This article is about the race course in Super Mario Kart. For the first Vanilla Lake remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Vanilla Lake 1.
Vanilla Lake 1
Vanilla Lake 1 map
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart Tour (2020)
Cup(s) Star Cup (Super Mario Kart)
Extra Star Cup (Super Circuit)
Tour(s)
Music sample
Super Mario Kart / Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Course map
Super Mario Kart
The map for Vanilla Lake 1.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC SNES Vanilla Lake 1 Map.png
Minimap as seen on the menu.Minimap as seen in the race.
Mario Kart Tour
Map of SNES Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour.

Vanilla Lake 1 is the third course of the Star Cup in Super Mario Kart. It was subsequently reused in Mario Kart: Super Circuit as the first track of the Extra Star Cup and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the Ice Tour. It is a short course taking place on a frozen lake. This track shares its music with Vanilla Lake 2.

Super Mario KartEdit

Course layoutEdit

The layout of this course involves one continuous clockwise loop around a mostly rectangular area that is blocked off by walls. Shortly after the first turn is the only set of ? Panels. The slippery ground makes it difficult to control the kart, and at the edge of the track, the lake is snow-covered; driving here will slow the kart down. The track also features pipes and ice blocks as obstacles; racers bumping into the ice blocks will break them. At two points along the track, the ice is broken, exposing water. If racers fall into the water and do not drive out quickly enough, they will be picked up by Lakitu.

Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit

 
Mario racing on the course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Vanilla Lake 1 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and is the first race of the Extra Star Cup. It uses the background from Snow Land. The pipe hazards are removed from the track, and an extra Item Box is added on the left side of the small pool.

Mario Kart TourEdit

 
The course in Mario Kart Tour

Vanilla Lake 1 reappears as a classic course for the first time in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the Ice Tour. Aesthetically, the hills are much taller and have zigzag patterns on them, while clouds also now appear. In this rendition, most of the ice blocks were removed, a glide ramp was added left of the now-first Item Box set, the walls within the course are thinner, and the wall to the right of the second set of Item Boxes (which replace most of the second set of ice blocks) has a break in it, as well as another Item Box. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo.

The course also appears as Vanilla Lake 1R (reversed), Vanilla Lake 1T (with ramps), and Vanilla Lake 1R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the Ice Tour, while the latter was introduced in the 2020 Trick Tour. In the T variant, the length of the course is significantly extended via a giant slanted U-turn which is similar to that of GBA Mario Circuit in Mario Kart 8, but entirely composed of Kanaami Road.

Due to the Vanilla Lake setting returning in this game for the first time (besides its Mario Kart: Super Circuit reappearance), this course, along with SNES Donut Plains 1, SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2, and SNES Bowser Castle 3, is one of the few Super Mario Kart courses to retain their original music, rather than reusing a cover from a later Mario Kart game.

AppearancesEdit

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

Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Vanilla Lake 1 and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of SNES Vanilla Lake 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
 
Normal variant
                                                **  *     *  ***  ** *         **     *   **    *   **      
              
   
 
R variant
                                        **  ** * *       **   *   ***     *    *     *      * *     **
                          
 
T variant
                                             ***   **   **       *** *  *  **     **  **  *  **   *** * **     *  **   
                
   
 
R/T variant
                                             *          *      *   *     **        
          *           
 **     **    
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challengesEdit

Ring Race
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Rosalina
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 12
  • 21
Ice Tour  
Koopa Troopa Cup
  • 5
  • 12
  • 20
Super Mario Kart Tour  
Baby Mario Cup
Do Jump Boosts
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Koopa Troopa
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 8
  • 10
Valentine's Tour  
Koopa Troopa Cup
  • 5
  • 7
  • 9
Cat Tour (2021)  
Baby Peach Cup
Sundae Tour (2023)  
Ice Mario Cup
Big Reverse Race
Icon Course variant Opponents Tour appearances Cup
7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st Extra
  Regular Driver  [1]  [1]  [1]  [1]  [1]  [1]  [1]  [2] Cooking Tour  
Baby Luigi Cup
Kart                
Glider                
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
  Regular  
Toad
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
 
Bob-omb

 
Frenzy
(Bob-omb)
3
  • 25
  • 50
  • 70
Valentine's Tour  
Toad Cup
  • 20
  • 40
  • 65
New Year's 2022 Tour  
Baby Daisy Cup
  • 20
  • 40
  • 55
Ninja Tour (2023)  
Kamek Cup
Steer Clear of Obstacles
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Obstacles Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Lemmy
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
 
Penguin
Flower Tour  
Yoshi Cup
Bowser vs. DK Tour  
Peachette Cup
Sundae Tour (2022)  
Wario Cup
Vs. Mega Bowser
Icon Course variant Mega opponent information Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Items used
  Regular  
Bowser
 
Koopa Clown
 
Super Glider[3]
 
Green Shells[3]

 
Bowser's Shells[3]
100cc and higher only
Ice Tour  
Larry Cup
New Year's Tour (2023)  
Pink Gold Peach Cup
Smash Small Dry Bones
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Toad
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 3
  • 5
  • 8
Yoshi Tour (2020)  
Toad Cup
Frost Tour  
Morton Cup
Sundae Tour (2023)  
King Boo 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
  Regular  
Baby Rosalina
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
 
Mega Mushroom

 
Coin
2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 18
Ice Tour  
Pauline Cup
  • 5
  • 9
  • 16
Snow Tour  
Roy Cup
Time Trial
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Shy Guy
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 1:00.00
  • 0:52.00
  • 0:43.00
Trick Tour (2020)  
Koopa Troopa Cup
  • 1:02.00
  • 0:54.00
  • 0:48.00
New Year's 2022 Tour  
Cat Peach Cup
  R  
Black Shy Guy
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 1:05.00
  • 0:55.00
  • 0:47.00
Exploration Tour (2020)  
Shy Guy Cup
Combo Attack
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Highest combo counts Tour appearances Cup
  T  
Ice Bro
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 10
  • 18
Super Mario Kart Tour  
Dry Bowser Cup
Wario vs. Waluigi Tour  
Mario Cup

GalleryEdit

Super Mario KartEdit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Course iconsEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バニラレイクコース 1 (Super Mario Kart)
Banira Reiku Kōsu 1
バニラレイク1
Banira Reiku 1
Vanilla Lake Course 1

Vanilla Lake 1

Chinese 香草湖1
Xiāngcǎo Hú 1
Vanilla Lake 1

French Lac Vanille 1
Vanilla Lake 1
German Vanille-See 1
Vanilla Lake 1
Italian Lago Vaniglia 1
Vanilla Lake 1
Korean 바닐라 호수 1
Banilla Hosu 1
Vanilla Lake 1

Portuguese Lago Baunilha 1
Vanilla Lake 1
Spanish Lago Vainilla 1
Vanilla Lake 1

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g TheMadWeazel (June 4, 2020). Cooking Tour “Baby Luigi Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ NLtheRealGuy642003 (June 5, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Yoshi wins at Big Reverse Race (Baby Luigi Cup/150cc). YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c TheMadWeazel (January 16, 2020). Ice Tour “Larry Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.