Mario Kart DS
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| Original title | マ リ オ カ ー ト DS | ||
| transcription | Mario Kāto DS | ||
| Studio | Nintendo EAD | ||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 November 14, 2005 November 17, 2005 November 25, 2005 December 8, 2005 April 5, 2007    |
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| platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| genre | Racing game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer , online (officially only until May 20, 2014) | ||
| control | Gamepad | ||
| medium | Nintendo DS card | ||
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| information | This game is part of the Virtual Console -Angebots for the Nintendo eShop of the Wii U acquirable. | ||
Mario Kart DS is a handheld game for the Nintendo DS . The game was released across Europe on November 25, 2005. It is the first game with the online mode, racing missions and retro cups. However, the former was discontinued on May 20, 2014.
Gameplay
There are 16 new routes as well as 16 new routes. In contrast to its predecessor, you no longer have to collect coins, but there is a new racing missions mode in which tasks such as 'collect the 10 item boxes' have to be completed. At the end of each racing mission level, each consisting of eight missions, a boss is waiting. Another new feature is that you can also play insignia speed racing in competition mode, or that you have to inflate your balloons using the microphone or the Select button in ballooning.
Characters
| character | Driver class | Activation conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Mario | medium weight | no |
| Luigi | medium weight | no |
| Peach | lightweight | no |
| Yoshi | lightweight | no |
| Toad | lightweight | no |
| Donkey Kong | Heavyweight | no |
| Wario | Heavyweight | no |
| Bowser | Heavyweight | no |
| Daisy | lightweight | Winning all Gold Cups of the Retro Grand Prix in the engine class 50 cm³. |
| Bone dry | lightweight | Winning all Gold Cups of the Nitro Grand Prix in the engine class 50 cm³. |
| Waluigi | medium weight | Winning of all Gold Cups of the Retro Grand Prix in the engine class 100 cm³. |
| ROB | Heavyweight | Win all Gold Cups in any Grand Prix in the engine class 150 cc mirrors. |
| Shy guy | lightweight | Multiplayer only. |
values
| driver | tempo | acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
| Mario | medium | Well | medium | medium | Very good |
| Luigi | Well | Well | Well | Bad | Bad |
| Peach | medium | Well | medium | Very good | Well |
| Yoshi | Well | Very good | Very good | Bad | Bad |
| Toad | medium | Very good | Well | Well | Bad |
| Donkey Kong | Well | medium | Bad | Well | Very good |
| Wario | Very good | medium | medium | medium | Bad |
| Bowser | Very good | Bad | Bad | Well | Very good |
stretch
stretch
Playable courses / cups (in the displacements 50 cm³, 100 cm³, 150 cm³ and mirror):
| Mushroom cup | Flowers cup | Star cup | Special cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back run | Red hot desert | DK Alpine | Wario arena |
| Yoshi cascades | Piazzale Delfino | Ticktack trauma | Peach's castle garden |
| Cheep Cheep Beach | Waluigi pinball machine | Mario's slope | Bowser's fortress |
| Luigi's mansion | Mushroom Pass | Flying fortress | Rainbow boulevard |
| Panzer Cup | Banana cup | Leaf cup | Lightning cup |
| Marios slope 1 (SNES) | Donut Level 1 (SNES) | Koopa Beach 2 (SNES) | Chocolate Island 2 (SNES) |
| Cow farm (N64) | Polar course (N64) | Chocolate Swamp (N64) | Haunted Path (N64) |
| Peachs slope (GBA) | Bowser's Fortress 2 (GBA) | Luigis slope (GBA) | Cloud slope (GBA) |
| Luigis slope (GCN) | Baby Park (GCN) | Mushroom Bridge (GCN) | Yoshi's slope (GCN) |
Time trial
As in every part, the time trial is represented again here.
competition
- Insignia speedster
- Balloon scramble
Competition arenas
| arena | Brief description |
|---|---|
| Dark mansion | This competition arena is an arena with many walls and narrow edges. Relaunched in Mario Kart Wii . |
| Sweet cake | An arena with icing on the cake and strawberries. |
| Block Fort ( N64 ) | Four platforms, each with a further platform and bridges for connection. (Already existed in Mario Kart 64 ) |
| Tube Square ( GCN ) | You can drive through several tubes and move on the grid located here or further down. (Was featured in Mario Kart: Double Dash !! .) |
| Nintendo DS | This arena is similar to a Nintendo DS with the game Mario Kart DS. |
| Palm leaf | At this arena, crabs lurk (on racing missions) and the sea level rises and falls (like ebb and flow). Relaunched in Mario Kart 7 . |
Items
Items marked with a * can be dragged behind you and thus serve as a shield from attackers. To put down the item, the button / button is released. The held item may come off if the user is thrown around.
To get an item, you drive through the series-typical item boxes. Which item appears is random. But the worse the current position, the more powerful the item. Anyone who already owns an item cannot receive another one. If you pull the item behind you or use it, a new one can be picked up. However, the old item must be used before the new one.
Items that you can choose to drag behind you can be thrown both forward and backward. Check beforehand where your opponent is driving and note the speed and trajectory of the item in order to get a hit.
Retro items
| Item | description |
|---|---|
| Green tank * | Always flies straight ahead, is destroyed after a short time. |
| Red tank * | Automatically targets and chases the next player in front of you. |
| Triple armor | Available in green and red, they circle around the driver when activated for the first time. |
| mushroom | Gives a short speed boost. |
| Triple mushroom | You get three mushrooms. |
| Gold mushroom | Can be activated as often as required within a time frame of around 7 seconds. |
| Banana * | Who drives over it rotates. Can be dropped behind you or thrown forward. |
| Triple Banana * | Three bananas that are lined up behind your driver and placed one behind the other. |
| star | Make yourself invulnerable and faster for a short time. |
| Vertigo box * | Looks like a normal item box, but if you touch it, you'll roll over. If attached to the kart, it cannot repel any enemy item. |
| Buu-Huu | Make your kart invisible and no enemy attacks hit you. In addition, you can steal an item from the opponent who is closest to you. |
| Bob-omb * | Is thrown or dropped in front of you and explodes. |
| lightning | Hits all enemies and makes them shrink and slow down. They also lose their item |
| Stachi tanks | Hit the first one and explode. The driver is thrown in a high arc through the air. |
New items
| Item | description |
|---|---|
| Blooper | Splashes ink against the screen of every driver in front of you. |
| Kugelwilli | The driver turns into a bulletproof, rushes forward and rams away the drivers who are in the way. |
Distribution of points
Here is the point distribution list
| space | Points (Grand Prix) | Points (versus) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 15th |
| 2 | 8th | 12 |
| 3 | 6th | 10 |
| 4th | 4th | 8th |
| 5 | 3 | 6th |
| 6th | 2 | 4th |
| 7th | 1 | 2 |
| 8th | 0 | 0 |
reception
Awards
Screwattack / game trailer
- 6th place: Best Mario Games of all the times
Sales figures
Mario Kart DS ranks third among the best-selling Nintendo DS games with 23.6 million copies sold.
Allusions
Allusions to other games
- Super Mario World - Bowser's "Single Seater" kart is based on his clown carriage, which appeared here for the first time.
- Super Mario Bros. 3 - The Flying Fortress refers to the numerous levels with airships . The hot desert contains many elements from World 2 such as the scorching sun and fire snakes. Parts of the water and sand arena from the boss battles also come from here.
- Super Mario 64 - The Ticktack Trauma route is based on the course of the same name.
- Super Mario 64 DS - The bosses are from this game.
- Super Mario Sunshine - The Piazzale Delfino route is based on Piazza Delfino.
- Luigi's Mansion - Luigis Schreckweg 08/25 is based on Schreckweg 08/16.
- Donkey Kong Country - Donkey Kong's Rambi Jeep was modeled after the rhinoceros Rambi.
- Wario Land 4 - Wario's clearing vehicle is very similar to his Wario sled.
- Super Mario Kart - A track from this game can be driven in every retro cup.
- Mario Kart 64 - A track from this game can be driven in every retro cup.
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit - A track from this game can be driven in every retro cup.
- Mario Kart: Double Dash !! - A route from this game can be driven in every retro cup.
Allusions to this game
- Mario Kart Wii - In the following edition of the series,four tracks from MKDS will appear in retro cupswith Yoshi's Kaskaden , Glow-Hot Desert , Peach's Castle Garden and Piazzale Delfino .
- There are also retro tracks in Mario Kart 7 again, there are Luigis Mansion , Waluigi-Flipper , DK Alpin and the Flying Fortress .
- There are also retro tracks in Mario Kart 8 , here there are Cheep-Cheep-Strand , Wario-Arena and Ticktack-Trauma .
- Modern versions of these old routes can also be found in the mobile game Mario Kart Tour .
Trivia
- ROB is playable for the first time in this game, the next game in which ROB is playable is Super Smash Bros. Brawl .
- Bone Dry makes his first appearance as a drivable character in the Mario Kart series in this game .
- This is the first game in the Mario Kart series in which unlockable drivers own tracks.
- It is the first handheld game in which Princess Daisy can be played.
- It is the first and so far the only Mario Kart that features racing missions.
- Waluigi appears. Unlike in Mario Kart: Double Dash !! and Mario Kart Wii you have to unlock it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ IR Information: Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .