SNES Battle Course 4

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This article is about the fourth battle course in Super Mario Kart. For other uses of the name "Battle Course", see Battle Course.
Battle Course 4
Battle Course 4 from Super Mario Kart.
The course in Super Mario Kart.
Battle Course 4 (SNES).png
The course in Mario Kart Wii.
Information
Appears in Super Mario Kart (1992)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Battle Mode
Music sample
Super Mario Kart

Mario Kart Wii

Course map
Super Mario Kart
Battle Course 4

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (unused)
MKSC Unused SNES Battle Course 4 Map.png
MKSC Unused SNES Battle Course 4 Mini Map.png
Mario Kart Wii
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Battle Course 4 is the last battle course of Super Mario Kart. It is a square-shaped course that uses the Mario Circuit tileset, with walls and sand in the middle. Battle Course 1 of Mario Kart: Super Circuit resembles this track, but is smaller.

Mario Kart Wii

SNES Battle Course 4
Battle Course 4 during gameplay.

The course returns as a Retro Battle Course in Mario Kart Wii. If players are close enough to a wall, they can throw a shell over that wall without it hitting the wall. The player can also throw bananas and Bob-ombs over the walls. This is also true for GBA Battle Course 3.

Tournaments

A Mario Kart Wii Tournament
Luigi competes in the SNES Battle Course 4 tournament

A tournament took place on the Wii version of the track, where players had to collect a total of 50 coins. Various hazards did appear, such as oil slicks. It was the first tournament of March 2009, and it was later repeated as the first tournament of March 2011, the second of June 2012 and the first tournament of September of 2013.

Other appearances

Although they did not appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, tilemaps and minimaps exist for all four of the Battle Courses from Super Mario Kart. These could have been used as placeholders before the new ones were completed, or it may have been possible to unlock these courses like the tracks at one point. Unlike all other tracks and battle courses in the game, which are stored in chunks, these are each stored in one piece, as in Super Mario Kart.

The v3.0.0 update trailer and art for Mario Kart Tour has confirmed that SNES Battle Course 4 is coming to the game.

Profiles

Mario Kart Wii

  • European website: "If you lose track of the competition in this classic SNES battle stage, take a look at the colour-coded map for a helping hand!"

Gallery

Mario Kart Wii

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese バトルコース4[?]
Batoru Kōsu 4
Battle Course 4
Chinese 對戰賽道4 (Traditional)
对战赛道4 (Simplified)
Duìzhàn Sàidào 4
[?]
Battle Track 4
German Kampfkurs 4[?] Battle Course 4
Italian Percorso di guerra 4[?] War Course 4
Korean 배틀 코스4[?]
Baeteul Koseu 4
Battle Course 4
Spanish Circuito de Batalla 4[?] Battle Circuit 4