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'''Mario Circuit''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. For this installment, the circuit surrounds the [[Princess Peach's Castle|Castle]] of Princess Peach, while in the background some warp Pipes, tall toadstools, smiling trees, and a Mushroom-shaped hot-air balloon midair can be seen, overviewing the track. A giant [[Chain Chomp]] guards a piece of rough terrain, ramming into any vehicle who passes near to it. Also, some Piranha Plants appear, attacking the [[kart]]s and [[bikes]] that pass too close to them, causing the racers to roll over and drop their items onto the road. However, they are vulnerable to being hit by some items, such as [[Green Shell]]s, which leave them stunned for a while. Another obstacle are the [[Goomba]]s crossing the track back and forth, before the finish line. Making contact with one causes the kart to spin around. By using certain items against these enemies, a Mushroom pops out of them. The track also appeared at the end of the credits where everyone gets to celebrate after a tournament.

The course contains many curves and corners. Employing [[Drift|drifting]] is the main hint given to clear this circuit. After the first turn and another tight turn, the racers will encounter the Chain Chomp wandering the zone, biting the trespassers. Players then enter a curved tunnel, crossing a bridge upon leaving it and discovering a soil road. After getting into another corner, racers face Goombas crossing an uneven road, giving the racer certain difficulty to maneuver well. After crossing another bridge (where two Piranha Plants await racers to attack indiscriminately), the racers reach the finish line and the lap is completed.  

This Mario Circuit version was going to appear in ''Mario Kart DS''. A version of this track with all enemies removed and the bumpy road section flat exists in the Demo Version (where it can be played textured by default) and the Final Version (where one must copy the textures from the model file to a texture file to play textures or use a action replay which don't load texture) of that game's data. However, the track was taken out before the game's release (most likely to avoid using all of the character-themed circuits from the same game). The race course officially reappears in ''Mario Kart Wii'' as the fourth track of the [[Leaf Cup]], the exact same as it was slated to be in ''Mario Kart DS''.

===Tournaments===

In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track.  It was a time trial race, with an increased number of [[Piranha Plant]]s and [[Chain Chomp]]s. It was the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2009 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2009]], and it was repeated as the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#July 2011 tournament 2|second tournament of July 2011]], the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2012 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2012]], and the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#December 2013 Tournament 2|second tournament of December 2013]].