Releases
Region |
Title |
Release date |
Platform |
Japan |
マリオカートアドバンス Mario Kart Advance |
7/21/2001 |
Game Boy Advance |
USA |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
8/27/2001 |
Game Boy Advance |
Mobile System GB
The first thing you see when you boot up the Japanese version is the Mobile System GB logo. Using an adapter cable, players could hook up a Game Boy Advance to their cell phone and challenge other players all across Japan. The service ended on December 14, 2002.
Japanese version |
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Title screen
Mario Kart: Super Circuit is known as Mario Kart Advance in Japan.
Japanese version |
U.S. version |
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Ghost Exchange
The third option on the title screen was changed from "Mobile" to "Ghost Exchange." In the Japanese game, Mobile takes you to the Mobile System GB setup screens. Once connected to the service, we assume Japanese players were able to exchange ghosts. Limited to local multiplayer, the U.S. version has a Ghost Exchange mode instead.
Japanese version |
U.S. version |
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Times change
Super Circuit is the first Mario Kart game where the Time Trials courses come preloaded with times to beat to earn a place on the records list. Both the Japanese and U.S. versions have the same 1st place times, but places 2 through 5 are different in each. The times for Best Lap stayed the same.
At first glance, the Japanese version's times look random, but 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place are each based on the place before them, and 5th place is always set at three minutes even (3'00"00). The U.S. version's times are all 30 seconds apart, which usually pushes 5th place over three minutes, making it easier to crack the list.
Super Circuit courses
Mushroom Cup
Japan |
USA |
Peach Circuit |
- 0'58"00
- 0'59"00
- 1'02"00
- 2'01"00
- 3'00"00
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- 0'58"00
- 1'28"00
- 1'58"00
- 2'28"00
- 2'58"00
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Shy Guy Beach |
- 1'09"00
- 1'11"00
- 1'14"00
- 2'07"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'09"00
- 1'39"00
- 2'09"00
- 2'39"00
- 3'09"00
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Riverside Park |
- 1'33"00
- 1'35"00
- 1'40"00
- 2'20"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'33"00
- 2'03"00
- 2'33"00
- 3'03"00
- 3'33"00
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Bowser Castle 1 |
- 0'54"00
- 0'55"00
- 0'58"00
- 1'59"00
- 3'00"00
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- 0'54"00
- 1'24"00
- 1'54"00
- 2'24"00
- 2'54"00
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Flower Cup
Japan |
USA |
Mario Circuit |
- 1'14"00
- 1'16"00
- 1'20"00
- 2'10"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'14"00
- 1'44"00
- 2'14"00
- 2'44"00
- 3'14"00
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Boo Lake |
- 1'37"00
- 1'39"00
- 1'45"00
- 2'22"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'37"00
- 2'07"00
- 2'37"00
- 3'07"00
- 3'37"00
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Cheese Land |
- 1'23"00
- 1'25"00
- 1'29"00
- 2'14"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'23"00
- 1'53"00
- 2'23"00
- 2'53"00
- 3'23"00
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Bowser Castle 2 |
- 1'23"00
- 1'25"00
- 1'29"00
- 2'14"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'23"00
- 1'53"00
- 2'23"00
- 2'53"00
- 3'23"00
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Lightning Cup
Japan |
USA |
Luigi Circuit |
- 1'27"00
- 1'29"00
- 1'34"00
- 2'17"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'27"00
- 1'57"00
- 2'27"00
- 2'57"00
- 3'27"00
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Sky Garden |
- 1'26"00
- 1'28"00
- 1'33"00
- 2'16"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'26"00
- 1'56"00
- 2'26"00
- 2'56"00
- 3'26"00
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Cheep-Cheep Island |
- 1'34"00
- 1'36"00
- 1'41"00
- 2'20"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'34"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'34"00
- 3'04"00
- 3'34"00
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Sunset Wilds |
- 1'44"00
- 1'47"00
- 1'52"00
- 2'26"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'44"00
- 2'14"00
- 2'44"00
- 3'14"00
- 3'44"00
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Star Cup
Japan |
USA |
Snow Land |
- 1'32"00
- 1'34"00
- 1'39"00
- 2'19"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'32"00
- 2'02"00
- 2'32"00
- 3'02"00
- 3'32"00
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Ribbon Road |
- 1'34"00
- 1'36"00
- 1'41"00
- 2'20"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'34"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'34"00
- 3'04"00
- 3'34"00
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Yoshi Desert |
- 1'34"00
- 1'36"00
- 1'41"00
- 2'20"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'34"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'34"00
- 3'04"00
- 3'34"00
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Bowser Castle 3 |
- 1'42"00
- 1'45"00
- 1'50"00
- 2'25"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'42"00
- 2'12"00
- 2'42"00
- 3'12"00
- 3'42"00
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Special Cup
Japan |
USA |
Lakeside Park |
- 1'34"00
- 1'36"00
- 1'41"00
- 2'20"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'34"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'34"00
- 3'04"00
- 3'34"00
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Broken Pier |
- 1'24"00
- 1'26"00
- 1'30"00
- 2'15"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'24"00
- 1'54"00
- 2'24"00
- 2'54"00
- 3'24"00
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Bowser Castle 4 |
- 2'01"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'10"00
- 2'35"00
- 3'00"00
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- 2'01"00
- 2'31"00
- 3'01"00
- 3'31"00
- 4'01"00
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Rainbow Road |
- 1'35"00
- 1'37"00
- 1'42"00
- 2'21"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'35"00
- 2'05"00
- 2'35"00
- 3'05"00
- 3'35"00
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Extra courses
Extra Mushroom Cup
Japan |
USA |
Mario Circuit 1 |
- 1'04"00
- 1'06"00
- 1'09"00
- 2'05"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'04"00
- 1'34"00
- 2'04"00
- 2'34"00
- 3'04"00
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Donut Plains 1 |
- 1'25"00
- 1'27"00
- 1'31"00
- 2'16"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'25"00
- 1'55"00
- 2'25"00
- 2'55"00
- 3'25"00
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Ghost Valley 1 |
- 1'13"00
- 1'15"00
- 1'19"00
- 2'10"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'13"00
- 1'43"00
- 2'13"00
- 2'43"00
- 3'13"00
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Bowser Castle 1 |
- 1'44"00
- 1'47"00
- 1'52"00
- 2'26"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'44"00
- 2'14"00
- 2'44"00
- 3'14"00
- 3'44"00
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Extra Flower Cup
Japan |
USA |
Mario Circuit 2 |
- 1'21"00
- 1'23"00
- 1'27"00
- 2'14"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'21"00
- 1'51"00
- 2'21"00
- 2'51"00
- 3'21"00
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Choco Island 1 |
- 1'11"00
- 1'13"00
- 1'17"00
- 2'09"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'11"00
- 1'41"00
- 2'11"00
- 2'41"00
- 3'11"00
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Ghost Valley 2 |
- 1'09"00
- 1'11"00
- 1'15"00
- 2'08"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'09"00
- 1'39"00
- 2'09"00
- 2'39"00
- 3'09"00
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Donut Plains 2 |
- 1'40"00
- 1'43"00
- 1'48"00
- 2'24"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'40"00
- 2'10"00
- 2'40"00
- 3'10"00
- 3'40"00
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Extra Lightning Cup
Japan |
USA |
Bowser Castle 2 |
- 1'57"00
- 2'00"00
- 2'06"00
- 2'33"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'57"00
- 2'27"00
- 2'57"00
- 3'27"00
- 3'57"00
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Mario Circuit 3 |
- 1'36"00
- 1'38"00
- 1'43"00
- 2'22"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'36"00
- 2'06"00
- 2'36"00
- 3'06"00
- 3'36"00
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Koopa Beach 1 |
- 1'05"00
- 1'07"00
- 1'10"00
- 2'05"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'05"00
- 1'35"00
- 2'05"00
- 2'35"00
- 3'05"00
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Choco Island 2 |
- 1'18"00
- 1'20"00
- 1'24"00
- 2'12"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'18"00
- 1'48"00
- 2'18"00
- 2'48"00
- 3'18"00
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Extra Star Cup
Japan |
USA |
Vanilla Lake 1 |
- 1'03"00
- 1'05"00
- 1'08"00
- 2'04"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'03"00
- 1'33"00
- 2'03"00
- 2'33"00
- 3'03"00
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Bowser Castle 3 |
- 1'49"00
- 1'52"00
- 1'58"00
- 2'29"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'49"00
- 2'19"00
- 2'49"00
- 3'19"00
- 3'49"00
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Mario Circuit 4 |
- 1'47"00
- 1'50"00
- 1'56"00
- 2'28"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'47"00
- 2'17"00
- 2'47"00
- 3'17"00
- 3'47"00
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Donut Plains 3 |
- 1'29"00
- 1'31"00
- 1'36"00
- 2'18"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'29"00
- 1'59"00
- 2'29"00
- 2'59"00
- 3'29"00
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Extra Special Cup
Japan |
USA |
Koopa Beach 2 |
- 1'02"00
- 1'04"00
- 1'07"00
- 2'04"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'02"00
- 1'32"00
- 2'02"00
- 2'32"00
- 3'02"00
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Ghost Valley 3 |
- 1'30"00
- 1'32"00
- 1'37"00
- 2'19"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'30"00
- 2'00"00
- 2'30"00
- 3'00"00
- 3'30"00
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Vanilla Lake 2 |
- 1'09"00
- 1'11"00
- 1'15"00
- 2'08"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'09"00
- 1'39"00
- 2'09"00
- 2'39"00
- 3'09"00
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Rainbow Road |
- 1'43"00
- 1'46"00
- 1'51"00
- 2'26"00
- 3'00"00
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- 1'43"00
- 2'13"00
- 2'43"00
- 3'13"00
- 3'43"00
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Characters
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
クッパ | Kuppa | Koopa | Bowser |
ドンキー | Donkī | Donkey | D K |
ルイージ | Ruīji | Luigi | Luigi |
マリオ | Mario | Mario | Mario |
ピーチ | Pīchi | Peach | Peach |
キノピオ | Kinopio | Kinopio | Toad |
ワリオ | Wario | Wario | Wario |
ヨッシー | Yosshī | Yoshi | Yoshi |
Cups & courses
Cups
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
キノコカップ | Kinoko Kappu | Mushroom Cup | Mushroom Cup |
フラワーカップ | Furawā Kappu | Flower Cup | Flower Cup |
サンダーカップ | Sandā Kappu | Thunder Cup | Lightning Cup |
スターカップ | Sutā Kappu | Star Cup | Star Cup |
スペシャルカップ | Supesharu Kappu | Special Cup | Special Cup |
おまけ キノコカップ | Omake Kinoko Kappu | Extra Mushroom Cup | Extra Mushroom Cup |
おまけ フラワーカップ | Omake Furawā Kappu | Extra Flower Cup | Extra Flower Cup |
おまけ サンダーカップ | Omake Sandā Kappu | Extra Thunder Cup | Extra Lightning Cup |
おまけ スターカップ | Omake Sutā Kappu | Extra Star Cup | Extra Star Cup |
おまけ スペシャルカップ | Omake Supesharu Kappu | Extra Special Cup | Extra Special Cup |
Courses
Super Circuit's "Extra" cups contain remakes of all 20 courses from Super Mario Kart. In the Japanese version of Super Circuit, all instances of the word "Course" were removed from the original SMK Japanese course names, most likely due to a shorter name length limit.
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
Mushroom Cup |
ピーチ サーキット | Pīchi Sākitto | Peach Circuit | Peach Circuit |
ヘイホー ビーチ | Heihō Bīchi | Heihō Beach | Shy Guy Beach |
リバーサイド パーク | Ribāsaido Pāku | Riverside Park | Riverside Park |
クッパ キャッスル1 | Kuppa Kyassuru 1 | Koopa Castle 1 | Bowser Castle 1 |
Flower Cup |
マリオ サーキット | Mario Sākitto | Mario Circuit | Mario Circuit |
テレサ レイク | Teresa Reiku | Teresa Lake | Boo Lake |
チーズ ランド | Chīzu Rando | Cheese Land | Cheese Land |
クッパ キャッスル2 | Kuppa Kyassuru 2 | Koopa Castle 2 | Bowser Castle 2 |
Lightning Cup |
ルイージ サーキット | Ruīji Sākitto | Luigi Circuit | Luigi Circuit |
スカイ ガーデン | Sukai Gāden | Sky Garden | Sky Garden |
プクプク アイランド | Pukupuku Airando | Pukupuku Island | Cheep-Cheep Island |
サンセット こうや | Sansetto Kōya | Sunset Wilds | Sunset Wilds |
Star Cup |
スノー ランド | Sunō Rando | Snow Land | Snow Land |
リボン ロード | Ribon Rōdo | Ribbon Road | Ribbon Road |
ヨッシー さばく | Yosshī Sabaku | Yoshi Desert | Yoshi Desert |
クッパ キャッスル3 | Kuppa Kyassuru 3 | Koopa Castle 3 | Bowser Castle 3 |
Special Cup |
レイクサイドパーク | Reikusaido Pāku | Lakeside Park | Lakeside Park |
オンボロ さんばし | Onboro Sanbashi | Broken Pier | Broken Pier |
クッパ キャッスル4 | Kuppa Kyassuru 4 | Koopa Castle 4 | Bowser Castle 4 |
レインボー ロード | Reinbō Rōdo | Rainbow Road | Rainbow Road |
Extra Mushroom Cup |
マリオ サーキット1 | Mario Sākitto 1 | Mario Circuit 1 | Mario Circuit 1 |
ドーナツ へいや1 | Dōnatsu Heiya 1 | Donut Plains 1 | Donut Plains 1 |
おばけ ぬま1 | Obake Numa 1 | Ghost Swamp 1 | Ghost Valley 1 |
クッパ じょう1 | Kuppa Jō 1 | Koopa Castle 1 | Bowser Castle 1 |
Extra Flower Cup |
マリオ サーキット2 | Mario Sākitto 2 | Mario Circuit 2 | Mario Circuit 2 |
チョコレー とう1 | Chokorē Tō 1 | Chocolate Island 1 | Choco Island 1 |
おばけ ぬま2 | Obake Numa 2 | Ghost Swamp 2 | Ghost Valley 2 |
ドーナツ へいや2 | Dōnatsu Heiya 2 | Donut Plains 2 | Donut Plains 2 |
Extra Lightning Cup |
クッパ じょう2 | Kuppa Jō 2 | Koopa Castle 2 | Bowser Castle 2 |
マリオ サーキット3 | Mario Sākitto 3 | Mario Circuit 3 | Mario Circuit 3 |
ノコノコ ビーチ1 | Nokonoko Bīchi 1 | Nokonoko Beach 1 | Koopa Beach 1 |
チョコレー とう2 | Chokorē Tō 2 | Chocolate Island 2 | Choco Island 2 |
Extra Star Cup |
バニラ レイク1 | Banira Reiku 1 | Vanilla Lake 1 | Vanilla Lake 1 |
クッパ じょう3 | Kuppa Jō 3 | Koopa Castle 3 | Bowser Castle 3 |
マリオ サーキット4 | Mario Sākitto 4 | Mario Circuit 4 | Mario Circuit 4 |
ドーナツ へいや3 | Dōnatsu Heiya 3 | Donut Plains 3 | Donut Plains 3 |
Extra Special Cup |
ノコノコ ビーチ2 | Nokonoko Bīchi 2 | Nokonoko Beach 2 | Koopa Beach 2 |
おばけ ぬま3 | Obake Numa 3 | Ghost Swamp 3 | Ghost Valley 3 |
バニラ レイク2 | Banira Reiku 2 | Vanilla Lake 2 | Vanilla Lake 2 |
レインボー ロード | Reinbō Rōdo | Rainbow Road | Rainbow Road |
Battle |
バトル コース1 | Batoru Kōsu 1 | Battle Course 1 | Battle Course 1 |
バトル コース2 | Batoru Kōsu 2 | Battle Course 2 | Battle Course 2 |
バトル コース3 | Batoru Kōsu 3 | Battle Course 3 | Battle Course 3 |
バトル コース4 | Batoru Kōsu 4 | Battle Course 4 | Battle Course 4 |
Items
The following names are from the game manuals.
Japanese |
English |
Name |
Rōmaji |
Translation |
Name |
バナナ | Banana | Banana | Banana |
テレサ | Teresa | Teresa | Boo |
ミドリこうら(シングル) | Midori Kōra (Shinguru) | Green Shell (Single) | Green Shell |
アイテムボックス | Aitemu Bokkusu | Item Box | Item Box |
サンダー | Sandā | Thunder | Lightning |
キノコ | Kinoko | Mushroom | Mushroom |
アカこうら(シングル) | Aka Kōra (Shinguru) | Red Shell (Single) | Red Shell |
トゲゾーこうら | Togezō Kōra | Togezō Shell | Spiny Shell |
スター | Sutā | Star | Star |
ミドリこうら(トリプル) | Midori Kōra (Toripuru) | Green Shell (Triple) | Triple Green Shells |
アカこうら(トリプル) | Aka Kōra (Toripuru) | Red Shell (Triple) | Triple Red Shells |
Notes
- Boo: "Teresa" comes from the Japanese verb tereru (to be shy).
- Spiny Shell: "Togezō" is the Japanese name for Spinies.
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