Mushroom Gorge
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart Wii (2008) Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2022) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Cup(s)	Mushroom Cup (Wii) Shell Cup (7) Propeller Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)	Mii Tour (2022) Samurai Tour Yoshi Tour (2022) Cat Tour (2022) Bowser Tour (2022) Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) Animal Tour Exploration Tour (2023) Mii Tour (2023)
Online play	No longer available (Wii,3DS) Available (Switch)
Music sample Mario Kart Wii /Mario Kart 7 /Mario Kart Tour Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu Mario Kart 7 (frontrunning) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Staff ghost(s) Wii Nin★Murak 2:16.110 WiiExpert Nin★Miki 2:01.011 7 Nin★Kataok 2:02.292 7Expert Ret★Jay 1:50.526 8DX150cc Nin★Massim 1:50.666 8DX200cc Nin★Chris 1:21.194

Mushroom Gorge is the third course of theMushroom Cup inMario Kart Wii. It is located on a mountainous zone with tallMushroom Platforms rising over cloudypits. Racers travel the course mainly on land; however, on a part of the course, they enter a cave where they find a pit full ofMushroom Trampolines, which are mushrooms the racers use as platforms. Players can drive two different ways over these mushrooms to cross the cave. Red Mushroom Trampolines cause drivers to bounce, so players can do atrick while they are in the air to get a small boost of speed later. The green-capped Mushroom Trampolines, however, do not cause vehicles to bounce. SomeGoombas appear serving as obstacles on the track.

Mushroom Gorge reappears inMario Kart 7 as the third course of theShell Cup, inMario Kart Tour starting with the2022 Mii Tour, and inMario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third course of thePropeller Cup. It, alongsideCoconut Mall,Koopa Cape, andMaple Treeway have appeared in four games in a row (every game since their debuts) if one counts the twoMario Kart 8 titles as the same game.

The background music of this course is available as a selectable music track on theMario Circuit stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, and on anyMario Kart stage inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well asBattlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield, andFinal Destination as of the version 8.1.0 update of the latter. A court based on Mushroom Gorge appears inMario Tennis Open, calledMushroom Valley.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Course layout[edit]

Toadette in the beginning part of the track

The course begins on a dirt road withmushroom trampolines andmushroom platforms in the background. After a brief straightaway there is a slight turn to the right and a turn to the left, where racers encounter the first set ofItem Boxes. To the left of the first two turns is a pair of mushroom trampolines that acts as a shortcut and is not on the minimap. Racers then drive onto a wooden bridge that curves right, followed by a ramp that leads to a single mushroom trampoline, hanging over an abyss. The ramps on this course are notable because they visually resembledash panel ramps, but their actual effect is much closer to that of mushroom trampolines.

After the first mushroom trampoline, there is a left turn which brings racers to a fork in the road: If racers turn left, the road will then curve right and racers encounter several moving Item Boxes and dash panels. This route is the longer and slower of the two. If racers go straight ahead, there is a ramp followed by a mushroom platform in between two mushroom trampolines, once again hanging over an abyss. A set of Item Boxes floats in midair between the first mushroom trampoline and the mushroom platform. This route is usually taken by CPUs.

The two routes then join and racers enter a crystal cave, taking a gradual left turn before reaching a ramp and another split path. This time, both routes are composed of mushroom trampolines and mushroom platforms, leaving no other road for racers to drive on. If racers take the left route, they use three mushroom trampolines to gain height and reach a mushroom platform that is very high up. They then use two more mushroom trampolines before falling down to the height they were at before, where one more mushroom trampoline will bring them to the end of the section. If racers take the right route, they use two mushroom trampolines followed by a pair of mushroom platforms and then three mushroom trampolines, bringing them to the end of the section. All mushrooms on the right route are about the same height. While the right route is once again faster, it only has a single pair of Item Boxes, found between the first two mushroom trampolines, while the left route has two sets of Item Boxes, making it much easier for racers to acquire items. Both routes are also relatively straight but require racers to make small turns to correct their trajectory.

After the long cave section, racers exit the cave and return to the dirt road, where there is a slight right turn and then a left U-turn around an abyss. There are threeGoombas along this U-turn. Afterwards, racers reach the finish line.

Shortcuts[edit]

Daisy grinding on the mountain

The first notable shortcut can be achieved by turning to the left at the beginning of the track and using aMushroom (or jumping over the grass) to drive off the cliff and bounce off of the mushroom trampolines below, landing on the wooden bridge. This shortcut is utilized in aglitch where the player can turn around and bounce off of the first mushroom trampoline and lean back to climb on the cliff, moving left for a while before being dropped onto the track before the finish line. The pair of mushroom trampolines was removed in theMario Kart 7 version of the course, possibly because of this glitch. The mushroom trampolines return inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, but if the player attempts this glitch,Lakitu will simply pull them back to where they last were on the track.

The second notable shortcut can be found by the U-turn at the end of the track. By cutting through the grass on the U-turn without falling into the abyss, a second or two of time can be saved. However, with a Mushroom it is also possible to jump across the gap entirely to save more time. It is also possible to bounce off of the final mushroom trampoline on the left side of the cave and climb on the left wall and get onto the other side of the gap; a Mushroom is required for this.

Lastly, there is a glitch on this course that allows racers to cut through the grass without items: If the player uses one of the course's ramps without touching a mushroom trampoline afterwards, the off-road collision is changed to not slow the player down anymore. The easiest way to achieve this is by using a Mushroom at the first ramp to jump over the first mushroom trampoline. The player can then cut through the grass on the following turn, take the left route at the fork in the road, and then cut through a bit of off-road along the gradual left turn in the cave. The other way is by using aBullet Bill: The player can either use it at the second or third ramp, depending on whether it will end early or not. If done correctly, the player will be dropped off just after the cave's exit and can then cut through the grass on the U-turn, as well as a bit of grass on the left turn near the first item set.

Tournaments[edit]

The second tournament of June 2008

June 2008's second tournament required players to complete a Time Trial in reverse on Mushroom Gorge. There are several ramps added and the positions of mushroom trampolines and mushroom platforms are changed to make this possible. Players start the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of June 2010, the first tournament of December 2011, the second tournament of February 2013, and finally the only tournament of May 2014, the final tournament before the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Wii Mushroom Gorge inMario Kart 7

Mushroom Gorge makes its classic course debut inMario Kart 7 as the third race of theShell Cup. Due to graphical limitations, the Mushroom Trampolines are flat and larger in this version than in the original Wii version, and most of the ones in the background have been removed. The arrows at the first split paths have been changed from brown to red. Some of the Dash Panels have been shifted around, with an extra one being added to the first split track section, and the one on the right at the split paths has been moved forward.

The most significant changes to the course are that the shortcut near the start of the track with the Mushroom Trampolines has been removed, five of the red Mushroom Trampolines inside the cave have been removed, and the Mushroom Platform on the left route is now a blue Mushroom Trampoline that acts as aGlide Ramp.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Wii Mushroom Gorge inMario Kart Tour

Mushroom Gorge returns inMario Kart Tour as aclassic course starting from the2022 Mii Tour. It is the third Wii course to be included in the game and the first sinceWii DK Summit in theSnow Tour twenty-seven tours prior. The course has received a graphical update. The starting line has been redesigned into a stone archway with the modernMario Kart logo. Most Mushroom Trampolines have been restored to the background. Certain elements, like the elevation of the Mushroom Trampolines and the types of ramps used in some locations, had to be changed to accommodate forMario Kart Tour's physics; there is also an additional Mushroom Trampoline in the cave section compared to theMario Kart 7 incarnation of the track. Players can also now perform Jump Boosts by dropping off Mushroom Platforms. There is no longer a Dash Panel on the first or second ramp of the course. One of the threeGoombas near the end of the course has also been removed.

The course also appears asMushroom Gorge R (reversed),Mushroom Gorge T (with ramps), andMushroom Gorge R/T (reversed with ramps). The first two debuted alongside the normal variant in the2022 Mii Tour, while Mushroom Gorge R/T debuted in the2023 Mii Tour. In all three variants, the number of mushrooms is significantly reduced; in the R variant, the only mushrooms remaining in the cave are blue mushroom trampolines. In the R/T variant, aglide ramp is placed at the left path after the cave, and the mushrooms from the shortcut after the starting line inMario Kart Wii return, now larger in size.

Appearances[edit]

For this course's tour appearances, seeList of Wii Mushroom Gorge tour appearances inMario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for whichWii Mushroom Gorge and its variants are alwaysfavored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, seeList ofWii Mushroom Gorge tour appearances inMario 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				************	*****	**************
R variant				*******	***************	*******
T variant				********	***********	*******
R/T 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.

Bonus challenges[edit]

Ring Race
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Toadette	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	15 25 32	Mii Tour (2022)	Luigi Cup
						Mii Tour (2023)	Fire Bro Cup

Do Jump Boosts
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Dry Bones	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	12 18 22	Samurai Tour	Pink Gold Peach Cup
						Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)	Kamek Cup

Goomba Takedown
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Item Box type found	Number of item slots	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Toad (Pit Crew)	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	Bob-omb Mega Mushroom Frenzy (Bob-omb)	1	12 20 30	Mii Tour (2022)	Diddy Kong Cup
							12 22 32	Exploration Tour (2023)	Shy Guy Cup

Smash Small Dry Bones
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Toad (Pit Crew)	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	8 12 16	Yoshi Tour (2022)	Funky Kong Cup
						Animal Tour	Pauline Cup

Break Item Boxes
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Item Box type found	Number of item slots	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Roy	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	Mega Mushroom Coin	2	12 18 22	Bowser Tour (2022)	Koopa Troopa Cup

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Wii Mushroom Gorge inMario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mushroom Gorge reappears inMario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the second wave of theBooster Course Pass. It is the third course of thePropeller Cup. It uses its appearance fromMario Kart Tour, albeit with graphical updates, such as the road now being orange colored instead of yellow. Several features of the originalMario Kart Wii version of the course that were not in theMario Kart 7 andMario Kart Tour versions return in this game, such as the shortcut at the beginning with two lower Mushroom Trampolines appearing leading up to the bridge (though the first mushroom now requires the aid of aMushroom or aSuper Star to reach it), along with the ability to jump across the gap at the last U-turn of the track using a speed boost. The mushrooms in the cave section are placed at different elevations again, like the versions prior toTour, and the layout of the mushrooms in the cave section is now based on the original version, albeit with the greenMushroom Platform on the left path being replaced by another Mushroom Trampoline, as well as replacing one of the mushrooms withMario Kart 7's glider mushroom. One of the red mushrooms on the right side of the split path before the cave was removed. SeveralToads andKoopa Paratroopas have been added as spectators on the course, and the eagles fromShy Guy Falls are visible flying above the track. Some Toad spectators are seen sitting, standing, jumping and waving on top of some Mushroom Platforms. The mushroom shortcut at the beginning of the course is now shown on the minimap.

In a similar vein toWii Grumble Volcano,3DS Neo Bowser City, and3DS DK Jungle, the music is almost the same as the original Wii version, save for the addition of a reverb effect and different mixing, which notably makes the backing guitar louder and adjusts the volume of certain sections of the song. It is one of two courses in the Booster Course Pass to have music tracks left relatively unchanged from their original versions, the other beingTour Madrid Drive (which has a new rendition of its main song, but near-identical versions of its stadium and museum song variants). Additionally, the final lap version of the music is much faster compared to the normal version (as well as the final lap version of the Wii, 3DS and Tour renditions) than other retro courses.

Mushroom Gorge is the only classic course from a past game's Shell Cup to reappear inMario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Sponsors[edit]

Mario Kart Wii /Mario Kart 7[edit]

• Mushroom (Trackside banners)

Mario Kart Tour /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

• Dream Gliders (Trackside banners)
• Mushroom Piston (Trackside banners)
• 1-Up Mushroom Car Insurance Group (Signs)
• Mario Automobile Association (Signs)
• 1-Up Fuel (Signs)
• Shy Guy Metals (Signs)
• Bullet Bill Speed Trial (Signs)

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Trading Card

• Website description:
  • English (American):
    Bouncing and pulling tricks off the red mushrooms is crazy fun, but it's tricky to keep your car out of the chasms.
  • English (British):
    Bounce your way through an underground cavern on top of giant mushrooms that double as trampolines. Whatever route you take, just make sure you land safely!

• Prima Guide: "This is the first course to offer a multitude of tricks, as well as precarious edges and bottomless drops to avoid-or jostle your opponents into! The trick here is to figure out the quickest route when the course branches into two different paths, all the while avoiding the roaming Goombas, staying on the dirt track, and using the famous giant mushrooms as trampolines!"^[1]
• Trading card bio:"Get ready for some precision mushroom-bouncing action on this track! Upon entering the cavern, staying to the right seems to be the path most racers will travel. However, taking the path to the left will surely allow you to get a better shot at scoring a useful Item from the plentiful Item Boxes."

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

• Nintendo Switch News app:
  • English (American):
    
  • This course first appeared in the Mario Kart™ Wii game.
  • The course is a mountainous area with lots of mushrooms sprinkled throughout the landscape.
  • There are many Trampoline Mushrooms along the track. The key is to use your Jump Boost on these to get a small mid-air speed boost.
  • English (British):
    Bounce your way to victory - introducing Mushroom Gorge!
    Now, we'd like to present to you a course released as part of the second wave, which is available now: Mushroom Gorge.
    This course first appeared in the Wii title Mario Kart Wii and takes place in mountainous terrain sprouting with all sorts of fabulous fungi. It even features lots of mushrooms that work like trampolines, bouncing you into the air when you drive over them and giving you ample opportunity to utilise Jump Boosts for an extra kick of speed. That's a little tip for you - be sure to use it to your advantage!

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

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  The course banner

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  A preview of the course

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  The bridge

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  The first ramp

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  Before the mushroom path

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  The alternate route before the cave

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  Inside the cave

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  Right outside the end of the cave

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  The last turn where theGoombas are

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  Baby Peach tricking on the course in the credits

Mario Kart 7[edit]

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  Toad racing on the course

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  The start of the race

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  Gliding in the cave with the large mushrooms

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Course icons[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, seeGallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (Wii courses) § Mushroom Gorge.

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  The course icon

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  The course icon of the R variant

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  The course icon of the T variant

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  The course icon of the R/T variant

Screenshots[edit]

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  View of the starting line

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  View of the wooden bridge

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  View of the cave area

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  Another view of the cave area

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  Builder Mario and Builder Luigi gliding on the R variant

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  Pink Shy Guy (Ninja),King Bob-omb, King Bob-omb (Gold), and Shy Guy (Ninja) driving on the course

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  Birdo (Black),White Yoshi, Yoshi, Pink Yoshi, Birdo (Yellow), Birdo, Red Yoshi, and Birdo (Light Blue) tricking on the course

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  Cat Rosalina,Meowser, Cat Toad, and Cat Peach tricking on the course

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  Nabbit,Shy Guy (Ninja), andPauline (Party Time) tricking on the course

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

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  The course icon

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  The full course icon

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  Results screen

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  View of the cave section

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  View of the starting line

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  Toad gliding in the cave section of the course

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  Toadette tricking off a Bouncy Mushroom in the cave section

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• ExcludingMario Kart Tour, Mushroom Gorge is one of two courses in theMario Kart series to have returned more than once to occupy the same slot in a cup each time it has appeared (in this case, the third one). The other isDS Peach Gardens.

References[edit]

[Edit] Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario •Baby Luigi •Baby Peach •Baby Daisy •Baby Rosalina •Lemmy •Dry Bones
Light			Toad •Koopa Troopa •Shy Guy(Light-bluea ·Blacka ·Greena ·Yellowa ·Whitea ·Bluea ·Pinka ·Orangea) •Lakitu •Toadette •Larry •Wendy •Cat Peacha •Villager (Female)a •Isabellea •Bowser Jr. •Inkling Girl •Diddy Kongc
Medium			Peach •Daisy •Yoshi(Light-bluea ·Blacka ·Reda ·Yellowa ·Whitea ·Bluea ·Pinka ·Orangea) •Mario •Luigi •Iggy •Ludwig •Tanooki Marioa •Villager (Male)a •Inkling Boy •Birdoc(Light-bluec · Blackc · Redc · Yellowc · Whitec · Bluec · Greenc · Orangec) •Kamekc •Peachettec
Cruiser			Rosalina •Donkey Kong •Waluigi •Roy •Linka •King Boo •Wigglerc •Paulinec
Heavy			Metal Mario(Gold) •Pink Gold Peach •Bowser •Wario •Morton •Dry Bowsera •Petey Piranhac •Funky Kongc
Any			Mii
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		Standard bikes	Standard Bike •The Duke •Flame Rider •Varmint •Mr. Scooty •City Trippera •Master Cycle Zerob
		Sport bikes	Comet •Sport Bike •Jet Bike •Yoshi Bike •Master Cyclea
		ATVs	Standard ATV •Wild Wiggler •Teddy Buggy •Bone Rattlera •Splat Buggy •Inkstriker
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		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit •Toad Harbor •Twisted Mansion •Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport •Dolphin Shoals •Electrodrome •Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise •Bone-Dry Dunes •Bowser's Castle •Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows •GBA Mario Circuit •DS Cheep Cheep Beach •N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert •SNES Donut Plains 3 •N64 Royal Raceway •3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium •GCN Sherbet Land •3DS Music Park •N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock •3DS Piranha Plant Slide •Wii Grumble Volcano •N64 Rainbow Road
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		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine •SNES Rainbow Road •Ice Ice Outpost •Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park •GBA Cheese Land •Wild Woods •Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City •GBA Ribbon Road •Super Bell Subway •Big Blue
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		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur •DS Shroom Ridge •GBA Sky Garden •Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute •SNES Mario Circuit 3 •N64 Kalimari Desert •DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint •GBA Snow Land •Wii Mushroom Gorge •Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop •GBA Boo Lake •3DS Rock Rock Mountain •Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways •DS Peach Gardens •Merry Mountain •3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift •GBA Riverside Park •Wii DK Summit •Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush •DS Mario Circuit •GCN Waluigi Stadium •Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash •GCN Daisy Cruiser •Wii Moonview Highway •Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps •GBA Sunset Wilds •Wii Koopa Cape •Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti •GCN DK Mountain •Wii Daisy Circuit •Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive •3DS Rosalina's Ice World •SNES Bowser Castle 3 •Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows •GCN Dry Dry Desert •SNES Donut Plains 3 •N64 Toad's Turnpike •Mario Circuit •GCN Sherbet Land •N64 Yoshi Valley •Toad Harbor
		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town •GCN Luigi's Mansion •SNES Battle Course 1 •Urchin Underpass •Dragon Palace •Battle Stadium •Sweet Sweet Kingdom •Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana •Blooper •Boo •Boomerang Flower •Bullet Bill •Coin •Crazy Eight •Feather •Fire Flower •Golden Mushroom •Green Shell •Lightning •Mushroom •Piranha Plant •Red Shell •Spiny Shell •Super Horn •Triple Bananas •Triple Green Shells •Triple Mushrooms •Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel •Arrow fieldc •Barrel •Bath Bombc •Beach Ballc •Bella •Board •Bob-omb Carc •Boulder •Bowser Statue •Bus •Bumperc •Cannon •Car •Cargo truck •Cash •Ceiling Needlec •Coin •Crate •Current •Dash Panel •Dash panel ramp truck •Drain pipe •Falling Pillar •Fire •Fire Bar •Fire Chain •Flipperc •Glide Ramp •Goal Ringc •Hoopc •Hot-air balloon •Half-pipec •Ice •Iciclec •Item Box •Lava Geyser •Leaf pilea •Master Sworda •Mecha Piranha Plantc •Metal ballc •Millstone •Mine Carta •Mushroom Platformc •Mushroom Trampolinec •Oil slick •Pickup truck •Pita •Ring •Rupeea •Snowboya •Snowman •Spin Boost Pillar •Spinner •Submarine •Tablec •Tire •Toy Duckc •Toy Goombac •Traffic cone •Traina •Volcanic debris •Water Geyserc •Winged Cloudc
Enemies and species			Big Wigglerc •Bone Piranha Plant •Boo •Bouncing Note •Bowser Monument •Bulberc •Chain Chomp •Cheep Cheep •Clampyc •Deku Babaa •Dolphin •Dry Bones •Exploring Shy Guyc •Fire Piranha Plantc •Fire Snake •Fish Bone •Freezie •Frogoon •Fuzzyc •Goomba •Goomba Tower •Gooniec •Hammer Knight •Huffin Puffinc •Incoming Chompc •Innertube Goombac •Jellybeam •Keesea •Manta •Mecha Cheep •Mechakoopa •Mini Toada •Monty Mole •Moo Moo •Mr. Resettia •Nep-Enutc •Noki •Penguinc •Petal Guyc •Pianta •Piranha Plant •Pokey •Ptooiec •Raving Piranha Plant •Rocky Wrenchc •Screaming Pillar •Shoec •Sidestepper •Skating Shy Guy •Small bird •Snowboarding Shy Guyc •Star Thwompa •Stilt Guyc •Swoop •Thwomp •Tiki Goon •Toad •Unagi •Whompc •Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity •Drift •Hop •Mini-Turbo •Rocket Start •Slipstream •Spin Boost •Spin Turn •Jump Boost •U-turn •Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam (Canal)c •Athens (Hadrian's Arch ·Parthenon)c •Bangkokc •Berlin (Berlin Wall ·Brandenburg Gate ·Charlottenburg Palace)c •Bowser's Castle •Daisy Cruisera •DK's Tree House •Hammer Bros. Sphinx •London (Big Ben ·Tower Bridge ·Tower of London)c •Luigi's Mansion •Madrid (Prado Museum ·Ventas Bullring)c •New York (Empire State Building ·Statue of Liberty ·Rockefeller Center)c •Paris (Arc de Triomphe ·Cathedral of Notre Dame ·Eiffel Tower ·Louvre)c •Rome (Colosseum ·Spanish Steps ·Trevi Fountain)c •Peach's Castle •Sydneyc •Tokyoc •Vancouverc
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour •Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Worldwide	My NintendoMario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge
		North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon •Mario Kart North American Open •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
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		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit •Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
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Indicates exclusivity toMario Kart 8 a Indicates downloadable content inMario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity toMario Kart 8 Deluxe b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe c Indicates content available in theMario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

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