Mario Kart DS is one of the few good ds games that are out there. it just rocks. Also here are some tips. If you're doing multiplayer with someone, when you start, keep pressing the A button but don't press it until you get to 2 cause it goes 1, 2, 3, go and you will get a short but sweet speed boost. Also if you get squirted by those octopus things, look at the bottom screen to help you focus because it's sorta like a map and you can actually see where you're going then turn back to the top screen when the goop comes off since sometimes it's no use looking at the bottom screen all the time because you see more action if you look at the top screen. I hope you enjoy this game.