DS Mario Circuit

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This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS. For other race tracks with similar names, see Mario Circuit.
Not to be confused with 3DS Mario Circuit.
Mario Circuit
Mario Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 4) (2023)
Cup(s) Star Cup (DS)
Boomerang Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (DS)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit map
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
Map of DS Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Map of DS Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★モリオ
1:56.533 MarioShooting Star
8DX 150cc Nin★Pit
1:50.550 MarioB DasherStandardSuper Glider
8DX 200cc Nin★Sho
1:24.282 PeachStandard BikeSlimSuper Glider

Mario Circuit is the third race course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. In the course, enemies appear acting as obstacles: Goombas appear crossing the road to and from the sides. By shooting a Green Shell or Red Shell at them, or using a Star, Mushrooms spawn from the Goombas. A pair of Fire Piranha Plants spit fireballs onto the course. Players will spin out of control when touching one. Regular Piranha Plants, as seen in Mario Kart 64, are also present. This track shares its music and Grand Prix introduction fanfare with Figure-8 Circuit, as well as sharing the latter with Waluigi Pinball and GCN Luigi Circuit.

This is the first Mario Circuit to appear in the Star Cup since Mario Circuit 4 in Super Mario Kart, and is also the only nitro Mario Circuit to be the third course of a cup.

Mario Circuit returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario Tour, and as the second course of the Boomerang Cup in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the Booster Course Pass.

Mario Kart DS

Course layout

Characters start out the race near a lake surrounding Peach's Castle. After going through the first corner, Goombas wandering on the middle of the track will try to block the racers' path. After passing by these enemies, characters run along a piece of the lake. Due to that part having no fence, players can fall off into water. Continuing the path, two Fire Piranha Plants located in a S bend will spit fireballs to the course that will cause drivers to spin out on impact. Going through a Warp Pipe-modeled tunnel, the players reach a dirt road after taking a tight turn. The track's dirt section can cause some karts to go off of course, especially on corners. Crossing over the Pipe tunnel, the racers go down on a curly track with Piranha Plants. Past this, characters then continue running over concrete road. After taking a tight S turn, players cross the checked line.

Shortcuts

One can use a Mushroom and go behind one of the Fire Piranha Plants to cut off a turn.

Missions

There are two missions that take place on Mario Circuit:

Mario Kart Tour

DS Mario Circuit in Mario Kart Tour
The course in Mario Kart Tour

This version of Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario Tour, being announced one day after its announcement for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It was the final DS course added to the game, and the only DS course to make its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour. This is the first Mario Circuit course to be added in Mario Kart Tour since RMX Mario Circuit 1 in the Mario Bros. Tour seventy-nine tours prior, and is the second Mario Circuit in the game to not be, or be based on, a SNES iteration, after 3DS Mario Circuit, which was added ninety tours prior in the Tokyo Tour. The music arrangement is slightly different to how it sounded in Mario Kart DS, which makes this course the only classic course in Mario Kart Tour to receive a new arrangement for its music that is not from Mario Kart: Super Circuit; however, unlike most of the GBA arrangements, the theme retains most of its instrumentation.

The course has received many visual improvements since its appearance in Mario Kart DS, as well as many changes in the course. While it is mostly faithful to the layout of the original, the course is not remade in a 1:1 scale - most notably, the section after the pipe tunnel has been made far larger than its DS counterpart, and the straightaway housing the starting line is now slightly angled. The lake containing Peach's Castle, that now has the same design as in the Mario Kart Tour iteration of 3DS Mario Circuit, is noticeably smaller and now resembles a simple moat, and the roads on either side are much closer together as a consequence of this. There is now off-road between the main track and the lake. The section after the Fire Piranha Plants has now been changed into a brief forest section, and a ramp has been added at the end of the section. The wavy dirt turns alongside Peach's Castle have been changed to a more elongated S-turn, and they curve to the right first as well. More elevation has been added to the course, which is mostly noticeable with the S-turn at the end. The dirt path continues for a bit longer into the track than in Mario Kart DS. The starting banner is now designed with Mario's hat atop and features the modern Mario Kart logo.

The course also appears as Mario Circuit R (reversed), Mario Circuit T (with ramps), and Mario Circuit R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, several small pipes appear along the track as ramps. In the T variant, one of the Fire Piranha Plants is gone, and there is a glide ramp at the end of the forest section. In the R/T variant, both Fire Piranha Plants are gone, and there are instead normal Piranha Plants. There is also a glide ramp towards the end of the track.

The internal name for the course's skybox refers to a course labeled "N64mr", corresponding to N64 Mario Raceway; this predated any official announcement of N64 Mario Raceway being added to Mario Kart Tour. However, the two courses seemingly use two separate skyboxes.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which DS Mario Circuit and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
DS Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
Normal variant
Birdo (White)Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Lemmy Mii Racing SuitLudwig Mii Racing SuitMario (Black Suit)Mario (Golf)Mario (Samurai)Pauline (Cowgirl)Peach Mii Racing SuitRoaring Racer Mii Racing SuitSpike Mii Racing SuitToad (Tourist)Toadette (Sailor) 8-Bit Pipe FrameBlue Crawly KartBlue SpeederBoo PipesCream B Dasher Mk. 2DK MaximumGoo-Goo PinkHuffin Puffin EggMonarch KartPink SpeederProp KartRed CometRed OffroaderSilver Warrior WagonWhite Turbo Birdo 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom8-Bit Goomba8-Bit Super GliderBright RibbonCalico Toe-Bean BalloonsGold BellsGold Toe-Bean BalloonsGolden GliderJellychuteRed Checkered GliderRoyal FlushSmiley Flower GliderStealth GliderWiggler ParachuteWonderful Diamond Cat LuigiCat RosalinaDaisy (Farmer)Dr. LuigiGold Mii Racing SuitMario (Baseball)Mario (Satellaview)MeowserMonty Mole Mii Racing SuitPara-Biddybud Mii Racing SuitPeach (Yukata)Petey PiranhaPink Shy Guy (Ninja)Reindeer Mii Racing SuitRosalina (Volendam)Tanooki RosalinaToad (Astronaut) Black CarriageBlazing EagleBlooper ShuttleCact-BCream ClassicDragonflyFish Bone FerryFrosty BellsGold Cupid's ArrowGold Double-DeckerGold Fish Bone FerryGold Warrior Wagon**Lightning StreamlinerMoo Moo OffroaderPineapple 1Pink CometRainbow Pipe Buggy***Rainbow StreetleRainbow TaxiRoaring RacerSakura Hop RodShielded SpeedsterStreetleSunny Surf SailerSwift Talon 8-Bit Block GliderBlack StarchuteBoo MasksCream Toe-Bean BalloonsFire Manta GliderFuzzy KiteGold 8-Bit Glider***Gold Penguin WingtipGold Piranha Plant BalloonsGreen SproutIcy Mario's MustacheMint & Berry BalloonsNabbit ParachutePretzel GliderSecret ScrollShip's WheelSunny Surf MasterSurf MasterTanooki ParafoilWario's MustacheWavy Great SailWonderful Garnet
Birdo (Red) Light-blue Turbo YoshiRed Turbo Birdo Blue Shy GuyLight-blue Toad (Pit Crew)White Shy Guy
DS Mario Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
R variant
Blue Mii Racing SuitCat RosalinaCheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitDr. MarioGoomba Mii Racing SuitKoopa Clown Mii Racing SuitNabbit Mii Racing SuitPetey PiranhaPetey Piranha Mii Racing SuitPink Shy Guy (Ninja)Piranha Plant Mii Racing SuitSanta Mii Racing SuitSilver Mii Racing SuitWhite Tanooki Mario Blazing EagleBright GirlCoconut 1Fish Bone FerryFlaming SpeederFrosty BellsGold Fish Bone FerryGold Shielded SpeedsterGoo-Goo BlackJukebox BuggyMonarch KartMoo Moo OffroaderPineapple 1Rainbow StreetleRainbow TaxiRed Crawly KartSakura Hop RodShielded SpeedsterWild Wiggler Chocolate PretzelFuzzy KiteGold Mario's Hat BalloonGold Origami GliderGold Piranha Plant BalloonsGold Toe-Bean BalloonsIcy Mario's MustacheMosaic StarchuteNabbit Oilpaper UmbrellaNew Year's 2023Pink Gold MeteorsPink Magniflying GlassRed EmblemSecret ScrollWonderful Garnet Birdo (White)Bowser Mii Racing SuitCat LuigiDolphin Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong Jr. (SNES)Fish Bone Mii Racing SuitIce-Cream Mii Racing SuitKitsune LuigiLarry (Wintertime)Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Luigi (Golf)Mario (Satellaview)MeowserPara-Biddybud Mii Racing SuitPeach (Yukata)Peach Mii Racing SuitToad (Astronaut)White Mii Racing SuitWiggler (Gold)Yoshi Mii Racing Suit Blooper ShuttleBlue Crawly KartBlue SpeederCact-BChocolate Banana MinibusCream B Dasher Mk. 2DragonflyFrost WingGold 8-Bit Pipe Frame***Gold Double-DeckerGold PipesGray Cat CruiserGreen SpeederHoliday SpeederHot Pot Hot RodHuffin Puffin EggIce-Cream MinibusMetal B Dasher Mk. 2Pink SpeederRed OffroaderSilver KingStrawberry Soft SwerveStreetleTropical TruckWhite Snow Skimmer 8-Bit Goomba**8-Bit Super GliderAutumn LeavesBoo MasksCalico Toe-Bean BalloonsFlying FlappersGalaxy GliderMagniflying GlassPiranha Plant BalloonsRainbow Fare FlierSakura Origami GliderShip's WheelSilver Surf MasterSunny Surf MasterSurf MasterTropical BalloonsVanilla & Chocolate BalloonsWhite Waves Origami GliderWicked TopazWiggler ParachuteWonderful Diamond
Blue Shy GuyGreen Toad (Pit Crew)Light-blue Shy GuyRed Toad (Pit Crew)
DS Mario Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
T variant
Cat LuigiDaisy (Farmer)Donkey Kong (Gladiator)Gold Mii Racing SuitGreen Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitIce-Cream Mii Racing SuitKitsune LuigiMonty Mole Mii Racing SuitPauline (Cowgirl)Peach (Yukata)Pink Mii Racing SuitSpike Mii Racing SuitWiggler (Gold) Black CarriageBlack Shielded SpeedsterBlooper ShuttleCact-RCamo Tanooki KartCandy ClownCheershipClassic B Dasher Mk. 2Cream ClassicDragonflyGold Cupid's ArrowGold Double-DeckerLightning StreamlinerMetal B Dasher Mk. 2Pink CometSakura Hop RodSleigh RiderStreetle Fire Manta GliderGlittering GliderGold Hard Hat BalloonMagniflying GlassMario Bros. ParafoilMario's Hat BalloonOrigami GliderPink Gold MeteorsRainbow Fare FlierRainbow Flappy WingsRecord SetterTulip CorsageWaluigi's MustacheWavy Great SailYellow Hard Hat BalloonYoshi's Cookies Blue Mii Racing SuitDolphin Mii Racing SuitDr. LuigiKing Boo Mii Racing SuitLarry (Wintertime)Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Luigi (Golf)Mario (King)Mario (Satellaview)Nabbit Mii Racing SuitPastry Chef Mii Racing SuitPetey Piranha Mii Racing SuitReindeer Mii Racing SuitRoaring Racer Mii Racing SuitRocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitTanooki RosalinaToad (Astronaut)Toadette (Sailor) Blazing EagleBlue Crawly KartBlue SpeederCact-BCleanup HitterCream B Dasher Mk. 2Flaming SpeederFlower KartFrosty BellsGoo-Goo BlackHoliday SpeederJet CruiserJukebox BuggyMoo Moo OffroaderPineapple 1Pink SpeederRainbow Pipe BuggyRainbow StreetleRambi RunnerRed OffroaderShielded SpeedsterSilver KingSwift TalonTropical TruckWhite Turbo Birdo 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom8-Bit Block Glider***Calico Toe-Bean BalloonsCandlelight Flight CakeChocolate PretzelFlying FlappersFuzzy KiteGalaxy GliderGold Penguin WingtipGold Toe-Bean BalloonsIcy Mario's MustacheJellychuteMosaic StarchuteNew Year's 2023Rainbow BellsShip's WheelStealth GliderWario's MustacheWhite Waves Origami GliderWicked TopazWonderful DiamondWonderful Garnet
Green Toad (Pit Crew)Koopa (Freerunning)Light-blue Shy GuyWhite Shy Guy
DS Mario Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
R/T variant
Blue Mii Racing SuitCat MarioDaisy Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong Jr. (SNES)Dry Bones Mii Racing SuitKing Boo Mii Racing SuitKoopa Clown Mii Racing SuitLarry (Wintertime)Mario (Aviator)Mario (King)Mario (Tuxedo)Metal MarioPastry Chef Mii Racing SuitRocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitTanooki MarioTanooki RosalinaToadette Mii Racing Suit Coral Jet CruiserFlowery BadwagonGhost RideGold Monarch KartGold PipesGold Warrior WagonHoliday SpeederHot Pot Hot RodIce-Cream MinibusRoaring RacerSwift TalonTanooki KartTiger BruiserTropical TruckYellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame 8-Bit Super MushroomFlying FlappersMagniflying GlassPiranha Plant BalloonsRainbow BellsRainbow Fare FlierRainbow Flappy WingsRed EmblemSilver Surf MasterSky-High FlyerSunny Surf MasterTanooki ParafoilTropical BalloonsWhite Waves Origami GliderYellow Hard Hat Balloon Bowser Mii Racing SuitCat RosalinaDolphin Mii Racing SuitDonkey Kong (Gladiator)Hammer Bro Mii Racing SuitIce-Cream Mii Racing SuitLudwig Mii Racing SuitLuigi (Golf)Luigi (Knight)Nabbit Mii Racing SuitPeach Mii Racing SuitPetey PiranhaPetey Piranha Mii Racing SuitPiranha Plant Mii Racing SuitRosalina (Chef)Silver Mii Racing SuitSpike Mii Racing SuitToad Mii Racing SuitWhite Tanooki Mario Boo PipesCamo Tanooki KartCheershipFlaming SpeederFrost WingGold 8-Bit Pipe FrameGold Bullet BlasterGold Shielded Speedster**Gold ZucchiniGreen B Dasher Mk. 2Jukebox BuggyRainbow TaxiRed CometRed Crawly KartSakura Hop RodSilver Warrior Wagon**Strawberry Soft SwerveSurf SailerWatermelon KartWhite Snow SkimmerWhite Turbo BirdoYellow Offroader 8-Bit Super Glider***Autumn LeavesBlack StarchuteCandlelight FlightCandlelight Flight CakeChocolate PretzelGlittering GliderGold 8-Bit GliderGold BellsGold Toe-Bean BalloonsGold TulipsMeteor BalloonsNew Year's 2023Record SetterSakura Origami GliderStealth GliderWaluigi's MustacheWicked Topaz
Red Standard 8Red Streamliner Mushroom Glider Birdo (Red)Koopa (Freerunning)Mario Light-blue Turbo YoshiRed Turbo Birdo Oilpaper Umbrella
Pipe Frame
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges

Steer Clear of Obstacles
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Obstacles Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Pink Gold Peach Cup challenge from the 2023 Mario Tour; a Steer Clear of Obstacles challenge set on DS Mario Circuit Regular Ice Mario from Mario Kart Tour
Ice Mario
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
Piranha Plant
Piranha Plant (passive)
A Fire Piranha Plant in Mario Kart Tour
Fire Piranha Plant
Mario Tour (2023) Pink Gold Peach Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Pink Gold Peach Cup

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

DS Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This version of Mario Circuit returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the second course of the Boomerang Cup. It is the second Mario Circuit course in the pass, after SNES Mario Circuit 3, and the third circuit course in the pass overall, after 3DS Toad Circuit and SNES Mario Circuit 3. Despite first being announced for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a day before its Mario Kart Tour announcement, it would debut in Mario Kart Tour before the release of Wave 4, giving this course the distinction of having the shortest gap between classic course appearances, with only a 19-hour gap; beating the previous course with this distinction, DS Peach Gardens, by six days. Mario Circuit's inclusion in Wave 4 coincides with the wave's release date being near Mario Day. Due to time zones, in some regions, it is the only retro course in the series to reappear in multiple games in one day.[1]

The course uses its appearance from Mario Kart Tour, with major visual upgrades. A Wiggler has been added to the forest section of the course - it sleeps for approximately one minute and 27 seconds before waking up and beginning to move, meaning racers are most likely to encounter it on the final lap (it can be encountered on the second lap if the 50cc class is selected, or not at all in 200cc). It walks down to where the first turn of the forest section begins, loops around in the offroad, and continues back before eventually leaving the course entirely. The forest section of the course also now has much darker grass. A set of Item Boxes outside Peach's Castle has been moved. There are less flowers outside of Peach's Castle compared to its Mario Kart Tour iteration. The spiral design on the trees' trunks has been removed. The yellow pipe after the first turn has been removed and the yellow and blue pipes near the S-turn have been made smaller to extend a fence. The minimap has been rotated by 90 degrees counterclockwise. This course is one of three in the Booster Course Pass to not have its minimap rotated so that drivers start facing straight up on it, the other two being DS Shroom Ridge and Wii DK Summit.

Internally, Mario Circuit is referred to as "Cnsw_43", implying it may have originally been intended to be the third course of the Fruit Cup.

In descriptions given by Nintendo for all of the Wave 4 courses, this course was mistakenly described with elements from Mario Circuit from Mario Kart 7, with the course being said to have "blossoming trees" (referring to the cherry blossoms in that course) and taking racers through a winding path into Peach's Castle. The course does not feature a route with "blossoming trees" or a route inside Peach's Castle; instead, a fence is present in front of the castle entrance, the castle doors are shut, and the castle bridge only comes up to the offroad.[2]

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • European website bio: "Constructed in the grounds of Princess Peach's famous castle, Mario Circuit is where red-capped plumbers feel most at home. Negotiate the snaking turns while avoiding waddling Goombas, bouncing flames and snapping Piranha Plants, and you might just make it to Peach's place in time for tea."

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "The Doctor Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. Next up is the Mario Tour featuring the course DS Mario Circuit, where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try to block your path!"[3]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Nintendo Switch News app (US):
    • This course first appeared in the Mario Kart DS game.
    • Ah, Peach's castle is always a comforting sight. Just remember to dodge the Goombas and Fire Piranha Plants.
    • The turns in this course are just aching to be drifted on. With proper timing, drifting can boost your chances of winning! (Literally!)
  • Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Hone your defensive driving in Mario Circuit!
    Here's a closer look at another course released as part of the fourth wave, which is available now: Mario Circuit.
    Veterans of the Mario Kart series might remember this course from its debut in Mario Kart DS. At first glance the track around Peach's Castle seems pretty peaceful, but you'll have to evade wandering Goombas and attacks from Fire Piranha Plants as you drive around it. As if that weren't enough, there are plenty of tricky corners. If you can master pulling off Mini-Turbos from drifts, they'll definitely help pave your road to victory!

Sponsors

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[?]
Mario Sākitto
Mario Circuit
Chinese (simplified) 马力欧赛道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào
Mario Speedway
Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐賽道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào
Mario Speedway
Dutch Mario's Circuit[?] -
German Marios Piste[?] Mario's Track
Italian Circuito di Mario[?] Mario's Circuit
Korean 마리오 서킷[?]
Malio Seokis
Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOA) Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOE) Circuito do Mario[?] Mario's Circuit
Russian Трасса Марио[?]
Trassa Mario
Mario's Track
Spanish Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit

References