Editing Mario Kart DS

{{Game
| name=Mario Kart DS
| image=[[Image:MariokartDS.jpg|200px]]
| bgcolor=silver
| fgcolor=black
| developer=[[Nintendo EAD]]
| publisher=[[Nintendo]]
| system=[[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii U Virtual Console]]
| release='''Nintendo DS'''<br />US November 14, 2005<br />AU November 17, 2005<br />EU November 25, 2005<br />JP December 8, 2005<br />KO April 5, 2007<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />PAL April 1, 2015<br />US April 23, 2015<br />JP May 25, 2016
| gallery=[http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/index.php?cat=48 GH Gallery]
| genre= [[Racing]]
| rating=ESRB: E
|}}

'''Mario Kart DS''' is a racing game that acts as the fifth ''Mario Kart'' game (not counting ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''), which was released for the [[Nintendo DS]].

=Gameplay=

The usual cast of characters (from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Super Circuit]]'') return with several unlockable characters. The game returns to the original style of kart-racing. The game has twice the amount of normal race tracks due to having two seperate cups - the Nitro Cup (which contains all the new tracks) and the Retro Cup (which contains cups from the previous four Mario Kart games, not counting the recently-released ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'').

In addition, there is a challenge mode where players can perform a variety of tasks. The challenge mode includes boss races for the first time in the Mario Kart series. Battle mode again returns as well.

The game can be played with up to 8 players in a immediate group of players. It can be played online against three other players with a variety of options to play with. The game itself launched alongside the Nintendo DS [[WiFi]] system and was the first game to use it.


==Tracks==
{| style="text-align: left; width: 80%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
!bgcolor= "#ABCDEF" align= "center" |Mushroom Cup
!bgcolor= "#ABCDEF" align= "center" |Flower Cup
!bgcolor= "#ABCDEF" align= "center" |Star Cup
!bgcolor= "#ABCDEF" align= "center" |Special Cup
|-
|Figure-8 Circuit
|Desert Hills
|DK Pass
|Wario Stadium
|-
|Yoshi Falls
|Delfino Square
|Tick-Tock Clock
|Peach Gardens
|-
|Cheep Cheep Beach
|Waluigi Pinball
|Mario Circuit
|Bowser's Castle
|-
|Luigi's Mansion
|Shroom Ridge
|Airship Fortress
|Rainbow Road
|}

*[[Mario Kart Tracks]]

=Legacy=

==Sequels==

The next ''Mario Kart'' game to be released was ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. The next console game was ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', while the next handheld game would be ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' for the [[3DS]].

==Ports and Remakes==

*Four of the tracks from ''Mario Kart DS'' appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as Retro Courses.
*In 2015 (2016 for Japan), it was released for download through the [[Wii U]]'s eShop as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]].

{{Mario Kart Series}}

[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: Nintendo DS Games]] [[Category: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Games]]
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-'''Mario Kart DS''' is a racing game that acts as the fifth ''Mario Kart'' game (sixth if counting ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''), which was released for the [[Nintendo DS]].
+'''Mario Kart DS''' is a racing game that acts as the fifth ''Mario Kart'' game (not counting ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''), which was released for the [[Nintendo DS]].
 =Gameplay=
-The usual cast of characters (from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Super Circuit]]'') return with several unlockable characters. The game returns to the original style of kart-racing. The game has twice the amount of normal race tracks due to having two separate cups - the Nitro Cup (which contains all the new tracks) and the Retro Cup (which contains cups from the previous four ''Mario Kart'' games, not counting ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'').
+The usual cast of characters (from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|Super Circuit]]'') return with several unlockable characters. The game returns to the original style of kart-racing. The game has twice the amount of normal race tracks due to having two seperate cups - the Nitro Cup (which contains all the new tracks) and the Retro Cup (which contains cups from the previous four Mario Kart games, not counting the recently-released ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'').
-In addition, there is a challenge mode where players can perform a variety of tasks. The challenge mode includes boss races for the first time in the Mario Kart series. Battle Mode makes another return appearance as well.
+In addition, there is a challenge mode where players can perform a variety of tasks. The challenge mode includes boss races for the first time in the Mario Kart series. Battle mode again returns as well.
-The game can be played with up to 8 players in a immediate group of players. Through DS Download Play, it is possible to play against players who do not own the game, although all players without the game could only play as [[Shy guy]]. ''Mario Kart DS'' could be played online against three other players with a variety of options to work with. The game itself launched alongside the Nintendo DS [[Wi-Fi]] system and was the first game to use it.
+The game can be played with up to 8 players in a immediate group of players. It can be played online against three other players with a variety of options to play with. The game itself launched alongside the Nintendo DS [[WiFi]] system and was the first game to use it.
-==Playable Characters==
-The following are the starting roster, which is comprised of the core eight characters from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'':
-*[[Mario]]
-*[[Luigi]]
-*[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
-*[[Yoshi]]
-*[[Toad]]
-*[[Donkey Kong]]
-*[[Wario]]
-*[[Bowser]]
-There are then four unlockable characters:
-*[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
-*[[Waluigi]]
-*[[Dry Bones]]
-*[[R.O.B.]]
-[[Shy Guy]] is also available as a racer only for players playing the game through the Download Play option.
 ==Tracks==
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 |Rainbow Road
 |}
+*[[Mario Kart Tracks]]
 =Legacy=
-This game was notable as the first ''Mario Kart'' game to use Wi-Fi and for featuring a wider variety of optional karts for each character. It also introduced the idea of Retro courses (preceded only by all of the courses from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' being unlockable in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''), which has been a tradition employed by every following ''Mario Kart'' game. Courses from this game have also gone on to be included as Retro courses in later ''Mario Kart'' games, starting with ''Mario Kart Wii''.
-==Ports and Remakes==
-*In 2015 (2016 for Japan), it was released for download through the [[Wii U]]'s eShop as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]]. This version was only playable in single-player mode.
 ==Sequels==
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 The next ''Mario Kart'' game to be released was ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''. The next console game was ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', while the next handheld game would be ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' for the [[3DS]].
-=See Also=
+==Ports and Remakes==
-*[[Mario Kart Tracks]]
+*Four of the tracks from ''Mario Kart DS'' appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as Retro Courses.
+*In 2015 (2016 for Japan), it was released for download through the [[Wii U]]'s eShop as part of the [[Wii U Virtual Console]].
 {{Mario Kart Series}}
 [[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: Nintendo DS Games]] [[Category: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Games]]