GCN Dino Dino Jungle

Dino Dino Jungle
The icon for Dino Dino Jungle, from Mario Kart Double Dash!!.
The course icon
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
Mario Kart 7 (2011)
Mario Kart Tour (2019)
Cup(s) Special Cup (Double Dash!!)
Lightning Cup (7)
Tour(s)
Online play Available (3DS until April 8, 2024)
Music sample
Shinobu Nagata
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! / Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 7 (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The map of Dino Dino Jungle.
Mario Kart 7
GCN Dino Dino Jungle bottom screen mapThe Mini Map for GCN Dino Dino Jungle
Mario Kart Tour
Map of GCN Dino Dino Jungle from Mario Kart Tour.
Staff ghost(s)
DD
2:00.908 Diddy Kong's icon in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Donkey Kong's icon in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!DK Jumbo
7 Nin★iwaco
2:29.837 Sprite of YoshiEgg 1MK7 Roller.pngParaglider, also known as Parafoil.
7 Expert Ret★Will
2:14.430 Sprite of YoshiEgg 1MonsterParaglider, also known as Parafoil.

Dino Dino Jungle is the second race course of the Special Cup in 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 sauropod in the middle of a section of the track, and geysers that leap any vehicle running over one when active. The course shares its music with DK Mountain, part of which is an arrangement of the Donkey Kong Jr. stage music. Internally, it is listed as Diddy Kong's course, possibly as a nod to the similar Dino Domain in Diddy Kong Racing.

Dino Dino Jungle reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the second race of the Lightning Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing in the New York Tour. It is the only course from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'s Special Cup to appear in other games as a classic course.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Edit

Course layoutEdit

 
Toadette and Bowser Jr. at the first shortcut in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.

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 picks 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 on an 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.[1][2]

DK Mountain can be seen in the background of this course in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, visible from the bridge near the end. It is replaced with a generic volcano in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour.

Mario Kart 7Edit

 
Dino Dino Jungle in Mario Kart 7

Dino Dino Jungle makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 7 as the second course of the Lightning Cup. The tree logs, geyser holes, and the jumps can now be used to perform a trick to gain a small boost. All of the branches of the bridge now contain Item Boxes, and have been slightly widened. Inside the cavern, the mushroom-only shortcut now contains a Glide Ramp, though its width is now shorter so it is easier to fall off if the player is not careful enough when using mushrooms. After the cavern, there is a ramp also containing a Glide Ramp, and the head and neck of the Nossie can block the path of flight. The dinosaur also no longer spins the player out if they run into the head or legs. DK Mountain in the background is now replaced with a regular plain volcano, and the Nossies found in the river have been removed completely. Ramps were added to the ending section, which was also widened and reshaped compared to the original. 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 and the classic Mario Kart logo on the starting banner was changed to a generic one.

This version of the track also has a small out-of-bounds area that can be 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 TourEdit

 
The course in 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. Additionally, the Mario Kart logo above the starting line is now three-dimensional and lacks the black border. The water geysers can now be tricked off of while they erupt, as opposed to flipping the racers over in the previous versions. The Noshi's snout can now also be tricked off of while gliding.

The course also appears as Dino Dino Jungle R (reversed), Dino Dino Jungle T (with ramps), and Dino Dino Jungle R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular variant in the New York Tour, while the latter debuted in the Valentine's Tour. In the R variant, there is a glide ramp right after the crystal cave, and the Noshi is at the end of the track. In the R/T variant, racers are forced onto the outermost path of the bridge with three branches and go over the crystal cave, and there are extra water geysers at the end of the track.

The course thumbnail for the R/T variant is slightly incorrect: in it, the jump before Noshi is depicted as a Glide Ramp, but when racing, it is actually a Dash Panel ramp.

AppearancesEdit

For this course's tour appearances, see List of GCN Dino Dino Jungle tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GCN Dino Dino Jungle and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of GCN Dino Dino Jungle tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
 
Normal variant
                                           **   *  ** * *   **         *** *         *** **  
                        
     **
 
R variant
                                                     *       **  *   * ** * **     
                **   * **    
       
 
T variant
                                          ***   ***  *   *   * * * * ***   *    *   * **    *  
              *           
    
 
R/T variant
                                      *  *   *       *    *  **      *  *          *
              *       *  * 
     **   **  
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challengesEdit

Ring Race
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Yoshi
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 10
  • 25
  • 34
New Year's Tour (2020)  
Yoshi Cup
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020)  
Shy Guy Cup
Do Jump Boosts
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Morton
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 8
  • 12
  • 18
Halloween Tour (2019)  
Lemmy Cup
  • 8
  • 14
  • 19
Snow Tour  
Hammer Bro Cup
  • 8
  • 14
  • 18
Animal Tour  
Mii Cup
Goomba Takedown
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Item Box
type found
Number of item slots Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Yoshi
 
Egg 1
 
Super Glider
 
Yoshi's Egg
3 30 Beta Test  
Yoshi Cup
   
Yoshi
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
 
Yoshi's Egg
2
  • 10
  • 35
  • 50
Ice Tour  
Rosalina Cup
  • 20
  • 30
  • 50
Bowser vs. DK Tour  
Fire Bro Cup
Pipe Tour  
Fire Rosalina Cup
Steer Clear of Obstacles
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Obstacles Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Dry Bones
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
 
Giant Banana
 
Noshi
New York Tour  
Dry Bones Cup
Jungle Tour  
Shy Guy Cup
New Year's 2022 Tour  
Lemmy Cup
Animal Tour  
Baby Rosalina Cup
Pipe Tour  
Poochy Cup
vs. Mega Roy
Icon Course variant Mega opponent information Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Items used
  Regular  
Roy
 
Koopa Clown
 
Super Glider[3]
 
Bob-ombs[3]

 
Double Bob-ombs[3]
Paris Tour (2019)  
Roy Cup
Singapore Tour  
Pauline Cup
vs. Mega Funky Kong
Icon Course variant Mega opponent information Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Items used
 |Regular  
Funky Kong
 
Offroader
 
Super Glider[4]
 
Bananas[4]

 
Mushroom[4]

 
Banana Barrels[4]
Jungle Tour  
Bowser Cup
Smash Small Dry Bones
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Pauline
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 10
  • 15
Baby Rosalina Tour  
Baby Peach Cup
  • 7
  • 12
  • 17
Autumn Tour (2021)  
Roy Cup
Time Trial
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Diddy Kong
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 2:35.00
  • 2:10.00
  • 1:50.00
Halloween Tour (2019)  
Mario Cup
  • 2:35.00
  • 2:10.00
  • 1:58.00
Exploration Tour (2020)  
Larry Cup
  R  
Bowser
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 2:35.00
  • 2:10.00
  • 1:50.00
Ice Tour  
Bowser Cup
  • 2:30.00
  • 2:10.00
  • 2:00.00
Halloween Tour (2021)  
Lemmy Cup
Combo Attack
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Highest combo counts Tour appearances Cup
  T  
Wario
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 5
  • 12
  • 20
New Year's Tour (2020)  
Wario Cup
  • 5
  • 12
  • 22
Winter Tour (2020)  
Rosalina Cup

SponsorsEdit

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! / Mario Kart 7Edit

Mario Kart TourEdit

ProfilesEdit

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Edit

  • 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."

GalleryEdit

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Edit

Mario Kart 7Edit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Course badge and iconsEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Official Mario Kart Tour social media accountsEdit
OtherEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ディノディノジャングル
Dino Dino Janguru
Dino Dino Jungle

Chinese (simplified) 龙龙丛林
Lóng Lóng Cónglín
Dino Dino Jungle

Chinese (traditional) 龍龍叢林
Lóng Lóng Cónglín
Dino Dino Jungle

Dutch Dino Dino-Jungle
Dino Dino Jungle
French Jungle Dino Dino
Dino Dino Jungle
German Dinodino-Dschungel
Dino Dino Jungle
Italian Giungla di Dinodino
Giungla di Dino Dino (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)
Dinodino's Jungle
Dino Dino's Jungle
Korean 디노디노 정글
Dinodino Jeonggeul
Dino Dino Jungle

Portuguese Selva Dino Dino
Dino Dino Jungle
Russian Джунгли Дино Дино
Dzhungli Dino Dino
Dino Dino Jungle

Spanish Jungla Dino Dino
Dino Dino Jungle

ReferencesEdit

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    Mirror: wrvids (March 27, 2007). 1:42.754 DDJ 3lap (60hz) Oliver Peruch. YouTube. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Karlsson, Richard (May 17, 2007). ddj-142208-50hz-Karlsson.3gp. WRVids. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c AppCentral (November 8, 2019). Mario Kart Tour - Roy Cup! (Paris Tour). YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d AppCentral (May 25, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Bowser Cup! (Jungle Tour). YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2020.