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A '''classic course''',<ref>Musa, Alexander (May 30, 2014). ''Mario Kart 8'' PRIMA Official Game Guide. The section about the returning courses on page 142 is titled "'''''RETURNING CLASSICS'''''".</ref><ref><tt>classic</tt> internal name of the folder containing the data about the returning courses in ''Mario Kart Tour''</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210227040422/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-kart-tour-android/ Official North American site of ''Mario Kart Tour'']. The returning courses are referred to as ''classic Mario Kart courses''. Archived from [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-kart-tour-android/ the original] February 27, 2021, 04:04:22 UTC via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2022.</ref> formerly known as an '''Extra Track''' in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and as a '''Retro Course''' from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' to ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'',<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS-games/Mario-Kart-7-274402.html#Overview Official European page for ''Mario Kart 7'']</ref> is a course that appears in a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' game following its introduction. They first appeared in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' in Extra [[Cup]]s, which include the Extra [[Mushroom Cup|Mushroom]], [[Flower Cup|Flower]], [[Lightning Cup|Lightning]], [[Star Cup|Star]], and [[Special Cup]]s, each containing four courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. Classic courses systematically appear in every console ''Mario Kart'' game since ''Mario Kart DS'', with the [[Shell Cup]], [[Banana Cup]], [[Leaf Cup]], and [[Lightning Cup]] each featuring four classic courses from various games of the series. Starting with the DLC cups in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', classic courses can appear in the same cup as [[new course]]s. The [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] DLC for ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' consists mostly of classic courses, which are also referred to as '''Booster Courses'''.<ref>[https://ec.nintendo.com/AU/en/aocs/70050000032849 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass: Wave 6]. ''Nintendo AU''. Retrieved April 5, 2022.</ref>

Starting with ''Mario Kart DS'', classic courses are distinguished by a prefix in their names indicating the game they originate from. These prefixes are mostly abbreviations of the name of the console that the game was released on: "SNES" refers to ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', "N64" to ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', "GBA" to ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', "GCN" to ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', "DS" to ''Mario Kart DS'', "Wii" to ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', "3DS" to ''Mario Kart 7'', and "Tour" to ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (only for city courses).

Prior to ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', classic courses were often near-identical to their original counterparts, usually only receiving graphical updates, such as expanding the space and blocks in SNES and GBA courses. In ''Mario Kart DS'', however, some classic courses were scaled down in graphics and gameplay elements due to limitations of the [[Nintendo DS]], most notably those originally from ''Double Dash!!''. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', classic courses appear almost identical to their original versions, besides added [[underwater driving|underwater]] and gliding sections in the latter game. Starting in ''Mario Kart 8'', most classic courses are completely redesigned with HD graphics, usually featuring newer mechanics such as underwater, gliding, and (except in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'') [[anti-gravity]]. They also tend to feature other new details, including completely new backgrounds or even changes to the track's layout. Additionally, ''Mario Kart 8'' features newly remastered music for all classic courses, whereas classic courses in previous ''Mario Kart'' games tend to retain their original music (though they were sometimes altered due to system limitations, primarily for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and Nintendo DS). ''Mario Kart Tour''{{'}}s classic courses vary in similarity to their original versions, with some closely approximating the original courses and others making changes more in line with the overhauls seen in ''Mario Kart 8''. The music is almost always either the original arrangement or from ''Mario Kart 7'', with the only exceptions being the [[Choco Island|SNES Choco Island]] courses, which use the ''Mario Kart DS'' arrangement; the [[Ghost Valley|SNES Ghost Valley]] courses, [[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island]], and [[DS Peach Gardens]], which use the ''Mario Kart Wii'' arrangements; and GBA courses barring Peach Circuit, Luigi Circuit, the Bowser's Castle courses, Cheep-Cheep Island, and Lakeside Park, as well as [[DS Mario Circuit]], which all use new arrangements (although the reused music is less compressed than in previous games).

=====[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] courses=====

|'''Wave 1'''<br>March 18, 2022

|'''Wave 2'''<br>August 4, 2022

|'''Wave 3'''<br>December 7, 2022

|[[File:MK8DMerryMountain2.jpg|140px]]<br>[[Merry Mountain]]

|'''Wave 4'''<br>March 9, 2023

|'''Wave 5'''<br>July 12, 2023

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While [[Sky-High Sundae]], [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], and [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]] were added to this game after being added to the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' – Booster Course Pass, they are not officially considered classic courses in either game and are instead labeled and marketed as new courses for both games (though internal data identifies them as being from ''Mario Kart Tour'').<ref name="skyhighsundae">August 10, 2022. [https://mario.nintendo.com/news/mobilenews-race-the-new-sky-high-sundae-course-in-the-mario-kart-tour/ Race the new Sky-High Sundae course in the Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe games today!] ''Nintendo.com''.</ref>

| {{classic-link|SNES|Ghost Valley 1}}

| {{classic-link|SNES|Choco Island 1}}

| {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 2}}

| [[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]<ref group=a name="bcp">Appears via the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' - Booster Course Pass]].</ref>

| {{classic-link|SNES|Vanilla Lake 1}}

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| {{classic-link|SNES|Vanilla Lake 2}}

| {{classic-link|GBA|Cheep-Cheep Island}}

|{{classic-link|GBA|Yoshi Desert}}

| {{classic-link|GBA|Lakeside Park}}

| {{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 4}}

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| {{classic-link|Wii|Dry Dry Ruins}}

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| {{classic-link|3DS|Daisy Hills}}

| {{classic-link|3DS|Cheep Cheep Lagoon}}<ref group=a>Known as "Cheep Cheep Cape" in the British English version.</ref>

| {{classic-link|3DS|Shy Guy Bazaar}}

| {{classic-link|3DS|Mario Circuit}}

| {{classic-link|3DS|Wario Shipyard}}<ref group=a>Known as "Wario's Galleon" in the British English version.</ref>

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| {{classic-link|3DS|Bowser's Castle}}

|style="background:#FF9D9D;"| [[Piranha Plant Cove]]

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|style="background:#F8BFF8;"| [[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]

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|style="background:#FF9D9D;"| [[Rome Avanti|{{classic|Tour|Rome Avanti}}]]

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|style="background:#FF9D9D;"| [[Madrid Drive|{{classic|Tour|Madrid Drive}}]]

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MKT Icon GCN Cookie Land.png|[[GCN Cookie Land]]

MKT Icon GBA Battle Course 1.png|[[GBA Battle Course 1]]

MKT Icon DS Twilight House.png|[[DS Twilight House]]

|Chi=奖励赛道<ref>From the unreleased iQue version</ref>

|ChiR=Jiǎnglì Sàidào

|ChiM=Bonus Circuits <small>(''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'')</small>