SNES Mario Circuit 1

Mario Circuit 1 is the first course of the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart and as such, the first course in the Mario Kart series in general. It was later reused as the first Extra Course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and the first Retro Course in Mario Kart DS, being the first Retro Course in the series. It later reappears as a recurring course in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing in the New York Tour.

The only hazard in this level is the Warp Pipes that appear near the second turn of the course. After the player passes the pipes, they find the only set of item boxes in the course. There is also a shortcut a racer can take by driving through the dirt right after passing the item boxes. The player needs either a Mushroom or a Star to successfully implement the shortcut without slowing down. However, taking the shortcut without an item does not take more time than following the course.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The course reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track in the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background from Peach Circuit. The pipe hazards were removed from the track, but an item box can be found in the shortcut.

Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit 1 is the first course in the Shell Cup in Mario Kart DS, as well as the first retro course in the series overall. However, the course is slightly longer this time. Mission 1-8 (Perform 4 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap!) in this game takes place here. This course was available in Wi-Fi.

Mario Kart Tour
Mario Circuit 1 makes a return in Mario Kart Tour, retaining its Mario Kart DS layout. The two pipes on the right after the third turn were moved onto the right side of the track. The mountains and trees in the background are now in 3D. It is one of the few retro courses that did not appear in Mario Kart 7. This course is favored by Mario, Toad (Pit Crew), Mario (Hakama), Mario (Classic), and Nabbit. This Course is also favored by Peach (Kimono) if she is at Level 3.

Unlike most of the SNES courses, Mario Circuit 1 reuses Mario Kart 7's arrangement for Mario Circuit 2, instead of the original music from Super Mario Kart.

New York Tour
In the New York Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the third course in the Mario Cup, the second course in the Dry Bones Cup, the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Baby Mario Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which shows up as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which shows up as the first course in the Baby Mario Cup.



Paris Tour
In the Paris Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Baby Daisy Cup, the third course in the Daisy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Peach Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Baby Luigi Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Waluigi Cup.



Winter Tour
In the Winter Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the second course in the Baby Peach Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Wario Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Metal Mario Cup.



Holiday Tour
In the Holiday Tour, Mario Circuit 1 has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Baby Luigi Cup and the first course in the Peachette Cup.



New Year's Tour
In the New Year's Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course and challenge location in the Mario Cup, and the first course in the Baby Rosalina Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Rosalina Cup.



Mario Bros. Tour
In the Mario Bros. Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the first course in the Rosalina Cup, the second course in the Daisy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup. There is also a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Shy Guy Cup, a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Metal Mario Cup, and a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Peachette Cup and the second course in the Pauline Cup.



Baby Rosalina Tour
In the Baby Rosalina Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Mario Cup and the location of the challenge in the Wario Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peachette Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Mario Circuit 1 has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Waluigi Cup.



Flower Tour
In the Flower Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Mario Cup and the location of the challenge in the Toad Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Peach Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Lemmy Cup.



Jungle Tour
In the Jungle Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Baby Mario Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Lakitu Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Yoshi Cup and the location of the challenge in the Donkey Kong Cup.



Pirate Tour
In the Pirate Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the location of the challenge in the Bowser Cup. It also has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Koopa Troopa Cup.



Super Mario Kart Tour
In the Super Mario Kart Tour, Mario Circuit 1 appears as the second course in the Baby Rosalina Cup. It also has a Reverse variant that appears as the second course in the Mario Cup, and a Trick variant that appears as the first course in the Peach Cup.



Mario Kart DS

 * Instruction booklet and US website: "Pulled straight from the SNES version of Super Mario Kart, this narrow track is further complicated by the pipes that protrude from its surface."
 * European website: "The one that started it all. The first track from the original Super Mario Kart has a simple layout but don’t let that fool you. Veteran racers know that pixel-perfect precision is needed to negotiate this track’s turns without hitting the pipes jutting from the ground."

Trivia

 * In the Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, the course map is upside down. This also applies to the Battle Course 1 map.
 * Mario Circuit 1 almost has the same track shape as Mushroom Bridge.
 * In the Mario Kart DS website when showing the video, it shows GBA Peach Circuit instead.
 * The music for Mario Circuit (and subsequent Mario Circuit courses) was arranged in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a track that can be heard on the Mario Circuit stage.
 * Prior to the Paris Tour, no driver had Mario Circuit 1R listed as a three-star course; instead, it's appearance in the Peach Cup in the New York Tour rely on the spotlight bonus to raise Peach to the three-star tier.
 * A sped-up arrangement of the music can be heard in the 1994 arcade game Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race, accompanied by new background notes and an ending note.