GCN Dino Dino Jungle

Dino Dino Jungle is the second race course of the Special Cup in the game Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The course is located in a leafy prehistoric jungle with canyons, a lake, and many dinosaurs inhabiting the course. Obstacles in the course are Noshi, a large in the middle of a section of the track, and geysers that leap any vehicle running over one when active. It reappears in the Lightning Cup of Mario Kart 7, and in several tours in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing in the New York Tour.

Course layout
The race starts in the jungle, with many Item Boxes and logs on the ground. Going over a log simply makes karts to leap, losing a bit of maneuverability though. The trip continues in a canyon where a Nossie stands in the center of the track, stomping the ground to crush or spin out anybody below it. Going around the huge reptile is safe, and passing a curly crystal cave, characters go through a dangerous bridge with three branches, easy for any racer to fall off into the water, and Lakitu will pick up the player regardless which part of the bridge the player was. The bridge leads to a crystal cave infested by some geysers, that ends in the top of the canyon.

Players cross a coarse bridge to the other side of the canyon, while the dinosaur moves its head near the structure, which may cause the driver to spin and likely fall to the track below. Past the bridge, the track ends sending the racers back to the jungle in a uneven road filled with geysers, where the finish line awaits.

Located in the cave, it is possible to use a Mushroom to get to the other side a helpful shortcut to avoid geyser spouts. It is even possible to do it without a Mushroom, but is very difficult to perform.

Mario Kart 7
The track returns in Mario Kart 7 as the second track of the Lightning Cup. The tree roots, geyser holes, and the jumps in this track can be used to perform a trick to gain a small boost. All of the branches of the bridge now contain item blocks, and have been slightly widened. Inside the cavern, the mushroom-only shortcut now contains a gliding pad, though its width is now shorter so it is easier to fall off if the player isn't careful enough when using mushrooms. After the cavern, there is a ramp also containing a gliding pad, and the head and neck of the Nossie can block the path of flight. The dinosaur also no longer wipes the player out if he or she runs into the head or legs. DK Mountain in the background is now replaced with a regular plain volcano. Also, the course map has been rotated 90 degrees clockwise. In addition, players can now use a shortcut near the end of the track to glide over the fences to skip the last turn.

This version of the track also has a small out-of-bounds area that can by reached near the dinosaur at the bottom of the course. By boosting off the first tree log ramp at an upward angle facing slightly right of the coin the player will clear the invisible wall of the fence and hit the invisible wall of the background, landing beyond the fence and out-of-bounds. The area beyond the fence that can be explored is small, mainly containing either grass or logs that can be driven as they are not solid. This area can be exited by simply driving through the fence and back to the course.

Mario Kart Tour
Dino Dino Jungle is featured in Mario Kart Tour since the first tour, the New York Tour. The main version and the general layout of the course is based on the Mario Kart 7 version of the track, without the Dash Panels on the far right bridge after the first cave. There are also R and T variants presenting elements in different places, most notably the Noshi being near the finish line in the R version. This course is favored by Donkey Kong, Dry Bowser, Yoshi (Reindeer), and Funky Kong.

New York Tour
In the New York Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the first course in the Donkey Kong Cup, the second course in the Bowser Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Dry Bones Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the second course of the Daisy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course of the Toadette Cup.



Halloween Tour
In the Halloween Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the second course in the Dry Bones Cup, the third course in the Baby Daisy Cup, the location of the challenge in the Lemmy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Mario Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Yoshi Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Diddy Kong Cup.



Paris Tour
In the Paris Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appeared as the third course in the Diddy Kong Cup, the first course in the Baby Daisy Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Roy Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the Roy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the second course in the Donkey Kong Cup and the third course in the Dry Bowser Cup.



New Year's Tour
In the New Year's Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the challenge location in the Yoshi and Wario Cups, the second course in the Baby Rosalina Cup, and the first course in the Morton Cup. There is also a Reverse variant which appears as the second course in the Diddy Kong Cup, the third course in the Roy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Bowser Cup.



Ice Tour
In the Ice Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the second course in the Lemmy Cup, the third course in the Donkey Kong Cup, and the location of the challenge in the Rosalina Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Yoshi Cup and the location of the challenge in the Bowser Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Baby Mario Cup.



Valentine's Tour
In the Valentine's Tour, Dino Dino Jungle has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Bowser Cup and the first course in the Pauline Cup.



Baby Rosalina Tour
In the Baby Rosalina Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the second course in the Baby Rosalina Cup and the location of the challenge in the Baby Peach Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Iggy Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Koopa Troopa Cup.



Hammer Bro Tour
In the Hammer Bro Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the second course in the Yoshi Cup. It also has a Reverse variant which appears as the first course in the King Boo Cup, and a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Roy Cup.



Trick Tour
In the Trick Tour, Dino Dino Jungle has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the first course in the Diddy Kong Cup and the second course in the Wendy Cup.



Jungle Tour
In the Jungle Tour, Dino Dino Jungle appears as the first course in the Baby Mario Cup and the location of the challenges in the Shy Guy Cup and the Bowser Cup. It also has a Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Donkey Kong Cup, and a Reverse variant which appears as the third course in the Lakitu Cup. It is the course that the Jungle Tour is themed to, despite DS DK Pass being the tour’s signature course.



Peach Tour
In the Peach Tour, Dino Dino Jungle has a Reverse/Trick variant which appears as the third course in the Roy Cup.



Mario Kart: Double Dash!! / Mario Kart 7

 * Sunshine Parts (Signs)
 * Super Mario (Trackside banners)
 * Super Mario GP (Trackside banners)

Mario Kart Tour

 * Sunshine Parts (Signs)
 * Coconut Cafe (Trackside banners)
 * BaNaNa Boy (Trackside banners)

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

 * North American website bio: "Take a prehistoric trip back in time on Dino Dino Jungle. Fly past Jurassic-sized obstacles, through huge caverns, and across ancient wooden roads on your way to the finish line."

Trivia

 * This course shares music with DK Mountain.
 * Apart from the one serving as obstacle, two other Nossies can be found in the bodies of water in this track. However, both of them are absent in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour.
 * DK Mountain can also be seen in the background of this track, visible from the bridge near the end. It is replaced with a generic volcano in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour.
 * Part of this track's music is a remix of the Donkey Kong Jr. stage music.
 * This is the only course that was present in Mario Kart Tour at the time to not have festive trees, as it did not appear in the Winter, London, or Holiday Tours.
 * The course icon for the R/T variant is slightly incorrect. In it, the jump before Noshi is depicted as a Glide Ramp, but in the final game, it is actually a Dash Panel.
 * This is the only course in Double Dash's Special Cup to be reused as a retro track in future entries, appearing in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour.