Editing Banana Cup

[[File:Mario Kart 8 - Banana Cup logo.svg|thumb|The Banana Cup logo in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
The '''Banana Cup''' is a [[cup]] in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]] introduced in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' as the sixth cup. It exclusively features [[classic course]]s and is the second retro cup overall; these may be from any cup of a previous game, though they are more commonly from the [[Mushroom Cup]] or [[Flower Cup]]. The cup is somewhat more difficult than the [[Shell Cup]], and its difficulty is comparable to that of the Flower Cup. The emblem of the cup is a [[Banana]]. The Banana Cup also appears in ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', following the [[Flower Cup]] and preceding the [[Special Cup#Mario Tennis series|Champions Cup]]. All of the courses in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''{{'}}s Banana Cups have reappeared in later games in the series.

==History==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====List of courses====
{|class=wikitable width=100% style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="25%"|Game
!width="15%"|Course 1
!width="15%"|Course 2
!width="15%"|Course 3
!width="15%"|Course 4
|-
!''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[File:MKDS Donut Plains 1.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 1}} 
|[[File:MKDS Frappe Snowland N64 Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Frappe Snowland}}
|[[File:MKDS Bowser Castle 2 GBA Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Bowser's Castle 2|Bowser Castle 2}}
|[[File:MKDS Baby Park Intro.png|112px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[File:Sherbet Land N64 MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Sherbet Land}}
|[[File:Shy Guy Beach MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GBA|Shy Guy Beach}}
|[[File:Delfino Square MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Delfino Square}}
|[[File:Waluigi Stadium MKWii.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[File:KoopaTroopaBeachMK7.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Beach<br><small><small>N64</small> Koopa Troopa Beach</small>}}
|[[File:MK7-SFC-MC.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 2}}
|[[File:Wii Coconut Mall.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}
|[[File:MK7-DS-WP.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|[[File:MK8-Course-GCN DryDryDesert.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-SNES DonutPlains3.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-N64 RoyalRaceway.jpg|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}
|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS DKJungle.png|135px]]<br>{{classic-link|3DS|DK Jungle}}
|-
!''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|[[File:MKLHC Mushroom Fields Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Mushroom Fields]]
|[[File:MKLHC Boo Fortress Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Boo Fortress]]
|[[File:MKLHC Tornado Tundra Course Icon.png|125px]]<br>[[Tornado Tundra]]
|''N/A''
|}

===''Mario Tennis Open''===
[[File:MTA Banana Cup Screenshot.jpg|thumb|[[Donkey Kong]] winning the Banana Cup]]
In ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', the Banana Cup is the third cup in the World Open series. It is played on the [[DK Jungle (Mario Tennis Open)|DK Jungle]] court, and matches have one set for the starting round, three sets for the semifinals, and five sets for the finals. This cup can be unlocked by beating the [[Flower Cup]], and completing it unlocks the [[Special Cup#Mario Tennis series|Champions Cup]]. The CPU difficulty in the Banana Cup is somewhat higher than that of the Flower Cup.
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==Completion rewards==
Winning the Banana Cup in the ''Mario Kart'' series can award the player with various bonuses, depending on the game. Additional cups unlocked are excluded from this list.

===''Mario Kart DS''===
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: [[Waluigi]]
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*All retro cups (includes Banana Cup) or all nitro cups (excludes Banana Cup) on 150cc Mirror: [[R.O.B.]]
*All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
*Shell and Banana Cups: [[Leaf Cup]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 50cc: [[Cheep Charger]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 100cc: [[Bowser Jr.]]
*1 star rank or higher on all retro cups (includes Banana Cup) on 150cc: [[Jetsetter]]
*All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: [[Rosalina]]

===''Mario Kart 7''===
*All cups on a single cc class: [[Mii]]
*150cc Banana Cup: [[Honey Queen]]
*All cups on 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc: 150cc Mirror class

===''Mario Kart 8''===
Most unlockable characters in ''Mario Kart 8'' are unlocked at random upon winning Grand Prix cups (separate cups must be played to unlock characters), which includes the Banana Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, [[Metal Mario]], [[Lakitu]], [[Toadette]], [[Baby Rosalina]], [[Pink Gold Peach]], [[Iggy|Iggy Koopa]], [[Roy|Roy Koopa]], [[Lemmy|Lemmy Koopa]], [[Larry|Larry Koopa]], [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]], [[Ludwig|Ludwig von Koopa]], [[Morton|Morton Koopa Jr.]], and Mii. Mii is unlocked upon the eighth Grand Prix cup victory, unless an [[amiibo]] is used to unlock Mii beforehand.

In addition, the [[Gold Standard]] body can be unlocked by getting a 1 star rank or higher on all non-DLC cups (including the Shell Cup) on any one engine class, and the 150cc Mirror class can be unlocked by winning all 150cc cups.

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
*1 star rank or higher on all cups on 150cc Mirror: Gold Standard
*All cups on 200cc: [[Gold Mario]]

==Profiles==
[[File:MKW Banana Cup Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
*'''''Mario Kart Wii'' trading card bio:''' ''"The Retro Cup racing festival peels off four challenging drives with the Banana Cup. It consists of one track from N64, one from Game Boy Advance, one from DS and one from GameCube...all with somewhat challenging levels of difficulty for Grand Prix or Time Trials competition."''
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==Gallery==
===Emblems===
<gallery widths=80px>
MKDS Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MK7 Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 Banana Cup Emblem.png|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 BananaCuptv.svg|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MKL Icon Banana Cup.png|''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
</gallery>

===Trophies===
<gallery>
MKDS Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart DS''
MKW Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
MK7 Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart 7''
MK8 Banana Cup Screenshot.png|''Mario Kart 8''
</gallery>

===Other===
<gallery>
Club Nintendo Banana Trophy.png|[[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] Europe trophy
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Dut=Bananenbeker
|DutM=Banana Cup
|Ger=Bananen-Cup
|GerM=Banana Cup
|Fre=Coupe Banane
|FreM=Banana Cup
|Spa=Copa Plátano
|SpaM=Banana Cup
|Ita=Trofeo Banana
|ItaM=Banana Trophy
|Jap=バナナカップ
|JapR=Banana Kappu
|JapM=Banana Cup
|PorA=Copa Banana
|PorAM=Banana Cup
|PorE=Taça Banana
|PorEM=Banana Cup
|Rus=Кубок банана
|RusR=Kubok banana
|RusM=Banana Cup
|Kor=바나나 컵
|KorR=Banana Keop
|KorM=Banana Cup
|ChiT=香蕉盃
|ChiTR=Xiāngjiāo Bēi
|ChiTM=Banana Cup
|ChiS=香蕉杯
|ChiSR=Xiāngjiāo Bēi
|ChiSM=Banana Cup
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''Mario Kart 8'':
**This is the only cup in the game with all courses taking place in the daytime, and is the only Banana Cup so far to have this trait.
**This is the first, and currently the only Banana Cup to lack a [[Flower Cup]] course.
**It is one of two cups in the game to use the same character as Staff Ghosts in two tracks of the same cup (being [[Princess Peach|Peach]] in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]]), the other being the [[Egg Cup]] (being [[Mario]] in [[Excitebike Arena]] and [[Mute City]]).
**It is the only classic course cup to have tracks from both the [[Mushroom Cup]] (Dry Dry Desert) and the [[Special Cup]] ([[SNES Donut Plains 3|Donut Plains 3]] and [[3DS DK Jungle|DK Jungle]]).
**It is the only classic course cup in the base game that does not end with a ''Mario Kart 64'' track.
*This is the only retro cup in ''Mario Kart Wii'' that does not have a classic [[Mario Circuit]] course.
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