2 Ways To Dodge Blue Shells

The first way to dodge a Blue Shell is to do a mini turbo right when it is about to hit you. The timing is hard but with a bit of practice you will be able to dodge blue shells.

The second way is to get a mushroom and boost when it is about to attack you.

5 Good Cars For Speedrunning

The Dry Bomber, Rob BLS, Mushmellow, Poltergeist 3000 and Egg 1 are really good for snaking. These make them good for speedrunning.

All the Important Time-Saving Techniques Present in Mario Kart DS!

This tutorial covers a detailed explanation about the following techniques:
- Rocket Boost
- Drift
- Mini-Turbo (MT)
- Snaking
- Double Hop
- Mono-Mini-Turbo (Mono-MT)
- Respawn Boost
- Fast Falling
- PRB, PRB Reset and PRB Double Hop
- Spin Landing
- Neutral Hop, Neutral Drift and Neutral Mini-Turbo (Neutral MT)

It also includes details about the "Kart Meta" and explains why some karts are better than others and which ones you should use in your runs.
The tutorial is also available in the following languages through captions:
- Italian
- German
- Polish
- French
- Spanish (soon, perhaps)

It mainly is for Time Trials since this is the perfect mode to practise new techniques and strategies, but the results are good for every mode!
I hope it will help you on getting better at this game!

Link to it: https://youtu.be/lxsLwWh5_ZQ

2021/08/04 Update:
- Added Polish subtitles.

2022/05/07 Update:
- Added French subtitles and link to the second part of the series.

How To Get Items Quicker

By pressing the L or X button multiple times your item can come quicker. This can help you in mission mode when you have to fight the bosses that require items.

Lightning Cup Shroomless Shortcuts

On Sky Garden there is a ramp next to a boost ramp. You can charge up a mini turbo when you are about to go off road and wen you are off road it will go orange. Release R to activate the mini turbo and do a jump on the ramp to get to the other part of the road. On Yoshi Circuit there is a ramp that is covered in grass around the start of the stage. You have to do the same thing you did on sky garden and don't forget to jump when you release R.

Mario Kart DS Tutorial Video

A team of passionate MKDS players (including myself) collaborated to create this in depth tutorial on all the essential tech that anyone looking to speedrun Mario Kart DS needs to know!

https://youtu.be/lxsLwWh5_ZQ

Prolonged Rocket Boost (PRB) is a technique that maintains max speed over any type of terrain. There are only two ways to start PRBing: 1) a perfect start boost, or 2) a rainbow zipper boost. The only way to maintain PRB is to never have a gap between your mini-turbos (MTs) or the original boost. This means that you must start and complete your next MT before your previous MT wears off. 

The length of time a MT is active is only dependent on your kart's acceleration stat. So, the Dry Bomber is the easiest kart to maintain PRB because it has the highest acceleration stat. Egg1 is a little bit more difficult, Poltergust still more difficult, and the real all-stars of MKDS can maintain PRB in the ROB-BLS, which is incredibly demanding. 

When you lose PRB in a run, the only way to regain it is by hitting a zipper and then continuing to MT. PRB cannot be started by using a mushroom boost, and you will lose PRB when you use a mushroom. PRB is useful for many tracks in the game, and the best tracks to practice the technique are probably Retro Mario Circuit 1 (to maintain start boost) and Retro Luigi Circuit MKDD (to maintain zipper boost). If you're really talented, you can even sneak some correction hops in between MTs. Remember, you're going max speed the entire time you are PRBing, so your racing line is what separates good times from great times.

Little tidbit: although Dry Bones is typically the character of choice in time trials because it's the least affected by terrain slowdowns, with PRB every character goes the same speed given the same kart.

Snaking

Hey guys! If you're new to this game, you may not know how to snake. Snaking is a technique of making multiple mini turbo boosts on a straight, and for experienced users, on difficult turns!
To get your mini turbo faster, start a drift and push the control stick in that direction. Then push it to the opposite and back to the direction you're moving. You have built up a quick mini turbo!
So to snake, you would drift left and do the trick, and after doing it, drift right and do it. This gives you more speed than just driving. It also allows you to handle shortcuts normally requiring a mushroom to keep your speed, as it's fast enough to do it.
So which vehicles are good at snaking? Well to list a few, Egg 1, Dry Bomber and ROB-BLS. These have excellent handling and can easily win a race for you by repeating the trick. High speed characters like Bowser don't have this handling, hindering their snaking ability.
I hope this guide helps anyone new, or people who didn't know about snaking!

The Best Stages For Practicing Snaking

If you need some practice for snaking then you should practice on Figure 8 Circuit. It has two straight lines and it is perfect for snaking. Mario Circuit 1 is also good for practicing snaking because it has multiple straight lines. Baby Park is a very simple stage and it has two straight lines to practice snaking.

Video Tutorial: How to Join the Time Trials Rankings

This tutorial covers a detailed explanation about the site used for Time Trials rankings and how to join the site.

The tutorial is also available in the following languages through captions:
- Italian
- Polish (soon)
- French (soon)

Link to it: https://youtu.be/TW_VS9Qrfxg

Name	Author
2 Ways To Dodge Blue Shells	CMG 6 years ago
5 Good Cars For Speedrunning	CMG 6 years ago
All the Important Time-Saving Techniques Present in Mario Kart DS!	Pikalex04 3 years ago
How To Get Items Quicker	CMG 6 years ago
Lightning Cup Shroomless Shortcuts	CMG 6 years ago
Mario Kart DS Tutorial Video	puddings 3 years ago
PRB	drogers 7 years ago
Snaking	MaxDragonSoul 7 years ago
The Best Stages For Practicing Snaking	CMG 6 years ago
Video Tutorial: How to Join the Time Trials Rankings	Pikalex04 3 years ago