A large mark appears above the kart with the
most Shines.
Get hit by an item and spin out or roll.
Fall off the stage.
Get hit by a kart made invincible by a Star.
Get hit by a kart using a Mushroom to boost.
Get hit by an item and spin out or roll.
Fall off the stage.
Get hit by a kart made invincible by a Star.
Remaining Balloons
Remaining Shines
Remaining Time
Rival
Shine Location
Rivals
There are two types of battle matches: Balloon Battle and Shine Runners. In single-
player matches, you will battle against CPU-controlled karts. In multiplayer matches,
you can play against other Mario Kart DS owners using the Nintendo DS wireless
functionality.
Battle against your opponents, taking
care not to let your own balloons pop.
Collect the Shine Sprites that appear in
the stage.

Balloon Battle

Shine Runners

Initially, you have five balloons, only one of which is inflated.
Blow into the microphone when not pressing to inflate a balloon.
You can have up to three balloons inflated at one time. You can also
hold to inflate a balloon, but blowing into the mic will make it
inflate faster.
When all of your inflated balloons are burst, you lose, even if you
have unused balloons you can still inflate.
You will lose a balloon in each of the following situations. However, if you perform
on an opponent, you can steal a balloon.
You will drop a Shine under the following conditions. Once a Shine
has been dropped, anyone can pick it up.
Battle
A mark appears above karts that have Shines.
Once someone gets a Shine, another one
appears elsewhere in the stage.
After a set period of time that varies by stage,
the players with the least number of Shines
drop out. The last driver driving wins.