SNES Mario Circuit 1

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This article is about the race course in Super Mario Kart. For the first Mario Circuit remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Mario Circuit 1.

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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

 
The course in 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

 
The course's icon in Mario Kart Tour
 
The course as it appears in 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.

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.

  Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3        
Level 2           
  Dry Bones Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3      
Level 2              
  Peach Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3        
Level 2            
  Baby Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3         
Level 2           

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.

  Baby Daisy Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2               
  Daisy Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                   
  Baby Luigi Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3         
Level 2                    
  Waluigi Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                   

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.

  Koopa Troopa Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3            
Level 2                  
  Baby Peach Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                       
  Wario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3            
Level 2                        
  Metal Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3            
Level 2                 

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.

  Baby Luigi Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                   
  Peachette Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                

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 Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                   
  Baby Rosalina Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3            
Level 2                    
  Peach Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                 
  Rosalina Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3           
Level 2                    

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.

  Rosalina Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2                    
  Shy Guy Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2                  
  Daisy Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2                     
  Metal Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2                     
  Peachette Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                   
  Pauline Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3               
Level 2                     

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.

  Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3             
Level 2                      
  Koopa Troopa Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3            
Level 2                    
  Peachette Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                   

Trick Tour

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

  Waluigi Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                
Level 2                     

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.

  Peach Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                     
  Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                       
  Lemmy Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                 
Level 2                    

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.

  Baby Mario Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3               
Level 2                        
  Lakitu Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                  
Level 2                      
  Yoshi Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3              
Level 2                        

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.

  Koopa Troopa Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                      
Level 2                         

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 Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                    
Level 2                           
  Peach Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                  
Level 2                           
  Baby Rosalina Cup
SNES Mario Circuit 1
Drivers Karts Gliders
Level 3                    
Level 2                          

Profiles

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."

Gallery

Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マリオサーキット1
Mario Sākitto 1
Mario Circuit 1

Chinese 瑪利歐賽道1 (Traditional)
马力欧赛道1 (Simplified)
Mǎlìōu Sàidào 1
Mario Speedway 1

German Marios Piste 1
Mario's Circuit 1
Italian Circuito di Mario 1
Mario's Circuit 1
Korean 마리오 서킷1
Mario Seokit 1
Mario Circuit 1

Portuguese (NOA) Circuito Mario 1
Mario Circuit 1
Spanish Circuito Mario 1 (Mario Kart Tour)
Circuito Mario (Mario Kart DS)
Mario Circuit 1
Mario Circuit

Trivia

  • In the Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, the course map is upside down.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, pg. 29
  2. ^ Super Mario Wiki (October 31, 2015). Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race Gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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