Koopa Beach 1
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| Appears in | Super Mario Kart (1992) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
| Cup(s) | Star Cup (Super Mario Kart) Extra Lightning Cup (Super Circuit) Mission (World) | ||
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Koopa Beach 1 is the first course of the Star Cup in Super Mario Kart. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the third track of the Extra Lightning Cup. It is set on a series of sandbanks in the middle of a blue sea.
The course returns in Mario Kart World located next to Koopa Beach 2 in the world map.
Super Mario Kart
Course layout
It is a very short course, being the shortest one in Super Mario Kart, and takes place on a set of small islands. Its hazards consist of Cheep Cheeps and green 'rough' sections of the beach which slow karts down. The course's layout is composed of several right turns and areas where racers must briefly drive through shallow water. The shallow water will only slow racers down a bit, but the deep dark-blue water must be avoided. A few jump pads also appear along the track. Towards the end of the track, racers must go to the left or right of a rough section of the beach; ? Panels can be found on both sides. An extra ? Panel also appears on the right side, just off the edge of the beach.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course reappeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the third track of the Extra Lightning Cup. It uses the background from Shy Guy Beach, including the pirate ship. The Cheep Cheeps and jump pads were removed, as were the Item Boxes on the right side of the second-to-last island.
Glitches
By turning right towards the inside of the course immediately after the finish line, the player is able to drift and hop (with the assistance of a Dash Mushroom) in a circle, returning to the area immediately before the finish line. By crossing it, a full lap is counted. This exploit skips almost all of the course.[1]
Mario Kart World
Koopa Beach 1 returns in Mario Kart World, marking the course's 3D debut, and the course's first appearance overall in twenty-four years. The course, however, is not a dedicated race course in any Grand Prix. Instead, it is featured in the game's world map, located in the bay in the south, next to Koopa Beach 2 (known as "Koopa Troopa Beach" in this game), which is a course in a Grand Prix. Koopa Beach 1 can be traversed in Free Roam mode and in Knockout Tour. Routes from Koopa Beach 2 to DK Spaceport or vice versa will partially cross this course. Despite Koopa Beach 2's name change, Koopa Beach 1 is still referred to as such in-game (namely, during the mission "Race around a tribute to Koopa Beach 1!"). The mission also uses its original arrangement, instead of the new one used in the former course.
Unlike Koopa Beach 2, the course has received very little modifications to its appearance, and it has a more tranquil atmosphere. A Yoshi's branch has been added on top of the seaweed patch. A few of the ramps have been removed or placed elsewhere and the deep water patch near the start is gone. The solitary ? Panel in Super Mario Kart returns here.
It is one of seven SNES courses to appear in the world map as parts of routes, alongside Choco Island 1, Choco Island 2, Vanilla Lake 1, and Ghost Valleys 1, 2, and 3.
Naming
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Super Mario Kart | SAND-02 | Sand 2 |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ノコノコビーチコース １[?] Nokonoko Bīchi Kōsu 1 |
Koopa Troopa Beach Course 1 | Super Mario Kart |
| ノコノコビーチ１[?] Nokonoko Bīchi 1 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 1 | ||
| Chinese (simplified) | 慢慢龟海滩1[2] Mànmanguī Hǎitān 1 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 1 | |
| 喏库喏库海滩1[3] Nuòkùnuòkù Hǎitān 1 |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | ||
| Chinese (traditional) | 慢慢龜海灘1[4] Mànmanguī Hǎitān 1 |
Koopa Troopa Beach 1 | |
| Dutch | Koopa's Strand 1[?] | Koopa's Beach 1 | Mario Kart World |
| French | Plage Koopa 1[5] | Koopa Beach 1 | |
| Italian | La spiaggia di Koopa Percorso 1[?] | The beach of Koopa Course 1 | Super Mario Kart instruction booklet |
| Portuguese | Praia Koopa[6] | Koopa Beach |
References
- ^ Mario Kart Super Circuit (September 29, 2013). SNES Koopa Beach 1 (SC): 0'07"66 by Su. YouTube. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "纪念赛！慢慢龟海滩1" – Mario Kart World. Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Simplified Chinese).
- ^ From the unreleased iQue Mario Kart: Super Circuit version
- ^ 「紀念賽！慢慢龜海灘1」– Mario Kart World. Nintendo (Hong Kong) (Traditional Chinese).
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization. (Archived 5 Jun. 2025 via YouTube by Siphano.)
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from Portuguese localization.
