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Mario Kart DS for DS Hints and Tips

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Unlock Dry Bones
Get a Gold Trophy on every cup in Retro Grand Prix mode on 50cc.
Submitted by: MarioGolfer2002 Added: 16 Nov 2005	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Have 7 Karts For Each Character
Get a gold trophy in every cup in Nitro Grand Prix mode on 150cc.
Submitted by: MarioGolfer2002 Added: 16 Nov 2005	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Alternate Title Screen
Finish all classes with gold trophies on all cups.
Submitted by: MarioGolfer2002 Added: 18 Nov 2005	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Have All Characters Use Any Kart
Get a gold trophy in every cup in Retro Grand Prix Mode on Mirror Mode.
Submitted by: MarioGolfer2002 Added: 18 Nov 2005	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Credits Skip
When your at the credits just hold select then hit start.
Submitted by: b-r1an Added: 31 Jul 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Save Time With Sandy Pits
On any sandy pit on a curve that would normally slow you down, use a mushroom to cross over it.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Glitch: Waligi's Pinball: Fly
Go to Time Trials and choose Waligi's Pinball. Wait at the flippers for a ball to appear. Note: Use the touchscreen to see. When it arrives, jump in front of it. If it knocks you into the activated flipper, you may go flying. You can tilt your car forward and backward. If you land next to the wall but are on the outside, you can ride on nothing for a short while. However if you go too far, you will die.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Glitch: Upside Down Stage
Go to the time trials and choose any character and car. Select Rainbow Road for the stage. When you get to the part that is only boosts, crash into a wall and jump. It will appear as if the stage has flipped upside down. Note: If you jump on the first area filled with solely boosts, sometimes you will just fly off into space and the stage will not flip temporarily.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Alternate Mario Dialogue
When you first start and the screen is black with a red Nintendo logo on it, Mario says "Yahoo!" on the original Nintendo DS. However, on the DS Lite he says "Here we go!"
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Lighting Bolt
On the Wario Stadium, Royal Raceway or DK Jungle Parkway tracks, use a lightning bolt just before someone reaches the jump. They should fall off the jump, costing them time. Do not use it when they are on the turbo pads because it will not affect them.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Blue Shockwave
When a Blue Shell hits first, try to get a Blue Shell slipstream to first and shoot it. If the Blue Shells hit at the same time, it will create a shockwave that lasts three to five seconds.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Trap Placement
Always use your items strategically. Use them to block others and place them where players do not have enough time to react, such as in a turn or at the bottom of a hill.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Recommended Player And Kart Combination
Use R.O.B. and R.O.B. LGS. The heavy weight will help knock people off the track while their high speed will help you get past your opponents and gain the lead at the last stretch of the race. Use Dry Bones for the Lightning Cup on 150cc mode. He has a low weight. Use The Banisher for surprisingly high speed.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Getting Coins Back
In the unlockable mission of level 4, you must collect 50 coins while staying away from King Boo (ghost). Sometimes he will come up to you and take some of your coins. To get them back, go up behind him and run into him.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Character Effects
Characters only affect weight. You can tell roughly how much weight they add by their appearance. For example, Bowser is heavy while Dry Bones is light.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Glitch: Luigi Circuit GCN: Fly
Go to Time Trials and choose Luigi Circuit GCN. Do a U-turn and face the middle of the arrow line. Try facing left slightly. Yse a mushroom and jump when you are about to tilt. If done correctly you will fly through the invisible wall then fall through the grass. You will land back on the course. Note: This will not save time.
Submitted by: CheatMan Added: 02 Aug 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Powerslide Boost
While going around a turn, press & hold the "R" button, while doing so, press left and right. Sparks should come out from the sides, first they will be blue then red. Do not let go until sparks are red or when ready. Note-It will not work if you do not wait for red sparks or if you do not wait long enough. Also, you can let go of the "R" button or the direction of the button your pointing (left or right).
Submitted by: DS_Tres Added: 17 Sep 2006	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Play As Shy Guy
Play a Download Play game against another player to have the option to play as Shy Guy. Note: Shy Guy can only be used Download Play mode.
Submitted by: cristiano7mu Added: 22 Jan 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

To Dodge The Spiny (blue) Shell
To dodge a blue shell, you need at least a single mushroom. Wait until it catches up to you, and at the second it is about to hit you, use it. Since the blast radius is wide, you might still get hit by it.
Submitted by: Mariokartmaniac Added: 24 May 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Dodge A Red Shell
When it's right behind you, turn.
Submitted by: Jules23 Added: 23 Sep 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Quick Items
To get items faster, after you run into a REAL item box, press 'X' repeatedly. This is a good idea if a red or green shell are chasing you.
Submitted by: cheatshark8989 Added: 25 Dec 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Making A Blue Shell Miss You
Just like Mariokartmaniac said... except mine is different!!! To make a blue shell miss you, look at the touch screen. If you see a spiked blue shell next to someone's name, let second place pass you if you are in first. It should work. But if it doesn't, I'm sorry you didn't come in first.
Submitted by: cheatshark8989 Added: 25 Dec 2008	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Squid Ink
Don't you just go "Noooo! Awwwwwwwww man." when that squid squirts ink on you screen? I have three ways to help you when that happens. (1) you could look through the little cracks on your screen. (2) you could (I don't know if it works) blow through the MIC to make the ink go away faster(I've tried it before and it looks like it came on a little quicker). (3) use a one,two or three mushrooms, a power slide, or rainbow panel (makes you go faster).
Submitted by: Mainagirl Added: 21 Jan 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Funny Racing
Pick a big Racer such as Bowser or Donkey Kong. Put them in a little kart such as Toad's Mushroom or Yoshi's Egg. You can only do this after you beat the entire game.
Submitted by: Element Wars Added: 25 Jan 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Win Races Easily
If you need to win a race, the perfect kart is the Dry Bomber. It has extremely high acceleration, and if you powerslide, the boost will be the same as a Mushroom!!! Also, just as CheatMan said, heavyweights are perfect when you just feel like pushing people off-track. So, if you want a heavy-fast combo, I would suggest R.O.B with Dry Bomber. (And if you're looking for the perfect track to be a "pushover" on, I would say that combo on Rainbow Road)
Submitted by: ExpertPlayer Added: 31 Jan 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How to "Skip" a Blue Shell
This isn't the same as my other "How to dodge a Blue Shell" tip, mainly because, well, you don't dodge it. You will need a Banana Peel, or anything else that knocks you over! Throw the peel in front of you, and slip on it the second the shell is about to hit you. If you did it right, the shell should've hit you, but it shouldn't have stalled you. You should've just slipped (or tripped, depending on the item) on the Banana Peel. This tactic also works for Lightning, only you have to be faster.
Submitted by: ExpertPlayer Added: 31 Jan 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Remove Squid Ink
If you get inked look at the touch screen and look @ the map.
Submitted by: a.c.o.e Added: 05 Feb 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Bowser Castle Shortcut
When racing on the course Bowser Castle on the Special Cup, when you get to the turn table instead of going the regular way go around to where the fire comes down from the ceiling. (Stay as close to the wall as possible. ) there will be an entrance with a red carpet. Go through there & get past the thing moving across the floor & it will take you to the Item boxes.
Submitted by: Kelly798 Added: 18 Aug 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

How To Get The Blue Stuff
Get behind someone, you should see some blue stuff, keep doing this and you should become faster.
Submitted by: kappa1delta2 Added: 18 Oct 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Shortcut In Delfino Square
When racing on Delfino Square on the Flower Cup, when you see the first set of wooden crates turn to the right as soon as you pass them & there should be a small dirt path with mud on part of it. Go through there & turn left on the other side & it takes you to the item boxes. (I highly recommend using Dry Bones in the Dry Bomber kart because it is faster on off-road surfaces then any other kart. ).
Submitted by: Kelly798 Added: 18 Nov 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

Shortcut In GCN Mushroom Bridge
When racing on GCN Mushroom Bridge on the Leaf Cup, when you come out of the first tunnel stay to the right. You should see a sand pathway. Go on it instead of following the track. When you drop off the path turn right & you'll be at the item boxes. (Powerslide off the path & you will still get a mini turbo boost when you land. ).
Submitted by: Kelly798 Added: 18 Nov 2009	Report this Hint as: An Unlockable \| Broken

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