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Shroom Ridge Mario Kart DS · Flower Cup, race 4

Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart DS
Shroom Ridge course preview

A mountain-road course where you share the lanes with cars, buses and trucks, and the first traffic course in the series with vehicles coming in both directions. For about half the lap the right side of the road has no barrier and drops straight off the ridge.

Cup
Flower Cup · race 4
Origin
New in Mario Kart DS
Laps
3
Staff ghost
2'05"123
Online play
No
Shroom Ridge course map
Course map (overhead view)

Lap walkthrough

  1. Start on the cliffside road and drive straight to a left U-turn with the first row of Item Boxes
  2. Leave the ridge between two hills, then take a slight right and a sharp right U-turn
  3. Climb an S-bend through the meadow into a tunnel with Item Boxes at its mouth
  4. Bend left through the tunnel and come back out onto the ridge
  5. Head downhill through a right-hand S-turn, then a left and a right
  6. Finish on the straight to the line

Racing tips

  • Traffic drives on the left side of the road (the right in Mirror Mode), so plan overtakes around oncoming vehicles.
  • As well as the two fixed rows, moving Item Boxes come toward you in the right-hand lane.
  • Vehicles only appear once they are fairly close, so keep your eyes on the road ahead on the bends.
  • Long stretches of the ridge have no barrier, so do not let your power-slides swing too wide.

Hazards

Cars, Trucks, Buses, Cliff edge.

Staff ghost

Staff time
2'05"123
Beat to unlock
2'15"132
Racer
Toad
Staff name
Ninten★ジョー

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

Missions on Shroom Ridge

  • Mission 3-7 Perform 10 power-slide turbo boosts in 1 lap! (Donkey Kong, 1:10)
  • Mission 4-3 Reach the finish before the red car! (Mario)

Full Mission Mode guide

Screenshots

Shroom Ridge screenshot 1
Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart DS
Shroom Ridge screenshot 2
Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart DS
Shroom Ridge screenshot 3
Shroom Ridge in Mario Kart DS

FAQ

What cup is Shroom Ridge in?

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

How many laps is Shroom Ridge?

3 laps.

What is the staff ghost time on Shroom Ridge?

2'05"123, set with Toad in the Mushmellow. Finish a Time Trial in 2'15"132 or faster to race it.

Could you race Shroom Ridge 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).