Editing N64 DK's Jungle Parkway

'''DK's Jungle Parkway''' (originally written as '''D.K.'s Jungle Parkway'''), also known as '''Donkey Jungle Park'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=April 1997|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (Australia) issue 49|page=41}}</ref> or '''Donkey Kong Jungle''',<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) issue 51|page=29}}</ref> is the first course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and is [[Donkey Kong]]'s home track of the game. It reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the third course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. The music for this course is the shortest of all ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' courses in the series, with each loop being only about 15 seconds long.

The course begins on a dirt road with grass on both sides of the track; if racers go into the grass at any point along the course, unseen "restless natives," as the instruction booklet calls them, throw [[coconut]]s (which may actually be {{wp|Cucumis metuliferus|horned melons}}) at them. There is first a right turn followed by another, far more gradual right turn. Along the gradual turn there is a large river to the left of the track, which has a large paddle steamer with "[[Mario]]" written on it cruising around. Here racers also encounter the first set of [[Item Box]]es. They then continue to turn right as they make a 270° loop up to a ramp with a large [[Dash Panel|Dash Zone]]. As racers go off the ramp they cross the river. When racers land, they take a sharp left turn; the turn can be cut off if racers aim to the left while going off the prior ramp, so long as they do not fall into the river. After the left turn there is a brief straight along the river with another item set, followed by a right turn and another left turn. There is then another brief straight followed by another left turn, another item set, and a U-turn to the right. Racers then take a gradual U-turn to the left and encounter another item set followed by a very narrow wooden bridge; the bridge takes them over the river from before but has ropes on both sides that prevent racers from falling off. After the bridge, racers enter a cave where there is a right turn followed by a left U-turn. There is then the cave exit immediately followed by the finish line.

[[File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.png|thumb|right|250px|{{classic|N64|DK's Jungle Parkway}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]

[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#August 2008 Tournament 1|August 2008's first tournament]] required players to complete a GP race on DK's Jungle Parkway against [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]], who ride on the [[Phantom (bike)|Phantom]] and [[Sneakster]] respectively. Both opponents have access to infinite Bananas, but players can still make use of Item Boxes; the second and third sets will always contain Green Shells, and the first and last sets will always contain Triple Green Shells. This tournament was later repeated as the second tournament of December 2009.

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|Eng=The home of Donkey Kong, the Jungle Parkway was developed as a tourist facility and equipped with a racing ground for Karts. Carved out of the jungle, the road is mostly narrow. Be careful—should you leave the course, the restless natives will "voice" their complaints by throwing stones at you.}}

 

|Eng=Donkey Kong's riverside course is a wild Kart safari!}}

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|EngE=A paddle steamer slowly meanders its way round the muddy waters as you shift into a much higher gear and tear around dirt tracks, over shaky wooden bridges and through a gloomy cave illuminated by flame torches.}}

 

===Names in other languages===

|Jap=ドンキージャングルパーク

|JapN=''Mario Kart 64''

|JapR=Donkī Janguru Pāku

|Jap2N=''Mario Kart Wii''

|Jap2R=DK Janguru Pāku

|Jap2M=DK Jungle Park

|Chi=森喜刚丛林公园

|ChiR=Sēnxǐ Gāng Cónglín Gōngyuán

|ChiM=Donkey Kong Jungle Park

|FreA=Jungle de DK

|FreAM=DK's Jungle

|FreE=Jungle DK

|FreEM=DK Jungle

|SpaA=Jungla de DK

|SpaAM=DK's Jungle

|SpaEM=DK Jungle Track

*When played on the [[Nintendo 64]], this course has a noticeable drop in framerate caused by the boat and waterfall. To counteract this, a code is enabled when split screen is in play which changes the amount of in-game time elapsed per input frame to prevent gameplay from moving much slower.<ref>{{cite|url=tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64/Patches|title=GameResources/N64/MarioKart64/Patches|publisher=TASVideos|language=en|accessdate=July 5, 2024}}</ref>