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GBA Luigi Circuit Mario Kart DS · Leaf Cup, race 3

GBA Luigi Circuit in Mario Kart DS
GBA Luigi Circuit course preview

A rain-soaked airfield circuit from Super Circuit, full of hairpin bends and chicanes. Puddles keep forming on the road and spin you out, so the course tests both your power-sliding and your line choice.

Cup
Leaf Cup · race 3
Origin
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001)
Laps
3
Staff ghost
1'46"581
Online play
No
GBA Luigi Circuit course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Start with a right, a left and a right U-turn
  2. Collect the first items, take a slight right and a sharp left U-turn
  3. Take a right, a right U-turn and a 135-degree left onto the long straight with a lone Item Box at its end
  4. Make a right U-turn into the gently snaking section that ends at the last items
  5. Finish with a left U-turn, a short straight, a right U-turn and the final straight

What changed in the DS version

Mostly identical to the original, but the second-to-last shortcut near the end was removed, trees were added to the off-road, the blimp only takes off from the second lap and the hangar numbers now read 00.

Racing tips

  • Rain puddles spin you out and cost speed, so steer around them.
  • The many hairpins are ideal for chaining power-slide mini-turbos.

Hazards

Puddles.

Staff ghost

Staff time
1'46"581
Beat to unlock
1'55"107
Racer
Luigi
Staff name
Ninten★モリオ

Set a Time Trial record within 108% of the staff time to unlock the ghost. All staff ghost times.

Missions on GBA Luigi Circuit

  • Mission 4-8 Perform 9 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap! (Luigi, 1:00)

Full Mission Mode guide

FAQ

What cup is GBA Luigi Circuit in?

The Leaf Cup, as race 3 of 4, in the Retro Grand Prix.

Where is GBA Luigi Circuit from?

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA, 2001). Mostly identical to the original, but the second-to-last shortcut near the end was removed, trees were added to the off-road, the blimp only takes off from the second lap and the hangar numbers now read 00.

How many laps is GBA Luigi Circuit?

3 laps.

What is the staff ghost time on GBA Luigi Circuit?

1'46"581, set with Luigi in the Poltergust 4000. Finish a Time Trial in 1'55"107 or faster to race it.

Could you race GBA Luigi Circuit online?

No. It was one of the 12 courses left out of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the Super Mario Wiki and the Mario Kart Racing Wiki. Kart statistics, staff ghost times and item odds are the values from the game data as transcribed by the Super Mario Wiki. Screenshots, renders and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Super Mario Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).