New course
- Not to be confused with Retro Course.
A Nitro Course (also referred to as a Nitro Track) is the term used to refer to an original course in the Mario Kart series that is new to the series and has never appeared before. They have appeared in every Mario Kart title, although they were not officially named as such until Mario Kart DS. In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the original tracks are called Super Circuit Tracks to distinguish them from the tracks originating from Super Mario Kart, called Extra Tracks. Some of them will or have reappeared in later Mario Kart games as Retro Courses. At least one Mario Circuit, Bowser's Castle, Rainbow Road, a beach- or water-themed course, and a snow-themed course have appeared in each Mario Kart game as a Nitro Course.
Courses
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 | Course 5 |
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Super Mario Kart | Choco Island 1 |
Ghost Valley 2 |
Donut Plains 2 |
Bowser Castle 2 |
Mario Circuit 3 |
Mario Kart 64 | Toad's Turnpike |
Frappe Snowland |
Choco Mountain |
Mario Raceway |
N/A |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Mario Circuit |
Boo Lake |
Cheese Land |
Bowser Castle 2 |
N/A |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Mushroom Bridge |
Mario Circuit |
Daisy Cruiser |
Waluigi Stadium |
N/A |
Mario Kart DS | Desert Hills |
Delfino Square |
Waluigi Pinball |
Shroom Ridge |
N/A |
Mario Kart Wii | Mario Circuit . |
Coconut Mall . |
DK Summit DK's Snowboard Cross |
Wario's Gold Mine . |
N/A |
Mario Kart 7 | Wuhu Loop Wuhu Island Loop |
Mario Circuit . |
Music Park Melody Motorway |
Rock Rock Mountain Alpine Pass |
N/A |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Mario Circuit . |
Toad Harbor Toad Harbour |
Twisted Mansion . |
Shy Guy Falls . |
N/A |
Lightning Cup
NOTE: From Mario Kart DS onwards, it is the last cup of the Retro Courses.
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Luigi Circuit |
Sky Garden |
Cheep-Cheep Island |
Sunset Wilds |
Star Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 | Course 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Super Mario Kart | Koopa Beach 1 |
Choco Island 2 |
Vanilla Lake 1 |
Bowser Castle 3 |
Mario Circuit 4 |
Mario Kart 64 | Wario Stadium |
Sherbet Land |
Royal Raceway |
Bowser's Castle |
N/A |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Snow Land |
Ribbon Road |
Yoshi Desert |
Bowser Castle 3 |
N/A |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Sherbet Land |
Mushroom City |
Yoshi Circuit |
DK Mountain |
N/A |
Mario Kart DS | DK Pass |
Tick-Tock Clock |
Mario Circuit |
Airship Fortress |
N/A |
Mario Kart Wii | Daisy Circuit |
Koopa Cape |
Maple Treeway |
Grumble Volcano |
N/A |
Mario Kart 7 | Piranha Plant Slide Piranha Plant Pipeway |
Wario Shipyard Wario's Galleon |
Neo Bowser City Koopa City |
Maka Wuhu Wuhu Mountain Loop |
N/A |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Sunshine Airport |
Dolphin Shoals |
Electrodrome |
Mount Wario |
N/A |
Special Cup
DLC Cups
Egg Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | GCN Yoshi Circuit Retro |
Excitebike Arena Nitro |
Dragon Driftway Nitro |
Mute City Nitro |
Triforce Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Wii Wario's Gold Mine Retro |
SNES Rainbow Road Retro |
Ice Ice Outpost Nitro |
Hyrule Circuit Nitro |
Crossing Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | GCN Baby Park Retro |
GBA Cheese Land Retro |
Wild Woods Nitro |
Animal Crossing Nitro |
Bell Cup
Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 3DS Neo Bowser City Koopa City Retro |
GBA Ribbon Road . Retro |
Super Bell Subway . Nitro |
Big Blue . Nitro |
Gallery
Cups emblems
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Lightning Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
Mario Kart: Super Circuit [1]
Cups trophies
Mushroom Cup
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart DS.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart Wii.
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart 7.
- MK8 Mushroom Cup.jpg
The Mushroom Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8.
Flower Cup
- FlowerCup MK8.jpg
The Flower Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8.
Star Cup
- MK8 Star Cup Screenshot.jpg
The Star Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8.
Special Cup
- MK8 Special Cup Screenshot.jpg
The Special Cup trophy in Mario Kart 8.
Names in other languages
Super Circuit Tracks
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | GBAコース GBA kōsu |
GBA Courses |
Trivia
- The four worlds after World Bowser in Super Mario 3D World resemble the Nitro Cups (World Mushroom for Mushroom Cup, World Flower for Flower Cup, World Star for Star Cup, and World Crown for Special Cup).
References
- ^ From the iQue localization prototype.