Talk:List of Mario Kart DS glitches

Additional Note on the Rainbow Road Loop:

The fall occurs whenever the character losses speed, whether it be through an item or through crashing into the rail. However, I have seen an instance of when, instead of being picked up the the Latiku, the kart continued on its way on the other loop (it happened corkscrew to straight loop). The move is backwards, so the person ended up going from first to last.

More Jumps:

Just wanted to make a few comments: there are other jumps in the game in addition to the ones on Luigi Circuit and Bowser's Castle. For example, on DK Pass, at the "U" shaped turn that involves the snowball, one can use a mushroom or turbo boost (with most characters) and then hop to return to the previous part of the "U" without being picked up by the Lakitu. On Rainbow Road, after the part with the drop there is another "U" shaped turn. The same technique can be used to jump from the first part of the "U" to the second part of it. The more advantageous angles will end up with the character being picked up by the Latiku and the less advantageous ones will see the character flying off the side, so this is not a shortcut. A third jump is on Desert Hills. On the first turn after the hilly straight road with Pokeys, the edge of the turn angles up alot. If one uses a mushroom and hops, one can clear the out of bounds area and end up back on the straight road with the Pokeys but will have to be picked up by the Latiku before the first ramp on that Pokey road. This time a mushroom is required due to the heavy slowing down effect of sand. Furthermore, in addition to it being possible with a turbo boost (it is even possible with the Tyrant) and a mushroom on the first "hill" of Bowser's Castle, it is possible with a mushroom or a high acceleration turbo boost on the second hill as well, although this is much harder to pull off. Finally, though technically not really a "jump", there is a neat shortcut on Sky Garden that requires a mushroom or a hop (it is also possible but very difficult to do it with a high acceleration turbo boost as well) on the turn that leads to the first bridge and possesses two ramps, a short boost one and a longer wooden one. Instead of using the mushroom no the ramp, it is possible to use the mushroom and hop across the narrow gap to the next section of road, completely skipping the bridge and a nontrivial part of the course. As a post script, stars technically work for most of these jumps, but mushrooms are far more readily available as in time trials.

Confused CPU:

There is a glitch that involves confusing the AI as to where it is on places where road overlaps, most notably in Bowser's Castle on the circular rising turn right before the spinning bridge. If one knocks a CPU with sufficient force from the top part immediately before the spinning bridge onto the platform below (on either side), the computer will continue to believe that it is on the top level and attempt to get on the spinning bridge from one story down. As the computer will make no progress it will begin travelling in a circular direction to determine its location, only to fall into the lava (and find its location in that way instead). It has happened elswhere, but only here is it consistently possible to pull off.

No Water on Delfino Square:

On the side platform that has the ramp to the boardwalk, one can perform this action: turning left (the wrong way) and either turbo boosting with sufficient length or using a mushroom, one can go far enough as to bypass where the water is programmed and end up being picked up by the Latiku and released just after the area of the first item box. One can be released there sometimes eve if the water is not cleared.

Peach Gardens Hedges:

This strange glitch has an unclear cause that occurs on the area with many hedges and Chain Chomps. After being hit repeatedly by the Chain Chomp, on the mini-map I have seen the computer stay in place for a few seconds, as if blocked by the hedge, but suddenly go to (presumably picked up by a Latiku) the fountain area. I have never actually stayed and seen why this occur and have been unable to recreate it in Time Trials. Help?