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|image=[[File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway MK64.png|235px]]
{{race course infobox
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 64]]<br>[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|title=DK&#39;s Jungle Parkway
|cups=[[Special Cup]]<br>[[Leaf Cup]]
|image=[[File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway MK64.png|300px]]
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''64'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''Wii'')
|based_on=[[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] (''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'')
|distance= 893 m
|distance= 893 m
|wifi=Available ([[Wii]])
|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])
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''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:N64 DK's Jungle Parkway.png|140px]]
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'''D.K.'s Jungle Parkway''' is a race course in the [[Special Cup]] of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.  It is [[Donkey Kong]]'s home track in the game. When racers go off-course, "restless natives", as the instruction booklet calls them, will throw stones at them. Who these "natives" are is unknown.  A cruise boat named Mario floats around the river in the jungle.
'''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 race starts off along the shoreline of the river which leads to a massive jump across the river. Players then follow the winding dirt path to a narrow wooden bridge at the edge of a waterfall. The bridge leads to a small cave, which ends at the start of the track.
==''Mario Kart 64''==
===Course layout===
[[File:DKs Jungle Parkway.png|thumb|left|The paddle steamer]]
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.


The course was remade in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', with some differences. Characters are now riding the cruise boat, the water is orange instead of blue, and the jungle has been pushed back, eliminating the "natives".  Another change is that there's mud inside the cave, which will slow down racers that try to cross it.  The [[Dash Panel]] at the jump has been modified.  In the N64 version, if the player is shrunk by a lightning bolt when approaching the jump, it is possible for the player not to make it over the river.  In the Wii version, the panel acts similar to the cannon in [[DK Mountain]] where the player will always make it across, even when shrunk. Also, the island in the middle of the river now has [[Pianta]]s on it, unlike the Nintendo 64 version.
===Shortcuts===
There is a notable shortcut at the end of the track. By driving through the off-road in the cave, the player can cut off the final turn. Additional Item Boxes can also be found in this off-road.


The N64 version has a glitch where it is possible to jump through the corner in the cave, resulting in as little as a 20 second race if done three times. This was not fixed in the [[Virtual Console]] release.
===Glitches===
The original version has a glitch where it is possible to jump through the corner in the cave, resulting in as little as a 20-second race if done three times. This was not fixed in the [[Virtual Console]] release of ''Mario Kart 64''.
 
==''Mario Kart Wii''==
[[File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.png|thumb|right|250px|{{classic|N64|DK's Jungle Parkway}} as it appears in ''Mario Kart Wii''.]]
DK's Jungle Parkway makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as the third race of the [[Leaf Cup]]. In that version, the [[Hammer Bro]]s., [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, [[Goomba]]s, and [[Shy Guy]]s ride the paddle steamer (only in single-player mode), the water is yellowish-orange instead of blue (to reflect the color of the sunset sky), and the jungle has been pushed back, with the coconuts that usually hit the player being removed. Another change is that inside the cave is mud, which slows down racers that try to cross it, unless they use a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]], [[Golden Dash Mushroom|Golden Mushroom]], [[Super Star|Star]], or [[Mega Mushroom]] to cut ahead without slowing down. The [[Dash Panel]] at the jump has been modified. In the original N64 version, if the player is shrunk by [[Lightning]] when approaching the jump, it is possible for the player not to make it over the river. In this version, the Dash Panel acts similarly to the [[Barrel Cannon]], where the player always makes it across, even when shrunk, and also forces the drivers to go straight and prevents them from cutting ahead and/or going anywhere else. Also, the [[Arrow Sign]]s are now brown with blue arrows instead of cream with red arrows. The course map has been rotated 90° counterclockwise.
 
This is one of two tracks in ''Mario Kart Wii'', the other being {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}, where it is impossible to do a [[Jump Boost|trick]] since there are no trick ramps.
 
===Tournaments===
[[File:TournamentAugust1.jpg|thumb|left|The tournament]]
[[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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==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart 64''===
{{multilang profile
|type=manual
|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.}}
 
{{multilang profile
|type=website
|Eng=Donkey Kong's riverside course is a wild Kart safari!}}
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
{{multilang profile
|type=website
|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.}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
===''Mario Kart 64''===
File:DK'sJungleParkway.png|The icon on the menu
<gallery widths=150px>
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 1.png|The big jump
Mk64-2.jpg|Artwork of the parkway
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 2.png|Inside the jungle
MK64 D.K.'s Jungle Parkway art.jpg|Artwork
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 3.png|The bridge
MK64 icon D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.png|The icon from the menu
File:D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 4.png|The cave
MK64 DK Jungle Parkway Icon.png|The icon from the official ''Mario Kart 64'' website
File:Mk64-2.jpg|Artwork of the parkway
MK64 DK Jungle Parkway website map.png|An overview of the map from the official ''Mario Kart 64'' website
File:D.K.'s Jungle_Parkway.PNG|D.K.'s Jungle Parkway in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
MK64 Boost Pad.png|The [[Dash Panel]]
</gallery></center>
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 1.png|The big jump
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 2.png|A coconut is thrown at a player after they drive outside the road.
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 3.png|The bridge
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway 4.png|The cave
</gallery>
 
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MKW N64 DK's Jungle Parkway Banner.png|The course banner
MKW DK's Jungle Parkway Preview.gif|A preview of the course
MarioKartWii-DKJungleParkway1.png|The paddle steamer now has tourists on it.
MarioKartWii-DKJungleParkway2.png|The long jump
MKW N64 DK's Jungle Parkway Bridge Screenshot.png|The bridge leading to the cave
MKW N64 DK's Jungle Parkway Cave Interior Screenshot.png|The cave interior
</gallery>
 
==Media==
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|length1=0:30
|file2=MK64 DKJP.ogv
|title2=''Mario Kart 64''
|description2=D.K.'s Jungle Parkway playthrough.
|length2=3:03
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==Names in Other Languages==
==Additional names==
{{Foreignname
===Internal names===
|Jap=DK ジャングルパーク
{{internal names
|JapR=DK Jangurupākuu
|game1=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|JapM=DK Jungle Park
|name1=<tt>old_donkey_64</tt>
|Spa=Jungla de DK
|meaning1=Old Donkey 64
|SpaM=DK's Jungle}}
}}
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドンキージャングルパーク
|JapN=''Mario Kart 64''
|JapR=Donkī Janguru Pāku
|JapM=Donkey Jungle Park
|Jap2=DKジャングルパーク
|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
|Ita=Viale Giungla DK
|ItaM=DK Jungle Parkway
|Ger=DKs Dschungelpark
|GerM=DK's Jungle Park
|Kor=DK 정글 파크
|KorR=DK Jeonggeul Pakeu
|KorM=DK Jungle Park
|SpaA=Jungla de DK
|SpaAM=DK's Jungle
|SpaE=Pista de la Jungla DK
|SpaEM=DK Jungle Track
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the [[Mario Kart 64]] version, the water in the river appears blue, but in the [[Mario Kart Wii]] version, it appears orange.
*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>
<br clear=all>
**This results in an unintended side effect when played on certain emulators (including the [[Wii]] [[Virtual Console]] and IQue releases), as the lag is not present due to improved hardware but the frame scaling code is still enabled, causing the game to run faster than normal when played in split screen mode. The [[Wii U]] Virtual Console release corrected this by removing the frame scaling code.
{{Racecourses}}
*In ''Mario Kart Wii'', if the player uses the rearview mirror to look back, the torches inside the cave can be seen lighting up again.
 
==References==
<references/>
 
{{MK race courses}}
{{MK64}}
{{MK64}}
[[Category: Places]]
{{MKW}}
[[Category: Forests and Jungles]]
[[Category:Jungles]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 64 race courses]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii race courses]]
[[de:DKs Dschungelpark]]
[[it:Viale Giungla DK]]

Latest revision as of 12:01, September 27, 2024

DK's Jungle Parkway
D.K.'s Jungle Parkway MK64.png
Information
Appears in Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Cup(s) Special Cup (64)
Leaf Cup (Wii)
Based on Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)
Distance 893 m
Online play No longer available (Wii)
Music sample
Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart Wii
Course map
Mario Kart 64
An aerial view of D.K.'s Jungle ParkwayMini map of D.K.'s Jungle Parkway from Mario Kart 64

Mario Kart Wii
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway.png

Staff ghost(s)
Wii Nin★Matt
2:58.264 Donkey KongPhantom (bike)
Wii Expert Nin★Syun1
2:37.782 Donkey KongFlame Flyer

DK's Jungle Parkway (originally written as D.K.'s Jungle Parkway), also known as Donkey Jungle Park[1][2] or Donkey Kong Jungle,[3] 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 courses in the series, with each loop being only about 15 seconds long.

Mario Kart 64[edit]

Course layout[edit]

D.K.'s Jungle Parkway
The paddle steamer

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 coconuts (which may actually be 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 Boxes. They then continue to turn right as they make a 270° loop up to a ramp with a large 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.

Shortcuts[edit]

There is a notable shortcut at the end of the track. By driving through the off-road in the cave, the player can cut off the final turn. Additional Item Boxes can also be found in this off-road.

Glitches[edit]

The original version has a glitch where it is possible to jump through the corner in the cave, resulting in as little as a 20-second race if done three times. This was not fixed in the Virtual Console release of Mario Kart 64.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

N64 DK's Jungle Parkway
N64 DK's Jungle Parkway as it appears in Mario Kart Wii.

DK's Jungle Parkway makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Wii as the third race of the Leaf Cup. In that version, the Hammer Bros., Toads, Goombas, and Shy Guys ride the paddle steamer (only in single-player mode), the water is yellowish-orange instead of blue (to reflect the color of the sunset sky), and the jungle has been pushed back, with the coconuts that usually hit the player being removed. Another change is that inside the cave is mud, which slows down racers that try to cross it, unless they use a Mushroom, Golden Mushroom, Star, or Mega Mushroom to cut ahead without slowing down. The Dash Panel at the jump has been modified. In the original N64 version, if the player is shrunk by Lightning when approaching the jump, it is possible for the player not to make it over the river. In this version, the Dash Panel acts similarly to the Barrel Cannon, where the player always makes it across, even when shrunk, and also forces the drivers to go straight and prevents them from cutting ahead and/or going anywhere else. Also, the Arrow Signs are now brown with blue arrows instead of cream with red arrows. The course map has been rotated 90° counterclockwise.

This is one of two tracks in Mario Kart Wii, the other being SNES Mario Circuit 3, where it is impossible to do a trick since there are no trick ramps.

Tournaments[edit]

The tournament

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 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.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

  • Instruction booklet description:
    • English:
      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.


  • Website description:
    • English:
      Donkey Kong's riverside course is a wild Kart safari!

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (British):
      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.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 64[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg D.K.'s Jungle Parkway - The music for D.K.'s Jungle Parkway
File infoMedia:MK64-Music-DK'sJungleParkway.oga
0:30
Video.svg Mario Kart 64 - D.K.'s Jungle Parkway playthrough.
File infoMedia:MK64 DKJP.ogv
3:03
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Mario Kart Wii old_donkey_64 Old Donkey 64

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ドンキージャングルパーク[?]
Donkī Janguru Pāku
Donkey Jungle Park Mario Kart 64
DKジャングルパーク[?]
DK Janguru Pāku
DK Jungle Park Mario Kart Wii
Chinese 森喜刚丛林公园[?]
Sēnxǐ Gāng Cónglín Gōngyuán
Donkey Kong Jungle Park
French (NOA) Jungle de DK[?] DK's Jungle
French (NOE) Jungle DK[?] DK Jungle
German DKs Dschungelpark[?] DK's Jungle Park
Italian Viale Giungla DK[?] DK Jungle Parkway
Korean DK 정글 파크[?]
DK Jeonggeul Pakeu
DK Jungle Park
Spanish (NOA) Jungla de DK[?] DK's Jungle
Spanish (NOE) Pista de la Jungla DK[?] DK Jungle Track

Trivia[edit]

  • 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.[4]
    • This results in an unintended side effect when played on certain emulators (including the Wii Virtual Console and IQue releases), as the lag is not present due to improved hardware but the frame scaling code is still enabled, causing the game to run faster than normal when played in split screen mode. The Wii U Virtual Console release corrected this by removing the frame scaling code.
  • In Mario Kart Wii, if the player uses the rearview mirror to look back, the torches inside the cave can be seen lighting up again.

References[edit]

  1. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51. Page 28.
  2. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia) issue 49. Page 41.
  3. ^ December 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) issue 51. Page 29.
  4. ^ GameResources/N64/MarioKart64/Patches. TASVideos (English). Retrieved July 5, 2024.