DS DK Pass

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Template:Racecourse DK Pass is the first course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. It reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the second course of the Leaf Cup, and in some tours in Mario Kart Tour. As its name implies, the course is owned by Donkey Kong, though no characters from the Donkey Kong series appear in it.

Mario Kart DS

DK Pass
Donkey Kong races down the mountainside.

The stage takes the player over a mountain and back down. Numerous snowballs roll around, and racers lose their item and spin backward if they crash into one. Snowmen also appear in the course, similar to the ones in Frappe Snowland in Mario Kart 64. Collision with them has an identical effect as crashing into a snowball.

An isolated Item Box appears up on a snowy cliff at the peak of the hill, after the second set of normal item boxes. To avoid drag, the player will need a Mushroom or two to get through the snow to the item box, but in it contains one of these items: Star, Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, or a Red Shell. Any of them can be received in any position, including in Wi-Fi play, but it will usually yield Triple Mushrooms or a Star.

DK Pass is the only unlockable course that is shown in Mario Kart DS's instruction booklet.

Missions

There are two missions involving this track: 4-1 and 5-7. In mission 4-1 Wario must reach the finish line before DK and in mission 5-7 Toad must go through the eight gates in order. Both involve the player going in the opposite direction.

Staff ghost

The staff ghost on this course is 2:14:607 using Donkey Kong in the Wildlife.

Mario Kart 7

DS DK Pass in Mario Kart 7

DK Pass returns as the second course in the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart 7. All the trees in the off-road sections have been removed and some wooden ramps have been placed in the off-road area of this track, allowing players to perform a trick and gain a boost. After turn 11, the Dash Panel in the large jump is replaced with a Glide Ramp. Landing outside the barriers will result in an "out-of-bounds". The secret item box on the hill still holds a Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, or a Star, but will more often yield only a Mushroom than before, and no longer yields a Red Shell. The trees on the hill are no longer there. Much like DK Summit from Mario Kart Wii, the race starts out foggy in the first two laps, but the fog clears up on the final lap. It is also now snowing throughout the race, which did not happen in the original.

An extremely difficult shortcut can be performed by leaning off the log ramp on the right before the Glide Ramp, using a Mushroom and tricking to gain air time, and bypassing the cliff to the right to land behind the finish line. The player now must simply cross back over the finish line in the right direction to make the lap count.[1]

Mario Kart Tour

View of DS DK Pass in Mario Kart Tour
The course in Mario Kart Tour

DK Pass reappears in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the 2019 Winter Tour. A few modifications were made to the track. Near the end of the track, the small village was redesigned and made more visible. Similar to Mario Kart 8, the Mario Kart logo uses a modern design instead of the classic design. Due to a lack of Stars and the Triple Mushrooms being a special item, the secret Item Box only gives normal items. From its debut up until part two of the 2019 Holiday Tour, a festive tree is found by the small village. This course is a favorite of Donkey Kong, Penguin Luigi, White Yoshi, Funky Kong, King Bob-omb, and Mario (Santa). It can also be a favorite of Penguin Mario if he is at level 3, and Rosalina (Aurora) and Wario (Hiker) if they are at level 6.

As with other courses in the game, DK Pass has an R variant, a T variant and an R/T variant referred to as DK Pass R, DK Pass T and DK Pass R/T respectively. The reverse and trick variant features many air currents being released from Pipes and some Mushroom Trampolines. It is the first course that has served as the signature course twice (in the 2019 Winter Tour and Jungle Tour).

For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS DK Pass tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Profiles

Mario Kart DS

  • Website bios:
    • Flag of USA.png "Covered with snow and ice, DK Pass is as dangerous as it gets. Tight turns and runaway snowballs make for nail-biting fun on DK's home turf."
    • Flag of Europe.png "Brr, it's chilly in them thar hills... Pack your winter woollies through for this sub-zero speed through snow-capped peaks, as you dodge rolling snowballs and negotiate rows of rock-solid snowmen that bring your kart to an abrupt halt. Keep moving or your engine might freeze up..."

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "As soon as the race begins, the once-peaceful slopes of DK Pass transform into a fighting frenzy for first place! Grab your kart and hit the hill in #MarioKartTour!"[2]

Sponsors

Every fictional sponsor in DK Pass is displayed on a trackside banner.

Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart Tour

Gallery

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart Tour

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese DKスノーマウンテン
DK Sunō Maunten
DK Snow Mountain

Chinese DK雪山
DK Xuěshān
DK Snow Mountain

Dutch DK's Piste
DK's Ski Track. In Dutch, a Piste is a snow slope prepared for skiing
German DK Alpin
DK Alps
Italian Vette di DK
DK's Peaks
Korean DK 스노우 마운틴
DK Seunou Mauntin
DK Snow Mountain

Portuguese Passagem DK
DK Pass
Russian Перевал ДК
Pereval DK
DK Pass

Spanish DK Alpino
Alpine DK

References

  1. ^ new MOMIジ (April 24, 2020). [MK7 WR Replay] DS DK Pass (Glitch) 1:54.946. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ mariokarttourEN (November 22, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

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