Editing DS DK Pass

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'''DK Pass''' is the first course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. It takes place in a snowy mountain lined with winding roads overlooking a frozen lake. It is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s home courses in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], but the only elements themed after him are the sponsors, all appearing in the form of trackside banners.

[[File:MKDS DK Pass Course Icon.png|thumb|left|The course's select icon]]

The stage takes the player over a mountain and back down. Numerous snowballs roll around, and racers lose their item and spin backward if they crash into one. [[Snowman|Snowmen]] also appear in the course, similar to the ones in [[N64 Frappe Snowland|Frappe Snowland]] in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. Collision with them has an identical effect as crashing into a snowball. An isolated [[Item Box]] appears up on a snowy cliff at the peak of the hill, after the second set of normal item boxes. The player can avoid slowing down by using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] to get through the snow to the item box, but in it contains one of these items: [[Super Star|Star]], Mushroom, [[Triple Mushrooms]], or a [[Red Shell]]. Any of them can be received in any position, including in Wi-Fi play, but it will usually yield Triple Mushrooms or a Star.

Two [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|missions]] take place on DK Pass, both involving driving through the course in reserve: [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 4-1|Mission 4-1]], where [[Wario]] has to beat [[Donkey Kong]] in a single-lap race, and [[Mario Kart DS#Mission 5-7|Mission 5-7]], where [[Toad]] has to pass through 8 gates within 45 seconds.

[[File:DKPassMK7.png|thumb|right|250px|{{classic|DS|DK Pass}} as it appears in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]

DK Pass makes its first classic course appearance in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as the second course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. Trees in the off-road sections were removed, and some wooden [[ramp]]s have been placed in the off-road area of this track, allowing players to perform a [[trick]] and gain a boost. The [[Dash Panel]] in the large jump is replaced with a [[Glide Ramp]]. Landing outside the barriers will result in an "out-of-bounds". The secret item box on the hill still holds a Mushroom, Triple Mushroom, or a Star, but will more often yield only a Mushroom than before, and no longer yields a Red Shell. Much like [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the race starts out foggy in the first two laps, but the fog clears up on the final lap. It is also now snowing throughout the race, which did not happen in the original.

An shortcut can be performed by leaning off the log ramp on the right before the Glide Ramp, using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] and tricking to gain air time, and bypassing the cliff to the right to land behind the finish line. The player now must simply cross back over the finish line in the right direction to make the lap count.<ref>{{cite|author=new MOMIジ|url=youtu.be/bTFk0nvRDnM|date=April 24, 2020|title=<nowiki>[MK7 WR Replay]</nowiki> DS DK Pass (Glitch) 1:54.946|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=January 30, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:MKT DK Pass Scene.jpg|thumb|left|The course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

DK Pass returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', first appearing in the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019 Winter Tour]]. The tunnel at the start of the course is redesigned, being of a rounded shape. Near the end of the track, the small village was redesigned and made more visible. Similar to ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the ''Mario Kart'' logo uses a modern design instead of the classic design. Due to a lack of Stars and the Triple Mushrooms being a special item, the secret Item Box only gives normal items. From its debut up until part two of the [[Holiday Tour (2019)|2019 Holiday Tour]], a [[festive tree]] is found by the small village.

 

In ''Mario Kart Tour'', it is the first course to serve as the signature course in two tours (the 2019 Winter Tour and the [[Jungle Tour]]). Like with most other courses, the course has variants known as '''DK Pass R''' (reversed), '''DK Pass T''' (with ramps), and '''DK Pass R/T''' (reversed with ramps); the former two debuted alongside the regular variant in the 2019 Winter Tour, while the latter debuted in the [[Ice Tour]].

In the R/T variant, racers drive across a pair of [[Mushroom Trampoline|mushroom trampolines]].

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]]

===''Mario Kart 7''===

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 7#DK Snow Way|DK Snow Way]]

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]]}}

*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]]}}

 

 

MKT Icon DKPassDS DonkeyKong.png|The course icon

MKT Icon DKPassRDS IceBro.png|The course icon of the R variant

MKT Icon DKPassTDS FunkyKong.png|The course icon of the T variant

MKT Icon DKPassRTDS WarioHiker.png|The course icon of the R/T variant

 

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