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A classic course,[1][2][3] formerly known as an Extra Track in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and as a 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, which include 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 exclusively featuring classic courses. Starting with the DLC cups in Mario Kart 8, classic courses can appear in the same cup as new courses. The Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe consists mostly of classic courses, which are also referred to as Booster Courses.[5]

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 (which use the Mario Kart 7 arrangement), SNES Ghost Valley 1 and GBA Cheep-Cheep Island (which use the Mario Kart Wii arrangements), and the four Choco Island courses (which use the Mario Kart DS arrangement).

Courses

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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

Mario Kart DS

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Shell Cup 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
Banana Cup Screenshot of Donut Plains 1 in Mario Kart DS
SNES Donut Plains 1
Screenshot of Frappe Snowland
N64 Frappe Snowland
Screenshot of GBA Bowser Castle 2
GBA Bowser Castle 2
Screenshot of Baby Park
GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup Image of Koopa Beach 2
SNES Koopa Beach 2
Screenshot of Choco Mountain
N64 Choco Mountain
Screenshot of GBA Luigi Circuit
GBA Luigi Circuit
Mushroom Bridge
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup Screenshot of Choco Island 2
SNES Choco Island 2
N64 Banshee Boardwalk as it is seen in Mario Kart DS
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
Screenshot of GBA Sky Garden
GBA Sky Garden
Screenshot of GCN Yoshi Circuit
GCN Yoshi Circuit

Mario Kart Wii

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Shell Cup 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
Banana Cup 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
Leaf Cup 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
Lightning Cup 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

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Shell Cup 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
Banana Cup KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png
N64 Koopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
SNES Mario Circuit 2
SNES Mario Circuit 2
Wii Coconut Mall
Wii Coconut Mall
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball
Leaf Cup KalimariDesertMK7.png
N64 Kalimari Desert
DKPassMK7.png
DS DK Pass
DaisyCruiserMK7.png
GCN Daisy Cruiser
MapleTreewayMK7.png
Wii Maple Treeway
Lightning Cup 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

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Shell Cup MK8-Course-Wii MooMooMeadows.jpg
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
MK8 GBA Mario Circuit Overview.jpg
GBA Mario Circuit
MK8-Course-DS CheepCheepBeach.jpg
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
MK8-Course-N64 ToadsTurnpike.jpg
N64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg
GCN Dry Dry Desert
MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg
SNES Donut Plains 3
MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg
N64 Royal Raceway
3DS DK Jungle, Mario Kart 8.
3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
DS Wario Stadium
GCN Sherbet Land, Mario Kart 8.
GCN Sherbet Land
A view of Music Park, a retro course in Mario Kart 8.
3DS Music Park
3DS Melody Motorway
N64 Yoshi Valley, Mario Kart 8.
N64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup MK8-Course-DS Tick-TockClock.jpg
DS Tick-Tock Clock
MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway
MK8-Course-Wii GrumbleVolcano.jpg
Wii Grumble Volcano
MK8-Course-N64 RainbowRoad.jpg
N64 Rainbow Road

DLC courses

Cup Course 1 Course 2
Egg Cup GCN Yoshi Circuit classic course in Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold Mine from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
Wii Wario's Gold Mine
SNES Rainbow Road from Mario Kart 8 - The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8.
SNES Rainbow Road
Crossing Cup GCN Baby Park from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GCN Baby Park
GBA Cheese Land from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GBA Cheese Land
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser City from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
3DS Neo Bowser City
3DS Koopa City
GBA Ribbon Road from Mario Kart 8 - Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content.
GBA Ribbon Road

Booster Course Pass courses

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Golden Dash Cup 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
3DS Toad Circuit
N64 Choco Mountain as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
N64 Choco Mountain
Wii Coconut Mall as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Wii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup 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
DS Shroom Ridge
GBA Sky Garden as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
GBA Sky Garden
Ninja Hideaway as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Ninja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York Minute as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour New York Minute
SNES Mario Circuit 3 as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
SNES Mario Circuit 3
N64 Kalimari Desert as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
N64 Kalimari Desert
DS Waluigi Pinball as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney Sprint as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tour Sydney Sprint
GBA Snow Land as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
GBA Snow Land
Wii Mushroom Gorge as it appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Wii Mushroom Gorge

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart Tour features 48 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 and DS Shroom Ridge are also confirmed for the game[6][7][8] 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
SNES Mario Circuit 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Donut Plains 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Ghost Valley 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Bowser Castle 1 Check mark.svg
SNES Mario Circuit 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Choco Island 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Ghost Valley 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Donut Plains 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Bowser Castle 2 Check mark.svg
SNES Mario Circuit 3 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
SNES Koopa Beach 1 Check mark.svg
SNES Choco Island 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Vanilla Lake 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Bowser Castle 3 Check mark.svg
SNES Mario Circuit 4 Check mark.svg
SNES Donut Plains 3 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Koopa Beach 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Ghost Valley 3 Check mark.svg
SNES Vanilla Lake 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
SNES Rainbow Road Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Luigi Raceway Check mark.svg
N64 Moo Moo Farm Check mark.svg
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Kalimari Desert Check mark.svg Check mark.svg*[note 1] Check mark.svg
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
N64 Toad's Turnpike Check mark.svg
N64 Frappe Snowland Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Choco Mountain Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
N64 Mario Raceway Check mark.svg
N64 Wario Stadium
N64 Sherbet Land Check mark.svg
N64 Royal Raceway Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Bowser's Castle Check mark.svg
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway Check mark.svg
N64 Yoshi Valley Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
N64 Banshee Boardwalk Check mark.svg
N64 Rainbow Road Check mark.svg
GBA Peach Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Shy Guy Beach Check mark.svg
GBA Riverside Park
GBA Bowser Castle 1 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GBA Mario Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Boo Lake
GBA Cheese Land Check mark.svg
GBA Bowser Castle 2 Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GBA Luigi Circuit Check mark.svg
GBA Sky Garden Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island Check mark.svg
GBA Sunset Wilds Check mark.svg
GBA Snow Land Check mark.svg*
GBA Ribbon Road Check mark.svg
GBA Yoshi Desert
GBA Bowser Castle 3 Check mark.svg
GBA Lakeside Park
GBA Broken Pier
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GBA Rainbow Road
GCN Luigi Circuit Check mark.svg
GCN Peach Beach Check mark.svg
GCN Baby Park Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN Dry Dry Desert Check mark.svg
GCN Mushroom Bridge Check mark.svg
GCN Mario Circuit Check mark.svg
GCN Daisy Cruiser Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN Waluigi Stadium Check mark.svg
GCN Sherbet Land Check mark.svg
GCN Mushroom City
GCN Yoshi Circuit Check mark.svg Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN DK Mountain Check mark.svg
GCN Wario Colosseum
GCN Dino Dino Jungle Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
GCN Bowser's Castle
GCN Rainbow Road
DS Figure-8 Circuit
DS Yoshi Falls Check mark.svg
DS Cheep Cheep Beach Check mark.svg
DS Luigi's Mansion Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Desert Hills Check mark.svg
DS Delfino Square Check mark.svg
DS Waluigi Pinball Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
DS Shroom Ridge Check mark.svg*
DS DK Pass Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Tick-Tock Clock Check mark.svg
DS Mario Circuit
DS Airship Fortress Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
DS Wario Stadium Check mark.svg
DS Peach Gardens Check mark.svg
DS Bowser Castle
DS Rainbow Road
Wii Luigi Circuit
Wii Moo Moo Meadows Check mark.svg
Wii Mushroom Gorge Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
Wii Toad's Factory
Wii Mario Circuit
Wii Coconut Mall Check mark.svg Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
Wii DK Summit/DK's Snowboard Cross Check mark.svg
Wii Wario's Gold Mine Check mark.svg
Wii Daisy Circuit
Wii Koopa Cape Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Wii Maple Treeway Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
Wii Grumble Volcano Check mark.svg
Wii Dry Dry Ruins
Wii Moonview Highway
Wii Bowser's Castle
Wii Rainbow Road
3DS Toad Circuit Check mark.svg* Check mark.svg
3DS Daisy Hills Check mark.svg
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cheep Cheep Cape Check mark.svg
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar Check mark.svg
3DS Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop
3DS Mario Circuit Check mark.svg
3DS Music Park/Melody Motorway Check mark.svg
3DS Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass Check mark.svg
3DS Piranha Plant Slide/Piranha Plant Pipeway Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
3DS Wario Shipyard/Wario's Galleon Check mark.svg
3DS Neo Bowser City/Koopa City Check mark.svg Check mark.svg
3DS Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop
3DS DK Jungle Check mark.svg
3DS Rosalina's Ice World Check mark.svg
3DS Bowser's Castle Check mark.svg
3DS Rainbow Road Check mark.svg
Tour New York Minute Check mark.svg*[note 2]
Tour New York Minute 2
Tour New York Minute 3
Tour New York Minute 4
Tour Tokyo Blur Check mark.svg*[note 3]
Tour Tokyo Blur 2
Tour Tokyo Blur 3
Tour Tokyo Blur 4
Tour Paris Promenade Check mark.svg*[note 4]
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
Tour Berlin Byways 2
Tour Ninja Hideaway Check mark.svg*
Tour Sydney Sprint Check mark.svg*[note 5]
Tour Sydney Sprint 2
Tour Singapore Speedway
Tour Singapore Speedway 2
Tour Amsterdam Drift
Tour Amsterdam Drift 2
Tour Bangkok Rush
  1. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of N64 Kalimari Desert combines Kalimari Desert and Kalimari Desert 2 into one course.
  2. ^ The individual layouts of New York Minute 1-3 are each used as a dedicated lap in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of New York Minute.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of Paris Promenade combines layouts and pathways of Paris Promenade 1-3 into one course.
  5. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's version of Sydney Sprint combines layouts and pathways of Sydney Sprint 1 and 2 into one course.

Gallery

Cup emblems

Shell Cup

Banana Cup

Leaf Cup

Lightning Cup

Cup trophies

Shell Cup

Banana Cup

Leaf Cup

Lightning Cup

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おまけコース
Omake kōsu
Bonus Courses (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)

Chinese 奖励赛道[9]
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. Archived from the original February 27, 2021, 04:04:22 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Official European site of Mario Kart 7
  5. ^ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass: Wave 6. Nintendo AU. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Ghost Valley 2 shown in Banner (but not in this tour)
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ File:MK8DBoosterPassCourses.jpgMedia:MK8DBoosterPassCourses.jpg
  9. ^ From the unreleased iQue version