Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS is a game released by Nintendo in 2005. 
== Gameplay ==
Mario Kart DS plays similarly in the previous Mario Kart games, only, being on the Nintendo DS, utilizes the two-screen featured offered by the DS. The touchscreen offers either a map of the entire course, or a zoomed in map featuring detailed landmarks, racers, and other landscaping in the area surrounding the player. It also lists all of the racers at the time and their current item. The top screen, however, if more or less the same as the screen from the original Mario Kart games, featuring the place, lab number, current item, and a third-person view of the player. 
Like all of the other Mario Kart games, Mario Kart DS offers different difficulties with 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc respectively. The higher the class, the more difficult the race will be. Like previous games, there is an unlockable mode, the Mirror Mode, in which the courses are flipped and racers are on par with that of 150cc. 
=== Karts ===
Like Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart DS sports various types of Karts, each giving the player different boosts of a large variety of stats. There are thirty-six different karts to choose from. 
=== Characters ===
There are twelve different characters featured in Mario Kart DS. Four of these characters — Daisy, Dry Bones, Waluigi, and R.O.B. — are unlockable drivers that require special criteria to be obtained. A list of each character and their weight class can be found below:
* Mario (Medium)
* Luigi (Medium)
* Peach (Medium)
* Yoshi (Light)
* Toad (Light)
* Donkey Kong (Heavy)
* Wario (Heavy)
* Bowser (Heavy)
* Daisy (Medium)
* Dry Bones (Light)
* Waluigi (Medium)
* R.O.B. (Heavy)
Category:Games by Nintendo
Category:Games released in 2005
Category:Games that are rated E
Category:Games released on the Nintendo DS
Category:Mario series