Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 2

There are 2 different types of Cup you can compete for in Grand Prix Mode. There is the Nitro Cups (when you play a Nitro Cup it is known as a Nitro Grand Prix) and Retro Cups (same for this type of Cup only it is known as a Retro Grand Prix) and there isn't a big difference but I will let you in on how to tell the difference if it isn't already totally obvious to you! 

Nitro Cups (Nitro Grand Prix)
Mushroom Cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup

Retro Cups (Retro Grand Prix)
Shell Cup
Banana Cup
Leaf Cup
Lightning Cup

You will probably have noticed that the Nitro Cups are all on the top row of Cups you can race for, and the Retro Cups are underneath. This makes no difference to you when you're racing. You also might have noticed that on the Nitro Cups the race course names are just plain but on the Retro Cups they have small writing before the names of the courses. The writing looks something like this:

(N64)
(GBA)
(Wii)
(DS)
(GCN)
(SNES)

This doesn't affect anything, and a race course with that sign next to it will not be any different to a race course without.

Here is a list of race courses featured in the Retro Grand Prix and how to tell their symbols apart:

Courses with N64:
Luigi Raceway (Shell Cup)
Koopa Troopa Beach (Banana Cup)
Kalimari Desert (Leaf Cup)

Courses with GBA:
Bowser Castle 1 (Shell Cup)

Courses with Wii:
Mushroom Gorge (Shell Cup)
Coconut Mall (Banana Cup)
Maple Treeway (Leaf Cup)
Koopa Cape (Lightning Cup)

Courses with DS:
Luigi's Mansion (Shell Cup)
Waluigi Pinball (Banana Cup)
DK Pass (Leaf Cup)
Airship Fortress (Lightning Cup)

Courses with SNES:
Mario Circuit 2 (Banana Cup)
Rainbow Road (Lightning Cup)

Courses with GCN:
Daisy Cruiser (Leaf Cup)
Dino Dino Jungle (Lightning Cup)

Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 1

When playing Time Trials, it allows you to choose a character out of the list of characters available to you and also select a kart, wheels and glider. You can then choose a race course out of the cups you have unlocked and you are timed racing 3 laps of the course you have chosen with no racers other than yourself. You can either race a Ghost Data from a previous Time Trial you have completed for that course, or race a Ghost Data of a Nintendo staff member. It is very simple! 

Grand Prix is a little different though! You become one of 8 racers and you can choose from either Mushroom, Flower, Shell and Banana Cups to start with. You race against the other characters but they are controlled by a computer, you are not racing against real people! 

The Grand Prix and Time Trials Modes for Mario Kart 7 are basically the same as the ones for Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. 

Once you have successfully obtained first place in all 4 races for the Flower Cup, you will unlock the Star Cup and after obtaining first place in Star Cup you will then unlock Special Cup. This is the same for Banana Cup and Leaf Cup. When you come first place in Banana Cup you unlock Leaf Cup and after coming first in Leaf Cup you unlock the Lightning Cup. Then you will have unlocked every Cup available on that particular speed (speeds will be explained later). 

 See Mario Kart 7: Grand Prix & Time Trials Part 2 for more information on this!

Mario Kart 7: Race Courses & Cups

Once you unlock all of the cups on Mario Kart 7 you have so many different race courses to choose from! Here is a list of all the Cups and what courses you will find under each one. Each Cup has 4 race courses which are all completely unique. If you own the normal DS or Wii versions of the game then you will recognize some of the courses but some of them are new and exclusive to Mario Kart 7! Here is the list:

Mushroom Cup:
Toad Circuit 
Daisy Hills 
Cheep Cheep Cape 
Shy Guy Bazaar
Flower Cup:
Wuhu Island Loop
Mario Circuit
Melody Motorway
Alpine Pass
Star Cup:
Piranha Plant Pipeway
Wario's Galleon
Koopa City
Wuhu Mountain Loop
Special Cup:
DK Jungle
Rosalina's Ice World
Bowser's Castle
Rainbow Road
Shell Cup:
Luigi Raceway 
Bowser Castle 1
Mushroom Gorge
Luigi's Mansion
Banana Cup:
Koopa Troopa Beach
Mario Circuit 2
Coconut Mall
Waluigi Pinball
Leaf Cup:
Kalimari Desert
DK Pass
Daisy Cruiser
Maple Treeway
Lightning Cup:
Koopa Cape
Dino Dino Jungle
Airship Fortress
Rainbow Road

These are all of the race courses and Cups featured in Mario Kart 7. Keep checking back for my latest Mario Kart 7 updates, there will be lots more! 
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