Editing Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

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|image=[[File:Mario Kart Double Dash!!.jpg|255px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|released={{releasedate|Japan|November 7, 2003|Europe|November 14, 2003|USA|November 17, 2003|Australia|November 19, 2003}}
|genre=[[Mario Kart (series)|Racing]]
|modes=Single player, multiplayer
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3|cero=A|usk=0}}
|platforms=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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'''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''''' is a racing game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and the fourth installment of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. The game, while retaining many aspects of previous ''Mario Kart'' games, introduces a feature that is unique to this entry in the ''Mario Kart'' series: the two-person karts, hence the title of the game (Double Dash!!). Two characters handle a single kart, where one character steers and the other deals with items, and they can switch positions if necessary. In addition, the game introduces [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Items]], items that are unique to a pair of characters, a feature which is also unique to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

==New features==
As with every new ''Mario Kart'' game, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' shows several new features, granting a new style of playing for the users. Apart from that, there are two characters per kart; the number of playable characters was increased to join the race. As implied in various ''Mario'' series games, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains many elements to unlock as well. By beating the cups available in every engine level, the player unveils other hidden levels, [[Kart]]s, and other playable characters in the game. Furthermore, there is a more dynamic selection of karts: Every kart has specific stats that distinguishes from the others, as well as capturing their respective character's style; for instance, [[Mario]]'s kart, the [[Red Fire]]. 

Items are the main element presented in every ''Mario Kart'' game, and ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is no exception. These are obtainable via [[Item Box]]es, where characters can receive any standard [[Item]] or a [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Item]]. The latter is an item that a specific pair of characters can receive, while all others cannot. Additionally, Power-ups dropped on the course will instantly effect the kart that would pick on it as a Banana, a Koopa Shell or a Mushroom or Star. The effects of certain items have changed considerably as well. 

Another notable change featured in the game is the point system given to the racers after a competition in Grand Prix mode. From ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', this new system is used for the newer ''Mario Kart'' installments that were developed after this one. Also, players cannot retry a failed race in Grand Prix mode, as opposed to the [[Super Mario Kart|first]] [[Mario Kart 64|three]] [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|games]]. Users have to continue racing until finishing a cup to see the overall results. The following chart shows the difference of the point spreads from previous games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

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! colspan=9 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Point Spread Comparisons
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|SMK + MK64 + MKSC
|style="background:#f0fff0"| 9 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 6 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 3 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
|MKDD
|style="background:#f0fff0"| 10 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 8 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 6 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0
|}

This is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature live-rendered 3D models for the characters and items, whereas in previous ''Mario Kart'' games, the characters and items are pre-rendered sprites.

==Characters==
Because of the team mechanic, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' includes a wide number of playable characters, all of which have appeared in previous ''Mario'' games, with the exception of Toadette, who makes her first appearance in this game. The game features eleven newcomers, the second most introduced in any ''Mario Kart'' game. Characters are divided into three classes depending on their weight: <font color=blue>Light</font>, <font color=green>Medium</font>, and <font color=red>Heavy</font>. There are eight default teams and two unlockable teams, a total of ten teams and twenty individual characters which can be combined in any way, giving 190 possible character combinations. Pressing {{button|gcn|L}} and {{button|gcn|R}} together before selecting any character will choose a random pair of characters and a random kart to play as. In multiplayer mode, it'll randomize everyone's character and kart.

===Drivers===
====Starting teams====
<gallery>
File:MarioLuigiDD1.png|'''{{color-link|Mario|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Luigi|green}}
File:PeachDaisyDoubleDash.png|'''{{color-link|Princess Peach|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Princess Daisy|green}}*'''
File:Normal yoshibirdo.png|'''{{color-link|Yoshi|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Birdo|green}}*'''
File:BabyDD.png|'''{{color-link|Baby Mario|blue}}*''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Baby Luigi|blue}}*'''
File:Koopa Troopa and Paratroopa - MKDD.png|'''{{color-link|Koopa Troopa|blue}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Koopa Paratroopa|blue}}*'''
File:Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Donkey Kong|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Diddy Kong|blue}}*'''
File:Bowser and Bowser Jr - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Bowser|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Bowser Jr.|blue}}*'''
File:Wario and Waluigi - MKDD.png|'''{{color-link|Wario|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Waluigi|green}}*'''
</gallery>

====Unlockable teams====
<gallery>
File:Toad and Toadette - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Toad|blue}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Toadette|blue}}**'''
File:Petey Piranha and King Boo - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Petey Piranha|red}}*''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|King Boo|red}}*'''
</gallery>

<nowiki>*</nowiki> - <small>indicates a new character to the ''Mario Kart'' series.</small><br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> - <small>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is Toadette's first appearance in the overall [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].</small>

=====Unlocking criteria=====
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! colspan=2 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Unlock Criteria
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" | Toad and Toadette  
|Win the 100cc [[Special Cup]].
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | Petey Piranha and King Boo
|Win the Mirror [[Star Cup]].
|}
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===Supporting characters===
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|footer=Lakitu as the referee and Toadsworth driving on the Parade Kart in the award ceremony.
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In addition to the playable drivers, numerous other ''Mario'' series characters play supporting roles in the game as well. [[Lakitu]] reprises his role as the referee, meaning that he signals the start of each and every race and battle with his starting lights, alerts players when they complete a lap around the course, tells the drivers when they're going in the wrong direction, waves the checkered flag to finish the race, and returns drivers to the track if they land themselves in a dangerous predicament (i.e. falling off the course). Other characters who make cameos include [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Cataquack]]s, and [[Dinosaur]]s. [[Toadsworth]] drives the winners of a cup around [[Peach Beach]] in the [[Parade Kart]]. [[Pianta]]s and [[Noki]]s from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' cheer the racers on in some courses and join them at the award ceremonies.
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==Controls==
''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' has various controls for racing and menus. Each button on the controller represents a different ability while the player is racing or battling.

===Menu controls===
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Move
* {{button|gcn|A}} - Accept option/Save Game (At the Options Screen)
* {{button|gcn|B}} - Go back
* {{button|gcn|L}}+{{button|gcn|R}} - Random selection (At the character select screen)
* {{button|gcn|Start}} - Open Start Menu (at title screen)

===Race controls===
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|The controls for single play, and co-op play, respectively in the pause menu.
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====Single play====
* {{button|gcn|A}} - Accelerate/[[Rocket Start]]
* {{button|gcn|B}} - Brake/Reverse
* {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Steer
* {{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Drift]]/Powerslide (Hold)/[[Mini-Turbo]] (Release)
* {{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
* {{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} + {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Throw item forward or backward
* {{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters
* {{button|gcn|Start}} - Pause/Resume

====Co-op play====
* {{button|gcn|A}} - [[Double Dash!!]]
* {{button|gcn|A}}/{{button|gcn|B}}/{{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
* {{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Slide-Attack]]
* {{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters (both players must hit the switch button at the same time)

==Game modes==
''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains sixteen new racing courses added, along with six new battle courses. Each racecourse contains its own difficulty and gimmicks. Up to four players can play in all the modes, excluding [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Time Trial|Time Trial]] mode, where only one is permitted. In addition, the users can play independently or in [[#Co-op Play|cooperative]] mode, a unique style of gameplay only featured in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.

===Grand Prix===
In Grand Prix Mode, the player needs to win the cups against computer-controlled opponents. The difficulty level against CPU racers changes in each of the four engine classes, which are the following:
* '''50cc''' - Easy. The minimum top speed is low for all karts and CPU racers have a very limited selection of items. Any kart will take the 1st and 2nd place positions.
* '''100cc''' - Normal. The minimum top speed is fairly average, while CPU drivers have a wider selection of items: they may use [[Red Shell#Mario Kart series|Red Shells]] to shoot it to the player in front of them. Lightweight karts are never in the top positions.
* '''150cc''' - Hard. The minimum top speed in the karts is high, and CPU drivers have a wider selection of Items, most notably, the Spiny Shell's addition. In this level, CPU drivers can take down players using the items against them. Additionally, all characters race in mixed teams. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions. 
* '''Mirror''' - Very Hard. Similar to 150cc engine class, however all the tracks are mirrored. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions. 

There are mainly four cups in Grand Prix mode, each one with four stages to race. These cups bear their difficulty levels as well as the race courses within. The most basic is Mushroom Cup with simple courses and few gimmicks.''Special Cup'', on the other hand, contains long and gimmicky race courses. All the race courses have three laps, except Baby Park, which has seven because of its short length, and Wario Colosseum, which has two due to its great length.

Special Cup is an unlockable cup. It is unlocked when players beat 100cc Star Cup.

{| width=65% border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" align=center cellpadding=9
|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
![[File:MKDD-MushroomCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Mushroom Cup]]
![[File:MKDD-FlowerCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Flower Cup]]
![[File:MKDD-StarCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Star Cup]]
![[File:MKDD-SpecialCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Special Cup]]*
|- align=center
|[[File:LuigiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]]
|[[File:MushroomBridgeIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mushroom Bridge]]
|[[File:SherbetLandIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]]
|[[File:WarioColosseumIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Wario Colosseum]]
|- align=center bgcolor=white
|[[File:PeachBeachIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Peach Beach]]
|[[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]]
|[[File:MushroomCityIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mushroom City]]
|[[File:DinoDinoJungleIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Dino Dino Jungle]]
|- align=center
|[[File:BabyParkIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Baby Park]]
|[[File:DaisyCruiserIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Daisy Cruiser (course)|Daisy Cruiser]]
|[[File:YoshiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Yoshi Circuit]]
|[[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]
|- align=center bgcolor=white
|[[File:DryDryDesertIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]]
|[[File:WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]]
|[[File:DKMountainIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[DK Mountain]]
|[[File:RainbowRoadIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]]
|} 
'''* is unlockable'''

[[File:AllCupTour-MKDD.png|right|80px|All Cup-Tour]]
A fifth cup, the [[All-Cup Tour]] is the conglomeration of all the cups in the game. It is unlocked after players beat the Special Cup in 150cc. The 16 tracks are played through one after another in random order, with the exceptions of Luigi Circuit always appearing first and the Rainbow Road always appearing last. This cup does not appear in other racing modes.

In GP Mode, two players can join a race, as themselves or in Co-op play. Players can play Grand Prix mode with two players in different karts or in co-op mode for two to four players.

===Time Trial===
In Time Trial, a single player races courses over a set number of laps to record the fastest completion time. Before racing, adding the player's name entry will register their records available. When a race starts, the characters will have two [[mushroom]]s in hand for speed boost. The best time elapsed in a lap and a race on a specific track will be saved after completing the race. Once a race is completed on a course, the user is able to compete against either their [[Ghost (Mario Kart)|Ghost]] from the current Ghost data or the Staff Ghost within the stage. Otherwise, if a race is failed, the Ghost data will not be saved. The Ghost data recording can be disabled in the Options screen menu. Each Ghost save is worth five blocks on the GameCube [[Memory Card]].

===Battle===
[[File:Bob-omb Blast MKDD.png|thumb|Mario and Luigi battling Bowser and Bowser Jr. in Bob-omb Blast.]]
A traditional mode that has presented throughout all ''Mario Kart'' games. Two to four players can compete against themselves using a variety of items (including all the special items) on the new battle arenas found in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Unlike ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', the players no longer transform into [[Mini Bomb Karts]] and/or [[Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] after being taken out, and instead just vanish.

In Battle mode it is possible to play in three sub-modes:
* '''Balloon Battle:''' The classic battle style which consists of popping opponents' balloons to score, using the items from the Item Boxes. In ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' the players can even "steal" balloons from their rivals, using a [[Mushroom]] to dash into them or hitting with a [[star]]. This new feature has been kept for future ''Mario Kart'' games. In Co-op play, the rear player can also take away opponents' balloons while doing a slide-attack. 
* '''Shine Thief:''' In Shine Thief, players must retrieve a [[Shine Sprite]] dropped on the course and keep it in hand until time runs out. On the other hand, players who couldn't retrieve the treasure can use items against whoever has the Shine to force them to drop it. If using a Mushroom, a Star or a slide-attack (Co-op Play), a Shineless player can steal the Shine directly from its owner. The Battle mode [[Mario_Kart_DS#Shine_Runners|Shine Runners]] from ''Mario Kart DS'' was based on this sub-mode.  
* '''Bob-omb Blast:''' Characters use [[Bob-omb]]s to hit their opponents and score stars to win. The bombs can be obtained by running over an Item Box, which only contains Bob-ombs. Every character can hold up to five of these explosives, and can throw them forwards or drop them backwards. Any kart that makes contact with an opponent's bomb or gets blown up by the explosion will lose stars. For two players, competitors need three stars to finish the battle, while for three or four players, they need four.

=====Names in other languages=====
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|image1=BlockCity-BalloonBattle-MKDD.png
|caption1=Balloon Battle
|image2=NintendoGameCube-ShineSprite-MKDD.png
|caption2=Shine Thief
|image3=PipePlaza-BobombBlast-MKDD.png
|caption3=Bob-omb Blast.}}

;Balloon Battle
{{foreignname
|Jap=ふうせんバトル
|JapR=Fūsen batoru
|JapM=Balloon Battle
|Fra=Bataille de Ballons
|FraM=Battle of Balloons
|Ger=Ballon-Wettkampf
|GerM=Balloon Contest
}}


;Shine Thief
{{foreignname
|Jap=いただきシャイン
|JapR=Itadaki shain
|JapM=Take the Shine
|Fra=Voleur de Soleil
|FraM=Sun Thief
|Ger=Insignien-Diebstahl
|GerM=Insignia Theft
}}


;Bob-omb Blast
{{foreignname
|Jap=ドッカン!ボムへい
|JapR=Dokkan! Bomuhei
|JapM=Kaboom! Bob-omb
|Fra=Explosion Bob-omb
|FraM=Bob-omb Explosion
|Ger=Bob-omb-Wurf
|GerM=Bob-omb Toss
}}

====Battle courses====
<gallery widths=140px>
CookieLandIcon-MKDD.png|[[Cookie Land]]
BlockCityIcon-MKDD.png|[[Block City]]
NintendoGameCubeIcon-MKDD.png|[[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]]
PipePlazaIcon-MKDD.png|[[Pipe Plaza]]
LuigiMansionIcon-MKDD.png|[[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]]<br><small>(unlockable)</small>
Tilt-a-KartIcon-MKDD.png|[[Tilt-a-Kart]]<br><small>(unlockable)</small>
</gallery>

'''Unlocking criteria'''
*'''Luigi's Mansion:''' Win the 150cc Mushroom Cup.
*'''Tilt-A-Kart:''' Win the Flower Cup in Mirror Mode.

===Versus===
[[File:WaluigiStadium-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|200px|thumb|Characters racing in Versus mode.]]
Versus (for two to four players) allows racers to select their characters and karts, and compete among themselves on the tracks. It's also possible to play in versus mode through a LAN connection where more than four players can join a competition. Additionally, there are some versus options found in the Option menu to change the mode's gameplay:
* '''Number of Laps:''' The number of laps set over all tracks, ranging from one to nine. If one lap is chosen, the beginning of the race will start as a Final Lap with Final Lap fanfare music.
* '''Items:''' The variety of items given to the racers can be changed to: 
* '''Recommended:''' Default way in obtaining certain item by racer's place.
* '''Basic:''' Powerful items like lightning bolts or stars are rarely obtainable. 
* '''Frantic:''' Items such as bananas and green shells are absent.
* '''None:''' No items to use at all.

===Co-op play===
Supporting the main feature in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' upon two-racers-one-kart, Cooperative Play (also said Co-op Play) lets two players control their respective character in a kart, one being the driver and the other as the item thrower. While playing in Co-op mode, the players' characters can perform special moves that a single player cannot make. The rear character can perform a slide-attack to steal an item from their rivals while messing up the rival's vehicle's controls. Both players can even double the power of the [[Rocket Start]] by pressing the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time. This special boost is the [[Rocket Start#Double Dash!!|Double Dash!!]].

The following table below excludes Time Trial as it is a single player exclusive mode. 

{| class="collapsible" align=center width=80% border=1 style="background:aliceblue; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|- class="collapsible"
! bgcolor=lightsteelblue colspan=5 | Co-op Play Modes
|- bgcolor=lavender style="width=20%" 
! Players
! Grand Prix
! Versus
! Battle
|-
!P1 vs. P2
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|-
!P1 & P2
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
|-
!P1 & P2 vs. P3
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|-
!P1 & P2 vs. P3 vs. P4
|[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|-
!P1 & P2 vs. P3 & P4
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
|}

==Karts==
{|align=right width=30% border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;"
! colspan=3 |Selecting a kart by characters' size
|- bgcolor=whitesmoke
| colspan=2 | Weight Pairings
| width=40% | Kart Selected
|- bgcolor=lightsteelblue
| style="color:blue" | Light 
| style="color:blue" | Light
| style="color:blue" | Light Kart
|- bgcolor=honeydew
| style="color:green" | Medium
| bgcolor=lightsteelblue style="color:blue" | Light
| rowspan=2 style="color:green" |Medium Kart
|- bgcolor=honeydew
| style="color:green" | Medium
| style="color:green" | Medium
|- bgcolor=seashell
| style="color:red" | Heavy
| bgcolor=lightsteelblue style="color:blue" | Light
| rowspan=3 style="color:red" |Heavy Kart
|- bgcolor=seashell
| style="color:red" | Heavy
| bgcolor=honeydew style="color:green" | Medium
|- bgcolor=seashell
| style="color:red" | Heavy
| style="color:red" | Heavy
|}
 
Twenty-one karts are available in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', notable for having different designs and appearances. There is one kart for each character, plus the [[Parade Kart]]. Every kart has three ratings, rated by the number of stars. The maximum amount is five.

*'''Acceleration:''' How quickly a kart can achieve its top speed.
*'''Speed:''' The level of top speed when the kart goes forward.
*'''Weight:''' The weight of the kart.

Just as the characters are classified according to their weights, karts are split into three groups in size with some general characteristics:

* <font color=blue>'''Light:'''</font> Lightweight karts show a nice acceleration but poor top speed and low weight. They can be easily bumped away by heavier karts. They do not lose a lot of speed when they go off course. 
* <font color=green>'''Medium:'''</font> Medium-weight vehicles show average top speed and acceleration. Some karts within this group have slightly varied stats, though.
* <font color=red>'''Heavy:'''</font> Heavyweight karts have the highest level of weight among the karts, capable of knocking away light and medium-weight vehicles. Many of these show high top speed, although their acceleration and off-road are fairly poor.

Each combination of characters will also determine the class of kart that will be used for the race. The table to the top right means the resulting vehicle according to the size of the characters.
 
An exception to this rule is the Parade Kart, which all the characters, regardless of weight, can drive. It is unlocked by completing All-Cup Tour in Mirror Mode.

====Kart stats====
These are the kart stats that are displayed in-game.
<gallery>
File:RedFire.jpg|'''[[Red Fire]]'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Mario<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
File:Greenfire.jpg|'''[[Green Fire]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Luigi<br>Weight: 2<br>'''MEDIUM
File:Mkdd heart coach.jpg|'''[[Heart Coach]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Princess Peach<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
File:BloomCoach.jpg|'''[[Bloom Coach]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Princess Daisy<br>Weight: 2<br>'''MEDIUM
File:Mkdd turbo yoshi.jpg|'''[[Turbo Yoshi]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Yoshi<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
File:Turbobirdo.jpg|'''[[Turbo Birdo]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Birdo<br>Weight: 4<br>'''MEDIUM
File:GooGoobuggy.jpg|'''[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Baby Mario<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Rattlebuggy.jpg|'''[[Rattle Buggy]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Baby Luigi<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Toadkart.jpg|'''[[Toad Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Toad<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Toadettekart.jpg|'''[[Toadette Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Toadette<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Mkdd koopa dasher.jpg|'''[[Koopa Dasher]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Koopa Troopa<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Parawing.jpg|'''[[Para-Wing]]*'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Koopa Paratroopa<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
File:Mkdd dk jumbo.jpg|'''[[DK Jumbo]]'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Donkey Kong<br>Weight: 4<br>'''HEAVY
File:Barreltrain.jpg|'''[[Barrel Train]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Diddy Kong<br>Weight: 3<br>'''LIGHT
File:Mkdd koopa king.jpg|'''[[Koopa King]]'''<br>Speed: 5<br>Acceleration: 1<br>Owner: Bowser<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
File:Bulletblaster2.jpg|'''[[Bullet Blaster]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Bowser Jr.<br>Weight: 1<br>'''LIGHT
File:Wario car.PNG|'''[[Wario Car]]'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Wario<br>Weight: 4<br>'''HEAVY
File:Waluigiracer.jpg|'''[[Waluigi Racer]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Waluigi<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
File:Piranhapipes.jpg|'''[[Piranha Pipes]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Petey Piranha<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
File:Boopipes.jpg|'''[[Boo Pipes]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: King Boo<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
File:Paradekartart.jpg|'''[[Parade Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: N/A<br>Weight: 4<br>'''ANY WEIGHT
</gallery>
'''* is unlockable'''

=====Unlocking criteria=====
{| border="1" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center" style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=84%
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Unlock Criteria
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" | [[Green Fire]]
|Win the 50cc Mushroom Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Bloom Coach]]
|Win the 50cc Flower Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Para Wing]]
|Win the 50cc Star Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Bullet Blaster]]
|Win the 50cc Special Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Rattle Buggy]]
|Win the 100cc Mushroom Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Waluigi Racer]]
|Win the 100cc Flower Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Toad Kart]]
|Win the 100cc Special Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Turbo Birdo]]
|Win the 150cc Flower Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Barrel Train]]
|Win the 150cc Star Cup.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Toadette Kart]]
|Win the Mushroom Cup in Mirror Mode.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Piranha Pipes]]
|Win the Star Cup in Mirror Mode.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Boo Pipes]]
|Win the Special Cup in Mirror Mode.
|-
!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Parade Kart]]
|Win the All-Cup Tour in Mirror Mode.
|}

=====Actual stats=====
The stars shown on the vehicle selection screen are less precise than the actual values used by the game<ref name="data">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uk-RvvwHWnkysAxJ1uZ-cGKLjUJYB47oNOAvTMN04WA/edit#gid=0 A transcription of the actual stats of the vehicles used in the game.]</ref>; Speed and Weight each have 9 distinct values rather than 5, and the differences in Acceleration are mainly due to two values, generating 9 possible combinations that don't necessarily line up with the menu stats: the first value affects mainly the first phase of acceleration while starting from a standstill, the second affects acceleration when the speed is higher than around 50% of the maximum speed<ref name="interpretation">[http://mkboards.com/forums/threads/how-to-read-the-transcribed-in-game-values-of-mario-kart-double-dash.20413/ Observations on how to read the transcribed in-game data.]</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (November 22, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjbSuoPBpU MKDD - A more thorough acceleration test]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved January 11, 2016.</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeYsBfb0yQE MKDD - The second acceleration parameter]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved May 9, 2016.</ref>. When drifting, acceleration depends on values that are the same for all karts. Drifting itself can begin when the speed of the kart is at least 15 km/h (26 units). When the speed is lower than that, trying to drift results in the kart having an acceleration value proportional to the first acceleration value but considerably smaller than that<ref name="interpretation" /><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (December 8, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfsuv8wjAg MKDD - acceleration while drifting test]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved March 23, 2016.</ref>. It is also important to note that the values determine acceleration in terms of increase of relative speed, the fraction of current speed to top speed, over time<ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_Zm3wz0ZQ MKDD - The acceleration determined by the acceleration parameters is relative]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved May 9,2016.</ref>.<br />
Speed is reported in units, from which the values in the speedometer are calculated using the following conversion factors<ref name="interpretation" />:

S<sub>km/h</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 1.75<br />
S<sub>mph</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 2.5

Speed is actually capped at 175 units (100 km/h, 70 mph)<ref>Thomas Beumann (April 2012). [http://home.online.nl/tbeuman/mkdd/techs.html MKDD for Noobs - Techniques]. Retrieved November 2, 2015.</ref>.<br />
Furthermore, there's a hidden Off-Road stat that determines a vehicle's top speed in most off-road terrains, such as grass.  Weak off-road patches, like the yellow sand in [[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]], reduce the kart's top speed by a fixed 20 units (~11 km/h, 8 mph). On the other hand, middle off-road patches, such as the grassy and sandy part where the [[Chain Chomp]] lies in [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], reduce speed to a value dependent on the kart chosen. Finally, heavy Off-Road areas such as the reddish sand in ''Dry Dry Desert'' or underwater parts, slow down all karts to a fixed 40 units speed (23 km/h, 16 mph)<ref name="interpretation" />.<br />
When shrunken by [[Lightning]], the top speed in normal roads and weak off-road sections goes down by 20 units, while the top speed in medium off-road sections goes down by 10 units. The top speed in heavy off-road sections stays unaltered<ref name="data" />.<br />
All karts have their own Mini-Turbo value, however all light karts have a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames, all medium karts have a 20 frames Mini-Turbo boost, and all heavy karts have a 10 frames Mini-Turbo boost. Interestingly, the [[Parade Kart]] has a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames<ref name="interpretation" />. 

<center>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=90% align=center
|-
!colspan="6" |Conventional Classification
|-
!Vehicle
!Top Speed
!Off-Road
!Acceleration
!Weight
!Mini-Turbo
|-
| '''Red Fire''' || 5 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 2
|-
| '''Green Fire''' || 7 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 2
|-
| '''Heart Coach''' || 4 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 2
|-
| '''Bloom Coach''' || 6 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 2
|-
| '''Turbo Yoshi''' || 4 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 2
|-
| '''Turbo Birdo''' || 6 || 4 || 4 || 7 || 2
|-
| '''Goo-Goo Buggy''' || 1 || 9 || 9 || 2<ref group=stats>In Battle Mode, the Goo-Goo Buggy's weight value is 1.</ref> || 3
|-
| '''Rattle Buggy''' || 2 || 9 || 8 || 2 || 3
|-
| '''Toad Kart''' || 3 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 3
|-
| '''Toadette Kart''' || 1 || 9 || 9 || 2 || 3
|-
| '''Koopa Dasher''' || 2 || 8 || 8 || 3 || 3
|-
| '''Para-Wing''' || 1 || 8 || 9 || 3 || 3
|-
| '''DK Jumbo''' || 8 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 1
|-
| '''Barrel Train''' || 8 || 7 || 3 || 5 || 3
|-
| '''Koopa King''' || 9 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 1
|-
| '''Bullet Blaster''' || 8 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 3
|-
| '''Wario Car''' || 7 || 3 || 3 || 7 || 1
|-
| '''Waluigi Racer''' || 5 || 9 || 5 || 6 || 1
|-
| '''Piranha Pipes''' || 8 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 1
|-
| '''Boo Pipes''' || 2 || 9 || 8 || 9 || 1
|-
| '''Parade Kart''' || 7 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 3
|}
</center>
<references group=stats />

<center>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=90% align=center
|-
!colspan="15" |Actual Data
|-
!rowspan="2" |Vehicle
!colspan="3" |Top Speed<ref group=stats2 name="speed">Top speed values in various conditions are relative to the 150cc class.</ref> 
!colspan="3" |Weak Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed" />
!colspan="3" |Medium Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed" />
!colspan="3" |Acceleration
!rowspan="2" |Weight
!Mini-Turbo
|-
!units
!km/h
!mph
!units
!km/h
!mph
!units
!km/h
!mph
!First Value
!Second Value
!Accel Time (s)<ref group=stats2>Acceleration measured as time taken to get from a standstill to 70% of maximum speed. All tests were done at the same exact starting time on the same course. Margin of error ±0.02 seconds. These measured values do not take into account the whole acceleration profile nor the actual in-game data and as such they are not used for the ranking of Acceleration.</ref>
!frames
|-
| '''Red Fire''' || 140 || 80 || 56 || 120 || 68.6 || 48 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.80 || 2 || 20
|-
| '''Green Fire''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8  || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.22 || 1.75 || 20
|-
| '''Heart Coach''' || 139 || 79.4 || 55.6 || 119 || 68 || 47.6 || 83 || 47.4 || 33.2 || 1 || 0.005 || 2.42 || 2 || 20
|-
| '''Bloom Coach''' || 141 || 80.6 || 56.4 || 121 || 69.1 || 48.4 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.5 || 0.005 || 2.58 || 1.5 || 20
|-
| '''Turbo Yoshi''' || 139 || 79.4 || 55.6 || 119 || 68 || 47.6 || 80 || 45.7 || 32 || 1 || 0.005 || 2.42 || 2.25 || 20
|-
| '''Turbo Birdo''' || 141 || 80.6 || 56.4 || 121 || 69.1 || 48.4 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.96 || 2.5 || 20
|-
| '''Goo-Goo Buggy''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 3 || 0.01 || 1.61 || 1.25 || 30
|-
| '''Rattle Buggy''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.61 || 1.25 || 30
|-
| '''Toad Kart''' || 138 || 78.9 || 55.2 || 118 || 67.4 || 47.2 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 1 || 0.01 || 1.70 || 1.25 || 30
|-
| '''Toadette Kart''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 3 || 0.01 ||  1.61 || 1.25 || 30
|-
| '''Koopa Dasher''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 89 || 50.9 || 35.6 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.63 || 1.5 || 30
|-
| '''Para-Wing''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 89 || 50.9 || 35.6 || 3 || 0.01 || 1.58 || 1.5 || 30
|-
| '''DK Jumbo''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 71 || 40.6 || 28.4 || 0.1 || 0.005 || 3.66 || 2.75 || 10
|-
| '''Barrel Train''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 86 || 49.1 || 34.4 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.37 || 2 || 30
|-
| '''Koopa King''' || 144 || 82.3 || 57.6 || 124 || 70.9 || 49.6 || 68 || 38.9 || 27.2 || 0.08 || 0.005 || 3.90 || 3 || 10
|-
| '''Bullet Blaster''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 68 || 38.9 || 27.2 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.84 || 1 || 30
|-
| '''Wario Car''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8 || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.72 || 2.5 || 10
|-
| '''Waluigi Racer''' || 140 || 80 || 56 || 120 || 68.6 || 48 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 0.5 || 0.005 || 2.69 || 2.25 || 20
|-
| '''Piranha Pipes''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 86 || 49.1 || 34.4 || 0.1 || 0.005 || 3.63 || 3 || 10
|-
| '''Boo Pipes''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.57 || 3 || 10
|-
| '''Parade Kart''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8 || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.86 || 2.5 || 30
|}
</center>
<references group=stats2 />

==Staff Ghosts==
This game introduces the possibility to race against Staff Ghosts, Ghosts created by Nintendo as the main ghosts of the course. They can be unlocked by achieving a certain time on the respective course. Below is a table showing all Staff Ghosts and their respective times.<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/mario-kart-double-dash/cheats/]</ref>

{| border=1 style="text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=70% align=center
|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
!width=10% rowspan=1|Course
!width=5% rowspan=1|Unlock Time
!width=5% rowspan=1|Time
!width=20% colspan=2|Characters
!width=10% rowspan=1|Kart
|-
!Luigi Circuit
|01:29.000
|01:26.277
|Luigi
|Mario
|Red Fire
|-
!Peach Beach
|01:23.000
|01:20.404
|Peach
|Daisy
|Heart Coach
|-
!Baby Park
|01:14.000
|01:11.108
|Baby Mario
|Baby Luigi
|Goo-Goo Buggy
|-
!Dry Dry Desert
|01:53.000
|01:50.755
|Birdo
|Yoshi
|Turbo Yoshi
|-
!Mushroom Bridge
|01:34.000
|01:31.458
|Koopa
|Paratroopa
|Koopa Dasher
|-
!Mario Circuit
|01:44.000
|01:41.384
|Mario
|Luigi
|Red Fire
|-
!Daisy Cruiser
|01:55.000
|01:52.207
|Daisy
|Peach
|Heart Coach
|-
!Waluigi Stadium
|02:02.000
|01:59.658
|Waluigi
|Wario
|Wario Car
|-
!Sherbet Land
|01:28.000
|01:25.904
|Baby Luigi
|Baby Mario
|Goo-Goo Buggy
|-
!Mushroom City
|01:53.000
|01:50.663
|Paratroopa
|Koopa
|Koopa Dasher
|-
!Yoshi Circuit
|02:02.000
|01:59.886
|Yoshi
|Birdo
|Turbo Yoshi
|-
!DK Mountain
|02:15.000
|02:12.639
|Donkey Kong
|Diddy Kong
|DK Jumbo
|-
!Wario Colosseum
|02:24.000
|02:21.106
|Wario
|Waluigi
|Wario Car
|-
!Dino Dino Jungle
|02:03.000
|02:00.908
|Diddy Kong
|Donkey Kong
|DK Jumbo
|-
!Bowser’s Castle
|02:47.000
|02:44.690
|Bowser
|Bowser Jr.
|Koopa King
|-
!Rainbow Road
|03:19.000
|03:16.476
|Mario
|Peach
|Red Fire
|}

==Items==
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|footer=Upon running over a single Item Box or Double Item Box, the characters receive a power-up.
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Traditional items from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' through ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' appear in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' with a bunch of new power-ups to change a race drastically, such as stealing the opponent's place or item by using a Mushroom or reducing the racers to small size with the rare Lightning. The rear character obtains a determinate item by running into an [[Item Box]]. However, [[Double Item Box]]es give items to both the rear character and driver. The variety of items depends on the kart's place. Leader racers tend to receive basic items such as Bananas or Green Shells, while those going under fourth place can receive rare items like a Star or a Spiny Shell. 

Items are classified in two forms:
*'''Standard:''' Drivers can obtain these types of items when they go through an Item Box or Double Item Box.
*'''Special:''' Some drivers obtain a special item that other drivers cannot obtain by an Item Box. When a character holds a special item, the second character cannot obtain another special item via Item Box. 

===Standard Items===
*'''[[Green Shell]]''' – When shot, Green Shells go in a straight line, bouncing off the track walls and knocking into anything it touches, such as an item or another kart. It can be shot forwards or backwards.
*'''[[Red Shell]]''' – Red Shells home in on the nearest kart. It can be thrown backwards as well. However, when shot backwards, it acts like a Green Shell. Red Shells cannot bounce, however, and they break if they hit a wall. 
*'''[[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]]''' – When shot, the Spiny Shell heads to the kart that is in first place. Once it hits the kart, it creates a blue explosion. The characters in the kart lose any items if hit and are sent flying directly upwards. Other karts can get hit if they are in the blast radius. This item does not appear in Battle Mode. 
*'''[[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]]''' – A Mushroom gives the kart a brief boost of speed. If used properly, it can be used to take shortcuts and to steal (or drop) items from another kart. 
*'''[[Super Mushroom|Triple Mushrooms]]''' – A bunch of three Mushrooms that give the drivers three boosts of speed. If characters who hold the Mushrooms get hit by an item, some of the Mushrooms fall get dropped and they end up with only one Mushroom left.
*'''[[Banana]]''' – When placed, a Banana peel stays on the track until a kart touches it, causing it to spin out. Bananas can be used as shields to break homing items such as Red Shells; however, they can not be dragged behind the kart like in past games, making this technique harder to execute than before. It can either be thrown forward or dropped backward.
*'''[[Super Star|Star]]''' – When applied, the kart that used it becomes invincible against any item. It also boosts the speed and handling of the kart, and negates the effect of terrain that would otherwise slow the cart, for example, the shallow water on the Peach Beach track. The kart is also capable of knocking out any rival kart and stealing their items just by driving into them.
*'''[[Lightning]]''' – When used, Lightning shrinks, slows, and removes the items of all rival karts. If shrunken, drivers hit by an item while holding an item will drop said item. 
*'''[[Fake Item Box]]''' – At first, it looks like a normal Item Box, but upon closer inspection it is red with an inverted ? symbol. When used, it stays on the track until a kart hits it and spins out. The only way to get rid of these blocks is to run into it, so it can not be used to block homing items. Otherwise, this item eventually vanishes.

===Special Items===
{{main|Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)}}
*'''[[Fireball]]s''' ([[Mario]] & [[Luigi]]) - A set of five red (Mario) or green (Luigi) Fireballs capable of ricocheting off walls. When they hit another kart, the kart will spin out and slow down. They can be thrown either forwards or backwards.
*'''[[Heart (item)|Heart]]''' ([[Princess Peach]] & [[Princess Daisy]]) - A pair of hearts that will surround the kart, absorbing the impact of any item that collides with the kart except for Chain Chomps, Spiny Shells, Stars and Lightning. If used correctly, racers can absorb the item dropped on the road and use it against the other players; this includes most other Special Items. The Hearts have no time limit for use, though since there are only two Hearts only two items can be absorbed. If both characters are holding items when the Heart absorbs an item, the item will disappear.
*'''[[Yoshi Egg]]''' / '''[[Birdo Egg#Mario Kart series|Birdo Egg]]''' ([[Yoshi]] & [[Birdo]]) - A green (Yoshi) or pink (Birdo) egg. They work similarly to a Red Shell, chasing after a kart and knocking it out when collision occurs. After colliding, these eggs randomly let out three items that could be a Banana, Green Shell, Mushroom, Star, or Bob-omb. However, if an Egg takes too long to find a kart, the Egg will break apart but still let out three items.
*'''[[Chain Chomp]]''' ([[Baby Mario]] & [[Baby Luigi]]) - A huge Chain Chomp is summoned and boosts the kart's speed frantically for a certain period of time, while the Chain Chomp knocks out other karts and drops their items onto the ground. After use, the Chain Chomp leaves the kart and goes following the path until it disappears. It has the same use as a [[Bullet Bill]] does in other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, except the Chain Chomp can be disconnected from the kart if the kart gets hit by any item. 
*'''[[Triple Shells]]''' ([[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] & [[Paratroopa]]) - An arsenal of three shells, either Green or Red, that can be used to knock other karts. If the character gets hit by another item while holding the Triple Shells, the character will lose all but one shell.
*'''[[Banana|Giant Banana]]''' ([[Donkey Kong]] & [[Diddy Kong]]) - Giant Bananas can be littered either forward or backward, staying on the road until a kart collides with it. Drivers will lose control, while the Giant Banana splits into three normal Bananas scattered into a triangle in that area.
*'''[[Bowser's Shell]]''' ([[Bowser]] & [[Bowser Jr.]]) - A humongous shell shaped like Bowser's shell that acts like a [[Green Shell]], going in a straight line, and bouncing around the track, destroying items and knocking over other karts, dropping their items onto the ground. It can be thrown forwards or backwards. Curiously, [[Bowser's Shell]] tends to bounce from other special items.
*'''[[Bob-omb]]''' ([[Wario]] & [[Waluigi]]) - When used, a Bob-omb stays on the road until a kart passes near it in order to explode and blow up any kart around. If no kart is around the Bob-omb explodes after a few seconds. It can be thrown forward or littered backward. 
*'''[[Golden Mushroom]]''' ([[Toad]] & [[Toadette]]) - Gold Mushrooms provide the drivers multiple boosts of speed in a row in a period of time. However, it seems to have a time limit; once the first boost is used, the subsequent boosts need to be used before the item disappears.

[[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]] have the ability to obtain any special item, excluding Luigi's Green Fireballs and the Birdo Egg.

Note: Although special items can only be obtained by the characters they are assigned to, if a player is holding a special item, another player can steal it by colliding with the player holding the item while under the influence of a Mushroom, Star, or Slide-Attack. Also, any character can get any special item in Battle Mode. Finally, in Co-Op Mode, the driver can pass a special item to the person in the back.

==Driving techniques==
===Drifting and mini turbo===
{{main|Drift}}
Drifting prevents racers from losing speed in turns or from going off the course. By keeping pressed the controller's {{button|gcn|R}} button (or {{button|gcn|L}} button), and tilting the stick to sides, racers make the kart turn around. While drifting, racers can gain a momentary speed boost by tilting the control stick to the sides, opposite to a corner's direction. The kart then produce sparks on its wheels. Doing this two times more, racers make the sparks become orange, then blue, and then releasing a mini turbo right after the racer lets go of the {{button|gcn|R}} (or {{button|gcn|L}}) button.

This tactic can be used to perform the snaking (continuous power sliding) and elude homing hazards such as Red Shells.

===Rocket Start===
{{main|Rocket Start}}
[[File:Rocket Start (Mario Kart Double Dash!!).png|thumb|200px|left|The '''Rocket Start''' in action.]]
A Rocket Start is a speed boost given to a kart when a race starts out. To perform, racers just have to press the {{button|gcn|A}} button to accelerate right when Lakitu's lights turn green or by tapping the button repeatedly while Lakitu counts down.
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===Double Dash!!===
{{main|Double Dash!!}}
[[File:DoubleDash-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|right|The '''Double Dash!!''' in action.]]
The Double Dash!! is similar to the Rocket Start. Although it is more powerful, it can only be performed in [[#Co-op Play|Co-op Play]]. Both team members can press the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time when Lakitu's light turns green. Upon being done perfectly, the kart bolts farther, leaving out a blue flame as a result. This technique is named after the game's subtitle.
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===Item steal===
[[File:Slide Attack.png|thumb|200px|left|Donkey Kong uses the [[Slide-Attack]], which can be used to steal items from opposing racers.]]
Item stealing is snatching a power-up directly from the rival's hands in a kart. There are three ways to steal an item as long as the player's rear character holds no items. Items can be stolen when the rear racer uses a mushroom or a star to hit an opposing kart and snatch the item that one of the rivals have. In Co-op Mode, the player's rear character can use the Slide-Attack to knock other rivals and take their items away. However, if the rear character knocks a rival kart with two players holding an item, the character can get the rival rear character's item, while the rival driver drops the other item onto the track.
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==LAN Mode==
[[File:LANmodeMKDD.png|thumb|Title screen in LAN play]]
Using the [[Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter]] (sold separately) attached to the game system, in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' it is possible to play via Local Area Network (LAN), using up to eight Nintendo GameCube systems connected to a hub device, or also using two consoles connected together through a cross-cable, where more than four players can join a race locally. This means that up to sixteen users can play at the same time with their friends using two or more GameCube systems with the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game discs on. 

After connecting the systems to the hub, the players should turn the systems' power button to begin. The LAN Mode option appears on screen to confirm the selection. Once LAN Mode is selected and confirmed on all participating game systems and the connections have been established, the Select Mode displays. Players may proceed by pressing controller's {{button|gcn|A}} button, the LAN Mode title screen displays to enter to play.

In the LAN Mode title screen there are three options:

*'''Start Game:''' Begin Versus LAN play.
*'''Select Mode:''' Adjust LAN setup options. This allows to the users to choose the modes of play:
**'''Game Mode:''' Select one of these game modes available: Versus, Balloon Battle, Shine Thief, or Bob-omb Blast. Only in Versus mode the number of laps on the tracks and the engine classes can be changed.
**'''Order of Courses:''' Choose the way in which courses or stages will be selected: Random, All courses, one course or All-cups (only for Versus)
**'''Co-op:''' Enable or Disable Cooperative Mode
**'''Screen Division:''' This option won't be available if there is more than four Nintendo GameCube systems in use.
*'''Quit LAN Mode:''' Stop playing LAN Mode

Unlike the local multiplayer, the players' characters are chosen at random, each time a race begins.

Toad and Toadette can be selected, providing they have been unlocked on one of the memory cards. Petey Piranha and King Boo however are never picked, even if they have been unlocked on one of the memory cards.

The karts that are picked is the one that belongs to the driver. If their respected kart has not been unlocked on one of the memory cards, then they use their respective partner's kart (eg Luigi uses Mario's kart). The exception is that if a small character is paired with a large character then the large kart is used instead. This means the Piranha Pipes, Boo Pipes and Parade Kart can not be used in LAN mode.

===LAN connection===
In this way, two to eight Nintendo GameCube systems are connected to an over-the-counter [[wikipedia:Ethernet over twisted pair|10BASE-T]] hub. The LAN cables used to connect every game system to the hub must be compatible, otherwise, the connection won't be carried out. Every Nintendo GameCube system has to have attached their Nintendo Broadband Adapter, and the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game disc in hand, one per system. At last, the number of GameCube controllers used depends on the number of players present.

===Cross-cable connection===
Unlike LAN connection, where it uses a hub to connect GameCube systems to it, the Cross-cable connection requires of only two GameCube game systems connected between themselves, through a 10BASE-T hub-compatible cross-cable. The rest of the required equipment is similar: A ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game disc per system, the Nintendo Broadband Adapter attached to the game system, and the number of GameCube controllers regarding how many players participate.

===Troubleshooting===
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*When using an incompatible LAN cable with the Hub in use, or using another type of cable different to the cross-cable to connect two systems directly.
*A LAN cable is not fully inserted into the Hub or any game system.
*A LAN cable was removed during the transfer of data.
*Any game system was turned off or the game system's RESET button was pressed in the process.
*When some device other than a Nintendo GameCube is connected to the Hub.
*When a Hub or LAN cable not compatible with the 10BASE-T standard is being used.
*When more than eight Nintendo GameCube systems have been connected.
|}

==Differences in multiplayer races==
There are several differences that players can notice in split-screen mode, most likely to preserve the frame rate.

'''All courses'''
*Item Boxes have a brighter checkerboard texture, as opposed to clearer checkerboard texture.
*Boost Pads look slightly different.

'''Peach Beach'''
*The Daisy Cruiser in the background is absent.
*The Piantas are absent.
*Before the finish line, the Pianta statue fountain is replaced by a Power Star.

'''Dry Dry Desert'''
*In the area with two large sandy hills and three small sandy hills, the Item Boxes are removed from the small hills.
*Some of the Pokeys are missing.

'''Mushroom Bridge'''
*There are no whirlpools in the water.
*[[Princess Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] doesn't appear in the background.
*The Wiggler Bus at Mushroom Bridge is only five body segments long, as opposed to being ten body segments long.

'''Mario Circuit'''
*There are fewer Goombas and Piranha Plants at Mario Circuit.

'''Daisy Cruiser'''
*The umbrellas are absent.
*The Piantas are absent.
*Areas formerly blocked off by cones are instead blocked off by slightly raised walls.
*The moving Item Boxes do not move, and can spawn Double Item Boxes.
*The colorful banners above the curved staircase are removed.
*There are no shadows at Daisy Cruiser.
*The inside of the ship has no lights on the ceiling.
*There are less Item Boxes in the dining area.
*In the dining area, the tables that aren't used as obstacles are absent.
*In the dining area, the items on top of the pillars were removed.
*There is no trapdoor over the entrance to the shortcut area.
*At the shortcut area, the colored pipes are removed. Additionally, in that same area, the large fan isn't in the tube, despite the fact that players can still get fired out.
*Near the end, there are no life rings.

'''Waluigi Stadium'''
*The rings of fireballs on the ramps are absent.
*The metal Piranha Plants do not move their jaws.
*The moving arrow signs are absent.
*The Jumbotron is absent.

'''Sherbet Land'''
*There are only two moving Item Boxes at each end of the tunnel, as opposed to three.
*Only two Blue Shy Guys appear before the tunnel as opposed to three.
    
'''Yoshi Circuit'''
*The Piranha Plants are missing.
*The Sunshine, the Daisy Cruiser, and the Yoshi Helicopter do not appear.
    
'''DK Mountain'''
*Boulders are less common.
*At the cliff area, one of the Item Boxes is absent.

'''Wario Colosseum'''
*The rings of fireballs on the ramps are absent.
*In the area with five Item Boxes in a row, one of them is removed.
    
'''Dino Dino Jungle'''
*In the area where there are Item Boxes on the trunks, the Item Boxes are removed.
*In the area between the dinosaur's feet, there are only two Item boxes, as opposed to being four.
*There are fewer dinosaurs.
*In the alternate route area, there is only one Double Item Box instead of two.
*Near the end, before the finish line, there are only two moving Item Boxes instead of four.
*The crystals and pillar formations in the tunnels are removed.
    
'''Bowser's Castle'''
*Four of the six Thwomps are absent.
*The [[Lava Bubble]]s are removed.
*In the circular room, three of the six rotating fireballs are removed.
*The Bowser statue shoots fireballs at a slower rate.
    
'''Rainbow Road'''
*At the second sharp turn area, one of the Item Boxes is removed.
*The buildings below are absent.
*All the floating items are removed.

==Media==
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==Pre-release and unused content==
{{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content}}

The models of the characters are from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and Mario and Luigi are seen in this trailer of a very early build of the game, driving separately, each in a simple, blue kart. 

<gallery>
File:Mariokartproto02.jpg|Mario and Luigi in a very early ''Mario Kart: Double Dash''. (E3 2001)
File:Mariokartproto03.jpg|Another image of the karts. (E3 2001)
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==Reception==
The game received favorable reviews, getting an average score of 87.20% in GameRankings based off 73 reviews and an average score of 87 based off 68 reviews in Metacritic.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/516710-mario-kart-double-dash/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-kart-double-dash!!</ref>

Spencer McIlvaine of Nintendo Life gave the game 9 stars out of 10, praising the game as being a worthy successor to the ''Mario Kart'' franchise, despite that it has less innovation than the other games. He concluded with "Nevertheless, the game has lost some of the edge that it had in its first two outings and shows fewer innovative ideas here. This time around the game was mostly about better graphics and less buggy programming with a few gimmicks thrown in like having two drivers instead of one. As a result, Double Dash is not the most recommended Mario Kart game in the franchise. But compared to other games in general it’s still one heck of a ride."<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/mario_kart_double_dash_retro</ref> Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer gave the game a score of 9 out of 10. He praised the game for adding more content, especially the online LAN mode. He wrote, "In my opinion, it's not a better game than the original Super Mario Kart, but it is the closest anyone's ever come, and one of the finest pieces of electronic entertainment ever developed." He also stated that rating ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' was the hardest thing he did because he always wanted to write about it.<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariokartdd_gc</ref>

On the contrast, Edge Magazine UK gave the game a 5 out of 10, criticizing the game of "not being a racing game any more".<ref>Edge, page 98</ref> Fran Mirabella III of IGN gave the game a score of 7.9 out of 10. He criticized that ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' felt very similar to ''Mario Kart 64'' and although it gets the job done that it felt that it had wasted potential. He praised the multiplayer for being superb.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/mario-kart-double-dash-2</ref> 

''Mario Kart: Double Dash'' is the 2nd best-selling game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], right behind ''[[Super Smash Bros Melee]]'', with approximately 7 million copies sold, including 3.8 million copies in the United States<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070106203333/www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml</ref>, and over 802,000 units in Japan, as of December 31, 2009.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050225220704/www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/gcrank.html</ref>

==Glitches==
{{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! glitches}}

===={{conjecturaltext|Permanent upside-down car}}====
This glitch only works with the [[Parade Kart]]. The player should go to a place where they can get smashed by the course obstacle, such as the [[Thwomp]]s in [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]] or the blue [[dinosaur]] in [[Dino Dino Jungle]] (Bowser's Castle is preferred because the Thwomps are stationary). This glitch best works for two players, as timing is needed. One player should drive underneath a Thwomp, while the other should receive an explosive power-up, either a [[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. When received, the player should fire the item at the correct moment, blasting the kart into the air and getting smashed under the floating Thwomp. After falling down, if done correctly, the player will remain such, which is upside down. Note that the player is invincible in this position and the player can only revert to normal position if [[Lightning]] strikes them and a Thwomp afterward.

==Staff==
{{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! staff}}

===Executive producer===
*Satoru Iwata

===Producers===
*[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
*Tadashi Sugiya
*Shinya Takahash
*[[Takashi Tezuka]]

===Chief director===
*Kiyoshi Mizuki

===Directors===
*Yasuyuki Oyagi
*Futoshi Shirai
*Daiji Imai

===Assistant director===
*Kentaro Tominaga

==Gallery==
{{morepic}}

<gallery>
MarioLuigiDD1.png|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] on the [[Red Fire]].
MKDD06.png|Mario and [[Bowser]] on the [[Koopa King]]
Mkdd yoshi circuit.jpg|Key artwork showing default teams on [[Yoshi Circuit]].
MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|[[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]]
4player DD.jpg|A Versus race on [[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]]
</gallery>

==References to other games==
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The music for "[[Tilt-a-Kart]]" starts out with the famous ground theme, and it features Mario's 8-bit sprite from this game.
*''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'': In the battle stage [[Cookie Land]], cookies are seen from this game in the background. The level itself is also based off this game.
*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'': The logo of this game can be seen in [[Mushroom City]].
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'': The name "[[Sherbet Land (N64)|Sherbet Land]]" is taken from this game. Also, [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]] resembles [[Wario Stadium (N64)|Wario Stadium]]. Also the horn used on the Bloom Coach is the same horn used by the white cars from [[Toad's Turnpike]]. Also, the [[Heart Coach]], [[Bloom Coach]], [[Piranha Pipes]], and [[Boo Pipes]] share an engine sound similar to Peach's and Yoshi's karts from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.
*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': Mario's Red Fireballs and Luigi's Green Fireballs were reused as Mario and Luigi's special items in this game.
*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': [[Diddy Kong]]'s voice clips are recycled from this game.
*''[[Paper Mario]]'': The [[Parakarry Mail Truck]] is named after [[Parakarry]], one of Mario's [[partners]] from the game.
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': The other battle level [[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]] is taken from this game. [[King Boo]] returns from this game.
*''[[Wario Land 4]]'': The [[Wario Car]] is taken from this game.
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': [[Peach Beach]] is heavily influenced by [[Gelato Beach]]. [[Shine Sprites]] appear on many billboards in the courses, as well as [[Mario Kart (series)#Battle Mode#Shine Thief|Shine Thief]]. [[Pianta|Piantas]] and [[Noki|Nokis]] appear in Peach Beach as well as the Award Ceremony. The tracks have similar connections as some tracks can be seen in other tracks (e.g. DK Mountain can be seen at Baby Park). Also, in [[Yoshi Circuit]], the [[Shadow Mario]] "M" sign appears on the first sign in the course, near the first turn. Additionally, [[Petey Piranha]] appears as an unlockable playable character.
*''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'': [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]]'s voice clips, the countdown sound effect from Speed Golf, and the artwork for the [[Chain Chomp]] item are recycled from this game.

==References in later games==
*[[Mario Kart (series)|Later ''Mario Kart'' games]]: ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is known to have set the standards for later games in many ways. The 3-second countdown, which was introduced in this game, was reused in all later ''Mario Kart'' games. This is also the first game to have its final lap music one key note higher. This also marks the first time the player loses item after falling off the course or being hit by certain items or obstacles. The [[Bob-omb]] item that was introduced as a [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Item]] for [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] in this game became a regular item in later games. The [[Chain Chomp]] item for [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] was re-worked into the [[Bullet Bill]] item.
*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': Some of [[Mario]]'s, [[Luigi]]'s, and [[Wario]]'s voice clips were reused for this game.
*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'': The songs Rollercoasting and Bowser's Castle are remixes of songs from [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]], [[Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]].
*''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'': Some of the voices are reused from this game. Also, Mario's Red Fireballs and Luigi's Green Fireballs were used as their special shots.
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'': The character profile sprites of characters that re-appeared in this game were reused, although mirrored. Also, [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], [[Baby Park]], [[Mushroom Bridge]], [[Yoshi Circuit]], and the battle course [[Pipe Plaza]] reappear in this game and some of the voices are reused from this game and the [[Toad Kart]] resembles the [[Standard Kart]].
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'': Some of the voices are reused in this game.
*''[[Mario Hoops 3 on 3]]'': Some of the voices are reused from this game.
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The standing character models and animation in the character select screen of characters that re-appear in this game are shown again here, except a few characters. Also, [[Peach Beach]], [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]], [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]], [[DK Mountain]], and the battle course [[Cookie Land]] reappear in this game. The Grand Prix starting jingle is recycled to this game for both the Grand Prix and VS Race.
*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': [[Daisy Cruiser (course)|Daisy Cruiser]] and [[Dino Dino Jungle]] reappear in this game, and a modified version of the [[Barrel Train]] is an unlockable kart frame. A section of the music for this game's [[Bowser's Castle (3DS)|Bowser's Castle]] covers the main theme of [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]. Also, some of the voice clips are reused.
*''[[Mario Party 9]]'': The song "Pandemonium" is a cover version of the battle theme (played in [[Fungi Frenzy]], [[Hazard Hold]] and [[Flinger Painting]]). Also, some of the voice clips are recycled from this game.
* ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' games]]'': Daisy's voice clip from the selection screen is reused from this game. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games|first game in the series]], the Star theme is reused when the player gets a star in Dream Race. [[Mushroom Bridge]] reappears in ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'': The music for [[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]] appears in the stage [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Mario Circuit]], and several [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Stickers]] and [[Trophy|Trophies]] reference ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' as well.
* ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'': The [[Fusion Kart]] mechanic is most likely inspired by the two-person kart feature of this game. Voice clips that were recorded in this game are also reused for ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''.
* ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'': Some voice clips for [[Diddy Kong]] were reused.
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': Characters physically hold items. [[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]] return as retro courses, while [[Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Baby Park]] return as DLC.
**''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': [[Item Box#Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Double Item Boxes]] and the Bob-omb Blast Battle sub-mode return. [[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]] reappears as a retro battle course.

==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Mario Kāto Daburu Dasshu!!
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|KorR=Mario Kateu Deobeul Daesi!!
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==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version, players were able to submit special codes in Time Trial mode as part of a contest. In the NTSC version, these codes can still be accessed by pressing {{button|gcn|L}}-{{button|gcn|R}}-{{button|gcn|L}}-{{button|gcn|R}}-{{button|gcn|X}}-{{button|gcn|Y}}-{{button|gcn|X}}-{{button|gcn|Y}}-{{button|gcn|Z}} during the menu after a race in Time Trial, although these serve no purpose.
*This is the last main ''Mario Kart'' game to use the original series logo for its box art and tracks. The [[Mario Kart DS|next installment]] would introduce the new and current logo.
*This is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game where Princess Peach wears her hair in a ponytail which would also continue in future installments, although for her artwork in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' and in the congratulations screen for ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' she is still depicted with her hair down. 
*On the box art for the European and American releases, the "L" on [[Luigi's Cap|Luigi's cap]] is backwards.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gm4j/index.html Japanese website]
*[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartdoubledash/enGB/ European (UK) microsite]
*[http://www.mariokart.com/doubledash/launch/index.html North American website]

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-'''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''''' is a [[Genre#Racing|racing]] game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and the fourth main entry in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. It was released in November 2003 worldwide, being released in Japan first and later being rereleased as a [[Player's Choice]] title in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>Vuckovic, D. [https://www.vooks.net/mario-kart-double-dash-now-players-choice/amp/ Mario Kart Double Dash now Players Choice]. ''Vooks''. Retrieved January 9, 2022.</ref> The game, while retaining many aspects of the previous ''Mario Kart'' games, such as selecting a [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] character as the player's driver and the familiar item-based weaponry that the series employs, introduces a feature that is unique to this entry in the ''Mario Kart'' series: the two-person karts, hence the title of the game. Two characters handle a single kart, where one character drives and the other uses items, and they can switch positions at any time if necessary. This is the only game in the franchise where two players can play cooperatively in one kart, with each player handling a single character, though the option to play in separate 2-person karts for each player is still available. In addition, the game introduces [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Items]], items that are exclusive to a pair of characters. The game is one of the few games to take advantage of LAN Mode via the [[Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter]], which allows up to sixteen players to participate in a single race.
+'''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''''' is a racing game developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and the fourth installment of the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. The game, while retaining many aspects of previous ''Mario Kart'' games, introduces a feature that is unique to this entry in the ''Mario Kart'' series: the two-person karts, hence the title of the game (Double Dash!!). Two characters handle a single kart, where one character steers and the other deals with items, and they can switch positions if necessary. In addition, the game introduces [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Items]], items that are unique to a pair of characters, a feature which is also unique to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.
-''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is the first ''Mario Kart'' game in the series to employ 3D graphics for characters and items, as opposed to ''Mario Kart 64'' using pre-rendered sprites to display these objects. The game also introduces a larger variety of karts to select from depending on the character combo's weight class rather than the standard [[Pipe Frame|go-kart]] being the sole vehicle all racers use, and this variety of vehicles has been retained in all the ''Mario Kart'' games since.
 ==New features==
-As with every new ''Mario Kart'' game, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' incorporates several new features, granting a new style of playing for the users. Apart from that, there are two characters per kart; the number of playable characters was increased to join the race. As implied in various ''Super Mario'' franchise games, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains many elements to unlock as well. By beating the cups available in every engine level, the player unveils other hidden levels, [[kart]]s, and other playable characters in the game. Furthermore, there is a very dynamic selection of karts: every kart has specific stats that distinguishes from the others, as well as capturing their respective character's style; for instance, [[Mario]]'s kart, the [[Red Fire]]. In the first three games, there was only one kart that the players could use, which was what ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and games after this would eventually call the [[Pipe Frame]].
+As with every new ''Mario Kart'' game, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' shows several new features, granting a new style of playing for the users. Apart from that, there are two characters per kart; the number of playable characters was increased to join the race. As implied in various ''Mario'' series games, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains many elements to unlock as well. By beating the cups available in every engine level, the player unveils other hidden levels, [[Kart]]s, and other playable characters in the game. Furthermore, there is a more dynamic selection of karts: Every kart has specific stats that distinguishes from the others, as well as capturing their respective character's style; for instance, [[Mario]]'s kart, the [[Red Fire]].
-When breaking [[Item Box]]es, characters can receive any standard [[List of items|item]] or a [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Item]], a new type of item unique to a specific pair of characters. Additionally, items dropped on the course, including Bananas, Shells, Mushrooms, and Stars, instantly affect the first kart that touches it. The effects of certain items have changed considerably as well.
+Items are the main element presented in every ''Mario Kart'' game, and ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is no exception. These are obtainable via [[Item Box]]es, where characters can receive any standard [[Item]] or a [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Item]]. The latter is an item that a specific pair of characters can receive, while all others cannot. Additionally, Power-ups dropped on the course will instantly effect the kart that would pick on it as a Banana, a Koopa Shell or a Mushroom or Star. The effects of certain items have changed considerably as well.
-Another notable change featured in the game is the point system given to the racers after a competition in Grand Prix mode. It resembles a hybrid of the point systems used for {{wp|Formula One}} from 1991-2002 (10-6-4-3-2-1) and from 2003 onwards (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1), whereas earlier ''Mario Kart'' games use a point system resembling the one used for Formula One from 1962-1990 (9-6-4-3-2-1). Additionally, players cannot retry a failed race in Grand Prix mode, as opposed to the first three games. Users have to continue racing until finishing a cup to see the overall results. This new system is used for all ''Mario Kart'' installments since this game. The following chart shows the difference of the point spreads from the previous games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
+Another notable change featured in the game is the point system given to the racers after a competition in Grand Prix mode. From ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', this new system is used for the newer ''Mario Kart'' installments that were developed after this one. Also, players cannot retry a failed race in Grand Prix mode, as opposed to the [[Super Mario Kart|first]] [[Mario Kart 64|three]] [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|games]]. Users have to continue racing until finishing a cup to see the overall results. The following chart shows the difference of the point spreads from previous games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.
-{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;max-width:60em;margin:1em auto"
-|-
-!colspan="9"style="background:#e0e0e0"|Point spread comparisons
-|-
-!||1st!!style="width:2.5em"|2nd!!style="width:2.5em"|3rd!!style="width:2.5em"|4th!!style="width:2.5em"|5th!!style="width:2.5em"|6th!!style="width:2.5em"|7th!!style="width:2.5em"|8th
-|-
-|'''''Super Mario Kart''<br>''Mario Kart 64''<br>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'''''||style="background:#096;color:white;font-weight:bold"|9||style="background:#CF0"|6||style="background:#CF0"|3||style="background:#CF0"|1||0||0||0||0
-|-
-|'''''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''||style="background:#096;color:white;font-weight:bold"|10||style="background:#CF0"|8||style="background:#CF0"|6||4||3||2||1||0
-|}
-This is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game that can be played in multiple languages, besides English and Japanese, and to feature live-rendered 3D models for the characters and items instead of the pre-rendered sprites seen in previous installments.
-However, more than the new point system, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' also added important features that would become mainstays of the future ''Mario Kart'' titles. For example, before the start of every race, a short overview of the track, lasting a few seconds, shows all of the big features of the track, such as obstacles, scenery, and the characters at the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]]. Also, the countdown to the start of the race lasts for one second longer; in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', the countdown is "3, 2, 1, START," (with the start signal being horizontal instead of vertical, its red lights turning on from left to right, and all lights turning green on "START") while in the first three games, it is represented by three lights and three counts (in ''Super Mario Kart'' and ''Mario Kart 64'', the first two lights are red, while the third light is green or blue, respectively, while in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the first two lights are yellow and the third light is blue; the lights also turn on from top to bottom). Also, when the player crosses the finish line to begin the next lap, [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] will appear either on the left side or the right side of the player depending on the direction of the final turn of the course to the finish line, holding the lap count signs (if the race finishes with a left turn, Lakitu will appear on the right side of the player; if the race finishes with a right turn, Lakitu will appear on the left side of the player). Also, when the player goes into the last lap of the race, the background music increases its pitch by a semitone.
-==Characters==
-[[File:CharacterSelect2-MarioKartDoubleDash.png|thumb|250px|The character select screen, with all characters unlocked. Here, Koopa and Bowser have been selected.]]
-Because of the team mechanic, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' includes twenty playable characters, with nine returning characters and eleven newcomers. New characters include [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], [[Birdo]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Baby Luigi]], [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Waluigi]], [[Toadette]], [[Petey Piranha]], and [[King Boo]], with Baby Luigi, Toadette, and King Boo also making their overall playable debuts, and Toadette making her first appearance in any game. It is also [[Koopa Troopa]]'s first playable appearance in the series since ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. This is the only ''Mario Kart'' game to feature more playable characters than it does race courses. Characters are divided into three classes depending on their weight: <font color=blue>Light</font>, <font color=green>Medium</font>, and <font color=red>Heavy</font>. There are eight default teams and two unlockable teams, a total of ten teams and twenty individual characters which can be combined in any way, giving 190 possible character combinations. Pressing {{button|gcn|L}} and {{button|gcn|R}} together before selecting any character chooses a random pair of characters and a random kart to play as. In multiplayer mode, it randomizes everyone's character and kart.
-{{br}}
-===Drivers===
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; max-width:1314px"
-|-
-!style="background:red;color:white"|'''Default characters'''
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+{| border="1" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center" style="background:#fffcfc;text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse" width=80%
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Mario.png]]<br><big>'''[[Mario]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Luigi.png]]<br><big>'''[[Luigi]]'''</big>
 |-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:MarioLuigiDD4.png|300x250px]]
+! colspan=9 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Point Spread Comparisons
 |-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
+! style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center" width=14% | !! style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" width=4% | 1st !! style="background:#fff9f9;text-align:center" width=4% | 2nd !! style="background:#fff9f9;text-align:center;" width=4% | 3rd !! style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center" width=4% | 4th !! style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" width=4% | 5th !! style="background:#fff9f9;text-align:center;" width=4% | 6th !! style="background:#fff9f9;text-align:center;" width=4% | 7th !! style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" width=4% | 8th
 |-
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
+|SMK + MK64 + MKSC
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
+|style="background:#f0fff0"| 9 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 6 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 3 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
 |-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
 |-
-|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Red Fire]]
+|MKDD
-|[[File:GreenFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Green Fire]]
+|style="background:#f0fff0"| 10 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 8 ||style="background:#ffffe0"| 6 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|[[File:FireballIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Fireball]]
-|[[File:GreenFireballIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Green Fireball|Fireball]]
 |}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+This is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game to feature live-rendered 3D models for the characters and items, whereas in previous ''Mario Kart'' games, the characters and items are pre-rendered sprites.
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Daisy.png]]<br><big>'''[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:PeachDaisyDoubleDash.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Heart Coach]]
-|[[File:BloomCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Bloom Coach]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2|[[File:HeartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Heart (item)|Heart]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+==Characters==
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+Because of the team mechanic, ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' includes a wide number of playable characters, all of which have appeared in previous ''Mario'' games, with the exception of Toadette, who makes her first appearance in this game. The game features eleven newcomers, the second most introduced in any ''Mario Kart'' game. Characters are divided into three classes depending on their weight: <font color=blue>Light</font>, <font color=green>Medium</font>, and <font color=red>Heavy</font>. There are eight default teams and two unlockable teams, a total of ten teams and twenty individual characters which can be combined in any way, giving 190 possible character combinations. Pressing {{button|gcn|L}} and {{button|gcn|R}} together before selecting any character will choose a random pair of characters and a random kart to play as. In multiplayer mode, it'll randomize everyone's character and kart.
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi.png]]<br><big>'''[[Yoshi]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BirdoMKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Birdo]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi and Birdo Artwork.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Turbo Yoshi]]
-|[[File:TurboBirdoIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Turbo Birdo]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|[[File:YoshiEggIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Yoshi's Egg]]
-|[[File:BirdoEggIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Birdo's Egg]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+===Drivers===
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+====Starting teams====
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Baby Mario Icon.png]]<br><big>'''[[Baby Mario]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
+<gallery>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyLuigiMKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Baby Luigi]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
+File:MarioLuigiDD1.png|'''{{color-link|Mario|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Luigi|green}}
-|-
+File:PeachDaisyDoubleDash.png|'''{{color-link|Princess Peach|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Princess Daisy|green}}*'''
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:BabyDD.png|300x250px]]
+File:Normal yoshibirdo.png|'''{{color-link|Yoshi|green}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Birdo|green}}*'''
-|-
+File:BabyDD.png|'''{{color-link|Baby Mario|blue}}*''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Baby Luigi|blue}}*'''
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
+File:Koopa Troopa and Paratroopa - MKDD.png|'''{{color-link|Koopa Troopa|blue}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Koopa Paratroopa|blue}}*'''
-|-
+File:Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Donkey Kong|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Diddy Kong|blue}}*'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
+File:Bowser and Bowser Jr - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Bowser|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Bowser Jr.|blue}}*'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
+File:Wario and Waluigi - MKDD.png|'''{{color-link|Wario|red}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Waluigi|green}}*'''
-|-
+</gallery>
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]
-|[[File:RattleBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Rattle Buggy]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2|[[File:ChainChompIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Chain Chomp]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+====Unlockable teams====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+<gallery>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Koopa.png]]<br><big>'''[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]'''</big>
+File:Toad and Toadette - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Toad|blue}}''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|Toadette|blue}}**'''
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Paratroopa.png]]<br><big>'''[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]'''</big> <sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
+File:Petey Piranha and King Boo - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|'''{{color-link|Petey Piranha|red}}*''' <br> and <br> '''{{color-link|King Boo|red}}*'''
-|-
+</gallery>
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Koopa Troopa and Paratroopa - MKDD.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Koopa Dasher]]
-|[[File:ParaWingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Para-Wing]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2|[[File:GreenShell3Icon-MKDD.png]] [[File:RedShell3Icon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Triple Green Shells|Triple Green]] and [[Triple Red Shells|Red Shells]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+<nowiki>*</nowiki> - <small>indicates a new character to the ''Mario Kart'' series.</small><br>
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+<nowiki>**</nowiki> - <small>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is Toadette's first appearance in the overall [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]].</small>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD DK.png]]<br><big>'''[[Donkey Kong]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Diddy.png]]<br><big>'''[[Diddy Kong]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Donkey Kong and Diddy - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[DK Jumbo]]
-|[[File:BarrelTrainIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Barrel Train]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2|[[File:GiantBananaIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Giant Banana]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+=====Unlocking criteria=====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+{| border="1" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center" style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=50%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserMKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bowser]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserJrMKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bowser Jr.]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Bowser and Bowser Jr - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
 |-
-|[[File:KoopaKingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Koopa King]]
+! colspan=2 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Unlock Criteria
-|[[File:BulletBlasterIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Bullet Blaster]]
 |-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
+!style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" | Toad and Toadette
+|Win the 100cc [[Special Cup]].
 |-
-|colspan=2|[[File:BowserShellIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser's Shell]]
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | Petey Piranha and King Boo
-|}
+|Win the Mirror [[Star Cup]].
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Wario.png]]<br><big>'''[[Wario]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Waluigi.png]]<br><big>'''[[Waluigi]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Wario and Waluigi - MKDD.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Wario Car]]
-|[[File:WaluigiRacerIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Waluigi Racer]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2|[[File:BobombIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Bob-omb]]
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:red;color:white"|'''Unlockable characters'''
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|colspan=2 style="display:inline-block; background:white; min-width:320px; max-width:645px"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:ToadIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toad]]'''</big>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:ToadetteMKDDMug.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toadette]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Toad and Toadette - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:ToadKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Toad Kart]]
-|[[File:ToadetteKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Toadette Kart]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2style="height:100%"|[[File:GoldMushroomIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock
-|-
-|colspan=2|Win the 100cc [[Special Cup]]
-|}
-|colspan=2 style="display:inline-block; background:white; min-width:320px; max-width:645px"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeteyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Petey Piranha]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:KingBooIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[King Boo]]'''</big><sup><small>(new)</small></sup>
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:250px"|[[File:Petey Piranha and King Boo - Mario Kart Double Dash.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
-|-
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Default kart
-|-
-|[[File:PiranhaPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Piranha Pipes]]
-|[[File:BooPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Boo Pipes]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Special item
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|{{MKDD special items}}<br>All (excluding green fireballs and Birdo's egg)
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock
-|-
-|colspan=2|Win the Mirror [[Star Cup]]
-|}
 |}
+{{br}}
 ===Supporting characters===
@@ Line 287: / Line 80: @@
 |align=right
 |direction=horizontal
-|footer=Lakitu as the referee and Toadsworth driving on the Parade Kart in the Award Ceremony.
+|footer_align=center
-|image1=LuigiCircuitMKDD.png
+|footer=Lakitu as the referee and Toadsworth driving on the Parade Kart in the award ceremony.
+|image1=LuigiCircuitMKDD!!.png
 |width1=200
 |image2=GPWinners-MKDD.png
 |width2=200
 }}
-In addition to the playable drivers, numerous other ''Super Mario'' franchise characters play supporting roles in the game as well. [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]] reprises his role as the referee, meaning that he signals the start of each and every race and battle with his starting lights, alerts players when they complete a lap around the course, tells the drivers when they are going in the wrong direction, waves the checkered flag to finish the race at the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]], and returns drivers to the track if they land themselves in a dangerous predicament (i.e. falling off the course). Other characters who make cameos include [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Cataquack]]s, and [[Dinosaur]]s. [[Toadsworth]] drives the winners of a cup around [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] in the [[Parade Kart]]. [[Pianta]]s and [[Noki]]s from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' cheer the racers on in some courses and join them during the Award Ceremony.
+In addition to the playable drivers, numerous other ''Mario'' series characters play supporting roles in the game as well. [[Lakitu]] reprises his role as the referee, meaning that he signals the start of each and every race and battle with his starting lights, alerts players when they complete a lap around the course, tells the drivers when they're going in the wrong direction, waves the checkered flag to finish the race, and returns drivers to the track if they land themselves in a dangerous predicament (i.e. falling off the course). Other characters who make cameos include [[Shy Guy]]s, [[Piranha Plant]]s, [[Cataquack]]s, and [[Dinosaur]]s. [[Toadsworth]] drives the winners of a cup around [[Peach Beach]] in the [[Parade Kart]]. [[Pianta]]s and [[Noki]]s from ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' cheer the racers on in some courses and join them at the award ceremonies.
 {{br}}
 ==Controls==
 ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' has various controls for racing and menus. Each button on the controller represents a different ability while the player is racing or battling.
 ===Menu controls===
-*{{button|gcn|Stick}} - Move
+* {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Move
-*{{button|gcn|A}} - Accept option/Save Game (at the Options Screen)
+* {{button|gcn|A}} - Accept option/Save Game (At the Options Screen)
-*{{button|gcn|B}} - Go back
+* {{button|gcn|B}} - Go back
-*{{button|gcn|L}}+{{button|gcn|R}} - Random selection (at the character select screen)
+* {{button|gcn|L}}+{{button|gcn|R}} - Random selection (At the character select screen)
-*{{button|gcn|Start}} - Open Start Menu (at title screen)
+* {{button|gcn|Start}} - Open Start Menu (at title screen)
 ===Race controls===
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-|[[File:SinglePlayControls-MKDD.png|200px]] [[File:MKDD Multiplayer Controls.png|200px]]
+|[[File:SinglePlayControls-MKDD.png|200px]] [[File:CoopPlayControls-MKDD.png|200px]]
 |The controls for single play, and co-op play, respectively in the pause menu.
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 ====Single play====
-*{{button|gcn|A}} - Accelerate/[[Rocket Start]]
+* {{button|gcn|A}} - Accelerate/[[Rocket Start]]
-*{{button|gcn|B}} - Brake/Reverse
+* {{button|gcn|B}} - Brake/Reverse
-*{{button|gcn|Stick}} - Steer
+* {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Steer
-*{{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Drift]]/Power slide (Hold)/[[Mini-Turbo]] (Release)
+* {{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Drift]]/Powerslide (Hold)/[[Mini-Turbo]] (Release)
-*{{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
+* {{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
-*{{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} + {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Throw item forward or backward
+* {{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} + {{button|gcn|Stick}} - Throw item forward or backward
-*{{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters
+* {{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters
-*{{button|gcn|Start}} - Pause/Resume
+* {{button|gcn|Start}} - Pause/Resume
 ====Co-op play====
-*{{button|gcn|A}} - [[Rocket Start#Double Dash|Double Dash]]
+* {{button|gcn|A}} - [[Double Dash!!]]
-*{{button|gcn|A}}/{{button|gcn|B}}/{{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
+* {{button|gcn|A}}/{{button|gcn|B}}/{{button|gcn|X}}/{{button|gcn|Y}} - Use item/Stop Item Roulette/Sound horn
-*{{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Slide Attack]]
+* {{button|gcn|L}}/{{button|gcn|R}} - [[Slide-Attack]]
-*{{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters (both players must hit the switch button at the same time)
+* {{button|gcn|Z}} - Switch characters (both players must hit the switch button at the same time)
+==Game modes==
+''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains sixteen new racing courses added, along with six new battle courses. Each racecourse contains its own difficulty and gimmicks. Up to four players can play in all the modes, excluding [[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Time Trial|Time Trial]] mode, where only one is permitted. In addition, the users can play independently or in [[#Co-op Play|cooperative]] mode, a unique style of gameplay only featured in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.
-==Courses and game modes==
-''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' contains sixteen new racing courses added, along with six new battle courses. Each racecourse contains its own difficulty and gimmicks. Up to four players can play in all the modes, excluding [[#Time Trial|Time Trial]] mode, where only one is permitted. In addition, the users can play independently or in [[#Co-op Play|cooperative]] mode, a unique style of gameplay only featured in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
 ===Grand Prix===
 In Grand Prix Mode, the player needs to win the cups against computer-controlled opponents. The difficulty level against CPU racers changes in each of the four engine classes, which are the following:
-*'''50cc''' - Easy. The minimum top speed is low for all karts and CPU racers have a very limited selection of items. Any kart takes the 1st and 2nd place positions.
+* '''50cc''' - Easy. The minimum top speed is low for all karts and CPU racers have a very limited selection of items. Any kart will take the 1st and 2nd place positions.
-*'''100cc''' - Normal. The minimum top speed is fairly average, while CPU drivers have a wider selection of items: they may throw [[Red Shell#Mario Kart series|Red Shells]] at players. Lightweight karts are almost never in the top positions (when controlled by CPU).
+* '''100cc''' - Normal. The minimum top speed is fairly average, while CPU drivers have a wider selection of items: they may use [[Red Shell#Mario Kart series|Red Shells]] to shoot it to the player in front of them. Lightweight karts are never in the top positions.
-*'''150cc''' - Hard. The minimum top speed in the karts is high, and CPU drivers have a wider selection of Items, most notably, the [[Spiny Shell]]'s addition. In this level, CPU drivers can take down players using the items against them. Additionally, all the characters race in mixed teams. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions (when controlled by CPU).
+* '''150cc''' - Hard. The minimum top speed in the karts is high, and CPU drivers have a wider selection of Items, most notably, the Spiny Shell's addition. In this level, CPU drivers can take down players using the items against them. Additionally, all characters race in mixed teams. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions.
-*'''Mirror''' - Very Hard. Similar to 150cc engine class, however, all the tracks are mirrored. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions (when controlled by CPU). This engine class is not unlocked until players beat the All-Cup Tour in 150cc.
+* '''Mirror''' - Very Hard. Similar to 150cc engine class, however all the tracks are mirrored. CPU-controlled heavyweight karts usually take the top positions, with middleweight cars very rarely taking the top positions.
-There are mainly four cups in Grand Prix mode, each one with four tracks to race. These cups bear their difficulty levels as well as the race courses within. The most basic is Mushroom Cup with simple courses and few gimmicks. Special Cup, on the other hand, contains long and gimmicky race courses. All the race courses have three laps, except Baby Park, which has seven because of its short length, and Wario Colosseum, which has two because of its long length.
+There are mainly four cups in Grand Prix mode, each one with four stages to race. These cups bear their difficulty levels as well as the race courses within. The most basic is Mushroom Cup with simple courses and few gimmicks.''Special Cup'', on the other hand, contains long and gimmicky race courses. All the race courses have three laps, except Baby Park, which has seven because of its short length, and Wario Colosseum, which has two due to its great length.
-Special Cup is unlocked when players beat 100cc Star Cup.
+Special Cup is an unlockable cup. It is unlocked when players beat 100cc Star Cup.
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse"
+{| width=65% border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse" align=center cellpadding=9
-|-
+|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|[[File:MushroomCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Mushroom Cup]]'''</big>
+![[File:MKDD-MushroomCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Mushroom Cup]]
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
+![[File:MKDD-FlowerCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Flower Cup]]
+![[File:MKDD-StarCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Star Cup]]
+![[File:MKDD-SpecialCup.png|50px]]<br>[[Special Cup]]*
+|- align=center
+|[[File:LuigiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]]
+|[[File:MushroomBridgeIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mushroom Bridge]]
+|[[File:SherbetLandIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]]
+|[[File:WarioColosseumIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Wario Colosseum]]
+|- align=center bgcolor=white
+|[[File:PeachBeachIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Peach Beach]]
+|[[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]]
+|[[File:MushroomCityIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Mushroom City]]
+|[[File:DinoDinoJungleIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Dino Dino Jungle]]
+|- align=center
+|[[File:BabyParkIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Baby Park]]
+|[[File:DaisyCruiserIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Daisy Cruiser (course)|Daisy Cruiser]]
+|[[File:YoshiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Yoshi Circuit]]
+|[[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]
+|- align=center bgcolor=white
+|[[File:DryDryDesertIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]]
+|[[File:WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]]
+|[[File:DKMountainIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[DK Mountain]]
+|[[File:RainbowRoadIcon-MKDD.png|150px]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]]
+|}
+'''* is unlockable'''
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+[[File:AllCupTour-MKDD.png|right|80px|All Cup-Tour]]
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+A fifth cup, the [[All-Cup Tour]] is the conglomeration of all the cups in the game. It is unlocked after players beat the Special Cup in 150cc. The 16 tracks are played through one after another in random order, with the exceptions of Luigi Circuit always appearing first and the Rainbow Road always appearing last. This cup does not appear in other racing modes.
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]]'''</big>
+In GP Mode, two players can join a race, as themselves or in Co-op play. Players can play Grand Prix mode with two players in different karts or in co-op mode for two to four players.
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:LuigiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:LuigiCircuitMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:LuigiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachBeachLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachBeachMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:PeachBeachIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-PeachBeach-DaisyCruiser.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=3 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyParkLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyParkMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:BabyParkIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-BabyPark.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DryDryDesertLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DryDryDesertMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:DryDryDesertIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-DryDryDesert.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|[[File:FlowerCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Flower Cup]]'''</big>
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomBridgeLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomBridgeMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:MushroomBridgeIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-MushroomBridgeMushroomCity.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MarioCircuitMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DaisyCruiserLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DaisyCruiserMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:DaisyCruiserIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-PeachBeach-DaisyCruiser.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WaluigiStadiumLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WaluigiStadiumMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:WaluigiStadiumIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-WaluigiStadium-WarioColosseum.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|[[File:StarCupLogo MKDD.png|link=Star Cup]]<br><big>'''[[Star Cup]]'''</big>
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:SherbetLandLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:SherbetLandMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:SherbetLandIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-SherbetLand.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Mushroom City]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomCityLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomCityMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:MushroomCityIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-MushroomBridgeMushroomCity.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:YoshiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:YoshiCircuitMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:YoshiCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-CircuitTheme.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DKMountainLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DKMountainMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:DKMountainIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-DKMountain-DinoJungle.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|[[File:SpecialCupLogo MKDD.png|link=Special Cup]]<br><big>'''[[Special Cup]]'''</big>
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Wario Colosseum]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WarioColosseumLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WarioColosseumMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:WarioColosseumIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-WaluigiStadium-WarioColosseum.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DinoDinoJungleLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DinoDinoJungleMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:DinoDinoJungleIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-DKMountain-DinoJungle.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash&#x21;&#x21;)|Bowser's Castle]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserCastleLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserCastleMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:BowserCastleIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-Bowser'sCastle.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash&#x21;&#x21;)|Rainbow Road]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=66%  style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RainbowRoadLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=33% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RainbowRoadMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:RainbowRoadIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-RainbowRoad.oga|190px]]
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|[[File:AllCupTourLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[All-Cup Tour]]'''</big>
-|}
-A fifth cup, the All-Cup Tour is the conglomeration of all four cups in the game. It is unlocked after players beat the Special Cup in 150cc. All sixteen courses of the game are played through one after another in random order, with the exceptions of Luigi Circuit always appearing first and Rainbow Road always appearing last. This cup does not appear in other racing modes.
-In GP Mode, two players can join a race, as themselves or in Co-op play. Players can play Grand Prix mode with two players in different karts or in co-op mode with two to four players.
 ===Time Trial===
-In Time Trial, a single player races courses over a set number of laps to record the fastest completion time. Before racing, adding the player's name entry registers their records available. When a race starts, the characters have two [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]s in hand for speed boost. The best time elapsed in a lap and a race on a specific track is saved after completing the race. Once a race is completed on a course, the user is able to compete against either their [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|Ghost]] from the current Ghost data or, once unlocked, the Staff Ghost within the stage. Otherwise, if a race is failed, the Ghost data is not saved. The Ghost data recording can be disabled in the Options screen menu. Each Ghost save is worth five blocks on the GameCube Memory Card.
+In Time Trial, a single player races courses over a set number of laps to record the fastest completion time. Before racing, adding the player's name entry will register their records available. When a race starts, the characters will have two [[mushroom]]s in hand for speed boost. The best time elapsed in a lap and a race on a specific track will be saved after completing the race. Once a race is completed on a course, the user is able to compete against either their [[Ghost (Mario Kart)|Ghost]] from the current Ghost data or the Staff Ghost within the stage. Otherwise, if a race is failed, the Ghost data will not be saved. The Ghost data recording can be disabled in the Options screen menu. Each Ghost save is worth five blocks on the GameCube [[Memory Card]].
-In Japan, players were able to submit special codes in Time Trial mode as part of a contest. The contest never existed outside of Japan, but the results of the code [[cheat code#Mario Kart: Double Dash!!|can still be accessed in all versions of the game]].
-====Staff ghosts====
-The following ghosts were recorded by members of the game's staff. Generally, the driver is the same character that the course is themed after according to the course's internal name, while the rider is their pair and the kart is the default-unlocked one shared between them; the exceptions are [[Baby Park]], which is named after [[Baby Luigi]] internally yet has him as the rider while [[Baby Mario]] is the driver, [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]], which do not have character theming, and [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Rainbow Road]], which also lacks character theming and also has an atypical pair of [[Mario]] and [[Princess Peach|Peach]] on the [[Red Fire]]. [[Bowser Jr.]] is the only default character to not be a driver in any staff ghost, [[Bowser]] is the only one to not be a rider, and Mario and Peach are the only ones to have the same role twice, once with their respective standard partner and once with each other.
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; max-width:800px"
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|Course
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|Driver
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|Rider
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|Kart
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|Time
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:LuigiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Luigi.png]]<br>[[Luigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Mario.png]]<br>[[Mario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Red Fire]]
-|style="background:white"|1:26.277
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachBeachLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Daisy.png]]<br>[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Heart Coach]]
-|style="background:white"|1:20.404
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyParkLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Baby Mario Icon.png]]<br>[[Baby Mario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyLuigiMKDD.png]]<br>[[Baby Luigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]
-|style="background:white"|1:11.108
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DryDryDesertLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BirdoMKDD.png]]<br>[[Birdo]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi.png]]<br>[[Yoshi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Turbo Yoshi]]
-|style="background:white"|1:50.755
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomBridgeLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Koopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Paratroopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Koopa Dasher]]
-|style="background:white"|1:31.458
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MarioCircuitLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Mario.png]]<br>[[Mario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Luigi.png]]<br>[[Luigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Red Fire]]
-|style="background:white"|1:41.384
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DaisyCruiserLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Daisy.png]]<br>[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Heart Coach]]
-|style="background:white"|1:52.207
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WaluigiStadiumLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Waluigi.png]]<br>[[Waluigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Wario.png]]<br>[[Wario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Wario Car]]
-|style="background:white"|1:59.658
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:SherbetLandLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BabyLuigiMKDD.png]]<br>[[Baby Luigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Baby Mario Icon.png]]<br>[[Baby Mario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]
-|style="background:white"|1:25.904
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomCityLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Mushroom City]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Paratroopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Koopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Koopa Dasher]]
-|style="background:white"|1:50.663
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:YoshiCircuitLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi.png]]<br>[[Yoshi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BirdoMKDD.png]]<br>[[Birdo]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Turbo Yoshi]]
-|style="background:white"|1:59.866
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DKMountainLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD DK.png]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Diddy.png]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[DK Jumbo]]
-|style="background:white"|2:12.639
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WarioColosseumLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Wario Colosseum]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Wario.png]]<br>[[Wario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Waluigi.png]]<br>[[Waluigi]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Wario Car]]
-|style="background:white"|2:21.106
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DinoDinoJungleLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Diddy.png]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD DK.png]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[DK Jumbo]]
-|style="background:white"|2:00.908
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserCastleLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserMKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BowserJrMKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:KoopaKingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Koopa King]]
-|style="background:white"|2:44.690
-|-
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RainbowRoadLogo-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Rainbow Road]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MKDD Mario.png]]<br>[[Mario]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PeachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
-|style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Red Fire]]
-|style="background:white"|3:16.476
-|}
 ===Battle===
-In [[Battle Mode]], two to four players can compete against each other using a variety of items (including all the special items) on courses made specifically for battles.
+[[File:Bob-omb Blast MKDD.png|thumb|Mario and Luigi battling Bowser and Bowser Jr. in Bob-omb Blast.]]
+A traditional mode that has presented throughout all ''Mario Kart'' games. Two to four players can compete against themselves using a variety of items (including all the special items) on the new battle arenas found in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Unlike ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', the players no longer transform into [[Mini Bomb Karts]] and/or [[Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] after being taken out, and instead just vanish.
-Battle Mode contains three different sub-modes:
-{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0 auto;border-collapse:collapse"border="1"cellpadding="1"cellspacing="1"
-|-
-!Battle
-!Description
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Balloon Battle icon.png|250px]]<br>Balloon Battle
-|align="left"|The classic battle style which consists of popping opponents' balloons to score, using the items from the Item Boxes. In ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', the players can even "steal" balloons from their rivals, using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to dash into them or hitting with a [[star]]. This new feature has been kept for future ''Mario Kart'' games. In Co-op play, the rear player can also take away opponents' balloons while doing a Slide Attack. Unlike ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', the players no longer transform into [[Mini Bomb Kart]]s or [[Bob-omb]]s after being taken out, and instead just vanish.
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Shine Thief icon.png|250px]]<br>Shine Thief
-|align="left"|In Shine Thief, players must retrieve a [[Shine Sprite]] dropped on the course and keep it in hand until time runs out. On the other hand, players who did not retrieve the treasure can use items against whoever has the Shine to force them to drop it. If using a Mushroom, a Star or a Slide Attack (Co-op Play), a Shineless player can steal the Shine directly from its owner. The Battle mode [[Mario Kart DS#Shine Runners|Shine Runners]] from ''Mario Kart DS'' was based on this sub-mode.
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Bob-omb Blast icon.png|250px]]<br>Bob-omb Blast
-|align="left"|Characters use [[Bob-omb]]s to hit their opponents and score stars to win. The bombs can be obtained by running over an Item Box, which only contains Bob-ombs. Every character can hold up to five of these explosives, and can throw them forwards or drop them backwards. Any kart that makes contact with an opponent's bomb or gets blown up by the explosion loses stars. For two players, competitors need three stars to win the battle, while for three or four players, they need four.
-|}
-====Battle courses====
+In Battle mode it is possible to play in three sub-modes:
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse"
+* '''Balloon Battle:''' The classic battle style which consists of popping opponents' balloons to score, using the items from the Item Boxes. In ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' the players can even "steal" balloons from their rivals, using a [[Mushroom]] to dash into them or hitting with a [[star]]. This new feature has been kept for future ''Mario Kart'' games. In Co-op play, the rear player can also take away opponents' balloons while doing a slide-attack.
-|-
+* '''Shine Thief:''' In Shine Thief, players must retrieve a [[Shine Sprite]] dropped on the course and keep it in hand until time runs out. On the other hand, players who couldn't retrieve the treasure can use items against whoever has the Shine to force them to drop it. If using a Mushroom, a Star or a slide-attack (Co-op Play), a Shineless player can steal the Shine directly from its owner. The Battle mode [[Mario_Kart_DS#Shine_Runners|Shine Runners]] from ''Mario Kart DS'' was based on this sub-mode.
-!style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''Default courses'''</big>
+* '''Bob-omb Blast:''' Characters use [[Bob-omb]]s to hit their opponents and score stars to win. The bombs can be obtained by running over an Item Box, which only contains Bob-ombs. Every character can hold up to five of these explosives, and can throw them forwards or drop them backwards. Any kart that makes contact with an opponent's bomb or gets blown up by the explosion will lose stars. For two players, competitors need three stars to finish the battle, while for three or four players, they need four.
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+=====Names in other languages=====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+{{multiple image
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Cookie Land|Cookie Land]]'''</big>
+|align=right
-|-
+|direction=vertical
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:CookieLandLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
+|width=160
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:CookieLandMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
+|image1=BlockCity-BalloonBattle-MKDD.png
-|-
+|caption1=Balloon Battle
-|style="background:white"|[[File:CookieLandIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
+|image2=NintendoGameCube-ShineSprite-MKDD.png
-|}
+|caption2=Shine Thief
+|image3=PipePlaza-BobombBlast-MKDD.png
+|caption3=Bob-omb Blast.}}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+;Balloon Battle
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+{{foreignname
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Block City]]'''</big>
+|Jap=ふうせんバトル
-|-
+|JapR=Fūsen batoru
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BlockCityLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
+|JapM=Balloon Battle
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:BlockCityMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
+|Fra=Bataille de Ballons
-|-
+|FraM=Battle of Balloons
-|style="background:white"|[[File:BlockCityIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
+|Ger=Ballon-Wettkampf
-|}
+|GerM=Balloon Contest
+}}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]]'''</big>
-|-
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:NintendoGameCubeLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:NintendoGameCubeMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:NintendoGameCubeIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+;Shine Thief
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+{{foreignname
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Pipe Plaza]]'''</big>
+|Jap=いただきシャイン
-|-
+|JapR=Itadaki shain
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PipePlazaLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
+|JapM=Take the Shine
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:PipePlazaMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
+|Fra=Voleur de Soleil
-|-
+|FraM=Sun Thief
-|style="background:white"|[[File:PipePlazaIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
+|Ger=Insignien-Diebstahl
-|}
+|GerM=Insignia Theft
+}}
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-Battle.oga|190px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-ShineThief.oga|190px]]
-|-
+;Bob-omb Blast
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|<big>'''Unlockable courses'''</big>
+{{foreignname
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
+|Jap=ドッカン!ボムへい
+|JapR=Dokkan! Bomuhei
+|JapM=Kaboom! Bob-omb
+|Fra=Explosion Bob-omb
+|FraM=Bob-omb Explosion
+|Ger=Bob-omb-Wurf
+|GerM=Bob-omb Toss
+}}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+====Battle courses====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+<gallery widths=140px>
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[GCN Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'''</big>
+CookieLandIcon-MKDD.png|[[Cookie Land]]
-|-
+BlockCityIcon-MKDD.png|[[Block City]]
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:LuigiMansionLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
+NintendoGameCubeIcon-MKDD.png|[[Nintendo GameCube (battle course)|Nintendo GameCube]]
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:LuigiMansionMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
+PipePlazaIcon-MKDD.png|[[Pipe Plaza]]
-|-
+LuigiMansionIcon-MKDD.png|[[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]]<br><small>(unlockable)</small>
-|style="background:white"|[[File:LuigiMansionIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
+Tilt-a-KartIcon-MKDD.png|[[Tilt-a-Kart]]<br><small>(unlockable)</small>
-|-
+</gallery>
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-Bowser'sCastle.oga|190px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:white"|Win the 150cc Mushroom Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white"|
+'''Unlocking criteria'''
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%; max-width:400px" width=100%
+*'''Luigi's Mansion:''' Win the 150cc Mushroom Cup.
-!colspan=2 style="background:#DEDEE0"|<big>'''[[Tilt-a-Kart]]'''</big>
+*'''Tilt-A-Kart:''' Win the Flower Cup in Mirror Mode.
-|-
-|width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:Tilt-a-KartLogo-MKDD.png|104x52px]]
-|width=50% rowspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:Tilt-a-KartMap-MKDD.png|64x128px]]
-|-
-|style="background:white"|[[File:Tilt-a-KartIcon-MKDD.png|128x92px]]
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:black"|[[File:MKDD-Music-Tilt-a-Kart.oga|190px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="background:white"|Win the Mirror Flower Cup
-|}
-|}
 ===Versus===
 [[File:WaluigiStadium-Multiplayer1-MKDD.png|200px|thumb|Characters racing in Versus mode.]]
-Versus (for two to four players) allows racers to select their characters and karts, and compete among themselves on the tracks. It is also possible to play in versus mode through a LAN connection where more than four players can join a competition. Additionally, there are some versus options found in the Option menu to change the mode's gameplay:
+Versus (for two to four players) allows racers to select their characters and karts, and compete among themselves on the tracks. It's also possible to play in versus mode through a LAN connection where more than four players can join a competition. Additionally, there are some versus options found in the Option menu to change the mode's gameplay:
-*'''Number of Laps:''' The number of laps set over all tracks, ranging from one to nine. If one lap is chosen, the beginning of the race starts as a Final Lap with Final Lap fanfare music.
+* '''Number of Laps:''' The number of laps set over all tracks, ranging from one to nine. If one lap is chosen, the beginning of the race will start as a Final Lap with Final Lap fanfare music.
-*'''Items:''' The variety of items given to the racers can be changed to:
+* '''Items:''' The variety of items given to the racers can be changed to:
-**'''Recommended:''' Default way in obtaining certain item by racer's place.
+* '''Recommended:''' Default way in obtaining certain item by racer's place.
-**'''Basic:''' Powerful items such as [[Lightning]] and [[Super Star|Stars]] are rarely obtainable.
+* '''Basic:''' Powerful items like lightning bolts or stars are rarely obtainable.
-**'''Frantic:''' Basic items such as [[Fake Item Box|Fake Items]], [[Banana]]s, and [[Green Shell]]s are rarely obtainable.
+* '''Frantic:''' Items such as bananas and green shells are absent.
-**'''None:''' No items to use at all.
+* '''None:''' No items to use at all.
 ===Co-op play===
-Supporting the main feature in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' upon two-racers-one-kart, Cooperative Play (also said Co-op Play) lets two players control their respective character in a kart, one being the driver and the other as the item thrower. While playing in Co-op mode, the players' characters can perform special moves that a single player cannot make. The rear character can perform a Slide Attack to steal an item from their rivals while messing up the rival's vehicle's controls. Both players can even double the power of the [[Rocket Start]] by pressing the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time. This special boost is the [[Rocket Start#Double Dash|Double Dash]].
+Supporting the main feature in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' upon two-racers-one-kart, Cooperative Play (also said Co-op Play) lets two players control their respective character in a kart, one being the driver and the other as the item thrower. While playing in Co-op mode, the players' characters can perform special moves that a single player cannot make. The rear character can perform a slide-attack to steal an item from their rivals while messing up the rival's vehicle's controls. Both players can even double the power of the [[Rocket Start]] by pressing the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time. This special boost is the [[Rocket Start#Double Dash!!|Double Dash!!]].
 The following table below excludes Time Trial as it is a single player exclusive mode.
-{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100em;margin:1em auto"border="1"
+{| class="collapsible" align=center width=80% border=1 style="background:aliceblue; border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
+|- class="collapsible"
+! bgcolor=lightsteelblue colspan=5 | Co-op Play Modes
+|- bgcolor=lavender style="width=20%"
+! Players
+! Grand Prix
+! Versus
+! Battle
 |-
-!style="background:#d0d0d0"colspan=5|Co-op Play Modes
+!P1 vs. P2
-|-
-!Players
-!Grand Prix
-!Versus
-!Battle
-|-
-|{{color|red|P1}} & {{color|red|P2}} vs {{color|green|P3}} (& {{color|green|P4}} if doing 4 players)
 |[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
 |[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
 |[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
 |-
-|{{color|red|P1}} & {{color|red|P2}}
+!P1 & P2
 |[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
 |[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
 |[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
 |-
-|{{color|red|P1}} & {{color|red|P2}} vs {{color|green|P3}} vs {{color|gold|P4}}
+!P1 & P2 vs. P3
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
+|-
+!P1 & P2 vs. P3 vs. P4
 |[[File:X mark.svg|13px]]
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
+|-
+!P1 & P2 vs. P3 & P4
+|[[File:check mark.svg|13px]]
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 ==Karts==
-[[File:MKDD Kart Compatibility.png|thumb|350px|Scan from page 22 of the instruction booklet.]]
+{|align=right width=30% border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;"
+! colspan=3 |Selecting a kart by characters' size
+|- bgcolor=whitesmoke
+| colspan=2 | Weight Pairings
+| width=40% | Kart Selected
+|- bgcolor=lightsteelblue
+| style="color:blue" | Light
+| style="color:blue" | Light
+| style="color:blue" | Light Kart
+|- bgcolor=honeydew
+| style="color:green" | Medium
+| bgcolor=lightsteelblue style="color:blue" | Light
+| rowspan=2 style="color:green" |Medium Kart
+|- bgcolor=honeydew
+| style="color:green" | Medium
+| style="color:green" | Medium
+|- bgcolor=seashell
+| style="color:red" | Heavy
+| bgcolor=lightsteelblue style="color:blue" | Light
+| rowspan=3 style="color:red" |Heavy Kart
+|- bgcolor=seashell
+| style="color:red" | Heavy
+| bgcolor=honeydew style="color:green" | Medium
+|- bgcolor=seashell
+| style="color:red" | Heavy
+| style="color:red" | Heavy
+|}
 Twenty-one karts are available in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', notable for having different designs and appearances. There is one kart for each character, plus the [[Parade Kart]]. Every kart has three ratings, rated by the number of stars. The maximum amount is five.
 *'''Acceleration:''' How quickly a kart can achieve its top speed.
 *'''Speed:''' The level of top speed when the kart goes forward.
 *'''Weight:''' The weight of the kart.
 Just as the characters are classified according to their weights, karts are split into three groups in size with some general characteristics:
-*'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}''': Lightweight karts show good acceleration but poor top speed and low weight. They can be easily bumped away by heavier karts. They do not lose a lot of speed when they go off course, but their turning is too wide.
-*'''{{color|green|Medium}}''': Medium-weight vehicles show average top speed and acceleration. Some karts within this group have slightly varied stats, however.
-*'''{{color|red|Heavy}}''': Heavyweight karts have the highest level of weight among the karts, capable of knocking away most light and some medium-weight vehicles/characters away. Many of these show high top speed, although their acceleration and off-road are fairly poor. They also have tighter turning.
-As shown from the image, each combination of characters also determines the class of kart that is used for the race. The Parade Kart, unlocked by completing All-Cup Tour in Mirror Mode, however, can be driven by any combination of characters.
-====Kart stats====
-These are the kart stats that are displayed in-game.
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; max-width:1314px"
+* <font color=blue>'''Light:'''</font> Lightweight karts show a nice acceleration but poor top speed and low weight. They can be easily bumped away by heavier karts. They do not lose a lot of speed when they go off course.
-|-
+* <font color=green>'''Medium:'''</font> Medium-weight vehicles show average top speed and acceleration. Some karts within this group have slightly varied stats, though.
-!style="background:red;color:white"|'''Default karts'''
+* <font color=red>'''Heavy:'''</font> Heavyweight karts have the highest level of weight among the karts, capable of knocking away light and medium-weight vehicles. Many of these show high top speed, although their acceleration and off-road are fairly poor.
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+Each combination of characters will also determine the class of kart that will be used for the race. The table to the top right means the resulting vehicle according to the size of the characters.
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
+An exception to this rule is the Parade Kart, which all the characters, regardless of weight, can drive. It is unlocked by completing All-Cup Tour in Mirror Mode.
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Red Fire]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:RedFire.jpg|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Mario.png]]<br>[[Mario]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+====Kart stats====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+These are the kart stats that are displayed in-game.
-|-
+<gallery>
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Heart Coach]]'''</big>
+File:RedFire.jpg|'''[[Red Fire]]'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Mario<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
-|-
+File:Greenfire.jpg|'''[[Green Fire]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Luigi<br>Weight: 2<br>'''MEDIUM
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Mkdd heart coach.jpg|300x250px]]
+File:Mkdd heart coach.jpg|'''[[Heart Coach]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Princess Peach<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
-|-
+File:BloomCoach.jpg|'''[[Bloom Coach]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Princess Daisy<br>Weight: 2<br>'''MEDIUM
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
+File:Mkdd turbo yoshi.jpg|'''[[Turbo Yoshi]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Yoshi<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
-|-
+File:Turbobirdo.jpg|'''[[Turbo Birdo]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Birdo<br>Weight: 4<br>'''MEDIUM
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:PeachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
+File:GooGoobuggy.jpg|'''[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Baby Mario<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-|-
+File:Rattlebuggy.jpg|'''[[Rattle Buggy]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Baby Luigi<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
+File:Toadkart.jpg|'''[[Toad Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Toad<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
+File:Toadettekart.jpg|'''[[Toadette Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Toadette<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-|-
+File:Mkdd koopa dasher.jpg|'''[[Koopa Dasher]]'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: Koopa Troopa<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
+File:Parawing.jpg|'''[[Para-Wing]]*'''<br>Speed: 1<br>Acceleration: 5<br>Owner: Koopa Paratroopa<br>Weight: 2<br>'''LIGHT
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
+File:Mkdd dk jumbo.jpg|'''[[DK Jumbo]]'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Donkey Kong<br>Weight: 4<br>'''HEAVY
-|-
+File:Barreltrain.jpg|'''[[Barrel Train]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Diddy Kong<br>Weight: 3<br>'''LIGHT
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
+File:Mkdd koopa king.jpg|'''[[Koopa King]]'''<br>Speed: 5<br>Acceleration: 1<br>Owner: Bowser<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
+File:Bulletblaster2.jpg|'''[[Bullet Blaster]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Bowser Jr.<br>Weight: 1<br>'''LIGHT
-|-
+File:Wario car.PNG|'''[[Wario Car]]'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Wario<br>Weight: 4<br>'''HEAVY
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
+File:Waluigiracer.jpg|'''[[Waluigi Racer]]*'''<br>Speed: 3<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: Waluigi<br>Weight: 3<br>'''MEDIUM
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
+File:Piranhapipes.jpg|'''[[Piranha Pipes]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 2<br>Owner: Petey Piranha<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
-|}
+File:Boopipes.jpg|'''[[Boo Pipes]]*'''<br>Speed: 2<br>Acceleration: 4<br>Owner: King Boo<br>Weight: 5<br>'''HEAVY
+File:Paradekartart.jpg|'''[[Parade Kart]]*'''<br>Speed: 4<br>Acceleration: 3<br>Owner: N/A<br>Weight: 4<br>'''ANY WEIGHT
+</gallery>
+'''* is unlockable'''
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+=====Unlocking criteria=====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+{| border="1" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 align="center" style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=84%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Turbo Yoshi]]'''</big>
 |-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Mkdd turbo yoshi.jpg|300x250px]]
+! colspan=2 style="background:#fff5f5;text-align:center" width=84% | Unlock Criteria
 |-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;text-align:center;" | [[Green Fire]]
+|Win the 50cc Mushroom Cup.
 |-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi.png]]<br>[[Yoshi]]
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Bloom Coach]]
+|Win the 50cc Flower Cup.
 |-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Para Wing]]
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
+|Win the 50cc Star Cup.
 |-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Bullet Blaster]]
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
+|Win the 50cc Special Cup.
 |-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Rattle Buggy]]
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
+|Win the 100cc Mushroom Cup.
 |-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Waluigi Racer]]
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
+|Win the 100cc Flower Cup.
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
 |-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Goo-Goo Buggy]]'''</big>
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Toad Kart]]
+|Win the 100cc Special Cup.
 |-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:GooGoobuggy.jpg|300x250px]]
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Turbo Birdo]]
+|Win the 150cc Flower Cup.
 |-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Barrel Train]]
+|Win the 150cc Star Cup.
 |-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Baby Mario Icon.png]]<br>[[Baby Mario]]
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Toadette Kart]]
+|Win the Mushroom Cup in Mirror Mode.
 |-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Piranha Pipes]]
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|red|★☆☆☆☆}}}}</big>
+|Win the Star Cup in Mirror Mode.
 |-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Boo Pipes]]
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
+|Win the Special Cup in Mirror Mode.
 |-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
+!style="background:#fff7f7;" | [[Parade Kart]]
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
+|Win the All-Cup Tour in Mirror Mode.
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
 |}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+=====Actual stats=====
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+The stars shown on the vehicle selection screen are less precise than the actual values used by the game<ref name="data">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uk-RvvwHWnkysAxJ1uZ-cGKLjUJYB47oNOAvTMN04WA/edit#gid=0 A transcription of the actual stats of the vehicles used in the game.]</ref>; Speed and Weight each have 9 distinct values rather than 5, and the differences in Acceleration are mainly due to two values, generating 9 possible combinations that don't necessarily line up with the menu stats: the first value affects mainly the first phase of acceleration while starting from a standstill, the second affects acceleration when the speed is higher than around 50% of the maximum speed<ref name="interpretation">[http://mkboards.com/forums/threads/how-to-read-the-transcribed-in-game-values-of-mario-kart-double-dash.20413/ Observations on how to read the transcribed in-game data.]</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (November 22, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjbSuoPBpU MKDD - A more thorough acceleration test]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved January 11, 2016.</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeYsBfb0yQE MKDD - The second acceleration parameter]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved May 9, 2016.</ref>. When drifting, acceleration depends on values that are the same for all karts. Drifting itself can begin when the speed of the kart is at least 15 km/h (26 units). When the speed is lower than that, trying to drift results in the kart having an acceleration value proportional to the first acceleration value but considerably smaller than that<ref name="interpretation" /><ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (December 8, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfsuv8wjAg MKDD - acceleration while drifting test]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved March 23, 2016.</ref>. It is also important to note that the values determine acceleration in terms of increase of relative speed, the fraction of current speed to top speed, over time<ref>Mister Wu's raw Mario Kart data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_Zm3wz0ZQ MKDD - The acceleration determined by the acceleration parameters is relative]. ''Youtube''. Retrieved May 9,2016.</ref>.<br />
-|-
+Speed is reported in units, from which the values in the speedometer are calculated using the following conversion factors<ref name="interpretation" />:
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Koopa Dasher]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Mkdd koopa dasher.jpg|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Koopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+S<sub>km/h</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 1.75<br />
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+S<sub>mph</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 2.5
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[DK Jumbo]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Mkdd dk jumbo.jpg|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD DK.png]]<br>[[Donkey Kong]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:KoopaKingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Koopa King]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Mkdd koopa king.jpg|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:BowserMKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|red|★☆☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Wario Car]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Wario Car MKDD art.jpg|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Wario.png]]<br>[[Wario]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|}
-|-
-!style="background:red;color:white"|Unlockable karts
-|-style="background:#EAECF0"
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+Speed is actually capped at 175 units (100 km/h, 70 mph)<ref>Thomas Beumann (April 2012). [http://home.online.nl/tbeuman/mkdd/techs.html MKDD for Noobs - Techniques]. Retrieved November 2, 2015.</ref>.<br />
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+Furthermore, there's a hidden Off-Road stat that determines a vehicle's top speed in most off-road terrains, such as grass.  Weak off-road patches, like the yellow sand in [[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]], reduce the kart's top speed by a fixed 20 units (~11 km/h, 8 mph). On the other hand, middle off-road patches, such as the grassy and sandy part where the [[Chain Chomp]] lies in [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], reduce speed to a value dependent on the kart chosen. Finally, heavy Off-Road areas such as the reddish sand in ''Dry Dry Desert'' or underwater parts, slow down all karts to a fixed 40 units speed (23 km/h, 16 mph)<ref name="interpretation" />.<br />
-|-
+When shrunken by [[Lightning]], the top speed in normal roads and weak off-road sections goes down by 20 units, while the top speed in medium off-road sections goes down by 10 units. The top speed in heavy off-road sections stays unaltered<ref name="data" />.<br />
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:GreenFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Green Fire]]'''</big>
+All karts have their own Mini-Turbo value, however all light karts have a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames, all medium karts have a 20 frames Mini-Turbo boost, and all heavy karts have a 10 frames Mini-Turbo boost. Interestingly, the [[Parade Kart]] has a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames<ref name="interpretation" />.
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Green Fire.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Luigi.png]]<br>[[Luigi]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 50cc Mushroom Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
+<center>
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=90% align=center
 |-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:BloomCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bloom Coach]]'''</big>
+!colspan="6" |Conventional Classification
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Bloom Coach MKDD artwork.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Daisy.png]]<br>[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 50cc Flower Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:TurboBirdoIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Turbo Birdo]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Turbo Birdo.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:BirdoMKDD.png]]<br>[[Birdo]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 150cc Flower Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:RattleBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Rattle Buggy]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Rattle Buggy.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:BabyLuigiMKDD.png]]<br>[[Baby Luigi]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 100cc Mushroom Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:ToadKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toad Kart]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Toad Kart.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:ToadIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Toad]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 100cc Special Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:ToadetteKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toadette Kart]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Toadette Kart.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:ToadetteMKDDMug.png]]<br>[[Toadette]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|red|★☆☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the Mirror Mushroom Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:ParaWingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Para-Wing]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Para-Wing.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Paratroopa.png]]<br>[[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|red|★☆☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 50cc Star Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:BarrelTrainIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Barrel Train]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:Barrel Train MKDD artwork.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Diddy.png]]<br>[[Diddy Kong]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 150cc Star Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:BulletBlasterIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bullet Blaster]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Bullet Blaster.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:BowserJrMKDD.png]]<br>[[Bowser Jr.]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|red|★☆☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|dodgerblue|Light}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 50cc Special Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:WaluigiRacerIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Waluigi Racer]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Waluigi Racer.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:MKDD Waluigi.png]]<br>[[Waluigi]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|green|Medium}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the 100cc Flower Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:PiranhaPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Piranha Pipes]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Piranha Pipes.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:PeteyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[Petey Piranha]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the Mirror Star Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:BooPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Boo Pipes]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=2|[[File:MKDD Boo Pipes.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:KingBooIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>[[King Boo]]
-|-
-!width=50% style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|width=50%|<big>{{text outline|{{color|darkorange|★★☆☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|dodgerblue|★★★★★}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''{{color|red|Heavy}}'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the Mirror Special Cup
-|}
-|style="display:inline-block; background:white" width=320px|
-{|border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 margin=0 padding=0 style="border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse; height:100%" width=100%
-|-
-!style="height:104px; background:#EAECF0" align="center" colspan=8|[[File:ParadeKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Parade Kart]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:white; height:250px" align="center" colspan=8|[[File:MKDD Parade Kart.png|300x250px]]
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|Owner:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|[[File:X mark.svg|64x64px]]<br>None
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Speed:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|gold|★★★☆☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight:
-|<big>{{text outline|{{color|green|★★★★☆}}}}</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Class:
-|'''Any weight'''
-|-
-!colspan=2 style="background:#EAECF0"|To unlock:
-|-
-|colspan=2 style="height:100%"|Win the Mirror All-Cup Tour
-|}
-|}
-=====Actual stats=====
-The stars shown on the vehicle selection screen are less precise than the actual values used by the game;<ref name="data">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IRxK5lKZooopd3vx6mb069I414UsucaQFntal3L2cTA/edit?usp=sharing A transcription of the actual stats of the vehicles used in the game.]</ref> Speed and Weight each have 9 distinct values rather than 5, and the differences in Acceleration are mainly due to two values, generating 9 possible combinations that do not necessarily line up with the menu stats: the first value affects mainly the first phase of acceleration while starting from a standstill, the second affects acceleration when the speed is higher than around 50% of the maximum speed.<ref name="interpretation">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181021022350/https://forums.mkboards.com/threads/how-to-read-the-transcribed-in-game-values-of-mario-kart-double-dash.20413/ Observations on how to read the transcribed in-game data.]</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw ''Mario Kart'' data (November 22, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjbSuoPBpU ''MKDD'' - A more thorough acceleration test]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 11, 2016.</ref><ref>Mister Wu's raw ''Mario Kart'' data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeYsBfb0yQE ''MKDD'' - The second acceleration parameter]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 9, 2016.</ref> When drifting, acceleration depends on values that are the same for all karts. Drifting itself can begin when the speed of the kart is at least 15 km/h (26 units). When the speed is lower than that, trying to drift results in the kart having an acceleration value proportional to the first acceleration value, but considerably smaller than that.<ref name="interpretation"/><ref>Mister Wu's raw ''Mario Kart'' data (December 8, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfsuv8wjAg ''MKDD'' - acceleration while drifting test]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 23, 2016.</ref> The values determine acceleration in terms of increase of relative speed, the fraction of current speed to top speed, over time.<ref>Mister Wu's raw ''Mario Kart'' data (February 1, 2016). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_Zm3wz0ZQ ''MKDD'' - The acceleration determined by the acceleration parameters is relative]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 9,2016.</ref><br>
-Speed is reported in units, from which the values in the speedometer are calculated using the following conversion factors:<ref name="interpretation"/>
-S<sub>km/h</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 1.75<br>
-S<sub>mph</sub> = S<sub>units</sub> / 2.5
-Speed is actually capped at 175 units (100 km/h, 70 mph).<ref>Thomas Beumann (April 2012). [http://home.online.nl/tbeuman/mkdd/techs.html ''MKDD'' for Noobs - Techniques]. Retrieved November 2, 2015.</ref><br>
-Furthermore, there is a hidden Off-Road stat that determines a vehicle's top speed in most off-road terrains, such as grass. Weak off-road patches, like the yellow sand in [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]], reduce the kart's top speed by a fixed 20 units (~11 km/h, 8 mph). On the other hand, middle off-road patches, such as the grassy and sandy part where the [[Chain Chomp]] lies in [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]], reduce speed to a value dependent on the kart chosen. Finally, heavy Off-Road areas such as the reddish sand in ''Dry Dry Desert'' or underwater parts, slow down all karts to a fixed 40 units speed (23 km/h, 16 mph).<ref name="interpretation"/><br>
-When shrunken by [[Lightning]], the top speed in normal roads and weak off-road sections goes down by 20 units, while the top speed in medium off-road sections goes down by 10 units. The top speed in heavy off-road sections stays unaltered.<ref name="data"/><br>
-All karts have their own Mini-Turbo value, however all light karts have a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames, all medium karts have a 20 frames Mini-Turbo boost, and all heavy karts have a 10 frames Mini-Turbo boost. The [[Parade Kart]] also has a Mini-Turbo boost that lasts 30 frames.<ref name="interpretation"/>
-{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto"
-|-
-!colspan="6"|Conventional Classification
 |-
 !Vehicle
 !Top Speed
 !Off-Road
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Acceleration
+!Acceleration
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Weight
+!Weight
 !Mini-Turbo
 |-
-|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Red Fire'''||5||5||4||5||2
+| '''Red Fire''' || 5 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:GreenFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Green Fire'''||7||4||3||4||2
+| '''Green Fire''' || 7 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Heart Coach'''||4||6||6||5||2
+| '''Heart Coach''' || 4 || 6 || 6 || 5 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:BloomCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Bloom Coach'''||6||4||5||3||2
+| '''Bloom Coach''' || 6 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Turbo Yoshi'''||4||5||6||6||2
+| '''Turbo Yoshi''' || 4 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:TurboBirdoIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Turbo Birdo'''||6||4||4||7||2
+| '''Turbo Birdo''' || 6 || 4 || 4 || 7 || 2
 |-
-|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Goo-Goo Buggy'''||1||9||9||2<ref group=stats>In Battle Mode, the Goo-Goo Buggy's weight value is 1.</ref>||3
+| '''Goo-Goo Buggy''' || 1 || 9 || 9 || 2<ref group=stats>In Battle Mode, the Goo-Goo Buggy's weight value is 1.</ref> || 3
 |-
-|[[File:RattleBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Rattle Buggy'''||2||9||8||2||3
+| '''Rattle Buggy''' || 2 || 9 || 8 || 2 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:ToadKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Toad Kart'''||3||9||7||2||3
+| '''Toad Kart''' || 3 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:ToadetteKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Toadette Kart'''||1||9||9||2||3
+| '''Toadette Kart''' || 1 || 9 || 9 || 2 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Koopa Dasher'''||2||8||8||3||3
+| '''Koopa Dasher''' || 2 || 8 || 8 || 3 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:ParaWingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Para-Wing'''||1||8||9||3||3
+| '''Para-Wing''' || 1 || 8 || 9 || 3 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''DK Jumbo'''||8||2||2||8||1
+| '''DK Jumbo''' || 8 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:BarrelTrainIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Barrel Train'''||8||7||3||5||3
+| '''Barrel Train''' || 8 || 7 || 3 || 5 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:KoopaKingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Koopa King'''||9||1||1||9||1
+| '''Koopa King''' || 9 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:BulletBlasterIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Bullet Blaster'''||8||1||4||1||3
+| '''Bullet Blaster''' || 8 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 3
 |-
-|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Wario Car'''||7||3||3||7||1
+| '''Wario Car''' || 7 || 3 || 3 || 7 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:WaluigiRacerIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Waluigi Racer'''||5||9||5||6||2
+| '''Waluigi Racer''' || 5 || 9 || 5 || 6 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:PiranhaPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Piranha Pipes'''||8||7||2||9||1
+| '''Piranha Pipes''' || 8 || 7 || 2 || 9 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:BooPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Boo Pipes'''||2||9||8||9||1
+| '''Boo Pipes''' || 2 || 9 || 8 || 9 || 1
 |-
-|[[File:ParadeKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Parade Kart'''||7||3||4||7||3
+| '''Parade Kart''' || 7 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 3
 |}
-<references group=stats/>
+</center>
-{|class="wikitable sortable"style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto" width="90%"
+<references group=stats />
+<center>
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=90% align=center
 |-
-!colspan="15"|Actual Data
+!colspan="15" |Actual Data
 |-
-!rowspan="2"|Vehicle
+!rowspan="2" |Vehicle
-!colspan="3"|Top Speed<ref group=stats2 name="speed">Top speed values in various conditions are relative to the 150cc class.</ref>
+!colspan="3" |Top Speed<ref group=stats2 name="speed">Top speed values in various conditions are relative to the 150cc class.</ref>
-!colspan="3"|Weak Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed"/>
+!colspan="3" |Weak Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed" />
-!colspan="3"|Medium Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed"/>
+!colspan="3" |Medium Off-Road<ref group=stats2 name="speed" />
-!colspan="2"|Acceleration
+!colspan="3" |Acceleration
-!rowspan="2"|Weight
+!rowspan="2" |Weight
 !Mini-Turbo
 |-
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 !First Value
 !Second Value
+!Accel Time (s)<ref group=stats2>Acceleration measured as time taken to get from a standstill to 70% of maximum speed. All tests were done at the same exact starting time on the same course. Margin of error ±0.02 seconds. These measured values do not take into account the whole acceleration profile nor the actual in-game data and as such they are not used for the ranking of Acceleration.</ref>
 !frames
 |-
-|[[File:RedFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Red Fire'''||140||80||56||120||68.6||48||80||45.7||32||0.3||0.005||2||20
+| '''Red Fire''' || 140 || 80 || 56 || 120 || 68.6 || 48 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.80 || 2 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:GreenFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Green Fire'''||142||81.1||56.8||122||69.7||48.8||77||44||30.8||0.15||0.005||1.75||20
+| '''Green Fire''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8  || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.22 || 1.75 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:HeartCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Heart Coach'''||139||79.4||55.6||119||68||47.6||83||47.4||33.2||1||0.005||2||20
+| '''Heart Coach''' || 139 || 79.4 || 55.6 || 119 || 68 || 47.6 || 83 || 47.4 || 33.2 || 1 || 0.005 || 2.42 || 2 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:BloomCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Bloom Coach'''||141||80.6||56.4||121||69.1||48.4||77||44||30.8||0.5||0.005||1.5||20
+| '''Bloom Coach''' || 141 || 80.6 || 56.4 || 121 || 69.1 || 48.4 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.5 || 0.005 || 2.58 || 1.5 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:TurboYoshiIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Turbo Yoshi'''||139||79.4||55.6||119||68||47.6||80||45.7||32||1||0.005||2.25||20
+| '''Turbo Yoshi''' || 139 || 79.4 || 55.6 || 119 || 68 || 47.6 || 80 || 45.7 || 32 || 1 || 0.005 || 2.42 || 2.25 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:TurboBirdoIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Turbo Birdo'''||141||80.6||56.4||121||69.1||48.4||77||44||30.8||0.3||0.005||2.5||20
+| '''Turbo Birdo''' || 141 || 80.6 || 56.4 || 121 || 69.1 || 48.4 || 77 || 44 || 30.8 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.96 || 2.5 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:GooGooBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Goo-Goo Buggy'''||136||77.7||54.4||116||66.3||46.4||92||52.6||36.8||3||0.01||1.25||30
+| '''Goo-Goo Buggy''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 3 || 0.01 || 1.61 || 1.25 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:RattleBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Rattle Buggy'''||137||78.3||54.8||117||66.9||46.8||92||52.6||36.8||2||0.01||1.25||30
+| '''Rattle Buggy''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.61 || 1.25 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:ToadKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Toad Kart'''||138||78.9||55.2||118||67.4||47.2||92||52.6||36.8||1||0.01||1.25||30
+| '''Toad Kart''' || 138 || 78.9 || 55.2 || 118 || 67.4 || 47.2 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 1 || 0.01 || 1.70 || 1.25 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:ToadetteKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Toadette Kart'''||136||77.7||54.4||116||66.3||46.4||92||52.6||36.8||3||0.01||1.25||30
+| '''Toadette Kart''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 3 || 0.01 ||  1.61 || 1.25 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:KoopaDasherIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Koopa Dasher'''||137||78.3||54.8||117||66.9||46.8||89||50.9||35.6||2||0.01||1.5||30
+| '''Koopa Dasher''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 89 || 50.9 || 35.6 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.63 || 1.5 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:ParaWingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Para-Wing'''||136||77.7||54.4||116||66.3||46.4||89||50.9||35.6||3||0.01||1.5||30
+| '''Para-Wing''' || 136 || 77.7 || 54.4 || 116 || 66.3 || 46.4 || 89 || 50.9 || 35.6 || 3 || 0.01 || 1.58 || 1.5 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:DKJumboIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''DK Jumbo'''||143||81.7||57.2||123||70.3||49.2||71||40.6||28.4||0.1||0.005||2.75||10
+| '''DK Jumbo''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 71 || 40.6 || 28.4 || 0.1 || 0.005 || 3.66 || 2.75 || 10
 |-
-|[[File:BarrelTrainIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Barrel Train'''||143||81.7||57.2||123||70.3||49.2||86||49.1||34.4||0.15||0.005||2||30
+| '''Barrel Train''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 86 || 49.1 || 34.4 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.37 || 2 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:KoopaKingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Koopa King'''||144||82.3||57.6||124||70.9||49.6||68||38.9||27.2||0.08||0.005||3||10
+| '''Koopa King''' || 144 || 82.3 || 57.6 || 124 || 70.9 || 49.6 || 68 || 38.9 || 27.2 || 0.08 || 0.005 || 3.90 || 3 || 10
 |-
-|[[File:BulletBlasterIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Bullet Blaster'''||143||81.7||57.2||123||70.3||49.2||68||38.9||27.2||0.3||0.005||1||30
+| '''Bullet Blaster''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 68 || 38.9 || 27.2 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.84 || 1 || 30
 |-
-|[[File:WarioCarIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Wario Car'''||142||81.1||56.8||122||69.7||48.8||74||42.3||29.6||0.15||0.005||2.5||10
+| '''Wario Car''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8 || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.15 || 0.005 || 3.72 || 2.5 || 10
 |-
-|[[File:WaluigiRacerIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Waluigi Racer'''||140||80||56||120||68.6||48||92||52.6||36.8||0.5||0.005||2.25||20
+| '''Waluigi Racer''' || 140 || 80 || 56 || 120 || 68.6 || 48 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 0.5 || 0.005 || 2.69 || 2.25 || 20
 |-
-|[[File:PiranhaPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Piranha Pipes'''||143||81.7||57.2||123||70.3||49.2||86||49.1||34.4||0.1||0.005||3||10
+| '''Piranha Pipes''' || 143 || 81.7 || 57.2 || 123 || 70.3 || 49.2 || 86 || 49.1 || 34.4 || 0.1 || 0.005 || 3.63 || 3 || 10
 |-
-|[[File:BooPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Boo Pipes'''||137||78.3||54.8||117||66.9||46.8||92||52.6||36.8||2||0.01||3||10
+| '''Boo Pipes''' || 137 || 78.3 || 54.8 || 117 || 66.9 || 46.8 || 92 || 52.6 || 36.8 || 2 || 0.01 || 1.57 || 3 || 10
 |-
-|[[File:ParadeKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br>'''Parade Kart'''||142||81.1||56.8||122||69.7||48.8||74||42.3||29.6||0.3||0.005||2.5||30
+| '''Parade Kart''' || 142 || 81.1 || 56.8 || 122 || 69.7 || 48.8 || 74 || 42.3 || 29.6 || 0.3 || 0.005 || 2.86 || 2.5 || 30
 |}
-<references group=stats2/>
+</center>
+<references group=stats2 />
 ==Staff Ghosts==
-This game follows ''Mario Kart 64'' in including the possibility to race against Staff Ghosts, ghosts created by Nintendo staff as the main ghosts of the course. They can be unlocked by achieving a certain time on the respective course. Below is a table showing all Staff Ghosts and their respective times.<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/mario-kart-double-dash/cheats/]</ref> Generally speaking, the character in the driver's seat corresponds to the "owner" of the course; between them, [[Bowser Jr.]] is the only default character to lack a designated course.
+This game introduces the possibility to race against Staff Ghosts, Ghosts created by Nintendo as the main ghosts of the course. They can be unlocked by achieving a certain time on the respective course. Below is a table showing all Staff Ghosts and their respective times.<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/mario-kart-double-dash/cheats/]</ref>
-{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100em;margin:1em auto"
-|-
+{| border=1 style="text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" width=70% align=center
-!|Course
+|- bgcolor=#fff7f7
-!|Unlock Time
+!width=10% rowspan=1|Course
-!|Time
+!width=5% rowspan=1|Unlock Time
-!colspan=2|Characters
+!width=5% rowspan=1|Time
-!|Kart
+!width=20% colspan=2|Characters
+!width=10% rowspan=1|Kart
 |-
 !Luigi Circuit
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 |width1=142
 |image2=MKDD Double Item Box.png
-|width2=85
+|width2=100
 |footer=Upon running over a single Item Box or Double Item Box, the characters receive a power-up.
 }}
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 *'''Standard:''' Drivers can obtain these types of items when they go through an Item Box or Double Item Box.
 *'''Special:''' Some drivers obtain a special item that other drivers cannot obtain by an Item Box. When a character holds a special item, the second character cannot obtain another special item via Item Box.
-{{br|right}}
 ===Standard Items===
-{|class="wikitable"
+*'''[[Green Shell]]''' – When shot, Green Shells go in a straight line, bouncing off the track walls and knocking into anything it touches, such as an item or another kart. It can be shot forwards or backwards.
-|-
+*'''[[Red Shell]]''' – Red Shells home in on the nearest kart. It can be thrown backwards as well. However, when shot backwards, it acts like a Green Shell. Red Shells cannot bounce, however, and they break if they hit a wall.
-!Image
+*'''[[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]]''' – When shot, the Spiny Shell heads to the kart that is in first place. Once it hits the kart, it creates a blue explosion. The characters in the kart lose any items if hit and are sent flying directly upwards. Other karts can get hit if they are in the blast radius. This item does not appear in Battle Mode.
-!Name
+*'''[[Super Mushroom|Mushroom]]''' – A Mushroom gives the kart a brief boost of speed. If used properly, it can be used to take shortcuts and to steal (or drop) items from another kart.
-!align="center"|Instruction Booklet Description
+*'''[[Super Mushroom|Triple Mushrooms]]''' – A bunch of three Mushrooms that give the drivers three boosts of speed. If characters who hold the Mushrooms get hit by an item, some of the Mushrooms fall get dropped and they end up with only one Mushroom left.
-|-
+*'''[[Banana]]''' – When placed, a Banana peel stays on the track until a kart touches it, causing it to spin out. Bananas can be used as shields to break homing items such as Red Shells; however, they can not be dragged behind the kart like in past games, making this technique harder to execute than before. It can either be thrown forward or dropped backward.
-|[[File:MKDD GreenShell.png|100px]]
+*'''[[Super Star|Star]]''' – When applied, the kart that used it becomes invincible against any item. It also boosts the speed and handling of the kart, and negates the effect of terrain that would otherwise slow the cart, for example, the shallow water on the Peach Beach track. The kart is also capable of knocking out any rival kart and stealing their items just by driving into them.
-|align="center"|[[Green Shell]]
+*'''[[Lightning]]''' – When used, Lightning shrinks, slows, and removes the items of all rival karts. If shrunken, drivers hit by an item while holding an item will drop said item.
-|''Green Shells move in straight lines when thrown and knock karts for a loop if they hit.''
+*'''[[Fake Item Box]]''' – At first, it looks like a normal Item Box, but upon closer inspection it is red with an inverted ? symbol. When used, it stays on the track until a kart hits it and spins out. The only way to get rid of these blocks is to run into it, so it can not be used to block homing items. Otherwise, this item eventually vanishes.
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD RedShell.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Red Shell]]
-|''Red Shells seek out karts in front of you and flip them over when they strike.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD SpinyShell.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]
-|''This winged wonder heads straight for the leader of the pack and explodes on impact. Any kart caught in the blast area will flip.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDDMushroom.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]
-|''These turbo toadstools give karts brief speed bursts.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD Triple Mushrooms.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Triple Mushrooms]]
-|''Triple Mushrooms allow you to dash three times in a row.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD BananaPeel.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Banana]]
-|''These slippery skins can be dropped or thrown in strategic spots to send rivals into sudden spins.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD Fake Item Box.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Fake Item Box|Fake Item]]
-|''These items of deception look just like real Item Boxes, so place them where your opponents won't expect.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD Star.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Super Star|Star]]
-|''Stars make karts temporarily invincible and increase their top speed by a hair. Karts hit by Star-wielding karts will go flying.''
-|-
-|[[File:MKDD Thunderbolt Artwork.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Lightning]]
-|''This mighty bolt strikes all opponents at the same time, causing them to spin out, drop their items, and shrink in size, which reduces their max speeds.''
-|}
 ===Special Items===
-{{main|Special Item (Mario Kart series)}}
+{{main|Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)}}
-{|class="wikitable"
+*'''[[Fireball]]s''' ([[Mario]] & [[Luigi]]) - A set of five red (Mario) or green (Luigi) Fireballs capable of ricocheting off walls. When they hit another kart, the kart will spin out and slow down. They can be thrown either forwards or backwards.
-|-
+*'''[[Heart (item)|Heart]]''' ([[Princess Peach]] & [[Princess Daisy]]) - A pair of hearts that will surround the kart, absorbing the impact of any item that collides with the kart except for Chain Chomps, Spiny Shells, Stars and Lightning. If used correctly, racers can absorb the item dropped on the road and use it against the other players; this includes most other Special Items. The Hearts have no time limit for use, though since there are only two Hearts only two items can be absorbed. If both characters are holding items when the Heart absorbs an item, the item will disappear.
-!Image
+*'''[[Yoshi Egg]]''' / '''[[Birdo Egg#Mario Kart series|Birdo Egg]]''' ([[Yoshi]] & [[Birdo]]) - A green (Yoshi) or pink (Birdo) egg. They work similarly to a Red Shell, chasing after a kart and knocking it out when collision occurs. After colliding, these eggs randomly let out three items that could be a Banana, Green Shell, Mushroom, Star, or Bob-omb. However, if an Egg takes too long to find a kart, the Egg will break apart but still let out three items.
-!Name
+*'''[[Chain Chomp]]''' ([[Baby Mario]] & [[Baby Luigi]]) - A huge Chain Chomp is summoned and boosts the kart's speed frantically for a certain period of time, while the Chain Chomp knocks out other karts and drops their items onto the ground. After use, the Chain Chomp leaves the kart and goes following the path until it disappears. It has the same use as a [[Bullet Bill]] does in other ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games, except the Chain Chomp can be disconnected from the kart if the kart gets hit by any item.
-!Characters
+*'''[[Triple Shells]]''' ([[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] & [[Paratroopa]]) - An arsenal of three shells, either Green or Red, that can be used to knock other karts. If the character gets hit by another item while holding the Triple Shells, the character will lose all but one shell.
-!align="center"|Instruction Booklet Description
+*'''[[Banana|Giant Banana]]''' ([[Donkey Kong]] & [[Diddy Kong]]) - Giant Bananas can be littered either forward or backward, staying on the road until a kart collides with it. Drivers will lose control, while the Giant Banana splits into three normal Bananas scattered into a triangle in that area.
-|-
+*'''[[Bowser's Shell]]''' ([[Bowser]] & [[Bowser Jr.]]) - A humongous shell shaped like Bowser's shell that acts like a [[Green Shell]], going in a straight line, and bouncing around the track, destroying items and knocking over other karts, dropping their items onto the ground. It can be thrown forwards or backwards. Curiously, [[Bowser's Shell]] tends to bounce from other special items.
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Fireball M.png|100px]][[File:MKDD Fireball L.png|100px]]
+*'''[[Bob-omb]]''' ([[Wario]] & [[Waluigi]]) - When used, a Bob-omb stays on the road until a kart passes near it in order to explode and blow up any kart around. If no kart is around the Bob-omb explodes after a few seconds. It can be thrown forward or littered backward.
-|align="center"|[[Fireball]]s
+*'''[[Golden Mushroom]]''' ([[Toad]] & [[Toadette]]) - Gold Mushrooms provide the drivers multiple boosts of speed in a row in a period of time. However, it seems to have a time limit; once the first boost is used, the subsequent boosts need to be used before the item disappears.
-|align="center"|[[Mario]] & [[Luigi]]
-|''They split up after they're thrown and go sliding ahead. These powerful pyrotechnics can take out multiple opponents at once.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Heart.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Heart (item)|Heart]]<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] & [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
-|''Flying hearts surround the royal ladies' karts, and any item that hits them becomes theirs to use. A cute and handy item.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Yoshi Egg.png|100px]][[File:MKDD Birdo Egg.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Yoshi's Egg]]<br>([[Birdo's Egg]])<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Yoshi]] & [[Birdo]]
-|''These eggs roll down the road and home in on opponents. When they hit and break, they'll drop three more items.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Chain Chomp.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Chain Chomp]]<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Baby Mario]] & [[Baby Luigi]]
-|''This fearsome beast chases karts with reckless abandon, pulling the babies behind it at breakneck speeds.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:Golden Mushroom.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]]
-|align="center"|[[Toad]] & [[Toadette]]
-|N/A<br>(Temporarily allows consecutive speed boosts)
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Triple Green Shells.png|100px]][[File:MKDD Triple Red Shells.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Triple Green Shells]] and [[Triple Red Shells]]
-|align="center"|[[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] & [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
-|''Don't let Koopa and Paratroopa worry about not having enough shells. Get three at a time!''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Giant Banana.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Giant Banana]]<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Donkey Kong]] & [[Diddy Kong]]
-|''Only DK and Diddy know where these monstrous fruit can be found. Once they're in the road, they're tough to manoeuvre around.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Bowser's Shell.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Bowser's Shell]]<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Bowser]] & [[Bowser Jr.]]
-|''An awe-inspiring giant shell! As it careens down the road, slamming and ramming into karts, it's the very image of Bowser himself.''
-|-
-|align="center"|[[File:MKDD Bob-omb.png|100px]]
-|align="center"|[[Bob-omb]]<br>(new)
-|align="center"|[[Wario]] & [[Waluigi]]
-|''Take aim and give your opponents an explosive surprise. Mess up, and you might just hit yourself! This item's dangerous...''
-|}
-*[[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]] have the ability to obtain any special item, excluding [[green Fireball]]s and Birdo's Egg.
-*Note: Although special items can only be obtained by the characters they are assigned to, if a player is holding a special item, another player can steal it by colliding with the player holding the item while under the influence of a Mushroom, Star, or Slide Attack. Also, any character can get any special item in Battle Mode. Finally, in Co-Op Mode, the driver can pass a special item to the person in the back.
-==Unlocking matrix==
+[[Petey Piranha]] and [[King Boo]] have the ability to obtain any special item, excluding Luigi's Green Fireballs and the Birdo Egg.
-Winning first on most cups for each difficulty unlocks a specific reward. The easier versions of the All-Cup Tour do not, but they are still required to unlock the special ending picture and title screen.
-{|border=1 style="text-align:center; border:1px solid black; border-collapse:collapse"
+Note: Although special items can only be obtained by the characters they are assigned to, if a player is holding a special item, another player can steal it by colliding with the player holding the item while under the influence of a Mushroom, Star, or Slide-Attack. Also, any character can get any special item in Battle Mode. Finally, in Co-Op Mode, the driver can pass a special item to the person in the back.
-|width=10% style="background:#EAECF0"|
-!width=17% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:MushroomCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Mushroom Cup]]'''</big>
-!width=17% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:FlowerCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Flower Cup]]'''</big>
-!width=17% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:StarCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Star Cup]]'''</big>
-!width=17% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:SpecialCupLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Special Cup]]'''</big>
-!width=17% style="background:#EAECF0"|[[File:AllCupTourLogo MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[All-Cup Tour]]'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|50cc
-|[[File:GreenFireIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Green Fire]]'''</big>
-|[[File:BloomCoachIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bloom Coach]]'''</big>
-|[[File:ParaWingIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Para-Wing]]'''</big>
-|[[File:BulletBlasterIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Bullet Blaster]]'''</big>
-|Nothing
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|100cc
-|[[File:RattleBuggyIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Rattle Buggy]]'''</big>
-|[[File:WaluigiRacerIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Waluigi Racer]]'''</big>
-|[[File:MKDD Special Cup Emblem.png]]<br><big>'''[[Special Cup]]'''</big>
-|[[File:ToadIcon-MKDD.png]][[File:ToadetteMKDDMug.png]][[File:ToadKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toad]]'''</big><br><big>'''[[Toadette]]'''</big><br><big>'''[[Toad Kart]]'''</big>
-|Nothing
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|150cc
-|[[File:LuigiMansionLogo-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[GCN Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]]'''</big>
-|[[File:TurboBirdoIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Turbo Birdo]]'''</big>
-|[[File:BarrelTrainIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Barrel Train]]'''</big>
-|[[File:MKDD-AllCupTour.png]]<br><big>'''[[All-Cup Tour]]'''</big>
-|<big>'''Mirror'''</big>
-|-
-!style="background:#EAECF0"|Mirror
-|[[File:ToadetteKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Toadette Kart]]'''</big>
-|[[File:Tilt-a-KartLogo-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Tilt-a-Kart]]'''</big>
-|[[File:PeteyIcon-MKDD.png]][[File:KingBooIcon-MKDD.png]][[File:PiranhaPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Petey Piranha]]'''</big><br><big>'''[[King Boo]]'''</big><br><big>'''[[Piranha Pipes]]'''</big>
-|[[File:BooPipesIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Boo Pipes]]'''</big>
-|[[File:ParadeKartIcon-MKDD.png]]<br><big>'''[[Parade Kart]]'''</big>
-|}
 ==Driving techniques==
 ===Drifting and mini turbo===
 {{main|Drift}}
-Drifting prevents racers from losing speed in turns or from going off the course. By keeping the controller's {{button|gcn|R}} (or {{button|gcn|L}}) button pressed, and tilting the stick to either side, racers make the kart begin a turn. While drifting, racers can gain a momentary speed boost by tilting the control stick to either side, opposite to a corner's direction. The kart then starts to produce sparks on its wheels. Doing this two times more, racers make the sparks become orange, then blue. Then, a mini turbo can be released right after the racer lets go of the {{button|gcn|R}} (or {{button|gcn|L}}) button.
+Drifting prevents racers from losing speed in turns or from going off the course. By keeping pressed the controller's {{button|gcn|R}} button (or {{button|gcn|L}} button), and tilting the stick to sides, racers make the kart turn around. While drifting, racers can gain a momentary speed boost by tilting the control stick to the sides, opposite to a corner's direction. The kart then produce sparks on its wheels. Doing this two times more, racers make the sparks become orange, then blue, and then releasing a mini turbo right after the racer lets go of the {{button|gcn|R}} (or {{button|gcn|L}}) button.
-This tactic can be used to perform "snaking" (continuous power sliding) and elude homing hazards such as Red Shells.
+This tactic can be used to perform the snaking (continuous power sliding) and elude homing hazards such as Red Shells.
 ===Rocket Start===
 {{main|Rocket Start}}
-[[File:MKDD Rocket Start.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|The Rocket Start in action at [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]]]]
+[[File:Rocket Start (Mario Kart Double Dash!!).png|thumb|200px|left|The '''Rocket Start''' in action.]]
-A Rocket Start is a speed boost given to a kart when a race starts out. To perform, racers have to press the {{button|gcn|A}} button to accelerate right when Lakitu's lights turn green or by tapping the button repeatedly while Lakitu counts down.
+A Rocket Start is a speed boost given to a kart when a race starts out. To perform, racers just have to press the {{button|gcn|A}} button to accelerate right when Lakitu's lights turn green or by tapping the button repeatedly while Lakitu counts down.
 {{br}}
-===Double Dash===
+===Double Dash!!===
-{{main|Rocket Start#Double Dash}}
+{{main|Double Dash!!}}
-[[File:DoubleDash-MKDD.png|thumb|upright=1.1|The Double Dash in action at [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]]]]
+[[File:DoubleDash-MKDD.png|thumb|200px|right|The '''Double Dash!!''' in action.]]
-The Double Dash is similar to the Rocket Start. Although it is more powerful, it can only be performed in [[#Co-op play|Co-op play]]. Both team members can press the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time when Lakitu's light turns green. Upon being done perfectly, the kart bolts farther, leaving out a blue flame as a result. This technique is named after the game's subtitle.
+The Double Dash!! is similar to the Rocket Start. Although it is more powerful, it can only be performed in [[#Co-op Play|Co-op Play]]. Both team members can press the {{button|gcn|A}} button at the same time when Lakitu's light turns green. Upon being done perfectly, the kart bolts farther, leaving out a blue flame as a result. This technique is named after the game's subtitle.
 {{br}}
 ===Item steal===
-[[File:Slide Attack.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Donkey Kong uses the [[Slide Attack]], which can be used to steal items from opposing racers.]]
+[[File:Slide Attack.png|thumb|200px|left|Donkey Kong uses the [[Slide-Attack]], which can be used to steal items from opposing racers.]]
-Item stealing is snatching a power-up directly from the rival's hands in a kart. There are three ways to steal an item as long as the player's rear character holds no items. Items can be stolen when the rear racer uses a mushroom or a star to hit an opposing kart and snatch the item that one of the rivals have. In Co-op Mode, the player's rear character can use the Slide Attack to knock other rivals and take their items away. However, if the rear character knocks a rival kart with two players holding an item, the character can get the rival rear character's item, while the rival driver drops the other item onto the track.
+Item stealing is snatching a power-up directly from the rival's hands in a kart. There are three ways to steal an item as long as the player's rear character holds no items. Items can be stolen when the rear racer uses a mushroom or a star to hit an opposing kart and snatch the item that one of the rivals have. In Co-op Mode, the player's rear character can use the Slide-Attack to knock other rivals and take their items away. However, if the rear character knocks a rival kart with two players holding an item, the character can get the rival rear character's item, while the rival driver drops the other item onto the track.
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 Using the [[Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter]] (sold separately) attached to the game system, in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' it is possible to play via Local Area Network (LAN), using up to eight Nintendo GameCube systems connected to a hub device, or also using two consoles connected together through a cross-cable, where more than four players can join a race locally. This means that up to sixteen users can play at the same time with their friends using two or more GameCube systems with the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game discs on.
-After connecting the systems to the hub, the players should turn the systems' power button to begin. The LAN Mode option appears on screen to confirm the selection. Once LAN Mode is selected and confirmed on all participating game systems and the connections have been established, the Select Mode displays. Players may proceed by pressing the controller's {{button|gcn|A}} button, the LAN Mode title screen displays to enter to play.
+After connecting the systems to the hub, the players should turn the systems' power button to begin. The LAN Mode option appears on screen to confirm the selection. Once LAN Mode is selected and confirmed on all participating game systems and the connections have been established, the Select Mode displays. Players may proceed by pressing controller's {{button|gcn|A}} button, the LAN Mode title screen displays to enter to play.
-LAN Mode does not work on the [[Wii]], as the system disables the Ethernet port when it switches to play GameCube games and the GameCube Broadband adapter is not compatible.
+In the LAN Mode title screen there are three options:
-On the LAN Mode title screen, there are three options:
 *'''Start Game:''' Begin Versus LAN play.
-*'''Select Mode:''' Adjust LAN setup options. This allows users to choose the modes of play:
+*'''Select Mode:''' Adjust LAN setup options. This allows to the users to choose the modes of play:
-**'''Game Mode:''' Select one of these game modes available: Versus, Balloon Battle, or Shine Thief. Bob-omb Blast cannot be played in the LAN setup. Only in Versus mode can the number of laps on the tracks and the engine classes be changed.
+**'''Game Mode:''' Select one of these game modes available: Versus, Balloon Battle, Shine Thief, or Bob-omb Blast. Only in Versus mode the number of laps on the tracks and the engine classes can be changed.
-**'''Order of Courses:''' Choose the way in which courses or stages are selected: Random, All courses, one course or All-cups (only for Versus).
+**'''Order of Courses:''' Choose the way in which courses or stages will be selected: Random, All courses, one course or All-cups (only for Versus)
-**'''Co-op:''' Enable or Disable Cooperative Mode.
+**'''Co-op:''' Enable or Disable Cooperative Mode
-**'''Screen Division:''' Split the screen. This option applies to all TVs and is not available if there are more than four Nintendo GameCube systems in use.
+**'''Screen Division:''' This option won't be available if there is more than four Nintendo GameCube systems in use.
-*'''Quit LAN Mode:''' Stop playing LAN Mode.
+*'''Quit LAN Mode:''' Stop playing LAN Mode
-Unlike the local multiplayer, the players' characters are chosen at random each time a race begins.
-Toad and Toadette can be selected, providing they have been unlocked on one of the Memory Cards. Petey Piranha and King Boo however are never picked, even if they have been unlocked on one of the Memory Cards.
+Unlike the local multiplayer, the players' characters are chosen at random, each time a race begins.
-The kart that is picked is the one that belongs to the driver, unless either their respective kart has not been unlocked on any of the Memory Cards or the partner is a bigger weight class than the driver. This means that the Piranha Pipes, Boo Pipes, and Parade Kart cannot be used in LAN mode.
+Toad and Toadette can be selected, providing they have been unlocked on one of the memory cards. Petey Piranha and King Boo however are never picked, even if they have been unlocked on one of the memory cards.
+The karts that are picked is the one that belongs to the driver. If their respected kart has not been unlocked on one of the memory cards, then they use their respective partner's kart (eg Luigi uses Mario's kart). The exception is that if a small character is paired with a large character then the large kart is used instead. This means the Piranha Pipes, Boo Pipes and Parade Kart can not be used in LAN mode.
 ===LAN connection===
-In this way, two to eight Nintendo GameCube systems are connected to an over-the-counter {{wp|Ethernet over twisted pair|10BASE-T}} hub. The LAN cables used to connect every game system to the hub must be compatible, otherwise, the connection is not carried out. Every Nintendo GameCube system has to have attached their Nintendo Broadband Adapter, and the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game disc in hand, one per system. At last, the number of GameCube controllers used depends on the number of players present.
+In this way, two to eight Nintendo GameCube systems are connected to an over-the-counter [[wikipedia:Ethernet over twisted pair|10BASE-T]] hub. The LAN cables used to connect every game system to the hub must be compatible, otherwise, the connection won't be carried out. Every Nintendo GameCube system has to have attached their Nintendo Broadband Adapter, and the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' game disc in hand, one per system. At last, the number of GameCube controllers used depends on the number of players present.
 ===Cross-cable connection===
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 ===Troubleshooting===
-Occasionally the users may experience malfunctions or be unable to connect due to technical problems.
+{|class="collapsible" width=100%
+|- class="expandable"
+| align=left | Occasionally the users may experience malfunctions or be unable to connect by technical problems.
+|-
+|
 *When using an incompatible LAN cable with the Hub in use, or using another type of cable different to the cross-cable to connect two systems directly.
 *A LAN cable is not fully inserted into the Hub or any game system.
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 *When a Hub or LAN cable not compatible with the 10BASE-T standard is being used.
 *When more than eight Nintendo GameCube systems have been connected.
+|}
-==Differences in split-screen races==
+==Differences in multiplayer races==
-Split-screen races typically have less features for maintaining game performance such as consistent load times and a stable frame-rate.
+There are several differences that players can notice in split-screen mode, most likely to preserve the frame rate.
 '''All courses'''
 *Item Boxes have a brighter checkerboard texture, as opposed to clearer checkerboard texture.
-*Dash Panels look slightly different.
+*Boost Pads look slightly different.
-'''Luigi Circuit'''
-*The flowers on the grass are missing.
-*The two blimps that fly above the track are also missing.
 '''Peach Beach'''
 *The Daisy Cruiser in the background is absent.
 *The Piantas are absent.
-*Before the finish line, the Pianta statue fountain is replaced by a Power Star. The fountain is also not active.
+*Before the finish line, the Pianta statue fountain is replaced by a Power Star.
-'''Baby Park'''
-*The Yoshi helicopter is removed.
 '''Dry Dry Desert'''
-*Just before the finish line, the Item Boxes are removed from the three small hills.
+*In the area with two large sandy hills and three small sandy hills, the Item Boxes are removed from the small hills.
-*The smaller Pokeys are missing.
+*Some of the Pokeys are missing.
 '''Mushroom Bridge'''
 *There are no whirlpools in the water.
-*There are only two [[truck]]s, three regular [[Car (obstacle)|cars]], four buses, two moving Item Boxes, one Mushroom-shaped car, and two [[Bob-omb Car|Bomb-cars]].
+*[[Princess Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] doesn't appear in the background.
-*[[Mushroom City]] and [[Peach's Castle]] do not appear in the background.
+*The Wiggler Bus at Mushroom Bridge is only five body segments long, as opposed to being ten body segments long.
-*The advertisement signs after the green tunnel are missing.
-*The [[Wiggler Wagon]] on Mushroom Bridge is only five body segments long, as opposed to being ten body segments long.
-*All shadows except vehicles and the player karts are missing.
 '''Mario Circuit'''
-*There are fewer Goombas and Piranha Plants.
+*There are fewer Goombas and Piranha Plants at Mario Circuit.
 '''Daisy Cruiser'''
 *The umbrellas are absent.
 *The Piantas are absent.
-*Areas normally blocked off by traffic cones are instead blocked off by barriers.
+*Areas formerly blocked off by cones are instead blocked off by slightly raised walls.
-*The moving Item Boxes do not move and can spawn Double Item Boxes.
+*The moving Item Boxes do not move, and can spawn Double Item Boxes.
 *The colorful banners above the curved staircase are removed.
 *There are no shadows at Daisy Cruiser.
 *The inside of the ship has no lights on the ceiling.
 *There are less Item Boxes in the dining area.
-*In the dining area, the tables that are not used as obstacles are absent.
+*In the dining area, the tables that aren't used as obstacles are absent.
 *In the dining area, the items on top of the pillars were removed.
-*There is no trapdoor over the entrance to the alternate route.
+*There is no trapdoor over the entrance to the shortcut area.
-*In the alternate route under the floor, there is no fan in the tube, nor are there any colored pipes on the ceiling.
+*At the shortcut area, the colored pipes are removed. Additionally, in that same area, the large fan isn't in the tube, despite the fact that players can still get fired out.
-*The gears near the front of the ship are missing.
 *Near the end, there are no life rings.
 '''Waluigi Stadium'''
 *The rings of fireballs on the ramps are absent.
-*Except in VS mode, the metal Piranha Plants do not move their jaws.
+*The metal Piranha Plants do not move their jaws.
 *The moving arrow signs are absent.
 *The Jumbotron is absent.
 '''Sherbet Land'''
 *There are only two moving Item Boxes at each end of the tunnel, as opposed to three.
 *Only two Blue Shy Guys appear before the tunnel as opposed to three.
-'''Mushroom City'''
-*The traffic lights are absent.
-*There are only four moving Item Boxes, two Mushroom-shaped cars, four regular cars, two Bomb-cars, one bus, and one truck.
-*Mushroom Bridge is not seen in the background.
-*All shadows except vehicles and the player karts are missing.
 '''Yoshi Circuit'''
-*Some of the Piranha Plants are missing.
+*The Piranha Plants are missing.
 *The Sunshine, the Daisy Cruiser, and the Yoshi Helicopter do not appear.
 '''DK Mountain'''
 *Boulders are less common.
 *At the cliff area, one of the Item Boxes is absent.
 '''Wario Colosseum'''
 *The rings of fireballs on the ramps are absent.
-*Coming off the first jump ramp after entering the dome, there are only four item boxes as opposed to five.
+*In the area with five Item Boxes in a row, one of them is removed.
 '''Dino Dino Jungle'''
-*The volcanoes in the background of the track near the finish line, including the volcano from DK Mountain, are absent.
 *In the area where there are Item Boxes on the trunks, the Item Boxes are removed.
-*In the area between [[Noshi|Nossie]]'s feet, there are only two Item boxes, rather than four.
+*In the area between the dinosaur's feet, there are only two Item boxes, as opposed to being four.
 *There are fewer dinosaurs.
-*In the first alternate route area where the bridge splits, there is only one Double Item Box instead of two.
+*In the alternate route area, there is only one Double Item Box instead of two.
 *Near the end, before the finish line, there are only two moving Item Boxes instead of four.
 *The crystals and pillar formations in the tunnels are removed.
 '''Bowser's Castle'''
-*Only two of the Thwomps are present.
+*Four of the six Thwomps are absent.
-*The [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s are removed.
+*The [[Lava Bubble]]s are removed.
-*In the circular room with fireballs revolving around a pillar in the center, three of the six rotating fireballs are removed.
+*In the circular room, three of the six rotating fireballs are removed.
 *The Bowser statue shoots fireballs at a slower rate.
 '''Rainbow Road'''
 *At the second sharp turn area, one of the Item Boxes is removed.
-*Mushroom City is absent.
+*The buildings below are absent.
 *All the floating items are removed.
-==Bonus disc==
+==Media==
-[[File:MKDDBonusDiscTitle.png|thumb|left|Title screen]]
+{{mainMedia}}
-[[File:MKDD Special.jpg|thumb|Cover art for the bonus disc box]]
-Preorders for ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' also gave customers a bonus disc containing playable demos, game trailers, and content that can be transferred to ''[[fireemblem:Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade|Fire Emblem]]'' on the [[Game Boy Advance]]. The disc came in a special two-disc game box, and the cover for the game had the line "Includes BONUS DISC with playable demos!" written across the bottom right.
-Content for the bonus disc includes:
+{{media
-*''[[Mario Party 5]]'' demo - Five minigames can be played with up to four players: [[Coney Island (minigame)|Coney Island]], [[Button Mashers]], [[Shy Guy Showdown]], [[Dinger Derby]], and [[Pushy Penguins]].
+|name1=MKDD-Music-TitleTheme
-*''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero GX|F-Zero GX]]'' demo
+|pipe1=Title Theme
-*[[sonicretro:Sonic Heroes|''Sonic Heroes'']] demo
+|description1=The title theme
-*''{{wp|Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike}}'' demo
+|length1=1:13
-*''{{wp|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 video game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' demo
+|name2=MKDD-Music-MainMenu
-*''{{wp|Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles}}'' trailer
+|pipe2=Main Menu
-*''{{wp|1080° Avalanche}}'' trailer
+|description2=The main menu theme
-*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Colosseum|Pokémon Colosseum]]'' Japanese pre-release trailer
+|length2=1:54
-*''[[wikirby:Kirby Air Ride|Kirby Air Ride]]'' trailer, with a trailer for the ''[[wikirby:Kirby: Right Back At Ya!|Kirby: Right Back At Ya!]]'' cartoon playing before it
+}}
-*''{{wp|Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup}}'' trailer
-*''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom}}'' trailer
-*''{{wp|NBA Live 2004}}'' trailer
-*Two soundtrack pieces and [[fireemblem:Mario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus disc|various items]] for ''[[fireemblem:Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade|Fire Emblem]]''
-{{br}}
 ==Pre-release and unused content==
 {{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! pre-release and unused content}}
 The models of the characters are from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', and Mario and Luigi are seen in this trailer of a very early build of the game, driving separately, each in a simple, blue kart.
 <gallery>
-Mariokartproto02.jpg|Mario and Luigi in a very early ''Mario Kart: Double Dash''. (E3 2001)
+File:Mariokartproto02.jpg|Mario and Luigi in a very early ''Mario Kart: Double Dash''. (E3 2001)
-Mariokartproto03.jpg|Another image of the karts. (E3 2001)
+File:Mariokartproto03.jpg|Another image of the karts. (E3 2001)
 </gallery>
-[[Donkey Kong Jr.]] was also seen in an early build of the character selection screen, but was scrapped in the end, likely replaced with Diddy Kong.
-In the data of a demo version, there are references to a Reverse Cup, which may have had courses played backwards. There is a texture and 3D models of the trophies for this cup. Racing on courses in the reverse direction would not be fully implemented until ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
+==Reception==
+The game received favorable reviews, getting an average score of 87.20% in GameRankings based off 73 reviews and an average score of 87 based off 68 reviews in Metacritic.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/516710-mario-kart-double-dash/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-kart-double-dash!!</ref>
+Spencer McIlvaine of Nintendo Life gave the game 9 stars out of 10, praising the game as being a worthy successor to the ''Mario Kart'' franchise, despite that it has less innovation than the other games. He concluded with "Nevertheless, the game has lost some of the edge that it had in its first two outings and shows fewer innovative ideas here. This time around the game was mostly about better graphics and less buggy programming with a few gimmicks thrown in like having two drivers instead of one. As a result, Double Dash is not the most recommended Mario Kart game in the franchise. But compared to other games in general it’s still one heck of a ride."<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/05/mario_kart_double_dash_retro</ref> Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer gave the game a score of 9 out of 10. He praised the game for adding more content, especially the online LAN mode. He wrote, "In my opinion, it's not a better game than the original Super Mario Kart, but it is the closest anyone's ever come, and one of the finest pieces of electronic entertainment ever developed." He also stated that rating ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' was the hardest thing he did because he always wanted to write about it.<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariokartdd_gc</ref>
+On the contrast, Edge Magazine UK gave the game a 5 out of 10, criticizing the game of "not being a racing game any more".<ref>Edge, page 98</ref> Fran Mirabella III of IGN gave the game a score of 7.9 out of 10. He criticized that ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' felt very similar to ''Mario Kart 64'' and although it gets the job done that it felt that it had wasted potential. He praised the multiplayer for being superb.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/mario-kart-double-dash-2</ref>
+''Mario Kart: Double Dash'' is the 2nd best-selling game for the [[Nintendo GameCube]], right behind ''[[Super Smash Bros Melee]]'', with approximately 7 million copies sold, including 3.8 million copies in the United States<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070106203333/www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml</ref>, and over 802,000 units in Japan, as of December 31, 2009.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050225220704/www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/gcrank.html</ref>
 ==Glitches==
-[[File:MKDD Upside Down Car Glitch.png|thumb|The glitch in effect]]
 {{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! glitches}}
-====Permanent upside-down car====
-This glitch only works with the [[Parade Kart]]. To perform the glitch, the player should go to a place where they can get smashed by a course obstacle, such as the [[Thwomp]]s in [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]] or the blue [[dinosaur]] in [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] (Bowser's Castle is preferred because the Thwomps are stationary). This glitch best works for two players, as timing is needed. One player should drive underneath a Thwomp, while the other should receive an explosive power-up, either a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. When received, the player should fire the item at the correct moment, blasting the kart into the air and getting smashed under the floating Thwomp. After falling down, if done correctly, the player remains upside down. Note that the player is invincible in this position and the player can only revert to a normal position if [[Lightning]] strikes them and a Thwomp afterward.
+===={{conjecturaltext|Permanent upside-down car}}====
+This glitch only works with the [[Parade Kart]]. The player should go to a place where they can get smashed by the course obstacle, such as the [[Thwomp]]s in [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]] or the blue [[dinosaur]] in [[Dino Dino Jungle]] (Bowser's Castle is preferred because the Thwomps are stationary). This glitch best works for two players, as timing is needed. One player should drive underneath a Thwomp, while the other should receive an explosive power-up, either a [[Spiny Shell (Mario Kart)|Spiny Shell]] or a [[Bob-omb]]. When received, the player should fire the item at the correct moment, blasting the kart into the air and getting smashed under the floating Thwomp. After falling down, if done correctly, the player will remain such, which is upside down. Note that the player is invincible in this position and the player can only revert to normal position if [[Lightning]] strikes them and a Thwomp afterward.
 ==Staff==
 {{main|List of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! staff}}
-Yasuyuki Oyagi was one of directors of the game along with Futoshi Shirai and Daiji Imai. Oyagi previously served as the assisant director of ''Mario Kart 64'' and would later take the role of director in future ''Mario Kart'' titles. [[Shinobu Nagata]], who composed some of the songs in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', did the composition and arrangement of Peach Beach's music. In his first credited role under a ''Super Mario'' game, Ichiro Suzuki served as debug support.
-==Reception==
+===Executive producer===
-===Critical reception===
+*Satoru Iwata
-The game received favorable reviews, attaining an average score of 87.20% on GameRankings based on 73 reviews and an average score of 87 on Metacritic based on 58 reviews.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/516710-mario-kart-double-dash/index.html</ref><ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-kart-double-dash!!/</ref>
+===Producers===
+*[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
+*Tadashi Sugiya
+*Shinya Takahash
+*[[Takashi Tezuka]]
-Spencer McIlvaine of Nintendo Life gave the game 9 stars out of 10, praising the game as being a worthy successor to the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' franchise, despite that it has less innovation than the other games. He concluded with "Nevertheless, the game has lost some of the edge that it had in its first two outings and shows fewer innovative ideas here. This time around the game was mostly about better graphics and less buggy programming with a few gimmicks thrown in like having two drivers instead of one. As a result, ''Double Dash'' is not the most recommended ''Mario Kart'' game in the franchise. But compared to other games in general it's still one heck of a ride."<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/gamecube/mario_kart_double_dash</ref> Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer gave the game a score of 9 out of 10. He praised the game for adding more content, especially the online LAN mode. He wrote, "In my opinion, it's not a better game than the original ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', but it is the closest anyone's ever come, and one of the finest pieces of electronic entertainment ever developed." He also stated that rating ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' was the hardest thing he did because he always wanted to write about it.<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariokartdd_gc</ref>
+===Chief director===
+*Kiyoshi Mizuki
-On the contrast, Edge Magazine UK gave the game a 5 out of 10, criticizing the game of "not being a racing game any more".<ref>Edge, page 98</ref> Fran Mirabella III of IGN gave the game a score of 7.9 out of 10. He criticized that ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' felt very similar to ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and although it gets the job done that it felt that it had wasted potential. He praised the multiplayer for being superb.<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/mario-kart-double-dash-2</ref>
+===Directors===
-{| class="wikitable reviews"
+*Yasuyuki Oyagi
-!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align:center; background-color:silver;"|Reviews
+*Futoshi Shirai
-|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
+*Daiji Imai
-|Release
-|Reviewer, Publication
-|Score
-|Comment
-|-
-|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
-|Spencer McIlvaine, [http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/gamecube/mario_kart_double_dash Nintendo Life]
-|9/10
-|"''Mario Kart is a staple in the Nintendo library and Double Dash is a worthy successor to that tradition. This franchise pre-dates the Smash Bros. franchise and for many Nintendo fans this is the must have multi-player title on any system. As a result, Mario Kart Double Dash enjoyed tremendous success on the Gamecube and was even included in a bundle with the system at one point. Nevertheless, the game has lost some of the edge that it had in its first two outings and shows fewer innovative ideas here. This time around the game was mostly about better graphics and less buggy programming with a few gimmicks thrown in like having two drivers instead of one. As a result, Double Dash is not the most recommended Mario Kart game in the franchise. But compared to other games in general it's still one heck of a ride.''"
-|-
-|Nintendo GameCube
-|Tom Bramwell, [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_mariokartdd_gc Eurogamer]
-|9/10
-|"''In my opinion, it's not a better game than the original Super Mario Kart, but it '''is''' the closest anyone's ever come, and one of the finest pieces of electronic entertainment ever developed.''"
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-|Nintendo GameCube
-|Fran Mirabella III, [http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/11/mario-kart-double-dash-2 IGN]
-|7.9/10
-|"''I only hope that Nintendo pours more production into [[Mario Kart DS|the sequel]] and remembers that just because Mario Kart was once designed for the younger crowd, doesn't mean it can't become an everyone title with some complexity to it.''"
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-|colspan=2|[https://web.archive.org/web/20150908221936/http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/516710-mario-kart-double-dash/index.html 87.20%]
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-===Sales===
+===Assistant director===
-''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is the second best-selling game for the Nintendo GameCube, right behind ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', with approximately 7 million copies sold, including 3.8 million copies in the United States,<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070106203333/www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml</ref> and over 802,000 units in Japan, as of December 31, 2009.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20050225220704/www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hokora/gcrank.html</ref>
+*Kentaro Tominaga
 ==Gallery==
-{{main-gallery}}
+{{morepic}}
 <gallery>
-Mario Bros Bob-Omb Blast - MKDD.png|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] on the [[Red Fire]].
+MarioLuigiDD1.png|[[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] on the [[Red Fire]].
-Bowser and Bowser Jr Bob-Omb Blast - MKDD.png|[[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] on the [[Koopa King]]
+MKDD06.png|Mario and [[Bowser]] on the [[Koopa King]]
-MKDD Luigi Circuit Artwork.jpg|Mixed teams racing on [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]].
+Mkdd yoshi circuit.jpg|Key artwork showing default teams on [[Yoshi Circuit]].
-MKDD DK Mountain Artwork.jpg|Default teams racing on [[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]]
+MarioCircuitIcon-MKDD.png|[[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]]
+player DD.jpg|A Versus race on [[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]]
 </gallery>
-==Media==
-{{main-media}}
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-|description1=The title theme
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-|file2=MKDD-Music-MainMenu.oga
-|title2=Main Menu
-|description2=The main menu theme
-|length2=0:29
-}}
 ==References to other games==
-[[File:MKDDYoshiHelicopterModel.png|thumb|The model of Helicopter Yoshi found in Yoshi Circuit and Baby Park]]
+*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The music for "[[Tilt-a-Kart]]" starts out with the famous ground theme, and it features Mario's 8-bit sprite from this game.
-*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': The music for "[[Tilt-a-Kart]]" starts out with the famous ground theme, and it features Mario's 8-bit sprite from this game. The [[Warp Pipe]] in [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] is modeled after the Warp Pipes that appear in this game's underground level cutscenes.
+*''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'': In the battle stage [[Cookie Land]], cookies are seen from this game in the background. The level itself is also based off this game.
-*''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'': In the battle stage [[GCN Cookie Land|Cookie Land]], cookies are seen from this game in the background. The level itself is also based off this game.
+*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'': The logo of this game can be seen in [[Mushroom City]].
-*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'': [[Baby Luigi]] reappears as a playable character. [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]] has a helicopter modelled after [[Helicopter Yoshi]].
+*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'': The name "[[Sherbet Land (N64)|Sherbet Land]]" is taken from this game. Also, [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]] resembles [[Wario Stadium (N64)|Wario Stadium]]. Also the horn used on the Bloom Coach is the same horn used by the white cars from [[Toad's Turnpike]]. Also, the [[Heart Coach]], [[Bloom Coach]], [[Piranha Pipes]], and [[Boo Pipes]] share an engine sound similar to Peach's and Yoshi's karts from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.
-*''[[Super Mario 64]]'': When an item hits the player's heart barrier, a sound similar to that of the [[Spinning Heart]] from this game can be heard.
+*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': Mario's Red Fireballs and Luigi's Green Fireballs were reused as Mario and Luigi's special items in this game.
-*''[[Super Mario Kart]]'': The logo of this game can be seen in [[Mushroom City]] and [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]].
+*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': [[Diddy Kong]]'s voice clips are recycled from this game.
-*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'': The name "[[N64 Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]]" is taken from this game. Also, [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] resembles [[Wario Stadium]] and the horn used on the Bloom Coach is the same horn used by the white cars from [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]]. Also, the [[Heart Coach]], [[Bloom Coach]], [[Piranha Pipes]], and [[Boo Pipes]] share an engine sound similar to Peach's and Yoshi's karts from ''Mario Kart 64''. The music for Rainbow Road contains a segment of ''Mario Kart 64''{{'}}s [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] music.
+*''[[Paper Mario]]'': The [[Parakarry Mail Truck]] is named after [[Parakarry]], one of Mario's [[partners]] from the game.
-*''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'': Mario's red Fireballs and Luigi's green Fireballs were reused as Mario and Luigi's special items in this game.
+*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': The other battle level [[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]] is taken from this game. [[King Boo]] returns from this game.
-*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]]'s voice clips are recycled from this game.
-*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': The battle course [[GCN Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]] is based on this game, and the A Rank Mansion from this game's ending can be seen in the background of [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]]. [[King Boo]] returns from this game as well.
 *''[[Wario Land 4]]'': The [[Wario Car]] is taken from this game.
-*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] is heavily influenced by [[Gelato Beach]]. [[Shine Sprite]]s appear on many billboards in the courses, as well as [[Mario Kart (series)#Battle Mode#Shine Thief|Shine Thief]]. [[Toadsworth]], [[Pianta|Piantas]] and [[Noki|Nokis]] appear in Peach Beach as well as the Award Ceremony. Additionally, a portion of the Award Ceremony's music incorporates the main theme from this game. The tracks have similar connections as some tracks can be seen in other tracks (e.g. DK Mountain can be seen at Baby Park). Also, in [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]], the [[Shadow Mario]] "M" sign appears on the first sign in the course, near the first turn. [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Petey Piranha]] appear as playable characters and the latter's voice clips are recycled from this game.
+*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'': [[Peach Beach]] is heavily influenced by [[Gelato Beach]]. [[Shine Sprites]] appear on many billboards in the courses, as well as [[Mario Kart (series)#Battle Mode#Shine Thief|Shine Thief]]. [[Pianta|Piantas]] and [[Noki|Nokis]] appear in Peach Beach as well as the Award Ceremony. The tracks have similar connections as some tracks can be seen in other tracks (e.g. DK Mountain can be seen at Baby Park). Also, in [[Yoshi Circuit]], the [[Shadow Mario]] "M" sign appears on the first sign in the course, near the first turn. Additionally, [[Petey Piranha]] appears as an unlockable playable character.
 *''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'': [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]]'s voice clips, the countdown sound effect from Speed Golf, and the artwork for the [[Chain Chomp]] item are recycled from this game.
-==References in later media==
+==References in later games==
-[[File:MP8 Nossie.png|thumb|Nossie in DK's Treetop Temple]]
+*[[Mario Kart (series)|Later ''Mario Kart'' games]]: ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is known to have set the standards for later games in many ways. The 3-second countdown, which was introduced in this game, was reused in all later ''Mario Kart'' games. This is also the first game to have its final lap music one key note higher. This also marks the first time the player loses item after falling off the course or being hit by certain items or obstacles. The [[Bob-omb]] item that was introduced as a [[Special Item (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Special Item]] for [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] in this game became a regular item in later games. The [[Chain Chomp]] item for [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] was re-worked into the [[Bullet Bill]] item.
-*[[Mario Kart (series)|Later ''Mario Kart'' games]]: ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' is known to have set the standards for later games in many ways. The 3-second countdown, which was introduced in this game, was reused in all later ''Mario Kart'' games. This is also the first game in which, when the player starts another lap, Lakitu will hold the lap count signs with a fishing pole and appear on the left/right side of the player. This is also the first game to have its final lap music one semitone higher. This also marks the first time the player loses an item after falling off the course or being hit by certain items or obstacles. The [[Bob-omb]] item that was introduced as a [[Special Item (Mario Kart series)|Special Item]] for [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] in this game became a regular item in later games. The [[Chain Chomp]] item for [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] was re-worked into the [[Bullet Bill]] item.
+*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': Some of [[Mario]]'s, [[Luigi]]'s, and [[Wario]]'s voice clips were reused for this game.
-*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'': The item boxes are identical to the ones in this game, and so are the items themselves and the item boxes' sound effects. Toadette makes a cameo appearance during the game's opening cutscene. The 3-second countdown sound effect is used when a round of [[Artist On the Court]] is about to begin.
+*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'': The songs Rollercoasting and Bowser's Castle are remixes of songs from [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]], [[Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]].
-*''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'': Some of [[Mario]]'s, [[Luigi]]'s, and [[Wario]]'s voice clips were reused in this game.
-*''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'': The songs Rollercoasting and Bowser's Castle are remixes of songs from [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]], [[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]], [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]].
 *''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'': Some of the voices are reused from this game. Also, Mario's Red Fireballs and Luigi's Green Fireballs were used as their special shots.
-*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'': The character profile sprites of characters that reappeared in this game were reused, although mirrored. Also, [[GCN Luigi Circuit|Luigi Circuit]], [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]], [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]], [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]], and the battle course [[Pipe Plaza]] reappear in this game. Some of the voices are reused from this game, and finally, the [[Toad Kart]] resembles the [[Standard Kart]]. The Chain Chomp theme is used in one of the missions in this game.
+*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'': The character profile sprites of characters that re-appeared in this game were reused, although mirrored. Also, [[Luigi Circuit (GCN)|Luigi Circuit]], [[Baby Park]], [[Mushroom Bridge]], [[Yoshi Circuit]], and the battle course [[Pipe Plaza]] reappear in this game and some of the voices are reused from this game and the [[Toad Kart]] resembles the [[Standard Kart]].
 *''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'': Some of the voices are reused in this game.
-*''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'': Some of the voices are reused from this game.
+*''[[Mario Hoops 3 on 3]]'': Some of the voices are reused from this game.
-*''[[Mario Party 8]]'': The Nossie seen in [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] makes as a cameo in the background of the [[DK's Treetop Temple]] board.
+*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The standing character models and animation in the character select screen of characters that re-appear in this game are shown again here, except a few characters. Also, [[Peach Beach]], [[Mario Circuit (GCN)|Mario Circuit]], [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|Waluigi Stadium]], [[DK Mountain]], and the battle course [[Cookie Land]] reappear in this game. The Grand Prix starting jingle is recycled to this game for both the Grand Prix and VS Race.
-*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'': Daisy's voice clip from the character select screen is reused in this game, as well as the Star theme. In the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], the theme for Mario Circuit, Yoshi Circuit and Luigi Circuit appears as a selectable song in the Gallery under the name "Mario Bros. Circuits".
+*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': [[Daisy Cruiser (course)|Daisy Cruiser]] and [[Dino Dino Jungle]] reappear in this game, and a modified version of the [[Barrel Train]] is an unlockable kart frame. A section of the music for this game's [[Bowser's Castle (3DS)|Bowser's Castle]] covers the main theme of [[Bowser's Castle (GCN)|Bowser's Castle]]. Also, some of the voice clips are reused.
-*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'': The trees and flowers in the [[Figure-8 Circuit (stage)|Mario Circuit]] stage take their design from this game. Also, the music for [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Rainbow Road]] appears in this stage, and several [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|stickers]] and [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]] reference ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' as well.
+*''[[Mario Party 9]]'': The song "Pandemonium" is a cover version of the battle theme (played in [[Fungi Frenzy]], [[Hazard Hold]] and [[Flinger Painting]]). Also, some of the voice clips are recycled from this game.
-*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': The standing character models and animation in the character select screen of characters that reappear in this game are shown again here, except for the newcomers for that installment. Also, [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]], [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]], [[GCN Mario Circuit|Mario Circuit]], [[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]], and the battle course [[GCN Cookie Land|Cookie Land]] reappear in this game. The Grand Prix starting jingle is recycled to this game for both the Grand Prix and VS Race.
+* ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' games]]'': Daisy's voice clip from the selection screen is reused from this game. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games|first game in the series]], the Star theme is reused when the player gets a star in Dream Race. [[Mushroom Bridge]] reappears in ''[[Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
-*''[[Mario Kart 7]]'': [[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]] and [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] reappear in this game, and a modified version of the [[Barrel Train]] is an unlockable kart frame. A section of the music for this game's [[3DS Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Castle]] covers the main theme of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Bowser's Castle]]. Also, some of the voice clips are reused.
+* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'': The music for [[Rainbow Road (GCN)|Rainbow Road]] appears in the stage [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Mario Circuit]], and several [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Stickers]] and [[Trophy|Trophies]] reference ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' as well.
-*''[[Mario Party 9]]'': Some voice clips are reused. Also, the track from this game, "Pandemonium," is an arrangement of the Battle Mode theme from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
+* ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'': The [[Fusion Kart]] mechanic is most likely inspired by the two-person kart feature of this game. Voice clips that were recorded in this game are also reused for ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''.
-*''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'': The [[Fusion Kart]] mechanic is most likely inspired by the two-person kart feature of this game. Voice clips that were recorded in this game are also reused for ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''.
+* ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'': Some voice clips for [[Diddy Kong]] were reused.
-*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'': Mushroom Bridge appears as the location for [[Groove Pipe Snowboard]].
+*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': Characters physically hold items. [[Dry Dry Desert (course)|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[Sherbet Land (GCN)|Sherbet Land]] return as retro courses, while [[Yoshi Circuit]] and [[Baby Park]] return as DLC.
-*''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'': Some voice clips for [[Diddy Kong]] were reused.
+**''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': [[Item Box#Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Double Item Boxes]] and the Bob-omb Blast Battle sub-mode return. [[Luigi's Mansion (battle course)|Luigi's Mansion]] reappears as a retro battle course.
-*''[[Mario Kart 8]]'': Characters physically hold items. [[GCN Dry Dry Desert|Dry Dry Desert]] and [[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]] return as retro courses, while [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]] and [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]] return as DLC.
-**''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': [[Item Box#Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Double Item Boxes]] and the Bob-omb Blast and Shine Thief battle sub-modes return. [[GCN Luigi's Mansion|Luigi's Mansion]] reappears as a retro battle course. Waluigi Stadium, Daisy Cruiser, and DK Mountain return as part of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC.
-*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The Rainbow Road music returns as a track that can be played in battles on any ''Mario Kart'' stage. Additionally, the Barrel Train, Goo-Goo Buggy, Turbo Yoshi, and Bloom Coach appear as spirits, using their artwork from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
-*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Special Items return. [[GCN Baby Park|Baby Park]], [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]], [[GCN Daisy Cruiser|Daisy Cruiser]], [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]], [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|Yoshi Circuit]], [[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]], and [[GCN Dino Dino Jungle|Dino Dino Jungle]] appear as returning race courses. [[GCN Cookie Land|Cookie Land]] appears as a returning battle course. The Turbo Yoshi, Koopa Dasher, Bullet Blaster, Turbo Birdo, Goo-Goo Buggy, Para-Wing, DK Jumbo, Barrel Train, Koopa King, Piranha Pipes, and Boo Pipes return as karts. Additionally, a new kart, the [[Waluigi Racer Mk. 2]], is a successor to the Waluigi Racer.
-*''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'': The [[Chain Chomp]] returns as an item.
-*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'': The race start countdown sequence in the [[Illumination]] logo is based on the starting lights in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' held by Lakitu.
 ==Names in other languages==
-{{foreign names
+{{foreignname
-|Jap=マリオカート　ダブルダッシュ！！
+|Jap=マリオカート ダブルダッシュ！！
 |JapR=Mario Kāto Daburu Dasshu!!
 |JapM=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
-|ChiT=瑪利歐賽車 Double Dash!!<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]. Retrieved October 23, 2020.</ref>
+|Spa=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
-|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Sàichē Double Dash!!
+|SpaM=-
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+|Fra=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
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 |Kor=마리오카트 더블대시!!
 |KorR=Mario Kateu Deobeul Daesi!!
 |KorM=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
-|Spa=''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
+|Ita=Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
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 ==Trivia==
-*This is the last main ''Mario Kart'' game to use the original series' logo for its box art and title screen. The [[Mario Kart DS|next installment]] would introduce the new and current logo on the box art and title screen, though the original logo would still be used on courses' starting banners until ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''.
+*In the Japanese version, players were able to submit special codes in Time Trial mode as part of a contest. In the NTSC version, these codes can still be accessed by pressing {{button|gcn|L}}-{{button|gcn|R}}-{{button|gcn|L}}-{{button|gcn|R}}-{{button|gcn|X}}-{{button|gcn|Y}}-{{button|gcn|X}}-{{button|gcn|Y}}-{{button|gcn|Z}} during the menu after a race in Time Trial, although these serve no purpose.
-*On the box art for the International releases, the "L" on [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's cap]] is backwards.
+*This is the last main ''Mario Kart'' game to use the original series logo for its box art and tracks. The [[Mario Kart DS|next installment]] would introduce the new and current logo.
-*Mario's reflection in [[:File:MarioLuigiDD4.png|one of the promotional renders]] does not match Mario's expression. This is because at the time, 3D game artists relied on using {{wp|Reflection mapping|environment mapping}} to mimic the reflective effects of metal. The environment map is a separate 2D image used to approximate a reflection. It is likely the environment map is used from [[:File:MarioLuigiDD3.png|another promotional render]] where it would match the facial expression of Mario's reflection.
+*This is also the first ''Mario Kart'' game where Princess Peach wears her hair in a ponytail which would also continue in future installments, although for her artwork in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' and in the congratulations screen for ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' she is still depicted with her hair down.
+*On the box art for the European and American releases, the "L" on [[Luigi's Cap|Luigi's cap]] is backwards.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-{{NIWA|FireEmblem=Mario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus disc|StrategyWiki=1}}
+*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gm4j/index.html Japanese website]
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+*[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartdoubledash/enGB/ European (UK) microsite]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051124042429/http://www.mariokart.com/doubledash/launch/index.html Official North American website] (archive)
+*[http://www.mariokart.com/doubledash/launch/index.html North American website]
-*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gm4j/index.html Official Japanese website]
-*[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/mariokartdoubledash/enGB/ Official European (UK) microsite]{{dead link}}
+{{BoxTop}}
-*[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Mario-Kart-Double-Dash--268269.html Official European (UK) website]
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