3DS DK Jungle
- This article is about the Mario Kart course. For other uses, see DK Jungle (disambiguation).
DK Jungle is the first race course in the Special Cup of Mario Kart 7 and takes place on Donkey Kong Island. The course is based on Donkey Kong Country Returns. Some elements and enemies of this game make their appearance in this course, like Tiki Goons, Screaming Pillars, Frogoons, and DK's Tree House. The course's music is a rearrangement of "DK Island Swing" from Donkey Kong Country.
Course layout
The track passes through a thick jungle, where some DK Barrels appear. Exiting into a clearing, drivers bounce on a large, red flower from Donkey Kong Country Returns, and land in a path near waterfalls and a lake. The track then makes a left hand turn, past DK's Tree House, and some Tiki Goons that move across the track. The track reenters the canopy, passing by multiple Frogoons, before traveling across a chasm and entering the Golden Temple. After a right turn and a left-hand U-turn, racers drive past the gold banana, then glide over a lake flanked by several Screaming Pillars. These Pillars scream every once in a while, shooting out air to blow back hang-gliding players. Finally they land and make a left turn back to the finish line. Also in the background of the course is Tiki Pilot's airship-like craft from Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Shortcuts
- Right before the jumps over the chasm, there is a secret Glide Ramp to the left side of the track.
- An extremely difficult glider shortcut can be performed after the temple section. By swooping down to gain speed, going back up, and then using a Mushroom, it is possible to skip the entire split paths section and land just before the finish line.[1]
- A respawn shortcut can be performed in the temple by using a a speed boost (a Mushroom or a Super Mini-Turbo) to jump off the corner of the right turn and respawn in front of the Glide Ramp at the temple exit.[1]
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
DK Jungle returns in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the final course in the Banana Cup. The track map is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Some objects are changed and replaced; the Barrel at the right of the start is now on the left, and the mud near the beginning of the track is absent. The starting banner has also been replaced. The Screaming Pillars have been replaced by Giant Pillars, which exhale smoke while they are screaming, and the Tiki Goons have had their movement speed severely reduced. A number of lit torches have been added inside the Golden Temple. The only change made to the track layout is that the U-turn inside the Golden Temple is now slanted upward and acts as an anti-gravity section, making it the only course in the Banana Cup to have anti-gravity. Consequently, there is now a drop-off at the Golden Banana allowing drivers to do an aerial trick. The first left turn before the finish line also has a gap in it.
Unlike other retro courses, the music remains the same as the original, like Wii Grumble Volcano and 3DS Neo Bowser City, but with slightly enhanced bit depth.
Notably, the course feature in the foreground of the course's icon (in this case, DK's Tree House), differs from the other courses in the base game as it is positioned on the left side (right side in Mirror Mode). When accounting for DLC courses and the battle courses from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is still one of only four courses to do so, the others being GBA Cheese Land, Wild Woods, and 3DS Neo Bowser City.
Staff ghost
The staff ghost for this track is Donkey Kong on the Varmint, with a time of 2:26.900. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc, the staff ghost is Yellow Yoshi with a time of 1:46.758.
Profiles
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart Facebook page: Ancient temples. Troublemaking tikis. And bananas galore! Come race on the DK Jungle course in Mario Kart 8 for Wii U to take in all the exotic and high-octane sights.[2]
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong and Mario drive on the course.
Mario and Bowser, driving past DK's Tree House.
Metal Mario, Yoshi, and Bowser, driving through the jungle
The area after the jungle
Yoshi, past the jungle and entering the Golden Temple
Donkey Kong encounters a Frogoon.
The Screaming Pillars near the end of the race
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The course icon.
The course, as seen from the starting line
Mario, trying to avoid a Tiki Goon
Roy performs a trick before reaching the giant flower.
Rosalina approaches the temple.
Donkey Kong, racing in the temple
Baby Luigi and Baby Mario gliding past a Giant Pillar
A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the course
The stamp obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | DKジャングル[?] DK Janguru |
DK Jungle | |
| Chinese | DK叢林 (Traditional) DK丛林 (Simplified)[?] DK Cónglín |
DK Jungle | |
| Dutch | DK's Jungle[?] | DK's Jungle | |
| German | DK Dschungel[?] | DK Jungle | |
| Italian | Giungla DK[?] | DK Jungle | |
| Korean | DK 정글[?] DK Jeonggeul |
DK Jungle | |
| Portuguese | Selva DK[?] | DK Jungle | |
| Russian | Джунгли ДК[?] Dzhungli DK |
DK Jungle | |
| Spanish | Jungla DK[?] | DK Jungle |
Trivia
- Ever since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, in addition to increasing in tempo, the final lap music on every course in the series increases by one tone with the exception of this course, which increases by two tones.
- This course and SNES Donut Plains 3 are the only courses to be in both the Special Cup and Banana Cup. Coincidentally, they are both the first course of the Special Cup in their respective game and appear in the Banana Cup in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
