Figure-8 Circuit

Figure-8 Circuit
Information
Cup(s)	Mushroom Cup
First appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)
Appearance(s)	Mario Kart DS
Map(s)	Regular Mirror

Figure-8 Circuit is the first track of the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart DS. Seen from a bird's eye view, this track, as its namesake implies, is shaped like a typical figure-eight.

Layout

Figure-8 Circuit is very simple and is one of the easiest tracks in the game. This course is perfect for straightforward racing, due to the fact that there are rails, no obstacles, no boost pads, and very little off-road. One part of the track overlaps another on a brick bridge. The course has a large crowd seen at the start and you can hear cheering and talking near the finish line. When players take turns, they may run into the small fields of grass, slowing them down. There are giant 2-D blocks, sound boxes, and a pitstop building at the track edge. Snaking is easy due to the wide course. Many signs are on the side, and they say stuff like Shoot!! with a Red Shell, Peach Grand Prix, Super Mario with Stars, and Dangerous with a Chain Chomp. In the background, you can see pipes, trees, and a blue sky with clouds. It is the prequel to Mario Circuit and has the same music.

Mission Information

• 1-1: Mario must drive through all 5 numbered gates in order.
• 2-2: Yoshi must collect all 10 coins.

At the end of each cup, the Award Ceremony takes place at this track. It is also the first and so far only unowned circuit racetrack in the series. This circuit has not appeared in a recent Mario Kart game, but strangely enough, this circuit does not appear in Mario Kart 8, despite it being shaped like an 8.

Time Trial data

Staff Ghost

Course	Time	Player	Character	Kart
Figure-8 Circuit	1:36:481	Ninten★たなか	Mario	Standard MR

World Record

Course	Time (PRB)	Player	Character	Kart
Figure-8 Circuit	1:11:625 (video)	Taiga	Dry Bones	ROB-BLS

Course	Time (Non-PRB)	Player	Character	Kart
Figure-8 Circuit	1:13:571 (video)	Taiga	Dry Bones	ROB-BLS

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

This track's layout is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but the name of it was originally Mario Circuit, however, Toad Circuit from Mario Kart 7 has an about exact same shape as Mario Circuit from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

It later returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (renamed as "Mario Circuit (Brawl)" to avoid confusion with the new stage) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (renamed as "Figure-8 Circuit" for similar reasons, and its track design).

Trivia!

• Figure-8 Circuit is often considered to be the most boring track in the Mario Kart series, as there are no boosts, no ramps, and no obstacles. It's just a figure eight.
• This, Bowser Castle and Rainbow Road are the only tracks introduced in Mario Kart DS that have yet to make a retro appearance.
  • This is the only track not from the Special Cup in Mario Kart DS that has yet to make a retro appearance.

Gallery

The model of the track.

Track icon.

Yoshi powersliding on the track.

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