better than wii lol
Going on field trips was 10x as fun if one person had a copy of this game.
Best mario cart, love the drifting mechanic
Mario Kart on DS.
8.5
Easily my third favourite Mario Kart, Mario Kart DS offers a lot for such a small cartridge.
What's good about Mario Kart DS?
-Best Battle Mode
-Introduction of Retro Courses
-Mission Mode
-Good Kart Speed
-Kart Emblems
-Introduction to Mario Kart staples such as Bullet Bills (weaker Chain Chomps from Double Dash) and Bloopers (actually effective in this game)
What's bad about Mario Kart DS?
-The online is gone
-Item balancing is bad
-The course selection is meh
Why does this game have the best Battle Mode in my opinion?
Because the course selection is pretty good and the modes are pretty fun as well.
Balloon Battle in this game unlike in other Mario Kart games allows you to choose how many balloons you want to start off with, however the less balloons you have the better items you get and you get 5 balloons total. You start off with 1 balloon, and you can get more by blowing into the MIC (I recommend DSi as it has the best MIC between a test of the original DS, DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, and New 2DS XL) or the select button (which I recommend personally as someone who can easily have a shortness of breath). You can carry up to three balloons at a time. Personally, I recommend having two for the best chance of survival and normal item selection.
Shine Runners unlike in other Mario Kart games is an elimination round where 9 shines will spawn and you need at least one (or to not have the lowest amount) to not be eliminated after a certain amount of time and the game continues from there.
Also about the Track Selection and Retro Courses, there are "new" classics in this such as Yoshi Falls, Waluigi Pinball, Deflino Squares, and a few others but they're not as exciting I find as some other courses introduced in previous Mario Karts (especially Double Dash) for the most part (one exception being Waluigi pinball).
The retro courses are also kinda meh as they're more like direct ports of those older tracks meaning they weren't adjusted for Mario Kart DS much and there's just straight up bad picks. One of the one more questionable picks in my opinion is Baby Park, which in Double Dash was exciting and fun to play on, however without the fast pace action of Double Dash (like a lack of special items) this course just becomes an ordinary loop and pretty uneventful.
Overall, I recommend this game for the Battle Mode (and Mission Mode if you're into that), but I would stay clear of the Main Races themselves.
What's good about Mario Kart DS?
-Best Battle Mode
-Introduction of Retro Courses
-Mission Mode
-Good Kart Speed
-Kart Emblems
-Introduction to Mario Kart staples such as Bullet Bills (weaker Chain Chomps from Double Dash) and Bloopers (actually effective in this game)
What's bad about Mario Kart DS?
-The online is gone
-Item balancing is bad
-The course selection is meh
Why does this game have the best Battle Mode in my opinion?
Because the course selection is pretty good and the modes are pretty fun as well.
Balloon Battle in this game unlike in other Mario Kart games allows you to choose how many balloons you want to start off with, however the less balloons you have the better items you get and you get 5 balloons total. You start off with 1 balloon, and you can get more by blowing into the MIC (I recommend DSi as it has the best MIC between a test of the original DS, DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, and New 2DS XL) or the select button (which I recommend personally as someone who can easily have a shortness of breath). You can carry up to three balloons at a time. Personally, I recommend having two for the best chance of survival and normal item selection.
Shine Runners unlike in other Mario Kart games is an elimination round where 9 shines will spawn and you need at least one (or to not have the lowest amount) to not be eliminated after a certain amount of time and the game continues from there.
Also about the Track Selection and Retro Courses, there are "new" classics in this such as Yoshi Falls, Waluigi Pinball, Deflino Squares, and a few others but they're not as exciting I find as some other courses introduced in previous Mario Karts (especially Double Dash) for the most part (one exception being Waluigi pinball).
The retro courses are also kinda meh as they're more like direct ports of those older tracks meaning they weren't adjusted for Mario Kart DS much and there's just straight up bad picks. One of the one more questionable picks in my opinion is Baby Park, which in Double Dash was exciting and fun to play on, however without the fast pace action of Double Dash (like a lack of special items) this course just becomes an ordinary loop and pretty uneventful.
Overall, I recommend this game for the Battle Mode (and Mission Mode if you're into that), but I would stay clear of the Main Races themselves.
In my opinion, the best mario kart. The feel in this game, the soul, it was truly the first mario kart that made mario kart a party game on the go
good game i like the water in the desert level
Really fond memories of playing this as a kid, that's all.
Luigi’s Mansion track>>>>>>
Playing this in an attic with my cousin while eating chips is one of the best memories of my life and that I wish to keep for the longest time possible, even if we don't really talk anymore. :)
A brief comment not on the game itself, but on the cover's composition.
It's great. The image alone makes me want to play it again right this instant.
It's great. The image alone makes me want to play it again right this instant.
Da best
Waluigi Pinball
Single player missions and custom cart logo makes this a great game.
Catch me playing this game snaking. So much better and balanced than Mario Kart Wii but if the flaw of this game needs to be an obvious skill gap then so be it. Double Dash clashes in quality with this game and this is the same game that introduced the retro tracks which Mario Kart needed. A masterpiece to my childhood if you excuse the terrible graphics and sound quality, but it was apart of the DS so it's the norm.
never really understood why this one's a fan favorite, or whatever. i'd rather play almost any other version, including the original.
the best mario kart games are the ones that you can break in half like a plank of wood across your knee
This is definitely nostalgia talking because MK Wii improved upon this in every way, but man I still love this game. Reminds me of good times in high school.
I played a lot of this with my sisters and it was a ton of fun. We still have inside jokes from this game.
6.0/10 -Average Mario Kart game, played it as a kid, kinda pales in comparison to 7 and 8 but it still holds it's own.
I'm a fan of vehiculario DS
I have incredibly fond memories playing this game locally with friends in elementary and middle school. This was childhood right here. I just wish the mission mode made a return in the newer games, that was a lot of fun.
Mario Kart DS era sem dúvida a melhor experiência de Mario Kart portátil até o surgimento de Mario Kart 7 no 3DS. Dito isto, ele só não tinha uma experiência perfeita em sua época por conta do infame "snaking", uma espécie de técnica que se utilizava de decisão ou glitch do jogo para ficar mexendo para a esquerda e a direita rapidamente o direcional durante um drift (ainda que a pista estivesse em linha reta) para ativar um boost de velocidade temporário.
O abuso dessa técnica obrigava os jogadores que quisessem competir a dominá-la, e os mais viciados simplesmente eram imbatíveis no online. Era bizarro até onde conseguiam fazer exploits e quebrar as pistas com atalhos não convencionais.
Single-player, porém, o jogo era maravilhoso, e jogando multiplayer com uso contido do drift-boost (basicamente só em curvas) o gameplay premiava a habilidade sem descambar para o absurdo que eram os tempos daqueles que usavam snaking.
Tinha casos de malucos que terminavam a corrida de 3 voltas quando os outros jogadores ainda estavam na 2ª volta.
O abuso dessa técnica obrigava os jogadores que quisessem competir a dominá-la, e os mais viciados simplesmente eram imbatíveis no online. Era bizarro até onde conseguiam fazer exploits e quebrar as pistas com atalhos não convencionais.
Single-player, porém, o jogo era maravilhoso, e jogando multiplayer com uso contido do drift-boost (basicamente só em curvas) o gameplay premiava a habilidade sem descambar para o absurdo que eram os tempos daqueles que usavam snaking.
Tinha casos de malucos que terminavam a corrida de 3 voltas quando os outros jogadores ainda estavam na 2ª volta.
Top tier when you're gathered with your classmates and play together
One time I destroyed my 5th Grade teacher in this game
When I was a kid I thought I was smart for going backwards unto the finish line. I also wanted Princess Peach to be my mom
A great racing game which has characters like Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser, Daisy, Dry Bones, Waluigi and R.O.B
I just remember a bunch of us playing this on the bus to Ottawa during our grade 8 graduation trip... gives me mad nostalgia
see me at waluigi pinball pussy