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Game Modes
Game Modes
Mario Kart DS features five
different game modes. Check the
chart on the right to see which
modes can be played with
multiple players.
Select Engine Class
Choose Your Driver
Choose a Kart
Choose a Cup
Begin the Race!
There are eight different cups, with each cup featuring four different tracks. The cups
are a competition for points across all four tracks among eight racers.
There are three engine classes: 50cc,
100cc, and 150cc.
Choose one of eight characters.
As you play the game, more karts
will become available for you to
choose from.
First choose either Nitro Grand Prix or
Retro Grand Prix. Then choose a cup
to enter.
Entering a Grand Prix
Bullet Bill
Boo
Lightning
Star
Blooper
Briefly transforms the user into a Bullet Bill that soars through the air along the
track, knocking over karts along the way.
Sprays ink on the all of the karts in front of you, obscuring those drivers’
view of the track.
Unleashes Boo, who turns you invisible for a brief time, making you impervious
to enemy attacks, and steals an opponent’s item for you.
Makes all opponents spin out, drop their items, and shrink for a brief period of time.
Makes you invincible for a brief period of time. While invincible, you will knock
over any kart you hit.
Grand Prix
Mushroom
Provides a short speed boost.
Triple Mushrooms
Golden Mushroom
Each press of or uses up one Mushroom.
Allows you to use Mushroom boosts as many times as you want for a short
period of time.