GCN Mario Circuit: Difference between revisions

From the Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (Undo revision 4186545 by Zunzhine (talk))
Tag: Undo
(198 intermediate revisions by 94 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{articleabout|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Mario Circuit]]}}
{{classic title}}
{{racecourse
{{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and retro course in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|other race tracks with similar names|[[Mario Circuit]]}}
|title=Mario Circuit (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')
{{race course infobox
|image=[[File:MKDD_MarioCircuit.jpg|235px]]
|title=Mario Circuit
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]<br>[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|image=[[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|235px]]<br>The course icon
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (MKDD)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MKWII)
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2003|2003]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|ghost= Nin*♪Miz (01:59.771) (MKWII)
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''Double Dash!!'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'')
|expert_ghost= Nin*Dai8 (01:49.939) (MKWII)
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
|wifi= Available ([[Wii]])
|sample=[[Kenta Nagata]]<br>[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.oga]]
|music=[[File:Circuit Theme.ogg]]
|map=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''<br>[[File:MarioCircuitMap-MKDD.png]]<br>
|map=[[File:MarioCircuitMap-MKDD.png]]
''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:GCN Mario Circuit.png|140px]]
|ghost={{ghost|DD||1:41.384|[[File:MKDD Mario.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:MKDD Luigi.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png|32px]]}}{{ghost|Wii|Nin★♪Miz|1:59.771|[[File:MarioMKW.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:Standard Bike M (Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Standard Bike M]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★Dai8|1:49.939|[[File:MarioMKW.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File:Wild Wing (Mario) Model.png|32px|link=Wild Wing]]}}
}}
}}


'''Mario Circuit''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. For this installment, the circuit surrounds the [[Princess Peach's Castle|Castle]] of Princess Peach, while in the background some warp Pipes, tall toadstools, smiling trees, and a Mushroom-shaped hot-air balloon midair can be seen, overviewing the track. A giant [[Chain Chomp]] guards a piece of rough terrain, ramming into any vehicle who passes near to it. Also, some Piranha Plants appear, attacking the [[kart]]s and [[bikes]] that pass too close to them, causing the racers to roll over and drop their items onto the road. However, they are vulnerable to being hit by some items, such as [[Green Shell]]s, which leave them stunned for a while. Another obstacle are the [[Goomba]]s crossing the track back and forth, before the finish line. Making contact with one causes the kart to spin around. By using certain items against these enemies, a Mushroom pops out of them. The track also appeared at the end of the credits where everyone gets to celebrate after a tournament.
'''Mario Circuit''' is the second race course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. It is [[Mario]]'s home track of the game. This version of the course features many of the typical elements of a [[Mario Circuit]], such as [[Warp Pipe]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s and giant mushrooms, visually similar to [[World 1]] in various games from the [[Super Mario (series)|''Super Mario'' series]]. It also introduces the new element of [[Peach's Castle]] around which the course takes place, an element that appears in all later Mario Circuits, and also features [[Goomba]]s, Piranha Plants, and a [[Chain Chomp]] as obstacles. This course appears at the end of the credits in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', as well as in the "Thanks for playing!" image seen after completing the [[Special Cup]] or [[All-Cup Tour]]. In [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]], Peach's Castle from this track can be seen in the background. This Mario Circuit was originally going to reappear as a retro track in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' but was removed from the final game, later reappearing as the fourth and final course of the [[Leaf Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.


The course contains many curves and corners. Employing [[Drift|drifting]] is the main hint given to clear this circuit. After the first turn and another tight turn, the racers will encounter the Chain Chomp wandering the zone, biting the trespassers. Players then enter a curved tunnel, crossing a bridge upon leaving it and discovering a soil road. After getting into another corner, racers face Goombas crossing an uneven road, giving the racer certain difficulty to maneuver well. After crossing another bridge (where two Piranha Plants await racers to attack indiscriminately), the racers reach the finish line and the lap is completed.  
Mario Circuit shares its music with [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]] and [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]]. An arrangement of it appears in ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' under the title "Rollercoasting". An arrangement of the music for these courses also appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played during events in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]] version), ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' ([[Wii]] version), and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.


This Mario Circuit version was going to appear in ''Mario Kart DS''. A version of this track with all enemies removed and the bumpy road section flat exists in the Demo Version (where it can be played textured by default) and the Final Version (where one must copy the textures from the model file to a texture file to play textures) of that game's data. However, the track was taken out before the game's release. The race course reappears once more in ''Mario Kart Wii'', being the fourth track of the [[Leaf Cup]].
==''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==
===Course layout===
[[File:MKDD_MarioCircuit.png|thumb|140px|left|Bird's eye view of Mario Circuit in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.]]
The starting line for the course is situated alongside [[Peach's Castle]], from which the player drives straight for a short distance to a left turn, followed by a hairpin bend towards the right. This is followed by a long and gentle left turn around a patch of grass with a [[Chain Chomp]], which will occasionally come out and attack the player, who will spin out if hit. This is followed by a gentle S-curve within a tunnel, followed by a straight level bridge. This then leads to another short stretch of straight road with a pair of [[Piranha Plant]]s on each side, which attempt to bite the player and cause them to flip over if caught. The player must then drive around a left hairpin bend and a right turn, where they approach a bumpy section of road with [[Goomba]]s, which follows another gentle S-curve shape. After another left turn the player then jumps over an arched bridge towards the finish line, where there is another Piranha Plant on each side of the road.


==Official descriptions==
===Shortcuts===
'''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'''''
*Part of the circular curve can be skipped and the Chain Chomp avoided by using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] or speed-boosting item to cut across the grass behind it.
*'''Instruction booklet:''' ''“This is the main circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Familiar denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom can be spotted here and there. The road’s filled with curves, so this is a good place to practice drifting.”''
{{br}}
*'''Official website:''' ''“Mario Circuit features lots of tight corners, a Chain Chomp, Piranha Plants, Peach’s Castle, and several Goombas, not to mention seven other racers trying to upend your kart.”''
*'''Official European website:''' ''“Dodge the waddling Goombas and snapping Piranha Plants, and say hi to Peach as you cruise by her castle.”''


'''''Mario Kart Wii'''''
==''Mario Kart DS''==
*'''Official European website:''' ''"With pipes rising out of the surrounding hills and Goombas and giant Chain Chomps littering the track, this is classic Mario Kart action in all its glory."''
[[File:GCN Mario Circuit MKDS demo.png|thumb|150px|A screenshot of the course with textures in ''Mario Kart DS'']]
Mario Circuit was originally planned to reappear as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', but [[List of Mario Kart DS pre-release and unused content#Unused Data|was removed prior to the game's release]]. The course would have used the textures "BeachTree1", "kuribo", and "mario_tree", which still remain in the game's files. There were no Goombas present toward the end of the track, and the graphics were reduced due to the limitations of the system. It can still be accessed in the game's data, and can be found by [[wikipedia:Action Replay|Action Replay]] without textures or through ROM Hacking with textures.<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=r_zTcoBJr4w YouTube - Mario Kart DS Kiosk Beta: GCN Mario Circuit]</ref>
{{br}}
 
==''Mario Kart Wii''==
Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the fourth and last race of the [[Leaf Cup]], though no major changes have been made apart from a slight design update. The player can now perform [[Jump Boost|trick]]s off of the bumps in the road and the arched bridge approaching the finish line.
 
===Tournaments===
[[File:2009-TournamentOctober1.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The tournament]]
[[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2009 Tournament 1|October 2009's first tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Mario Circuit with more obstacles: There are now two Chain Chomps near the beginning of the track, and there are now eighteen Piranha Plants all throughout the course, with some positioned directly in the middle of the track. Players start the Time Trial with no items, but there is one Item Box at the beginning of the track which always contains a Mushroom. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of July 2011, the first tournament of October 2012 and the second tournament of December 2013.
{{br|left}}
 
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
*'''Instruction booklet bio:''' "''This is the main circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Familiar denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom can be spotted here and there. The road’s filled with curves, so this is a good place to practice drifting.''"
*'''North American website bio:''' "''Mario Circuit features lots of tight corners, a Chain Chomp, Piranha Plants, Peach’s Castle, and several Goombas, not to mention seven other racers trying to upend your kart.''"
*'''European website bio:''' "''Dodge the waddling Goombas and snapping Piranha Plants, and say hi to Peach as you cruise by her castle.''"
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*'''European website bio:''' "''With pipes rising out of the surrounding hills and Goombas and giant Chain Chomps littering the track, this is classic Mario Kart action in all its glory.''"
 
==Sponsors==
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube|Mario Kart / Nintendo GameCube]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Racing|Mario Racing]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Shoot!!|Shoot!!]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===GCN version===
===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
<center><gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
File:MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|The track logo.
MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|The course logo
File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|The track icon.
MarioCircuit1-GP-MKDD.png|The starting line
File:MarioCircuit1-GP-MKDD.png|The starting line.
MarioCircuit2-GP-MKDD.png|The [[Chain Chomp]] on the circular turn
File:MarioCircuit2-GP-MKDD.png|A [[Chain Chomp]] guards a circular turn.
MarioCircuit3-GP-MKDD.png|The tunnel
File:MarioCircuit3-GP-MKDD.png|Inside a tunnel.
MarioCircuit-PiranhaPlant-MKDD.png|The first set of [[Piranha Plant]]s
File:MarioCircuit-PiranhaPlant-MKDD.png|[[Piranha Plant]]s make an appearance.
MarioCircuit4-GP-MKDD.png|The bumpy road with the [[Goomba]]s
File:MarioCircuit4-GP-MKDD.png|The bumpy road, featuring [[Goomba]]s.
MarioCircuit-Shortcut-MKDD.png|The shortcut
File:MarioCircuit-Shortcut-MKDD.png|A shortcut, requiring a [[Mushroom]] to utilize.
MarioCircuit-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|Fewer Piranha Plants appear in split-screen races
File:MarioCircuit-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|Piranha Plant amounts are greatly reduced in multiplayer races.
MarioCircuit-Multiplayer2-MKDD.png|Only two Goombas appear in split-screen races
File:MarioCircuit-Multiplayer2-MKDD.png|Only two Goombas are present in multiplayer races.
MKDD Thanks For Playing.png|The entire cast on the course after finishing the Special Cup or [[All-Cup Tour]]
File:MKDDTFP.png|The entire cast celebrating after a tournament.
</gallery>
</gallery></center>


===Wii version===
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
<center><gallery>
<gallery widths=150px>
File:GCNMarioCircuit-MKWii.png|An overview of the track.
MKW GCN Mario Circuit Banner.png|The course banner
File:GCNMarioCircuit1-MKWii.png|The first sharp turn.
MKW Mario Circuit GCN Preview.gif|A preview of the course
File:GCNMarioCircuit2-MKWii.png|A [[Chain Chomp]] guards a circular turn.
MKWii GCNMario.png|An overview of the track
File:GCNMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png|Inside a tunnel.
MKW GCN Mario Circuit First Sharp Turn.png|The first sharp turn
File:GCNMarioCircuit4-MKWii.png|The bumps on the bumpy road have trick ramp properties.
GCNMarioCircuit2-MKWii.png|The Chain Chomp on the circular turn
</gallery></center>
MKW GCN Mario Circuit Tunnel Inside.png|The tunnel
GCNMarioCircuit4-MKWii.png|[[Mario]] performing a trick on the bumpy road
</gallery>


==Tournaments==
==Names in other languages==
[[File:2009-TournamentOctober1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The '''<small>GCN</small> Mario Circuit''' tournament.]]
{{foreign names
In ''Mario Kart Wii'', a tournament took place on this track.  It was a time trial race, with an increased number of [[Piranha Plant]]s and [[Chain Chomp]]s. It was the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2009 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2009]], and it was repeated as the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#July 2011 tournament 2|second tournament of July 2011]], the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#October 2012 Tournament 1|first tournament of October 2012]], and the [[List of tournaments in Mario Kart Wii#December 2013 Tournament 2|second tournament of December 2013]].
|Jap=マリオサーキット
|JapR=Mario Sākitto
|JapM=Mario Circuit
|Fre=Circuit Mario
|FreM=Mario Circuit
|Ita=Circuito di Mario
|ItaM=Mario's Circuit
|Ger=Marios Piste
|GerM=Mario's Circuit
|SpaE=Circuito Mario
|SpaEM=Mario Circuit
|SpaA=Circuito de Mario
|SpaAM=Mario's Circuit
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ''Mario Kart'' from the game ''[[wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'' plays the Mario Circuit theme from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' when used.
*The Mario [[Kart]] from ''{{wp|Nintendogs}}'' plays the theme from this course when used.
 
*As of the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)|2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]], this is the only course in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''{{'}}s Flower Cup to not appear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
*''Mario Kart DS'' was going to use this track, but the track was replaced with [[Mushroom Bridge]] in the game. The track can be accessed without textures using an Action Replay, and with textures through ROM Hacking.


*This is the only Circuit course from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' That does not appear in ''Mario Kart DS''.
==References==
<references/>


{{BoxTop}}
{{MK race courses}}
{{Racecourses}}
{{MKDD}}
{{MKDD}}
{{MKW}}
{{MKW}}
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]
[[Category:Grasslands]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Race Courses]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii]]
[[Category:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii Race Courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii race courses]]
[[Category:Retro Courses]]
[[de:Marios Piste#Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]
[[it:Circuito di Mario (GCN)]]

Revision as of 21:59, April 16, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and retro course in Mario Kart Wii. For other race tracks with similar names, see Mario Circuit.
Mario Circuit
The icon for Mario Circuit, from Mario Kart Double Dash!!
The course icon
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Flower Cup (Double Dash!!)
Leaf Cup (Wii)
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Kenta Nagata
Course map
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The map of Mario Circuit.

Mario Kart Wii
GCN Mario Circuit.png

Staff ghost(s)
DD
1:41.384 Mario's icon in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Luigi's icon in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Red Fire
Wii Nin★♪Miz
1:59.771 Sprite of MarioThe model for Mario's Standard Bike M from Mario Kart Wii
Wii Expert Nin★Dai8
1:49.939 Sprite of MarioThe model for Mario's Wild Wing from Mario Kart Wii

Mario Circuit is the second race course of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. It is Mario's home track of the game. This version of the course features many of the typical elements of a Mario Circuit, such as Warp Pipes, Piranha Plants and giant mushrooms, visually similar to World 1 in various games from the Super Mario series. It also introduces the new element of Peach's Castle around which the course takes place, an element that appears in all later Mario Circuits, and also features Goombas, Piranha Plants, and a Chain Chomp as obstacles. This course appears at the end of the credits in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, as well as in the "Thanks for playing!" image seen after completing the Special Cup or All-Cup Tour. In Mushroom Bridge, Peach's Castle from this track can be seen in the background. This Mario Circuit was originally going to reappear as a retro track in Mario Kart DS but was removed from the final game, later reappearing as the fourth and final course of the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart Wii.

Mario Circuit shares its music with Luigi Circuit and Yoshi Circuit. An arrangement of it appears in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix under the title "Rollercoasting". An arrangement of the music for these courses also appears as one of the selectable songs that can be played during events in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS version), Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii version), and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Course layout

Mario Circuit (GCN)
Bird's eye view of Mario Circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.

The starting line for the course is situated alongside Peach's Castle, from which the player drives straight for a short distance to a left turn, followed by a hairpin bend towards the right. This is followed by a long and gentle left turn around a patch of grass with a Chain Chomp, which will occasionally come out and attack the player, who will spin out if hit. This is followed by a gentle S-curve within a tunnel, followed by a straight level bridge. This then leads to another short stretch of straight road with a pair of Piranha Plants on each side, which attempt to bite the player and cause them to flip over if caught. The player must then drive around a left hairpin bend and a right turn, where they approach a bumpy section of road with Goombas, which follows another gentle S-curve shape. After another left turn the player then jumps over an arched bridge towards the finish line, where there is another Piranha Plant on each side of the road.

Shortcuts

  • Part of the circular curve can be skipped and the Chain Chomp avoided by using a Mushroom or speed-boosting item to cut across the grass behind it.

Mario Kart DS

Mario Circuit (GCN) in Mario Kart DS's kiosk demo.
A screenshot of the course with textures in Mario Kart DS

Mario Circuit was originally planned to reappear as a classic course in Mario Kart DS, but was removed prior to the game's release. The course would have used the textures "BeachTree1", "kuribo", and "mario_tree", which still remain in the game's files. There were no Goombas present toward the end of the track, and the graphics were reduced due to the limitations of the system. It can still be accessed in the game's data, and can be found by Action Replay without textures or through ROM Hacking with textures.[1]

Mario Kart Wii

Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Wii as the fourth and last race of the Leaf Cup, though no major changes have been made apart from a slight design update. The player can now perform tricks off of the bumps in the road and the arched bridge approaching the finish line.

Tournaments

The tournament

October 2009's first tournament required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Mario Circuit with more obstacles: There are now two Chain Chomps near the beginning of the track, and there are now eighteen Piranha Plants all throughout the course, with some positioned directly in the middle of the track. Players start the Time Trial with no items, but there is one Item Box at the beginning of the track which always contains a Mushroom. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of July 2011, the first tournament of October 2012 and the second tournament of December 2013.

Profiles

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

  • Instruction booklet bio: "This is the main circuit in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Familiar denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom can be spotted here and there. The road’s filled with curves, so this is a good place to practice drifting."
  • North American website bio: "Mario Circuit features lots of tight corners, a Chain Chomp, Piranha Plants, Peach’s Castle, and several Goombas, not to mention seven other racers trying to upend your kart."
  • European website bio: "Dodge the waddling Goombas and snapping Piranha Plants, and say hi to Peach as you cruise by her castle."

Mario Kart Wii

  • European website bio: "With pipes rising out of the surrounding hills and Goombas and giant Chain Chomps littering the track, this is classic Mario Kart action in all its glory."

Sponsors

Gallery

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Kart Wii

Names in other languages

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

French Circuit Mario
Mario Circuit
German Marios Piste
Mario's Circuit
Italian Circuito di Mario
Mario's Circuit
Spanish (NOA) Circuito de Mario
Mario's Circuit
Spanish (NOE) Circuito Mario
Mario Circuit

Trivia

References