Mario Kart: Double Dash!! with Bonus Disc

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Product Features

• Double the fun! Each kart holds two racers that can switch places at any time. Choose from a huge cast of favorites, like: Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Wario and many more, and pair them up in any combination. The character in front handles the driving duties, while the character in the rear doles out damage with six different items plus eight special items that only specific characters can use.
• Reach new levels of frenzy with four-player mayhem, as each player controls two characters as they speed through Mushroom Kingdom courses.
• Place first in racing circuits to open up progressively more difficult circuits. Of course, you can have multiplayer races on any open courses or battle in arenas.
• Link the game with eight other players using a broadband adapter and race each other side-by-side using multiple game systems and multiple televisions!

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 5 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000D9SQ6
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,344 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description
The Mushroom Kingdom just got a whole lot more hectic as Mario & Co. double up for furious kart racing! The latest in the acclaimed Mario Kart series is here, and this time you won't be racing alone! Each kart holds two racers, so choose from Mario, Luigi, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Yoshi, Birdo, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Koopa, and Paratroopa. Pair them up any way you see fit. The character in front handles driving duties, while the character in the rear doles out damage with six normal items and eight special items that only specific characters can use. Racers can swap places at any time, so switch it up on the fly to make the best use of your items as you tear around curves and over huge elevation changes. Not only that, up to eight players can participate in a linked game using a broadband adapter to hook up game systems and multiple televisions!

For a limited time only, order this special edition game that comes packaged with a free bonus disc which includes playable demos for Mario Party 5, F-Zero GX, Fire Emblem with special content, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III--Rebel Strike, and Sonic Heroes as well as movies for 1080: Avalanche, Kirby Air Ride, Pokémon Colosseum, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup, NBA Live 2004, and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Search for Bikini Bottom.

Product Description
The character in front handles the driving duties, while the character in the rear doles out damage with six normal items and eight special items that only specific characters can use. It'smultiplayer mayhem at its most intense! Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is pure chaos -- and pure fun. Very few multiplayer games can compete with the replay value and excitement that you'll find in this game. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! truly takes this well-established series to the next level of fun, excitemen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

183 of 204 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest games of all time!!!, October 31, 2003

By A Customer

Mario Kart: Double Dash is a game for up to 16 players. The karts you ride in can hold 2 players! Here are some secrets I found out! These are new secrets that I updated since December 19 on www.amazon.com. Also, these are ALL the secrets I currently know. Here they are:

Get golds in Mushroom Cup: 50cc- unlocks Green Fire Kart, 100cc- unlocks Rattle Buggy Kart, 150cc- unlocks Luigi's Mansion Arena, Mirrored- unlocks Toadette's Kart

Get golds in Flower Cup: 50cc- unlocks Bloom Coach Kart, 100cc- unlocks Waluigi Racer Kart, 150cc- unlocks Turbo Birdo Kart, Mirrored- unlocks Tilt-a-Kart Arena

Get golds in Star Cup: 50cc- unlocks Para Wing Kart, 100cc- unlocks "Special Cup", 150cc- unlocks Barrel Train Kart, Mirrored- unlocks King Boo, Petey Pirahna, and Pirahna Pipes Kart

Get golds in Special Cup: 50cc- unlocks Bullet Blaster Kart, 100cc- unlocks Toad, Toadette, and Toad's Kart, 150cc- unlocks "All Cup Tour", Mirrored- unlocks Boo Pipes Kart

Get golds in All Cup Tour: 50cc- unlocks nothing, 100cc- unlocks nothing, 150cc- unlocks Mirror Mode, Mirrored- unlocks Parade Kart

*To unlock an Alternative Start Screen, get all golds in all cups!!!

**To unlocks an Alternative "Thanks for Playing" Screen, get ALL golds in all cups and beat a cup again or get the last gold you need!!!

***Here are all the characters special items:
Mario & Luigi=Fireball, Peach & Daisy=Heart, Bowser & Bowser Jr.=Giant Shell, Baby Mario & Baby Luigi=Chain Chomp, Yoshi & Birdo=Egg, Koopa & Paratroopa=Triple Shells, DK & Diddy Kong= Giant Banana, Wario & Waluigi=Bom-omb, Toad & Toadette=Super Mushroom, and Boo & Petey Pirahna="random"

****(tip)On Rainbow Road's turns in the very beginning, start a turn or mini-turbo boost early!

*****Here's how to UNLOCK the staff ghosts:
Luigi's Circuit: Beat 1:26:277
Peach Beach: Beat 1:20:404
Baby Park: Beat 1:11: 108
Dry Dry Desert: Beat 1:50:755
Mushroom Bridge: 1:31:458
Mario Circuit: 1:41:384
Daisy Cruiser: Beat 1:52:207
Waluigi Stadium: Beat 1:59:658
Sherbet Land: 1:25:904
Mushroom City: 1:50:663
Yoshi Circuit: 1:59:886
DK Mountain: 2:12:639
Wario Colosseum: 2:21:106
Dino Dino Jungle: 2:00:908
Bowser's Castle: 2:44:690
Rainbow Road: 3:16:476

******Stats of Karts:
Red Fire- 2/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 3/5 weight
Heart Coach- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 3/5 weight
Turbo Yoshi- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 3/5 weight
Goo-Goo Buggy- 1/5 speed, 5/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Koopa Dasher- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
DK Jumbo- 4/5 speed, 2/5 acceleration, 4/5 weight
Koopa King- 5/5 speed, 1/5 acceleration, 5/5 weight
Wario Car- 4/5 speed, 2/5 acceleration, 4/5 weight
Green Fire- 4/5 speed, 2/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Rattle Buggy- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Bloom Coach- 3/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Waluigi Racer- 3/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 3/5 weight
Turbo Birdo- 3/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 4/5 weight
Para Wing- 1/5 speed, 5/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Barrel Train- 4/5 speed, 2/5 acceleration, 3/5 weight
Bullet Blaster- 4/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 1/5 weight
Toad Kart- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Toadette Kart- 1/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 2/5 weight
Piranha Pipes- 4/5 speed, 2/5 acceleration, 5/5 weight
Boo Pipes- 2/5 speed, 4/5 acceleration, 5/5 weight
PARADE KART- 4/5 speed, 3/5 acceleration, 4/5 weight

---Please rate my review below. I will update it again if more people like my review. Thank you!---

45 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome racing game, November 14, 2003

By	plasmaball3000 (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a great addition to the kart racing genre, as the sequel to one of the best selling racing games. Nintendo isn't letting us down, with 16 different tracks, 20 characters, and 21 different karts to drive. Although Double Dash is different from all the other Mario Kart games, allowing 2 characters to be in a kart at the same time, and to switch which one is driving and throwing items, any fan of the series will feel at home. You can use switching characters to your advantage as each character can hold a different item. But at its core, Double Dash is a great racing game that anyone in the family can enjoy.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Out There!, November 22, 2003

A Kid's Review

I got Mario Kart: Double Dash!! the other day, and it's the best kart game up to date! The two other competitors, Crash Nitro Kart and Furious Kart Racing (An awkward game for Xbox), can't live up to the graphics, game play, etc. I'm here writing this review to clear up the garbage that many other people have posted about this game (Xbox fanatics trying to mess-up Nintendo's name in quality).

The new installment in the Mario Kart series has really lived up to its expectations. The game play and the item using feature has remained the same, which is excellent. The backrounds are very detailed and the graphics are excellent! There are 4 cups with four levels each for Grand Prix. The newest feature in the game is the "two people in one kart" feature. You have one person driving and one person at shotgun. This feature makes the game look a lot different from the other Mario Kart games. You select two characters and depending on how much they weigh, etc., you get to pick certain karts. There is a huge selection of characters in this game, about 16 (18 if you unlock the secret characters). By beating the different cups at different levels (50cc, 100cc, 150cc), you can unlock secret characters, karts, battle levels, and cups.

All of the Mario Kart games have had excellent multi-player options. In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, there are new battle options like "Shine Thief" and "Bomb-omb Blast", which are just as good as the classic "Balloon Battle". There is also a LAN option which ables you to connect two to four Gamecubes for 1-16 player madness! There are four battle levels, which I admit weren't worked on that much. You can also unlock two other battle levels, which are way better.

Here's my over-all review:

Graphics: 5/5
The graphics are very colorful and the backrounds in levels are immensely detailed. This game clearly deserves a 5/5 in graphics.

Sound: 4.5/5
The sound is great, including sounds from previous Mario Kart games. I was disappointed in the soundtracks, they were way to "kiddish". Despite this, the game itself is still excellent.

Control: 5/5
The controls are very responsive, just like previous Mario Kart games.

Presentation: 5/5
When you fire up the game, you hear Mario shout "Niiiin-tendo! Wahoo!" so on, so forth. If you are patient enough to watch the intro, it displays the game in action. The menu back rounds are detailed, which is not a big deal at all. Overall, the presentation is great.

Value: 4/5
This is a short game. It mainly challenges you with the different levels of speed, which proves to be very hard. I would still get this game for the battle options. This game is great to play with friends.

Fun Factor: 5/5
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a very fun game, end of story.

Overall: 5/5
The Mario Kart series has always proven to be a crowd favorite. As I have said, this game has lived up to its expectations. This game is the most addictive and funnest game made in 2003 (And 2004, 2005, 2006.....). If you are an adult or kid, the experience will always be the same. So if you're not paying bills, doing homework, or anything you do on a daily basis, go to the store (Not the local Blockbuster) and buy this game, it will lighten up your day and days to come.