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Mario Kart DS (EU)

NDS Driving Racing

Mario Kart is a driving game where you are racing with other racers. On your screen, you have the map of other players and your position of the race.

Parameters	Values
File Name:	0201 - Mario Kart DS (E)(Spliff).7z
Console/System:	NDS
Genre:	Sports
Filesize:	13.16MB
Region:	Europe
Year of release:	2005
Downloads:	69088

Mario Kart DS (EU) - ROM Download for NDS

Mario Kart DS is a racing video game and the fifth instalment in the Mario kart series and the second game for a handheld console. Nintendo released it in November 2005 for the Nintendo DS. It holds the traditional single-driver kart racing where players race against the competitors in obstacle tracks. Players use item-based weaponry to gain more advantages over their opponents. 

Gameplay 

Player competes against other racers as one of the twelve characters from the Mario series like Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Toad and Bowser. There are also unlockable characters like Daisy, Waluigi, Dry Bones, and Rob. In the beginning, only two Karts are available, as the player progresses you can unlock new Kart. The racing course features item boxes from which the player receives a randomly selected item. The player can use items from these boxes to gain an advantage over other racers. Some things even allow the player to attack their competitors to slow them down. Some of the items help players to increase their speed. There new items- the Blooper which spurts ink on the racers, blocking their sight and the Bullet bill, which autopilots the track.

Game modes

There are five single-player game modes:

• Grand pix- In this mode the player race against seven computer-controlled racers. There are total eight cups: Mushroom, Flower, Star, Special, Shell, Banana, Leaf and Lightning, and full thirty-two tracks. After completing the race, players will get a rating depending on their position and time.
  
  
• Time trial- In Time Trial mode, the player has to finish the course as quickly as possible.
  
  
• VS mode- In VS mode, the player competes against the player he chooses, it can be a local player or computer-generated player.
  
  
• Battle mode - Battle mode has two game types, Balloon Battle and Shine Runners. In balloon battles, the players can pop up the balloons of the opponent, or they can steal them. In shine, runners players collect shine spirits by attacking the opposing player and taking their shine. The player with least shine gets eliminated.
  
  
• Mission mode- the players have to complete various missions in this mode. The task can be anything, from attacking enemies to collecting coins.

Features

• Power-ups- There is an addition of new power-up named as Bullet bill which turns the player into a bullet travelling at a very high speed taking out competitors.
  
  
• Multiple Karts- you can either can drive a kart from the latest game or choose an old styled kart from the previous games. Each character has their own Kart. Some are fast and harder to steer while some are easy to control.
  
  
• Graphics- Visually, the game is very pleasing to the eyes: the graphics and the gameplay they make a killer-combo. The game runs very smoothly. It looks fantastic with high levels of detail. 

Best Emulator for Mario Kart DS

You can run this ROM on a Nintendo DS emulator. Nintendo DS has become very popular among gamers, and they can use it to emulate games on PCs and mobile phones. Some of the DS emulator on which you can play this game are:

1. NO$GBA- it can play DS games on both Windows and DOS systems. There are a variety of features such as multiplayer support, multiple DS ROMs loading, cartridge reading and many more.
   
   
2. DraStic DS emulator- this emulator works flawlessly on Android. It allows you to enjoy the NDS game on your android devices.
   
   
3. Citra – it allows you to play the DS game with full graphics and high resolution. 

Similar Games

Check out the following games if you liked Mario Kart:

   1. Mario Kart64 

 Mario Kart64 is available for Nintendo64. It's a Kart racing game in which the player controls one of the eight Mario characters that he has selected. The race tracks differ in shape and theme. There are four battle course and sixteen racecourses.

   2. Super Mario All-Stars

In this game, the player picks up the objects such as vegetables and throws them at enemies. The player selects them from an in-game menu and can leave at any time by pausing. The games in Super Mario All-Stars are available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

    3. Super Mario world

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