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There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on DK Pass: | There are two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] that take place on DK Pass: | ||
*'''Mission 4-1''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must beat [[Donkey Kong]] in a single-lap race. Each [[Item Box]] contains a | *'''Mission 4-1''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must beat [[Donkey Kong]] in a single-lap race. Each [[Item Box]] contains a Star, Mushroom, or Triple Mushrooms. | ||
*'''Mission 5-7''': The player controls [[Toad]], who must pass through 8 gates within 45 seconds. During this mission, there are extra oncoming snowballs. | *'''Mission 5-7''': The player controls [[Toad]], who must pass through 8 gates within 45 seconds. During this mission, there are extra oncoming snowballs. | ||
Both missions involve going through the course in the opposite direction. | Both missions involve going through the course in the opposite direction. |
Revision as of 18:36, May 3, 2024
- Not to be confused with Wii DK Summit.
DK Pass | |||||||||||||||
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Information | |||||||||||||||
Appears in | Mario Kart DS (2005) Mario Kart 7 (2011) Mario Kart Tour (2019) | ||||||||||||||
Cup(s) | Star Cup (DS) Leaf Cup (7) | ||||||||||||||
Tour(s) |
Winter Tour (2019)
London Tour Holiday Tour (2019) Ice Tour Vancouver Tour Hammer Bro Tour Yoshi Tour (2020) Trick Tour (2020) Jungle Tour Peach Tour Exploration Tour (2020) Wild West Tour Los Angeles Tour (2020) Sunset Tour Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2020) Winter Tour (2020) Snow Tour Trick Tour (2021) Frost Tour Kamek Tour Halloween Tour (2021) Penguin Tour Singapore Tour Wario vs. Waluigi Tour Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) Holiday Tour (2022) New Year's Tour (2023) Sundae Tour (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Online play | No longer available (DS, 3DS) | ||||||||||||||
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DK Pass is the first course of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. It reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the second course of the Leaf Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour starting with the 2019 Winter Tour. Despite this course being named after Donkey Kong, no elements themed after him aside from the sponsors are present.
Mario Kart DS
Course layout
The stage takes the player over a mountain and back down. Numerous snowballs roll around, and racers lose their item and spin backward if they crash into one. Snowmen also appear in the course, similar to the ones in Frappe Snowland in Mario Kart 64. Collision with them has an identical effect as crashing into a snowball.
An isolated Item Box appears up on a snowy cliff at the peak of the hill, after the second set of normal item boxes. To avoid slowing down, the player will need a Mushroom or two to get through the snow to the item box, but in it contains one of these items: Star, Mushroom, Triple Mushrooms, or a Red Shell. Any of them can be received in any position, including in Wi-Fi play, but it will usually yield Triple Mushrooms or a Star.
DK Pass is the only unlockable course that is shown in Mario Kart DS's instruction booklet.
Missions
There are two missions that take place on DK Pass:
- Mission 4-1: The player controls Wario, who must beat Donkey Kong in a single-lap race. Each Item Box contains a Star, Mushroom, or Triple Mushrooms.
- Mission 5-7: The player controls Toad, who must pass through 8 gates within 45 seconds. During this mission, there are extra oncoming snowballs.
Both missions involve going through the course in the opposite direction.
Staff ghost
The staff ghost on this course is 2:14:607 using Donkey Kong in the Wildlife.
Mario Kart 7
DK Pass makes its classic course debut as the second course of the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart 7. All the trees in the off-road sections have been removed and some wooden ramps have been placed in the off-road area of this track, allowing players to perform a trick and gain a boost. The Dash Panel in the large jump is replaced with a Glide Ramp. Landing outside the barriers will result in an "out-of-bounds". The secret item box on the hill still holds a Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, or a Star, but will more often yield only a Mushroom than before, and no longer yields a Red Shell. Much like DK Summit from Mario Kart Wii, the race starts out foggy in the first two laps, but the fog clears up on the final lap. It is also now snowing throughout the race, which did not happen in the original.
An extremely difficult shortcut can be performed by leaning off the log ramp on the right before the Glide Ramp, using a Mushroom and tricking to gain air time, and bypassing the cliff to the right to land behind the finish line. The player now must simply cross back over the finish line in the right direction to make the lap count.[1]
DK Pass is the only course in Mario Kart 7's Leaf Cup that does not appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Mario Kart Tour
DK Pass reappears in Mario Kart Tour, debuting in the 2019 Winter Tour. It is the first course that has served as the signature course in two tours (the 2019 Winter Tour and the Jungle Tour). A few modifications were made to the track. The tunnel at the start of the course is redesigned, being of a rounded shape. Near the end of the track, the small village was redesigned and made more visible. Similar to Mario Kart 8, the Mario Kart logo uses a modern design instead of the classic design. Due to a lack of Stars and the Triple Mushrooms being a special item, the secret Item Box only gives normal items. From its debut up until part two of the 2019 Holiday Tour, a festive tree is found by the small village.
The course also appears as DK Pass R (reversed), DK Pass T (with ramps), and DK Pass R/T (reversed with ramps). The former two debuted alongside the regular variant in the 2019 Winter Tour, while the latter debuted in the Ice Tour. In the R/T variant, racers drive across a pair of mushroom trampolines.
Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of DS DK Pass tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Top-tier and middle-tier items
Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which DS DK Pass and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of DS DK Pass tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.
Bonus challenges
Ring Race | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Wario |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Ice Tour | Wario Cup | |
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New Year's Tour (2023) | Waluigi Cup | |||||
Note: There is a lone ring (with a Red Coin in the center) on the snowy shortcut at the first hairpin turn; when passed through, 7 more rings spawn ahead of the driver in a row. Prior to this area, there is a row of Item Boxes that only provide Mushrooms, which the player can use to reach said rings if they have Smart Steering enabled. |
Do Jump Boosts | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Donkey Kong |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Winter Tour (2019) | Bowser Jr. Cup | |
Wild West Tour | Wendy Cup | ||||||
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Halloween Tour (2021) | Peach Cup |
Big Reverse Race | ||||||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Opponents | Tour appearances | Cup | ||||||||
7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Extra | |||||
Regular | Driver | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [2] | [3] | Exploration Tour (2020) | Yoshi Cup | |
Kart | ||||||||||||
Glider | Frost Tour | King Boo Cup |
Goomba Takedown | |||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Donkey Kong |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Green Shell Bob-omb |
3 |
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London Tour | Peach Cup | |
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Kamek Tour | Kamek Cup |
Glider Challenge | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star distances | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Shy Guy |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Winter Tour (2019) | Lakitu Cup | |
Frost Tour | Monty Mole Cup | ||||||
Sundae Tour (2023) | Dixie Kong Cup |
Steer Clear of Obstacles | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Obstacles | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Toadette |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Snowball |
Winter Tour (2019) | Morton Cup | |
Snow Tour Holiday Tour (2022) |
Dry Bowser Cup |
Vs. Mega Donkey Kong | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Mega opponent information | Tour appearances | Cup | |||
Driver | Kart | Glider | Items used | ||||
Regular | Donkey Kong |
Pipe Buggy |
Super Glider[4] |
Bananas[4] Giant Bananas[5] 100cc and higher only |
Winter Tour (2019) | Peachette Cup | |
Winter Tour (2020) | Morton Cup |
Smash Small Dry Bones | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Donkey Kong |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Hammer Bro Tour | Birdo Cup | |
Penguin Tour | Daisy Cup |
Break Item Boxes | |||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Item Box type found |
Number of item slots | Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Mario |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
Fire Flower Coin |
2 |
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Vancouver Tour | Metal Mario Cup | |
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Singapore Tour | Lemmy Cup |
Time Trial | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Grand Star scores | Tour appearances | Cup |
Regular | Morton |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Holiday Tour (2019) | Baby Rosalina Cup | |
Los Angeles Tour (2020) | Toad Cup | ||||||
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) | Mario Cup |
Combo Attack | |||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver |
Chosen kart |
Chosen glider |
Highest combo counts | Tour appearances | Cup |
T | Birdo |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
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Yoshi Tour (2020) | Birdo Cup | |
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022) | Yoshi Cup |
Take them out quick! | ||||||||||||||||
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Icon | Course variant | Chosen driver information | Item Box type(s) found | Opponent information | Starting time | Grand Star times | Tour appearances | Cup | ||||||||
Driver | Kart | Glider | Number of balloons | Number of item slots | Driver | Kart | Glider | Number of balloons | Items used | |||||||
Regular | Metal Mario |
Pipe Frame |
Super Glider |
3 | 1 | Green Shell Red Shell Fire Flower Frenzy (Green Shell) |
Bowser |
Yellow Offroader |
Safety Glider |
5 | Banana Giant Banana |
1:15.00 |
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Sundae Tour (2023) | Boomerang Bro Cup |
Profiles
Mario Kart DS
- Website bios:
- "Covered with snow and ice, DK Pass is as dangerous as it gets. Tight turns and runaway snowballs make for nail-biting fun on DK's home turf."
- "Brr, it's chilly in them thar hills... Pack your winter woollies through for this sub-zero speed through snow-capped peaks, as you dodge rolling snowballs and negotiate rows of rock-solid snowmen that bring your kart to an abrupt halt. Keep moving or your engine might freeze up..."
Mario Kart Tour
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "As soon as the race begins, the once-peaceful slopes of DK Pass transform into a fighting frenzy for first place! Grab your kart and hit the hill in blue!"[6]
Sponsors
Every fictional sponsor in DK Pass is displayed on a trackside banner.
Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart 7
- DK Snow Way (Mario Kart 7 only)
- KoopaKart
- Sherbet
- Skating Rink
- Snowman
- Super Mushroom
Mario Kart Tour
Gallery
Mario Kart DS
Dry Bones going up the mountain pass
Yoshi driving up the mountain pass in an older, removed version of the course
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong at the start of the race
A first-person view of the starting line
Mario Kart Tour
Course icons
Screenshots
View of a snowperson and festive tree
View of a festive tree during the 2019 Winter Tour
Donkey Kong participating in Goomba Takedown
Mario (Santa) tricking in the Cheermellow
Shy Guy participating in the Glider Challenge
Pink Gold Peach boosting in the Wildfire Flyer
Black Shy Guy and Mario racing on the course
Yoshi (Reindeer) tricking in the Jingle Bells
Yoshi (Reindeer) gliding in the Jingle Bells with the Gift Glider
Ice Mario using an Ice Flower on the R variant
Donkey Kong tricking in the Ice-blue Poltergust
Donkey Kong boosting in the Snow Skimmer
Donkey Kong gliding in the DK Jumbo with the Barrel Hanafuda on the R/T variant
Bowser Jr. gliding in the Bolt Buggy with the Super Glider
Morton tricking in the Pipe Buggy and Diddy Kong tricking in the Rambi Rider
Donkey Kong collecting event tokens by hitting Mario with a Banana
Wario (Hiker) and Peach (Wintertime) gliding
Racers gliding in Pipe Frames with the Baby Mario Hanafuda and its variants on the R/T variant
Dry Bones (Gold), Kamek, and Peach (Vacation) tricking on the course
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | DKスノーマウンテン[?] DK Sunō Maunten |
DK Snow Mountain | |
Chinese | DK雪山[?] DK Xuěshān |
DK Snow Mountain | |
Dutch | DK's Piste[?] | DK's Ski Track. In Dutch, a Piste is a snow slope prepared for skiing | |
French | Alpes DK[?] | DK Alps | |
German | DK Alpin[?] | DK Alps | |
Italian | Vette di DK[?] | DK's Peaks | |
Korean | DK 스노우 마운틴[?] DK Seunou Mauntin |
DK Snow Mountain | |
Portuguese | Passagem DK[?] | DK Pass | |
Russian | Перевал ДК[?] Pereval DK |
DK Pass | |
Spanish | DK Alpino[?] | Alpine DK |
References
- ^ new MOMIジ (April 24, 2020). [MK7 WR Replay] DS DK Pass (Glitch) 1:54.946. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Andruidus (July 22, 2020). Mario Kart Tour - Exploration Tour: Yoshi Cup. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ TheMadWeazel (July 15, 2020). Exploration Tour “Yoshi Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b TheMadWeazel (November 30, 2019). Winter Tour “Peachette Cup” - Mario Kart Tour. YouTube. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Andruidus (December 6, 2019). Mario Kart Tour - Winter Tour: Peachette Cup. YouTube. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ mariokarttourEN (November 22, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved March 13, 2020.