Classic course
- Not to be confused with Nitro Course.
A Retro Course is a course in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8 from past Mario Kart games, not counting the extra courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit. They come in the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup. A Mario Kart course has never returned as a Retro Course more than once(Unless you count SNES Rainbow Road and GCN Yoshi Circuit, part of Mario Kart 8 DLC) and until Mario Kart 7 Retro Courses were identical to their original counterparts receiving only graphical updates. In Mario Kart 7 courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections. In Mario Kart 8 most of the retro courses are completely redesigned to include new mechanics, sections and decorations, and support the anti-gravity, underwater and gliding, as well as have HD graphics. Until Mario Kart 8, Retro Courses' background music's score remains unchanged; in Mario Kart 8 most of the retro courses' background music received an orchestrated remix.
Courses
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Lightning Cup
DLC Cups
Egg Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart 8 | ![]() GCN Yoshi Circuit Retro |
![]() Excitebike Arena Nitro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-DragonDriftway.jpg Dragon Driftway Nitro |
![]() Mute City Nitro |
Triforce Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart 8 | ![]() Wii Wario's Gold Mine Retro |
![]() SNES Rainbow Road Retro |
![]() Ice Ice Outpost Nitro |
![]() Hyrule Circuit Nitro |
Gallery
- DSshell cup.PNG
The golden Shell Cup trophy as it appears in the Spanish version of Mario Kart DS.
- MKwii-shellcup.jpg
The golden Shell Cuptrophy as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.
- Shell Cup Logo - Mario Kart 8.png
- MK8 ShellCup.png
The Shell Cup emblem in Mario Kart 8
- MKDSBananacup.png
The golden Banana Cup trophy as it appears in Mario Kart DS.
- MKwii-Bananacup.jpg
The golden Banana Cup trophy as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.
- Banana Cup Logo - Mario Kart 8.png
- MK8 BananaCup.png
The Banana Cup emblem in Mario Kart 8.
- Leaf Cup.PNG
The golden Leaf Cup trophy as it appears in the Spanish version of Mario Kart DS.
- MKwii-leafcup.jpg
The golden Leaf Cup trophy as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.
- File-SuperLeaf.png
The logo in Mario Kart Wii.
- MK8 LeafCup.png
The Leaf Cup emblem in Mario Kart 8.
- MKDSlightcup.png
The golden Lightning Cup trophy as it appears in Mario Kart DS.
- MKwii lightcup.jpg
The golden Lightning Cup trophy as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.
- Lightning Cup Logo - Mario Kart 8.png
- MK8 LightningCup.png
The Lightning Cup emblem in Mario Kart 8