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elaborated upon character section
===Multiplayer===
===Multiplayer===
The game features 8-player single-card and multi-card LAN play. Single-card play can be played with a mix of players using either a game cartridge or Nintendo DS's built-in wireless service, DS Download Play. In single-card play, players with a cartridge can choose their characters, but those using DS Download Play are forced to play as a randomly colored [[Shy Guy]]. In single-card play, only the courses from Mushroom Cup and Shell Cup are available, but if all players are using a ''Mario Kart DS'' game cartridge, then all of the tracks become available. In wireless play, in which every character chooses their own.
The game features 8-player single-card and multi-card LAN play. Single-card play can be played with a mix of players using either a game cartridge or Nintendo DS's built-in wireless service, DS Download Play. In single-card play, players with a cartridge can choose their characters, but those using DS Download Play are forced to play as a randomly colored [[Shy Guy]]. In single-card play, only the courses from Mushroom Cup and Shell Cup are available, but if all players are using a ''Mario Kart DS'' game cartridge, then all of the tracks become available. In wireless play, every player can choose their own character to play as.
===Nintendo WFC===
===Nintendo WFC===
Only twenty courses can be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Several of the more complex and/or obstacle-ridden courses were likely disabled from online play because of possible latency issues.
Only twenty courses can be played over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Several of the more complex and/or obstacle-ridden courses were likely disabled from online play because of possible latency issues.
Every copy of ''Mario Kart DS'' has a record of a player's online wins and losses, which was displayed to other players when opponents were found via Wi-Fi. Whenever online racers completed a set of four courses, a number of wins were added to the record depending on how many opponents that racer placed ahead of. Likewise, with losses, their number is equal to the number opponents that they lost to. If any racer disconnected during an online play, the other racers automatically receive a win at the end of the series, regardless of their performance. If a player won first place in a set of four races, a loss is subtracted from their record. Any player that disconnects from online play during an active match is penalized with a number of losses equal to how many opponents were in the race that they disconnected from.
==Characters==
==Playable characters==
{|class="wikitable"
In ''Mario Kart DS'', there are a total of 13 playable characters: eight are available from the start, four are unlocked by completing certain objectives, and one character is only available to users playing the game via DS Download Play. The eight starting characters make up every playable character from ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
|- style="text-align:center"
Each character falls under one of the three weight classes — light, medium, and heavy — which affect a racer's top speed, acceleration, and off-road performance. Light characters have low top speed but high acceleration and off-road performance. Medium characters are average in every stat. Heavy characters are the opposite of light characters in that they have high top speed but low acceleration and off-road performance.
| Mario || Luigi
|- style="text-align:center"
===Starter characters===
| Peach || Yoshi
{|class="wikitable" style="width:70%"
|- style="text-align:center"
!Name
| Toad || Donkey Kong
!Weight
|- style="text-align:center"
!Instruction booklet bio
| Wario || Bowser
|-
|[[Mario]]
|Medium
|"''Mario is familiar to racers one and all. With a balance of abilities, he is a racer suited to all situations.''"
|-
|[[Luigi]]
|Medium
|"''Mario’s younger brother Luigi is ready to race. His superb traction makes it harder for him to spin out.''"
|-
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]
|Light
|"''A generally genteel princess, the heart of a competitor burns deep within her. She is adept at drifting.''"
|-
|[[Yoshi]]
|Light
|"''While Yoshi is usually ridden by Mario, this time he's ready to race. Yoshi’s traction is excellent.''"
|-
|-
|[[Toad (Mario)|Toad]]
|Light
|"''Toad uses his tiny stature to his advantage as he skillfully weaves in and out of traffic on the track.''"
|-
|-
|[[Donkey Kong]]
|Heavy
|"''DK overwhelms opponents with his jungle instincts. He drifts through corners like a mad-man...or a mad-ape!''"
|-
|[[Wario]]
|Heavy
|"''As his name implies, he's the anti-hero to Mario’s heroism. Other than acceleration, he has no foil.''"
|-
|[[Bowser]]
|Heavy
|"''Mario’s arch-enemy is superb at using his drifting skills to race through curves.''"
|-
!colspan=3|DS Download Play exclusive
|-
|[[Shy Guy]]
|Light
|"''Shy Guy stares out from behind his mask, his gaze revealing the hidden weaknesses of his opponents. Shy Guy appears only in DS Download Play matches.''"
|}
===Unlockable characters===
Note that these characters are not mentioned in the instruction booklet and therefore do not have a bio.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:70%"
!Character
!Character
!Weight
!colspan=3|Unlocked by
!colspan=3|Unlocked by
|-
|-
|Daisy || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 50cc Retro GP
|[[Dry Bones]] || Light || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 50cc Nitro GP
|-
|-
|Dry Bones || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 50cc Nitro GP
|[[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] || Medium || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 50cc Retro GP
|-
|-
|Waluigi || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 100cc Retro GP
|[[Waluigi]] || Medium || Winning a gold trophy from each of the four cups of 100cc Retro GP
|-
|-
|R.O.B. || Winning a gold trophy from each of the Nitro or Retro GP cups in 150cc Mirror mode.
|[[R.O.B.]] || Heavy || Winning a gold trophy from each of the Nitro or Retro GP cups in 150cc Mirror mode.
|}
|}
==Courses==
==Courses==
|-
|-
|Ninten☆たなか
|Ninten☆たなか
|Figure-8 Circut
|Figure-8 Circuit
|Mario
|Mario
|Standard MR
|Standard MR
|Yoshi Falls
|Yoshi Falls
|Yoshi
|Yoshi
|Egg1
|Egg 1
|0:57:677
|0:57:677
|-
|-
|-
|-
|Ninten☆モリオ
|Ninten☆モリオ
|Mario Circut
|Mario Circuit
|Mario
|Mario
|Shooting Star
|Shooting Star
|-
|-
|Ninten☆いわ
|Ninten☆いわ
|SNES Mario Circut 1
|SNES Mario Circuit 1
|Mario
|Mario
|Standard MR
|Standard MR
|-
|-
|Ninten☆だる®
|Ninten☆だる®
|N64 Moo Moo Farms
|N64 Moo Moo Farm
|Donkey Kong
|Donkey Kong
|Wildlife
|Wildlife
|-
|-
|Ninten☆だい8
|Ninten☆だい8
|GBA Peach Circut
|GBA Peach Circuit
|Peach
|Peach
|Royale
|Royale
|-
|-
|Ninten☆おつぱ
|Ninten☆おつぱ
|GCN Luigi Circut
|GCN Luigi Circuit
|Luigi
|Luigi
|Poultergust 4000
|Poultergust 4000
|-
|-
|Ninten☆しんや
|Ninten☆しんや
|SNES Koopa Beach
|SNES Koopa Beach 2
|Yoshi
|Yoshi
|Egg1
|Egg1
|-
|-
|Ninten☆モソオ
|Ninten☆モソオ
|GBA Luigi Circut
|GBA Luigi Circuit
|Luigi
|Luigi
|Poultergust 4000
|Poultergust 4000
|-
|-
|Ninten☆たろう
|Ninten☆たろう
|GCN Yoshi Circut
|GCN Yoshi Circuit
|Yoshi
|Yoshi
|Standard Yoshi
|Standard Yoshi
==Battle courses==
==Battle courses==
There are six courses:
There are six battle courses in total, two of which are from an earlier ''Mario Kart'' game:
*Nintendo DS
*Nintendo DS