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
Vanilla Lake 1 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
Vanilla Lake 1 reappears as a classic 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. This course is a favorite of Lemmy, Penguin Luigi, Ice Mario, Dixie Kong, Daisy (Fairy), and Bowser (Santa). It is also a favorite of Mario (Classic) and Wario (Hiker) if they are at level 3.

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 was one of the two signature courses of the Ice Tour, the other being Frappe Snowland, however, it was not the tour’s thematic location. It appeared as the first course in the Lemmy Cup, the second course in the Wario Cup, the location of the bonus challenges in the Koopa Troopa Cup, the Larry Cup, and the Pauline Cup, and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Rosalina Cup and the second course in the Baby Luigi Cup, and its T variant appeared as the second course in the Luigi Cup and the third course in the Bowser Jr. Cup.



Valentine's Tour
In the Valentine's Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the third course in the Larry Cup, the first course in the Toadette Cup, and the location of the bonus challenges in the Koopa Troopa Cup and the Toad Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, and its T variant appeared as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Yoshi Tour (2020)
In the 2020 Yoshi Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the first course in the Peach Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Toad Cup. Its T variant appeared as the second course in the Ice Mario Cup, and its R variant appeared as the first course in the King Boo Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Koopa Troopa Cup. Its R/T variant appeared 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 appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Yoshi Cup. Its R/T variant appeared 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 appeared as the third course in the Lemmy Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup, and its T variant appeared as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Cooking Tour
In the Cooking Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the first course and location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Luigi Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup, and its T variant appeared as the third course in the Ice Mario Cup.



Exploration Tour
In the Exploration Tour, Vanilla Lake 1's R variant appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Shy Guy Cup, and its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup.



Super Mario Kart Tour
In the Super Mario Kart Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the first course in the Lakitu Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Mario Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the Wendy Cup, and its T variant appeared as the first course in the Yoshi Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Dry Bowser Cup.



Los Angeles Tour
In the Los Angeles Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the first course in the Donkey Kong Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup, and its T variant appeared as the third course in the Roy Cup.



Mario vs. Luigi Tour
In the Mario vs. Luigi Tour, Vanilla Lake 1's R/T variant appeared as the first course in the Wario Cup and the third course in the Metal Mario Cup.



New Year's 2021 Tour
In the New Year's 2021 Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the second course in the Wario Cup and the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its T variant appeared as the second course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, and its R variant appeared as the first course in the Toadette Cup.



Cat Tour
In the Cat Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Peach Cup. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Wario Cup.



Snow Tour
In the Snow Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the second course in the Pink Gold Peach Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Roy Cup. Its T variant appeared as the first course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, and its R variant appeared as the third course in the Fire Bro Cup.



Bowser vs. DK Tour
In the Bowser vs. DK Tour, Vanilla Lake 1 appeared as the second course in the Luigi Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Peachette Cup. Its T variant appeared as the second course in the Funky Kong Cup, and its R variant appeared as the first course in the Hammer Bro Cup.

