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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | |
Developer(s) | Nintendo |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo
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Release date | November 07, 2003 (JP) November 14, 2003 (EU) |
Genre | Kart racer |
Mode(s) | Single player, 1-4 players, 1-8 players via LAN. |
Age rating(s) | ESRB: E PEGI: 3+ CERO: Free |
Platform(s) | GameCube
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Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the latest (console version) installment in the Mario Kart series. Like the other games, it is a frantic, arcade Kart racer that features various Mario characters racing each other on wild tracks, using weapons to slow each other down. It supports 1-4 players in competitive or co-op play. It can even be played co-op with 8 players over LAN.
The biggest new addition to the game, compared to previous games in the series, are the two-person karts. One character drives up front while the other handles the weaponry in the back. The weight of the two characters, and the position they are in can affect how the kart controls. The combination of characters also determines what Karts are available for the player to use.
Hopping is not an ability in the game. Instead, players power slide, bringing the blue sparks to get a slight boost around turns. There are also new multiplayer battle modes as seen below, new tracks, and new weapons such as the Chain Chomp. It is one of the few GameCube games that is primitively playable ove LAN.
Game Modes
- Mario GP - Where you race eight computer controlled racers.
- VS' - Where you race human players.
- Battle
- 'Balloon Battle' - The traditional battle mode, where players have 3 balloons strapped to their kart. When hit, whether by a shell or bomb, they lose one balloon. Whoever runs out of balloons is out of the game. Last kart standing wins.
- Get the Shine - A shine appears on the field. Whoever reaches it first gets it, and must hold on to it for 60 seconds. If they are hit by other players, they drop the shine, and anyone can pick it up. The timer restarts, though it will gradually become less. The person with the Shine when the timer hits 0 wins.
- Bob-omb Battle - The only weapons are stacks of Bob-ombs. Players toss them recklessly at each other. First one to die, loses.
Track Listings
When beginning the game in Grand Prix mode, you can select one of three races including the Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, and Star Cup. Each race has four tracks. After winning a gold trophy on the Star Cup at 100cc, you will unlock the Special Cup race.
Mushroom Cup | Flower Cup | Egg Cup | Star Cup | Special Cup | |
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1 | Luigi Circuit | Mushroom Bridge | Funky Hills | Sherbet Land | Wario Colosseum |
2 | Peach Beach | Mario Circuit | Tiny Kingdoms | Mushroom City | Dino Dino Jungle |
3 | Toad's Ark | Jr. Lark | Boo Castle | Toaster Fields | Royal Circuit |
4 | Baby Park | Daisy Cruiser | Ribbon Road | Yoshi Circuit | Bowser's Castle |
5 | Dry Dry Desert | Waluigi Stadium | Dry Bowser's Castle | DK Mountain | Rainbow Road |
After winning a gold trophy on the Special Cup race at 150cc, you will unlock the All Cup Tour, a race consisting of all 16 tracks. It always begins with Luigi Circuit and ends with Rainbow Road. The other 14 tracks are placed in a random order.
Characters
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Items
Karts
There are 21 different carts that you can use in this game. However, most of these karts must be unlocked before you can use them. Each of the 20 characters has their own themed kart.
Just like characters, karts are divided into three weight classes. The weight class of your kart must match the weight class of your heaviest character. (Sorry, you won't be able to see Bowser and Wario stuffed into the baby carriage.)
Additionally, you can unlock the parade kart that first place winners ride on during the award ceremony. This kart can be used by characters in any weight class.
Class | Kart | Character | Speed | Acceleration | Weight |
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Light | Goo Goo Buggy | Baby Mario | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Rattle Buggy | Baby Luigi | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Koopa Dasher | Koopa | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Para Wing | Para Koopa | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Barrel Train | Diddy Kong | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Bullet Blaster | Bowser Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Toad Kart | Toad | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Toadette Kart | Toadette | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Medium | Red Fire | Mario | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Green Fire | Luigi | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Heart Coach | Peach | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Bloom Coach | Daisy | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Turbo Yoshi | Yoshi | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Turbo Birdo | Birdo | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Waluigi Racer | Waluigi | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Funk Kar | Funky Kong | 17 | 12 | 5 | |
Heavy | DK Jumbo/Tiny Pinga | Donkey Kong/Tiny | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wario Car | Wario | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Koopa King/Bone King | Bowser/Dry Bowser | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Piranha Pipes | Petey Piranha | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
Boo Pipes | King Boo | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Any | Parade Kart | n/a | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Unlockables
The game contains several unlockable items including karts, races, characters, and battle stages. By winning a gold trophy in each of the following races, you can unlock the following items:
Mushroom Cup | Flower Cup | Egg Cup | Star Cup | Special Cup | All Cup Tour | |
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5cc | MISSION: 3 |
RACE: Egg Cup |
BATTLE STAGE: Toad's Milky Way |
Nothing | MOVIE: Sonic Riders |
MISSION 3 STAGE: Beat Bowser |
50cc | KART: Green Fire |
KART: Bloom Coach |
KART: Para Wing |
KART: Bullet Blaster |
CHARACTER & KART: Tiny Kong in Tiny Pinga | |
100cc | KART: Rattle Buggy |
KART: Waluigi Racer |
RACE: Special Cup |
KART: Toad Kart CHARACTERS: |
KART: Bone King | |
150cc | BATTLE STAGE: Luigi's Mansion |
KART: Turbo Birdo |
KART: Barrel Train |
RACE: All Cup Tour |
SPEED: Mirror Mode | |
Mirror Mode | KART: Toadette Kart |
BATTLE STAGE: Tilt-a-Kart |
KART: Piranha Pipes CHARACTERS: King Boo & Petey Piranha |
KART: Boo Pipes |
KART: Parade Kart |
External Links
- The Mario Kart Double Dash Players' Page - MKDD Time Trial Records
- Nintendo's Official Mario Kart Double Dash Site