This article is about the first battle course in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. For other uses of the name "Battle Course", see Battle Course.
Battle Course 1
Battle Course 1 icon
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Battlecourse1gbaMK7.png
Mario Kart 7
GBA Battle Course 1 from Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart 7 (2011)
Mario Kart Tour (2022)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Tour(s)
Online play No longer available (3DS)
Available (Switch via Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart Tour
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Battle Course 1
The minimap of Battle Course 1 from Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Mario Kart 7
GBA Battle Course 1 bottom screen mapGBA Battle Course 1 Minimap
Mario Kart Tour
Map of GBA Battle Course 1 from Mario Kart Tour

Battle Course 1 is the first battle course of Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It uses the background from Mario Circuit. The course later reappears in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour as a retro battle course.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Battle Course 1 is a square-shaped course with a layout very similar to that of Battle Course 4, but smaller. It features several paths separated by walls of four different colors, one in each corner of the map. There are also multicolored walls surrounding the entire track. It has an open space in the middle, including a square sandy area which can slow down players.

Mario Kart 7

 
Mario participates in a Balloon Battle in Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, the course has received updated graphics. Rocky Wrenches have been added to the course and a small ramp at the center where the sand is. Also, instead of its original background, it has the same background as SNES Mario Circuit 2. In this version, the course uses the Mario Kart Wii arrangement of the Battle Course music featured in GBA Battle Course 3.

Mario Kart Tour

Battle Course 1 reappears in Mario Kart Tour starting from the Battle Tour. It mostly uses its appearance in Mario Kart 7. There is now a lift on the side of the course for eliminated players, and Goal Poles appear at each corner. The Rocky Wrenches have been removed from the course. The ramp in the middle has been replaced with a cross path through the offroad, similar to SNES Battle Course 1 in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The minimap was rotated by 180 degrees, the outer walls became color-coded, and the red and blue guardrails swapped colors. Instead of using the Mario Kart Wii arrangement of GBA Battle Course 3, the course now uses SNES Battle Course 1's music from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. However, its original song is still present in the files of Tour. Battle Course 1 and GCN Cookie Land are the first battle stages to be implemented into Mario Kart Tour.

Appearances

For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Battle Course 1 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items

The following are the drivers, karts, and gliders for which is always a favored or favorite course. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course as a favored or favorite course, see List of tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
 
Normal variant
                                                                                                                 
                         
      
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Gallery

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バトルコース1[?]
Batoru Kōsu 1
Battle Course 1
Chinese (simplified) 对战赛道1[?]
Duìzhàn Sàidào 1
Battle Track 1
Chinese (traditional) 對戰賽道1[?]
Duìzhàn Sàidào 1
Battle Track 1
Dutch Gevechtsarena 1[?] Battle Arena 1
French (NOA) Arène bataille 1[?] Battle Arena 1
French (NOE) Arène Bataille 1[?] Battle Arena 1
Circuit Combat 1 Combat Circuit 1 Mario Kart: Super Circuit "European manual" [1]
German Kampfkurs 1[?] Battle Course 1
Italian Percorso di guerra 1[?] War Course 1
Circuito di gara 1[?] Match Circuit 1 Mario Kart: Super Circuit "European manual"
Korean 배틀 코스 1[?]
Baeteul Koseu 1
Battle Course 1
Portuguese Batalha 1[?] Battle 1
Russian Боевая трасса 1[?]
Boyevaya trassa 1
Battle Track 1
Spanish (NOA) Pista de batalla 1[?] Battle Track 1
Spanish (NOE) Circuito de Batalla 1[?] Battle Circuit 1
Circuito de Batalla[?] Battle Circuit Mario Kart 7

References

  1. ^ Mario Kart: Super Circuit Instruction Booklet (EU). nintendo-europe.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.