N64 Big Donut

Big Donut
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart 64 (1996) Mario Kart 7 (2011)
Cup(s)	Battle Mode
Online play	Available (3DS until early April 2024 (pre-existing users only) Nintendo Switch (via Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online)
Music sample Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart 7
Course map Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart 7

Big Donut is a battle course in Mario Kart 64. As its name implies, the course is in the shape of a large donut. It later reappears in Mario Kart 7 as a retro battle course.

Mario Kart 64

The layout of Big Donut is quite simple. Walls line the outside of the course, but in the center hole of the donut is a pool of lava. If the players fall in it, they lose a balloon, and a Lakitu brings them out. There are also four rectangle-shaped blocks located around the course that provide a means to evade opposing racers and their items. The course is also slightly sloped inwards.

Mario Kart 7

The course as seen in Mario Kart 7

The course's music is now the Mario Kart Wii arrangement of N64 Skyscraper. In the game, the stage is given new elements. The blocks are now color-coded (red, blue, green, and yellow). There are jumping ramps so that players can use the gliders to fly over the pool of lava. The added Koopa Clown Car, floating in the center of the course, makes air currents so players can glide even higher. Lava Geysers often rise from the pool to plummet the players while gliding and make them fall into the lava. This is the only battle course in the game to activate the gliders.

Profiles

Mario Kart 64

• Instruction booklet: "This map is in the shape of a big donut. Because there is no guardrail along the inside, should you make a mistake, you will dive into the lava. Use the four walls to hide and ambush your opponents."
• Web page: "As its name suggests, Big Donut is shaped like a circle with a large hole in the middle. The course surface slopes up and away from the fiery central pit, and there are sections of wall situated around the track. Use these walls to hide from your opponent."

Gallery

Mario Kart 64

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  Yoshi and Peach battling each other

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  The icon from the menu

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  The icon from the official Mario Kart 64 website

Mario Kart 7

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  Bowser gliding over the lava pit

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  Coin Runners

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  First-Person View of the course

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ビッグドーナツ[?] Biggu Dōnatsu	Big Donut
Chinese (simplified)	大面包圈[?] Dà Miànbāoquān	Big Donut
Chinese (traditional)	大甜甜圈[?] Dà Tiántiánquān	Big Donut
Dutch	Reuzenring[?]	Giant Ring
German	Riesendonut[?]	Giant Donut
Italian	Ciambellona[?]	Big Donut
Korean	빅 도넛[?] Bik Doneot	Big Donut
Portuguese	Grande Donut[?]	Big Donut
Russian	Большой бублик[?] Bolshoy bublik	Big Bagel
Spanish (NOA)	Rosca Enorme[?]	Enormous Doughnut
Spanish (NOE)	Gran Donut[?]	Great Donut

Trivia

• In Mario Kart 64, two misplaced Item Boxes can be seen under the course.