Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 7)
- This article is about the race course from Mario Kart 7. For its musical theme, see Toad Circuit (theme).
- "3DS Mario Circuit" redirects here. It is not to be confused with DS Mario Circuit.
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| Appears in | Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||||||||||
| Cup | Flower Cup (7) | ||||||||||
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Tokyo Tour
Halloween Tour (2019) Winter Tour (2019) London Tour Ice Tour Mario Bros. Tour Trick Tour (2020) Flower Tour Jungle Tour Peach Tour Marine Tour Wild West Tour Sunset Tour Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) Peach vs. Daisy Tour Ninja Tour (2021) Sydney Tour (April–May 2021) Trick Tour (2021) Wedding Tour Mario vs. Peach Tour Frost Tour Toad vs. Toadette Tour Penguin Tour Wario vs. Waluigi Tour Bowser Tour (2022) Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December 2022) Mario Tour (2023) Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) | ||||||||||
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}} Mario Circuit is the second course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart 7. It is strongly based upon the Mario Kart DS version of the course. Unlike other Mario Circuit courses, where Peach's Castle is a background element, this course allows players to drive through the castle. This rendition of Mario Circuit returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it appears in tours starting with the Tokyo Tour and last appearing in the 2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour. This course shares its music with Toad Circuit.
This is the only Flower Cup course in Mario Kart 7 to not have a different name in British English versions.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Course layout[edit]
The course takes place on a large grassy field with sand roads, floating Brick Blocks, a Mushroom Trampoline, pipes, blossoming peach trees, a lake, and Peach's Castle. The course begins with a small, straightforward path with two turns, after which pink flower petals begin falling out of the trees on a long bend to the left. Activating the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS gives the effect of the petals popping out of the screen. After a ramp, the racers bounce off a Mushroom Trampoline into a curvy section leading towards Peach's Castle, which they then enter. After a spiral upwards, a Glide Ramp launches the drivers out of the castle into an area where pipes blow out wind (allowing for tricks to be performed) and Goombas appear. Following this is a very large pipe, like the one found in Mario Raceway, which drivers must curve through to reach the finish line after one small bump in the road.
Shortcuts[edit]
There are a number of shortcuts available in this course. Between the first and second turns, drivers may use Mushrooms to use a ramp in the middle of the grass. Mushrooms can also be used to cut grass on the corner before the Mushroom Trampolines. There are two additional ramps in front of Peach's Castle. There is yet another ramp to the left when the racers exit the castle, and a rail to the left along the pipe, both of which save some time.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
This version of Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the Tokyo Tour. The course has undergone a few minor changes. Peach's Castle has been redesigned, with the entrance to the castle now having doors leading into the spiral upwards. The starting line has a new look that resembles a garden gate.
The course also appears as Mario Circuit R (reversed), Mario Circuit T (with ramps), and Mario Circuit R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the original in the Tokyo Tour, while the latter debuted in the 2019 Winter Tour. In the T variant, there are several more mushroom trampolines, and the gliding section is gone; there is instead a glide ramp at the end of the track which allows racers to glide onto one of two sets of floating blocks. In the R/T variant, the gliding section is still gone, with a glide ramp appearing a bit after racers exit the castle.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of 3DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which 3DS Mario Circuit 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 3DS Mario Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
