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GCN Mushroom Bridge Mario Kart DS · Leaf Cup, race 4

GCN Mushroom Bridge in Mario Kart DS
GCN Mushroom Bridge course preview

A coastal highway course from Double Dash!! where you race among buses, trucks and cars through two tunnels and over a big bridge. The DS version is shorter and simpler than the original and keeps only the shortcut over the hills.

Cup
Leaf Cup · race 4
Origin
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube, 2003)
Laps
3
Staff ghost
1'30"600
Online play
No
GCN Mushroom Bridge course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Start just before the first left-hand curve
  2. Enter the curving tunnel and catch up with the traffic
  3. Come out along the coast past hills topped with mushroom huts
  4. Take a short straight and a row of Item Boxes into the second tunnel
  5. Curve left out of the tunnel onto the straight leading to the bridge
  6. Cross Mushroom Bridge to the finish line

What changed in the DS version

Shorter and simpler, with most alternate paths removed except the shortcut over the hills; the bridge beams can no longer be driven on, the traffic uses Shroom Ridge's vehicles without the Wiggler Wagon, and Mushroom City and Peach's Castle are gone from the background.

Racing tips

  • The path over the hills is the one alternate route left, but the dirt slows you badly unless you use a Mushroom or Star.
  • Vehicles in the left lane move slightly faster than those in the right, and they only appear at fairly close range, so keep watching ahead.

Hazards

Cars, Trucks, Buses.

Staff ghost

Staff time
1'30"600
Beat to unlock
1'37"847
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 Mushroom Bridge

  • Mission 5-5 Complete 1 lap in the opposite direction within the time limit! (Mario, 0:55, course run backwards)
  • Level 7 boss Reach the finish before Wiggler! (Mario)

Full Mission Mode guide

Screenshots

GCN Mushroom Bridge screenshot 1
GCN Mushroom Bridge in Mario Kart DS
GCN Mushroom Bridge screenshot 2
GCN Mushroom Bridge in Mario Kart DS

FAQ

What cup is GCN Mushroom Bridge in?

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

Where is GCN Mushroom Bridge from?

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube, 2003). Shorter and simpler, with most alternate paths removed except the shortcut over the hills; the bridge beams can no longer be driven on, the traffic uses Shroom Ridge's vehicles without the Wiggler Wagon, and Mushroom City and Peach's Castle are gone from the background.

How many laps is GCN Mushroom Bridge?

3 laps.

What is the staff ghost time on GCN Mushroom Bridge?

1'30"600, set with Toad in the Mushmellow. Finish a Time Trial in 1'37"847 or faster to race it.

Could you race GCN Mushroom Bridge online?

No. It was one of the 12 courses left out of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play.

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).