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Strikers Star Cup.png|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' | Strikers Star Cup.png|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' | ||
StarCupClear-Dodgeball.png|[[White Mage]] holds onto the Star Cup for Dodgeball in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. | StarCupClear-Dodgeball.png|[[White Mage]] holds onto the Star Cup for Dodgeball in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. | ||
Mario Tennis 64 Star Cup.png|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)]]'' | |||
BabyMarioWinsFinalCupMTO.png|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', which is named [[Final Cup]] instead. | BabyMarioWinsFinalCupMTO.png|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', which is named [[Final Cup]] instead. | ||
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Revision as of 22:57, November 7, 2023
- Not to be confused with Rosalina Cup, another cup with a similar-looking Grand Star as the emblem.
The Star Cup is a cup in the Super Mario franchise, most notably appearing as the third cup in the Mario Kart series; however, in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, it is the fourth cup of that game, after the Lightning Cup. It exclusively features new courses, and in most Mario Kart games, it must be completed to unlock the Special Cup. The cup's courses tend to be of slightly increased difficulty compared to the Flower Cup (and Lightning Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit), and its emblem is a Super Star.
History
Mario Kart series
List of courses
Super Mario sports games
The Star Cup also appears in other Super Mario games, such as 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 Star Open series and the whole game, with the Champions Cup replacing it as the fourth cup in the game and last cup of the World Open series. This version of the Star Cup is held in the Galaxy Arena morph court, and its matches have three sets for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. After this cup is played, the credits roll, and they cannot be skipped unless it is not the first time the cup has been played. In Mario Tennis Aces, the Star Cup is the third and final cup of the COM Tournament mode, featuring the highest CPU difficulty of all cups.
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 appears in Mario Sports Mix as a more difficult cup. It includes the final match against the Final Fantasy team, and it is followed by a battle against Behemoth or Behemoth King. Star Road is also found in this cup, which is an alternate path available once players complete the Star Cup.
Completion awards in the Mario Kart series
Winning the Star Cup in the Mario Kart series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- 50cc Star Cup: Para-Wing
- 100cc Star Cup: Special Cup
- 150cc Star Cup: Barrel Train
- Mirror Star Cup: Petey Piranha and King Boo, Piranha Pipes
Mario Kart DS
- All nitro cups (includes Star Cup) on 50cc: Dry Bones
- All nitro cups (includes Star Cup) on 100cc: Three karts for each playable character
- All nitro cups (includes Star Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Star Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- All nitro cups (includes Star Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Star Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
- All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
Mario Kart Wii
- 50cc Star Cup: King Boo
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Star Cup) on 50cc: Baby Daisy
- 100cc Star Cup: Shooting Star
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Star Cup) on 100cc: Sneakster
- 150cc Star Cup: Quacker
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Star Cup) on 150cc: Dry Bowser
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- Mirror Star Cup: Dolphin Dasher
- 1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Rosalina
Mario Kart 7
- All cups on a single cc class: Mii
- 150cc Star Cup: Rosalina
- All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
Mario Kart 8
Most unlockable characters in Mario Kart 8 are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Star Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, Metal Mario, Lakitu, Toadette, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr., and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an amiibo is used to unlock Mii beforehand.
In addition, the Gold Standard body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Flower Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
- All non-DLC cups on 200cc: Gold Mario
Profiles
- Mario Kart 64 website: "The Star Cup is for pros, and each course offers its own unique challenge."
- Mario Kart Wii trading card: "The action REALLY starts to heat up when you tackle the Star Cup. Four new tracks will test your racing mettle. Daisy Circuit is a very scenic track, while the others (Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, and Grumble Volcano) offer up some serious challenges and difficult racing conditions."
Gallery
Emblems
Trophies
White Mage holds onto the Star Cup for Dodgeball in Mario Sports Mix.
Mario Tennis Open, which is named Final Cup instead.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | スターカップ Sutā Kappu |
Star Cup |
Chinese (simplified) | 星星杯 Xīngxīng Bēi |
Star Cup |
Chinese (traditional) | 星星盃 Xīngxīng Bēi |
Star Cup |
Dutch | Sterrenbeker |
Star Cup |
German | Stern-Cup |
Star Cup |
Italian | Trofeo Stella Coppa Stella |
Star Trophy Star Cup |
Korean | 스타 컵 Seuta Keop |
Star Cup |
Portuguese (NOA) | Copa Estrela |
Star Cup |
Portuguese (NOE) | Taça Estrela |
Star Cup |
Russian | Кубок звезды Kubok zvezdy |
Star Cup |
Spanish | Copa Estrella |
Star Cup |
Trivia
- Mario Kart 64's Star Cup is the only Star Cup to feature two courses with the same background music.
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s Star Cup is the only cup in the Mario Kart series not to feature Dash Panels in any of its courses.
- Mario Kart 7's Star Cup is the only cup in the game to have all of its courses differ in name between the American English and British English versions.
- All of the Star Cup's courses from Mario Kart Wii reappear as classic courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This makes it one of three cups in the entire series to have all its courses return together in another Mario Kart game. The other two cups are the Lightning Cup from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and the Mushroom Cup from Mario Kart 7, which both have all of their courses in Tour.
- The Star Cup courses were added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in reverse chronological order as well, with Grumble Volcano being part of the original Mario Kart 8, Maple Treeway releasing in Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass, Koopa Cape releasing in Wave 5, and Daisy Circuit releasing in Wave 6. This is also the case for the Lightning Cup of Super Circuit within Tour.
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) | ||
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Playable characters | Default | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Toad • Wario • Waluigi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Yoshi • Birdo • Baby Mario • Koopa Paratroopa • Boo |
Unlockable | Shy Guy • Donkey Kong Jr. | |
Transfer | Alex • Nina • Harry • Kate | |
Non-playable characters | Lakitu • Koopa Troopa • Bob-omb • Bob-omb Buddy • Piranha Plant | |
Courts | Open Court • Hard Court • Clay Court • Grass Court • Composition Court • Mario Bros. Court • Baby Mario & Yoshi Court • Wario & Waluigi Court • Donkey Kong Court • Mario & Luigi Court • Birdo & Yoshi Court • Super Mario Court • Peach Court • Yoshi Court • Wario Court • Waluigi Court • Bowser Court • Piranha Court | |
Cups | Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Star Cup • Rainbow Cup • Moonlight Cup • Planet Cup | |
Miscellaneous | Waluigi's Foot Fault |
Super Mario Strikers | ||
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Players | Team captains | Daisy • Donkey Kong • Luigi • Mario • Peach • Super Team • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi |
Sidekicks | Birdo • Hammer Bro • Koopa • Toad | |
Goalies | Kritter • Robo-Kritter | |
Fields | Bowser Stadium • Crater Field • Konga Coliseum • The Battle Dome • The Palace • The Underground • Pipeline Central | |
Cups | Bowser Cup • Flower Cup • Mushroom Cup • Star Cup • Super Bowser Cup • Super Flower Cup • Super Mushroom Cup • Super Star Cup | |
Items | Banana • Blue Shell • Bob-omb • Chain Chomp • Giant Blue Shell • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Giant Spiny Shell • Green Shell • Mega Bob-omb • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star | |
Miscellaneous | Heads-Up • Pre-release and unused content • Staff • Strike • Super Mario Strikers (Flash game) |
Mario Tennis Open | ||
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Playable characters | Default | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Princess Daisy • Boo • Bowser Jr. • Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Wario • Bowser |
Unlockable | Luma • Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Dry Bowser | |
Obtained from QR code | Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Light Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Black Yoshi • White Yoshi • Metal Mario | |
Non-playable characters | Toad • Lakitu • Toads • Goomba • Mechakoopa • Penguin • Shy Guy • Koopa Troopa • Piranha Plant • Inky Piranha Plant • Buzzy Beetle • Koopa Paratroopa | |
Courts | Mario Stadium • Mushroom Valley • Wario Dunes • DK Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Penguin Iceberg • Peach's Palace • Galaxy Arena | |
Cups | Mushroom Cup • Flower Cup • Banana Cup • Champions Cup • 1-Up Mushroom Cup • Ice Flower Cup • Shell Cup • Final Cup | |
Special Games | Ring Shot • Super Mario Tennis • Galaxy Rally • Ink Showdown |
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