Editing DS Desert Hills

The track starts near an oasis with a small lake where one can sink in the water. The first Pokey can be seen in front of the starting line here as well. To the right of the first turn, the track partially surrounds a pyramid made out of [[Brick Block]]s. One of the other Pokeys is on this turn. There is then a field of dunes, with many more Pokeys roaming within it. The course has a few sharp turns at the end of each lap before approaching the finish line. The dark sand portion of the track is an out-of-bounds area, so if the player touches it, [[Lakitu]] will bring them back to the track. There are two shortcuts in this course. The first shortcut is taken by going straight across the hairpin turn, instead of going around. In 150cc, this shortcut requires only one [[Dash Mushroom|mushroom]], if the player jumps at the right time. The second is a dash-through behind the pyramid, right before the Pokeys start appearing. Two mushrooms will be required for this.

There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on Desert Hills, both of which the player controls [[Wario]]:

*'''Mission 2-6''': The player must use [[Bob-omb]]s to take out all 5 Pokeys within 55 seconds.

*'''Mission 4-4''': The player must pass through 7 gates within 45 seconds. Along the way, each Item Box contains [[Triple Mushrooms]].

[[File:2009-TournamentDecember1.jpg|thumb|The {{classic|DS|Desert Hills}} tournament]]

Desert Hills makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The course received improved graphics, and the starting banner was recolored to blue and now displays the classic ''Mario Kart'' logo. Few other changes have been made in the this version of this track, aside from the visual improvements; [[kart]]s now spin out instead of flipping when making contact with Pokeys and the course map has been rotated 180° in contrast to its predecessor. If players use [[Dash Mushroom]]s, they can go over many of this course's walls, skipping sections entirely.

|EngA=This racetrack built in the middle of the desert tends to be quite bumpy.<ref>{{cite|date=2005|title=Mario Kart DS|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|page=35}}</ref>}}

 

|EngA=This racetrack built in the middle of the desert tends to be quite bumpy. Watch out for fireballs and stray Pokeys!

|EngE=Bring plenty of sunscreen and seat cushions for this race because the baking desert heat and bumpy terrain can give unprepared drivers serious sunburn and saddle sores. Watch out for the Pokeys too - walking cacti that can stop a speeding kart in its tracks and cost you precious seconds.}}

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|EngE=If you can't stand the heat, then stay away from the desert hills! Fireballs falling from the sun make it even tougher to negotiate the high turns snaking through the dunes.}}

MKDS Desert Hills Course Icon.png|Course select icon

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Desert Hills.png|Intro for the course

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jpn=サンサンさばく

|JpnR=Sansan Sabaku

|JpnM=Sun Sun Desert