Mario Kart: Double Dash

Mario Kart: Double Dash is a video game that consists of 1 release

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the fourth game in the Mario Kart series. It is the only game in the series to let the player select two characters per kart.

Overview

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the fourth game in the Mario Kart franchise. Released in 2003, it was developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. It is the only game in the series to allow players to have two characters per kart. The new gameplay features were generally well-received, with 87% from both GameRankings and Metacritic.

Gameplay

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! follows the traditional Mario Kart formula. The player races through several courses in the Grand Prix, winning new characters, karts, courses, and modes. The game also has a cooperative mode, in which one player controls each character in the kart. Up to four players can compete in the Grand Prix at the same time, either in karts together, or separately. Because there are two people in the Kart, only one person can steer. The player in the back holds an item and can throw it to the player up front at any time. Due to this, a kart can hold two items at the same time; a series first.

Racing down DK Mountain

Players can also compete without computer players, but can't win any ingame rewards for it. Four players race around the track together or separately as a chart keeps track of their points, a series first. In previous iterations, the player would have to redo the Grand Prix if they placed below fifth. In addition to the regular multiplayer, there is a LAN mode which allows for 16 players to compete at once.

Battle Mode features enclosed battle arenas in which players compete in a variety of ways, such as Shine Runners, Bob-Omb Battle, and Balloon Battle. In Shine Runners, all the players try and capture a Shine Sprite and keep it for an amount of time. In Bob-Omb Battle, players collect Bob-Ombs and then throw them at each other in an attempt to steal all of their stars (stars are awarded for hitting another player with a Bob-Omb). In the Balloon Battle, players throw items at one another as they try and pop each others' balloons.

There is also a Time Trial mode, in which the player races against previous records on a course. A ghost races around the course at the same time as the player that represents the previous record. Unlike most of the other modes in the game, Time Trial does not have a multiplayer mode.

Characters

The characters in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! are sorted by weight: Light, Middle, and Heavy. Depending on their weight, there are a certain amount of karts to choose from.

Note: Special item in parenthesis. The only exception is Petey Piranha and King Boo, whom get a random special item from some other character.

Light

Baby Mario (Chain Chomp)
Baby Luigi (Chain Chomp)
Koopa Troopa (Triple Shells)
Paratroopa (Triple Shells)
Diddy Kong (Giant Banana Peel)
Bowser Jr. (Bowser Shell)
Toad (Super Mushroom)
Toadette (Super Mushroom)

Middle

Mario (Fireball)
Luigi (Fireball)
Peach (Heart Shield)
Daisy (Heart Shield)
Yoshi (Yoshi Egg)
Birdo (Birdo Egg)
Waluigi (Bob-Omb)

Heavy

Donkey Kong (Giant Banana Peel)
Bowser (Bowser Shell)
Wario (Bob-Omb)
Petey Piranha
King Boo

General Information Edit

Game Name	Mario Kart: Double Dash
Platform(s)	GameCube
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Genres	Add a new genre Driving/Racing
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy
Original US Release	Nov. 17, 2003 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
Aliases	MK:DD
PEGI	PEGI: 3+