SNES Mario Circuit 1
- This article is about the race course in Super Mario Kart. For the first Mario Circuit remix course in Mario Kart Tour, see RMX Mario Circuit 1.
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| Appears in | Super Mario Kart (1992) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart Tour (2019) Mario Kart World (2025) | |
| Cup(s) | Mushroom Cup (Super Mario Kart) Extra Mushroom Cup (Super Circuit) Shell Cup (DS) | |
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| Online play | No longer available (DS) | |
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Mario Circuit 1 is the introductory track of Super Mario Kart, serving as the first course of the Mushroom Cup and, as such, the first course in the Mario Kart series in general.
Mario Circuit 1 shares its music with the other three Mario Circuits in the game: 2, 3, and 4. It was arranged in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a track that can be heard on the Mario Circuit stage. The arrangement is also in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played in any Mario Kart series stage as well as Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination as of the version 8.1.0 update.
In the Super Mario Kart instruction booklet, the course map is upside down.[1] This also applies to the Battle Course 1 map.
It was later reused as the first Extra Course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and the first classic course in Mario Kart DS as the first race of the Shell Cup, being the first "retro track" in the series. It later reappears in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the New York Tour, and in Mario Kart World, where the course is combined with Mario Circuits 2 and 3, to make up the course Mario Circuit.
Super Mario Kart
Course layout
Mario Circuit 1 consists of a simple paved road with sand on both sides that can slow down racers. Outside of the course lies a grassland with trees and hills in the background. The course begins with a left turn followed by a straightaway. Racers then encounter a left turn with several pipes, which serve as this course's only hazard. After racers pass the pipes, they reach the only set of ? Panels in the course. After taking a sharp left turn followed by a sharp right turn, there is one last left turn as racers reach the finish line.
Shortcuts
A notable shortcut can be found just after the ? Panels. After taking the subsequent left turn, the player can use a Mushroom or Star to drive through the off-road to the right of the track, cutting off the sharp right turn. However, taking the shortcut without an item does not take more time than following the course.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Circuit 1 reappears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and is the first track of the Extra Mushroom Cup. It uses the background from Peach Circuit. The pipe hazards were removed from the track, but an Item Box can be found in the shortcut.
Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit 1 reappears as the first course of the Shell Cup in Mario Kart DS, as well as the first retro course in the series overall. Like every other Super Mario Kart track in Mario Kart DS, it only has three laps instead of five. It retains the same hazards as in Super Mario Kart, though it is a bit longer as well. This course was available online until the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated on May 20, 2014.
On the Mario Kart DS website, the gameplay video of SNES Mario Circuit 1 shows GBA Peach Circuit instead.[2]
Missions
There is one mission that takes place on Mario Circuit 1:
- Mission 1-8: The player controls Mario, who must perform 4 power-slide mini-turbos before completing one lap and before 45 seconds has passed.
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Circuit 1 makes a return in Mario Kart Tour, starting with the New York Tour. It retains its Mario Kart DS layout. The two pipes on the right after the third turn were moved onto the right edge of the track itself. The hills and trees in the background are now in 3D. The course now has a starting banner with the classic Mario Kart logo.
Unlike most of the SNES courses, Mario Circuit 1 reuses Mario Kart 7's arrangement for SNES Mario Circuit 2, instead of the original music from Super Mario Kart.
The course also appears as Mario Circuit 1R (reversed), Mario Circuit 1T (with ramps), and Mario Circuit 1R/T (reversed with ramps); the first two were introduced alongside the normal variant in the New York Tour, while the last was introduced in the 2019 Holiday Tour. In the R variant, oil slicks and traffic cones are now present as well as a glide ramp. In the R/T variant, all of the aforementioned additions are retained, there are now pipes with air currents following both glide ramps, and the shortcut through the sand now has dash panels.
Prior to the 2019 Paris Tour, no driver had SNES Mario Circuit 1R listed as a favorite course; instead, its appearance in the Peach Cup in the New York Tour relied on the cup bonus to raise Peach to the top tier.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of SNES Mario Circuit 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which SNES Mario Circuit 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 Mario Circuit 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Bonus challenges
Mario Kart World
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Mario Circuit 1 returns again in Mario Kart World. The course, alongside Mario Circuits 2 and 3 form the course simply named "Mario Circuit", which appears as the second course of the game's final cup.
Mario Circuit 1 is the first section of the course, and is the section of the course that connects to Acorn Heights. The trims of the course are now green rather than red, and the music has been recomposed into a jazz composition.
The course's appearance in Mario Kart World marks its first appearance in a home console Mario Kart since it debuted nearly 33 years earlier.
Profiles
Mario Kart DS
- Instruction booklet and US website: Pulled straight from the SNES version of Super Mario Kart, this narrow track is further complicated by the pipes that protrude from its surface.[5]
- European website: The one that started it all. The first track from the original Super Mario Kart has a simple layout but don’t let that fool you. Veteran racers know that pixel-perfect precision is needed to negotiate this track’s turns without hitting the pipes jutting from the ground.
Gallery
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario taking the shortcut on the course: note the added Item Box.
Mario Kart DS
The course icon
Wario racing on the course
Mario racing on the course in an early build
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (SNES courses) § Mario Circuit 1.
The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant
Screenshots
View of the starting line
View of the starting line without racers
Mario in the Pipe Frame using a Fire Flower
Mario tricking in the Pipe Frame and Mario (Classic) tricking in the Super 1
Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) tricking in the DK Maximum
Builder Mario and Builder Luigi gliding in the Dozer Dasher with the Treasure Map on the R/T variant
Miscellaneous
A real-life model of Mario Circuit 1 designed for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Naming
Internal names
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart DS | old_mario_sfc | Old Mario Super Famicom |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | マリオサーキット １[?] Mario Sākitto 1 |
Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 马力欧赛道1[?] Mǎlìōu Sàidào 1 |
Mario Speedway 1 | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 瑪利歐賽道1[?] Mǎlìōu Sàidào 1 |
Mario Speedway 1 | |
| French | Circuit Mario 1[?] | Mario Circuit 1 | |
| German | Marios Piste 1[?] | Mario's Circuit 1 | |
| Italian | Circuito di Mario 1[?] | Mario's Circuit 1 | |
| Korean | 마리오 서킷1[?] Mario Seokit 1 |
Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Portuguese | Circuito Mario 1[?] | Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Circuito Mario 1[?] | Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Circuito Mario 1[?] | Mario Circuit 1 | |
| Circuito Mario[?] | Mario Circuit | Mario Kart DS |
Notes
- A sped-up arrangement of the music can be heard in the 1994 electro-mechanical arcade game Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race, accompanied by new background notes and an ending note. The track is also similar to Mario Circuit 1, only the characters are racing on it in the opposite direction, and the start line is placed at the top.[6]
References
- ^ Super Mario Kart instruction booklet (PDF). Page 29. nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Dark Doctor (July 9, 2020). Mario Kart DS official website. YouTube. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Anosn A28 (May 9, 2020). Mario Kart Tour: Toad Cup & Koopa Troopa Cup [Flower Tour] {#125}. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ TheMadWeazel (May 9, 2020). Flower Tour “Toad Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ 2005. Mario Kart DS. Nintendo. Page 36.
- ^ Super Mario Wiki (October 31, 2015). Super Mario Kart Dokidoki Race gameplay. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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