Course (Mario Kart series)
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A course is an individual circuit used for races in the Mario Kart series. A race on a course is composed of a certain number of laps (usually three), which can vary depending on how long the track is. For example, Baby Park, the shortest track in the series, can take up to seven laps to complete. However, a track can also be so large that it is divided into multiple sections, as is the case with Mount Wario or Maka Wuhu. Courses can vary in theming, with some being regular race tracks, such as Luigi Raceway and Mario Kart Stadium, while others take place in a variety of other environments, such as a shopping mall, a city or inside a clock. All courses feature Item Boxes in some capacity, usually spread out at regular intervals around the course and its shortcuts. They may also contain various ramps, shortcuts and Dash Panels for players to take, and obstacles such as enemies, objects or traffic.
Courses are usually grouped into cups, with each cup typically being composed of four courses. Courses can be raced either individually (in a mode usually called VS) or in sequence as part of a cup (in a mode usually called Grand Prix). In all mainline Mario Kart games prior to Mario Kart Tour, new courses are mainly designated into the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup and Special Cup.
Returning courses[edit]
Starting from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, courses from previous entries began reappearing alongside brand-new courses, usually separated into a distinct set of cups. Mario Kart: Super Circuit features every Super Mario Kart course in its Extra cups, where they are likewise referred to as Extra Tracks. Games from Mario Kart DS up to Mario Kart Tour similarly feature a selection of returning courses from previous Mario Kart games, known as classic courses,[1][2][3][4] or retro courses in Mario Kart 7,[5] with Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii specifically categorizing such courses under the Retro Grand Prix). Classic courses are recognized by their prefixes, which denotes the system the course made its first appearance in. Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Tour also feature a specific code prepended to the internal names of classic courses. These are similar to, but distinct from, the prefixes displayed in-game. These prefixes are as follows:
| Platform code | Classic course prefix counterpart | Platform | Game |
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| sfc | SNES[a] | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Super Mario Kart |
| n64 | N64[b] | Nintendo 64 | Mario Kart 64 |
| agb | GBA | Game Boy Advance | Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
| gc | GCN[c] | Nintendo GameCube | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |
| ds | DS | Nintendo DS | Mario Kart DS |
| wii | Wii | Wii | Mario Kart Wii |
| 3ds | 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | Mario Kart 7 |
| u | N/A | Wii U | Mario Kart 8[d] |
| mob | Tour (city courses)[e] N/A (other courses) |
Mobile devices | Mario Kart Tour |
| nsw | N/A | Nintendo Switch | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (first used in the Booster Course Pass)[f] |
- Footnotes
- ^ Games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the SFC prefix, reflecting the console's Japanese name, "Super Famicom".
- ^ Prior to Mario Kart 8, games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the 64 prefix.
- ^ Games in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese use the GC prefix.
- ^ Even though they were first playable on the Nintendo Switch, the battle courses introduced in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe all feature the u platform code.
- ^ In the Tencent release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, none of the courses from Mario Kart Tour have the Tour prefix.
- ^ All Booster Course Pass courses feature the nsw platform code, regardless of origin.
From Mario Kart DS to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (with the exception of Mario Kart Tour), classic courses are designated to the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup and Lightning Cup. Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe additionally feature classic courses mixed with new courses in the Egg Cup, Triforce Cup, Crossing Cup and Bell Cup, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also featuring new and returning courses in its Booster Course Pass DLC cups. From Mario Kart DS to Mario Kart Wii, classic courses kept generally faithful appearances compared to their debut titles. Classic courses in Mario Kart 7 receive small changes to incorporate underwater driving and gliding sections, while titles from Mario Kart 8 onwards have more drastic redesigns on returning courses, incorporating anti-gravity sections and bringing them up to a higher level of consistency between new courses and returning ones. In Mario Kart World, there is very little distinction made compared to prior entries, including the complete removal of the prefix system.
Main series race courses[edit]
Below is a list of all race courses having appeared in each game.
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Unique to this game is that while the four base cups are already established, they contain five courses each instead of four.
Mario Kart 64[edit]
This game reduces the number of tracks in a cup from five to four, which would become standard for the series going forward. If Mario Kart: Super Circuit's Extra Tracks are excluded, Mario Kart 64 is the only game in the series to have all of its courses return at least once.
| Cup | Courses | |||
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 Mushroom Cup |
 Luigi Raceway 717 m |
 Moo Moo Farm 527 m |
 Koopa Troopa Beach 691 m |
 Kalimari Desert 753 m |
 Flower Cup |
 Toad's Turnpike 1036 m |
 Frappe Snowland 734 m |
 Choco Mountain 687 m |
 Mario Raceway 567 m |
 Star Cup |
 Wario Stadium 1591 m |
 Sherbet Land 756 m |
 Royal Raceway 1025 m |
 Bowser's Castle 777 m |
 Special Cup |
 D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 893 m |
 Yoshi Valley 772 m |
 Banshee Boardwalk 747 m |
 Rainbow Road 2000 m |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Super Circuit Tracks[edit]
Extra Tracks[edit]
These courses were originally featured in Super Mario Kart, and once again take five laps to complete in Grand Prix mode. While they largely take after the appearance of new courses with similar themes, certain elements are adjusted to resemble the original versions, such as Rainbow Road retaining its tiled road. These courses lack most of their obstacles from Super Mario Kart (besides the breaking blocks in the Ghost Valley and Vanilla Lake courses and the deep water in the Koopa Beaches). Coin locations are also changed so that each track has exactly 50 coins.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
This is the first game where courses can have irregular lap counts, as Baby Park has seven laps and Wario Colosseum only has two laps. This is also the first game where the Special Cup is represented with a crown rather than the letter "S".
Mario Kart DS[edit]
This game expanded on the concept of bringing back courses from prior entries with the Retro Grand Prix. While similar to the Extra Tracks from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Retro Grand Prix's four new cups would bring a total of 16 returning tracks, with four courses from each previous entry being evenly distributed between each cup. These courses would be more faithful to their original appearances, and be marked with a prefix denoting the game system their debut title released on. These cups, which are the Shell, Banana, Leaf, and Lightning Cups, are similar in difficulty to the four base cups.
Nitro Grand Prix[edit]
Retro Grand Prix[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
This is the first game in the series to have different track names between the NTSC and PAL versions; this applies to DK Summit/DK's Snowboard Cross, Chain Chomp Wheel/Chain Chomp Roulette, and Galaxy Colosseum/Galaxy Arena. The Retro Grand Prix's selection and distribution of returning courses would be made less consistent.
Wii Grand Prix[edit]
Retro Grand Prix[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
A new feature of Mario Kart 7 is that certain courses are split into three sections, with each section counting as one lap; this applies to Wuhu Loop, Maka Wuhu, and Rainbow Road. The following charts show the American English names of the tracks, with the British English names in italics. This is also the first game in the series to represent the Leaf Cup with a Super Leaf. Returning courses in this game are known as "retro courses"[6] or "classic courses".[7]
New courses[edit]
| Cup | Courses | |||
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 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 |
Retro courses/Classic courses[edit]
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Sectioned courses return from Mario Kart 7; however, both of the new sectioned courses, Mount Wario and Big Blue, do not loop around back to the original starting line. With the exceptions of Ninja Hideaway, Merry Mountain and Piranha Plant Cove, returning courses in this game are known "classic courses".[7] Compared to previous titles, classic courses would receive major visual overhauls.
New courses[edit]
Classic courses[edit]
Downloadable courses[edit]
All downloadable courses from 8 are present in the base game in 8 Deluxe. These cups were the first to feature a mix of both new and returning courses.
The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8[edit]
| Cup | Course | |||
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 Egg Cup |
 GCN Yoshi Circuit |
 Excitebike Arena |
 Dragon Driftway |
 Mute City |
 Triforce Cup |
 Wii Wario's Gold Mine |
 SNES Rainbow Road |
 Ice Ice Outpost |
 Hyrule Circuit |
Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8[edit]
| Cup | Course | |||
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 Crossing Cup |
 GCN Baby Park |
 GBA Cheese Land |
 Wild Woods |
 Animal Crossing |
 Bell Cup |
 3DS Neo Bowser City[e] |
 GBA Ribbon Road |
 Super Bell Subway |
 Big Blue |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass[edit]
All of the Booster Course Pass courses are either very similar to their appearances from Mario Kart Tour or were added to Tour soon after being added to the Booster Course Pass, and are officially considered to be "remastered".[8] The tracks from Tour that had multiple variations are merged into one track split into sections; however, most of them have their sections overlap at certain points, and in many cases they use the same starting line for all three sections.
- Footnotes
- ^ Titled "Toad Harbour" in the British English version.
- ^ Titled "Bone Dry Dunes" in the British English version.
- ^ Titled "3DS Melody Motorway" in the British English version, as in Mario Kart 7.
- ^ Titled "3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway" in the British English version, as in Mario Kart 7.
- ^ Titled "3DS Koopa City" in the British English version, as in Mario Kart 7.
- ^ Titled "3DS Alpine Pass" in the British English version, as in Mario Kart 7.
- ^ Titled "Wii DK's Snowboard Cross" in the British English version, as in Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Mario Kart Tour introduces courses with alternate layouts, denoted by a number on their names (such as New York Minute and New York Minute 2). These courses take place on the same map, but have elements such as obstacles and ramps altered to create different routes. Many of Mario Kart Tour's courses are based on real cities and feature multiple layouts. Additionally, Mario Kart Tour introduces R (reverse), T (trick) and R/T (both reverse and trick) versions of most courses. R courses are driven in reverse, T courses have more ramps and other objects to allow for more tricks, and R/T have both characteristics. The game also features new remix courses, which are new courses based on the ones from Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Most returning courses in this game are known as "classic courses",[9] though this category does not appear to apply to Sky-High Sundae, Yoshi's Island and Squeaky Clean Sprint, which the game does not distinguish from new courses.
New courses[edit]
Courses based on real cities[edit]
Other courses[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
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| Merry Mountain | Winter Tour (2020) Holiday Tour (2021) |
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| Ninja Hideaway | Ninja Tour (2021) Mario vs. Peach Tour |
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| Piranha Plant Cove | Exploration Tour (2023) |  |
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| Piranha Plant Cove 2 | Exploration Tour (2023) |  |
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| Piranha Plant Cove 3 | Mii Tour (2023) |  |
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| Piranha Plant Pipeline | Pipe Tour |  |
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Remix courses[edit]
Courses returning from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
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| Sky-High Sundae | Sundae Tour (2022) |  |
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| Yoshi's Island | Yoshi Tour (2023) |  |
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| Squeaky Clean Sprint | Vacation Tour |  |
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Classic courses[edit]
Super Mario Kart (SNES)[edit]
Mario Kart 64 (N64)[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
Normal version | R variation | T variation | R/T variation |
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| Peach Circuit | Princess Tour |  |
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| Riverside Park | Animal Tour |  |
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| Bowser's Castle 1 | New York Tour London Tour |
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| Boo Lake | Halloween Tour (2022) |  |
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| Bowser's Castle 2 | Hammer Bro Tour Trick Tour (2020) |
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| Luigi Circuit | Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) |  |
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| Sky Garden | Sky Tour New Year's Tour (2023) |
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| Cheep-Cheep Island | Summer Tour (2021) New Year's Tour (2023) |
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| Sunset Wilds | Sunset Tour Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) |
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| Snow Land | Holiday Tour (2022) |  |
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| Yoshi Desert | Yoshi Tour (2023) |  |
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| Bowser's Castle 3 | Bowser Tour (2022) New Year's Tour (2023) |
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| Lakeside Park | Sunshine Tour |  |
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| Bowser's Castle 4 | Bowser Tour (2023) (N and R variants) N/A (T variant) N/A |
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
Normal version | R variation | T variation | R/T variation |
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| Baby Park | Cat Tour (2022) New Year's Tour (2023) |
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| Mushroom Bridge | Mii Tour (2023) |  |
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| Daisy Cruiser | Ocean Tour Sunshine Tour |
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| Waluigi Stadium | Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) |  |
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| Yoshi Circuit | New York Tour London Tour |
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| DK Mountain | Animal Tour |  |
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| Dino Dino Jungle | New York Tour Valentine's Tour |
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Mario Kart DS (DS)[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
Normal version | R variation | T variation | R/T variation |
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| Luigi's Mansion | Halloween Tour (2019) London Tour |
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| Waluigi Pinball | Halloween Tour (2019) Valentine's Tour |
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| Shroom Ridge | Doctor Tour (2023) |  |
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| DK Pass | Winter Tour (2019) Ice Tour |
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| Mario Circuit | Mario Tour (2023) |  |
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| Airship Fortress | Pirate Tour Trick Tour (2021) |
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| Peach Gardens | Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) |  |
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Mario Kart Wii (Wii)[edit]
| Course | Debut tour R/T debut tour |
Normal version | R variation | T variation | R/T variation |
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| Mushroom Gorge | Mii Tour (2022) Mii Tour (2023) |
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| Coconut Mall | Doctor Tour (2022) Doctor Tour (2023) |
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| DK Summit | Snow Tour Holiday Tour (2022) |
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| Daisy Circuit | Princess Tour |  |
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| Koopa Cape | Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022) New Year's Tour (2023) |
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| Maple Treeway | Halloween Tour (2020) Autumn Tour (2021) |
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| Dry Dry Ruins | Ninja Tour (2023) |  |
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| Moonview Highway | Night Tour |  |
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| Rainbow Road | Space Tour (2023) |  |
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Mario Kart 7 (3DS)[edit]
Mario Kart World[edit]
Main courses[edit]
This is the first game where certain courses are used multiple times in Grand Prix without numbered identifiers, although they still feature different layouts. This is also the first game where certain courses have additional layouts that are completely unavailable in the Grand Prix. Due to the game's open world structure, courses are physically located within a shared environment connected by various routes, and each cup's courses are located near each other. Returning courses (referred to in promotional material as "nostalgic courses" or "classics")[10] are not given any direct distinction from new courses.
Routes[edit]
- Main article: Route
In addition to the 30 courses, there are 202 routes connecting them all. Routes cause a track to function similarly to sectioned courses, driving two to four sections to the track before playing one lap of the destination course.
Knockout Tour rallies[edit]
Many, though not all, rallies used in Knockout Tour are similar to the routes used in VS Race, though there are several exceptions where the Knockout Tour route is completely different from the VS Race route.
Mission courses[edit]
Nineteen Free Roam-exclusive P Switch missions appear throughout the world map, which involve completing one to three laps around a dedicated path within a time limit. Other racers can be seen participating, but they only work as obstacles and not opponents; the player can complete the mission regardless of how many racers they pass. Item Boxes are also scattered throughout, though they give a much more limited set of items than in normal races. Each lap has several rings that each add time to the limit when driven through, which also includes the ring marking the finish.
Seven of these courses come from Super Mario Kart, and are at least partially driven through for several routes; these are referred to as "tributes". Unlike the other missions, their missions interrupt the current music to play their original themes. Koopa Beach 1's theme is labeled "Koopa Troopa Beach" in the pause menu.
| Image | In-game text | Location | Time limit (seconds) | Sticker |
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Join in on a daredevil canyon loop! | North of Whistlestop Summit | 27.00 | 
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Join the spontaneous race in the canyon! | Northeast of Whistlestop Summit | 20.00 | 
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Tackle an endurance challenge in the wasteland! | Southeast of Wario Stadium | 20.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Vanilla Lake! | South of Sky-High Sundae | 20.00 | 
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Join in on the race around the deserted island! | South of Wario Shipyard | 25.00 | 
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Brave sand and surf in a beachside race! | Northeast of Koopa Troopa Beach | 20.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Koopa Beach 1! | West of Koopa Troopa Beach | 15.00 | 
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Join the endurance race in the savanna! | Northwest of Faraway Oasis | 20.00 | 
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Jump into a local amateur race! | Northwest of Peach Stadium | 20.00 | 
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Watch for Dragoneels while racing on the lake! | East of Peach Stadium | 20.00 | 
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Race during a truly immersive movie experience! | Boo Cinema | 20.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Ghost Valley 1! | Southwest of Boo Cinema | 15.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Ghost Valley 2! | Southwest of Boo Cinema | 18.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Ghost Valley 3! | South of Boo Cinema | 20.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Choco Island 1! | Southeast of Choco Mountain | 15.00 | 
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Race around a tribute to Choco Island 2! | Southwest of Choco Mountain | 20.00 | 
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Race along a course filled with Bowser's minions! | Bowser's Castle | 15.00 | 
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Snag a couple snacks in a race around Big Donut! | Big Donut | 20.00 | 
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Race on a wild route through the woodlands! | Northwest of Mario Circuit | 25.00 | 
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Table of returning race courses[edit]
| Key | An en dash (-) indicates that a course debuted in or after a specific game. | Has not returned in later installments. | Has not returned outside of Mario Kart: Super Circuit, which contains every Super Mario Kart course. | Has only returned in Mario Kart Tour, making its reappearance only playable at certain times of the year. | Only appears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Booster Course Pass and not Mario Kart 8. |
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- ^ a b c In this game, this course is combined with its other numbered iterations to form a singular course.
- ^ a b c d e f g Does not appear as a traditional race course, but its layout does appear in the open world, and can be raced on as part of a P-Switch mission.
- ^ a b c d e f This course's name changed from its previous appearance. Only the original and most recent names are listed on the table.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Was added as DLC to the base version of Mario Kart 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p This version of the course combines multiple layouts from a previous appearance.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r In this game, this course has multiple layouts that can be raced on separately.
Battle courses[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
- Default
- Unlockable
Mario Kart DS[edit]
In contrast to the returning race courses, the returning battle courses do not feature a prefix, nor do they retain their original music.
- New courses
- Returning courses
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
- Wii Stages
Chain Chomp Wheel
Chain Chomp Roulette
- Retro Stages
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Tournament arena[edit]
This course, structured similar to the battle courses, was only available in certain online tournaments. It is no longer available due to the discontinuation of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
- New courses
Honeybee Hive
Honeybee House
- Classic courses
Mario Kart 8[edit]
Unlike previous games, all battle courses in this game are repurposed race courses. Of these, N64 Yoshi Valley is the only course which differs from its race course counterpart, with the heights of ramps being reduced so that they can be driven over in either direction.
Toad Harbor
Toad Harbour
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The repurposed race courses used in Mario Kart 8 are removed in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in favor of a more traditional set of new and returning battle courses.
- New courses
- Classic courses
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Similarly to Mario Kart 8, the new battle courses are repurposed from race courses, taking place on the same maps used by the real city courses. However, battle courses from previous games also return. All battle courses use the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe arrangement of the battle mode music from Super Mario Kart.
- New courses
| Course | Debut tour | Image |
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| New York Minute B | Autumn Tour (2022) | 
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| Paris Promenade B | Spring Tour | 
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- Classic courses
| Course | Debut tour | Image |
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| GBA Battle Course 1 | Battle Tour | 
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| GCN Cookie Land | Battle Tour | 
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| DS Twilight House | Halloween Tour (2022) | 
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Mario Kart World[edit]
Battle courses in Mario Kart World take place in or around the locations of regular racing courses. Mario Bros. Circuit, Moo Moo Meadows, Peach Stadium and Salty Salty Speedway take place on slightly altered versions of their regular courses, with extra pathways opened up in the track. Big Donut (from Mario Kart 64) and Chain Chomp Desert take place on circular arenas found in routes in the volcano and desert regions, while Dino Dino Jungle and DK Pass take place on routes near their respective courses. Each battle course uses an arrangement of a battle theme from prior entries.
Big Donut
(Mario Kart 64)
Table of returning battle courses[edit]
| Key | An en dash (-) indicates that a course debuted in or after a specific game. |
Has not appeared as a classic battle course in later installments. |
Race course repurposed into a battle course. |
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Spin-off race courses[edit]
Mario Kart Arcade GP / Mario Kart Arcade GP 2[edit]
All courses from Arcade GP return in the sequel. Courses and cups that are new in Arcade GP 2 are in bold italics.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
| Default cups | ||
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| Toad Cup |  Peach Castle Difficulty: Easy |
 Kingdom Way Difficulty: Easy / Normal (2024-onward) |
| Mario Cup |  Splash Circuit Difficulty: Normal |
 Tropical Coast Difficulty: Normal |
| Don-chan Cup |  Bon Dance Street Difficulty: Normal |
 Omatsuri Circuit Difficulty: Normal |
| Bowser Jr. Cup |  Aerial Road Difficulty: Hard |
 Sky Arena Difficulty: Hard |
| Bowser Cup |  Bowser's Factory Difficulty: Hard / Very hard (2024-onward) |
 Bowser's Castle Difficulty: Hard / Very hard (2024-onward) |
| Update cups | ||
| PAC-MAN Cup June 6, 2017 (J) |
 PAC-MAN Stadium Difficulty: Normal / Hard (2024-onward) |
 NAMCO Circuit Difficulty: Normal / Hard (2024-onward) |
| Donkey Kong Cup December 18, 2018 (J) |
 Bananan Labyrinth Difficulty: Normal / Hard (2024-onward) |
 DK Jungle Difficulty: Normal / Hard (2024-onward) |
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
New course[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 新コース[?] Shin kōsu |
New course | |
| Italian | Trofei Nitro[?] | Nitro Cups |
Super Circuit Tracks[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | GBAコース[?] GBA kōsu |
GBA Course |
City course[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 都市コース[?] Toshi kōsu |
City course |
Classic course[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | おまけコース[?] Omake kōsu |
Bonus Course | Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 奖励赛道[11] Jiǎnglì Sàidào |
Bonus Racetrack | Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
| 经典赛道[12] Jīngdiǎn Sàidào |
Classic Racetrack | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 歷代賽道[13] Lìdài Sàidào |
Past-Era Racetrack | |
| Italian | Trofei Retrò[?] | Retro Cups |
References[edit]
- ^ "RETURNING CLASSICS" – Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8 PRIMA Official Game Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-804-16328-6. Page 142.
- ^ classic internal name of the folder containing the data about the returning courses in Mario Kart Tour
- ^ "Mario and friends go global in this new Mario Kart as they race around courses inspired by real-world cities in addition to classic Mario Kart courses! These destinations will be featured in tours that rotate every two weeks!" – Official North American site of Mario Kart Tour. Archived February 27, 2021, 04:04:22 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Nintendo Music "Classic Courses" playlist
- ^ Mario Kart 7. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Mario Kart 7. Nintendo of UK (British English). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b Nintendo Music "Classic Courses" playlist
- ^ Nintendo of America (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass DLC - Nintendo Switch. YouTube (American English). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ Mario Kart Tour. Apple App Store (American English). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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