Dry Dry Desert is the last track of the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first track of the Banana Cup.
The course is located in an arid desert containing many Egyptian-themed elements like pyramids, obelisks, and large stone statues. There is a similar track in Mario Kart Wii called Dry Dry Ruins.
Layout[]
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Dry Dry Desert takes place in the middle of an arid desert with an Egyptian-style soundtrack. It is very humid, and the entire track is a dry, sandy road. The darkest sand is considered "out-of-bounds", and if a racer ventures near it, they are re-spawned. It introduces Pokeys as moving obstacles that cause spin-outs when touched. If hit by a powerful item (such as a Star), they will topple over. Also featured is a prevalent Tornado that will move along the track in the opposite direction, sucking up racers and Items in its path.
Near the middle of the track, a huge depression lies in the center of the road. The sand falling down the steep slope sucks any racers that come to close down with it into the center of the pit, where a gigantic Piranha Plant hungrily awaits any victims who are unfortunate enough to get trapped.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
Dry Dry Desert reappears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Many new features have been shown to be in the course, including the pillars from Dry Dry Ruins in Mario Kart Wii. The hill section of the course has been removed and replaced with an oasis instead. The tornadoes have been removed from the course entirely. The Pokeys no longer wear flowers on their heads, also, the quicksand pit no longer has a Piranha Plant but rather sucks players to a bottomless pit. It is now a playable stage in Battle Mode (Wii U only).
Shortcuts[]
- At the first section of the track, one can use a Mushroom to bypass all of the turns.✱ for all games
- In the oasis, the player can stay towards the right and exit the oasis by using a Mushroom to the right of the palm tree closest to the track.✱ for MK8
Staff Ghosts[]
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- Birdo and Yoshi in the Turbo Yoshi with a time of 01.50.755
Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
| Game | Character | Recorder | Time | Vehicle Combination | ||
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| Body | Tires | Glider | ||||
| 8 |  |
 Nin★Maria |
2:29.678 |  |
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| 8 Deluxe 150cc | 2:26.614 | |||||
| 8 Deluxe 200cc |  |
 Nin★Chris |
1:45.087 |  |
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Trivia![]
- This track and SNES Donut Plains 3 are the only non-DLC retro courses in Mario Kart 8 to not involve air gliding. Coincidentally, both take place in the Banana Cup.
- This is the only course in the Mushroom Cup of Mario Kart: Double Dash!! that does not have an outer wall.
- This is the longest 3 lap retro track in Mario Kart 8, if DLC is not included.
- The Big Piranha Plant's appearance on this course may be a reference to the Sarlacc and the Great Pit of Carkoon from the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, both being large, carnivorous plants inspired by antlion larvae. Both creatures are also found in desert regions at the bottom of a slopey pit.
Gallery[]
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Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
Music[]
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Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]
Previous track:
Baby Park |
Current track:
Dry Dry Desert |
Next track:
Mushroom Bridge |
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Previous track:
N64 Toad's Turnpike |
Next track:
SNES Donut Plains 3 |
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| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushroom Cup | Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert | |||
| Flower Cup | Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium | |||
| Star Cup | Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain | |||
| Special Cup | Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Battle Courses | Cookie Land • Block City • Luigi's Mansion • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Tilt-A-Kart | |||