||||||
Appears in | Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||||||||||
Cup(s) | Flower Cup (7) | ||||||||||
Tour(s) |
Tokyo Tour
Halloween Tour (2019) Winter Tour (2019) London Tour Ice Tour Mario Bros. Tour Trick Tour (2020) Flower Tour Jungle Tour Peach Tour Marine Tour Wild West Tour Sunset Tour Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) Peach vs. Daisy Tour Ninja Tour (2021) Sydney Tour (April–May 2021) Trick Tour (2021) Wedding Tour Mario vs. Peach Tour Frost Tour Toad vs. Toadette Tour Penguin Tour Wario vs. Waluigi Tour Bowser Tour (2022) Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) Mario Tour (2023) Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) | ||||||||||
Online play | Available (3DS until early April 2024, pre-existing users only) | ||||||||||
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Mario Circuit is the second course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 7. It is strongly based upon the Mario Kart DS version of the track. Unlike other Mario Circuit tracks, where Peach's Castle is a background element, this course allows players to drive through the castle. This rendition of Mario Circuit returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it appears in tours starting with the Tokyo Tour. This track shares its music with Toad Circuit.
This is the only Flower Cup course in Mario Kart 7 to not have a different name in British English versions.
Mario Kart 7
Course layout
The track takes place on a large grassy field with sand roads, floating Brick Blocks, a Mushroom Trampoline, pipes, blossoming peach trees, a lake, and Peach's Castle. The course begins with a small, straightforward path with two turns, after which pink flower petals begin falling out of the trees on a long bend to the left. Activating the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS gives the effect of the petals popping out of the screen. After a ramp, the racers bounce off a Mushroom Trampoline into a curvy section leading towards Peach's Castle, which they then enter. After a spiral upwards, a Glide Ramp launches the drivers out of the castle into an area where pipes blow out wind (allowing for Tricks to be performed) and Goombas appear. Following this is a very large pipe, not unlike the one found in Mario Raceway, which drivers must curve through to reach the finish line after one small bump in the road.
Shortcuts
There are a number of shortcuts available in this track. Between the first and second turns, drivers may use Mushrooms to use a ramp in the middle of the grass. Mushrooms can also be used to cut grass on the corner before the Mushroom Trampolines. There are two additional ramps in front of Peach's Castle. There is yet another ramp to the left when the racers exit the castle, and a rail to the left along the pipe, both of which save some time.
Mario Kart Tour
This version of Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the Tokyo Tour. The course has undergone a few minor changes. Peach's Castle has been redesigned, with the entrance to the castle now having doors leading into the spiral upwards. The starting line has a new look that resembles a garden gate.
The course also appears as Mario Circuit R (reversed), Mario Circuit T (with ramps), and Mario Circuit R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the original in the Tokyo Tour, while the latter debuted in the 2019 Winter Tour. In the T variant, there are several more mushroom trampolines, and the gliding section is gone; there is instead a glide ramp at the end of the track which allows racers to glide onto one of two sets of floating blocks. In the R/T variant, the gliding section is still gone, with a glide ramp appearing a bit after racers exit the castle.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of 3DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which 3DS Mario Circuit 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 3DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Bonus challenges
Ready, Set, Rocket Start | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Toad |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
10 | Beta Test | Toad Cup | |
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Tokyo Tour | Rosalina Cup |
Ring Race | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Peach |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Halloween Tour (2019) | Yoshi Cup | |
Flower Tour | Daisy Cup | ||||||
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Penguin Tour | Ice Bro Cup |
Do Jump Boosts | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Daisy |
Pipe Frame |
Flower Glider |
15 | Beta Test | Daisy Cup | |
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Sunset Tour | Baby Daisy Cup | |||||
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Bowser Tour (2022) | Ice Bro Cup | |||||
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) | Bowser Jr. Cup |
Big Reverse Race | ||||||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Opponents | Tour appearances | Cup | ||||||||
7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Extra | |||||
Regular | Driver | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [2] | Tokyo Tour | Bowser Jr. Cup | |
Kart | ||||||||||||
Glider | Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) | King Boo Cup |
Goomba Takedown | |||||||||
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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 |
Regular | Shy Guy |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Bob-omb Mega Mushroom |
1 |
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Mario Bros. Tour | King Boo Cup | |
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Frost Tour | Rosalina Cup | |||||||
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Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) | Kamek Cup |
Steer Clear of Obstacles | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Obstacles | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Koopa Troopa |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Piranha Plant (passive) Piranha Plant (aggressive) |
Sunset Tour | Bowser Jr. Cup | |
Mario vs. Peach Tour | Donkey Kong Cup |
vs. Mega Wendy | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Mega opponent information | Tour appearances | Cup | |||
Driver | Kart | Glider | Items used | ||||
Regular | Wendy |
Koopa Clown |
Super Glider[3] |
Bob-ombs[3] 150cc and higher only Hearts[3] |
London Tour | Wendy Cup | |
Peach Tour | Baby Mario Cup | ||||||
Sydney Tour (April–May 2021) | Luigi Cup |
Smash Small Dry Bones | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Wendy |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Ice Tour | Baby Luigi Cup | |
Wild West Tour | Pauline Cup | ||||||
Bowser Tour (2022) | Funky Kong 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 |
Regular | Wendy |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Mushroom Coin Super Star |
3 |
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Tokyo Tour | Wendy Cup | |
2 | Jungle Tour | Waluigi Cup | |||||||
2 |
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Wario vs. Waluigi Tour | Rosalina Cup |
Time Trial | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Iggy |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Marine Tour | Shy Guy Cup | |
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Wedding Tour | Bowser Cup | |||||
R | Red Yoshi |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Ninja Tour (2021) | Birdo Cup |
Combo Attack | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
T | Peachette |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Trick Tour (2020) | Shy Guy Cup | |
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Peach vs. Daisy Tour | Peach Cup | |||||
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Mario Tour (2023) | Luigi Cup |
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
The starting line with Lakitu counting down to the start of the race
Outside Peach's Castle
Mario, Peach, and Yoshi glide out from Peach's Castle.
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
Screenshots
Toad tricking in the Mushmellow and Toadette tricking in the Daytripper
Pink Shy Guy tricking in the Pipe Frame
Baby Daisy boosting in the Prancer
Toadette gliding in the Apple Kart with the Daisy Glider on the R variant
Peach (Wintertime), Peach (Vacation), and Pink Gold Peach drifting in Wildfire Flyers
Drivers gliding on the course with the Gold Swooper, Butterfly Wings, Wicked Wings, and Dragon Wings
Nabbit gliding in the Carrot Kart with the Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella
Peach (Vacation), Luigi, Gold Koopa (Freerunning), Mario, and Black Yoshi tricking in Pipe Frames
Builder Mario and Builder Luigi gliding on the T variant
Peach (Kimono) tricking in the Sakura Quickshaw and Daisy (Yukata) tricking in the Festival Girl
Peach (Wedding), Toad (Party Time), and Pauline (Party Time) tricking on the course
Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser gliding in the Pipe Frame with the New Year's 2022 on the R/T variant
Dry Bowser (Gold), King Boo (Gold), Dry Bones (Gold), and Chargin' Chuck (Gold) driving on the R variant
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese | 马力欧赛道 (Simplified) 瑪利歐賽道 (Traditional)[?] Mǎlìōu Sàidào |
Mario Speedway | |
Dutch | Mario's Circuit[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
German | Marios Piste[?] | Mario´s Track | |
Italian | Circuito di Mario[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Circuito Mario[?] | Mario Circuit | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Circuito do Mario[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
Spanish | Circuito Mario[?] | Mario Circuit |
Trivia
- In an early trailer of Mario Kart 7, when Mario Circuit was shown, there was originally a Mushroom Trampoline in the pit which players normally glide over, due to gliders not having yet been implemented.
- The blossoming peach trees in this track were later reused for Template:Classic-link in Mario Kart 8.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g TheMadWeazel (October 9, 2019). Tokyo Tour “Bowser Jr. Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Zebra Gamer (October 20, 2019). Mario Kart Tour Gameplay Walkthrough Part 23 - Bowser Jr. Cup! Tokyo Tour! YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c Andruidus (December 18, 2019). Mario Kart Tour - London Tour: Wendy Cup. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.