Mario Kart DS Redux

Mario Kart DS Redux is a remake of 2005's Mario Kart DS, the fifth installment in the Mario Kart series. It was released on June 19, 2020 to celebrate Mario Kart DS's 15th anniversary.

Items
All of the items introduced in Mario Kart Wii (Mega Mushroom, POW Block, and Thunder Cloud) have been added into Mario Kart DS Redux, as well as Special Items from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The Feather and Poison Mushroom from Super Mario Kart are also added, and the Banana Bunch from Mario Kart 64 replaces the Triple Banana from the original. Note: items in bold are those that were not present in the original game.

Descriptions

 * Green Shell: This shell travels in a straight line and knocks over the first kart it hits. It can be held behind the kart to block incoming items or to aim at a nearby driver.
 * Triple Green Shell: When activated, three Green Shells will line up behind the kart.
 * Red Shell: This shell locks onto the nearest kart ahead of you and knocks it over. It can also be held behind the kart to block incoming items.
 * Triple Red Shell: When activated, three Red Shells will line up behind the kart.
 * Banana: Spins the kart that collides with it. It can be held behind the kart to block incoming items.
 * Banana Bunch: When activated, five Bananas will line up behind the kart.
 * Fake Item Box: Imitates an Item Box, but has an upside down question mark. It knocks over the kart that collides with it. It can be held behind the kart to block incoming items and can be placed in mid-air.
 * Bob-omb: Explodes after a short time or when a kart approaches it. Any racer caught in the blast radius will be flung into the air or spin out.
 * Blue Spiny Shell: This shell targets the racer in 1st place and blows it up. Any racer caught in the blast radius will be flung into the air or spin out.
 * Lightning: Shrinks all opponents, spinning them and making them drop their items. The effect wears off from 12th to 1st. Can be avoided by using a Star, Boo, or Bullet Bill. Mega Mushroom drivers will revert to normal size.
 * Bullet Bill: Transforms you into a Bullet Bill that automatically travels down the track, allowing you to knock over karts in your path. Racers who are hit will lose any item that is in their possession.
 * Chain Chomp: Attaches a Chain Chomp to your kart, carrying you down the track automatically. If you are hit, you will be disconnected from the Chain Chomp. It can also throw you off the track.
 * Bowser Shell: Summons a huge Bowser Shell that knocks over other karts and makes them drop their items. It can also destroy other items that are lying around on the track.
 * Mega Mushroom: Makes you big for 7.5 seconds. While big, you will flatten other opponents by running them over.
 * POW Block: Appears above the kart and sends three warning crashes to all opponents head of you. On the third strike, this item spins those racers, makes them drop their items, and slows them down. This item can be avoided if you are in the air while it goes off.
 * Thunder Cloud: Provides a constant speed boost, but shrinks the racer who has it after ten seconds, making him/her drop his/her items. It can be passed to another racer by bumping into his/her kart.
 * Poison Mushroom: Shrinks the kart that collides with it. If a kart collides with a Poison Mushroom while small, it will return to normal size. Can be held behind the kart to block incoming items.
 * Feather: Allow you to jump super high, providing room for huge shortcuts.

Point Distribution
Like in Mario Kart Wii, the point value is 15/12/10/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1/0 points for first to twelfth place respectively, and 4th and 5th place aren't losing positions. However, 6th place isn't a losing position either. Finishing in 7th place or lower forces the player to restart the race until they place better, similar to the first three Mario Kart games. Also, they get infinite retries, like in Mario Kart 64. Unlike the first three Mario Kart installment, however, 7th to 11th place will get points, and 2nd to 6th place will get an option to either move on to the next race or restart the current race.

Racers
All racers present in Mario Kart DS return, as well as several characters from other installments. Note: racers in bold are those that were not present in the original game.