Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Mario Kart: Double Dash!! with unlockables and cheats.
Unlockables
Parade Kart (Trophy Kart)
Finish the All Cup Tour on Mirror Mode difficulty.
All Cup Tour (4 Cups in one)
Complete the Special Cup on 150cc difficulty.
Alternate “Thanks for Playing” Screen
Earn Gold trophies for all cups on all difficulties.
Alternate Start Screen
Earn Gold trophies for all cups on all difficulties.
Barrel Train (Diddy Kong’s Kart)
Complete the Star Cup on 150cc difficulty.
Bloom Coach (Daisy’s Kart)
Complete the Flower Cup on 50cc difficulty.
Boo Pipes (King Boo’s Kart)
Complete the Special Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Bullet Blaster (Bowser Jr.’s Kart)
Complete the Special Cup on 50cc difficulty.
Green Fire (Luigi’s Kart)
Complete the Mushroom Cup on 50cc difficulty.
King Boo
Complete the Star Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Petey Piranha
Complete the Star Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Piranha Pipes (Petey Piranha’s Kart)
Complete the Star Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Luigi’s Mansion (Battle Mode Arena)
Complete the Mushroom Cup on 150cc difficulty.
Mirror Mode
Complete the All Cup Tour on 150cc difficulty.
Para Wing (Koopa Paratroopa’s Kart)
Complete the Star Cup on 50cc difficulty.
Parade Kart (Toadsworth’s Kart)
Complete the All Cup Tour on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Rattle Buggy (Baby Luigi’s Kart)
Complete the Mushroom Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Special Cup
Complete the Star Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Tilt-A-Kart (Battle Mode Arena)
Complete the Flower Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Toad
Complete the Special Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Toadette
Complete the Special Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Toad Kart (Toad’s Kart)
Complete the Special Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Toadette Kart (Toadette’s Kart)
Complete the Mushroom Cup on Mirror Mode difficulty.
Turbo Birdo (Birdo’s Kart)
Complete the Flower Cup on 150cc difficulty.
Waluigi Racer (Waluigi’s Kart)
Complete the Flower Cup on 100cc difficulty.
Staff Ghosts
To unlock staff ghosts for each of the tracks in Time Trial mode, beat the following records. Ensure the “Time Trial Ghost” option is turned on at the time of completion.
Baby Park Ghost
Beat a time of 1:14.000.
Bowser’s Castle Ghost
Beat a time of 2:47.000.
Daisy Cruiser Ghost
Beat a time of 1:55.000.
Dino Dino Jungle Ghost
Beat a time of 2:03.000.
DK Mountain Ghost
Beat a time of 2:15.000.
Dry Dry Desert Ghost
Beat a time of 1:53.000.
Luigi Circuit Ghost
Beat a time of 1:29.000.
Mario Circuit Ghost
Beat a time of 1:44.000.
Mushroom Bridge Ghost
Beat a time of 1:34.000.
Mushroom City Ghost
Beat a time of 1:53.000.
Peach Beach Ghost
Beat a time of 1:23.000.
Rainbow Road Ghost
Beat a time of 3:19.000.
Sherbet Island Ghost
Beat a time of 1:28.000.
Waluigi Stadium Ghost
Beat a time of 2:02.000.
Wario Colosseum Ghost
Beat a time of 2:24.000.
Yoshi’s Circuit Ghost
Beat a time of 2:02.000.
Tips & Tricks
Boost after Lakitu Retrieval
If you fall off a track or get stuck for several moments, Lakitu will arrive to place you correctly back on the track again. Just before you touch back down on the surface, hit the gas to get a small turbo boost.
Mushroom City Boosts
Among the traffic are vehicles that resemble Mushroom items. If you run into them, a Mushroom item is thrown off the back for you to collect and use to get a quick boost.
Pipe Plaza Glitch
On the Pipe Plaza map in Battle Mode, if you are hit by an opponent into the pipe and you pass through the pipe, you won’t lose a balloon. Rather, you will come out with stars around you.
Japanese Contest code
After completing a race in Time Trial mode and are prompted to Retry/Change Track/etc., press:
- L, R, L, R, X, Y, X, Y, Z
The code that appears was for a Japanese contest. While the contest is long over, the code itself was never removed from the game.
Mario Circuit Goomba Boosts
On Mario Circuit, if you hit a Goomba with a shell, it will squish into the ground with a boost flying off them. If a Thunderbolt is used, it squishes all Goombas and they will lay several boosts in the area.
Rainbow Road Falling Stars
There are tons of stars appearing as part of the design of Rainbow Road. Many of them fall, and some of them fall directly onto the track. When they fall, they turn into Star items. If you grab one, you will engage the power-up.
Shortcuts
Certain tracks allow you to take shortcuts to easily get ahead of competing racers. Your positioning and timing of taking these shortcuts are critical to success.
Bowser Castle
Where the Bowser Statue breathes fireballs, keep going straight to the opening. Begin drifting right and drive on the dirt path nearby.
Daisy Cruiser
After passing through the dining hall, ahead of the kitchen, fall through the pit and navigate through the tube.
Dino Dino Jungle
When you arrive at the first wooden bridge, make a slight right and you’ll discover a ramp. Also, when entering the cave, go right and use a Mushroom item to get over the bridge.
DK Mountain
After passing the boulders on the straightway, brake immediately where the pit is and turn right. Give yourself some room to accelerate and jump the gap.
Dry Dry Desert
Obtain a Mushroom item, then right after the 3 cacti, boost towards the quicksand pit. Near the end, do the same under the sign.
Peach Beach
When you arrive at the beach, turn left instead of right and jump to the other side.
Mushroom Bridge
After the first tunnel, take a right onto the dirt path (preferably using a Mushroom). Just before crossing the bridge, go onto one of the arches where you begin hitting speed areas.
Mushroom City
Take the purple path to the right side of the main road.
Waluigi Stadium
When you arrive at the second turn, prior to the boosted jump into the wheel of fire, take a right and drive on the path of dirt. Do this while power sliding or using a Mushroom item as a boost.
Wario Colosseum
When you reach the part where you need to pass around the pit, go in the middle and jump to land on speed areas.
Yoshi Circuit
After some initial turns, you’ll come across a small tunnel. Once you pass the second tunnel, you’ll find an opening on the guard rail. Obtain a Mushroom item and use it to fly across and land in a tunnel which brings you out at a U-turn.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a kart racing game developed by Nintendo and released exclusively for the GameCube in 2003.
