Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - DidYouKnowGaming Ft. Remix

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In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at some facts, secrets and Easter eggs surrounding Mario Kart Double Dash on the Nintendo GameCube, including how Sonic the Hedgehog may have been planned to appear.
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#MarioKart #Mario #Nintendo

[@TriforceElder08]

Whoever you had record gameplay needs to have their Mushroom Kingdom class F license taken.

[@wareforcoin5780]

I was just about to say, they suck. Literal children play better. lmao

[@emilylefebvre646]

@@wareforcoin5780 I first played this game at the ripe old age of two. I managed better lol

[@mattwolf7698]

My literal Boomer mom plays this better than whoever recorded this.

[@BierBart12]

@GG Yeah, but that'd still be better gameplay

[@pandemoniumglaciers82]

Plays better then me I'm awful at Mario cart

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

Another fun fact: this game was the first appearance of Toadette in the Mario series

[@mii-its-a-nerd]

Good news. Most don't care.

[@demonthekid718]

Thank You for reminding everyone. As well sparing my time from commenting that fact.

[@gregorioguerrero1124]

@@mii-its-a-nerd Turd.

[@nauseousegg6416]

I thought the tennis one was the first appearance

[@Traceghostcoasttocoast]

That's really a good face that they lefted out

[@ThatTravGuy]

1:57 "But mostly Ｍａｒｉｏ　Ｋａｒｔ　６４"

[@BF_Brix]

Must have been a last minute voiceover.

[@Slamymach]

People driving horribly in the video are making me so mad

[@lordhighyoshi7292]

As someone attempting to 100% this game, it's really hard

[@lonniejones2525]

It was probably footage of arin from game grumps driving

[@Msf1011]

Holy shit ikr normally I'm not too bothered by the gameplay in these vids but jesus christ the person in this video is DSP tier garbage... man couldn't they get better gameplay?

[@SeddyAm]

I thought he was doing it on purpose Because you're not allowed to drive badly in real life

[@mariosion]

LordHighYoshi It’s not that hard, I did it mostly with the Toad/Toadette and Toad Kart combo. I had the best luck with smaller characters.

[@invertedghostgames9899]

The information: Fantastic The gameplay behind it: Terrible Overall: A funny and informative video.

[@famoussession7426]

Funny how Sonic could have been in Mario Kart and then how Mario could have been in All Stars Racing

[@LegendaryHedgieMii]

Cool.

[@ahmadkazan7994]

That would be hilarious

[@Eo22I005]

Would have been funny if sonic ran in the game

[@OhKayEl]

They are destined for each other, we need a Mario & Sonic racing game.

[@Matt-kl7qc]

Crazy

[@TMan978]

This gameplay footage is so unsatisfying. Lol. Crashing over and over and over again, driving off the track, riding directly into obstacles....

[@andrewferguson6901]

And then there's some clips on the ice level and rainbow road where you see perfect S drifts and tiny spacing adjustments on the boosts

[@loganmcleod3593]

And completely missing item boxes.

[@dankimxdd]

The horrible driving makes watching this video frustrating

[@OhWowTre]

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@greeblothegoblin]

No idea how anyone could be this bad, ain’t that hard to sit down and record a bit of Mario Kart gameplay on 50cc.

[@PunkyVal]

I was thinking the exact thing. It's driving me nuts

[@pandemoniumglaciers82]

Still, 30 times better than me, at least they're not driving backwards

[@dunkelschakal]

I couldn't finish the video because of it

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

This was the first game I ever owned. My parents and even the employee at Frys tried talking me into buying a different game because they thought I would get bored of Mario Kart, but I played it for hours and is still one of my favorite games to this day.

[@davidramirez414]

Wasthe game i got for Christmas with the gamecube bundle. I remember being bummed out cause i didnt see a cube shaped wrapped gift.. But lo and behold. It was shaped as a rectangular prism.. Good ol days.. Didnt come with a memory card though 😂

[@paulinetrivago.7540]

It was my first video game to, I still play it today, with the original gamecube controller as well

[@setsers1]

Nice!

[@Light-Rock97]

Driving with two people is so cool, especially when it's two characters who you don't see together often. One can hope they bring this back some day...

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

One of my favourite Double Dash moments was when my family was playing just after we got it in a Versus match, and my eldest sister, in fourth, had just gotten a Blue Shell. As she went to throw it, however, circumstances pushed her into first place, so she wound up accidentally throwing a Blue Shell at herself. But because of how clumped together we were, all of us were hit, so it didn't make much difference in the end.

[@sepnot]

This video reminds me just how cool the early 2000's were.

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

Me too

[@cliffturbo2146]

Not gonna lie, the game looks really nice!

[@jaydenc367]

even later on in the later 2000s and even early 2010s there was always cool stuff like games

[@bugjams]

@@cliffturbo2146 Its still worth playing! I hope it gets a Switch port, it's such a fun game that still holds up really well.

[@Chad_Eldridge]

@@bugjams Since when has any Mario Kart game ever gotten a port?

[@RiainRamblez]

It's still wild that there's been so many potential crossovers that happen with Mario and Sonic that just...don't happen. I like the Olympic games and Smash and all but these two franchises should pull a 'Mario+Rabbids'

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

99% of comments: "man the guy driving sucks" Less than 1% of the comments: "man wouldn't it be awesome if Sonic was in a Mario kart game?"

[@lupvirga]

i mean, WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN?!?!

[@mariajimenafigueroa8311]

80% Everyone sucks at the game 19% Sonic in a Mario Kart game? 1% Other stuff

[@Advent-Axl]

Tbh the driving in the video was distractingly terrible. I found myself getting annoyed while watching for the facts lol But Sonic would've been an interesting addition

[@unlistedboy3996]

I think a 5 year old is playing

[@xSpyroTheDragon]

Sonic like running, not sitting in a car. So Team Sonic Racing and Sonic Riders are BS. And what exactly would sonic make double dash more awesome?

[@brandonwilliams6119]

My absolute favorite Mario Kart that feels like it was made with a lot of love, every character has their own unique special items and the music is amazing! I wish they would re-explore the dual racing mechanic and make another.

[@LeviathanRX]

This game is the origin of Daisy's loud mouth persona HI I'M DAISY!

[@colewatson4830]

Yes, and it was off to a terrible start.

[@edge3220]

Double Dash is probably my most played Mario Kart. Good times.

[@mrmcmonkeymann]

It’s so cool to hear about the cut reverse cup, I would love to see that in a future mario kart game

[@FlutterGuy121]

The best Mario kart. It doesn't over rely on power ups, almost every character has a special item, the weight mechanic is quite in-depth, and the maturation of the drift mechanic.

[@argonaut640]

Me, seeing Sonic and Tails in the thumbnail: Looks like clickbait Also me, seeing that the thumbnail is actually addressed: Wait, what?

[@setsers1]

SWEEEET

[@Geek69420]

these thumbnails are on point

[@ak94dude30]

I'm using this thumbnail on my pornhub videos from now on

[@olgabryanmandagitilaar4963]

He also did thumbnails for Caddicarus, The Completionist, and also even in Chadtronic.

[@Geek69420]

@@ak94dude30 please do

[@chumcalmdown]

Fun fact: this is hands down my favorite Mario Kart

[@seriousspikesam7770]

And Mario was planned for All-Stars Racing... oh how the turns have tabled.

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

Do not say first on this comment section. It's a Mario kart video so there is a blue shell. Looks like people already did it, *I warned you*

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

I threw it.

[@RobertAllen0109]

First

[@sparklingwaters4034]

Best comment I've seen on Mario themed video so far. Congratulations!

[@EWOODJ]

Super Horns and Boos, buddy. Super Horns and Boos.

[@sparkler5313]

I keep seeing you every where!?!?

[@TeodoroOsorio]

Here's a piece of trivia you missed for the MKDD Bonus disc: It has connectivity to Fire Emblem for GBA, it unlocks a menu in Fire Emblem that transfer some weapons and items to any main campaign, and it also unlocks the last 4 songs in the Sound Room (some of those songs can only be unlocked this way)

[@colesimons2000]

It’d be awesome if Nintendo made a port of this for Switch. 🤩

[@tntalchemist]

The GameCube had some of the absolute best Mario games on it. The graphics of Double Dash honestly still look really good by current standards

[@CottidaeSEA]

The best part about Double Dash was the ability to switch items, enabling you to store items for later use.

[@GmNdWtchr96]

The Reverse Cup Trophy just reminds me of the official Homestar Runner edit. Also, no mention of DK Jr almost making his comeback in Double Dash?

[@seancooper4058]

Glad he didn't, diddy kong better

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

@@seancooper4058 I agree with you 100%.

[@seancooper4058]

@@jellymcmichaels4240 Thanks that was 2 years ago but I still hold that opinion

[@nightlite1999]

I remember playing this online using the LAN adapter and a piece of software called Warp Pipe. Worked just fine so I am calling BS that Nintendo couldn't implement it.

[@Kevinbleep]

I’ve been watching DYKG for almost 10 years now. It was one of the first KZbin subscriptions I had in high school. I live this channel and everything you guys do. Please never stop with the awesome information!

[@ErrorMessage]

I'm surprised the vid didn't cover the early roster with DK Jr. on it; that's a little bit of trivia I enjoy!

[@JadeiteMcSwag]

Yes

[@chumcalmdown]

Another fun fact: this is hands down the best Mario Kart, don’t @ me!

[@iaxacs3801]

We need another MK DD it was such a fun game and having it so characters had special items was awesome.

[@CHRISPYakaKON]

One of the best and definitely most underrated games in the series. Would love to see a double dash sequel/remake

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Fact for Mario Kart DS: A pink version of the Egg1 kart can be found in Mario Kart DS’s files, which indicates that Birdo was planned to be a driver!

[@GelberDracheLP]

Damn it, watching the racing in the background is sometimes really painful....

[@lssjgaming1599]

I hope Sonic maybe becomes a character in Mario Kart 9. That would be really cool

[@NicolasAndrade-zn1wo]

Agreed. His vehicle could be the Speed Star (from his Racing games) If Tails got in, he could get a vehicle inspired by the Tornado.

[@TheToodlesTeam]

Double Dash will always hold a special place in my heart. It just felt so big and exciting and new at the time, since it introduced *so* many new things to the series, with the expanded roster, multiple karts, etc. And, visually, it's still my favorite, with its vibrant visuals and bouncy kart animations. Such a classic.

[@RabidNemo]

I still love this game to this day! I actually initially got it for Christmas from my dad and it wasn't initially a game I wanted (Didn't have anything against it or dislike it just wasn't on my radar) I still have it to this day and play it on my 75-in LG tv. My dad bought me the component cables back in the day and I have a generation one GameCube. This game holds up beautifully to this day

[@grunkster]

Annnd how much you wanna bet someone’s gonna try making an online mod for Double Dash now?

[@grunkster]

btw if you can do it pls try at least

[@MantaRaydiated]

turg turg Well Online Smash Bro. Melee exists so I feel like it’s possible

[@CSwizzleDizzle]

I mean, Dolphin more or less.

[@cowboyluigi5275]

Chasu Swizzlesticks that’s mostly for netplay. using LAN through xlink kai is the closest you can get to true online double dash, but the game will run slow if you are more than 60-70 miles away from the other player. there IS an unclaimed bounty, however, for someone to rewrite the code and fix this issue. currently it’s sitting at $125.

[@CSwizzleDizzle]

@@cowboyluigi5275 Damn, wish I knew a thing or two about tech stuff, I want a free 125 just from making a fix like that.

[@iLeronM]

The first game I ever owned and played it every day as a child. I didn’t speak English at the time and wasn’t aware of the unlocks or options. I literally lost my mind when I unlocked the golden kart. Also my copy of the game came with a Zelda bonus disc. It included a timed demo of windwaker and full versions of ocarina of time and majora’s mask

[@connorreed7523]

Double Dash, Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Smash Bros. Melee, man, the Gamecube had some really fun games

[@NanaKyoto]

Okay, let's be real here, how would a reverse cup even work with some of these courses?

[@pass_]

also, why was it a cup? Shouldn't be an engine class like mirror mode? Or would it have been 4 select tracks in reverse?

[@Merrinen]

You drive backwards the entire track. The same way as usual, but kart in reverse.

[@X2011racer]

@@pass_ It was 4 select tracks.

[@Compucles]

@@Merrinen The issue is that some courses like DK Mountain can't actually be driven backwards without significantly modifying the course design.

[@Merrinen]

Compucles Clarified the comment.

[@The_Jimmy_Turner]

I saw sonic and immediately was confused

[@perpetualcollapse]

I am convinced that people are either really great at playing Double Dash or extremely terrible, there is no middle ground.

[@lugbzurg8987]

I remember really hoping that Mario would be featured in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, along with Sonic in Mario Kart Wii, due to be released in the same month.

[@KingNefiiria]

The gameplay footage reminds me of how hard Double Dash was to control compared to all the other Mario Karts. Coming from 64 to Double Dash, and probably even from 8 Deluxe to DD, it's such a different control style than usual. Having two characters in one kart also throws off the dimensions of the kart, it's not easy to see in front of you when you have a character literally blocking the view of the front of the kart, so it's easy to crash into stuff.

[@VGMStudios33]

Who ever is driving in these clips really suck! Lol

[@wareforcoin5780]

Almost every time they're anywhere above 4th, the clip is them falling out of it. lmao It's distractingly bad. I hope they don't take the video down and fix it, I love it as is.

[@Thatsmapizza]

Great episode! I had no idea that reverse races were an idea Nintendo had all the way back in the development days of double dash. I'm glad we're actually able to see that idea come to fruition in Mario Kart Tour. It gives a lot of the tracks a different feel to them.

[@-Ryu]

Watching you Guys Drive Makes Me Feel Like Getting back into Fighting games.

[@jimmy33music]

One of my favorite games of all time! Thanks for another awesome video

[@solesurvivor5]

This for me will always be the jewel of the series, me and a friend played the world tour night after night for almost 3 years straight. We only stopped cause we were afraid to burn out the disc, I still keep it in the shelf as a special ocasion game. No other Mario Kart was this addicting. SILVER PIPE KART FOR LIFE!

[@Shotgun93Alexander]

Bring it back! I had so many memories of this game growing up

[@LostNujafu]

When I was in elementary school, my older sister brought a boy over and we played this game. He then thrashed us, basically lapping both of us and then he said we were bad and that my pokemon posters on my wall were for losers. My sister stopped talking to him, and to this day I have no idea how he just destroyed us like that. If you see this Will, I took down those posters but still like pokemon.

[@shotguntornado]

Can I have those posters?

[@Bacchus325]

He was better than you and you were a child obviously you're going to get lapped

[@NatemantheDeadman94]

I’m sorry, but the gameplay during the video was horrendous!!!

[@juansnowgaming]

Has to be one of my favorite mario karts. You’re a huge inspiration to me and my gaming channel

[@ChrisKramer_]

this was my favorite mario kart, with the wii version being my second favorite. hopefully once the gamecube VC comes in, this will be added with online play.

[@jordan8678]

Whoever was playing in these demos kinda sucks huh?

[@professionalcrispreviewer]

Did you know? Every main series Mario Kart features either the Fake Item Box or SNES Rainbow Road, but never both

[@scribeslendy595]

>"So did you want to throw down in some Double Dash?" >"Shit yeah ladies, I bring those BLUE sparks"

[@alexandernguyen5074]

If Sonic was in Double Dash, Tails would’ve be his partner.

[@TylerJ0412]

I wonder how reverse mode would have worked, considering you cant go back on certain tracks like DK mountain with its cannon

[@tylorian5168]

Ah Double Dash, the one Mario Kart I’ve always wanted to play, but haven’t.

[@TheSuperstarGamer101]

Same here!

[@KirbyIsANerd]

A little disappointed that Donkey Kong Jr being planned before being replaced by Diddy Kong wasn't mentioned (there's images of his model from prototypes too, if I recall!) but still a good video!

[@NicolasAndrade-zn1wo]

DK JR. Was also supposed to appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl too. He recently returned to Mario Kart in Tour.

[@SaneIndividual]

Who ever is playing the game is triggering me.

[@Rough_Estimates]

I just want F Zero to come back made by the Yakuza developers. Captain falcons a literal bounty hunter in space

[@5Porygon]

Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :) Jsi borec. Mám moc rád tvoji tvorbu.

[@normalguycap]

Double Dash is like Dark Souls 2. It's the hidden gem of its series.

[@LeoStaley]

This was the best Mario Katt. I really miss the good times we had with this game.

[@bcoda]

Nintendo: "It wouldn't make sense to bundle two nearly identical games together" Master Quest: ...

[@riftshredder5438]

I really wish Nintendo would make Mario Kart into more of a Super Smash Bros game, bringing in characters like Pokémon, Star Fox, etc, and also bring back the features where each character had their own special item

[@Mickey_Human]

This is always going to be my favorite Mario Kart, thanks for all the facts

[@KirbMeister]

A video about my favorite Mario Series on my birthday? How unintentionally thoughtful.

[@TBustah]

I should have figured that sidecars were an inspiration for “Double Dash”. Just look at the way the second character hangs on and leans into corners: it’s very similar to sidehack racing.

[@lightyearpig12]

Seeing Mario & Sonic crossing over in more games than Smash Bros and Olympics would be awesome.

[@armorbearer9702]

I would have loved the double jump mechanic. Maybe you could dodge a shell or banana. Heavy carts could jump over some terrain so that they do not lose a ton of speed.

[@PapaProne]

Played this tirelessly with my Dad, some fond memories, we got really good, I'd drive and he'd shoot. Great times.

[@aquaduud]

This is the best channel on KZbin Frequent uploads High quality Not obnoxious Variety Awesome narrators

[@seanstark4312]

Honestly, if they ever did add Sonic and Tails as Secret Unlockable characters in Double Dash, that would be so fucking awesome

[@jaysonlikes]

RelaxAlax did a Mario Kart Double Dash vid yesterday and now DYKG does one today!!!! Awesome

[@RAVENKING26]

I truly hope one day we get a remaster or sequel to this game. Or just a mode in a future Mario Kart

[@0opsAllKobolds]

2:45 Dude, this exactly how I played with my little brother when he was like... 6. It got him into video games.

[@Pitrek1113]

Interesting, that the Reverse Races were fully realised in Mario Kart Tour (where also special items from DD return)

[@KookieStar]

Awww man... I hope for the next Mario Kart installment, we get to play as Sonic just how we got to play as the Villager, Isabelle, and Link in 8Deluxe.

[@Studio-IV]

Double Dash is possibly one of my favorites to play to this day.

[@lastmexicano]

Played this at school and loved it!

[@genericname_]

I love the thumbnail art!

[@hylianarmy0]

Wish my copy still worked. It, along with a bunch of my gaming stuff, was in a fire; it wasn't burned, but it did spend a prolonged amount of time in very wet conditions. Part of the label on the disc started peeling off and my friend's GameCube doesn't recognize it.

[@Wildstag]

> Hidden peace sign file Implying peace was ever an option with MarioKart.

[@manamemess4121]

Love the facts, but I found the gameplay shown really cringy.

[@jamie_1678]

Agree’d. The facts were really interesting but the gameplay was just bad.

[@GoombaNL]

Yeah half of the clips are them just crashing lol

[@xJC4Rx]

Yeah whoever was playing had a really hard time.

[@MrJDog3000]

I came here for this. This gameplay is making me angry lol

[@Ricardo57492]

What? Lmao

[@commando8099]

This gameplay is a solid representation of how 2020 is going.

[@RavenWitchShade]

Funnily enough, in the UK/Europe we didn't get the disc with demos, we got the Zelda collector's edition disc with the NES and N64 games on them.

[@UltraNurture]

RelaxAlax just did a video on this game! I love how this game still has some interesting information!

[@thewilluigibigmak]

Ah yes. My first video game and first Mario Kart game. Despite the flaws the game has, I still love it to this day. I really wish that Nintendo would bring this concept back. Imagine the kart customization with the double dash mechanics and anti-gravity. I know it’s a bit overkill, but man, that’ll make my day when that happens.

[@LycanLink]

8:40 - When I got Double-Dash!! at launch, it was bundled with a Zelda collection disc. It contained Zelda 1, Zelda 2, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Wind Waker.

[@hdelmas1]

I had a game idea about a Double Dash racing game, but with Sonic and Co. for Years.

[@kinari365]

Great vid, but I was focused on the gameplay and how someone kept hitting the wall

[@KingBoo.]

Double dash stands as my favorite game cant wait for the next mario kart to come out one day!

[@elijahB]

My favorite game of all time. Period.