Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS is a stunning game in the six title Mario Kart sub-series, featuring WiFi Multiplayer and a mission system.

Mario Kart DS is the first Mario Kart game to appear on the Nintendo DS, and the first to support eight-person play, WiFi/Internet play, and a nifty map that even showed incoming projectiles, which took use of the DS' bottom screen.

Playable Characters

 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Yoshi
 * Toad
 * Wario
 * Donkey Kong
 * Bowser
 * Princess Daisy
 * Dry Bones
 * Waluigi
 * R.O.B
 * Shy Guy, only in Nintendo Download Play.

Courses
As per the N64 and Double Dash!! versions of the series, sixteen new courses were added into the game (in the usual Mushroom, Flower, Star, and Special Cups). But, sixteen old courses, four from each of the SNES, N64, GBA and GCN versions reappeared in four new cups, totaling thirty-two courses in eight cups. In addition, six battle courses, appeared, two being old.

Mushroom Cup

 * Figure-8 Circuit
 * Yoshi Falls
 * Cheep Cheep Beach
 * Luigi's Mansion

Flower Cup

 * Desert Hills
 * Delfino Square
 * Waluigi Pinball
 * Shroom Ridge

Star Cup

 * DK Pass
 * Tick-Tock Clock
 * Mario Circuit
 * Airship Fortress

Special Cup

 * Wario Stadium
 * Peach Gardens
 * Bowser's Castle
 * Rainbow Road

Shell Cup

 * Mario Circuit 1 (SNES)
 * Moo Moo Farm (N64)
 * Peach Circuit (GBA)
 * Luigi Circuit (GCN)

Banana Cup

 * Donut Plains 1 (SNES)
 * Frappe Snowland (N64)
 * Bowser's Castle 2 (GBA)
 * Baby Park (GCN)

Leaf Cup

 * Koopa Beach 2 (SNES)
 * Choco Mountain (N64)
 * Luigi Circuit (GBA)
 * Mushroom Bridge (GCN)

Lightning Cup

 * Choco Island 2 (SNES)
 * Banshee Boardwalk (N64)
 * Sky Garden (GBA)
 * Yoshi Circuit (GCN)

Battle Courses

 * Nintendo DS
 * Twilight House
 * Palm Shore
 * Tart Top
 * Block Fort (N64)
 * Pipe Plaza (GCN)

Karts
Also unique about Mario Kart DS is its 36 different karts (excluding Shy Guy), 12 being standard karts similar Mario Kart 64. Originally, only 3 karts are available to each character, each related to him or her in some way (1 standard kart). As the player wins Grand Prix tournaments, it's up to 7 karts, adding four karts from other characters. Once winning every tournament possible in 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and Mirror, each character can be paired in any of the 36 karts, making 432 combinations (excluding Shy Guy). Each Kart has six ratings:


 * Speed: How high the top speed of the kart can go.
 * Acceleration: How quickly the top speed is acheived.
 * Weight: A heavier kart can knock over a lighter kart to the side.
 * Handling: How tight the kart normally turns.
 * Drift: How tight the kart turns while drifting.
 * Items: When a ? Block is hit, how good the item will be (a high items rating signifies a higher chance of getting a Banana Bunch in first place, Triple Mushrooms in 3rd/4th, etc).