Classic course
- Not to be confused with Nitro Course or Extra Cup.
A Retro Course is a past Mario Kart game's Nitro Course, not counting the Extra Courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit. They appear in Mario Kart DS and all subsequent Mario Kart games. They come in the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup. A Mario Kart course has rarely returned as a Retro Course more than once. Until Mario Kart 8, Retro Courses were identical to their original counterparts, receiving only graphical updates. For example, in Mario Kart 7, courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections, while in Mario Kart DS, some Retro Courses appear to be scaled down in graphics due to system limitations of the Nintendo DS. Starting from Mario Kart 8, most Retro Courses are completely redesigned for HD graphics. They usually include new mechanics, new details for the race tracks, and completely new backgrounds, and also support the anti-gravity, underwater, and gliding mechanics. Also new to Mario Kart 8, most Retro Courses have new remixed or remastered music, whereas Retro Courses from older Mario Kart games retain their original music (although there are exceptions).
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 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File:MK8-DLC-Course-GCN YoshiCircuit.jpg GCN Yoshi Circuit Retro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-ExcitebikeArena.jpg Excitebike Arena Nitro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-DragonDriftway.jpg Dragon Driftway Nitro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-MuteCity-section.jpg Mute City Nitro |
Triforce Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File:MK8-DLC-Course-Wii Wario'sGoldMine.jpg Wii Wario's Gold Mine Retro |
File:Mk8-DLC-Course-SNES RainbowRoad.jpg SNES Rainbow Road Retro |
![]() Ice Ice Outpost Nitro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-HyruleCircuit.jpg Hyrule Circuit Nitro |
Crossing Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | ![]() GCN Baby Park Retro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-GBA CheeseLand.jpg GBA Cheese Land Retro |
![]() Wild Woods Nitro |
![]() Animal Crossing Nitro |
Bell Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File:MK8-DLC-Course-3DS NeoBowserCity.jpg 3DS Neo Bowser City 3DS Koopa City Retro |
![]() GBA Ribbon Road Retro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-SuperBellSubway.jpg Super Bell Subway Nitro |
File:MK8-DLC-Course-BigBlue-overview.jpg Big Blue Nitro |
Table of Retro Courses
Courses highlighted in red have yet to appear as Retro Courses in a later Mario Kart installment. A hyphen (-) indicates that the course appears as a Nitro Course in its respective game and therefore can not appear as a Retro Course in it or in a previous installment.
Gallery
Cup emblems
Cup trophies
- MK8 Shell Cup Screenshot.jpg
The golden Shell Cup trophy from Mario Kart 8.
- MK8 Banana Cup Screenshot.jpg
The golden Banana Cup trophy from Mario Kart 8.
- MK8 Leaf Cup Screenshot.jpg
The golden Leaf Cup trophy from Mario Kart 8.
- MK8 Lightning Cup Screenshot.jpg
The golden Lightning Cup trophy from Mario Kart 8.
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