Mario Circuit 1

Mario Circuit 1 is a race course that first appeared in Super Mario Kart, and later as a retro track in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart DS.

Super Mario Kart
Mario Circuit 1 is the first track of the Mushroom Cup in Super Mario Kart. Its only obstacles are the Pipes at the second turn and on the sides of the road. A group of ? Panels appear after, serving as the only sources of items in the whole course. A shortcut exists, after the ? Panels by driving in the dirt and this cutting across. One must use a Mushroom or Star to successfully complete the shortcut without slowing down.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit
This track returns as part of the Extra Courses and is the first track in the Extra Mushroom Cup. As Mario Kart: Super Circuit did not have the same backgrounds as Super Mario Kart, Mario Circuit 1 instead uses the Peach Circuit background. As with all of the Extra Courses, Mario Circuit had all of its hazards removed. The ? Panels were replaced with Item Boxes and an extra Item Box can be found in the shortcut.

Mario Kart DS
Mario Circuit 1 is the first track in the Shell Cup. It is relatively short (taking about a minute to complete). Besides the switch to a 3-D look, the track stays about the same as it was in Super Mario Kart.

Trivia

 * In the Super Mario Kart manual, the image for Mario Circuit 1 is upside down.
 * Mario Circuit 1 is the shortest track in Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart: Super Circuit.