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DK Pass is the first track in the Star Cup for Mario Kart DS. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 7 as the second track of the Leaf Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the Winter Tour.
It takes place along the edge of a mountain, all up until the pinnacle, where a rapid descent down the slope starts. This track belongs to Donkey Kong.
Layout[]
Mario Kart DS[]
The course starts out right before a bridge, which players will drive over later in the map. After this comes a sharp series of tough turns, made more difficult with a few snowmen blocking the suspected routes to go. Plus, tumbling snowballs coming from the peak are a constant danger that you have to watch out for- they gather up snow (which makes them bigger, obviously) as they move downwards. On 150cc, with some added speed from Drafting or a Golden Mushroom are a good recipe for driving off the edge. And that doesn't necessarily mean choose a Light racer- Heavy weight racers will knock you off the cliff just the same.
While driving up the mountain, there's two big patches of deep snow that can be cut (which will save time if you use a Mushroom). The second shortcut is more of a hill that has an Item Box on the top. This Box will always produce a decent Item - either a Mushroom, Triple Mushrooms, Starman, or a Red Shell, the place does not matter. Be sure to pick one up if you choose to go on the shortcut.
After the "pass" section is over, the track enters a valley flanked on both sides by rock; the decent start on some less deep snow. Traction, because of this ground change, decreases, so some of the 90-degree turns can lead you crashing into the walls. The snow boulders haven't left yet- now, you have to outrun them down the mountainside, which can be very hard to do if the engine class is 50cc. After a huge Boost Pad laden with some Item Boxes, one more bin is needed to reach the finish line. The only problem is that it's crowded with snowmen. Precise drifting or just crazy good tactics are advised.
- Mission Information
- 4-1: Wario must race Donkey Kong to the finish, playing the course backward.
- 5-7: Toad must drive through 8 numbered gates in order, playing the course backward too.
Mario Kart 7[]
This track reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the second course of the Leaf Cup. It has the same music and has the same layout, though with added ramps at the area with the snow boulders and with an added glider at the big jump. There is now a snowstorm during the first two laps which fades away by the final lap, similar to DK Summit from Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart Tour[]
The course appears for a third time in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2019 Winter Tour. It was the 3rd DS track added to Mario Kart Tour. The course has a Normal Variant, a Trick Variant, a Reverse Variant and a Reverse/Trick Variant. The snowstorm and glider ramp from the Mario Kart 7 remake are still present here despite the snowstorm being removed from Wii DK Summit which originally had it. The course has received a visual upgrade in the Mario Kart Tour artstyle. It uses the same skybox as tracks like Tokyo Blur, Athens Dash, Piranha Plant Pipeline, N64 Koopa Troopa Beach, Wii Coconut Mall, etc.
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Time Trial data[]
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Staff Ghost[]
| Course | Time | Player | Character | Kart |
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| DK Pass | 2:14:607 | Ninten★™NN |  DK
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 Wildlife
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World Record[]
| Course | Time | Player | Character | Kart |
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| DK Pass | 1:42:334 (video) | Taiga |  Dry Bones
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 Egg 1
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Mario Kart 7[]
Staff Ghosts[]
| Character | Time | Kart Combination | ||
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| Body | Tires | Glider | ||
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| 02:35.045 | 
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| 02:16.534 | 
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Trivia![]
- DK Pass was originally designed to have grass instead of snow, as shown here.
- DK Pass has the shortest English name in the series.
- DK Pass is the 7th Winter track overall.
- DK Pass is one of three courses in the Mario Kart franchise with a secret item box, the other two being Luigi Raceway and Koopa Troopa Beach.
- It is also the only of the three tracks where the secret item box still appears in a remake, as well as the only one not to be originally from Mario Kart 64.
- They also all return to Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart Tour.
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Mario Kart Tour[]
Previous track:
Shroom Ridge |
Current track:
DK Pass |
Next track:
Tick-Tock Clock |
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Previous track:
N64 Kalimari Desert |
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart 7 |
Next track:
GCN Daisy Cruiser |
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Previous track:
SNES Mario Circuit 3 |
2nd reappearance:
Mario Kart Tour |
Next track:
London Loop 1 |
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| Mario Kart DS courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitro cups | Mushroom Cup | Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion | ||
| Flower Cup | Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge | |||
| Star Cup | DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress | |||
| Special Cup | Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Retro cups | Shell Cup | SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit | ||
| Banana Cup | SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser's Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park | |||
| Leaf Cup | SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge | |||
| Lightning Cup | SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit | |||
| Battle Courses | Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • N64 Block Fort • GCN Pipe Plaza | |||
| Unused Tracks | Dokan Course • Test Circle • GCN Mario Circuit | |||