Mario Kart DS is a 2005 kart racing game, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. The game was released exclusively on the Nintendo DS, becoming the fifth mainline entry in the long-running franchise. At the time, it was the first Mario Kart title that gamers could play online, a feature which brought acclaim from fans and critics alike. After Mario Kart: Super Circuit on the Game Boy Advance, Mario Kart DS was also the second game in the series on a portable device.
Mario Kart DS Premise
©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS.
If you’ve played any Mario Kart game in the past, you know what to expect when it comes to Mario Kart DS. You choose a character from the Mario series and pit them in a kart race against seven other Super Mario characters. This is done in single races or in a series of tournaments that place on tracks based on locations from across the Super Mario games.
The races themselves are absolute chaos, due to the item boxes that you’re able to pick up. These boxes provide one of many different power-ups, which can either be a boost for yourself, or a weapon to use against your enemies. While there’s an obvious element of luck in play here, great Mario Kart DS players can use strategy to ensure they make the most of every single power-up to win the races.
The game makes great use of the Nintendo DS’ two screens, with the top used for the race itself, and the bottom used to show a bird’s-eye view of the map and the current standings. This adds an extra layer of complexity to Mario Kart DS, as it could make you rethink your overall strategy as you move through the circuit.
Mario Kart DS Main Characters
©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS.
The Mario Kart games are a celebration of Mario as a whole, bringing together all of the classic characters into one chaotic package. You can control all of them in-gam and they have unique karts tailored specifically to themselves. Each one has different benefits and negatives, so it’s up to you to decide what is most important on the circuit. If you were wondering exactly who is in on the action, here’s the full list of playable characters in Mario Kart DS:
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Yoshi
- Toad
- Donkey Kong
- Wario
- Bowser
- Dry Bones
- Daisy
- Waluigi
- R.O.B.
- Shy Guy
Mario Kart DS Titles in the Series
©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS.
Over the years, the Mario Kart series has become a staple among casual gamers as the perfect party game. It’s the perfect mix of competitive and fun, bringing gamers together in a way that other games fail to achieve. Although it’s been a few years now since a mainline game was released in the franchise, it’s nothing for gamers to worry about. Traditionally, there’s always been a wait between major releases, so the current draught is nothing out of the ordinary. No doubt, a new Mario Kart title will be on the way sometime in the future.
- Super Mario Kart (1992)
- Mario Kart 64 (1996)
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003)
- Mario Kart DS (2005)
- Mario Kart Wii (2008)
- Mario Kart 7 (2011)
- Mario Kart 8 (2014)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
- Mario Kart Tour (2019)
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020)
Mario Kart DS Cheat Codes
©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS.
Unfortunately, Mario Kart DS doesn’t feature any official cheat codes to enter for any unique unlocks or advantages. Instead, it takes the same approach as many other Nintendo DS titles, allowing gamers to use a third-party Active Replay cartridge to activate cheats. We’ve put together this list of cheat codes for Mario Kart DS that you’re able to use while using an Action Replay.
Unlock Cheats
Unlock All Nitro Courses
223CE2E0 0000007F
Unlock All Retro Courses
223CE2E1 0000007F
Unlock All Characters, Cars, and Classes
223CE2E2 0000007F
Unlock Mirror Mode
223CE2E2 00000001
Play As Shy Guy (Hold Select While Loading Course)
923CDD40 0000000C
023CDD40 00000001
D2000000 00000000
94000130 FFFB0000
023CDD40 0000000C
D2000000 00000000
Driving Modifier Cheats
1cc (Extremely Slow Races)
22072714 00000040
300cc (Speed, Just For You)
6217ACF8 00000000
B217ACF8 00000000
000000D4 00002000
000000D8 00002000
000000DC 00002000
D2000000 00000000
600cc (Ultra Speed, Just For You)
6217ACF8 00000000
B217ACF8 00000000
000000D4 00004000
000000D8 00004000
000000DC 00004000
D2000000 00000000
Freeze Time
A217561C 00000000
B217561C 00000000
10000000 00000000
D2000000 00000000
Drive Backwards
0215D4B4 F0000000
Drive Anywhere (Select to Enable, Start to Disable, L + Up/Down Moves Kart Up and Down)
94000130 FFF70000
02000DD8 00000000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 FFFB0000
02000DD8 00000001
D2000000 00000000
92000DD8 00000001
B217ACF8 00000000
20000044 00000010
20000049 00000000
2000004A 00000000
000000C8 FFFFFD47
00000244 00000000
0000024C 00000000
00000260 000002B9
D2000000 00000000
94000130 FD7F0000
92000DD8 00000001
B217ACF8 00000000
00000260 FFFF0000
D2000000 00000000
94000130 FDBF0000
92000DD8 00000001
B217ACF8 00000000
00000260 0000F2BA
D2000000 00000000
Change Course Into Codes
Change N64 Moo Moo Farm Into Circle Test Track (No Textures)
023C7BE4 646C6F10
023C7BE8 6D6F6D5F
023C7BEc 34365F6F
023C79C0 44444444
Change GCN Luigi Circuit Into GCN Mario Test Track (No Textures)
023C7920 44444444
023C7970 6C5F646C
023C7974 69676975
Change Figure-8 Circuit Into Nokonoko (No Textures)
023C742C 44444444
023C7784 6F726311
023C7788 635F7373
023C778C 7372756F
023C7790 61632E65
023C7794 441A6372
023C7798 44444444
Change Desert Hills into Pinball Course
02154300 02164C48
Change DK Pass into Shroom Ridge
02154318 02164B48
Change Luigi’s Mansion into Tick Tock Clock
021542B8 02164B28
Change Rainbow Road into Airship Fortress
02154310 02164C78
Change Wario Stadium into Mushroom Bridge
02154338 02164B98
Change GBA Peach Circuit into GBA Bowser’s Castle
02154290 02164C08
Change Cheep Cheep Beach into Bowser’s Castle
02154320 02164A78
Change SNES Mario Circuit into Peach Gardens
02154278 02164B58
Always Play On Circuit Codes
Old_yoshi_gc
023CDCD8 00000001
Old_mario_gc (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000002
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
Dokan Course (No Textures)
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
023CDCD8 00000004
Wario Course (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000007
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
Nokonoko Course (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000008
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
Old_baby_gc
023CDCD8 00000009
Old_mario_sfc
023CDCD8 0000000A
Old_momo_64
023CDCD8 0000000B
Old_koopa_agb
023CDCD8 0000000C
Old_peach_agb
023CDCD8 0000000D
Old_luigi_gc
023CDCD8 0000000E
Old_noko_sfc
023CDCD8 0000000F
Old_frappe_64
023CDCD8 00000010
Clock_course
023CDCD8 00000011
Mansion_course
023CDCD8 00000012
Airship Course
023CDCD8 00000013
Cross Course
023CDCD8 00000014
Test Circle (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000015
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
Bank_course
023CDCD8 00000016
Old_hyudoro_64
023CDCD8 00000017
Ridge_course
023CDCD8 00000018
Mario_course
023CDCD8 00000019
Garden_course
023CDCD8 0000001A
Desert_course
023CDCD8 0000001B
Town_course
023CDCD8 0000001C
Rainbow_course
023CDCD8 0000001D
Snow_course
023CDCD8 0000001E
Beach_course
023CDCD8 0000001F
koopa_course
023CDCD8 00000020
Pinball_course
023CDCD8 00000021
Stadium_course
023CDCD8 00000022
Old_donut_sfc
023CDCD8 00000023
Old_choco_64
023CDCD8 00000024
Old_luigi_agb
023CDCD8 00000025
Old_kinoko_gc
023CDCD8 00000026
Old_choco_sfc
023CDCD8 00000027
Old_sky_agb
023CDCD8 00000028
Mini_block_64
023CDCD8 0000002A
Mini_dokan_gc
023CDCD8 0000002B
Mini_stage1
023CDCD8 0000002C
Mini_stage2
023CDCD8 0000002D
Mini_stage3
023CDCD8 0000002E
Mini_stage4
023CDCD8 0000002F
Award
023CDCD8 00000034
StaffRoll (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000035
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
StaffRollTrue (No Textures)
023CDCD8 00000036
020484A0 D0002A00
020484A4 E0052321
Always Have Weapon Codes
Triple Green Shells
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 00000009
D2000000 00000000
Red Shell
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Triple Red Shells
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 0000000B
D2000000 00000000
Spiny Shell
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000007
D2000000 00000000
Banana
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000002
D2000000 00000000
Triple Bananas
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 0000000A
D2000000 00000000
Fake ? Block
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000003
D2000000 00000000
Mushroom
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000004
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Triple Mushrooms
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 00000005
D2000000 00000000
Super Mushroom
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000D
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Bomb
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000006
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Thunderbolt
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000008
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Star
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000C
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Bullet Bill
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000E
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Blooper
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000F
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Boo
4217BC4C 02000000
3217BC4C 02400000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000010
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Weapon Codes (Do Not Use With “Always Have” Codes)
Press Select For Green Shell
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000000
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Triple Green Shells
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 00000009
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Red Shell
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Triple Red Shells
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 0000000B
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Spiny Shell
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000007
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Banana
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000002
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Triple Bananas
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 0000000A
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Fake ? Block
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000001
2000004C 00000003
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Mushroom
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000004
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Triple Mushrooms
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
20000054 00000003
2000004C 00000005
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Super Mushroom
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000D
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Bomb
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000006
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Thunderbolt
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000008
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Star
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000C
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Bullet Bill
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000E
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Blooper
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 0000000F
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Press Select For Boo
94000130 000003FB
6217BC4C 00000000
B217BC4C 00000000
2000004C 00000010
20000054 00000001
D2000000 00000000
Max Course Point Codes
50cc Mushroom Cup Grand Prix
223CE6C6 0000006
50cc Flower Cup Grand Prix
223CE6E2 00000063
50cc Star Cup Grand Prix
223CE6FE 00000063
50cc Special Cup Grand Prix
223CE71A 00000063
50cc Shell Cup Grand Prix
223CE736 00000063
50cc Banana Cup Grand Prix
223CE752 00000063
50cc Leaf Cup Grand Prix
223CE76E 00000063
50cc Lightning Cup Grand Prix
223CE78A 00000063
100cc Mushroom Cup Grand Prix
223CE7A6 00000063
100cc Flower Cup Grand Prix
223CE7C2 00000063
100cc Star Cup Grand Prix
223CE7DE 00000063
100cc SPecial Cup Grand Prix
223CE7FA 00000063
100cc Shell Cup Grand Prix
223CE816 00000063
100cc Banana Cup Grand Prix
223CE832 00000063
100cc Leaf Cup Grand Prix
223CE84E 00000063
100cc Lightning Cup Grand Prix
223CE86A 00000063
150cc Mushroom Cup Grand Prix
223CE886 00000063
150cc Mushroom Mirror Grand Prix
223CE966 00000063
150cc Flower Cup Grand Prix
223CE8A2 00000063
150cc Flower Mirror Grand Prix
223CE982 00000063
150cc Star Cup Grand Prix
223CE8BE 00000063
150cc Star Mirror Grand Prix
223CE99E 00000063
150cc Special Cup Grand Prix
223CE8DA 00000063
150cc Shell Cup Grand Prix
223CE8F6 00000063
150cc Shell Mirror Grand Prix
223CE9D6 00000063
150cc Banana Cup Grand Prix
223CE912 00000063
150cc Banana Mirror Grand Prix
223CE9F2 00000063
150cc Leaf Cup Grand Prix
223CE92E 00000063
150cc Leaf Mirror Grand Prix
223CEA0E 00000063
150cc Lightning Cup Grand Prix
223CE94A 00000063
Mario Kart DS Cheat Code FAQs
©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS.
Do These Mario Kart DS Cheat Codes Work On An Emulator?
They should, yes! If you’re using an emulator such as DeSmuME to play Mario Kart DS on your PC, then you should be able to enter these cheats. Exactly how you do this depends entirely on the emulator that you’re using, as each one has its own way to enter cheat codes.
How Do I Unlock All Characters in Mario Kart DS?
You can simply use the cheat code above to unlock them all, however, if you’re wanting to get them properly, you’ll have to complete certain challenges to unlock them. There are four unlockable characters in the game, Dry Bones, Daisy, Waluigi, and R.O.B., but you can play the game legitimately to unlock them. Here’s what you must do for each:
- Dry Bones: Receive a gold trophy in the 50cc Special Cup.
- Daisy: Receive a gold trophy in the 50cc Lightning Cup
- Waluigi: Receive a gold trophy in the 100cc Lightning Cup
- R.O.B.: Receive a gold trophy in the Mirror Mode Special Cup
How Do I Unlock All 36 Karts in Mario Kart DS?
As with the characters, the same cheat code unlocks all 36 karts in the game. Each character has extra unlockable karts, which you can secure by winning all cups in the 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and Mirror engine classes if you wanted to do it properly.
The image featured at the top of this post is ©Screenshot from Mario Kart DS..