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Beat the game. Then delete the game. Then do that cycle 5 more times. Then once you have paratroopas kart, complete the time trial for mushroom city. Beat every ghost including the expert staff. Once you do that. Go to the characyer selection and if you hover over koopa, press Z and it will turn into hammer bro. Paratroopa will turn into fire bro
In mushroom city there's a shortcut at the start when you cut the corner you go straight on the right hand side theres a purple path and go on it.
When you pass the giant dino's legs in one player mode, you will see crystals on the cave but when you are in two three or four player mode they are not there.
To do a mini turbo you have to start off by drifting. When you start to you will see yellow sparks move the analog stick from right to left then the sparks will turn orange do it again and they will turn blue. Once they are blue let go and you will go a little faster. This is good on turns and useful in the dry dry destert sink hole.
On DK mountain there are two shortcuts that can get you ahead. The first short cut is on the mountain. Stay to the far right and go down while the cpu's follow the path. You will go ahead. The other short cut is in the jungle area after the mountain. Once you make that sharp turn you will see that deep ravine. Ride over it but fast. Heavy karts have a lower chance. If you ride over it you will cut some time and ride right through the items and onto the bridge if you suceed good luck
Once you unlock mirror mode play mirror mode and choose the star cup. Come overall in first place in the whole cup and you will recieve the two characters plus petey's warpipe kart
If you choose wario and then birdo, if you have wario drive, he would drive faster that when birdo would drive since it is his kart.
You'll find this shortcut in Waluigi Stadium. When you get to the part where the giant wooden pirahna plants are. Start drifting when you get to the last pirahna (making sure you build up a mini turbo.) Release and go up the hill thingy. (Carefull not to crash into the gaurd rail, and jump to low.) When your kart takes flight. You'll go toward the ramp. If you do it right. You'll see that your thrower, yell like a baby. If done right' you will see that lakitu takes you to the front of the ramp. All you have to do is continue racing.
P.S. Takes lots of practice
When you begin there will be the item boxes (note: if you do not get a mushroom this will not work)Make sure you get one of the item boxes, and if it's a mushroom by the time that you get to the fallen pillers by the catus monster things use a mushroom right before you get on the sand, you will jump over to the other side...its just easier than turning, lol, bye
On luigi circuit if you go to 50cc, there are no shortcuts like there are in 100cc and 150cc, there should be a road behind the chain chomp, and also right near the finish line at the end of the hill that you go up on, hope this helped, love ya all...wait... That sorta came out rong...anyway thnx 4 readin(btw, I'm a guy, so don't think I'm not just because I said "luv y all", k, k)
These are all the people you can unlock during the game.(I'm not going to say the characters that are already unlocked when you start the game.)
King boo
Petey Piranna
Toad
Toddette
I Think those are all of them that you can unlock.I'm feeling nice today.So I'll also tell you the karts you can unlock and how to unlock it.
Toad and Toddette kart:You will receive this when you unlock Toad And Toddette.
King boo's kart and Petey Piranna's kart:Found when you unlock King Boo and Petey Piranna.
Bullet Blaster:Found when you complete special cup on 50cc.(Easy Mode)
Barrel Train:Hmmmm...I forget.I'll submit how to get it when I remember.
The Parade Kart:The ultimate Kart.You can get this once you complet..
To get the Best car in the game,you must acheive everything.That's right.You got to beat all the cups on every mode(easy,medium,hard,mirror)and you must have a gold trophy on all of them.You will then get the Golden Car.
if you check the speeds of the bullet blaster to the speed of the buggies,the buggies are faster!
your going to need two players for this cheat to work.
first,select baby mario as driver and baby luigi as weapons.when you get into a race don't switch around,just keep it how it is.make sure your riding either the rattle buggy(unlock!),or baby marios kart(can't think of the name).This should increase your chances of winning!
This only works if your play as yoshi,so try it out!
First,make yoshi do all the weapons,then when someone gets next to you,no matter how far away they are,he will punch them!
A friend of mine taught me this, and it works!
Here is how you dodge a red shell when you see the sign
Of the shell pop up wait like 2 or 3 seconds or more then switch your
Player by pressing Z it is hard in 2 player mode when you have the drive 1p
And the thrower 2p cause you have to click Z together so use Z when you're alone
Hope you like my cheat
Enjoy!!
There are three different types of boost. 1) Mini Boost: Mini Boost is kind of useless. While your skidding, the sparks might turn red. Keep skidding and then there will be blue sparks. Then let go and the mini boost will happen. 2) Boost: Everybody should know about this boost. You get them from every kind of mushroom and when you press A right when it says start at the beginning of the race. 3) Super Boost aka Blue Boost: This is a very rare boost. You have to press A quickly right when it says start and you will get the blue boost. The blue boost lasts for a long time. It is very rare so try to get it.
Go to 1p mode, then pick time trials, then pick whoever you want to on any cart. Pick Sherbert Land (Star Cup) then go backward. Turn around. Go to the giant ice things and right when you are about to hit it switch (Z button). When you get unfrozen you should notice that on the map something is not right.(Lets say you were Mario and Luigi. Mario is on the back but on the map it says Luigi is on the back. To get them both on the back press Y or X. DONT SWITCH. You can still drive around but don't get hit by anything. YOU DONT HAVE TO DO TIME TRIALS OR 1P MODE. IT IS JUST THAT THERE IS A LESS LIKELY CHANCE THAT YOU WILL GET HIT
Have fun with this cheat.
After you throw a Red Shell forward, it doesn't ricochet; it homes in on the nearest rival kart like a guided missile. It has a long but still limited range and can be avoided if a driver shoots a Green Shell backward just before impact or outswerves the shell with a mini-turbo boost. In Grand Prix, you'll very likely get a Red Shell from an Item Box if your in the middle of the pack.
You can shoot a Green Shell forward or backward. The shell will zip in a line until it hits either a kart, which will take a nasty spin, or a hazardous item like a Banana, which the shell will blow off the track. A Green Shell will ricochet for a long time- making it a persistent nuisance. In Grand Prix, you'll more likely to get a Green Shell the closer you are to first place.
Fake out rivals with the Fake Item. You can throw it forward or drop it behind you. The Fake Item will stay put until another kart runs into it, which triggers the box's mini-explosion, frying the kart's steering for a few moments. In Grand Prix, you'll have a fair chance of getting a Fake Item when in first place, and less of a chance in second or third.
Each character without an item will get one from a double item box. Some double item boxes will appear where Item boxes do; others will show up in fixed locations.
If your rear character has no item in hand when your kart passes through an item box, he'll get a random item. Throw away a held item before you hit the box if you want a chance to get something better.
You can get an easy mushroom by a shell( red or green).When you see a red car with white dots and shaped like a mushroom, hit it with a shell. It will pop out a mushroom. This way is more convenient than bumping your Kart into the car and slower your speed, and you can even get a mushroom by using a green shell when you're in 1st place.
Red Fire - Mario
Class - Medium
Top Speed - ***
Acceleration - ***
Weight - ***
Unlock - Have at the start of the game.
Green Fire - Luigi
Class - Medium
Top Speed - ****
Acceleration - **
Weight - **
Unlock � Get 1st in the Mushroom Cup on 50cc.
Heart Coach - Peach
Class - Medium
Top Speed - **
Acceleration - ****
Weight - ***
Unlock - Have at the start of the game.
Bloom Coach - Daisy
Class - Medium
Top Speed - ***
Acceleration - ***
Weight - **
Unlock - Get 1st in the Flower Cup on 50cc.
Turbo Yoshi - Yoshi
Class - Medium
Top Speed - **
Acceleration - ****
Weight - ***
Unlock - Have at the start of the game.
use diddy or donkey kong when you have the big banana and you are about to go to a jump use it and people will slip
once when you start the race on bowser's castle go northwest NOTE make shere you have some speed. now you fell down into the water now you should be at the part when you see bowser shoting fireballs at you this is the best way to win
On Rainbow Road there are starmen laying on the road if you run into one
You will be invisincible for a short period of time
At Daisy's Cruiser, at the pool, go right around the edge instead of left. If you don't fall in, it will gain you ground.
Now do you like being in first without wanting to get hit? Tough luck, though I will tell you what the item efects are.
Name:Accuracy:Target:Hint
Items
Green Shell:Bad:Anyone:Try to dodge it or throw a shell at it.
Red Shell:Normally Dead On:Whoever's in front of you:If someone threw one at you, throw a shell behind you to block.
Spiney Shell:Dead On:first place person:You can't dodge this item, only invinsebility can block it.
Fake Item Box:Depends:Anyone:You'll see it turn red for like two seconds.
Star:Dead On:You:Watch out for someone who's invinsible, they might get you.
Mushroom one or three:Dead On:You:Watch out for someone who's fast, your item might get stolen.
Banana Peel:Depends:Anyone:You can only dodge them, unle..
There are shortcuts in some levels, i'm going to tell you some of the ones I know ok there are : the one in the city I don't know where exactley but it shows a building with a crack in it drive you're car in there then keep going
second: the one on yoshi's island on the first turn, turn right before the cave there's a little bit of field go up there and there you are ( I forgot to mention you can only got up here if you have a boost so make sure you have a boost) third and final: the one with the dinosaurs where the water is spurting up inside the cave take ..
When playing 'balloon battle' on 'Mario Kart Double Dash', choose the field 'Pipe Plaza'. Plant a banana in front of one of the pipes. When you run over the banana into the pipe, you will not lose a balloon but you will become invulnerable for a couple of seconds. This also works with other items, but you must make it through the pipe before the balloon comes off your cart.
Ok now this isn't the best cheat in the world or anything but it's pretty neat.On the level Peach Beach when you first get started keep going until the first turn,but do NOT go right!Turn left and you should see a green pipe.Go inside of it and you should get shot out and you will get a double box.
(NOTE)There are only four of these in the whole level so....START YOUR ENGINES!
To get the Toad team you have to beat the Star cup at 100cc.
In Bowsers castle when you come out and go down the steps, you would normally take the turbo jump, right? Wrong. Right before the turn, there is an opening in the track. Take it. You don't need a turbo but you should have one. Be careful, you don't want to get hit by a metal Bowser fireball. This shortcut should get you ahead at least 3 positions. Hope I helped!!

To get a boost when you are at the starting line watch the lights go off. Right before the last green light is lit you can press A. You can also press A with all the starting lights so that you will get a small boost and get out of the gate quicker!
There are shortcuts in some levels, i'm going to tell you some of the ones I know ok there are : the one in the city I don't know where exactley but it shows a building with a crack in it drive you're car in there then keep going second: the one on yoshi's island on the first turn, turn right before the cave there's a little bit of field go up there and there you are ( I forgot to mention you can only got up here if you have a boost so make sure you have a boost) third and final: the one with the dinosaurs where the water is spurting up inside the cave take a right and theres a bridge.. Take the bridge only if you have a boost or else you'll fall and lose time...
Happy gaming, ronloving
To make the special cup easier, what you can do is do it against someone else. This will make it so there's less thwomps and when you get to the grating, there will be no fireballs!
Peace out!
If you or the player who's playing the guy who works the weapons presses Y or X without holding a weapon, the car you're in will honk it's horn and the character in the back will do a taunt.
All characters have different taunts so try them out!
Beat the game and you will get the gold kart.
50cc 100cc
Mushroom Green Fire Rattle Buggy
Flower Bloom Coach Waluigi Racer
Star Para Wing Special Cup
Special Bullet Blaster Toad,Toadette,Toad�s Kart
All Cup Tour Nothing Nothing
150cc Mirror
Mushroom Luigi�s Mansion Toadette�s Kart
Flower Turbo Birdo Tilt-A-Kart
Star Barrel Train Petey,King Boo, Petey�s Kart
Special All Cup Tour ..
Win all cups including special on 150cc (well done you've unlocked mirror mode!) now finish special cup on mirror mode!!!
If you want to be stable and not fall of the bridge on the donkey kong level near the finish post do this.If you are falling to the right of the bridge click the L button and if you fall to the left click the R button. Good Luck!!!!!
This hint is for the beginners.If you pair up different pair you will get more specials.
Beating the staff ghosts doesn't earn you anything, but it does give you something to brag about. If you beat the time, you will unlock the staff ghost. After the time is the driver/passenger "kart". I don't know the times it takes them to go around the track.
MUSHROOM CUP
Luigi Circuit: 1:29:000 Luigi/Mario "Red Fire"
Peach Beach: 1:18:000 Peach/Daisy "Bloom Coach"
Baby Park: 1:13:000 Baby Mario/Baby Luigi "Mario Buggy"
Dry Dry Desert: 1:52:000 Birdo/Yoshi "Turbo Yoshi"
FLOWER CUP
Mushroom Bridge: 1:31:000 Koopa/Paratroopa "Koopa Wing"
Mario Circuit: 1:42:000 Mario/Luigi "Red Fire"
Daisy Cruiser: 1:51:000 Daisy/Peach "Peach Coach"
Waluigi Stadium: 2:00:000 Waluigi/Wario "Wario's Jalopy"
STAR CUP
Sherb..
When you get to the part where bowser shoots fireballs at you keep driving and do not turn left
Instead there will be a opening, when you get close to it powerslide across the gap, you will land on the other side and skip a u-turn
Either drive into them just after you've used a Mushroom or use a Star and hit them whilst the effect is still on you.
Mini Boost:
When you go round a corner, hold L + R. Then while holding L + R, press the control stick in the opposite direction of the way you are turning. Then repeat until you have blue sparks. Then, at the end of the turn, let go of L + R. If done correctly, you should get a Mini-Boost.
Boost:
At the start of the race when the thing holds the traffic lights, wait until the lights go green. Then press A as soon as the lights turn bright green. If done correctly, you should get a boost.
Turbo Boost:
(Must be on 2p mode, Co-op). Do the same as you do for the boost (see above), but p1 + p2 do it at the same time. If done correctly, you should get a Turbo-Boost.
Hello. I am marthman. I am new to this so this is my first cheat.
On any turn if you hold L and R trn left/right while wigling the control stick left and right. Do that and then red sparks shoul come up then blue sparks come up. Let go and you get a small booost it works trust ME
All Cup Tour
Special Cup - 150cc - Gold
Mirror Mode
All Cup Tour Cup - 150cc - Gold
Green Fire - Luigi's Kart
Mushroom Cup - 50cc - Gold
Bloom Coach - Daisy's Kart
Flower Cup - 50cc - Gold
Para Wing - Paratroopa's Kart
Star Cup - 50cc - Gold
Bullet Blaster - Bowser Jr's Kart
Special Cup - 50cc - Gold
Battle Buggy - Baby Luigi's Kart
Mushroom Cup - 100cc - Gold
Waluigi Racer - Waluigi's Kart
Flower Cup - 100cc - Gold
Toad and Toadette
Unlock one of their karts
Toad's Kart - Toad's Kart
Special Cup - 100cc - Gold
Luigi's Mansion Battle Stage - 2p Only
Mushroom Cup - 150cc - Gold
Turbo Birdo - Birdo's Kart
Flower..
Ok, this is my favorite combination of people I use it every race unless I'm playing just for fun and I win every single time. Pick a bowser and a donkey kong-big or little, depending on which type of car you like- and use bowser's special to get in first, then use DK's special to stay there. You can also try King Boo or Petey Pirahna for variation or Paratroopa for 3 red shells if you like them better. peace.
What's up, okay to dodge a red shell get a green shell or bannana peel, when you see the picture of a red shell throw it behind you so it hits that instead
Press L, R, Y, A at the main screen(title screen)
Press b just as the green light flashes at the start of a race
Get 1st Place in the Mushroom Cup on 50cc to unlock the Green Fire (Luigi's Kart).
Get 1st Place in the Flower Cup on 50cc to unlock the Bloom Coach (Daisy's Kart).
Get 1st Place in the Star Cup on 50cc to unlock the Para Wind (Paratroopa's Kart).
Get 1st Place in the Special Cup on 50cc to unlock the Bullet Basher.
Get 1st Place in the Mushroom Cup on 100cc to unlock the Rattle Buggy (Baby Luigi's Kart).
Get 1st Place in the Flower Cup on 100cc to unlock the Waluigi Racer (Waluigi's Kart).
Get 1st Place in the Star Cup on 100cc to unlock the Special Cup.
Get 1st Place in the Special Cup on 100cc to unlock Toad, Toadette and Toad's Blue Kart.
Get 1st Place in the Mushroom Cup on 150cc to unlock Luigi's Mansion (a Battle Mode Arena).
Most of you may know this but on donkykongs level before you get to the bridge there is a you turn next to a trench.
If you slow down and make a sharp turn, then floor it you can hop the trench and get ahead of your opponents.
If you have a mushroom of a star then you can go over corners without slowing down.
To get tilt you have to beat flower cup on mirror difficulty
To get luigis mansion you need to beat the mushroom cup on mirror difficulty
If you have a banana peel and you're in first place and thinking I don't need this, guess what? You do need it because if you're squeezed in a wall to wall and you know you're opponet has a trap behind you and you have a banana peal, you can put as much as you have to avoid them and race away to the finish line.
I always use this trick to win.
Ok, Let me just wrap up the missed shortcuts...
Luigi Ciruit:
1.Before the chain chomp, go to turn right and take another path (the chomp can still get you)
2.when you see tunnels when you are going straight, turn right for another shortcut that is identical to the first one.
3.On the turns, there are speed boosters. 4. Above the speed boosters, there is another track, though it's useless.
Peach Beach:
1.As you are going into the beach area, go left and you will find a shortcut (ONLY USE ON LAP 3 UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR CART TO BE FULL OF WATER).
2.When you are going up the hill near the end with the rolling item boxes, turn left instead of going straight for a double item box.
3.Near the beiggening, turn LEFT on the first turn to go into ..
Bowser first then King boo on boo pipes or parde kart. Or King boo first with mario.
For some reason Red shells travel faster if the CC is higher. For example they travel slow in 50 CC, medium speed in 100CC and fast in 150CC making them trickier to dodge.
Piranah pipes is Bettie Piranah's car.
Get it by beating the star cup in mirror mode.
To beat the game eaisier choose heavy wieghts for 50cc choose middle wieghts for 100cc and light for 150cc its what i do and i always win gold.
PS. If you have super circuit for G.B.A don't be fooled by the Waluigi cheat, it does not work.
If you beat all the cups in 50cc through 150cc you will recieve the Mirrior Course.
You will recieve these if you beat the Mushroom, Flower, Star, Special, All Cup Tour Cups:
Mushroom Cup:
Toadette Kart
Flower Cup:
Tilt
(I don't know what the name was but it is a battle mode stage)
Star Cup:
Petey Piranah & King Boo With Piranah Pipes
Special Cup:
Boo Pipes
All Cup Tour:
Parade Kart
Hello mortals. It is I, Cez, the master of gaming. Today I will be telling you how to be nearly as good as me at Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
1. How to Dodge Red Shells
When you can see a Red Shell in the warning bubble behind your kart, go into a power-slide and charge your mini-turbo. Release the turbo when the Shell is about to hit you, and it should miss and skid off the track or into a wall. Alternatively, drop a banana/Green Shell/Red Shell before it hits you. The Red Shell wil hit your weapon and break. DO NOT USE FAKE ITEM BOXES! THEY DO NOT WORK!
2. How to dodge Lightning Bolts
When a Lightning Bolt is about to hit (easier in multiplayer since you can see who's got one), try and hit a banana/Green Shell/fake item box/anything else that's ..
Special Cup:
Win the Mushroom, Flower, and Star Cups at 100cc.
All Cup Tour:
Win all cups at 150cc.
Unlockable Bonuses
Green Fire:
To unlock Luigi's kart win the Mushroom Cup at 50cc.
Battle Buggy:
To unlock Baby Luigi's kart win the Mushroom Cup at 100cc.
Luigi's Mansion Battle Stage:
To unlock Luigi's Mansion Battle Stage for multiplayer win the Mushroom Cup at 150cc.
Bloom Coach:
To unlock Daisy's kart win the Flower Cup at 50cc.
Waluigi Racer:
To unlock Waluigi's kart win the Flower Cup at 100cc.
Turbo Birdo:
To unlock Birdo's kart win the Flower Cup at 150cc.
Para Wing:
Win the Star Cup at 50cc.
Bullet Blaster:
Win the ..
I forgot how I got these levels but you can get 2!
The first: Tilt-a-kart
The second: Luigi's Mansion
I am really sorry I forgot how I got them but now you know you can get those levels!
P.S. The music of tilt-a-kart is the same as baby park and the music of luigi's mansion is the same as bowsers castle!
Just if you want to know!
If your a starter for this game here's some tips you can use. First thing you have to pick characters.
Pick characters that are in the light weight class (e.g Diddy Kong, Parakoopa, Baby Mario, etc.).
Then pick a kart that has low speed but high acceleration. This kart could help you on levels when you go off road.
On sharp turns use drift (R button) to make you turn better.
This will not decrease speed. If you get use to this you can try a mini-boost. To do a mini-boost you first do a drift. Then you point the control stick the opposite way.
Keep on holding the drift button. Then you let go of the control stick. Then you point the control stick the opposite way.
This will perform your mini-boost.
To get better times in time trial mode use mini boosts ALL THE TIME!
Win the Gold Cup on the Special Cup 150cc.
Beat all cup tour on 150cc.
Mini boost: On any turn, drift (hold L or R while turning) now, using the control stick, and still holding L or R, go left to right the sparks turn red.
Now go left right again the sparks turn blue.
Release L or R. youl get a small but fast speed boost....
Here's the shortcut. On mirror mode do the cup with the level shaped like Yoshi.
You need a mushroom or a starman to do this.
At the eye on yoshi(you'll see it on the map)with the mushroom speed off when the gate ends and comes back you'll see a little ramp.
Ramp off.You will go into a little highway type place and come on the tip of yoshi's nose.
Thats the shortcut.
The cars you'll have from begin:
red fire(marios kart)
DK jumbo(donkeys kart)
wario car(warios kart)
heart coach(peach'kart)
turbo yoshi(yoshi's kart)
goo-goo buggy(baby marios kart)
koopa dasher(koopas kart)
koopa king(bowsers kart)
Karts you can receive: level:
rattle buggy(baby luigis kart)mushroom cup 100cc
para wing(paratroopas kart)star cup 50cc
barrel train(diddy kongs kart)star cup 150cc
bullet blaster(bowser Jr. king)special cup50cc
green fire(luigis kart)mushroom cup 50cc
bloom coach(daisys kart)flower cup 50cc
turbo birdo(birdos kart)flower cup 150cc
waluigi racer(waluigis kart)flower cup 100cc
toad kart(toads kart)special cup 100cc
NOTE:by this kart you'll get toad a..
To get a boost at the start of the race tap the A button when the 3 2 1 is counting down.
Well first of all there is more characters in this game than 64 and you get to be in the same car.
I know a few there is peach, mario, luigi, yoshi, bowser, bowser-jr, baby-mario, waluigi, donkey.k, diddy.k, daisy, king-boo, petey-piranha, koopa-paratroopa, baby-luigi, wario, toad, toadette and birdo.
I actually think that this is them all and it is because there are 20 there I hope you get to like all the characters.
If your wondering who waluigi is, it is another one of marios evil brothers except he is in purple!