Mario Circuit (MK8)
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For other race tracks with similar names, see Mario Circuit.
Template:Racecourse The Mario Kart 8 incarnation of Mario Circuit appears as the first course of the Flower Cup. This Mario Circuit's layout is designed after the Möbius strip (a closed surface consisting of only one side) to make full use of the new anti gravity aspect of the game. It is placed around Peach's Castle which happens to be on floating islands. Like the Figure-8 Circuit and Toad's Turnpike, the track is shaped like the number eight. There are Goomba Towers near the finish line that can spin out the player. The track is lush and green, surrounded by the blue sky and white clouds, as well as waterfalls below. There are twenty-two Coins located on this track. This course's theme contains a part from Mario Kart Stadium's music in a different arrangement. In Mario Kart 8, it is a selectable battle course.
Course layout
Being designed after a Möbius strip, the track follows a single path that twists around near the beginning. The track remains fairly simple in terms of design. Players start on the straightaway of the Möbius strip and shortly after, there is a turn to the left. To get a good lap time, it is recommended that the kart hugs the kerb on the left of the first turn while hitting the next apex (there are Goombas positioned along the racing line, so the kart must avoid them or the player can lose a lot of time). A white bridge is a short ways away of the turn which starts the Anti gravity section. The track turns to the right shortly after and start racing underneath the finish line. After a left turn, the racers cross the white bridge, which twists the track back to normal and after another right turn, the racers approach the finish line. A gliding ramp and Goomba Towers appear at the stretch to the finish. Mario's Standard Kart can be seen in the pit area, alongside ? Blocks.
The course's starting banner can be interacted with by gliding racers; the other two courses to share this feature are DS Wario Stadium and 3DS Neo Bowser City. It is the only one of these three courses to be a Nitro Course.
Staff ghost
The staff ghost for this track is Mario on the Standard Kart, with Normal tires and the Super Glider, with a time of 2:07.436. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc, the staff ghost is Pink Gold Peach with a time of 1:23.243.
Appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series
- Main article: Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)
The track appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a new stage. The stage takes place on several platforms that move around the stage, stopping at certain intervals around the stage similar to Rainbow Road in the 3DS version. Shy Guys can drive into the fight like in the aforementioned stage and the other Mario Circuit stage, however because of the anti-gravity element they can drive on other surfaces such as on the wall to the right of the players or from the background albeit upside-down. The default music is a medley of the Circuit theme and Neo Bowser City's music from Mario Kart 7, though the original versions of numerous songs from Mario Kart 8 including Mario Circuit are also available.
Mario Circuit returns as a playable stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Sponsors
- Burning DK (Trackside banners)
- Dream Gliders (Signs)
- Mario Kart (Oil) (Oil cans)
- Mario Kart TV/MKTV (Trackside banners, van)
- Mario Motors (Garages, signs, trackside banners)
- Mushroom Piston (Signs)
- Nintendo (Trackside banners)
Gallery
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The course icon
The start
Anti-gravity pad
Mario and some other racers, at the beginning of the anti-gravity section
A group of Miis on the course
Waluigi performs a trick
Metal Mario finishes
As a battle course
Mario, racing at Mario Circuit
A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the course
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Overview of the Mario Circuit stage
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マリオサーキット[?] Mario Sākitto |
Mario Circuit | |
| Chinese | 瑪利歐賽道 (Traditional) 马力欧赛道 (Simplified)[?] Mǎlìōu Sàidào |
Mario Circuit | |
| Dutch | Mario's Circuit[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
| German | Marios Piste[?] | Mario's Track | |
| Italian | Circuito di Mario[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
| Korean | 마리오 서킷[?] Mario Seokit |
Mario Circuit | |
| Portuguese | Circuito do Mario[?] | Mario's Circuit | |
| Russian | Трасса Марио[?] Trassa Mario |
Mario's Track | |
| Spanish | Circuito Mario[?] | Mario Circuit |
Trivia
- This is one of the three courses (along with Toad Harbor and Twisted Mansion) that were playable at E3 2013. Incidentally, all three take place in the Flower Cup, in the same order as the original demo.
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