Editing List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content

{{italic title|List of ''Mario Kart Tour'' pre-release and unused content}}
{{rewrite-expand|More beta mechanics unused in the final release}}
This is a list of pre-release and unused content for ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.

==Closed beta==
[[File:MKT CharacterSelectScreen.jpg|thumb|A portion of the character select screen]]
On April 23, 2019, Nintendo opened applications for participating in a closed beta test of ''Mario Kart Tour'' to {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} users in North America and Japan, which began on May 22, 2019 and ended on June 4, 2019.<ref>Romano, Sal (April 24, 2019). [https://gematsu.com/2019/04/mario-kart-tour-android-closed-beta-test-set-for-may-22-to-june-4 Mario Kart Tour Android closed beta test set for May 22 to June 4]. ''Gematsu''. Retrieved May 22, 2019.</ref> The following lists the features included in the beta version of the game.<ref name=GermanYT>TaoaceyusTM (May 22, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQTL5guc3mc Deutsches MARIO KART TOUR Gameplay!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 24, 2019.</ref> Several of the characters, karts, and gliders listed were not made available in the final game at launch.

===General===
*The drivers, karts, and gliders inventory screens originally displayed in rows of three, and locked items still had their special skill and starting base points value visible in the beta. In the final game, however, the inventory screens display in rows of four, and locked items no longer had visible special skills or starting base points values.
*[[Ruby|Rubies]] were originally emeralds.
*An element seen in other free-to-play games that was included in the closed beta was a stamina bar consisting of five hearts total. One heart would be consumed every time a player raced, and once the stamina was depleted, players would not be able to play until it recharged. Players would replenish hearts when they leveled up, if they waited out the timer, or if they purchased hearts with emeralds. This element was removed in the final game at launch, with players instead being able to play indefinitely.
*Originally, events in each cup were unlocked one at a time in a linear order after completing the first event, with challenges being unlocked last. In the final game, all events are unlocked when a cup is unlocked.
*Originally, there was no way to speed up the unlocking process for the cups restricted by timers.<ref name=Arstechnica>Machkovech, Sam. (May 22, 2019). [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/05/mario-kart-tour-beta-hands-on-microtransactions-land-like-a-nasty-blue-shell/ Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell.] ''Ars Technica''. Retrieved May 23, 2019.</ref> In the final game, this can be done using [[quick ticket]]s.
*The classes "Common", "Rare", and "Super Rare" in the beta were renamed to "Normal", "Super", and "High-End" respectively in the final game.
*Emeralds were classed as "Rare" items in the beta, while rubies are classed as "Normal" items in the final game.
*Karts and gliders only had colored frames around their card while retaining the same color scheme as "Common" items in the background in the beta, while in the final game, the card backgrounds change color based on whether they are "Super" or "High-End".
*The names of the four bonus challenges "Rocket Start!", "Race through the rings", "Don't crash", and "Beat Up Goombas" in the beta were changed to "[[Ready, Set, Rocket Start]]", "[[Ring Race]]", "[[Steer Clear of Obstacles]]", and "[[Goomba Takedown]]" respectively in the final game.
*The Daily Selects Shop had only six items, as opposed to nine.
*Players could receive [[Metal Mario]], the [[B Dasher]], and the [[Gold Glider]] in the final tour gift, which was the first spotlight pipe.
*Combo bonuses were not implemented. As a result, the beta did not have constant sound effects that played when the combo is increased, unlike in the final game.
*Higher tier karts originally increased speed, while higher tier gliders only increased item luck.
*The items on the character selection screen were [[Mushroom]]s. In the final game, they are [[Green Shell]]s instead.
*The maximum level for each driver, kart, and glider was 10, while in the final game, it was decreased to 6 (later increased to 7 in the [[Snow Tour]] and again to 8 in the [[Mii Tour (2022)|2022 Mii Tour]]).
*Music and sound effects were different from the final game.
**The menu music had a different arrangement.<ref>Sarah Mii. (September 27, 2020) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbSVZW0omWM (Beta Version) Lobby Music || Mario Kart Tour | Music Soundtrack] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 8, 2020.<!-- The title of the video has brackets which mess up the external link --></ref>
**The sound that played when navigating through the cups and challenge cards was ripped from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
**The jingle when acquiring a Normal item or a [[Grand Star]] was different. In the final game, this jingle is instead used in the ranked cup results when the player places 4th or lower.
**The countdown sound effect was taken from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' (this was also the sound effect used in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''). In the final game, the sound effect is instead taken from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.
*The text signifying the last lap originally read "FINAL LAP!"; in the final version, it instead reads "2/2" ("3/3" for [[3DS Rainbow Road]] and [[GCN Baby Park|GCN Baby Park T]], and "5/5" for every other GCN Baby Park variant).
*The rearview button was placed in the top right corner of the screen, below the options button.
*In the Coin Rush menu, the description read "Speed through a course containing over 400 [[Coin]]s! [[Gold Mario]] can really rake them in."; in the final version, it instead reads "Over 300 coins are waiting for you on this course! Gold Mario will draw them in as he gets near."
*Completing a bonus challenge originally rewarded three Grand Stars immediately, and reaching certain requirements granted bonus coins.
*Tour gifts were immediately claimed upon reaching the required number of Grand Stars.
*In the beta, each challenge from the Tour Challenges set gave out three to five Grand Stars when completed. In the final version, each challenge from the Tour Challenges set only gives out one or two Grand Stars when completed.
*Shortcut ramps were reflected on the minimap in all courses that had them. In the final game, these were all removed.

===Drivers===
Most of the drivers retain their [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|special items]] in the final game; however, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina, and Lemmy's special items are replaced by the [[Bubble]], Morton's special item is replaced by the [[Giant Banana]], Larry's special item is replaced by the [[Boomerang Flower]], King Boo's special item is replaced by the [[Lucky 7]], and Ludwig's and Rosalina's special items are replaced by the [[Dash Ring]]. Additionally, in the beta, both Rosalina and King Boo were classified as High-End drivers, whereas in the final version, they are classified as Super drivers instead. The Triple Bananas, which were Larry and Lemmy's special item, went unused until the [[London Tour]], where they were properly introduced as [[Waluigi|Waluigi (Bus Driver)]]'s special item. Additionally, Daisy's artwork used in the beta is taken directly from ''Mario Kart 7'', whereas in the final version, she uses new artwork that resembles her artwork from said game, but with darker hair and different shading.

====Common====
<gallery>
NSMB Green Koopa Troopa Artwork.png|[[Koopa Troopa]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Green Shells.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Green Shells]]
MSS Red Shy Guy Artwork.png|[[Shy Guy]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
BabyMarioSluggers.png|[[Baby Mario]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Boomerang Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]
Baby Luigi MSS artwork.png|[[Baby Luigi]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Boomerang Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]
Babypeachsimple.png|[[Baby Peach]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Mushrooms.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Mushrooms]]
Babydaisysimple.png|[[Baby Daisy]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Mushrooms.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Mushrooms]]
MKT Artwork BabyRosalina.png|[[Baby Rosalina]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Boomerang Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]
NSMBW Iggy Artwork.jpg|{{Iggy}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Green Shells.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Green Shells]]
NSMBU Larry Koopa Artwork.png|{{Larry}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Bananas.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Bananas]]
NSMBW Lemmy Artwork.png|{{Lemmy}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Bananas.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Bananas]]
NSMBW Ludwig Artwork.png|{{Ludwig}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
NSMBW Roy Artwork.png|{{Roy}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
NSMBW Morton Artwork.jpg|{{Morton}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Green Shells.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Green Shells]]
NSMBW Wendy Artwork.png|{{Wendy}}<br>[[File:MKT Icon Heart.png|35px]]<br>[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
MP8 DryBones.png|[[Dry Bones]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Green Shells.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Green Shells]]
</gallery>

====Rare====
<gallery>
MarioNP.png|[[Mario]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Fire Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]
Mario Party- Island Tour Luigi Artwork.png|[[Luigi]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Fire Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]
NSMBW Peach Artwork.png|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Heart.png|35px]]<br>[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
Yoshi - Mario Party 10.png|[[Yoshi]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Yoshi's Egg.png|35px]]<br>[[Yoshi Egg]]
Bowser - Mario Party 10.png|[[Bowser]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Bowser's Shell.png|35px]]<br>[[Bowser's Shell]]
SuperMarioParty DonkeyKong.png|[[Donkey Kong]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Giant Banana.png|35px]]<br>[[Giant Banana]]
Toad - Mario Party 10.png|[[Toad]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Mushrooms.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Mushrooms]]
Toadette - Mario Party 10.png|[[Toadette]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Triple Mushrooms.png|35px]]<br>[[Triple Mushrooms]]
Daisy MP10.png|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Heart.png|35px]]<br>[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
Wario MP100.png|[[Wario]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
Waluigi MP10.png|[[Waluigi]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
</gallery>

====Super Rare====
<gallery>
Metal Mario Artwork - Mario Kart 7.png|[[Metal Mario]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Fire Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Fire Flower]]
Rosalina-MPTop100-Transparent.png|[[Rosalina]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Boomerang Flower.png|35px]]<br>[[Boomerang Flower]]
Dry Bowser Artwork.png|[[Dry Bowser]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Bowser's Shell.png|35px]]<br>[[Bowser's Shell]]
King Boo Artwork MSS.png|[[King Boo]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Double Bob-ombs.png|35px]]<br>[[Double Bob-ombs]]
</gallery>

===Karts===
Most of the karts retain their rarities in the final; however, in the beta, the Soda Jet, Super Blooper, and Bolt Buggy were all classified as Normal karts, and the Blue Seven was classified as a High-End kart, whereas in the final, they are all classified as Super karts. The Koopa Dasher had a sprite used in the beta with Pipe Frame tires equipped instead of the tires the Turbo Yoshi had. The Gold Standard was a selectable kart to race with in the beta, whereas in the final game, it was exclusive to the Coin Rush mode until the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]].

====Common====
<gallery>
MKT Icon PipeFrameRed.png|[[Pipe Frame]]
MKT Icon BirthdayGirl.png|[[Birthday Girl]]
MKT Icon BoltBuggy.png|[[Bolt Buggy]]
MKT Icon SodaJet.png|[[Soda Jet]]
MKT Icon Landship.png|[[Landship]]
MKT Icon KoopaDasher SFCTires.png|[[Koopa Dasher]]
MKT Icon Mushmellow.png|[[Mushmellow]]
MKT Icon SuperBlooper.png|[[Super Blooper (kart)|Super Blooper]]
MKT Icon CheepCharger.png|[[Cheep Charger]]
</gallery>

====Rare====
<gallery>
MKT Icon Zucchini.png|[[Zucchini]]
MKT Icon Egg1.png|[[Egg 1]]
MKT Icon Cloud9.png|[[Cloud 9]]
MKT Icon KoopaClown.png|[[Koopa Clown]]
MKT Icon Poltergust4000.png|[[Poltergust 4000]]
MKT Icon BarrelTrain.png|[[Barrel Train]]
MKT Icon TurboYoshi.png|[[Turbo Yoshi]]
</gallery>

====Super Rare====
<gallery>
MKT Icon BDasher.png|[[B Dasher]]
MKT Icon BlueSeven.png|[[Blue Seven]]
MKT Icon BumbleV.png|[[Bumble V]]
MKT Icon Bruiser.png|[[Bruiser]]
MKT Icon GoldStandard.png|[[Gold Standard]]
</gallery>

===Gliders===
None of the gliders' rarities changed from the beta to the final game, and most of them retain their [[Special skill (Mario Kart Tour)#Glider skills|glider skills]]; however, the [[Super Glider]]'s glider skill was replaced with [[Mushroom]] Plus, and the [[Parafoil]]'s glider skill was replaced with [[Green Shell]] Plus. [[Mega Mushroom]] Plus was absent in the beta, but was added as a glider skill in the [[Tokyo Tour]].

====Common====
<gallery>
MKT Icon SuperGliderRed.png|[[Super Glider]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Super Horn.png|35px]]<br>[[Super Horn]] Plus
MKT Icon PaperGlider.png|[[Paper Glider]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Green Shell.png|35px]]<br>[[Green Shell]] Plus
MKT Icon Parachute.png|[[Parachute (glider)|Parachute]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Blooper.png|35px]]<br>[[Blooper]] Plus
MKT Icon Parafoil.png|[[Parafoil]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Mushroom.png|35px]]<br>[[Mushroom]] Plus
</gallery>

====Rare====
<gallery>
MKT Icon PeachParasol.png|[[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Red Shell.png|35px]]<br>[[Red Shell]] Plus
MKT Icon FlowerGlider.png|[[Flower Glider]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Banana.png|35px]]<br>[[Banana]] Plus
MKT Icon WarioWing.png|[[Wario Wing]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Bullet Bill.png|35px]]<br>[[Bullet Bill]] Plus
</gallery>

====Super Rare====
<gallery>
MKT Icon SuperGliderGold.png||[[Gold Glider]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Coin.png|35px]]<br>[[Coin]] Plus
MKT Icon CloudGlider.png|[[Cloud Glider]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Lightning.png|35px]]<br>[[Lightning]] Plus
MKT Icon Swooper.png|[[Swooper (glider)|Swooper]]<br>[[File:MKT Icon Bob-omb.png|35px]]<br>[[Bob-omb]] Plus
</gallery>

===Tour===
The beta only featured one tour, named '''Beta Test''' ('''Beta Test Tour''' in the news section). There were no T variant or R/T variant courses featured in the beta and only four of the thirteen courses in the beta had R variants.
{{MKT tour
|Banner=MKT Beta Test
|Duration=May 21, 2019, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – June 4, 2019, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
|Coin=SNES Rainbow Road
|Cup1=Koopa Troopa
|Cup2=Rosalina
|1.1o=D
|1.1=Metal Mario
|1.1i=Metal Mario Artwork - Mario Kart 7
|1.2o=K
|1.2=B Dasher
|1.2i=MKT Icon BDasher
|1.3o=G
|1.3=Gold Glider
|1.3i=MKT Icon SuperGliderGold
|2.1o=D
|2.1=Rosalina
|2.1i=Rosalina-MPTop100-Transparent
|2.2o=K
|2.2=Bumble V
|2.2i=MKT Icon BumbleV
|2.3o=G
|2.3=Cloud Glider
|2.3i=MKT Icon CloudGlider
}}
{{br}}
====Cups====
{| align=center width=75% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; text-align:center"
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Toad Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Toad Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2SNES Old.png|80px]]<br>[[SNES Choco Island 2]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ToadCircuit3DS.png|80px]]<br>[[3DS Toad Circuit]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleGCN.png|80px]]<br>[[GCN Dino Dino Jungle]]
|[[File:MKT Tour0 ToadCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Rocket Start!'''<br>''"Pull off a [[Rocket Start]]!"''<br><small>Toad, 3DS Mario Circuit</small><ref>Ziphonix (May 22, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t5KwL0OXzg 15 Minutes of Mario Kart Tour Gameplay!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 24, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Mario Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1SNES.png|80px]]<br>[[SNES Mario Circuit 1]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertN64 Old.png|80px]]<br>[[N64 Kalimari Desert]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>[[3DS Mario Circuit]]
|[[File:MKT Tour0 MarioCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Race through the rings'''<br>''"Clear 10 rings."''<br><small>Mario, 3DS Toad Circuit</small><ref name=GermanYT/>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Luigi Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Luigi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionDS.png|80px]]<br>[[DS Luigi's Mansion]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1SNES.png|80px]]<br>SNES Mario Circuit 1
|[[File:MKT Icon ToadCircuit3DS.png|80px]]<br>3DS Toad Circuit
|[[File:MKT Tour0 LuigiCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Do Jump Boosts'''<br>''"Do 15 [[Trick|Jump Boosts]]."''<br><small>Luigi, SNES Choco Island 2</small><ref name=GermanYT/>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Koopa Troopa Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa Cup]]<br>{{color|Ranked cup (week 1)|red}}
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachN64.png|80px]]<br>[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleGCN.png|80px]]<br>GCN Dino Dino Jungle
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2SNES Old.png|80px]]<br>SNES Choco Island 2
|[[File:MKT Tour0 KoopaTroopaCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Don't crash'''<br>''"Try not to crash."''<br><small>Koopa Troopa, DS Luigi's Mansion</small><ref name=GermanYT/>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Peach Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Peach Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHills3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>[[3DS Daisy Hills]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Mario Circuit
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertN64 Old.png|80px]]<br>N64 Kalimari Desert
|[[File:MKT Tour0 PeachCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Glider Challenge'''<br>''"Glide at least 400."''<br><small>Peach, 3DS Daisy Hills</small><ref name=GermanYT/>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Shy Guy Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Shy Guy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaar3DS.png|80px]]<br>[[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2SNES Old.png|80px]]<br>SNES Choco Island 2
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionDS.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion
|[[File:MKT Tour0 ShyGuyCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Race through the rings'''<br>''"Clear 30 rings."''<br><small>Shy Guy, 3DS Shy Guy Bazaar</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 23, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7DfKMKpPdI Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 5] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Toadette Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Toadette Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ToadCircuitR3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Toad Circuit R
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHills3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Daisy Hills
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1SNES.png|80px]]<br>SNES Mario Circuit 1
|[[File:MKT Tour0 ToadetteCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Do Jump Boosts'''<br>''"Do 10 Jump Boosts."''<br><small>Toadette, N64 Koopa Troopa Beach</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 23, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js0UnM21fCg Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 6] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Bowser Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Bowser Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1GBA.png|80px]]<br>[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser Castle 1]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertN64 Old.png|80px]]<br>N64 Kalimari Desert
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachN64.png|80px]]<br>N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
|[[File:MKT Tour0 BowserCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''vs. Mega Bowser'''<br>''"Aim for 1st place!"''<br><small>Any character, GBA Bowser Castle 1</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgX1WoaQowA Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 7] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Rosalina Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Rosalina Cup]]<br>{{color|Ranked cup (week 2)|red}}
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES.png|80px]]<br>[[SNES Rainbow Road]]
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionDS.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaar3DS.png|80px]]<br>3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
|[[File:MKT Tour0 RosalinaCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Break Item Boxes'''<br>''"Hit 15 Item Boxes."''<br><small>Rosalina, SNES Rainbow Road</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XlGCqz5ncM Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Rainbow Road Episode 8] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Donkey Kong Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Donkey Kong Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64.png|80px]]<br>N64 Kalimari Desert R
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Mario Circuit
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleGCN.png|80px]]<br>GCN Dino Dino Jungle
|[[File:MKT Tour0 DonkeyKongCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Smash Small Dry Bones'''<br>''"Smash 5 opponents."''<br><small>Donkey Kong, N64 Kalimari Desert</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCMW_uOPcg Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 9] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Yoshi Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Yoshi Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RockRockMountain3DS.png|80px]]<br>[[3DS Rock Rock Mountain]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachN64.png|80px]]<br>N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
|[[File:MKT Icon ToadCircuitR3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Toad Circuit R
|[[File:MKT Tour0 YoshiCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Beat Up Goombas'''<br>''"Hit 30 Goombas."''<br><small>Yoshi, GCN Dino Dino Jungle</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psvGHwGNULY Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Rock Rock Mountain Episode 10] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon King Boo Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[King Boo Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS Old.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion R
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1GBA.png|80px]]<br>GBA Bowser Castle 1
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64.png|80px]]<br>N64 Kalimari Desert R
|[[File:MKT Tour0 KingBooCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''vs. Mega King Boo'''<br>''"Aim for 1st place!"''<br><small>Any character, DS Luigi's Mansion</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 24, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llnTUCN4NeQ Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 11] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Daisy Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Daisy Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHills3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Daisy Hills
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES.png|80px]]<br>SNES Rainbow Road
|[[FIle:MKT Icon RockRockMountain3DS.png|80px]]<br>3DS Rock Rock Mountain
|[[File:MKT Tour0 DaisyCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Do Jump Boosts'''<br>''"Do 15 Jump Boosts."''<br><small>Daisy, 3DS Mario Circuit</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 28, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceExW1ncSZM Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 12 Daisy Cup] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Wario Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Wario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaar3DS.png|80px]]<br>3DS Shy Guy Bazaar
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64.png|80px]]<br>N64 Kalimari Desert R
|[[FIle:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS Old.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion R
|[[File:MKT Tour0 WarioCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Don't crash'''<br>''"Try not to crash!"''<br><small>Wario, GBA Bowser Castle 1</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4__hkliPbc Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Episode 13 Wario Cup] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Metal Mario Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Metal Mario Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RockRockMountain3DS.png|80px]]<br>3DS Rock Rock Mountain
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES.png|80px]]<br>SNES Rainbow Road
|[[File:MKT Icon ToadCircuitR3DS Old.png|80px]]<br>3DS Toad Circuit R
|[[File:MKT Tour0 MetalMarioCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''Race through the rings'''<br>''"Clear 30 rings."''<br><small>Metal Mario, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDOj2L5p2HU Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Races Episode 14 Metal Mario Cup] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|-
![[File:MKT Icon Dry Bowser Cup.png|75px]]<br>[[Dry Bowser Cup]]
|[[File:MKT Icon LuigisMansionRDS Old.png|80px]]<br>DS Luigi's Mansion R
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1GBA.png|80px]]<br>GBA Bowser Castle 1
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Old.png|80px]]<br>SNES Rainbow Road R
|[[File:MKT Tour0 DryBowserCupChallenge.png|80px]]<br>'''vs. Mega Dry Bowser'''<br>''"Aim for 1st place!"''<br><small>Any character, N64 Kalimari Desert</small><ref>Phoenix King Gaming (May 30, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0voGytaSVe8 Mario Kart Tour Android Closed Beta Dry Bowser Cup + Final Boss] ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 31, 2019.</ref>
|}

;Names in other languages
{{foreign names
|Jap=β テスト
|JapR=β Tesuto
|JapM=β Test
}}

==Multiplayer betas==
Nintendo held two multiplayer beta tests: one exclusive to Gold Pass members from December 18, 2019, 11:00 p.m. (PT) to December 26, 2019, 9:59 p.m. (PT),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191220162525/https://mariokarttour.com/en-US/multiplay/beta Real-Time Multiplayer Beta Test - ''Mario Kart Tour'']. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved March 2, 2020.</ref> and one for all players from January 22, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) to January 28, 2020, 9:59 p.m. (PT),<ref>[https://mariokarttour.com/en-US/multiplay/beta Multiplayer Test - ''Mario Kart Tour'']. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved March 2, 2020.</ref> the latter of which allowed players to play with each other in their immediate vicinity based on their device's location data. The player could either join a random lobby or create their own to play with friends. The cup played rotated every 30 minutes instead of 15.

The music playing in the multiplayer's menu was the same music as the game's menu in the two betas. The icon was also different, being a globe instead of Toads.

==Unused content==

===Courses===
Several text strings referencing objects from courses not featured in the game can be found in the files; several of the courses that are in the game had these text strings present before their release. However, some of these objects are used in courses other than the ones they were originally created for, such as the [[Skating Shy Guy]]s (HeyhoSkateRed and HeyhoSkateBlue), which are used in [[Tour Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity 2]] but originate from [[GCN Sherbet Land]]. The following courses that are not in the game have unused text strings referencing objects from them:

*"Mobmu" - EnclosureMobmuTest, StartGateMobmuTest
*"Mobnu" - MorayMobnuTest1, MorayMobnuTest2
*[[GBA Cheese Land]] - WanwanFork*
*[[Wii Grumble Volcano]] - RoadGuraGuraTest
*[[Wuhu Loop|3DS Wuhu Loop]] - [[Koopa Clown Car|ClownWuhu]]
*[[3DS Music Park]] - Dancing Piranha Plant animations*
*[[Maka Wuhu|3DS Maka Wuhu]] - RockWuhu
*[[3DS DK Jungle]] - GoldenBanana, AirShipDK, BarrelDK
*[[Block Plaza|Wii Block Plaza]] - BlockRedTest, BlockBlueTest, BlockGreenTest, BlockYellow

An (*) asterisk means that the course assets are leftovers from ''Mario Kart 8'', meaning that it is unclear if these assets were intended to be used or not. "Mobmu" and "Mobnu" are named with the "Mob" prefix, which is used for [[new course]]s in the game's data, suggesting that they may have been new courses that were scrapped or used for testing.

An environmental file named after [[Ghost Valley 3|SNES Ghost Valley 3]] is present in the files of tours which feature [[RMX Ghost Valley 1]].

Within the game's data, every course has numerous IDs referencing the renders used for it in-game. This list was refreshed with each tour and after most game updates. There are four individual numbered lists, with every ID in each list sharing a prefix:<ref>[https://api.karttour.net/id?type=course Track ID list]</ref> "Classic" for [[classic course]]s, "New" for new courses, "Remix" for [[remix course]]s, and "Battle" for [[Battle Mode|battle]] courses (including both classic and new courses). Within these lists, the IDs are sorted alphabetically and are numbered starting from 101000. Every course has up to five IDs that are visible in the list, ending with "_BG" (the first ID for a course), "_sub" (the last ID for the normal variant), "R_sub" (the last ID for the R variant), "RX_sub" (the last ID for the R/T variant), and "X_sub" (the last ID for the T variant). Many of the game's courses had their IDs present in the list prior to release, as evidenced by the numbering of the IDs, though they were not visible. Normally, the "X_sub" ID of a course and the "_BG" ID of a course after it are numerically after one another (for example, if "Track1X_sub" is numbered 1010050, "Track2_BG" should be numbered 1010051), but when an unreleased course was present between two released courses, there would be a larger difference between the ID numbers. Since the IDs are ordered alphabetically, these gaps could be used to identify courses before they were released. For example, a gap between "Ggc_YoshiCircuit" and "Gn64_ChocoMountain" would imply that [[N64 Bowser's Castle]] or [[N64 Banshee Boardwalk]] is present under the name "Gn64_BowserCastle" or "Gn64_BansheeBoardwalk", respectively. The size of the gap, when it was increased, and the amounts in which it was increased could also be used to estimate when a course in it may debut and how many courses were present within it. Pre-existing courses being increased could also help determine the themes of upcoming tours, such as how increases to all routes of [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur]], [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]], and [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]] starting in the second [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022)|Peach vs. Bowser Tour]] foreshadowed the [[Winter Tour (2023)|2023 Winter Tour]].<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9-J88_yQomkGdgJ9dogiin4JTxWf65bWecQ_dhYA8w Spreadsheet showing ID increases between tours]</ref> Though most of the ID gaps in the game's files were filled in with courses that were later added, two remain, each having two slots: a gap in the classic course list between [[GBA Bowser's Castle 4]] and [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island]] (which could have fit [[Broken Pier|GBA Broken Pier]] or T and R/T variants for GBA Bowser's Castle 4) and a gap in the new course list between [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade 3]] and [[Rome Avanti]]. Additionally, prior to the [[1st Anniversary Tour]], a gap of size four existed that could have fit either N64 Banshee Boardwalk or N64 Bowser's Castle; this gap subsequently vanished and never resurfaced in the files. The final courses in the game's internal lists are [[Wii Rainbow Road]] for classic race courses, [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]] for new race courses, [[RMX Vanilla Lake 2]] for remix courses, and [[Tour Paris Promenade|Paris Promenade B]] for battle courses, so any courses following these alphabetically cannot have their ID gaps seen (if there are any).

===Karts===
[[File:MKT Model CometTail LightBlue.png|150px|thumb|left|The model of the unused Comet Tail variant]]
Some karts have specific files for their positions. Most of these karts are in the game, but there are references to several unused karts, including the ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' appearance of the [[Blue Falcon]] (BFalcon8). Several kart models can also be found in the game's files, including a light-blue [[Comet Tail]] with a yellow stripe in the middle, which was added in the [[Vancouver Tour]] along with the Comet Tail itself. Textures for a gold variant of the [[Apple Kart]] and files relating to a yellow variant of the [[Cheep Charger]] are also present.<ref name=api>[https://api.karttour.net/upcoming]</ref>

===Gliders===
Files relating to recolors of the [[Peach Parasol (glider)|Peach Parasol]] and a Valentine's-themed variant of the [[Glitter Glider]] are present in the game's data.<ref name=api/>

===Tires===
[[File:MKT Model StdR Red.png|thumb|left|100px|The StdR_Red tires]]
The unused StdR_Red [[tire]]s are present in the game's files.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNk9WE-EfZ4 HalfHydra] ''YouTube''. Retrieved February 21, 2022.</ref>
{{br}}

===Sprites===
When the [[Para-Wing]] was added in the [[London Tour]], a sprite was added in the files which appears to be identical to the kart, except it has the [[Pipe Frame]]'s tires on it, which are also used by the [[Koopa Dasher]]. Starting with the [[Super Mario Kart Tour]], sprites of every colored variation of the Pipe Frame with the [[Gold Blooper]]'s tires equipped can be found in the files.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1303600709133365249 Tweet by Mario Kart Tour News]</ref>
<gallery>
MKT Icon ParaWing SFCTires.png|The unused Para-Wing icon
</gallery>

===Icons===
Some unused icons known as ''BoostItem'', ''ItemExchange'', ''PartsScoreUp'', and ''PartsSkillUp'' can be found in the game's files. The ''BoostItem'' icons also have icons of them on a ticket.
<gallery>
MKT Unused BoostItem 01.png|The first unused ''BoostItem'' icon
MKT Unused BoostItem 02.png|The second unused ''BoostItem'' icon
MKT Unused BoostItem 03.png|The third unused ''BoostItem'' icon
MKT Unused BoostItem 04.png|The fourth unused ''BoostItem'' icon
MKT Unused BoostItem Ticket 01.png|The first unused ''BoostItem'' icon on a ticket
MKT Unused BoostItem Ticket 02.png|The second unused ''BoostItem'' icon on a ticket
MKT Unused BoostItem Ticket 03.png|The third unused ''BoostItem'' icon on a ticket
MKT Unused BoostItem Ticket 04.png|The fourth unused ''BoostItem'' icon on a ticket
MKT Unused ItemExchange.png|The unused ''ItemExchange'' icon
MKT Unused PartsScoreUp.png|The unused ''PartsScoreUp'' icon
MKT Unused PartsSkillUp.png|The unused ''PartsSkillUp'' icon
</gallery>

===Sounds and music===
Several unused voice clips exist for when a driver finishes 5th or below, indicating that drivers were originally going to have voice clips for losing. Some drivers from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' retain their losing voice clips from said games, while Peachette and Pauline have newly recorded losing voice clips.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/j73i53/an_interesting_trivia_about_pauline_and_peachette/]</ref> Drivers added later in the game that were not present in ''Mario Kart 8'' or ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' lack unused losing voice clips.

An unused alternate version of the [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]] theme that lacks synth and percussion can be found in the files. Additionally, the [[Wii Koopa Cape]] underwater music has an intro portion in the game's files that is never used in the game, even in the underwater challenge where the player starts in the section in which the underwater variant of the theme plays.
{{media table
|file1=MKT Singapore Speedway Theme.oga
|title1=Singapore Speedway
}}

===Event token obtaining method===
In the in-game news for version 2.10.0, Nintendo announced that the player could obtain [[event token]]s by keeping combo bonuses. This method was never used in the game.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_Tour#Unused_Event_Token_Obtaining_Methods Unused Event Token Obtaining Method] ''The Cutting Room Floor''. Retrieved January 4, 2021.</ref>

==Course icons==
Several in-game course icons were altered, either to reposition the character depicted in them or to change the screenshot shown to be more accurate to what is really in the game. The table below documents the differences between the original and updated versions of these icons.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width=100%
!Previous version
!Updated version
!Pertinent to
!Difference in the previous version
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon NewYorkMinuteRT Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon NewYorkMinuteRT Pauline.png|150px]]
|[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute R/T]]
|[[Pauline]] is positioned slightly more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon TokyoBlurT Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon TokyoBlurT PeachKimono.png|150px]]
|[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur T]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach (Kimono)]] is positioned slightly more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit2SNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit2SNES Lakitu.png|150px]]
|[[SNES Mario Circuit 2]]
|[[Lakitu]] is positioned slightly more to the left.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit2RSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit2RSNES MetalMario.png|150px]]
|[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2R]]
|[[Metal Mario]] is positioned slightly more to the left.
|-
|[[File:MKT_Icon_MarioCircuit2TSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT_Icon_MarioCircuit2TSNES Lakitu.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2T]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lakitu]] is positioned slightly more to the left. The [[Kanaami Road]] is flatter. The course's background is higher. The green [[Warp Pipe|pipe]] is out of frame.
|-
|[[File:MKT_Icon_MarioCircuit2TSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT_Icon_MarioCircuit2TSNES Lemmy.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RMXMarioCircuit1 Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RMXMarioCircuit1 MarioMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|[[RMX Mario Circuit 1]]
|The [[Mii|Mario Mii Racing Suit]]'s artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1SNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1SNES Mario.png|150px]]
|[[SNES Mario Circuit 1]]
|[[Mario]] is positioned slightly more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1RSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1RSNES Peach.png|150px]]
|[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1R]]
|[[Peach]] is positioned slightly more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES BabyMario.png|150px]]
|rowspan=3|[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1T]]
|rowspan=3|The course is framed differently. The further [[ramp]] is less pronounced.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES MetalMario.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES Ol3d.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit1TSNES Peach.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Wario.png|150px]]
|rowspan=4|[[SNES Choco Island 2|SNES Choco Island 2T]]
|rowspan=4|The [[Piranha Plant]]s lack pipes.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Lemmy.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES BabyRosalina.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES Old4.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ChocoIsland2TSNES DryBones.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon GhostValley1RSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon GhostValley1RSNES KingBooLuigisMansion.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[SNES Ghost Valley 1|SNES Ghost Valley 1R]]
|rowspan=2|The Piranha Plants are absent from the course, some coins near the Glide Ramp are absent, some of the ramps look different, and the course's thumbnail is shown more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon GhostValley1RSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon GhostValley1RSNES KingBoo.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Rosalina.png|150px]]
|rowspan=3|[[SNES Rainbow Road]]
|rowspan=3|Two green turn signs are absent, the leftmost [[coin]] in the distance is not aligned with the other two nearby, and there is only one [[Star Thwomp]] in the distance.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES ShyGuy.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadSNES MetalMario.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Lemmy.png|150px]]
|rowspan=4|[[SNES Rainbow Road|SNES Rainbow Road R]]
|rowspan=4|Green turn signs are absent and {{Lemmy}}'s artwork is positioned so [[Magical ball|his ball]] is out of frame.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES MetalMario.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Rosalina.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES Old4.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadRSNES IceMario.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES BabyRosalina.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[SNES Rainbow Road|SNES Rainbow Road T]]
|rowspan=2|Two green turn signs are absent.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon RainbowRoadTSNES MetalMario.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachTN64 Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KoopaTroopaBeachTN64 Peach.png|150px]]
|[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T]]
|The ramp near the [[Noshi]] is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Wario.png|150px]]
|rowspan=3|[[N64 Kalimari Desert|N64 Kalimari Desert R]]
|rowspan=3|The ramp is narrower and Wario is positioned lower.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Iggy.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertRN64 Larry.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon KalimariDesertTN64 BabyDaisy.png|150px]]
|[[N64 Kalimari Desert|N64 Kalimari Desert T]]
|[[Baby Daisy]] is positioned more to the left.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1TGBA Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1TGBA DryBones.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser's Castle 1T]]
|rowspan=2|[[Dry Bones]] is positioned more to the left. The ramp is angled differently.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1TGBA Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1TGBA Bowser.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1RTGBA Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1RTGBA Bowser.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[GBA Bowser's Castle 1|GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T]]
|rowspan=2|The tall ramps are narrower and have [[Dash Panel]]s, as well as having a lower path.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1RTGBA Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon BowsersCastle1RTGBA DryBowser.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon SkyGardenGBA Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon SkyGardenGBA LuigiMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|[[GBA Sky Garden]]
|The Luigi Mii Racing Suit's artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon CheepCheepIslandGBA Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon CheepCheepIslandGBA PeachMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T]]
|The Peach Mii Racing Suit's artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitGCN Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitGCN RedMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|[[GCN Yoshi Circuit]]
|The Red Mii Racing Suit's artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitRGCN Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitRGCN Peach.png|150px]]
|[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|GCN Yoshi Circuit R]]
|The course is centered differently.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN MetalMario.png|150px]]
|rowspan=4|[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|GCN Yoshi Circuit T]]
|rowspan=4|The course is centered differently.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Peachette.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN YoshiReindeer.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Old4.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon YoshiCircuitTGCN Yoshi.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleTGCN Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DinoDinoJungleTGCN Bowser.png|150px]]
|[[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|GCN Dino Dino Jungle T]]
|A Kanaami Road that does appear in-game is visible above the starting line.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballDS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballDS DonkeyKongMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|[[DS Waluigi Pinball]]
|The Donkey Kong Mii Racing Suit's artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Lakitu.png|150px]]
|rowspan=3|[[DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball T]]
|rowspan=3|The [[Bumper (Mario Kart series)|bumper]] section lacks transitioning ramps, there is a Kanaami Road that does not appear in-game, and there are more Dash Panels on the road.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Old3.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Peachette.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon WaluigiPinballTDS Pauline.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MushroomGorgeWii Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MushroomGorgeWii MarioMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|rowspan=2|[[Wii Mushroom Gorge]]
|rowspan=2|The Mii Racing Suit's artwork is different.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MushroomGorgeWii Old2.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MushroomGorgeWii ToadMiiRacingSuit.png|150px]]
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHills3DS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHills3DS Daisy.png|150px]]
|[[3DS Daisy Hills]]
|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] uses an older version of her artwork and is positioned more to the left.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHillsT3DS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon DaisyHillsT3DS BabyDaisy.png|150px]]
|[[3DS Daisy Hills|3DS Daisy Hills T]]
|[[Baby Daisy]] is positioned more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaarR3DS DryBowser old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon ShyGuyBazaarR3DS DryBowser.png|150px]]
|[[3DS Shy Guy Bazaar|3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R]]
|[[Dry Bowser]] is positioned slightly more to the left.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3DS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuit3DS Peach.png|150px]]
|[[3DS Mario Circuit]]
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] is positioned slightly more to the right.
|-
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuitT3DS Old.png|150px]]
|[[File:MKT Icon MarioCircuitT3DS Daisy.png|150px]]
|[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit T]]
|Daisy is positioned more to the right.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Diddy Kong Mario Kart Tour.jpg|[[Diddy Kong]] and a pre-release [[Barrel Train]] from the game's first trailer. Note that in the final version, the Barrel Train has [[Off-Road]] tires equipped instead.
MKT Tour1 CoinRush.png|[[Gold Mario]] on a golden [[Pipe Frame]] equipped with [[Gold Tires]] used for [[New York Tour]]'s Coin Rush. In the release version, Gold Mario is riding on a [[Gold Standard]] (equipped with Gold Tires) instead.
MKT Beta App Icon.jpg|The beta app icon
MKT Closed Beta Test title screen.png|Closed beta title screen
MKT Luigi Beta Countdown.jpg|[[Luigi]] in an early version of the countdown
MKTBetaLuigiRacing.jpg|Luigi racing in SNES Choco Island 2. The UI is different from the final version.
MKTBetaMenu.jpg|Early version of the main menu
MKT Beta MenuScreen.png|Early version of the menu
MKT Tour0 BetaTestPipe1.png|The banner of the Beta Test Pipe 1
MKT Tour0 BetaTestPipe2.png|The banner of the Beta Test Pipe 2
MKTBetaPipe.jpg|Early version of the High-End pipe
MKT Beta TourGiftsScreen.png|Early Tour Gifts screen
MKT Icon MarioCircuit1RTSNES RedKoopaFreerunning.png|An unused course icon for [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T]] featuring [[Roving Racers|Red Koopa (Freerunning)]]
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==References==
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{{Pre-release and unused content}}
[[Category:Pre-release and unused content|Mario Kart Tour]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour|*]]
[[it:Sviluppo ed elementi scartati di Mario Kart Tour]]