History VideoGame / MarioKartDoubleDash

* ConsoleCameo: There's a Battle course that takes place on a GameCube.

* SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying: The Apatosaurus in Dino Dino Jungle has a horn on its nose. Apatosaurus skeletons do not have horns.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Daisy Cruiser can be seen in the background of Peach Beach, which is the third track in the next cup. Coincedentally, they both share the same music.

* SomewhereAPaleontiologistIsCrying: The Apatosaurus in Dino Dino Jungle has a horn on its nose. Apatosaurus skeletons do not have horns.

Changes from the previous installments include, most noticeably, the fact that players must choose two characters per kart, which means that two players could also play as one kart. Also, we are introduced to All-Cup Tour, which was a fifth cup in which every course must be completed in a random order, always beginning with Luigi Circuit and ending with Rainbow Road. This feature was not brought back in any other game. The game consisted of twenty characters overall, which meant ten pair. Eight karts on the track at all times.

* CarFu: Found in the battle modes. This game is also the only one to have "Bob-Omb Battle", which was where karts would attack each other with nothing but Bob-Ombs. However, it was unofficially brought back in ''Mario Kart 7'' through an internet custom group.
* CheerfulChild: Toadette, who made her debut in this game. She was kinda like a miniature Daisy. That is, until ''Mario Kart Wii'', which includes her ''and'' a Baby Daisy.

* TakeTheWheel: Drivers could actually switch off during races, where one character takes the wheel, and the other handles the items.

** Also Paratroopa, who was included as a partner for Koopa.

* SocializationBonus: In two player mode only, if both drivers are holding a type of mushroom, and both press the item button at the same time, they will perform the titular double dash.

* SomewhereAPalaeontologistIsCrying: Dino Dino Jungle only has one Dinosaur; an Apatosaurus ''with a horn on its nose''.

* BatFamilyCrossover: The first Mario spinoff to integrate the Donkey Kong Country cast into the extended Mario cast, as it included Diddy Kong.

* ContinuityNod: The Rank A mansion from VideoGame/LuigisMansion can be seen on Luigi Circuit.

* FakeLongevity: Baby Park is a ''very'' short and easy track. It fakes it's length by being the only track that's ''7 laps''. And even then, it only takes a minute and a half to finish it.

** Also Paratroopa. They needed a partner for Koopa, so they just threw him in and he never returned.
** Did anyone really expect [[SuperMarioSunshine Petey Piranha]] and [[LuigisMansion King Boo]]?

* YourSizeMayVary: Petey Piranha's size is much smaller then seen in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. He's a heavyweight driver, but still.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Daisy Cruiser can be seen in the background of Peach Beach, which is the third track of the same cup. Coincedentally, they both share the same music.

* CheerfulChild: Toadette, who made her debut in this game. She was kinda like a miniature Daisy. That is, until ''Mario Kart Wii'', which includes her ''and'' a miniature Daisy.

** However, through hacking it was discovered that there may have been plans to include them in ''Mario Kart Wii''.

* JungleJapes: DK Mountain.

* {{Prehistoria}}: Dino Dino Jungle.

Changes from the previous installments include, most noticeably, the fact that players must choose two characters per kart, which means that two players could also play as one kart. Also, we are introduced to All-Cup Tour, which was a fifth cup in which every course must be completed in a random order, always ending with Rainbow Road. This feature was not brought back in any other game. The game consisted of twenty characters overall, which meant ten pair. Eight karts on the track at all times.

* WackyRaces: This may be the most chaotic of all the games.

The fourth installment of the VideoGame/MarioKart series, released in 2003.

While dropping the karts' jumping feature[[hottip:*: (in exchange for an improved slide)]] and the possibility to play a single race[[hottip:*: (the ''"Quick Run"'' introduced in ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'')]], the game was definitely an [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel improvement for the whole series]], and contained the best graphics of all the games, even better than its first successor, ''Mario Kart DS''. By the time of ''Mario Kart Wii'', [[TechnologyMarchesOn however...]]

* {{Fireballs}}: Mario and Luigi's special items. They haven't been seen in any other installment, though.

The game was definitely an [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel improvement for the whole series]], and contained the best graphics of all the games, even better than its first successor, ''Mario Kart DS''. By the time of ''Mario Kart Wii'' however...

* ExcitedShowTitle: Two exclamation makrs! Get it? [[DontExplainTheJoke Cuz it's double dash!]]

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Petey Piranha and Koopa Paratroopa have not appeared in any games since.

* NitroBoost: The mushrooms as usual. This game also introduces the Golden Mushroom, which gives you however many boosts you can get in ten or fifteen seconds.

* GoCartingWithBowser: In this game, you can actually pair up Mario with Bowser!

* YourSizeMayVary: Petey Piranha's size is much smaller then seen in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''. He's a heavyweight driver, but still.