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Mario Kart DS/Early Karts

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Earlier versions of some of the karts exist in the final game in two unused archives.

KartModelMain.carc

The first archive is KartModelMain.carc which is mostly carried over from the Kiosk Demo however the textures are now separate from the model like they are in the final game. This archive is unused as the final game splits this archive into KartModelMainA.carc and KartModelMainB.carc due to memory limitations.

Standard Karts

Like the Kiosk Demo, the karts which are not yet complete are replaced with the corresponding Standard Kart for that character. This Standard Kart however is an earlier version which features a slightly larger emblem and has different texture mapping on the engine block. This version can be seen in the E3 2005 trailer and some other pre-release screenshots. It is currently unknown if the emblems were merely placeholders, or early emblems for each character.

Early Final
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Early Final
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Early Final
MKDS-Early-Standard-YS.png MKDS-Final-Standard-YS.png
Early Final
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Early Final
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Light Tripper

Early Final
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The Light Tripper uses an earlier design with a more open-wheeled front.

Egg 1

Early Final
MKDS-Yoshi-unused-kart.png MKDS-Final-EggOne.png

The Egg 1 uses a pink and green color scheme as opposed to the green and orange one used in the final game. This kart can be seen in some of the early pre-release screenshots.

4-Wheel Cradle

Early Final
MKDS-Early-4WheelCradle.PNG MKDS-Final-4WheelCradle.png

The 4-Wheel Cradle uses an earlier design which lacks the frame around the tires and features smaller front wheels.

Brute

Early Final
MKDS-Wario-unused-kart.png MKDS-Final-Brute.png

The Brute uses a completely different design to the one which features in the final game. The new design resembles the Wario Car from Double Dash!!, while the old design slightly resembles the Koopa King, also from Double Dash!!

Early Later
MKDSKiosk WarioKartShadow Early.png MKDSKiosk WarioKartShadow.png

Additionally this early kart has an earlier shadow model under the name sh_WR_c.nsbmd, which is used by his other kart that here is a duplicate of his standard kart (later replaced by Dragonfly). The later one is sh_WR_b.nsbmd and is used by the actual said kart.

Tyrant

Early Final
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The Tyrant uses an earlier design where the claws are 2D instead of 3D.

KartModelMenu.carc

The second archive is KartModelMenu.carc, which originally would have stored the character and kart models for the menu but was replaced with a KartModelMenu folder. This archive features some karts which are identical to the final game, some which are the same as KartModelMain.carc and some earlier karts which are unique to this archive.

Wildlife

Early Final
MKDS-Early-Wildlife.png MKDS-Final-Wildlife.png

The Wildlife features some extra detail on the doors and bumper and also includes wing mirrors. It also has slightly smaller headlights compared to the final model.

Standard DB

Early Final
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Dry Bones' Standard Kart uses a completely different color scheme compared to the final game. It was most likely changed to differentiate it more from R.O.B.'s Standard Kart.

Zipper

Early Final
MKDS-Early-Zipper.png MKDS-Final-Zipper.png

The Zipper uses the same body design as the final version except it has 4 wheels instead of 3.

Standard RB

Early Final
MKDS-Early-Standard-RB.png MKDS-Final-Standard-RB.png

R.O.B.'s Standard Kart also uses a different color scheme. Instead of being dark grey it is white, most likely to reflect R.O.B.'s Japanese color scheme. It also bears a close resemblance to the color scheme used by Shy Guy's Standard Kart.

ROB-LGS

Early Final
MKDS-Early-ROB-LGS.png MKDS-Final-ROB-LGS.png

Similar to the Zipper, the ROB-LGS has 4 wheels as opposed to 3. It also uses the small tire design instead of the large tire design that is used by the final version. Interestingly, the filename for the ROB-LGS is kart_RB_b in this archive. In the final game, kart_RB_b is the filename for the ROB-BLS, with the ROB-LGS being kart_RB_c. Because of this it is possible that the ROB-LGS was originally intended to be R.O.B.'s default kart instead of the ROB-BLS.