Game Detail

Mario Kart DS

Thirty-two retro and new tracks, mission mode, and the first true online Mario Kart. Still the series high watermark for portable play.

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Why It Matters

A landmark entry that introduced online play and the enduring snaking/drift-boost meta to competitive kart racing.

What to Expect

32 tracks (half retro), a mission mode of skill challenges, dual-screen maps, and drift-boosting around every corner.

Controls

Full keyboard map for the NDS core — remappable from the in-emulator menu.

  • Arrow KeysMove / D-Pad
  • ZA button
  • XB button
  • AX button
  • SY button
  • QL shoulder
  • ER shoulder
  • Mouse / TouchTouch screen
  • EnterStart
  • VSelect
  • 1Quick save
  • 2Quick load
  • 3Change save slot