Classic course

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A classic course,[1][2][3] formerly known as Extra Track in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and as Retro course until Mario Kart Wii, is a past Mario Kart game's course. In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Extra Cups include the Extra Mushroom, Flower, Lightning, Star and Special Cups, each cup containing four courses from Super Mario Kart. Classic courses then systematically appear in every Mario Kart game starting with Mario Kart DS. They come in the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup. Starting with the DLC cups in Mario Kart 8, classic courses can appear in the same cup as new courses.

Outside of ones that return in Mario Kart Tour, most Mario Kart courses have returned as a classic only once with a few exceptions. Until Mario Kart 8, classic courses were generally identical to their original counterparts, receiving only graphical updates. For example, in SNES and GBA courses, the space is larger and the blocks are taller, and in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections in the latter game, while in Mario Kart DS, some classic courses appear to be scaled down in graphics due to system limitations of the Nintendo DS.

Starting from Mario Kart 8, most classic courses are completely redesigned for HD graphics. They usually include new mechanics, new details for the race tracks, completely new backgrounds, and also support the underwater sections, gliding mechanics, and (excluding Mario Kart Tour) anti-gravity. Also new to Mario Kart 8, most classic courses have newly arranged or remastered music, whereas classic courses in older Mario Kart games mostly retained their original music (though they were sometimes altered due to platform limitations, primarily for the GBA and DS). Mario Kart Tour features classic courses with both the original general appearances and completely redesigned appearances. The music is almost always either the original arrangement or from Mario Kart 7, with the only exceptions being GBA Sunset Wilds (new arrangement), SNES Ghost Valley 1 (Wii arrangement), and the Choco Island courses (DS arrangement).

Courses

Mario Kart: Super Circuit Extra Cups

Cup Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Extra Mushroom Cup  
Mario Circuit 1
 
Donut Plains 1
 
Ghost Valley 1
 
Bowser Castle 1
Extra Flower Cup  
Mario Circuit 2
 
Choco Island 1
 
Ghost Valley 2
 
Donut Plains 2
Extra Lightning Cup  
Bowser Castle 2
 
Mario Circuit 3
 
Koopa Beach 1
 
Choco Island 2
Extra Star Cup  
Vanilla Lake 1
 
Bowser Castle 3
 
Mario Circuit 4
 
Donut Plains 3
Extra Special Cup  
Koopa Beach 2
 
Ghost Valley 3
 
Vanilla Lake 2
 
Rainbow Road

Shell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS  
SNES Mario Circuit 1
 
N64 Moo Moo Farm
 
GBA Peach Circuit
 
GCN Luigi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii  
GCN Peach Beach
 
DS Yoshi Falls
 
SNES Ghost Valley 2
 
N64 Mario Raceway
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Luigi Raceway
 
GBA Bowser Castle 1
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge
 
DS Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
 
GBA Mario Circuit
 
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
 
N64 Toad's Turnpike

Banana Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS  
SNES Donut Plains 1
 
N64 Frappe Snowland
 
GBA Bowser Castle 2
 
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii  
N64 Sherbet Land
 
GBA Shy Guy Beach
 
DS Delfino Square
 
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Koopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
.
 
Wii Coconut Mall
.
 
DS Waluigi Pinball
.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
GCN Dry Dry Desert
 
SNES Donut Plains 3
 
N64 Royal Raceway
 
3DS DK Jungle

Leaf Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS  
SNES Koopa Beach 2
 
N64 Choco Mountain
 
GBA Luigi Circuit
 
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii  
DS Desert Hills
 
GBA Bowser Castle 3
 
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
 
GCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Kalimari Desert
 
DS DK Pass
 
GCN Daisy Cruiser
 
Wii Maple Treeway
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
DS Wario Stadium
.
 
GCN Sherbet Land
.
 
3DS Music Park
3DS Melody Motorway
 
N64 Yoshi Valley
.

Lightning Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS  
SNES Choco Island 2
 
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
 
GBA Sky Garden
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii  
SNES Mario Circuit 3
 
DS Peach Gardens
 
GCN DK Mountain
 
N64 Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7  
Wii Koopa Cape
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
 
DS Airship Fortress
 
SNES Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
DS Tick-Tock Clock
.
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
3DS Piranha Plant Pipeway
 
Wii Grumble Volcano
.
 
N64 Rainbow Road
.

DLC Cups

Egg Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Classic
 
Excitebike Arena
New
 
Dragon Driftway
New
 
Mute City
New

Triforce Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
Wii Wario's Gold Mine
Classic
 
SNES Rainbow Road
Classic
 
Ice Ice Outpost
New
 
Hyrule Circuit
New

Crossing Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
GCN Baby Park
Classic
 
GBA Cheese Land
Classic
 
Wild Woods
New
 
Animal Crossing
New

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe  
3DS Neo Bowser City
3DS Koopa City

Classic
 
GBA Ribbon Road
Classic
 
Super Bell Subway
New
 
Big Blue
New

Classic courses from Mario Kart Tour

This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Courses in Mario Kart Tour are not arranged into set cups like in the other games, as the cups and available courses change between each tour.

Table of classic courses

Courses highlighted in red have yet to appear as classic courses in a later Mario Kart installment. A hyphen (-) indicates that the course appears as a new course in its respective game and therefore cannot appear as a classic course in it or in a previous installment.

Course MKDS MKW MK7 MK8/MK8D MKT
SNES Mario Circuit 1    
SNES Donut Plains 1    
SNES Ghost Valley 1  
SNES Bowser Castle 1
SNES Mario Circuit 2    
SNES Choco Island 1  
SNES Ghost Valley 2  
SNES Donut Plains 2  
SNES Bowser Castle 2
SNES Mario Circuit 3    
SNES Koopa Beach 1
SNES Choco Island 2    
SNES Vanilla Lake 1  
SNES Bowser Castle 3
SNES Mario Circuit 4
SNES Donut Plains 3  
SNES Koopa Beach 2    
SNES Ghost Valley 3
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
SNES Rainbow Road      
N64 Luigi Raceway  
N64 Moo Moo Farm  
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach    
N64 Kalimari Desert    
N64 Toad's Turnpike  
N64 Frappe Snowland    
N64 Choco Mountain    
N64 Mario Raceway  
N64 Wario Stadium
N64 Sherbet Land  
N64 Royal Raceway    
N64 Bowser's Castle  
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway  
N64 Yoshi Valley  
N64 Banshee Boardwalk  
N64 Rainbow Road  
GBA Peach Circuit  
GBA Shy Guy Beach  
GBA Riverside Park
GBA Bowser Castle 1    
GBA Mario Circuit  
GBA Boo Lake
GBA Cheese Land  
GBA Bowser Castle 2    
GBA Luigi Circuit  
GBA Sky Garden  
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island
GBA Sunset Wilds  
GBA Snow Land
GBA Ribbon Road  
GBA Yoshi Desert
GBA Bowser Castle 3  
GBA Lakeside Park
GBA Broken Pier
GBA Bowser Castle 4
GBA Rainbow Road
GCN Luigi Circuit  
GCN Peach Beach  
GCN Baby Park    
GCN Dry Dry Desert  
GCN Mushroom Bridge  
GCN Mario Circuit  
GCN Daisy Cruiser  
GCN Waluigi Stadium  
GCN Sherbet Land  
GCN Mushroom City
GCN Yoshi Circuit      
GCN DK Mountain  
GCN Wario Colosseum
GCN Dino Dino Jungle    
GCN Bowser's Castle
GCN Rainbow Road
DS Figure-8 Circuit -
DS Yoshi Falls -  
DS Cheep Cheep Beach -  
DS Luigi's Mansion -    
DS Desert Hills -  
DS Delfino Square -  
DS Waluigi Pinball -    
DS Shroom Ridge -
DS DK Pass -    
DS Tick-Tock Clock -  
DS Mario Circuit -
DS Airship Fortress -    
DS Wario Stadium -  
DS Peach Gardens -  
DS Bowser Castle -
DS Rainbow Road -
Wii Luigi Circuit - -
Wii Moo Moo Meadows - -  
Wii Mushroom Gorge - -  
Wii Toad's Factory - -
Wii Mario Circuit - -
Wii Coconut Mall - -  
Wii DK Summit/DK's Snowboard Cross - -  
Wii Wario's Gold Mine - -  
Wii Daisy Circuit - -
Wii Koopa Cape - -  
Wii Maple Treeway - -    
Wii Grumble Volcano - -  
Wii Dry Dry Ruins - -
Wii Moonview Highway - -
Wii Bowser's Castle - -
Wii Rainbow Road - -
3DS Toad Circuit - - -  
3DS Daisy Hills - - -  
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon/Cheep Cheep Cape - - -  
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar - - -  
3DS Wuhu Loop/Wuhu Island Loop - - -
3DS Mario Circuit - - -  
3DS Music Park/Melody Motorway - - -  
3DS Rock Rock Mountain/Alpine Pass - - -  
3DS Piranha Plant Slide/Piranha Plant Pipeway - - -  
3DS Wario Shipyard/Wario's Galleon - - -
3DS Neo Bowser City/Koopa City - - -    
3DS Maka Wuhu/Wuhu Mountain Loop - - -
3DS DK Jungle - - -  
3DS Rosalina's Ice World - - -  
3DS Bowser's Castle - - -
3DS Rainbow Road - - -  

Gallery

Cup emblems

Cup trophies

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese おまけコース
Omake kōsu
Bonus Courses (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)

Chinese 奖励赛道[4]
Jiǎnglì Sàidào
Bonus Circuits (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)

References

  1. ^ Alex Musa (May 30, 2014). Mario Kart 8: Prima Official Game Guide. The section about the old courses is titled Returning Classics.
  2. ^ classic internal name of the folder containing the data about the newly introduced courses in Mario Kart Tour
  3. ^ Official North American site of Mario Kart Tour. The old courses are referred to as classic Mario Kart courses. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ^ From the unreleased iQue version