Koopa Kart DS

Koopa Kart DS is the fifth installment in the Koopa Kart series and the second installment to be made by HammerBro101 Incorporated. It was released for the Nintendo DS in August 2007. It previously used Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, but as of May 19, 2014, it now uses HammerBro101 Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This is the first Koopa Kart game to have online play.

Items

Koopa Kart DS introduces two new items: the Blooper and Bullet Bill, both of which have been in every installment since.

Item	Description	Placements
Blooper (New Item)	New to Koopa Kart DS, the Blooper will blind everyone in front of you and make their vehicles harder to control. You can remove the ink if you get a speed boost.	4th-9th
Bullet Bill (New Item)	The well-known Bullet Bill, a new item to this game, transforms you into a Bullet Bill, allowing you to autopilot the track and bowl over any players within your path.	8th-12th
Banana	The Banana will spin you out if you even dare to hit one! You can defend yourself with this item.	1st-5th
Triple Banana	New to Koopa Kart Advance, the Triple Banana creates a line of three Bananas that protects you from up to three items.	1st-3rd
Green Shell	The Green Shell travels in a straight line and bounces off walls. It flips over any kart it hits. You can use this as a means of defense by holding it behind you.	1st-5th
Triple Green Shell	The Triple Green Shell deploys a line of three Green Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively.	2nd-5th
Red Shell	The Red Shell automatically targets the kart in front of you, flipping it over unless it has a means of defense.	1st-8th
Triple Red Shell	The Triple Red Shell deploys a line of three Green Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively.	4th-8th
Fake Item Box	The classic Fake Item Box returns in Koopa Kart DS with a new set of differences from real Item Box: it lacks a question mark, doesn't rotate, and is clearly marked red on the map. This is rather obvious, so this item will undergo the reinvention process starting in the next installment. Like in Double Trouble!!, it can't be used to block items, and it flips over the player who hits it.	1st-5th
Blue Spiny Shell	The dreaded Blue Spiny Shell targets the racer in 1st place and runs into it, tossing it upwards with an explosion. This game gives it wings, meaning it flies over other racers on its way to 1st place. This item can be avoided if you skillfully perform a drift.	4th-8th
Bob-omb	The Bob-omb will count down before exploding, tossing any kart upwards and making it drop its items. It isn't a good idea to hold this behind you, because this means disaster for you!	2nd-6th
Mushroom	The classic Mushroom gives you a speed boost that allows you to ignore off-road terrain that would normally slow you down. use this to make shortcuts.	2nd-8th
Triple Mushroom	The Triple Mushroom gives you three speed boosts, though you can only use one speed boost at a time. This is your default item in Time Trial mode.	3rd-12th
Golden Mushroom	The Golden Mushroom gives you infinite speed boosts for 7-8 seconds, allowing you to ignore off-road terrain and make huge shortcuts.	6th-12th
Star	The Star gives you invincibility, allowing you to bowl over players and protect yourself from every single item. The effect lasts for 7.5 seconds.	7th-12th
Lightning	The Lightning item will zap everyone except you, slowing them down and making them drop their items. If you're in last place, you will grow back almost instantly. However, if you're in first place, you will be small for a long time.	9th-12th
Boo	The mischievous Boo item allows you to turn invisible and steal an item from another player. It allows you to avoid other items and even gain an off-road advantage.	5th-10th

Cups

Nitro Cups

Cup	First Race	Second Race	Third Race	Final Race
Green Shell Cup	Lucky 7 Circuit	Monty Mole Falls Also in Koopa Kart Wii	Toad Beach Also in Koopa Kart 8	Paratroopa's Mansion Also in Koopa Kart 7
Red Shell Cup	Desert Dunes Also in Koopa Kart Wii	Ricco Driveway Also in Koopa Kart Wii	Buzzy Beetle Pinball Also in Koopa Kart 7	Shell Ridge
Blue Shell Cup	Hammer Bro Pass Also in Koopa Kart 7	Clockwork Driveway Also in Koopa Kart 8	Koopa Circuit	Airship Castle Also in Koopa Kart 8
Yellow Shell Cup	Dry Bones Stadium Also in Koopa Kart 8	Lakitu Gardens Also in Koopa Kart Wii	Mario's Airship	Rainbow Road

Retro Cups

Cup	First Race	Second Race	Third Race	Final Race
Paratroopa Shell Cup	SNES Koopa Circuit 1	N64 Moo Moo Grassland	GBA Lakitu Circuit	GCN Dry Bones Circuit
Buzzy Beetle Shell Cup	SNES Donut Forest 1	N64 Snowman Tundra	GBA Mario Airship 2	GCN Wiggler Park Also in Koopa Kart 8
Spiny Shell Cup	SNES Hammer Bro Island 2	N64 Chocolate Hills	GBA Paratroopa Circuit	GCN Shell Bridge
Blue Spiny Shell Cup	SNES Chocolate Desert 2	N64 Ghoul Boardwalk	GBA Sky Driveway	GCN Monty Mole Circuit Also in Koopa Kart 8

Racers

Default Racers

Koopa Troopa
Light

Paratroopa
Light

Goomba
Light

Dry Bones
Light

Hammer Bro
Medium

Lakitu
Medium

Bowser
Heavy

Bowser Jr
Medium

Monty Mole
Light

Wiggler
Medium

Koopa Kid
Medium

Sumo Kong
Heavy

Unlockable Racers

King Boo
Heavy

Petey Piranha
Heavy

Karate Kong (New Driver)
Heavy

Ninja Kong (New Driver)
Heavy

Karts

Each vehicle has six stats, shown by the length of the bars and their numerical value out of 100. Each stat goes as follows:

• Speed: How fast the vehicle goes at its top speed.
• Weight: How heavy the vehicle is.
• Acceleration: How quickly the vehicle reaches its top speed.
• Handling: How well the vehicle turns normally.
• Drift: How well the vehicle turns while drifting.
• Items: The likelihood of the vehicle to get powerful items.

Koopa Troopa

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard KT

Paratroopa

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard PT

Goomba

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard GM

Dry Bones

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard DB

Hammer Bro

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard HB

Lakitu

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard LK

Bowser

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard BW

Bowser Jr

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard BJ

Monty Mole

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard MM

Wiggler

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard WG

Koopa Kid

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard KKD

Sumo Kong

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard SK

King Boo

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard KB

Petey Piranha

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard PR

Karate Kong

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard KK

Ninja Kong

Kart	Speed	Weight	Acceleration	Handling	Drift	Items
Standard NK

Point Distribution

1st: 15 Points

2nd: 12 Points

3rd: 10 Points

4th: 8 Points

5th: 7 Points

6th: 6 Points

7th: 5 Points

8th: 4 Points

9th: 3 Points

10th: 2 Points

11th: 1 Point

12th: 0 Points

Unused Content

Unused Racers

• Mario and Dread Kong were going to make their Koopa Kart debut in this game alongside Karate Kong and Ninja Kong, but were scrapped. Dread Kong eventually makes his Koopa Kart debut in Koopa Kart Wii.

Unused Items

• The POW Block and Mega Mushroom were going to be new items alongside the Blooper and Bullet Bill, but both items were scrapped. They are later introduced in Koopa Kart Wii alongside the Lightning Cloud.

Trivia

• This is the first Koopa Kart game to feature retro tracks. The first track of each retro cup is from Super Koopa Kart, the second track is from Koopa Kart 64, the third track is from Koopa Kart Advance, and the fourth one is from Koopa Kart: Double Trouble!!.
• Starting from this game, Dry Bones and Monty Mole are lightweights instead of a heavyweight and a middleweight respectively, while Hammer Bro is a middleweight instead of a heavyweight.
• This is the first Koopa Kart game to have the modern version of the Koopa series font, as present in the 7th place icon.