DS Mario Circuit

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This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS. For other race tracks with similar names, see Mario Circuit.
Not to be confused with 3DS Mario Circuit.
Mario Circuit
Mario Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Cup(s) Star Cup (DS)
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (DS)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS
Course map
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Mario Circuit map
Mario Kart DS
Staff ghost(s)

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(Mario in the Shooting Star)

Mario Circuit is the third race course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. In the course enemies appear acting as obstacles: Goombas appear crossing the road to and from the sides. By shooting a Green Shell or Red Shell at them, or using a Star, Mushrooms spawn from the Goombas. A pair of Fire Piranha Plants spit fireballs onto the course. The victim will spin out of control when touching one. Regular Piranha Plants, as seen in Mario Kart 64, are also present. This track shares its music and Grand Prix introduction fanfare with Figure-8 Circuit, as well as sharing the latter with Waluigi Pinball and GCN Luigi Circuit.

This is the first Mario Circuit to appear in the Star Cup since Mario Circuit 4 in Super Mario Kart, and is also the only nitro Mario Circuit to be the third course of a cup.

Mario Circuit returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario Tour, and as the second course of the Boomerang Cup in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the Booster Course Pass.

Mario Kart DS

Characters start out the race near a lake surrounding Peach's Castle. After going through the first corner, Goombas wandering on the middle of the track will try to block the racers' path. After passing by these enemies, characters run along a piece of the lake. Due to that part having no fence, players can fall off into water. Continuing the path, two Fire Piranha Plants located in a S bend will spit fireballs to the course that will cause drivers to spin out on impact. Going through a Warp Pipe-modeled tunnel, the players reach a dirt road after taking a tight turn. The track's dirt section can cause some karts to go off of course, especially on corners. Crossing over the Pipe tunnel, the racers go down on a curly track with Piranha Plants. Past this, characters then continue running over concrete road. After taking a tight S turn, players cross the checked line.

Shortcuts

One can use a Mushroom and go behind one of the Fire Piranha Plants to cut off a turn.

Missions

Missions 5-8 and 7-4 take place on this circuit. In mission 5-8, Luigi has to race one lap on the course against Mario. In mission 7-4, Toad must get rid of 30 Goombas found in a part of the course using Green Shells from the Item Boxes.

Mario Kart Tour

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The course in Mario Kart Tour

This version of Mario Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario Tour, being announced one day after its announcement for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. This is the first Mario Circuit course to be added in Mario Kart Tour since RMX Mario Circuit 1 in the Mario Bros. Tour seventy-nine tours prior, and is the second Mario Circuit in the game to not be, or be based on, an SNES iteration, after 3DS Mario Circuit, which was added ninety tours prior in the Tokyo Tour. The music arrangement is slightly different to how it sounded in Mario Kart DS, which makes this course the first classic course in Mario Kart Tour to receive a new arrangement for its music that is not from Mario Kart: Super Circuit; however, unlike the GBA arrangements, the theme retains most of its instrumentation.

The course has received many visual improvements since its appearance in Mario Kart DS, as well as many changes in the course. The lake containing Peach's Castle, that now has the same design as in 3DS Mario Circuit, is noticeably smaller and now resembles a simple moat, and the roads on either side are much closer together as a consequence of this. There is now off-road between the main track and the lake. The section after the Fire Piranha Plants has now been changed into a brief forest section. The wavy dirt turns alongside Peach's Castle have been changed to a more elongated S-turn, and they curve to the right first as well. More elevation has been added to the course, which is mostly noticeable with the S-turn at the end. The dirt path continues for a bit longer into the track than in Mario Kart DS. The starting banner is now designed with Mario's hat atop and features the modern Mario Kart logo.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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The course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This version of Mario Circuit returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 4 of the Booster Course Pass. It appears as the second course of the Boomerang Cup. It is the second Mario Circuit course in the pass, after SNES Mario Circuit 3, and the third circuit course in the pass overall, after 3DS Toad Circuit and SNES Mario Circuit 3. Despite first being announced for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a day before its Mario Kart Tour announcement, it would debut in Mario Kart Tour before the release of Wave 4, giving this course the distinction of having the shortest gap between classic course appearances, with only a 19 hour gap; beating the previous course with this distinction, DS Peach Gardens, by six days. Mario Circuit's inclusion in Wave 4 coincides with the wave's release date being near Mario Day. It is the only Mario Kart retro course to reappear in multiple games on the same day. [1]

The course uses its appearance from Mario Kart Tour, with major visual upgrades. A Wiggler has been added to the forest section of the course. A set of Item Boxes outside Peach's Castle has been moved. There are less flowers outside of Peach's Castle compared to Tour. The spiral design on the trees' trunks has been removed.[2]

In descriptions given by Nintendo for all of the Wave 4 courses, this course was mistakenly described with elements from Mario Circuit from Mario Kart 7, with the course being said to have "blossoming trees" (referring to the cherry blossoms in that course) and taking racers through a winding path into Peach's Castle. The footage does not show a route with "blossoming trees" or a route inside Peach's Castle; instead, a fence is visible in front of the castle entrance, the castle doors are shut, and the castle bridge only comes up to the offroad.[3]

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • European website bio: "Constructed in the grounds of Princess Peach's famous castle, Mario Circuit is where red-capped plumbers feel most at home. Negotiate the snaking turns while avoiding waddling Goombas, bouncing flames and snapping Piranha Plants, and you might just make it to Peach's place in time for tea."

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "The Doctor Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. Next up is the Mario Tour featuring the course DS Mario Circuit, where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try to block your path!"[4]

Sponsors

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Gallery

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Screenshots

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マリオサーキット[?]
Mario Sākitto
Mario Circuit
Chinese (simplified) 马力欧赛道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào
Mario Speedway
Chinese (traditional) 瑪利歐賽道[?]
Mǎlìōu Sàidào
Mario Speedway
Dutch Mario's Circuit[?] -
German Marios Piste[?] Mario's Circuit
Italian Circuito di Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Korean 마리오 서킷[?]
Malio Seokis
Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOA) Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit
Portuguese (NOE) Circuito do Mario[?] Mario's Circuit
Russian Трасса Марио[?]
Trassa Mario
Mario's Track
Spanish Circuito Mario[?] Mario Circuit

References

  1. ^ (March 7, 2023). [1]. YouTube. Retrieved March 8,2023.
  2. ^ 任天堂ホームページ (March 2, 2023). DS マリオサーキット. YouTube. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.polygon.com/23621879/mario-kart-8-deluxe-switch-booster-course-dlc-4-release-date
  4. ^ @mariokarttour (March 3, 2023). "The Doctor Tour is wrapping up in #MarioKartTour. Next up is the Mario Tour featuring the course DS Mario Circuit, where Goombas and Piranha Plants will try to block your path!" Twitter. Retrieved March 3, 2023.