Mario Circuit



Mario Circuit is a race track which appears commonly in every Mario Kart series. The course makes honor to Mario, which has appeared in every Mario Kart racing series, usually as an intermediate racecourse. The Mario Circuit also has made certain appearances in other series.

Mario Kart Series
In Super Mario Kart, four Mario Circuits appeared. For further information, see Mario Circuit 1, 2, 3 and 4.

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Circuit is a rather plain stage, containing only one shortcut, no obstacles, and few item boxes. It appears as the first track of the Flower Cup.

In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Circuit is a basic course that contains enemies like Goombas and Piranha Plants. Peach's Castle  can be seen in the background of the track. This Mario Circuit was the second track in the Flower Cup.

In Mario Kart DS, the course has two fireball-shooting Piranha Plants (also called Venus Fire Traps in Super Mario Bros. 3) and many Goombas. It is the third race of the Star Cup. In Retro Mode, the Mario Circuit 1 from Super Mario Kart was also playable.

In Mario Kart Wii, an unnamed town was showed in the E3 2007 trailer. However, in-trailer footage showed that the circuit were named Mario Circuit.This Mario Circuit has Princess Peach's Castle and other buildings in the background. Toad Town from Paper Mario and the Mario & Luigi series may also have been an inspiration for this game.

Itadaki Street DS
The Mario Circuit also appears as a playable stage in Itadaki Street DS, in the form of a monopoly board.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mario Circuit has also been revealed as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (looking like Figure-8 Circuit), with the stage taking place on the 8-Figure intersection. The stage is set up with two levels; the bottom level, which is a flat surface across the race course, and the upper level, which takes place on a few platforms of the race course. On occasion, go-karts driven by Shy Guys will race along that back or sides of the stage, crashing into the characters, damaging them greatly. When they come in from the back, they will hit the bottom level, and when coming from the sides, they will hit the upper level. Players can keep track of where the Shy Guys are from the screen in the back of the stage. However, like in Mute City and Onett from Super Smash Bros. Melee, the Shy Guy's can be knocked aside with items, such as the Home-Run Bat.