Mario Kart: Double Dash (Gamecube)
Tune up the engines and get your red shells ready, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is coming to Europe on 14th November 2003.

By Benbik
Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2003

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MARIO KART IS BACK!
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! coming soon for NINTENDO GAMECUBE

Tune up the engines and get your red shells ready, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is coming to Europe on 14th November 2003.

That's right! All your favourite Nintendo characters and more are back for some serious karting action. Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi are all present and correct for this latest racing outing for NINTENDO GAMECUBE. At least 16 characters will be there to choose from including the likes of Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Koopa Trooper and the hairy hero himself, Donkey Kong.

For the first time ever, players will be able to choose two characters to race on each vehicle simultaneously. One takes care of the driving, whilst the other is on weapons detail! Once selected, players can then put their favourite characters on any of the vehicles available. Mario Kart fans have never had so much to choose from!

Players must battle their way around the tracks and using the control stick and shoulder buttons, drivers can twist and turn their karts through all the courses on offer. But, a touch of the Z button will cause the characters to swap places and give access to a number of exciting new powerups available. Spiky shells, huge banana skins and super sized bombs can all be picked up and thrown at rival drivers. This time, nobody is safe!

Nintendo's finest landscape designers have created a number of challenging new tracks, each with their own secrets and shortcuts. Hair-raising hazards and fiendish twists have all been thrown in with wild abandon to make each individual track all the more exciting.

And this time, the fun isn't limited to four players. Multiple NINTENDO GAMECUBEs, Nintendo Broadband Adaptors and TVs can be used to experience eight-player Mario Kart: Double Dash!! It is multiplayer gaming at its finest! Just don't expect to make new friends when you thrash the opposition!

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! will be released in Europe on 14th November 2003 at the estimated retail price of around 60 euros.

START YOUR ENGINES!!
Meet the stars of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Place your bets please for the Mushroom Kingdom's premier racing event! Tune up the engines and get your red shells ready, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is coming to Europe on 14th November 2003 for NINTENDO GAMECUBE. This time, the rules of the road have changed - there are now TWO riders per kart!

Let's take a closer look at the competitors and check out their forms!

Mario & Luigi
Everyone's favourite plumbers are back and ready for some serious racing action. This time they're literally playing with fire. Mario and Luigi's weapons of choice are red and green fireballs.

Diddy Kong & Donkey Kong
Straight from the jungle with attitude to match! Using their simian strengths to beat the opposition. Fruit is their weapon of choice, so watch out for those huge bananas!

Daisy & Peach
Princess Peach is a veteran of the tracks, but new to kart racing is Princess Daisy. Flying hearts surround the royal ladies' karts and any item that hits them becomes theirs to use!

Paratroopa & Koopa
Armoured and aggravated, the loyal foot soldiers of Bowser are out for themselves this time round. Throwing triple red and green shells from their kart, these two are best avoided!

Baby Mario & Baby Luigi
They may be the two youngest competitors, but don't underestimate their desire to win! Watch out for Chain Chomp, their fiercesome and hungry accomplice who pulls them along at breakneck speeds!

Yoshi & Birdo
No ones riding them this time, they've got their own kart and they mean business. Their rolling eggs home in on opponents, and crack to reveal three more items!

Bowser Jr. & Bowser
Mario's arch-nemesis and his unruly son are spiny shelled and aching to cause trouble on the tracks. An awe-inspiring giant shell is their special item, creating a path of destruction when thrown!

Waluigi & Wario
Ever fond of sneaky and underhanded tactics, it's best to keep your eyes on these two! Armed with exploding bombs that catapult their opponents aside these two are possibly the most determined duo of all the racers!

All your favourite Nintendo characters and more are back for some serious karting action. Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi are all present and correct for this latest racing outing for NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Riders from throughout the land have come together to test their driving skills. Which pair will prove the fastest?

Find out on November 14th, when Mario Kart: Double Dash!! launches across Europe for around 60 Euros.

Click onto www.nintendo-europe.com for all of the most up to date official information on Nintendo.