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Yoshi Circuit is the third track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart DS as the last track of the Lightning Cup, in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first track of the Egg Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the game's release.

The track takes place on an island unlike the other circuits, but the most interesting part is that the track's layout is literally in the shape of Yoshi himself. Because of this, it is one of the most technical courses in the whole Mario Kart series.

Layout[]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![]

Yoshi Circuit makes its first appearance in this game. Unlike the other circuits, the track is located on an island. Instead of just being a Yoshi-themed circuit, the layout is also involved, being shaped just like Yoshi. Racers follow the route of Yoshi's outline starting from the middle of the feet, pointing towards the direction the Yoshi is facing. There are many Piranha Plants in this area. The music is the same as the game's Mario Circuit and Luigi Circuit. There are also many tight curves in this track, especially on the tail turn. Daisy Cruiser can be seen in the background.

Mario Kart DS[]

This track returns in Mario Kart DS as the final track in the Lightning Cup. In comparison to the Double Dash version, the underground path has been removed, but the creek shortcut is still available to use. Also, shortly after the tunnel, one of the right turns has been removed and the remaining right turns have been widened.

Missions information
  • Mission 6-6: Yoshi must perform 14 power-slide mini-turbos in a lap.

Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]

This track returns in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first track of the Egg Cup. It has received many major visual upgrades around the track, even rocks out at sea are shaped like Yoshi's head and another shaped like a Yoshi Egg. Also, at the Start/Finish Line, the giant rock which marks the shoe area has been turned into a little town with a harbor nearby which caused the three Piranha Plants near the finish line in the original to be taken out. The first underground path from the original is still removed.

Mario Kart Tour[]

This track returns in Mario Kart Tour as of the New York Tour. It mainly reuses the the Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version, but in lower detail.

Shortcuts[]

  • One is at the beginning that goes over a creek, skipping a turn. Karts with high Off-Road and strong Mini-Turbos can pass through this shortcut without the use of a Mushroom. (i.e. Egg 1, Dry Bomber) for all games
  • There is a tunnel (an underground path) that skips a few turns. The underground tunnel requires a Mushroom to reach, skipping the grass and some water along the way. for MKDD

Time Trial data[]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![]

Staff Ghost[]

Mario Kart DS[]

Staff Ghost[]

Course Time Player Character Kart
GCN Yoshi Circuit 1:48:793 Ninten★たろう Yoshi MKDS record icon Yoshi Standard YS icon Standard YS

World Record[]

Course Time Player Character Kart
GCN Yoshi Circuit 1:24:369 (video) Taiga Dry Bones MKDS record icon Dry Bones Egg 1 icon Egg 1

Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]

Staff Ghosts[]

Game Character Recorder Time Vehicle Combination
Body Tires Glider
8
YoshiRed-MK8
FRANin★Adrien 2:11.299
MK8 BDasher
StandardTiresMK8
SuperGliderMK8
8 Deluxe 150cc 2:07.557
8 Deluxe 200cc
ShyGuyLightBlue-MK8
RUSNin★Elena 1:38.869
MK8PWing
SlickTiresMK8
ParachuteGliderMK8

Glitches[]

This glitch only works for Mario Kart DS.

  • Drive to the water and jump into it the first time you see it. Once Lakitu puts you back on the track, turn around and jump back into the water next to the fence. Then, if done correctly, Lakitu will put you before the Finish Line. If that is the case, go ahead and turn around and drive backwards. You will notice that Lakitu is not telling you to drive the right way. Drive the wrong way until Lakitu tells you not to do so, and then turn around and drive the right way. However, at one point of the track Lakitu will tell you that you are going the wrong way. Keep driving forward, no matter what Lakitu tells you, and if done correctly, you will complete a lap.

Trivia![]

  • This track is shaped like a Yoshi.
  • This is one of two tracks in the series not from Super Mario Kart that appears in more than two mainstream games, the other being Baby Park.
  • In the Mario Kart 8 version of the track, the Mario Kart logo on the starting banner is the modern design, instead of the classic one used for the retro courses in the game. GBA Ribbon Road and GBA Cheese Land also use this design.
  • One of the Yoshis near the starting line will occasionally hum Totaka's Song. This also occurs in other courses featuring Yoshi's in the audience (Sweet Sweet Canyon, SNES Donut Plains 3, and N64 Yoshi Valley).
  • It's also one of the three downloadable courses that don't have any gliding, underwater or anti-gravity sections, the others being Excitebike Arena and SNES Rainbow Road.
  • Before the finish line, a screen can be seen displaying the course's map, this same detail can be found in Water Park and Rainbow Road.
  • The lake, which turned out to be Yoshi's cheek, has been dried up into sand since Mario Kart DS.

Gallery[]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!![]

Mario Kart DS[]

Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]

Mario Kart Tour[]

Music[]

Previous track:
Mushroom City
Current track:
Yoshi Circuit
Next track:
DK Mountain
Previous track:
GBA Sky Garden
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart DS
Next track:
None
Previous track:
N64 Rainbow Road
2nd reappearance:
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Next track:
Excitebike Arena
Previous track:
3DS Rock Rock Mountain
3rd reappearance:
Mario Kart Tour
Next track:
3DS Daisy Hills
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! courses
Mushroom Cup Luigi CircuitPeach BeachBaby ParkDry Dry Desert
Flower Cup Mushroom BridgeMario CircuitDaisy CruiserWaluigi Stadium
Star Cup Sherbet LandMushroom CityYoshi CircuitDK Mountain
Special Cup Wario ColosseumDino Dino JungleBowser's CastleRainbow Road
Battle Courses Cookie LandBlock CityLuigi's MansionNintendo GameCubePipe PlazaTilt-A-Kart
Mario Kart DS courses
Nitro cups Mushroom Cup Figure-8 CircuitYoshi FallsCheep Cheep BeachLuigi's Mansion
Flower Cup Desert HillsDelfino SquareWaluigi PinballShroom Ridge
Star Cup DK PassTick-Tock ClockMario CircuitAirship Fortress
Special Cup Wario StadiumPeach GardensBowser CastleRainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1N64 Moo Moo FarmGBA Peach CircuitGCN Luigi Circuit
Banana Cup SNES Donut Plains 1N64 Frappe SnowlandGBA Bowser's Castle 2GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup SNES Koopa Beach 2N64 Choco MountainGBA Luigi CircuitGCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup SNES Choco Island 2N64 Banshee BoardwalkGBA Sky GardenGCN Yoshi Circuit
Battle Courses Nintendo DSTwilight HousePalm ShoreTart TopN64 Block FortGCN Pipe Plaza
Unused Tracks Dokan CourseTest CircleGCN Mario Circuit
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) courses
New cups Mushroom Cup Mario Kart StadiumWater ParkSweet Sweet CanyonThwomp Ruins
Flower Cup Mario CircuitToad HarborTwisted MansionShy Guy Falls
Star Cup Sunshine AirportDolphin ShoalsElectrodromeMount Wario
Special Cup Cloudtop CruiseBone-Dry DunesBowser's CastleRainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo MeadowsGBA Mario CircuitDS Cheep Cheep BeachN64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry DesertSNES Donut Plains 3N64 Royal Raceway3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario StadiumGCN Sherbet Land3DS Music ParkN64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock3DS Piranha Plant SlideWii Grumble VolcanoN64 Rainbow Road
DLC cups + Egg Cup GCN Yoshi CircuitExcitebike ArenaDragon DriftwayMute City
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold MineSNES Rainbow RoadIce Ice OutpostHyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup GCN Baby ParkGBA Cheese LandWild WoodsAnimal Crossing
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser CityGBA Ribbon RoadSuper Bell SubwayBig Blue
Booster Course Pass cups + * * Golden Dash Cup Tour Paris Promenade3DS Toad CircuitN64 Choco MountainWii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup Tour Tokyo BlurDS Shroom RidgeGBA Sky GardenNinja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York MinuteSNES Mario Circuit 3N64 Kalimari DesertDS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney SprintGBA Snow LandWii Mushroom GorgeSky-High Sundae
Rock Cup Tour London LoopGBA Boo Lake3DS Rock Rock MountainWii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup Tour Berlin BywaysDS Peach GardensMerry Mountain3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup Tour Amsterdam DriftGBA Riverside ParkWii DK SummitYoshi's Island
Boomerang Cup Tour Bangkok RushDS Mario CircuitGCN Waluigi StadiumTour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup Tour Athens DashGCN Daisy CruiserWii Moonview HighwaySqueaky Clean Sprint
Cherry Cup Tour Los Angeles LapsGBA Sunset WildsWii Koopa CapeTour Vancouver Velocity
Acorn Cup Tour Rome AvantiGCN DK MountainWii Daisy CircuitPiranha Plant Cove
Spiny Cup Tour Madrid Drive3DS Rosalina's Ice WorldSNES Bowser Castle 3Wii Rainbow Road
Battle Courses Mario Circuit * • Toad Harbor * • Wii Moo Moo Meadows * • GCN Dry Dry Desert * • SNES Donut Plains 3 * • N64 Toad's Turnpike * • GCN Sherbet Land * • N64 Yoshi Valley *
Battle Stadium * * • Sweet Sweet Kingdom * * • Dragon Palace * * • Lunar Colony * * • 3DS Wuhu Town * * • GCN Luigi's Mansion * * • SNES Battle Course 1 * * • Urchin Underpass * *
+ - denotes DLC. * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8. * * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart Tour courses
SNES Courses SNES Mario Circuit 1SNES Rainbow RoadSNES Mario Circuit 2SNES Choco Island 2SNES Ghost Valley 1SNES Mario Circuit 3SNES Vanilla Lake 1SNES Donut Plains 1SNES Choco Island 1SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2SNES Donut Plains 2SNES Vanilla Lake 2SNES Ghost Valley 2SNES Donut Plains 3SNES Bowser Castle 3
N64 Courses N64 Koopa Troopa BeachN64 Kalimari DesertN64 Frappe SnowlandN64 Royal RacewayN64 Choco MountainN64 Yoshi ValleyN64 Luigi RacewayN64 Mario Raceway
GBA Courses GBA Bowser's Castle 1GBA Bowser's Castle 2GBA Sunset WildsGBA Cheep Cheep IslandGBA Sky GardenGBA Bowser's Castle 3GBA Boo LakeGBA Riverside ParkGBA Snow LandGBA Yoshi DesertGBA Bowser's Castle 4GBA Peach CircuitGBA Luigi CircuitGBA Lakeside Park
GCN Courses GCN Dino Dino JungleGCN Yoshi CircuitGCN Baby ParkGCN Daisy CruiserGCN DK MountainGCN Mushroom BridgeGCN Waluigi Stadium
DS Courses DS Luigi's MansionDS Waluigi PinballDS DK PassDS Airship FortressDS Peach GardensDS Shroom RidgeDS Mario Circuit
Wii Courses Wii Maple TreewayWii DK SummitWii Mushroom GorgeWii Coconut MallWii Koopa CapeWii Rainbow RoadWii Dry Dry RuinsWii Daisy CircuitWii Moonview Highway
3DS Courses 3DS Toad Circuit3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon3DS Rock Rock Mountain3DS Daisy Hills3DS Shy Guy Bazaar3DS Mario Circuit3DS Neo Bowser City3DS Rainbow Road3DS Rosalina's Ice World3DS Wario Shipyard3DS Bowser's Castle3DS Piranha Plant Slide
City Courses New York Minute (1, 2, 3, 4) • Tokyo Blur (1, 2, 3, 4) • Paris Promenade (1, 2, 3) • London Loop (1, 2, 3) • Vancouver Velocity(1,2,3) • Los Angeles Laps(1, 2, 3) • Berlin Byways(1, 2, 3) • Sydney Sprint(1, 2, 3) • Singapore Speedway(1, 2, 3) • Amsterdam Drift(1, 2, 3) • Bangkok Rush(1, 2, 3) • Athens Dash(1, 2, 3) • Rome Avanti(1, 2, 3) • Madrid Drive(1, 2, 3)
Nitro Courses Merry MountainNinja HideawaySky-High SundaePiranha Plant Cove(1, 2, 3) • Yoshi's IslandPiranha Plant PipelineSqueaky Clean Sprint
Sequel Courses N64 Kalimari Desert 2
RMX Courses RMX Mario Circuit 1RMX Choco Island 1RMX Rainbow Road 1RMX Rainbow Road 2RMX Choco Island 2RMX Vanilla Lake 1RMX Ghost Valley 1RMX Bowser's Castle 1RMX Donut Plains 1RMX Vanilla Lake 2
Battle Courses GCN Cookie LandGBA Battle Course 1DS Twilight HouseNew York Minute BParis Promenade B
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