Star Cup

The golden Star Cup trophy as seen in Mario Kart 7.

Star Cup is a representation of four to five courses in the Mario Kart series and its symbol is a Star. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, this cup is completed to unlock the Special Cup. This cup usually consists of courses that are better suited for Mario Kart veterans. There are more gimmicks, boost pads, and jumps here. The tracks are usually as long as the ones from Flower Cup.

History

Mario Kart series

List of Courses

Game	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5
Super Mario Kart	Koopa Beach 1	Choco Island 2	Vanilla Lake 1	Bowser Castle 3	Mario Circuit 4
Mario Kart 64	Wario Stadium	Sherbet Land	Royal Raceway	Bowser's Castle	N/A
Mario Kart Super Circuit	Snow Land	Ribbon Road	Yoshi Desert	Bowser Castle 3	N/A
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Sherbet Land	Mushroom City	Yoshi Circuit	DK Mountain	N/A
Mario Kart DS	DK Pass	Tick-Tock Clock	Mario Circuit	Airship Fortress	N/A
Mario Kart Wii	Daisy Circuit	Koopa Cape	Maple Treeway	Grumble Volcano	N/A
Mario Kart 7	Piranha Plant Slide	Wario Shipyard	Neo Bowser City	Maka Wuhu	N/A

Mario sports games

The cup appeared also in certain Mario sports games like Super Mario Strikers and Mario Superstar Baseball.

Mario Tennis series

The Star Cup makes regular appearances in the Mario Tennis series. Usually, it is the third, last cup of the Open Tournament. When players clear the Star Cup, they receive a star ranking, which rewards them with stronger stats while allowing them to participate in the Special Tournaments. In Mario Tennis Open, however, the Star Cup is called the Final Cup, and it is the last cup of the Special Tournaments, making it the eighth and last cup. Meanwhile, the Champions Cup replaces the Star Cup as the fourth, last cup of the Open Tournament.

Super Mario Strikers

In Super Mario Strikers, the Star Cup has eight teams, seven rounds, and uses the table system. When the player finishes in the top three, the Bowser Cup and The Battle Dome are unlocked. A similar cup is the Super Star Cup.

Mario Sports Mix

The Star Cup also appeared in Mario Sports Mix as a harder difficulty, not unlike the other series. The Star Cup in Mario Sports Mix includes the final match against the Final Fantasy team and Behemoth or Behemoth King after the players have completed the cup. Star Road is also found on this cup.

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  Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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  Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

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  Mario Kart DS

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  Mario Smash Football

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  White Mage holds onto the Star Cup for Dodgeball in Mario Sports Mix.

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  Mario Kart Wii

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スターカップ Sutā Kappu	Star Cup
Spanish	Copa Estrella	Star Cup
French	Coupe Étoile	Star Cup
Dutch	Sterrenbeker	Star Cup
German	Stern-Cup	Star Cup
Italian	Trofeo Stella	Star Trophy
Portuguese	Taça Estrela	Star Cup
Russian	Кубок звезды	Star Cup

Super Mario Kart
Main Characters	The Small Guys	Koopa Troopa • Toad
	The Dino and the Lady	Yoshi • Princess Toadstool
	The Bros.	Mario • Luigi
	The Showdown	Bowser • Donkey Kong Jr.
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1 • Mario Circuit 2
	Flower Cup	Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3
	Star Cup	Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4
	Special Cup	Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
	Battle Courses	Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4

Mario Kart 64
Main Characters	Lightweights	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Middleweights	Mario • Luigi
	Heavyweights	Wario • Donkey Kong • Bowser
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
	Flower Cup	Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
	Star Cup	Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
	Special Cup	D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
	Battle Mode	Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Racers	Light	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Medium	Mario • Luigi
	Light	Donkey Kong • Wario • Bowser
Regular Courses	Mushroom Cup	Peach Circuit • Shy Guy Beach • Riverside Park • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Boo Lake • Cheese Land • Bowser Castle 2
	Lightning Cup	Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds
	Star Cup	Snow Land • Ribbon Road • Yoshi Desert • Bowser Castle 3
	Special Cup	Lakeside Park • Broken Pier • Bowser Castle 4 • Rainbow Road
Retro Courses	Mushroom Cup	Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Bowser Castle 1
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2
	Lightning Cup	Bowser Castle 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Choco Island 2
	Star Cup	Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Mario Circuit 4 • Donut Plains 3
	Special Cup	Koopa Beach 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
Battle Courses		Battle Course 1 • Battle Course 2 • Battle Course 3 • Battle Course 4

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Racers	Light	Toad • Toadette • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
	Medium	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi
	Heavy	Bowser • Donkey Kong • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo
Karts	Light	Goo Goo Buggy • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster
	Medium	Red Fire • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Bloom Coach • Turbo Yoshi • Turbo Birdo • Waluigi Racer
	Heavy	DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Wario Car • Piranha Pipes • Boo Pipes
	Other	Parade Kart
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert
	Flower Cup	Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium
	Star Cup	Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain
	Special Cup	Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	All-Cup Tour	Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Star Cup • Special Cup
	Battle Stages	Cookie Land • Block City • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Luigi's Mansion • Tilt-a-Kart

Mario Kart DS
Characters and their Karts	Mario	Standard MR • B Dasher • Shooting Star	Luigi	Standard LG • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner
	Peach	Standard PC • Royale • Light Tripper	Donkey Kong	Standard DK • Rambi Rider • Wildlife
	Bowser	Standard BW • Tyrant • Hurricane	Toad	Standard TD • Mushmellow • 4-Wheel Cradle
	Yoshi	Standard YS • Egg 1 • Cucumber	Wario	Standard WR • Brute • Dragonfly
	Daisy	Standard DS • Power Flower • Light Dancer	Waluigi	Standard WL • Gold Mantis • Zipper
	Dry Bones	Standard DB • Banisher • Dry Bomber	R.O.B.	Standard RB • ROB-BLS • ROB-LGS
			Shy Guy	Standard SG
Cups and Courses	Mushroom Cup	Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion
	Flower Cup	Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge
	Star Cup	DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress
	Special Cup	Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit
	Banana Cup	SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park
	Leaf Cup	SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge
	Lightning Cup	SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit
	Battle Mode	Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • N64 Block Fort • GCN Pipe Plaza

Mario Strikers series
Games	Super Mario Strikers • Mario Strikers Charged
Team Captains	Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Petey Piranha • Super Team • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
Sidekicks	Birdo • Boo • Dry Bones • Hammer Bro. • Koopa • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad
Goalies	Kritter • Robo-Kritter
Fields	Bowser Stadium • Crater Field • Crystal Canyon • Galactic Stadium • Konga Coliseum • Stormship Stadium • The Battle Dome • The Classroom • The Dump • The Lava Pit • The Palace • The Sand Tomb • The Underground • The Vice • The Wastelands • Thunder Island • Pipeline Central
Cups	Bowser Cup • Crystal Cup • Fire Cup • Flower Cup • Mushroom Cup • Star Cup • Striker Cup • Super Bowser Cup • Super Flower Cup • Super Mushroom Cup • Super Star Cup
Items	Banana • Blue Shell • Bob-omb • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Giant Bob-omb • Giant Blue Shell • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Giant Spiny Shell • Green Shell • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star
Super Abilities (Mario Strikers Charged only)	Crystal Smash! • Egg Roll! • Fire Storm! • Freeze Frame! • Gas Mask! • Mud Slinger! • Red Card! • Super Luigi! • Super Mario! • Sonic Roar! • Thunder Wham! • Wall-Luigi!

Mario Kart Wii

Racers Small Baby Daisy • Baby Luigi • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Dry Bones • Koopa Troopa • Toad • Toadette Medium Birdo • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Diddy Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Yoshi Large Bowser • Donkey Kong • Dry Bowser • Funky Kong • King Boo • Rosalina • Waluigi • Wario Other Mii Vehicles Small Karts Booster Seat • Blue Falcon • Cheep Charger • Mini Beast • Tiny Titan • Standard Kart S Small Bikes Jet Bubble • Bullet Bike • Magikruiser • Bit Bike • Quacker • Standard Bike S Medium Karts Sprinter • Classic Dragster • Daytripper • Super Blooper • Wild Wing • Standard Kart M Medium Bikes Sugarscoot • Dolphin Dasher • Mach Bike • Sneakster • Zip Zip • Standard Bike M Large Karts Jetsetter • Honeycoupe • Flame Flyer • Offroader • Piranha Prowler • Standard Kart L Large Bikes Flame Runner • Phantom • Spear • Shooting Star • Wario Bike • Standard Bike L Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine Star Cup Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano Special Cup Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road Shell Cup GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway Banana Cup N64 Sherbert Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium Leaf Cup DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit Lightning Cup SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle New Battle Stages Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert • Galaxy Coliseum (only during tournaments) Retro Battle Stages SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House

Mario Kart 7
Drivers	Starting Drivers	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
	Unlockable Drivers	Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and Parts	New Karts	Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl / Royal Ribbon • Bumble V • Bruiser / Growlster • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini / Gherkin • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
	Retro Karts	B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
	Tires	Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
	Gliders	Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider / Ghastly Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon / Cheep Cheep Cape • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop / Wuhu Island Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park / Melody Motorway • Rock Rock Mountain / Alpine Pass
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide / Piranha Plant Pipeway • Wario Shipyard / Wario's Galleon • Neo Bowser City / Koopa City • Maka Wuhu / Wuhu Mountain Loop
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle Stages	New Stages	Honeybee Hive / Honeybee House • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
	Retro Stages	N64 Big Donut • GBA Battle Course 1 • DS Palm Shore