GBA Sky Garden

Sky Garden is a race course in the Mario Kart series. It first appeared in Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance, and then reappeared in the Retro Courses of Mario Kart DS, holding the distinction of being the only track to appear in the Lightning Cup twice. It takes place on a cobbled road atop clouds, and a lot of beanstalks (a clear allusion to the classic fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk) can be seen. This course has no major obstacles, although players can easily fall off of it. Sky Garden doesn't seem to have an apparent theme, but it does incorporate the Luigi blimp from the previous racetrack into its background. There are also three shortcuts in this course. One is at the beginning of the course. There is a ramp and if you use a mushroom you will fly onto a set of clouds. From there you can either use a mushroom to glide across the gaps or you can hop over them. The next shortcut is on the right of the small boost ramp that leads to an item. You need a mushroom to make it across. This is the shortcut used by the staff ghost. The last shortcut is right after the straightaway and the turn. If you turn left there will be a huge floating cloud and you can use a mushroom to glide across the gaps or you can hop over them. This stage's staff ghost is Daisy in Mario Kart DS.