Course hazards, emblems & history
A reference to obstacles, custom emblems and notable features of Mario Kart DS.
Original Nintendo DS release. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ended on May 20, 2014; local wireless play is separate.
Course hazards
| Hazard | Where to watch for it |
|---|---|
| Wooden boxes | Breakable obstacles; also appear in Mission 2-1 |
| Cheep Cheeps and Sidesteppers | Cheep Cheep Beach; Cheep Cheeps also appear at Koopa Beach |
| Monty Moles | Peach Gardens and Moo Moo Farm |
| Piranha Plants | Mario Circuit |
| Pokeys and fireballs | Desert Hills |
| Rocky Wrenches and Banzai Bills | Airship Fortress |
| Chain Chomps | Peach Gardens and GCN Luigi Circuit |
| Flamethrowers | Airship Fortress and Bowser Castle |
| Pinballs | Waluigi Pinball |
| Swoopers | N64 Banshee Boardwalk |
| Traffic | Shroom Ridge and GCN Mushroom Bridge |
| Snowmen | DK Pass and N64 Frappe Snowland |
| Rolling boulders | N64 Choco Mountain |
| Rolling snowballs | DK Pass |
| Walking trees | Luigi’s Mansion |
Custom emblems
The emblem editor lets you draw a design for your kart or use a preset. Emblems identify racers visually, and their shape on the vehicle depends on where the decal is placed.
Place in the series
Mario Kart DS established the familiar Shell, Banana, Leaf and Lightning Retro Cup set. It introduced Blooper, Bullet Bill and Triple Bananas as items, included R.O.B. as a racer, and brought Mission Mode to the series.
Development material
The source also documents prototype courses and unused assets. These are development material, separate from the released course and kart lists. Its explanations for why material was removed are not treated here as confirmed developer statements.
