The Mushroom Cup (transliterated as Kinoko Cup on one occasion[1]) is a cup that commonly appears as the first and easiest cup in the Mario Kart series, similarly to the Shell Cup since Mario Kart DS, except the Mushroom Cup has only new courses. It is represented by a Dash Mushroom. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Mushroom Cup is one of four cups to be themed around a Mushroom, alongside the Golden Dash Cup, the Propeller Cup, and the Rock Cup.
List of Mario Kart courses
| Game | Course 1 | Course 2 | Course 3 | Course 4 | Course 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Kart |  Mario Circuit 1 |
 Donut Plains 1 |
 Ghost Valley 1 |
 Bowser Castle 1 |
 Mario Circuit 2 | |
| Mario Kart 64 |  Luigi Raceway |
 Moo Moo Farm |
 Koopa Troopa Beach |
 Kalimari Desert |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Super Circuit tracks) |  Peach Circuit |
 Shy Guy Beach |
 Riverside Park |
 Bowser Castle 1 |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Extra tracks) |  Mario Circuit 1 |
 Donut Plains 1 |
 Ghost Valley 1 |
 Bowser Castle 1 |
N/A | |
| [[Mario Kart: Double Dash | ]] |  Luigi Circuit |
 Peach Beach |
 Baby Park |
 Dry Dry Desert |
N/A |
| Mario Kart DS |  Figure-8 Circuit |
 Yoshi Falls |
 Cheep Cheep Beach |
 Luigi's Mansion |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart Wii |  Luigi Circuit |
 Moo Moo Meadows |
 Mushroom Gorge |
 Toad's Factory |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart 7 |  Toad Circuit |
 Daisy Hills |
 Cheep Cheep Lagoon Cheep Cheep Cape |
 Shy Guy Bazaar |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |  Mario Kart Stadium |
 Water Park |
 Sweet Sweet Canyon |
 Thwomp Ruins |
N/A | |
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit |  Live Circuit |
 Lightning Lagoon |
 Piped Wetlands |
N/A | N/A |
Completion rewards
Winning the Mushroom 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: Double Dash!!
- 50cc Mushroom Cup: Green Fire
- 100cc Mushroom Cup: Rattle Buggy
- 150cc Mushroom Cup: Luigi's Mansion
- Mirror Mushroom Cup: Toadette Kart
Mario Kart DS
- All nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) on 50cc: Dry Bones
- All nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) on 100cc: Three karts for each playable character
- All nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Mushroom Cup) on 150cc: Seven karts for each playable character
- All cups on 150cc: 150cc Mirror class
- All nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) or all retro cups (excludes Mushroom Cup) on 150cc Mirror: R.O.B.
- All cups on 150cc Mirror: All karts for each playable character
Mario Kart Wii
- Mushroom and Flower Cups: Star Cup
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) on 50cc: Baby Daisy
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) on 100cc: Sneakster
- 1 star rank or higher on all nitro cups (includes Mushroom Cup) on 150cc: Dry Bowser
- 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 Mushroom Cup: Daisy
- 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 Mushroom Cup. Characters that can be unlocked include Rosalina, Metal Mario, Lakitu, Toadette, Baby Rosalina, Pink Gold Peach, Iggy Koopa, Roy Koopa, Lemmy Koopa, Larry Koopa, Wendy O. Koopa, Ludwig von Koopa, 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 Mushroom 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
Appearances outside the Mario Kart series
The Mushroom Cup also appears in Mario Power Tennis and Mario Superstar Baseball. In Super Mario Strikers, the Mushroom Cup has four teams and three rounds. When the player places in the top three, the Flower Cup and Konga Coliseum are unlocked. A similar cup is the Super Mushroom Cup. In Mario Sports Mix, the Mushroom Cup is the first cup to be played in the tournament.
The Mushroom Cup also makes an appearance in Mario Tennis Open as the first cup of the World Open. It is played on the Mushroom Valley court, and the CPU difficulty is the easiest in the World Open. The cup is the only one to be unlocked from the start, and its matches have one set each for the starting round and semifinals, and three sets for the finals.
The Mushroom Cup reappears as the first cup in the COM Tournament mode of Mario Tennis Aces, and it uses the lowest CPU difficulty of all three cups.
Profiles
- Mario Kart 64 website: "The Mushroom Cup is made up of four introductory courses."
- Mario Kart Wii trading card: "Long-time Mario Kart fans may experience déjà vu when checking out the first two tracks of the Mushroom Cup. Luigi Circuit looks a lot like Luigi's tracks from other Mario Kart games and Moo Moo Meadows harkens back to Moo Moo Farm. But rest assured, the layouts are new."
Gallery
Emblems
Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Trophies
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
Mario Power Tennis
Super Mario Strikers
Mario Tennis Open
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キノコカップ[?] Kinoko Kappu |
Mushroom Cup | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 蘑菇杯[?] Mógū Bēi |
Mushroom Cup | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 蘑菇盃[?] Mógū Bēi |
Mushroom Cup | |
| Dutch | Paddenstoelbeker[?] | Mushroom Cup | |
| French | Coupe Champignon[?] | Mushroom Cup | |
| German | Pilz-Cup[?] | Mushroom Cup | |
| Italian | Trofeo Fungo Coppa Fungo[?] |
Mushroom Trophy Mushroom Cup |
|
| Korean | 버섯 컵[?] Beoseot Keop |
Mushroom Cup | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Copa Cogumelo[?] | Mushroom Cup | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Taça Cogumelo[?] | Mushroom Cup | |
| Russian | Кубок гриба[?] Kubok griba |
Mushroom Cup | |
| Spanish | Copa Champiñón[?] | Mushroom Cup |
Trivia
- The Mushroom Cup has never had a snow or ice-themed course.
- The Mushroom Cup from Mario Kart 7 is one of three cups in the series to have all its courses return together in another Mario Kart game, as all of its tracks reappear in Mario Kart Tour. The other two cups are the Lightning Cup from Mario Kart: Super Circuit, which also has all of its courses return in Tour, and the Star Cup from Mario Kart Wii, which has all of its courses available in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a result of the Booster Course Pass. Unlike the aforementioned examples, every Mushroom Cup course from Mario Kart 7 were present in Mario Kart Tour at its launch.
- In Mario Kart 7, the Mushroom Cup is the only nitro cup to not have a course split into three sections instead of laps: the Flower Cup has Wuhu Loop, the Star Cup has Maka Wuhu, and the Special Cup has Rainbow Road.
References
- ^ Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51, page 26.