Airship Fortress
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- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS. For its musical theme, see Airship Fortress (theme).
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Airship Fortress is the fourth and final course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. The course takes place both on a floating fortress in disrepair and on an airship. The course is inspired by the environment of boss levels seen in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. Other airships can be seen flying in the background.
Airship Fortress reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the third race of the Lightning Cup, in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Pirate Tour, and in Mario Kart World as the final course of the Flower Cup.
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Course layout[edit]
The race starts with a straightaway, where a barrage of Bullet Bills are shot from a Bill Blaster of the airship and cause players to flip over if they touch them. Passing this section of the track, players turn left with a right turn shortly after and get a boost by running over a Dash Panel, entering the deck of the airship, where Rocky Wrenches pop out from their trenches, hitting racers who drive over them. Proceeding inside the airship, players take a tight left turn and reach the cellar where some crates are spread throughout the room. They may contain a Mushroom or a Banana Peel if broken. The next room features a pair of burners moving sideways that cause players to spin out if they touch the fire. Players exit the airship by being launched by the airship's Pipe Cannon with a Dash Panel, similar to DK Mountain, aimed at a hole in the fortress tower. Following the corkscrew inside the tower, there's one last turn to finish the race. Just before the last turn, players can knock other racers off the course.
It was one of the courses that could not be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Missions[edit]
There are two missions that take place on Airship Fortress:
- Mission 6-2: The player controls Wario, who must use Stars to hit 15 Rocky Wrenches within 55 seconds.
- Mission 7-7: The player controls Bowser, who must collect 12 coins while driving in reverse within 50 seconds. This requires the player to navigate a maze-like arrangement of wooden crates and then avoid the pair of burners.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Airship Fortress makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 7 as the third course of the Lightning Cup. The finish line grid has been recolored from black and yellow to red and white while the banner was changed to a unique, steel-framed wooden panel displaying the classic Mario Kart logo in orange. In the straightaway following the starting line, both drop-offs can be used to perform a trick and gain a small boost. The Bullet Bills have become Banzai Bills, are now shot out from the Banzai Bill Cannon at faster intervals, and are no longer visible on the bottom screen map. Some of the Banzai Bills are larger in scale compared to others. The interior of the airship has some minor changes, most notably the presence of a slight curve within the cellar, while the exterior of it has a Warp Pipe added near the Pipe Cannon (similar to Super Mario Bros. 3's) and the fortress section has additional towers. The burner room now has a ventilated floor exposing the sky underneath the airship, and the Rocky Wrenches now make sounds similar to Monty Moles. Hitting a Banzai Bill has a similar effect as getting struck by a Bob-omb, a Bullet Bill, a Spiny Shell, or a Super Star, causing the player to tumble and roll over sideways.
Launching out of the Pipe Cannon now encompasses a Glide Ramp. Players cannot aim their flight and they are also no longer immune to items while in the Pipe Cannon, and being hit by anything (or intentionally stowing their glider) results in having to be rescued by Lakitu.
This track and GBA Bowser Castle 1 are the only tracks to not appear in the credits.
Shortcuts[edit]
- Dropping onto the rail between the Banzai Bill section and first Dash Panel in order to take the turn tighter saves a minimal amount of time.
- Dropping onto the longer rail at the start of the lap is useful during races as, while not necessarily saving time, it allows the player to dodge items and Banzai Bills.
- A difficult shortcut can be performed by leaning off the curve on the second, smaller rail to gain an upwards angle and using a Mushroom. If the player goes far enough, Lakitu will place them just before the cannon. If done quickly, it saves around ten seconds.[1]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Airship Fortress also returns in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Pirate Tour, with grand graphical changes. The main tower is now part of a larger fortress, with other towers in the background. The location of the course changes from the sky to a lava-filled ocean, as well as the sky being much more orange in color, as opposed to the purple hue it originally bestowed. Several lit torches were added to the sides of the track before the main airship and on each column of the main tower and hanging lanterns on the main airship's deck. The starting banner is now made of stone that is held up by two small towers, and the Mario Kart logo on the starting banner is the modern logo, colored cyan. The main airship and several others are a more lighter brown in color, with their masts now possessing propellers instead of sails. Hitting a Rocky Wrench now gives points to the player instead of making them spin-out, and players can now trick on top of Rocky Wrenches that poke their heads out of the ground. The tunnel leading to the main airship's cabin has also been given a redesign, with the doors being replaced by multiple portholes, lights, and groups of barrels and crates, while the wall separating the two rooms now resembling the type of wall seen inside a wine cellar. Additionally, the main airship's cabin has been redesigned to resemble a drinking bar, with Shy Guys sitting on stools, bottles on shelves, a dartboard, and several tables.
The course also appears as Airship Fortress R (reversed), Airship Fortress T (with ramps), and Airship Fortress R/T (reversed with ramps). The first two debuted in the Pirate Tour, while the third debuted in the 2021 Trick Tour. In the R and R/T variants, the Banzai Bills are gone. In the T variant, the cannon is removed, and racers use Kanaami Road to cross the gap. In the R/T variant, there is a row of Rocky Wrenches just before the finish line.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS Airship Fortress tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which DS Airship Fortress 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 Airship Fortress tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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Bonus challenges[edit]
| Ring Race | |||||||
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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 Pipe Frame |
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Pirate Tour |  Toadette Cup |
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Yoshi Tour (2022) |  Peachette Cup | |||||
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Morton |
 Pipe Frame |
 Super Glider |
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1st Anniversary Tour |  Baby Peach Cup |
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Bowser vs. DK Tour |  Birdo Cup | |||||
| Halloween Tour (2022) |  Metal Mario Cup | ||||||
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Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Waluigi |
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| Los Angeles Tour (2021) | Toadette Cup | ||||||||
| Halloween Tour (2022) | Baby Peach Cup | ||||||||
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| Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
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Obstacles | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Regular |  Rosalina |
 Pipe Frame |
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 Banzai Bill  Barrel Bomb  Burner |
Summer Festival Tour | Birdo Cup |
| Kamek Tour |  Baby Luigi Cup | ||||||
| Amsterdam Tour |  Bowser Cup | ||||||
| Bowser Tour (2023) |  Ludwig Cup | ||||||
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 Landship |
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Bob-ombs[4]  Bob-omb Cannons[4] |
Pirate Tour |  Koopa Troopa Cup |
| Trick Tour (2021) |  Diddy Kong Cup | ||||||
| Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) |  Dry Bowser Cup | ||||||
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Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
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Mario Tour (2021) | Metal Mario Cup |
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Space Tour (2021) |  Mario Cup | |||||
| Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) | Bowser Cup | ||||||
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R |  Pink Shy Guy |
 Pipe Frame |
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New Year's 2021 Tour |  Pauline Cup |
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Summer Tour (2021) |  Baby Rosalina Cup | |||||
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Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
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T |  Red Yoshi |
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Yoshi Tour (2022) |  Donkey Kong Cup |
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Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) |  Yoshi Cup | |||||
Mario Kart World[edit]
Airship Fortress makes its home console debut in Mario Kart World, appearing as the fourth and final course of the Flower Cup. The course is also the starting point of the Cloud Rally, the first checkpoint of the Heart Rally, and the final destination of the Propeller Rally. The Tour version's tavern has been removed in favor of white gloves attached to the ceiling on either side that load Bomber Bills into the airship's cannons, similar to the way Torpedo Teds are deployed; this section of the track also no longer contains a slight bend or crates in the road, while the burner room now has furnaces and molten metal underneath the ventilated floor. The ramp before the airship (along with the Dash Panel) have been removed and replaced by a drawbridge, which racers can rail ride on the chains. The damage on the castle wall near the end of the track has been filled in with dirt, making it off-road. The tower now has a big stencil "05" painted in white on it, likely referencing Mario Kart DS's release date in 2005. Grindrails have been added to various parts of the course. The starting banner (which is now slightly curved and made of metal) can also be interacted with, causing it to sway back and forth. It is one of only two courses with this distinction, the other being Wario Stadium. The course's map retains its more curved look it adopted in Tour, rather than its more angular appearance before. The southwest corner of the course map no longer has the shadow indicating the overlapping road in the tower, reverting to a simplistic circle similar to Mario Kart DS. Chargin' Chuck, Hammer Bro, Pianta, and Rocky Wrench are the characters players may be turned into if a Kamek item is used on this course, allowing all except Hammer Bro to be unlocked for players if they have not been unlocked yet.
It is located in the northwestern volcanic region, just along the coast.
Routes[edit]
The entrance from Shy Guy Bazaar, both in VS Race and the Heart Rally, is unique as racers enter the airship from the back, then onto a lower level of the starting bridge, then (in the VS variant) driving up the fortress tower rather than down before finally entering the normal Airship Fortress layout.
From Shy Guy Bazaar
From Wario Stadium (used in the Flower Cup)
From Dry Bones Burnout
From Toad's Factory
From Bowser's Castle
A composite map of all routes leading to Airship Fortress
? Panels[edit]
- At the top of the spiral tower, reached by using the wall ride.
- While descending the tower, instead of going through the exit used for the course's normal route, the player should go down one more loop to go under the normal course path and perform another wall ride to reach it.
- After the second ? Panel, the player should keep driving under the path, turn left to drive under the finish line, and take a sharp left to rail ride along the airship's side. Another wall ride should be used.
- Through a tunnel near the third ? Panel, there is a pipe that launches the player onto one of the airship roofs. After jumping along a few roofs, the one by the mast has the ? Panel.
- On a wall near the back of the ship, reached by using the wall ride.
Brands[edit]
Mario Kart World[edit]
- Chain Chomp Racing Chains (trackside barricades)
- Spiny Shell Engine (trackside barricades)
Profiles[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
- Website description:
- English (United Kingdom):
Bowser should be right at home in these ships in the sky. Race across the decks of these floating wrecks, get blasted from cannons and dodge oncoming missile fire, as you fight to stay in one piece long enough to take the pole position.
- English (United Kingdom):
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: It's time for the Pirate Tour! The DS Airship Fortress course makes its debut in Mario Kart Tour. It's a long way down from this floating fortress, so make sure you stay on course![5]
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Rocky Wrench section
The crate room
Peach being shot away by the Pipe Cannon
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Bowser starts the race with a Rocket Start.
Luigi and Bowser race on the track.
Metal Mario racing on the course
Metal Mario approaching a Rocky Wrench
The burner room
Bowser approaching the Pipe Cannon
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Course icons[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (DS courses) § Airship Fortress.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots[edit]
View of the cabin area of the main airship
Bowser, Dry Bowser, King Boo (Luigi's Mansion), and Dry Bones (Gold) tricking on the course
King Bob-omb throwing a Green Shell at Mario on the course
King Bob-omb, Dry Bowser, and Bowser Jr. (Pirate) tricking
Funky Kong and Dry Bowser gliding on the course
Bowser in the Bullet Blaster with a Bullet Bill
Mario Kart World[edit]
Course Icons[edit]
World map icon
Course icon
Stickers[edit]
A sticker of a red & black insignia featuring two crossing Bomber Bills
A sticker the insignia with inverted colors & without text
A sticker of the course's name
A sticker of the insignia on a red shield
A sticker of the insignia on a black shield
A sticker of a hand holding a Bomber Bill
Screenshots[edit]
Overview of the course
View of the starting line
View of a Bomber Bill near the start of the course
Peach & other racers on the course
Bowser Jr. flying through the course
Alternate view of Bowser Jr. in front of the airship
Rocky Wrench and Dolphin drifting on the deck of the airship
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart DS | airship_course | Airship Course | |
| Mario Kart 7 | Gds_AirshipFortress | Grand Prix DS Airship Fortress | |
| Mario Kart Tour | Gds_KillerShip | Grand Prix DS Killer Ship | |
| Mario Kart World | AirshipFortress[6] | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キラーシップ Kirā Shippu | Bullet Bill Ship | [7][8] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 炮弹刺客飞船 Pàodàncìkè Fēichuán (Mandarin) Paaudáanchi'haak Fēisyùhn (Cantonese) | Bullet Bill Airship | [9][8] | |
| 弹头杀手飞船 Dàntóushāshǒu Fēichuán (Mandarin) Dáantàuhsaatsáu Fēisyùhn (Cantonese) | Mario Kart 7 | [10] | ||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 炮彈刺客飛船 Pàodàncìkè Fēichuán (Mandarin) Paaudáanchi'haak Fēisyùhn (Cantonese) | [11][9][12][8] | ||
| Dutch | Vliegende Vesting | Flying Fortress | [8] | |
| French | Bateau volant | Flying boat | Mario Kart World | [13][8] |
| Bateau Volant | Flying Boat | Prior to Mario Kart World | [?] | |
| German | Fliegende Festung | Flying Fortress | [14][8] | |
| Italian | Fortezza Volante | Flying Fortress | [15][8] | |
| Korean | 킬러 해적선 Killeo Haejeokseon | Bullet Bill Pirate Ship | [16][8] | |
| Polish | Podniebna Forteca | Airborne Fortress | [8] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Fortaleza Voadora | Flying Fortress | Mario Kart World | [8] |
| Fortaleza Aérea | Aerial Fortress | Mario Kart Tour | [?] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Fortaleza Voadora | Flying Fortress | [8] | |
| Russian | Корабельная крепость Korabel'naya krepost' | Ship Fortress | [8] | |
| Воздушная крепость Vozdushnaya krepost' | Aerial Fortress | Mario Kart 7 | [17] | |
| Spanish | Fortaleza Aérea | Aerial Fortress | [18][19][8] | |
| Thai | ปราการเรือเหาะ Bpraagaan Rʉʉahɔ̀ | Airship Fortress | [8] |
Notes[edit]
- Airship Fortress is one of two courses in the Mario Kart series that has had three different starting line logos, it used the same design as Figure-8 Circuit, Yoshi Falls, Desert Hills, and Wario Stadium in Mario Kart DS with the five Nintendo logo-styled Mario Kart logos in a row, the classic Mario Kart logo in Mario Kart 7, and the modern Mario Kart logo in Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart World. Coincidentially, both are from Mario Kart DS, with the other one being Waluigi Pinball.
- In Mario Kart 7, the course shares the same skybox as Bowser's Castle and N64 Big Donut.
- Unlike other tracks in Free Roam, this course retains some spectators in Mario Kart World, as they appear on floating platforms offstage and not adjacent to the road.
References[edit]
- ^ MOMIジ (June 15, 2020). 【マリオカート7】全バグショートカット集 #マリオカート7 (4:01). YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Game8 International (October 26, 2020). Ice Mario Cup (Halloween Tour) - Big Reverse Race Walkthrough | Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Beto Prisco (October 26, 2020). Halloween Tour - Ice Mario Cup. YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ a b c DarkyKitty (October 21, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Koopa Troopa Cup (Pirate Tour) - #120. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (August 12, 2020). Post. Twitter (English). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ File name of the course's sticker on the Japanese Mario Kart World online events website, Sign_AirshipFortress.png. All course stickers use the prefix "Sign_". Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ 【DS】マリオカートDS 実況プレイ！ めざせ全カップ優勝！編【生放送】
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n In-game name displayed on the course selection screen from Mario Kart World (Ver. 1.5.0). Archived by Reese Rivers (talk).
- ^ a b In-game name from Mario Kart Tour
- ^ iQue Mario Kart 7 website (Simplified Chinese)
- ^ Mario Kart 7 webste (Traditional Chinese)
- ^ Nintendo Music
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 5 Jun. 2025 on YouTube by Siphano)
- ^ Let's Play Mario Kart DS [Grand Prix / 150 ccm / Deutsch] (Part 5): Stern-Cup!
- ^ Mario Kart DS nel 2025 è un trip nostalgico
- ^ 마리오 카트 DS #1 : 추억의 마리오 카트 달려보자!
- ^ In-game name from Mario Kart 7
- ^ Nintendúo (June 3, 2025). Jugamos la VERSIÓN FINAL de MARIO KART WORLD | Gameplay 4K HDR (Nintendo Switch 2) (4:40). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ BRCDEvg (June 5, 2025). Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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| Mario Kart DS | ||
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| Drivers and their karts | Mario (Standard MR · B Dasher · Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG · Poltergust 4000 · Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC · Royale · Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS · Egg 1 · Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD · Mushmellow · 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK · Rambi Rider · Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR · Brute · Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW · Tyrant · Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS · Power Flower · Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB · Banisher · Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL · Gold Mantis · Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB · ROB-BLS · ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG) | |
| 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 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 courses | New courses | Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top |
| Retro courses | Block Fort • Pipe Plaza | |
| Items and objects | Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Emblem • Fake Item Box • Fire Chain • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spinning bridge • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy | |
| Species, enemies, and obstacles | Angry Sun • Big Bully • Bubba • Bumper • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chief Chilly • Clock hand • Eyerok • Firesnake • Flipper • Ghost • Goomboss • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pinball • Pendulum • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Swoop • Thwomp • Traffic (Bus • Car • Cargo truck) • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Tree • Wiggler | |
| Techniques | Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn | |
| Battle modes | Balloon Battle • Shine Runners | |
| Music | "Airship Fortress" • "Battle Course" • "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Desert Hills" • "DK Pass" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls" | |
| Miscellaneous | Boss arenas • Finish line • Item probability distributions • Sponsors | |
| Further info | Gallery • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 1) • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 2) • Mario Kart DS comic • Mario Kart DS (stopwatch) • Multimedia • Opina • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Staff • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection | |
| Mario Kart 7 | ||
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| Drivers | Starting | Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa |
| Unlockable | Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii | |
| Karts and parts | New karts | Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy |
| Returning 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 • Swooper • Paraglider | |
| Courses | Mushroom Cup | Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar |
| Flower Cup | Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain | |
| Star Cup | Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu | |
| 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 Troopa 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 • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town |
| Returning stages | GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore | |
| Items | Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells | |
| Objects | Cannon • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Ramp • Ring • Spinning tube / Paddle wheel • Water Geyser | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Anchor • Banzai Bill • Barrel • Board • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bumper • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cutting torch • Drain pipe • Fish Bone • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Goomba • Honey • Ice • Jar • Lava • Mountain Goat • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Snake jar • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Table • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Traffic (Car • Pickup truck) • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser | |
| Background characters | Birdo • Boo • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad • Unagi | |
| Techniques | Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn | |
| Battle modes | Balloon Battle • Coin Runners | |
| Music | "Bowser's Castle" • "Cheep Cheep Lagoon" • "Daisy Hills" • "DK Jungle" • "Mario Kart 7 Title Screen" • "Music Park" • "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen A" • "Results Screen B" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad Circuit" • "Wario Shipyard" • "Wuhu Loop / Maka Wuhu" | |
| Miscellaneous | "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" • Children's Puzzle Mario Kart • Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Ghost • Glitches • Horsehair plant • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Iwata Asks • Kart • Multimedia • "Nintendo - Mario Kart 7 Behind-the-Scenes Video" • "Nintendo - Mario Kart 7 Reggie Q&A Video" • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • "Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery" • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Suntory • Underwater driving • Trophy | |
| Mario Kart Tour courses | ||
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| New courses | City courses | New York Minute • Tokyo Blur • Paris Promenade • London Loop • Vancouver Velocity • Los Angeles Laps • Berlin Byways • Sydney Sprint • Singapore Speedway • Amsterdam Drift • Bangkok Rush • Athens Dash • Rome Avanti • Madrid Drive |
| Other | Merry Mountain • Ninja Hideaway • Sky-High Sundae • Piranha Plant Cove • Yoshi's Island • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Squeaky Clean Sprint | |
| Remix courses | RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • RMX Choco Island 2 • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • RMX Vanilla Lake 2 | |
| Classic courses | SNES courses | Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Troopa Beach 2 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road |
| N64 courses | Luigi Raceway • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway • Royal Raceway • Yoshi Valley | |
| GBA courses | Peach Circuit • Riverside Park • Bowser's Castle 1 • Boo Lake • Bowser's Castle 2 • Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds • Snow Land • Yoshi Desert • Bowser's Castle 3 • Lakeside Park • Bowser's Castle 4 | |
| GCN courses | Baby Park • Mushroom Bridge • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain • Dino Dino Jungle | |
| DS courses | Luigi's Mansion • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge • DK Pass • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress • Peach Gardens | |
| Wii courses | Mushroom Gorge • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Rainbow Road | |
| 3DS courses | Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar • Mario Circuit • Rock Rock Mountain • Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |
| Battle courses | New courses | New York Minute B • Paris Promenade B |
| Classic courses | Battle Course 1 • Cookie Land • Twilight House | |
| Mario Kart World | ||
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| Drivers | ||
| Core roster | Mario (Sightseeing outfit · Swimwear outfit) • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Koopa Troopa • Toad • Toadette • Lakitu • King Boo • Shy Guy • Wario • Waluigi • Birdo • Pauline • Rosalina • Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina | |
| NPC drivers | Dry Bones • Wiggler • Hammer Bro • Chargin' Chuck • Nabbit • Monty Mole • Cow • Pianta • Pokey • Para-Biddybud • Penguin • Spike • Sidestepper • Snowman • Cataquack • Fish Bone • Dolphin • Peepa • Swoop • Goomba • Stingby • Rocky Wrench • Piranha Plant • Coin Coffer • Cheep Cheep • Conkdor | |
| Vehicles | ||
| Karts | Standard Kart • Rally Kart • Plushbuggy • Baby Blooper • Zoom Buggy • Chargin' Truck • Hot Rod • Ribbit Revster • Roadster Royale • B Dasher • Biddybuggy • Bowser Bruiser • Tiny Titan • Reel Racer • Bumble V • Carpet Flyer • Cloud 9 • Big Horn • Li'l Dumpy • Pipe Frame • Billdozer | |
| Bikes | Standard Bike • Rally Bike • Cute Scoot • Mach Rocket • Hyper Pipe • Tune Thumper • W-Twin Chopper • Fin Twin • R.O.B. H.O.G. • Dolphin Dasher • Loco Moto | |
| Trikes | Funky Dorrie • Junkyard Hog • Lobster Roller • Blastronaut III • Mecha Trike • Rallygator | |
| Mobiles | Dread Sled • Stellar Sled | |
| Courses | ||
| Mushroom Cup | Mario Bros. Circuit • Crown City • Whistlestop Summit • DK Spaceport | |
| Flower Cup | Desert Hills • Shy Guy Bazaar • Wario Stadium • Airship Fortress | |
| Star Cup | DK Pass • Starview Peak • Sky-High Sundae • Wario Shipyard | |
| Shell Cup | Koopa Troopa Beach • Faraway Oasis • Crown City • Peach Stadium | |
| Banana Cup | Peach Beach • Salty Salty Speedway • Dino Dino Jungle • Great ? Block Ruins | |
| Leaf Cup | Cheep Cheep Falls • Dandelion Depths • Boo Cinema • Dry Bones Burnout | |
| Lightning Cup | Moo Moo Meadows • Choco Mountain • Toad's Factory • Bowser's Castle | |
| Special Cup | Acorn Heights • Mario Circuit (1 · 2 · 3) • Peach Stadium • Rainbow Road | |
| VS Race | Routes • Choco Island 1 • Choco Island 2 • Ghost Valley 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Ghost Valley 3 • Koopa Beach 1 • Vanilla Lake 1 | |
| Knockout Tour rallies | Golden Rally • Ice Rally • Moon Rally • Spiny Rally • Cherry Rally • Acorn Rally • Cloud Rally • Heart Rally • Drill Rally • Boomerang Rally • Propeller Rally • Turnip Rally | |
| Battle courses | Mario Bros. Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Peach Stadium • Salty Salty Speedway • Chain Chomp Desert • Dino Dino Jungle • Big Donut • DK Pass | |
| Other | ||
| Item Box items | Green Shell • Triple Green Shells • Red Shell • Triple Red Shells • Banana Peel • Triple Bananas • Dash Mushroom • Triple Dash Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Ice Flower • Boomerang Flower • Star • Feather • Blooper • Bob-omb • Spiny Shell • Lightning • Bullet Bill • Boo • Super Horn • Mega Mushroom • Hammer • Coin Shell • ? Block • Kamek | |
| Course elements | Enemies, animals, and other species | Armadillo • Batadon • Bob-omb Car • Bomber Bill • Bone Piranha Plant • Boom Boom • Boomerang Bro • Brachiosaurus • Buffalo • Bulber • Bully • Butterfly • Camel • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chargin' Chuck • Charvaargh • Charvaargh (sand) • Cheep Cheep • Cheep Chomp • Chill Bully • Coin Coffer • Conkdor • Cow • Crocodile • Dolphin • Dragoneel • Dry Bones • Elephant • Fire Bro • Fire Piranha Plant • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Flying Shy Guy • Freezie • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Giraffe • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Bro • Hermity Cone • Ice Bro • Innertube Goomba • Jellybeam • Lava Bubble • Manta Ramp • Monty Mole • Moose • Nabbit • Ostrich • Para-Biddybud • Peepa • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Porcupuffer • Ptooie • Pteranodon • Robo DK • Rocky Wrench • Shoe Goomba • Sidestepper • Signal Bug • Skating Goomba • Skeeter • Snake jar • Snow Pokey • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowman • Spike • Spiny • Star Thwomp • Stingby • Sumo Bro • Super Koopa • Swoop • Thwomp • T. rex • Tokotoko • Treaded Grrrol • Triceratops • Ty-foo • Whale • Whamp • Wiggler • Zebra |
| Obstacles | Anchor • Banzai Bill Cannon • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Beach ball • Boulder • Bouncy Cloud • Brick Block • Bubble • Burner • Cactus • Cloud Lift • Conveyor Belt • Crate • Crusher • Current • Empty Block • Geyser • Grindrail • Helicopter • Ivy Piranha Plant • Jar • Lava • Lava bomb • Lava Geyser • Mud • Note Block • Oil drum • Poison swamp • Quicksand • Snowball • Spike Ball • Tire stack • Tornado • Traffic (Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Dash panel ramp truck • Mushroom car • Pickup truck) • Traffic cone • Train • Turnip • Water • Whirlpool | |
| Controllable vehicles | Ride boat • Ride heli • Ride truck • Ride UFO | |
| Utility objects | ? Block • ? Panel • Arrow field • Binoculars • Cannon • Dash Panel • Forklift • Glide Ramp • Goal Pole • Lakitu's Cloud • Mushroom Trampoline • Pipe Cannon • P Switch • Ring • Ring (P Switch) • Trampoline • Vending machine • Warp Pipe | |
| Background characters and species | Bats • Boo Crew • Boohemoth • Heavy Fire Bro • Koopa Paratroopa • Lakitu (Mario Kart referee) • Luma • Pianta • Seagull • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Small bird • Toad • Yoshi | |
| Techniques | Rocket Start • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Jump Boost • Spin Turn • Charge Jump • Rail ride • Wall ride • Rewind | |
| Battle modes | Balloon Battle • Bob-omb Blast • Coin Runners | |
| Events | Australia and New Zealand | No Thumbs? No Worries! • No Hat, No Play! • New Year, New Driver • Drivers' Championship |
| Europe | European September Circuit • European November Knockout • European February Fast Lane • European Springtime Skirmish • European September Slipstream | |
| Japan | Natsuyasumi no Udedameshi • Survival no Aki • Online Challenge Shinnen Kaimaku Cup | |
| South Korea | Mario Kart World 2025 Winter Cup | |
| The Americas | Mario Kart World Open July 2026 • Mario Kart World Open August 2026 • Mario Kart World Open September 2026 • Mario Kart World Open October 2026 • Mario Kart World Open November 2026 | |
| Worldwide | Mario Kart World My Nintendo Open Series • Global Online Challenge | |
| Miscellaneous | Ask the Developer • Cup • Dash Food • Finish line • Gallery • Get to know GameChat and GameShare with these games • Glitches • Missions • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart World Jigsaw Puzzle 300 Pieces • Mario Kart World Multiplayer modes • Mario Kart World Perfect Guide • Mario Kart World Tairiku‑Ōdan Sugoroku • Mario Kart World Tips & Tricks • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Outfit names in other languages • Peach Medallion • Personality quiz: Mario Kart World cups • Personality quiz: Movie match • Quiz: A world of racing • Rally • Smart Steering • Sponsors (Mario Motors) • Staff • Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Trial Play Event • Stickers • Trivia quiz: Racing into Halloween! • Update history • Yoshi's • Yoshi's locations | |
