
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 |
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![]() 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 |
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The Banana will spin you out if you even dare to hit one! You can defend yourself with this item. | 1st-5th |
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New to Koopa Kart Advance, the Triple Banana creates a line of three Bananas that protects you from up to three items. | 1st-3rd |
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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 |
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The Triple Green Shell deploys a line of three Green Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively. | 2nd-5th |
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The Red Shell automatically targets the kart in front of you, flipping it over unless it has a means of defense. | 1st-8th |
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The Triple Red Shell deploys a line of three Green Shells behind your kart that can be used defensively or offensively. | 4th-8th |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Desert Dunes
Also in Koopa Kart Wii |
Ricco Driveway
Also in Koopa Kart Wii |
Buzzy Beetle Pinball
Also in Koopa Kart 7 |
Shell Ridge |
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Hammer Bro Pass
Also in Koopa Kart 7 |
Clockwork Driveway
Also in Koopa Kart 8 |
Koopa Circuit | Airship Castle
Also in Koopa Kart 8 |
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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 |
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SNES Koopa Circuit 1 | N64 Moo Moo Grassland | GBA Lakitu Circuit | GCN Dry Bones Circuit |
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SNES Donut Forest 1 | N64 Snowman Tundra | GBA Mario Airship 2 | GCN Wiggler Park
Also in Koopa Kart 8 |
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SNES Hammer Bro Island 2 | N64 Chocolate Hills | GBA Paratroopa Circuit | GCN Shell Bridge |
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SNES Chocolate Desert 2 | N64 Ghoul Boardwalk | GBA Sky Driveway | GCN Monty Mole Circuit
Also in Koopa Kart 8 |
Racers[]
Default Racers[]
Light
Light
Light
Light
Medium
Medium
Heavy
Medium
Light
Medium
Medium
Heavy
Unlockable Racers[]
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 |
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Standard KT | ||||||
Paratroopa[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard PT | ||||||
Goomba[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard GM | ||||||
Dry Bones[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard DB | ||||||
Hammer Bro[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard HB | ||||||
Lakitu[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard LK | ||||||
Bowser[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard BW | ||||||
Bowser Jr[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard BJ | ||||||
Monty Mole[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard MM | ||||||
Wiggler[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard WG | ||||||
Koopa Kid[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard KKD | ||||||
Sumo Kong[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard SK | ||||||
King Boo[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard KB | ||||||
Petey Piranha[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard PR | ||||||
Karate Kong[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard KK | ||||||
Ninja Kong[]
Kart | Speed | Weight | Acceleration | Handling | Drift | Items |
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Standard NK | ||||||
Point Distribution[]
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.
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Racers | ||
Default | Koopa Troopa • Paratroopa • Hammer Bro. • Goomba • Dry Bones • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Bowser Jr. • Koopa Kid • Bowser • Wiggler • Sumo Kong | |
Unlockable | King Boo • Petey Piranha • Ninja Kong • Karate Kong | |
Cups and courses | Green Shell Cup | Lucky 7 Circuit • Monty Mole Falls • Toad Beach • Paratroopa's Mansion |
Red Shell Cup | Desert Dunes • Ricco Driveway • Buzzy Beetle Pinball • Shell Ridge | |
Blue Shell Cup | Hammer Bro Pass • Clockwork Driveway • Koopa Circuit • Airship Fortress | |
Yellow Shell Cup | Dry Bones Stadium • Lakitu Gardens • Mario's Airship • Rainbow Road | |
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 | |
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 | |
Items and objects | Banana • Blooper • Blue Spiny Shell • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Super Star • Triple Banana • Triple Green Shell • Triple Mushroom • Triple Red Shell |