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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a video game published by Nintendo for the GameCube video game console. It combines features from earlier Mario Kart games (Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64). The game features the ability for two players to ride on a kart: one to drive and one to throw weapons. It was one of the most popular console games of 2003. Although Nintendo does not have online support for the game, you can connect up to four GameCubes together using the LAN to have up to 16 players in one game. Double Dash has five different cups and new karts to unlock.
All of the characters have been featured in other popular Nintendo games. Each character also has special weapons like Yoshi's exploding egg or Wario's bomb.
Mario - the classic Nintendo character
Luigi - Mario's brother
Peach - The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom
Daisy - The princess of Sarasaland
Bowser - the Koopa King
Bowser Jr. - Bowser's child
Wario - Mario's greedy counterpart
Waluigi - Luigi's greedy counterpart and Wario's brother
Baby Mario - from Yoshi's Island
Baby Luigi - from Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong - a big ape
Diddy Kong - D.K's companion
Koopa Troopa - a green turtle
Koopa Paratroopa - red flying turtle
Toad - a humanoid mushroom of his race
Toadette - female humanoid mushroom
Yoshi - a green dinosaur
Birdo - a pink creature with a large mouth
Petey Piranha - an oversized pirahna plant
King Boo - the king of Boos
Mushroom cup
Flower Cup
Star Cup
Special Cup
"All-cup"
There are three battle mode options: Balloon Battle, Shine Thief, and