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.
Mario Circuit 1
Mario Circuit 1 from Super Mario Kart.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Cup(s) Mushroom Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Mushroom Cup (Super Circuit)
Shell Cup (DS)
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (DS)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour
Course map
Super Mario Kart
The map for Mario Circuit 1.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC SNES Mario Circuit 1 Map.png

Minimap as seen on the menu.Minimap as seen in the race.

Mario Kart DS
SNES Mario Circuit 1 mapMario Kart DS
Track map of SNES Mario Circuit 1.
Mario Kart Tour
Map of SNES Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour.

Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★いわ
0:50.688 MarioStandard MR

Mario Circuit 1 is the introductory course of Super Mario Kart, serving as the first course of the Mushroom Cup 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 as the first race of the Shell Cup, 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.

Mario Circuit 1 shares its music with Super Mario Kart's other three Mario Circuits: 2, 3, and 4. It 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. The arrangement is also in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played in any Mario Kart-series stage as well as Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination as of the version 8.1.0 update.

In the Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, the course map is upside down.[1] This also applies to the Battle Course 1 map.

Course layout

Mario Circuit 1 from Super Mario Kart.
Mario racing on the course

The only hazard in this course 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 ? Panels in the course. There is also a shortcut a racer can take by driving through the dirt right after passing the ? Panels. 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

Princess Peach racing Mario Circuit 1
Peach racing on the course: note the lack of pipes.

Mario Circuit 1 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of 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

Screenshot of SNES Mario Circuit 1 featured in Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart DS

Mario Circuit 1 reappears as the first course of the Shell Cup in Mario Kart DS, as well as the first retro course in the series overall. This course was available in Wi-Fi. It retains the same hazards as in Super Mario Kart, though it is a bit longer as well.

Mission 1-8 takes place here. In the mission, the player is Mario and must perform 4 power-slide turbo boosts in one lap.

On the Mario Kart DS website, the gameplay video of SNES Mario Circuit 1 shows GBA Peach Circuit instead.[2]

Mario Kart Tour

SNES Mario Circuit 1 in Mario Kart Tour
The course in Mario Kart Tour

Mario Circuit 1 makes a return in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the New York Tour. It retains 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. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo. This course is a favorite of Mario, Toad (Pit Crew), Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew), Orange Shy Guy, Mario (Hakama), Mario (Classic), Mario (Halloween), Baby Mario (Koala), Mario (Baseball), Peach (Happi), Mario (Samurai), Yoshi (Gold Egg), Nabbit, and Chargin' Chuck. It is also a favorite of Peach (Kimono) and Mario (SNES) if they reach level 3, and Luigi (Lederhosen) and Mario (Racing) if they reach level 6. As with other courses in the game, Mario Circuit 1 has a reverse version and a trick version, titled Mario Circuit 1R and Mario Circuit 1T respectively; a reverse/trick version, Mario Circuit 1R/T, was later introduced in the 2019 Holiday Tour. In the R and R/T variants, a Glide Ramp is added near the finish line.

Prior to the 2019 Paris Tour, no driver had SNES Mario Circuit 1R listed as a favorite course; instead, its appearance in the Peach Cup in the New York Tour relied on the cup bonus to raise Peach to the top tier.

Unlike most of the SNES courses, Mario Circuit 1 reuses Mario Kart 7's arrangement for SNES Mario Circuit 2, instead of the original music from Super Mario Kart.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Mario Circuit 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Bonus challenges

Ring Race
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Donkey Kong Cup challenge from the New York Tour; a Ring Race challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 Regular MKT Icon DonkeyKong.png
Donkey Kong
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 10
  • 15
New York Tour The icon of the Donkey Kong Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Donkey Kong Cup
Time Trial
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Peach Cup challenge from the 2019 Paris Tour; a Time Trial challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 (reused as the Bowser Cup's bonus challenge in the Pirate Tour) Regular Toadette's icon from Mario Kart Tour
Toadette
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 1:15.00
  • 1:00.00
  • 0:55.00
Paris Tour (2019) The icon of the Peach Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Peach Cup
  • 1:15.00
  • 1:02.00
  • 0:53.00
Pirate Tour The icon of the Bowser Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Bowser Cup
Thumbnail of the Donkey Kong Cup challenge from the Jungle Tour; a Time Trial challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1R R Toad's icon from Mario Kart Tour
Toad
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 1:20.00
  • 1:05.00
  • 0:55.00
Jungle Tour The icon of the Donkey Kong Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Donkey Kong Cup
Ready, Set, Rocket Start
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Mario Cup challenge from the 2020 New Year's Tour; a Ready, Set, Rocket Start challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 Regular Toad's icon from Mario Kart Tour
Toad
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 10
  • 20
  • 40
New Year's Tour (2020) The icon of the Mario Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Mario Cup
Combo Attack
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Highest combo counts Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Lakitu Cup challenge from the 2020 New Year's Tour; a Combo Attack challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1T T Lakitu from Mario Kart Tour
Lakitu
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 3
  • 10
  • 18
New Year's Tour (2020) Lakitu Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Lakitu Cup
Do Jump Boosts
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Dry Bowser Cup challenge from the Mario Bros. Tour; a Do Jump Boosts challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 (reused as the Bowser Jr. Cup's bonus challenge in the Singapore Tour) Regular Wendy O. Koopa's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
Wendy
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 7
  • 10
Mario Bros. Tour The icon of the Dry Bowser Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Dry Bowser Cup
Singapore Tour Bowser Jr. Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Bowser Jr. Cup
Glider Challenge
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star distances Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Wario Cup challenge from the Baby Rosalina Tour; a Glider Challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 (reused as the Hammer Bro Cup's bonus challenge in the 2021 Trick Tour and the Luigi Cup's bonus challenge in the 2023 New Year's Tour) Regular MKT Icon Wario.png
Wario
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
  • 250
  • 350
  • 450
Baby Rosalina Tour The icon of the Wario Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Wario Cup
Trick Tour (2021) Hammer Bro Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Hammer Bro Cup
  • 250
  • 350
  • 400
New Year's Tour (2023) The icon of the Luigi Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Luigi Cup
Goomba Takedown
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Item Box
type found
Number of item slots Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Baby Mario Cup challenge from the New York Tour; a Goomba Takedown challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 Regular MKT Icon BabyMario.png
Baby Mario
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
Bob-omb from Mario Kart Tour.
Bob-omb
2
  • 20
  • 30
  • 40
New York Tour Baby Mario Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Baby Mario Cup
Mario Tour (2023) Ludwig Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Ludwig Cup
Break Item Boxes
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Item Box
type found
Number of item slots Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
Thumbnail of the Donkey Kong Cup challenge from the 2019 Winter Tour; a Break Item Boxes challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 (reused as the Koopa Troopa Cup's bonus challenge in the Berlin Tour) Regular Luigi's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
Luigi
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
Mushroom from Mario Kart Tour.
Mushroom

Coin from Mario Kart Tour.
Coin
1
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
Winter Tour (2019) The icon of the Donkey Kong Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Donkey Kong Cup
2
  • 4
  • 8
  • 12
Berlin Tour The icon of the Koopa Troopa Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Koopa Troopa Cup
  • 4
  • 8
  • 13
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) The icon of the Shy Guy Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Shy Guy Cup
Big Reverse Race
Icon Course variant Opponents Tour appearances Cup
7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Extra
Thumbnail of the Toad Cup challenge from the Flower Tour; a Big Reverse Race challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 Regular Driver Bowser[3] Luigi[3] Toad[3] Peach[3] Koopa Troopa[3] Donkey Kong[3] Yoshi[3] Mario[4] Flower Tour The icon of the Toad Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Toad Cup
Kart Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame Pipe Frame
Glider TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023) Larry Cup from Mario Kart Tour
Larry Cup
Take them out quick!
Icon Course variant Chosen driver information Item Box type(s) found Opponent information Starting time Grand Star times Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Number of balloons Number of item slots Driver Kart Glider Number of balloons Items used
Thumbnail of the Metal Mario Cup challenge from the 2023 Mario Tour; a Take them out quick! challenge set on SNES Mario Circuit 1 Regular Mario's icon from Mario Kart Tour.
Mario
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pipe Frame
Super Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Super Glider
3 1 Fire Flower from Mario Kart Tour
Fire Flower

Mario Kart Tour Bob-omb Frenzy Item Box, Valentine's Tour, Toad Cup, Goomba Takedown challenge
Frenzy
(Fire Flower)
MKT Icon Bowser.png
Bowser
Landship from Mario Kart Tour
Landship
TBD 7 Banana from Mario Kart Tour.
Banana

Giant Banana from Mario Kart Tour.
Giant Banana
1:15.00
  • 0:00.00
  • 0:10.00
  • 0:20.00
Mario Tour (2023) The icon of the Metal Mario Cup from Mario Kart Tour.
Metal Mario Cup

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

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Miscellaneous

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット1[?]
Mario Sākitto 1
Mario Circuit 1
Chinese (simplified) 马力欧赛道1[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào 1
Mario Speedway 1
Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐賽道1[?]
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 Circuito Mario 1[?] Mario Circuit 1
Spanish (NOA) Circuito Mario 1[?] Mario Circuit 1
Spanish (NOE) Circuito Mario 1
Circuito Mario (Mario Kart DS)
[?]
Mario Circuit 1
Mario Circuit

Trivia

  • A sped-up arrangement of the music can be heard in the 1994 electro-mechanical arcade game Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race, accompanied by new background notes and an ending note. The track is also similar to Mario Circuit 1, only the characters are racing on it in the opposite direction, and the start line is placed at the top.[5]

References

  1. ^ Super Mario Kart instruction booklet (PDF). Page 29. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Dark Doctor (July 9, 2020). Mario Kart DS official website. YouTube. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Anosn A28 (May 9, 2020). Mario Kart Tour: Toad Cup & Koopa Troopa Cup [Flower Tour] {#125}. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. ^ TheMadWeazel (May 9, 2020). Flower Tour “Toad Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Super Mario Wiki (October 31, 2015). Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2019.