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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 with a few exceptions. Until Mario Kart 8, Retro Courses were generally identical to their original counterparts, receiving only graphical updates. For example, in SNES and GBA courses, the space is larger and the blocks are taller, and in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections in the latter game, 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 newly arranged or remastered music, whereas Retro Courses in older Mario Kart games retain their original music (although there are exceptions). Mario Kart Tour, however, returns to the use of original music and general appearance.

Courses

Shell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of SNES Mario Circuit 1 featured in Mario Kart DS
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Moo Moo Farm
N64 Moo Moo Farm
GBA Peach Circuit seen in Mario Kart DS.
GBA Peach Circuit
Luigi Circuit
GCN Luigi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii View of Peach Beach in Mario Kart Wii
GCN Peach Beach
View of Yoshi Falls in Mario Kart Wii
DS Yoshi Falls
View of Ghost Valley 2 in Mario Kart Wii
SNES Ghost Valley 2
View of N64 Mario Raceway in Mario Kart Wii
N64 Mario Raceway
Mario Kart 7 Luigi Raceway
N64 Luigi Raceway
GBA Bowser Castle 1.jpg
GBA Bowser Castle 1
MushroomGorgeMK7.png
Wii Mushroom Gorge
LuigiMansionMK7.png
DS Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wii Moo Moo Meadows in Mario Kart 8
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
GBA Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8
GBA Mario Circuit
File:MK8-Course-DS CheepCheepBeach.jpg
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
N64 Toad's Turnpike in Mario Kart 8
N64 Toad's Turnpike

Banana Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Donut Plains 1 in Mario Kart DS
SNES Donut Plains 1
File:FrappeSnowlandDS.png
N64 Frappe Snowland
Screenshot of GBA Bowser Castle 2
GBA Bowser Castle 2
Screenshot of Baby Park
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii View of N64 Sherbet Land in Mario Kart Wii
N64 Sherbet Land
View of Shy Guy Beach in Mario Kart Wii
GBA Shy Guy Beach
View of Delfino Square in Mario Kart Wii
DS Delfino Square
View of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart Wii
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7 KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
N64 Koopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Mario Circuit 2
white
Wii Coconut Mall
Wii Coconut Mall
white
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball
white
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe File:MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg
GCN Dry Dry Desert
File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg
SNES Donut Plains 3
File:MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg
N64 Royal Raceway
File:MK8-Course-3DS DKJungle.png
3DS DK Jungle

Leaf Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:Koopabeach2SNES.png
SNES Koopa Beach 2
File:ChocoMountainDS.png
N64 Choco Mountain
Screenshot of GBA Luigi Circuit
GBA Luigi Circuit
File:MushroomBridgeDS.png
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii Desert Hills.png
DS Desert Hills
GBA Bowser Castle 3
GBA Bowser Castle 3
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
MKWii GCNMario.png
GCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 7 KalimariDesertMK7.png
N64 Kalimari Desert
DKPassMK7.png
DS DK Pass
DaisyCruiserMK7.png
GCN Daisy Cruiser
MapleTreewayMK7.png
Wii Maple Treeway
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
DS Wario Stadium
white
File:MK8-Course-GCN SherbetLand.png
GCN Sherbet Land
white
A view of Music Park, a retro course in Mario Kart 8.
3DS Music Park
3DS Melody Motorway
File:MK8-Course-N64 YoshiValley.png
N64 Yoshi Valley
white

Lightning Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Choco Island 2
SNES Choco Island 2
File:DSBansheeboardwalk.png
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
Screenshot of GBA Sky Garden
GBA Sky Garden
File:YoshiCircuitDS.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii SNES Mario Circuit 3
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Peach Gardens
DS Peach Gardens
DK Mountain
GCN DK Mountain
N64 Bowser's Castle
N64 Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7 KoopaCapeMK7.png
Wii Koopa Cape
DinoDinoJungleMK7.png
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
AirshipFortressMK7.png
DS Airship Fortress
SNES MK7.png
SNES Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe File:MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg
DS Tick-Tock Clock
white
3DS Piranha Plant Slide in Mario Kart 8
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway
File:MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg
Wii Grumble Volcano
white
File:MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg
N64 Rainbow Road
white

DLC Cups

Egg Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
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
An overview of Dragon Driftway from Mario Kart 8
Dragon Driftway
Nitro
File:MK8-DLC-Course-MuteCity-section.jpg
Mute City
Nitro

Triforce Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
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 from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
Ice Ice Outpost
Nitro
File:MK8-DLC-Course-HyruleCircuit.jpg
Hyrule Circuit
Nitro

Crossing Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe GCN Baby Park from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GCN Baby Park
Retro
File:MK8-DLC-Course-GBA CheeseLand.jpg
GBA Cheese Land
Retro
Wild Woods, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Wild Woods
Nitro
Preview art for all four seasons of Animal Crossing in Mario Kart 8.
Animal Crossing
Nitro

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
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 from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
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.

Game Course MKDS MKW MK7 MK8/MK8D MKT
Super Mario Kart SNES Mario Circuit 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Donut Plains 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Ghost Valley 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Bowser Castle 1
SNES Mario Circuit 2 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Choco Island 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Ghost Valley 2 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Donut Plains 2
SNES Bowser Castle 2
SNES Mario Circuit 3 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Koopa Beach 1
SNES Choco Island 2 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Vanilla Lake 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Bowser Castle 3
SNES Mario Circuit 4
SNES Donut Plains 3 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Koopa Beach 2 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
SNES Ghost Valley 3
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
SNES Rainbow Road A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Mario Kart 64 N64 Luigi Raceway A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Moo Moo Farm A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Kalimari Desert A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Toad's Turnpike A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Frappe Snowland A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Choco Mountain A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Mario Raceway A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Wario Stadium
N64 Sherbet Land A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Royal Raceway A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Bowser's Castle A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Yoshi Valley A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Banshee Boardwalk A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
N64 Rainbow Road A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit GBA Peach Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Shy Guy Beach A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Riverside Park
GBA Bowser Castle 1 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Mario Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Boo Lake
GBA Cheese Land A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Bowser Castle 2 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Luigi Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Sky Garden A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
GBA Sunset Wilds
GBA Snow Land
GBA Ribbon Road A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Yoshi Desert
GBA Bowser Castle 3 A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GBA Lakeside Park
GBA Broken Pier
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GBA Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Luigi Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Peach Beach A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Baby Park A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Dry Dry Desert A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Mushroom Bridge A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Mario Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Daisy Cruiser A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Waluigi Stadium A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Sherbet Land A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Mushroom City
GCN Yoshi Circuit A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN DK Mountain A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Wario Colosseum
GCN Dino Dino Jungle A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
GCN Bowser's Castle
GCN Rainbow Road
Mario Kart DS DS Figure-8 Circuit -
DS Yoshi Falls - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Cheep Cheep Beach - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Luigi's Mansion - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Desert Hills - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Delfino Square - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Waluigi Pinball - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Shroom Ridge -
DS DK Pass - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Tick-Tock Clock - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Mario Circuit -
DS Airship Fortress - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Wario Stadium - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Peach Gardens - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
DS Bowser Castle -
DS Rainbow Road -
Mario Kart Wii Wii Luigi Circuit - -
Wii Moo Moo Meadows - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Mushroom Gorge - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Toad's Factory - -
Wii Mario Circuit - -
Wii Coconut Mall - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii DK Summit/DK's Snowboard Cross - -
Wii Wario's Gold Mine - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Daisy Circuit - -
Wii Koopa Cape - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Maple Treeway - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Grumble Volcano - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
Wii Dry Dry Ruins - -
Wii Moonview Highway - -
Wii Bowser's Castle - -
Wii Rainbow Road - -
Mario Kart 7 3DS Toad Circuit - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Daisy Hills - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cheep Cheep Cape - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop - - -
3DS Mario Circuit - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Music Park/Melody Motorway - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Piranha Plant Slide/Piranha Plant Pipeway - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Wario Shipyard/Wario's Galleon - - -
3DS Neo Bowser City/Koopa City - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable. A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop - - -
3DS DK Jungle - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.
3DS Rosalina's Ice World - - -
3DS Bowser's Castle - - -
3DS Rainbow Road - - - A green check mark, used to indicate when something is true or applicable.

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