Star Cup

File:Mario Kart 8 - Star Cup logo.svg

The Star Cup logo in Mario Kart 8.

The Star Cup is one of the cups in the Mario Kart series, and its symbol is a Star. In most Mario Kart games, it is the third Nitro cup (except in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where it is the fourth), and the completion of this cup is required to unlock the Special Cup. This cup usually consists of courses that are designed to be slightly more challenging than the previous cups, as there are more gimmicks in the courses. The tracks are usually as long as the ones from the Flower Cup.

History

Mario Kart series

List of courses

Game	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5
Super Mario Kart	File:SNES Koopa Beach 1.png Koopa Beach 1	File:SNES Choco Island 2.png Choco Island 2	File:SNES Vanilla Lake 1.png Vanilla Lake 1	File:SNES Bowser Castle 3 map.png Bowser Castle 3	File:SNES Mario Circuit 4.png Mario Circuit 4
Mario Kart 64	File:MK64-icon-WarioStadium.gif Wario Stadium	File:MK64-icon-SherbetLand.gif Sherbet Land	File:MK64-icon-RoyalRaceway.gif Royal Raceway	File:MK64-icon-BowsersCastle.gif Bowser's Castle	N/A
Mario Kart: Super Circuit	File:SnowLand.png Snow Land	File:RibbonLand.png Ribbon Road	File:YoshiDesert.png Yoshi Desert	File:BowsersCastle3.png Bowser Castle 3	N/A
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Sherbet Land	Mushroom City	Yoshi Circuit	DK Mountain	N/A
Mario Kart DS	File:DK Pass.PNG DK Pass	File:MKDS Tick Tock Clock.PNG Tick-Tock Clock	File:Mario-circuit.png Mario Circuit	File:Bateau-volant.png Airship Fortress	N/A
Mario Kart Wii	File:Daisy circuit1.PNG Daisy Circuit	File:Koopa Cape.jpg Koopa Cape	File:Mkwmapletreeway.jpg Maple Treeway	File:Grumble Volcano.PNG Grumble Volcano	N/A
Mario Kart 7	Piranha Plant Slide Piranha Plant Pipeway	Wario Shipyard Wario's Galleon	Neo Bowser City Koopa City	Maka Wuhu Wuhu Mountain Loop	N/A
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Sunshine Airport	Dolphin Shoals	Electrodrome	Mount Wario	N/A

Trading Card info

File:StarCup.jpg

"The action REALLY starts to heat up when you tackle the Star Cup. Four new tracks will test your racing mettle. Daisy Circuit is a very scenic track, while the others (Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, and Grumble Volcano) offer up some serious challenges and difficult racing conditions."

Mario sports games

The cup appeared also in certain Mario sports games like Super Mario Strikers and Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Tennis series

The Star Cup makes regular appearances in the Mario Tennis series. Usually, it is the third, last cup of the Open Tournament. When players clear the Star Cup, they receive a star ranking, which rewards them with stronger stats while allowing them to participate in the Special Tournaments. In Mario Tennis Open, however, the Star Cup is called the Final Cup, and it is the last cup of the Star Open series and the entire game. This cup is held in the Galaxy Arena morph court, and matches in this cup have three sets for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. After this cup is played, the credits roll, and cannot be skipped if the tournament is won for the first time. The Champions Cup replaces the Star Cup as the last cup of the World Open series, and fourth in the game.

Super Mario Strikers

In Super Mario Strikers, the Star Cup has eight teams, seven rounds, and uses the table system. When the player finishes in the top three, the Bowser Cup and The Battle Dome are unlocked. A similar cup is the Super Star Cup.

Mario Sports Mix

The Star Cup also appeared in Mario Sports Mix as a harder difficulty, like the other series. The Star Cup in Mario Sports Mix includes the final match against the Final Fantasy team and Behemoth or Behemoth King after the players have completed the cup. Star Road is also found on this cup, which is an alternate path available once players clear the Star Cup.

Gallery

Emblems

• MK64-StarCup.png

  Mario Kart 64

• MKSC-StarCup.png

  Mario Kart: Super Circuit

• MKDD-StarCup.png

  Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• MKDS-StarCup.png

  Mario Kart DS

• Star-MKWii-Icon.png

  Mario Kart Wii

• MK7-StarCup.png

  Mario Kart 7

• MK8 StarCup.png

  Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Trophies

• MKSCCongratsScreen.PNG

  Mario Kart: Super Circuit

• Star Cup1.PNG

  Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• StarCupDS.PNG

  Mario Kart DS

• Star Cup.PNG

  Mario Kart Wii

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  Mario Kart 7

• StarCup MK8r.jpeg

  Mario Kart 8

• Star Cup3.PNG

  Mario Smash Football

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  White Mage holds onto the Star Cup for Dodgeball in Mario Sports Mix.

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  Mario Tennis Open, which is named Final Cup instead.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	星星盃 (Traditional) 星星杯 (Simplified)[?] Xīngxīng Bēi	Star Cup
Dutch	Sterrenbeker[?]	Stars Cup
German	Stern-Cup[?]	Star Cup
Italian	Trofeo Stella[?]	Star Trophy
Korean	스타 컵[?] Seuta Keop	Star Cup
Portuguese	Taça Estrela[?]	Star Cup
Russian	Кубок звезды[?] Kubok zvezdy	Star Cup
Spanish	Copa Estrella[?]	Star Cup

Trivia

• Mario Kart 64's Star Cup is the only Star Cup that has two courses that share the same background music.
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s Star Cup is the only cup not to contain any dash panels whatsoever.