SNES Vanilla Lake 1

Vanilla Lake 1 is the third course of the Star Cup in the game Super Mario Kart. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track in the Extra Star Cup and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Ice Tour, with the Trick Tour adding in the R/T variant. It is a short course taking place on a frozen lake.

Super Mario Kart
The slippery ground makes it harder to control the kart. At the edge of the track, the lake is snow-covered; driving here will slow the kart down. There are many obstacles along the way, such as pipes, and at some parts of the track, the ice is broken and exposes water. In addition, there are many ice block tiles blocking the way, which break if bumped into to.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and is the first track in the Extra Star Cup. It uses the background from Snow Land. The pipe hazards are removed from the track, and an extra Item Box is added on the left side of the small pool.

Mario Kart Tour
The course reappears as a Retro Course for the first time in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Ice Tour. In this rendition, most of the snow blocks were removed, a Glide Ramp was added left of the now-first Item Box set, the walls within the course are thinner, and the wall to the right of the second set of Item Boxes (which replace most of the second set of snow blocks) has a break in it, as well as another Item Box. It is favored by Lemmy, Ice Mario, Penguin Luigi, Daisy (Fairy), and Dixie Kong.

Due to the Vanilla Lake setting returning in this game for the first time (besides its Mario Kart: Super Circuit reappearance), this course, along with SNES Donut Plains 1 and  SNES Koopa Beach 2, is one of the few Super Mario Kart courses to retain their original music, rather than reusing a cover from a later Mario Kart game. It is also one of the few retro tracks that do not appear in Mario Kart 7.

Ice Tour
In the Ice Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 is one of the two signature courses of the Ice Tour, the other being Frappe Snowland. It appears as the first course in the Lemmy Cup, the second course in the Wario Cup, and the location of the challenges in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the Larry Cup, and the Pauline Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Rosalina Cup and the second course of the Baby Luigi Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course of the Luigi Cup and the third course in the Bowser Jr. Cup.



Valentine's Tour
In the Valentine's Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the third course in the Larry Cup, the first course in the Toadette Cup, and the location of the challenges in the Koopa Troopa Cup and the Toad Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the second course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Yoshi Tour
In the Yoshi Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the first course in the Peach Cup and the location of the challenge in the Toad Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Ice Mario Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the King Boo Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the location of the challenge in the Koopa Troopa Cup. It also has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Toad Cup and the first course in the Rosalina Cup.



Flower Tour
In the Flower Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the location of the challenge in the Yoshi Cup. It also has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup and the third course in the Hammer Bro Cup.



Jungle Tour
In the Jungle Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the third course in the Lemmy Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Cooking Tour
In the Cooking Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appears as the first course and location of the challenge in the Baby Luigi Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Ice Mario Cup.



Exploration Tour
In the Exploration Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 has a Reverse variant which appears as the location of the challenge in the Shy Guy Cup, and a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup.

