Classic course

Revision as of 12:34, February 20, 2016 by 75.167.65.86 (talk)
Not to be confused with Nitro Course or Extra Course.

A Retro Course is a past Mario Kart game's nitro course, not counting the extra courses from Mario Kart: Super Circuit. They appear in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8. They come in the Shell Cup, Banana Cup, Leaf Cup, and Lightning Cup. A Mario Kart course has rarely returned as a Retro Course more than once; until Mario Kart 8, Retro Courses were identical to their original counterparts, receiving only graphical updates. For example, in Mario Kart 7 courses appear almost identical to the originals, the only differences being the added underwater and gliding sections. In Mario Kart 8 most of the retro courses are completely redesigned for HD graphics. They usually include new mechanics, new details for the race tracks, and completely new backgrounds, and also support the anti-gravity, underwater, and gliding mechanics. Also new to Mario Kart 8, most Retro Courses receive new music remixes.

Courses

Shell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:MKDS Mario Circuit 1.PNG
SNES Mario Circuit 1
File:MooMooFarmds.PNG
N64 Moo Moo Farm
File:Peach CircuitDS.PNG
GBA Peach Circuit
File:LuigiCircuitDS.PNG
GCN Luigi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii File:Mkw peachbeach.jpg
GCN Peach Beach
File:MKwii Yoshifalls.jpg
DS Yoshi Falls
File:GhostValleyWii.jpg
SNES Ghost Valley 2
File:MarioRacewayWii.jpg
N64 Mario Raceway
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Luigi Raceway
 
GBA Bowser Castle 1
 
Wii Mushroom Gorge
 
DS Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart 8  
Wii Moo Moo Meadows
File:MK8-Course-GBA MarioCircuit.jpg
GBA Mario Circuit
 
DS Cheep Cheep Beach
 
N64 Toad's Turnpike

Banana Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:MKDS Donut Plains.PNG
SNES Donut Plains 1
File:FrappeSnowlandDS.PNG
N64 Frappe Snowland
File:BowserCastle2ds.PNG
GBA Bowser Castle 2
File:BabyParkds.PNG
GCN Baby Park
Mario Kart Wii File:SherbetWii.jpg
N64 Sherbet Land
File:ShyGuyBeach MKWii.jpg
GBA Shy Guy Beach
File:MKWii DelfinoSquare.jpg
DS Delfino Square
File:WaluigiStadium MKWii.jpg
GCN Waluigi Stadium
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Koopa Beach
Koopa Troopa Beach
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
white
 
Wii Coconut Mall
white
 
DS Waluigi Pinball
white
Mario Kart 8  
GCN Dry Dry Desert
 
SNES Donut Plains 3
 
N64 Royal Raceway
 
3DS DK Jungle

Leaf Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:Koopabeach2SNES.PNG
SNES Koopa Beach 2
File:ChocoMountainDS.PNG
N64 Choco Mountain
File:LuigiCircuit2.PNG
GBA Luigi Circuit
File:MushroomBridgeDS.PNG
GCN Mushroom Bridge
Mario Kart Wii File:Desert Hills.PNG
DS Desert Hills
File:GBABowserCastle3-MKWii.png
GBA Bowser Castle 3
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.PNG
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
File:GCNMarioCircuit-MKWii.png
GCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 7  
N64 Kalimari Desert
 
DS DK Pass
 
GCN Daisy Cruiser
 
Wii Maple Treeway
Mario Kart 8  
DS Wario Stadium
white
 
GCN Sherbet Land
white
 
3DS Music Park
Melody Motorway
 
N64 Yoshi Valley
white

Lightning Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart DS File:ChocoIsland2ds.PNG
SNES Choco Island 2
File:DSBansheeboardwalk.PNG
N64 Banshee Boardwalk
File:SkyGardends.PNG
GBA Sky Garden
File:YoshiCircuitDS.png
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart Wii File:SNESMarioCircuit3-MKWii.png
SNES Mario Circuit 3
 
DS Peach Gardens
File:DK Mountain.PNG
GCN DK Mountain
 
N64 Bowser's Castle
Mario Kart 7  
Wii Koopa Cape
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
 
DS Airship Fortress
 
SNES Rainbow Road
Mario Kart 8  
DS Tick-Tock Clock
white
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
Piranha Plant Pipeway
 
Wii Grumble Volcano
white
 
N64 Rainbow Road
white

DLC Cups

Egg Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8  
GCN Yoshi Circuit

Retro

 
Excitebike Arena

Nitro

File:MK8-DLC-Course-DragonDriftway.jpg
Dragon Driftway

Nitro

 
Mute City

Nitro

Triforce Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8  
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  
GCN Baby Park

Retro

 
GBA Cheese Land

Retro

 
Wild Woods

Nitro

File:MK8-DLC-Course-AnimalCrossing.jpg
Animal Crossing

Nitro

Bell Cup

Game Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Mario Kart 8  
3DS Neo Bowser City
Koopa City

Retro

 
GBA Ribbon Road
white

Retro

 
Super Bell Subway
white

Nitro

 
Big Blue
white

Nitro

Gallery

Cups emblems

Cups trophies

Trivia

  • Mario Circuit, snow or ice-themed, and beach-themed retro courses have appeared in all Mario Kart games that have retro courses.
  • In all of the Mario Kart games, Mario Kart Wii has the most retro Mario Circuit, Peach-themed, beach themed, DK-themed, and Bowser's Castle courses.
  • Mario Kart 8 is the only game with retro tracks in the series that does not feature a retro Bowser's Castle course.

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