Koopa Kart DS



Koopa Kart DS is the fifth installment in the Koopa Kart series and the second installment to be made by HammerBro101 Incorporated. It was released for the Nintendo DS in August 2007. It previously used Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, but as of May 19, 2014, it now uses HammerBro101 Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This is the first Koopa Kart game to have online play.

Items
Koopa Kart DS introduces two new items: the Blooper and Bullet Bill, both of which have been in every installment since.

Unused Racers

 * Mario and Dread Kong were going to make their Koopa Kart debut in this game alongside Karate Kong and Ninja Kong, but were scrapped. Dread Kong eventually makes his Koopa Kart debut in Koopa Kart Wii.

Unused Items

 * The POW Block and Mega Mushroom were going to be new items alongside the Blooper and Bullet Bill, but both items were scrapped. They are later introduced in Koopa Kart Wii alongside the Lightning Cloud.

Trivia

 * This is the first Koopa Kart game to feature retro tracks. The first track of each retro cup is from Super Koopa Kart, the second track is from Koopa Kart 64, the third track is from Koopa Kart Advance, and the fourth one is from Koopa Kart: Double Trouble!!.
 * Starting from this game, Dry Bones and Monty Mole are lightweights instead of a heavyweight and a middleweight respectively, while Hammer Bro is a middleweight instead of a heavyweight.
 * This is the first Koopa Kart game to have the modern version of the Koopa series font, as present in the 7th place icon.