Classic course

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A classic course,[1][2][3] formerly known as Extra Track in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and as Retro course from Mario Kart DS to Mario Kart 7,[4] is a course that appears in a Mario Kart game following its introduction. They first appeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit in Extra Cups, including the Extra Mushroom, Flower, Lightning, Star, and Special Cups, each containing four courses from Super Mario Kart. Classic courses systematically appear in every Mario Kart game since Mario Kart DS, with the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup (as well as the later-introduced Golden Dash Cup, Lucky Cat Cup, Turnip Cup, Propeller Cup, Rock Cup, Moon Cup, Fruit Cup, Boomerang Cup, Feather Cup, Cherry Cup, Acorn Cup, and Spiny Cup) exclusively featuring classic courses. Starting with the DLC cups in Mario Kart 8, classic courses can appear in the same cup as new courses.

Starting with Mario Kart DS, classic courses are distinguished by a prefix in their names indicating the game they originate from. Most of these prefixes are abbreviations of the name of the console that the game was released on; for example, 'N64' refers to Mario Kart 64, while 'GBA' refers to Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Prior to Mario Kart 8, classic courses were near-identical to their original counterparts, usually only receiving graphical updates, such as expanding the space and blocks in SNES and GBA courses. In Mario Kart DS, however, some classic courses appear to be scaled down in graphics due to limitations of the Nintendo DS. In Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, classic courses appear almost identical to their original versions, besides added underwater and gliding sections in the latter game. Starting in Mario Kart 8, most classic courses are completely redesigned with HD graphics, usually featuring newer mechanics such as underwater, gliding, and (except in Mario Kart Tour) anti-gravity. They also tend to feature other new details, including completely new backgrounds or even changes to the track's layout. Additionally, Mario Kart 8 features newly remastered music for all classic courses, whereas classic courses in previous Mario Kart games tend to retain their original music (though they were sometimes altered due to system limitations, primarily for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS). Mario Kart Tour's classic courses vary in similarity to their original versions, and the music is almost always either the original arrangement or from Mario Kart 7, with the only exceptions being GBA Sunset Wilds and GBA Sky Garden (which both use new arrangements), the SNES Mario Circuit courses, SNES Ghost Valley 1, and GBA Cheep-Cheep Island (which use the Mario Kart Wii arrangement), and the four Choco Island courses (which use the Mario Kart DS arrangement).

Courses

Mario Kart: Super Circuit Extra Cups

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Extra Mushroom Cup MKSC Mario Circuit 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Mario Circuit 1
MKSC SNES Donut Plains 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Donut Plains 1
MKSC Ghost Valley 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Ghost Valley 1
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Bowser Castle 1
Extra Flower Cup MKSC Mario Circuit 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Mario Circuit 2
MKSC Choco Island 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Choco Island 1
MKSC Ghost Valley 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Ghost Valley 2
MKSC SNES Donut Plains 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Donut Plains 2
Extra Lightning Cup MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Bowser Castle 2
MKSC Mario Circuit 3 Extra Cup Map.png
Mario Circuit 3
MKSC Koopa Beach 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Koopa Beach 1
MKSC Choco Island 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Choco Island 2
Extra Star Cup MKSC Vanilla Lake 1 Extra Cup Map.png
Vanilla Lake 1
MKSC SNES Bowser Castle 3 Extra Cup Map.png
Bowser Castle 3
MKSC Mario Circuit 4 Extra Cup Map.png
Mario Circuit 4
MKSC SNES Donut Plains 3 Extra Cup Map.png
Donut Plains 3
Extra Special Cup MKSC Koopa Beach 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Koopa Beach 2
MKSC Ghost Valley 3 Extra Cup Map.png
Ghost Valley 3
MKSC Vanilla Lake 2 Extra Cup Map.png
Vanilla Lake 2
MKSC SNES Rainbow Road Extra Cup Map.png
Rainbow Road

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
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Moo Moo Farm
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GBA Peach Circuit seen in Mario Kart DS.
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Luigi Circuit
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Mario Kart Wii View of Peach Beach in Mario Kart Wii
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View of Yoshi Falls in Mario Kart Wii
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View of Ghost Valley 2 in Mario Kart Wii
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View of N64 Mario Raceway in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart 7 Luigi Raceway
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GBA Bowser Castle 1.jpg
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MushroomGorgeMK7.png
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LuigiMansionMK7.png
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wii Moo Moo Meadows in Mario Kart 8
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GBA Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8
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DS Cheep Cheep Beach in Mario Kart 8
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N64 Toad's Turnpike in Mario Kart 8
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Banana Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Donut Plains 1 in Mario Kart DS
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Screenshot of Frappe Snowland
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Screenshot of GBA Bowser Castle 2
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Screenshot of Baby Park
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Mario Kart Wii View of N64 Sherbet Land in Mario Kart Wii
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View of Shy Guy Beach in Mario Kart Wii
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View of Delfino Square in Mario Kart Wii
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View of Waluigi Stadium in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart 7 KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
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SNES Mario Circuit 2
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Wii Coconut Mall
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DS Waluigi Pinball
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe GCN Dry Dry Desert in Mario Kart 8
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SNES Donut Plains 3 in Mario Kart 8
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N64 Royal Raceway in Mario Kart 8
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Leaf Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Image of Koopa Beach 2
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Screenshot of Choco Mountain
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Screenshot of GBA Luigi Circuit
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Mushroom Bridge
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Mario Kart Wii Desert Hills.png
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GBA Bowser Castle 3
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N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
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MKWii GCNMario.png
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Mario Kart 7 KalimariDesertMK7.png
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DKPassMK7.png
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DaisyCruiserMK7.png
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MapleTreewayMK7.png
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
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A view of Music Park, a retro course in Mario Kart 8.
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Lightning Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS Screenshot of Choco Island 2
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N64 Banshee Boardwalk as it is seen in Mario Kart DS
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Screenshot of GBA Sky Garden
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Screenshot of GCN Yoshi Circuit
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Mario Kart Wii SNES Mario Circuit 3
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Peach Gardens
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DK Mountain
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N64 Bowser's Castle
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Mario Kart 7 KoopaCapeMK7.png
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DinoDinoJungleMK7.png
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AirshipFortressMK7.png
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SNES MK7.png
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DS Tick-Tock Clock in Mario Kart 8
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3DS Piranha Plant Slide in Mario Kart 8
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Wii Grumble Volcano in Mario Kart 8
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N64 Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 8
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DLC cups

Egg Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe GCN Yoshi Circuit in Mario Kart 8
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Classic
Excitebike Arena from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Excitebike Arena
New
An overview of Dragon Driftway from Mario Kart 8
Dragon Driftway
New
Mute City in Mario Kart 8
Mute City
New

Triforce Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wii Wario's Gold Mine in Mario Kart 8
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Classic
SNES Rainbow Road in Mario Kart 8
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Classic
Ice Ice Outpost from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
Ice Ice Outpost
New
Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8
Hyrule Circuit
New

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.
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Classic
GBA Cheese Land from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
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Classic
Wild Woods, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Wild Woods
New
Preview art for all four seasons of Animal Crossing in Mario Kart 8.
Animal Crossing
New

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 3DS Neo Bowser City from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
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Classic
GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
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Classic
Super Bell Subway from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Super Bell Subway
New
Big Blue, from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
Big Blue
New

Golden Dash Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tour Paris Promenade as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour Paris Promenade
3DS Toad Circuit as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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N64 Choco Mountain as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Wii Coconut Mall in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Lucky Cat Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tour Tokyo Blur as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour Tokyo Blur
DS Shroom Ridge as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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GBA Sky Garden as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Ninja Hideaway as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour Ninja Hideaway

Classic courses in Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart Tour features 43 courses from previous entries, being the most of any Mario Kart game, as well as a new reroute of N64 Kalimari Desert named Kalimari Desert 2 which is categorized as a classic course in-game. Courses in Mario Kart Tour are not arranged into set cups like in the other games, as the cups and available courses change between each tour. The courses below are listed in the order in which they were introduced to the game, with 3DS Toad Circuit listed first due to it being the track used for the tutorial before the new players get to access the cups. SNES Ghost Valley 2, DS Shroom Ridge, and Wii Coconut Mall are also confirmed for the game[5][6][7] but they have yet to be featured in a tour.

For a more detailed list of the classic courses on this game, see Mario Kart Tour § Classic.

Table of classic courses

Courses highlighted in red have yet to appear as classic courses in a later Mario Kart installment. A dash (–) indicates that the course appears as a new course in its respective game and therefore cannot appear as a classic course in it or, unless noted otherwise, in a previous installment. Courses reappearing in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe marked with an asterisk (*) appear via the Booster Course Pass.

Course Super Circuit DS Wii 7 8 / 8 Deluxe Tour
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SNES Bowser Castle 1 Check mark.svg
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SNES Bowser Castle 2 Check mark.svg
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SNES Koopa Beach 1 Check mark.svg
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SNES Bowser Castle 3 Check mark.svg
SNES Mario Circuit 4 Check mark.svg
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SNES Ghost Valley 3 Check mark.svg
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N64 Wario Stadium
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GBA Riverside Park
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GBA Boo Lake
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GBA Snow Land
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GBA Yoshi Desert
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GBA Lakeside Park
GBA Broken Pier
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GBA Rainbow Road
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GCN Mushroom City
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GCN Wario Colosseum
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GCN Bowser's Castle
GCN Rainbow Road
DS Figure-8 Circuit
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DS Mario Circuit
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DS Bowser Castle
DS Rainbow Road
Wii Luigi Circuit
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Wii Toad's Factory
Wii Mario Circuit
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Wii Daisy Circuit
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Wii Dry Dry Ruins
Wii Moonview Highway
Wii Bowser's Castle
Wii Rainbow Road
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3DS Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop
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3DS Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop
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Tour New York Minute
Tour New York Minute 2
Tour New York Minute 3
Tour New York Minute 4
Tour Tokyo Blur Check mark.svg*[note 1]
Tour Tokyo Blur 2
Tour Tokyo Blur 3
Tour Tokyo Blur 4
Tour Paris Promenade Check mark.svg*[note 2]
Tour Paris Promenade 2
Tour Paris Promenade 3
Tour London Loop
Tour London Loop 2
Tour London Loop 3
Tour Vancouver Velocity
Tour Vancouver Velocity 2
Tour Los Angeles Laps
Tour Los Angeles Laps 2
Tour Los Angeles Laps 3
Tour Merry Mountain
Tour Berlin Byways 2
Tour Ninja Hideaway Check mark.svg*
Tour Sydney Sprint
Tour Sydney Sprint 2
Tour Singapore Speedway
  1. ^ The individual layouts of Tokyo Blur 1-3 are each used as a dedicated lap in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of Tokyo Blur.
  2. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of Paris Promenade combines layouts and pathways of Paris Promenade 1-3 into one course.

Gallery

Cup emblems

Cup trophies

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese 奖励赛道[8]
Jiǎnglì Sàidào
Bonus Circuits (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)

References

  1. ^ Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. The section about the old courses on page 142 is titled "RETURNING CLASSICS".
  2. ^ classic internal name of the folder containing the data about the newly introduced courses in Mario Kart Tour
  3. ^ Official North American site of Mario Kart Tour. The old courses are referred to as classic Mario Kart courses. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Official European site of Mario Kart 7
  5. ^ a b Ghost Valley 2 shown in banner
  6. ^ a b [1]
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  8. ^ From the unreleased iQue version