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GCN Baby Park Mario Kart DS · Banana Cup, race 4

GCN Baby Park in Mario Kart DS
GCN Baby Park course preview

The tiny two-turn oval from Double Dash!!, split into pink and blue halves and decorated in a Yoshi's Island style. Because a lap takes only seconds, racers constantly catch and lap one another, and the action rarely lets up.

Cup
Banana Cup · race 4
Origin
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube, 2003)
Laps
5
Staff ghost
0'50"920
Online play
Yes (until 2014)
GCN Baby Park course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Start on one straight of the oval
  2. Collect the row of Item Boxes before the first turn
  3. Swing around the first hairpin onto the other half of the track
  4. Grab the second row of Item Boxes before the next turn
  5. Take the second hairpin back to the line

What changed in the DS version

The map is rotated 180 degrees, the track is bigger so it runs five laps instead of seven, the roller coaster obstacle is gone and shells can no longer pass over the centre divider.

Racing tips

  • The race is over in seconds rather than minutes, so get a good start and chain mini-turbos on both turns.
  • In this version shells cannot cross the centre divider, so attacks only come from your own side of the track.
  • You will lap slower karts often, which puts you within range of their items.

Hazards

No obstacles on this course: just stay on the road.

Staff ghost

Staff time
0'50"920
Beat to unlock
0'54"993
Racer
Toad
Staff name
Ninten★ひょう

Set a Time Trial record within 108% of the staff time to unlock the ghost. All staff ghost times.

Missions on GCN Baby Park

  • Mission 2-8 Perform 6 power-slide turbo boosts in 3 laps! (Peach, 0:55)
  • Level 3 boss Reach the finish before Goomboss! (Toad)

Full Mission Mode guide

Screenshots

GCN Baby Park screenshot 1
GCN Baby Park in Mario Kart DS
GCN Baby Park screenshot 2
GCN Baby Park in Mario Kart DS

FAQ

What cup is GCN Baby Park in?

The Banana Cup, as race 4 of 4, in the Retro Grand Prix.

Where is GCN Baby Park from?

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube, 2003). The map is rotated 180 degrees, the track is bigger so it runs five laps instead of seven, the roller coaster obstacle is gone and shells can no longer pass over the centre divider.

How many laps is GCN Baby Park?

5 laps. The DS version has five laps instead of the seven in Double Dash!!.

What is the staff ghost time on GCN Baby Park?

0'50"920, set with Toad in the Mushmellow. Finish a Time Trial in 0'54"993 or faster to race it.

Could you race GCN Baby Park online?

Yes: it was one of the 20 courses on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which closed on May 20, 2014.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the Super Mario Wiki and the Mario Kart Racing Wiki. Kart statistics, staff ghost times and item odds are the values from the game data as transcribed by the Super Mario Wiki. Screenshots, renders and artwork © Nintendo; local copies archived from Super Mario Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).