Hello and welcome back to the Concepts for the Next Mario Kart series. In this part, we'll be talking about new courses. I don't expect all of these to be in the game, but it would still be cool to see some of them. So let's get to the concepts!
Note: This blog is unfinished.
Cells with "--" in them indicate that I haven't thought of a course yet.
| Mushroom Cup | Flower Cup | Star Cup | Special Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Stadium | -- | Toadette Circuit | Spike Sanctuary |
| Toad Beach
Toad Seaside |
-- | -- | -- |
| -- | Mario Circuit | -- | Bowser's Castle |
| -- | Poisonous Forest
Poisonous Jungle |
Yoshi Carnival | Rainbow Road |
Luigi Stadium would have a similar feel to Mario Kart Stadium. Mario Kart Stadium is my favorite starter course, and I want starter courses to be as good as that.
Toad Beach will be a fairly basic beach course with Toad-themed decorations. However, it won't be as basic as Koopa Beach 1 & 2 and Shy Guy Beach.
In a way, I want this Mario Circuit to have a similar layout to Hyrule Circuit, but not an exact copy. You will go inside Peach's castle, and the last section will be filled with Goombas and Piranha Plants.
With a layout similar to DK's Jungle Parkway, Poisonous Forest will be a forest surrounded by purple poison from several Mario games.
There hasn't been a course based on Toadette yet, if I'm correct. This would be a great time to create one. They could use pink Mushroom Trampolines here, and they'll behave the same as a red Mushroom Trampoline.
Yoshi Carnival will be a carnival with Yoshi-themed stuff. It will definitely be a fan favorite if this course becomes a thing.
Spike Sanctuary will have Spike enemies as the main obstacles of the course. It'd be similar to Spike's Lost City from Super Mario 3D World.
Every Mario Kart needs a Bowser's Castle, but I can't think of any ideas for it yet. Other than it would require a giant Bowser statue.
A Mario Kart isn't Mario Kart if it doesn't have Rainbow Road. However, like Bowser's Castle, I don't have any ideas for it yet.
Now for some courses for some potential DLC. These will be in no particular order.
| -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Galactic Highway
Luma Highway |
-- | Magma Mines | Monodrome
Monochromatic Motorway |
Galactic Highway will be a highway taking place in space. Almost all the track will be in anti-gravity.
Magma Mines will take place in a mineshaft. You'll fall in the magma if you don't stay on the track.
Here's a crazy course idea. Monodrome will be a course that is monochromatic. Black-and-white, but you can still see a little bit of color. The racers are the only things that aren't monochromatic. If Nintendo wanted to, they could still make the racers monochromatic.
I'll talk about Battle Mode in the next part, so stay tuned.