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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Game Guide
This game guide to Nintendo's multiplayer kart racer offers tips on the various tracks, strengths and weaknesses of all karts, and strategies for beating your friends in the game's multiplayer modes.
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Mario Kart: Double Dash Unlockables
Racing Rewards
To unlock everything, just win Gold on every Cup in every difficulty.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Waluigi Racer (Waluigi's Kart) | Finish the Flower Cup in 100CC |
| Special Cup (Wario Colosseum/Dino Dino Jungle/Bowser's Castle/Rainbow Road) | Finish the Star Cup in 100CC |
| Toad, Toadette, Toad Kart (Toad's Kart) | Finish the Special Cup in 100CC |
| Luigi's Mansion (Battle Mode Arena) | Finish the Mushroom Cup in 150CC |
| Turbo Birdo (Birdo's Kart) | Finish the Flower Cup in 150CC |
| Barrel Train (Diddy Kong's Kart) | Finish the Star Cup in 150CC |
| All Cup Tour (All 4 Cups in one) | Finish the Special Cup in 150CC |
| Mirror Mode (Selectable at the CC selection) | Finish the All Cup Tour in 150CC |
| Toadette Kart (Toadette's Kart) | Finish the Mushroom Cup in Mirror Mode |
| Tilt-A-Kart (Battle Mode Arena) | Finish the Flower Cup in Mirror Mode |
| King Boo, Petey Piranha, Piranha Pipes (Petey Piranha's Kart) | Finish the Star Cup in Mirror Mode |
| Boo Pipes (King Boo's Kart) | Finish the Special Cup in Mirror Mode |
| Parade Kart (Belongs to Toadsworth, but he doesn't race) | Finish the All Cup Tour in Mirror Mode |
| Alternative Start Screen | Earn Gold trophies for all cups in all race classes |
| Rattle Buggy (Baby Luigi's Kart) | Finish the Mushroom Cup in 100CC |
| Bullet Blaster (Bowser Jr.'s Kart) | Finish the Special Cup in 50CC |
| Bloom Coach (Daisy's Kart) | Finish the Flower Cup in 50CC |
| Para Wing (Koopa Paratroopa's Kart) | Finish the Star Cup in 50CC |
| Green Fire (Luigi's Kart) | Finish the Mushroom Cup in 50CC |
| Alternative "Thanks for Playing" Screen | Earn Gold trophies for all cups in all race classes |
Staff Ghosts
To unlock the staff ghost for each time trial track, beat the following times. Be sure that the "Time Trial Ghost" option in the options is turned on at the time of completion.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Wario Colloseum Ghost | Beat a time of 2:24.000 |
| DK Mountain Ghost | Beat a time of 2:15.000 |
| Yoshi's Circuit Ghost | Beat a time of 2:02.000 |
| Mushroom City Ghost | Beat a time of 1:53.000 |
| Sherbet Land Ghost | Beat a time of 1:28.000 |
| Waluigi Stadium Ghost | Beat a time of 2:02.000 |
| Daisy Cruiser Ghost | Beat a time of 1:55.000 |
| Mario Circuit Ghost | Beat a time of 1:44.000 |
| Mushroom Bridge Ghost | Beat a time of 1:34.000 |
| Dry Dry Desert Ghost | Beat a time of 1:53.000 |
| Baby Park Ghost | Beat a time of 1:14.000 |
| Peach Beach Ghost | Beat a time of 1:23.000 |
| Luigi Circuit Ghost | Beat a time of 1:29.000 |
| Dino Dino Jungle Ghost | Beat a time of 2:03.000 |
| Bowser's Castle Ghost | Beat a time of 2:47.000 |
| Rainbow Road Ghost | Beat a time of 3:19.000 |
Mario Kart: Double Dash Easter Eggs
Japanese Contest code
After completing a Time Trial race (When it says Retry, Change Track, etc,), press L,R,L,R,X,Y,X,Y,Z. The code that pops up was for a Japanese contest. Totally useless, but it's interesting that they forgot to take that out.
Mario Kart: Double Dash Secrets
Turbo Boost after Lakitu Retrieval
If you fall off the track or get stuck underwater for more than a couple moments, Lakitu comes to pull you out and place you on the track again. When he picks you up, wait until just before you touch the track again, then press the acceleration and you'll get a turbo boost if you timed it correctly.
Mushroom City Quick Boosts
As you may have noticed on the Mushroom City course, among the traffic are vehicles shaped/colored like the Mushroom items. If you run into them, you don't spin out like you would against other cars; rather a Mushroom is thrown from the back for you to collect/use for a quick boost!
Mario Circuit Goomba Boosts
If the Goombas on Mario Circuit are hit with a turtle shell, they will be squished into the ground and a boost will fly off them. If a thunderbolt is used on the course, it will squish them all and there will be several boosts lying in that area. It doesn't work the same as the mushroom cars; if you hit a goomba they stay solid and you spin around a bit. Turtle shells are you're best bet.
Rainbow Road Falling Stars
You may have noticed there are a lot of stars on Rainbow Road. And many of them fall. And some of those that fall fall on the track. Where those stars fall, they turn into star items, just sitting there. Some of these are dangerously close to the edge, but if you can get one (esspecially when you're already near the front and there's no other way to get one) it's a nice bonus. Only problem is that they're the same color as banana peels, so be sure before you run over something yellow!
Mario Kart: Double Dash Glitches
Pipe Plaza Glitch
In the balloon battle mode on the Pipe Plaza map. if an enemy hits you into a pipe with their weapon, and you are thrown through the pipe then you will not lose a balloon. Instead, you will come out of the pipe with stars around you and it will appear as though you just drove through the pipe.
Mario Kart: Double Dash FAQs & Walk-Throughs
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