Mario Kart 8 Cups and courses: all 32 originals and DLC cups
Find each four-race cup without mixing in the Deluxe Booster Course Pass.
Edition covered
Original Wii U game with its free updates. Paid DLC is identified separately. Deluxe characters, two held items, purple drift sparks and dedicated battle arenas are outside this edition. Official online play ended in April 2024.
The original game has eight cups
Four cups introduce new courses and four rebuild older tracks. Finish a cup to record its trophy and rank; repeat it in the engine class you want to improve.
| Cup | Course 1 and 2 | Course 3 and 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Mushroom | Mario Kart Stadium; Water Park | Sweet Sweet Canyon; Thwomp Ruins |
| Flower | Mario Circuit; Toad Harbor | Twisted Mansion; Shy Guy Falls |
| Star | Sunshine Airport; Dolphin Shoals | Electrodrome; Mount Wario |
| Special | Cloudtop Cruise; Bone-Dry Dunes | Bowser’s Castle; Rainbow Road |
| Shell | Wii Moo Moo Meadows; GBA Mario Circuit | DS Cheep Cheep Beach; N64 Toad’s Turnpike |
| Banana | GCN Dry Dry Desert; SNES Donut Plains 3 | N64 Royal Raceway; 3DS DK Jungle |
| Leaf | DS Wario Stadium; GCN Sherbet Land | 3DS Music Park; N64 Yoshi Valley |
| Lightning | DS Tick-Tock Clock; 3DS Piranha Plant Slide | Wii Grumble Volcano; N64 Rainbow Road |
Four extra cups came from paid DLC
Egg and Triforce Cups belong to pack one; Crossing and Bell Cups belong to pack two. These are separate from the much later Deluxe Booster Course Pass.
| Cup | Pack | Four courses |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | Pack 1 | GCN Yoshi Circuit; Excitebike Arena; Dragon Driftway; Mute City |
| Triforce | Pack 1 | Wii Wario’s Gold Mine; SNES Rainbow Road; Ice Ice Outpost; Hyrule Circuit |
| Crossing | Pack 2 | GCN Baby Park; GBA Cheese Land; Wild Woods; Animal Crossing |
| Bell | Pack 2 | 3DS Neo Bowser City; GBA Ribbon Road; Super Bell Subway; Big Blue |
Some races use sections instead of laps
Mount Wario moves through a continuous descent. N64 Rainbow Road divides its long loop into sections. Watch the progress indicator rather than expecting three full circuits.
Learn the slowest corner first
For a difficult course, run Time Trials and identify the bend that repeatedly sends you off-road. Practice its brake point before chasing a faster kart setup.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo original game information | en-americas-support.nintendo.com |
| Edition-specific mechanics reference | www.mariowiki.com |
| Nintendo eShop and online-service status | en-americas-support.nintendo.com |
| Nintendo online-service status | www.nintendo.com |
| Nintendo eShop and existing-download status | www.nintendo.com |