Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - Unlockables, Characters, and Secrets

Our Mario Kart: Double Dash!! unlockables guide details how to unlock every character and course, along with any other secrets and track shortcuts.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! came out on the Nintendo GameCube back in 2023, and it was a banger! You got your usual round 16 different courses, but you also got a whopping 20 playable characters, more than double that of the previous game. As the title suggests, partners and doubles is the theme this time around, and you’ll notice it through new features like having two players in one kart, the ability to hold two items at once, and partners having unique items that only they can obtain. This particular Mario Kart hasn’t been re-released in over 20 years, but it’s bound to make its way to the Nintendo Switch Online service on the Nintendo Switch 2. Keep your eyes out for it!

Jump around our Mario Kart: Double Dash!! unlockables page by following these links:

Grand Prix Rewards
Unlockable Characters
List of Cups and Courses
Karts List and Unlockable Vehicles
Driving Tips
Shortcuts
Easter Eggs

Grand Prix Rewards

Each cup in the Grand Prix mode will get you an unlockable reward if you win the first place trophy, and that includes different rewards for each racing class. Here’s a quick breakdown of each reward:

Cup	Class	Reward
Mushroom Cup	50cc	Green Fire (kart)
	100cc	Rattle Buggy (kart)
	150cc	Luigi’s Mansion (battle map)
	Mirror	Toadette Kart (kart)
Flower Cup	50cc	Bloom Coach (kart)
	100cc	Waluigi Racer (kart)
	150cc	Turbo Birdo (kart)
	Mirror	Tilt-a-Kart (battle map)
Star Cup	50cc	Para-Wing (kart)
	100cc	Special Cup (cup)
	150cc	Barrel Train (kart)
	Mirror	Petey Piranha (character), King Boo (character), and Piranha Pipes (kart)
Special Cup	50cc	Bullet Blaster (kart)
	100cc	Toad (character), Toadette (character), and Toad Kart (kart)
	150cc	All Cup Tour (cup)
	Mirror	Boo Pipes (kart)
All Cup Tour	50cc	–
	100cc	–
	150cc	Mirror (mode)
	Mirror	Boo Pipes (kart)

Unlockable Characters

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! clocks in a total of 20 total characters, four of which must be unlocked. Luckily, character unlocks happen in pairs. That said, some of the requirements require multiple requirements, so you’ll need race through multiple cups to get them all.

Toad and Toadette – Get first place in the 100cc Special Cup. You can unlock the Special Cup by getting first in the 100cc Star Cup.
Petey Piranha and King Boo – A couple of steps here! Get first place in the 100cc Star Cup to unlock the Special Cup, then get first in the 150cc Special Cup to unlock the All Cup Tour. Set aside some time and play through and win the 150cc All Cup Tour to unlock Mirror Mode. Now get first place in the Star Cup in Mirror Mode to unlock your new characters!

List of Characters

There are 20 playable characters in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, an appreciated increase from the eight characters in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Each character pair has a unique item that only they can obtain while racing. If you use characters from separate pairs, you’ll have access to both special items!

Characters are broken down into three weight classes: light, medium, and heavy. Lightweights don’t have the best top speed but their ability to accelerate quickly after slowing down is noteworthy. Medium-weights are average in their stats. A little of everything! Heavyweights can push smaller characters around and have a high top speed, but their acceleration is on the lower end.

Mario

Medium

Fireball

Luigi

Medium

Green Fireball

Peach

Medium

Heart

Daisy

Medium

Heart

Yoshi

Medium

Yoshi’s Egg

Birdo

Medium

Birdo’s Egg

Baby Mario

Light

Chain Chomp

Baby Luigi

Light

Chain Chomp

Koopa

Light

Tripple Green Shells

Paratroopa

Light

Tripple Red Shells

Toad

Light

Golden Mushroom

Toadette

Light

Golden Mushroom

Donkey Kong

Heavy

Giant Banana

Diddy Kong

Light

Giant Banana

Bowser

Heavy

Bowser’s Shell

Bowser Jr.

Light

Bowser’s Shell

Wario

Heavy

Bob-omb

Waluigi

Medium

Bob-omb

Petey Piranha

Heavy

All Specials

King Boo

Heavy

All Specials

List of Cups and Courses

Like Mario Kart 64 before it, Mario Kart: Double Dash!! features a total of 16 courses. Four of them must be unlocked by getting access to the Special Cup, and they include Wario Colosseum, Dino Dino Jungle, Bowser’s Castle, and Rainbow Road. There are also two secret battle maps to unlock, and they include Luigi’s Mansion and Tilt-a-Kart.

Special Cup – Get first the 100cc Star Cup.
Luigi’s Mansion – Get first in the 150cc Mushroom Cup.
Tilt-a-Kart – Get first place in the 100cc Star Cup to unlock the Special Cup, then get first in the 150cc Special Cup to unlock the All Cup Tour. Set aside some time and play through and win the 150cc All Cup Tour to unlock Mirror Mode. Now get first place in the Flower Cup in Mirror Mode.

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 Maps

Cookie Land

Block City

Nintendo GameCube

Pipe Plaza

Luigi’s Mansion

Tilt-a-Kart

Karts List and Unlockable Vehicles

There are 21 karts in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, one for each character plus a final kart that everyone can drive. About half the karts need to be unlocked, and they can all be found as rewards for getting first place in Grand Prix Cups. Here’s a quick breakdown of every unlockable vehicle:

Green Fire – 50cc Mushroom Cup
Bloom Coach – 50cc Flower Cup
Para-Wing – 50cc Star Cup
Rattle Buggy – 100cc Mushroom Cup
Waluigi Racer – 100cc Flower Cup
Toad Kart – 100cc Special Cup
Turbo Birdo – 150cc Flower Cup
Barrel Train – 150cc Star Cup
Toadette Kart – Mirror Mushroom Cup
Piranha Pipes – Mirror Star Cup
Boo Pipes – Mirror Special Cup
Parade Kart – Mirror All Cup Tour

Karts are split into the three vehicle category types, so only certain characters can drive specific karts. Lightweight and medium-weight characters can drive any class, provided they are paired with another character from that class. Heavyweight characters will only be able to ride heavy karts, no matter who their partner is.

List of Karts

Karts are listed in order of characters as they appear on the character select screen. Karts are graded by their speed, acceleration, and weight, and each ranking is based out of 5.