Donut Plains 1 (race course)
- This article is about the race course introduced in Super Mario Kart. For the first Donut Plains remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Donut Plains 1. For the level in Super Mario World, see Donut Plains 1.
Donut Plains 1 is the second race course in the Mushroom Cup of Super Mario Kart. It was later reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the second track of the Extra Mushroom Cup, in Mario Kart DS as the first race of the Banana Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour, debuting as the featured course of the Hammer Bro Tour.
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Course layout[edit]
The course features a lake which is to be crossed by a bridge. It begins with the only set of ? Panels followed by a gradual right turn. Racers then briefly drive straight over a bridge, which has walls on both sides. Afterwards, there is a right turn followed by a left turn. Racers then encounter a right U-turn, a left U-turn, and another more gradual right U-turn, and then reach the finish line shortly after. On the inside of the last U-turn is a large patch of mud, which makes drivers' control over their karts weaker.
Shortcuts[edit]
A notable shortcut can be found just after the bridge. After taking the subsequent right turn, the player can use a Mushroom or Star to drive through the grass to the left of the track, passing through a gap in the wall and cutting off the first left turn.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Donut Plains 1 is the second track of the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background of Riverside Park. An item box has been added to the right side at the start of the second U-turn. The pipes on the side of the road have also been removed.
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Donut Plains 1 returns in Mario Kart DS as the first course of the Banana Cup. The course now has three laps instead of five. The bridge at the beginning has been widened and the first mud patch is larger. The mud patches now slow down racers. The pipes are green, rather than orange. It was one of the courses that could not be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Missions[edit]
There is one mission that takes place on SNES Donut Plains 1:
- Mission 2-3: The player controls Donkey Kong, who must drive through 5 gates within 45 seconds, with the help of some ground Mushrooms.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Donut Plains 1 reappears as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Hammer Bro Tour and last appearing in the 2023 Mii Tour. It generally retains its Mario Kart DS layout; however, the walls within the course are thinner, and the barriers left of the bridge are absent. The bridge is also reverted to its original width. The gap in the wall after the second turn is shorter and moved right. The pipes are also gone, as in the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version of the course. The lake does not extend to the starting turn, and its two sides near the second U-turn are the same length. The brown hills in the background are also removed.
The course also appears as Donut Plains 1R (reversed), Donut Plains 1T (with ramps), and Donut Plains 1R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Hammer Bro Tour, while the latter was introduced in the 2020 Yoshi Tour. In the R/T variant, there is a glide ramp a bit before the bridge, as well as two Piranha Plants that make it more difficult to cut off the turn.
This course uses the original version of its music, despite it being arranged in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 8.
Appearances[edit]
For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Donut Plains 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Donut Plains 1 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 SNES Donut Plains 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
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