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In ''Super Mario Kart'', four Mario Circuit racetracks appear, with a look similar to typical standard race courses, aside from having some obstacles such as [[Warp Pipe]]s, located normally on the road, blocking the vehicles' path and [[Oil Slick]]s that cause vehicles to spin out of control while running over one.  

Each Mario Circuit course appears numbered by the time it appears: two Mario Circuits in the [[Mushroom Cup]], another in the [[Flower Cup]], and one more in the [[Star Cup]]. The first course of the Mushroom Cup, [[Mario Circuit 1]], is the most basic and simple track in the game, having open corners and few obstacles. In contrast to that circuit is [[Mario Circuit 2]], the fifth and last course of the same cup. This stage is notable by its great jump before the finish line, where the racers need to cross the zone by getting a speed boost over [[Boost Pad]]s and jump over speed humps to reach the other side, finally passing the line. The third circuit, [[Mario Circuit 3]], is the last track of the Flower Cup. This course contains dangerous curves, a zone when a racer attempts to turn around and sticks into a wall or a pipe, or getting into dirt, slowing down the kart. Finally there's [[Mario Circuit 4]], the longest of all ''Super Mario Kart''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Mario Circuits. This track contains more sharp bends and obstacles scattered around the track.

The Mario Circuit courses, along with the other tracks from ''Super Mario Kart'', reappear in the [[Game Boy Advance]] installment ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', as hidden classic race courses. However, in the recent ''Mario Kart'' games, three of these stages reappear. ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' features Mario Circuit 1, which is the first course of the [[Shell Cup]] from [[Retro Grand Prix]], known as SNES Mario Circuit 1. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Mario Circuit 3 (also known as SNES Mario Circuit 3) appears in the [[Lightning Cup]], bearing an enhanced graphical look compared to it in ''Super Mario Kart''. In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', [[Mario Circuit 2]] appears as the second course of [[Banana Cup]].