Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart DS was an 8-cup racing tournament held mainly in the Mushroom Continent.

History
The scope of the tournament evolved in scale compared to the previous Mario Kart tournament, with 24 racing tracks. And, while not too different from the previous roster, still held the same number of 20 racers:


 * Mario
 * Luigi
 * Princess Peach
 * Yoshi
 * Toad
 * Donkey Kong
 * Wario
 * Bowser
 * Princess Daisy
 * A Dry Bones
 * Waluigi
 * R.O.B.
 * Eight Shy Guys

Likely before the tournament, Professor E. Gadd had developed a new model in his Poltergust series: the Poltergust 4000, acting as both a vacuum and kart.

Before, during, or after the tournament, the first 8 racers were participating in a series of small missions that were featured in the courses from the tournament. This was spread out into 7 levels, with 8 missions each, and a boss at the end. Those bosses would be held in separate arenas. Those bosses, in order, were:


 * Big Bully
 * Eyerok
 * Goomboss
 * King Boo
 * King Bob-omb
 * Chief Chilly
 * A Wiggler

Locations Visited

 * Mushroom Continent
 * Mushroom Kingdom
 * Grass Land
 * Figure-8 Circuit
 * Desert Hill
 * Desert Hills
 * Koopa Kingdom
 * Airship Fortress
 * Bowser Castle
 * GBA Bowser Castle 2
 * Luigi's Mansion
 * Waluigi Pinball
 * Shroom Ridge
 * Tick-Tock Clock
 * Mario Circuit
 * Peach Gardens
 * Moo Moo Farm
 * GBA Peach Circuit
 * GCN Luigi Circuit
 * GBA Luigi Circuit
 * Mushroom Bridge
 * Sunshine Archipelago
 * Delfino Square
 * SNES Koopa Beach 2
 * Yoshi Circuit
 * Palm Shore
 * Dinosaur Land
 * Donut Plains
 * SNES Mario Circuit 1
 * SNES Donut Plains 1
 * Chocolate Island
 * Choco Mountain
 * SNES Choco Island 2
 * DK Archipelago
 * GCN Baby Park
 * Unknown
 * Yoshi Falls
 * Cheep Cheep Beach
 * DK Pass
 * Wario Stadium
 * Rainbow Road
 * Frappe Snowland
 * Banshee Boardwalk
 * Sky Garden
 * Nintendo DS
 * Twilight House
 * Block Fort
 * Pipe Plaza

Species

 * Angry Sun
 * Blooper
 * Bob-omb
 * Boo
 * Cheep Chomp
 * Cheep Cheep
 * Piranha Plant
 * Fire Piranha Plant
 * Goomba
 * Monty Mole
 * Moo Moo
 * Pianta
 * Pokey
 * Rocky Wrench
 * Sidestepper
 * Swoop

Spirits

 * Bullet Bill
 * Chain Chomp
 * Lava Bubble
 * Snowman
 * Thwomp

Timeline

 * A course based on Luigi’s Mansion appears, placing this after the events of that game.
 * King Boo appears, free from his portrait, placing this game prior to the events of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
 * Goomboss appears, placing this game after the events of Paper Mario.
 * The Poltergust 4000 appears here, placing this game after the events of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, but likely before the events of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
 * This game takes place before Mario Kart Wii, as courses from this game reappear in that title.
 * This game features Peach’s Castle in its design from Super Mario 64, likely placing it prior to games featuring newer designs.