How to Improve at Battle Mode in Mario Kart DS

Choose a character., Set the rules., Choose a battle stage., Don't rev your engine during the countdown., Remember to get the item blocks!, Steal others' balloons by hitting them., If you have a Boo, remember to use it to swipe really good items...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Choose a character.

    Remember that they can only use their standard kart in battle mode. , Set the CPU skill, enable teams if you want, and the battles to win., Try Block Fort or Pipe Plaza if you're beginning or practicing., When it says "Start" blow into the mic to inflate your balloons., They can get you the following in battle mode:
    Tri-shells, Bomb-omb, Red or Green Shells, Bananas, Tri-Bananas, mushroom, Tri-mushroom, Golden Mushroom (very rarely), Boo (rarely), Fake Item blocks, and Super Stars (pretty rarely)., If you have one or two balloons above your kart and you bump into another kart using a Mushroom, you can steal their balloons!, Look at the bottom screen to see what items others have, when you see a good item, use the boo to try to swipe it., This with result in you popping your own balloon., Blow them up, hit them with shells, steal their balloons, do anything to be in 1st! If all your balloons get popped, you're out!
  2. Step 2: Set the rules.

  3. Step 3: Choose a battle stage.

  4. Step 4: Don't rev your engine during the countdown.

  5. Step 5: Remember to get the item blocks!

  6. Step 6: Steal others' balloons by hitting them.

  7. Step 7: If you have a Boo

  8. Step 8: remember to use it to swipe really good items.

  9. Step 9: Don't fall off the stage!

  10. Step 10: Pop all your rival's balloons!

Detailed Guide

Remember that they can only use their standard kart in battle mode. , Set the CPU skill, enable teams if you want, and the battles to win., Try Block Fort or Pipe Plaza if you're beginning or practicing., When it says "Start" blow into the mic to inflate your balloons., They can get you the following in battle mode:
Tri-shells, Bomb-omb, Red or Green Shells, Bananas, Tri-Bananas, mushroom, Tri-mushroom, Golden Mushroom (very rarely), Boo (rarely), Fake Item blocks, and Super Stars (pretty rarely)., If you have one or two balloons above your kart and you bump into another kart using a Mushroom, you can steal their balloons!, Look at the bottom screen to see what items others have, when you see a good item, use the boo to try to swipe it., This with result in you popping your own balloon., Blow them up, hit them with shells, steal their balloons, do anything to be in 1st! If all your balloons get popped, you're out!

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