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Luigi's Mansion Mario Kart DS · Mushroom Cup, race 4

Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart DS
Luigi's Mansion course preview

A dark, spooky course that starts in the Boo Woods, cuts through Luigi's Mansion and comes out through a graveyard and a muddy swamp. Ghost portraits line the halls inside, while outside, Walking Trees wander the marsh and behave like moving walls.

Cup
Mushroom Cup · race 4
Origin
New in Mario Kart DS
Laps
3
Staff ghost
1'59"357
Online play
Yes (until 2014)
Luigi's Mansion course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Start in the Boo Woods and follow a winding path to the mansion entrance
  2. Race down a narrow hall into a room beneath the foyer, past the ghost portraits
  3. Leave the mansion and pass through a stone tunnel into the graveyard
  4. Cross the muddy swamp while dodging the Walking Trees
  5. Reach the finish line on the far side of the swamp

Racing tips

  • Hitting a Walking Tree stops you as if you drove into a wall, so watch their walking patterns and steer around them.
  • Do not drift on the stairs right after the start: on the original DS cartridge, turning there while holding A and B can crash the game.

Hazards

Walking TreeWalking Tree

Also watch for: Walking Trees, Swamp mud.

Staff ghost

Staff time
1'59"357
Beat to unlock
2'08"905
Racer
Luigi
Staff name
Ninten★しんご

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

Missions on Luigi's Mansion

  • Mission 1-6 Drive out of the mansion...backward! (Luigi, 0:45)
  • Mission 2-4 Destroy all 5 item boxes! (Luigi, 0:35)

Full Mission Mode guide

Screenshots

Luigi's Mansion screenshot 1
Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart DS
Luigi's Mansion screenshot 2
Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart DS
Luigi's Mansion screenshot 3
Luigi's Mansion in Mario Kart DS

FAQ

What cup is Luigi's Mansion in?

The Mushroom Cup, as race 4 of 4, in the Nitro Grand Prix.

How many laps is Luigi's Mansion?

3 laps.

What is the staff ghost time on Luigi's Mansion?

1'59"357, set with Luigi in the Streamliner. Finish a Time Trial in 2'08"905 or faster to race it.

Could you race Luigi's Mansion 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).