SNES Ghost Valley 1

Ghost Valley 1 is the third course of the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart. It is an old bridge surrounded by Boos. The course returns as the third course of the Extra Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and in Mario Kart Tour where it first appeared in the 2019 Halloween Tour. It is also the first ghost-related course in the Mario Kart series.

Overview
The course has limited guard edges, but bumping into a tile at the edge of the bridge will destroy it, allowing players to go through and fall off the course. There are several jump pads on the track, the last one allowing drivers to cross a gap. Two other lines are placed directly before two Item Boxes which makes those only reachable by driving back or jumping over them with a Feather or a well-timed hop. There are some planks near the end that act as a shortcut, which can only be accessed with a Feather.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Ghost Valley 1 uses the background from Boo Lake. It is pretty much the same as its SNES counterpart, although the two small bouncy pads before the two lone item boxes and the legs holding the track up are removed.

Mario Kart Tour
Ghost Valley 1 reappears in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the 2019 Halloween Tour. It is one of the few retro courses to not appear in Mario Kart 7, and is also one of the three Super Mario Kart courses in the game to have not previously appeared as a retro course since Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the other two being Vanilla Lake 1 and Choco Island 1. While the item boxes behind the two short jump pads are absent, an extra set of item boxes are added on the jump pad before them. The jump pad, gap, and 90° turn near the shortcut were moved back, and the straight following said turn is wider. The shortcut itself is blocked by a cutout of Boos, which hides a jump pad behind it. Additionally, the smoother turn at the end of the shortcut is wider. Unlike the original, guard edges aren't destroyed after bumping into them, and there are more present on the insides of the smoother 90° turns, the second of which was made sharp. This course is a favorite of Luigi, Pink Shy Guy, Rosalina (Halloween), and King Boo (Luigi's Mansion). It is also a favorite of Black Yoshi and Dry Bones (Gold) if they are at level 6.

While many retro courses in Mario Kart Tour use their original music, this course uses the Mario Kart Wii arrangement, as heard in Ghost Valley 2.

Halloween Tour (2019)
In the 2019 Halloween Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the first course in the Dry Bones Cup, the third course in the Toadette Cup, and the location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Daisy Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Baby Luigi Cup, while its T variant appeared as the third course in the Yoshi Cup and the first course in the King Boo Cup.



London Tour
In the London Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the first course in the Luigi Cup, the third course in the Wendy Cup, the location of the bonus challenges in the Dry Bones Cup and the Donkey Kong Cup. Its R variant appeared as the third course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the Dry Bones Cup and the third course in the Koopa Troopa Cup.



Holiday Tour
In the Holiday Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the second course in the Rosalina Cup, the first course in the Baby Rosalina Cup, and the location of the bonus challenge in the Wario Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Birdo Cup, while its T variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup.



Valentine's Tour
In the Valentine's Tour, the R/T variant of Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the third course in the Shy Guy Cup and the second course in the Pauline Cup.



Vancouver Tour
In the Vancouver Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the first course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, the second course in the Iggy Cup, and the location of the bonus challenges in the Baby Rosalina Cup, the Lemmy Cup, and the Toadette Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the King Boo Cup, while its T variant appeared as the first course in the Metal Mario Cup.



Mario Bros. Tour
In the Mario Bros. Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the second course in the Wendy Cup, the third course in the King Boo Cup, and the location of the bonus challenges in the Mario Cup and the Dry Bones Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Shy Guy Cup, while its T variant appeared as the third course in the Peachette Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Ludwig Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, the R/T variant of Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the second course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Cooking Tour
In the Cooking Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Waluigi Cup. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Shy Guy Cup.



Peach Tour
In the Peach Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the first course in the King Boo Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the Morton Cup, while its T variant appeared as the first course in the Larry Cup.



Marine Tour
In the Marine Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the second course in the Baby Peach Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the King Boo Cup. Its R variant appeared as the first course in the Toad Cup, while its T variant appeared as the third course in the Dry Bones Cup.



Pirate Tour
In the Pirate Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the third course in the Luigi Cup. Its T variant appeared as the third course in the Bowser Jr. Cup, while its R variant appeared as the third course in the Daisy Cup.



Super Mario Kart Tour
In the Super Mario Kart Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the second course in the Larry Cup. Its R variant appeared as the second course in the Peach Cup and the location of the bonus challenge in the Baby Rosalina Cup, while its T variant appeared as the first course in the Dry Bowser Cup.



Halloween Tour (2020)
In the 2020 Halloween Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the location of the tour's Coin Rush. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Pauline Cup.



Mario vs. Luigi Tour
In the Mario vs. Luigi Tour, Ghost Valley 1 appeared as the location of the bonus challenge in the Ludwig Cup. Its R/T variant appeared as the third course in the Monty Mole Cup and the first course in the Pink Gold Peach Cup.



Trivia

 * The music for this course (and subsequent Ghost Valley courses) is a sped-up remix of the music that plays in the Ghost Houses in Super Mario World. Part of this music is also remixed and played on the courses Banshee Boardwalk in Mario Kart 64 and Boo Lake and Broken Pier in Mario Kart: Super Circuit.