20 years later, a new element has been discovered in this Mario Kart… Speedrunners still have a lot to do

Gaming News 20 years later, a new element has been discovered in this Mario Kart… Speedrunners still have a lot to do

Speedrunning – completing a video game quickly – is a pretty fascinating discipline that can bring twists overnight. The discovery of a new technology can a. question run Holistic, however refined it may be, paving the way for an even faster strategy than in the past. This is exactly what happens with Mario Kart DS, the fifth installment of the famous racing game reserved for Nintendo’s portable console. With a super-precise jump, the record for a lap on the “Waluigi Pinball” course rose from 38 to 32 seconds

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“A huge shortcut”

On X (Twitter) he is the content creator Summoning Salt – specialized in speedrunning – who brings us this information. “20 years after release, Mario Kart DS’ most popular track is getting a major shortcut” he writes. According to him, the game was previously considered “one of the least broken episodes” of the series – with only “a few shortcuts” out of the 32 available races.

You can see how this famous shortcut is triggered in the video above… Immediately after a springboard, the player must line up with the nearest railing, then jump and immediately use a Mushroom (a boost in Mario Kart parlance). And with the right angle, the vehicle flies downwards as if by magic, saving valuable seconds.

A new era of Mario Kart DS speedrunning?

Especially loud Summoning Salt, It appears that this technique can be applied to other Mario Kart DS tracks