Dry Bones Kart 7

Dry Bones Kart 7
Creator(s)	IggyKoopa408
Publisher(s)	Fantendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release Date(s)	Japan: May 10, 2014 Europe: May 11, 2014 America: May 24, 2014 Australia: May 27, 2014
Mode(s)	1-4 Player 1-12 (WiFi)
Age Rating(s)	Everyone
Genre(s)	Racing
Media Included	Nintendo 3DS Gamepad Nintendo 3DS Cartridge

Dry Bones Kart 7 is a racing game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the ninth installment of the Dry Bones Kart series overall, the seventh in the main series (hence the game's title), and the third on a handheld console. This is the first installment in the Dry Bones series overall (excluding crossover installments) to be localized to Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. Additionally, it is also the first Dry Bones Kart game to be developed by more than one video game developer, Nintendo EAD and Retro Studios, and the second Dry Bones Kart to have a different video game developer (not including the Dry Bones Kart Arcade GP series), the first being Dry Bones Kart: Super Circuit.

The main new feature of this installment is the hang gliding and underwater driving which allows racers to glide through the air and race in underwater sections of the new and old tracks. Kart customization is also introduced instead of racing in pre-made karts like previous titles. In the game, players are able to exchange Ghost data and play online in multiplayer mode. Players can also receive Ghost data via SpotPass and race against other player's Ghosts from around the world. IggyKoopa408 stated that the game brings "a bunch of new elements" to the Dry Bones Kart series.

Gameplay

By pressing +Control Pad up, the player can activate the view and then Tilt motion control the system to steer.]] In this new installment of the Dry Bones Kart series, Coins make a prominent return. Coins have not been featured in this way in the recent Dry Bones Kart games since Dry Bones Kart: Super Circuit. Coins are to be found along a race track, and can be underwater, on the road, or in the air. Collecting coins on different tracks will allow the player to unlock vehicle parts used for customization. The option to select classic Dry Bones Kart 7 tracks is also available again in this game.

Dry Bones Kart 7 also has some new features. Players can now use hang-gliders which can be useful for navigating through the air, and propellers to drive underwater. In addition, players now assemble their own karts, rather than select preset karts as in previous games. It is possible to select the kart's body, wheels, and glider, although some parts need to be unlocked before they can be used, mainly through collecting coins during races. Dry Bones Kart 7 returns to the traditional twelve-driver race like in previous installments, instead of the total of sixteen as seen in Dry Bones Kart Wii. It is also compatible with both SpotPass and StreetPass.

Similar to preceding games, an overall "game ranking" of ★, ★★, or ★★★ is shown next to the player's nationality flag if the player has earned the designated ratings in all cups and in all classes. The overall ranking can also be seen while participating at a Grand Prix. The game shows the overall ranking at the results of the last course before the overall results of the last cup being shown.

Among other gameplay mechanics is the vehicle's behavior in the courses. Each element to assemble the vehicle has a function that grants an advantage on certain courses. In other words, speed and handling alter if the player is driving through land, underwater, or in the air. Gliders also provide speed and duration for the vehicle when airborne and can be controlled using the Circle Pad. Players can tilt the Circle Pad either up or down to fall quickly or gently, respectively. Additionally, when driving underwater, the kart's handling, speed, and drifting can considerably change compared to when driving on land.

This Dry Bones Kart installment also introduces the option to race and battle in a first-person view. This function allows the player to watch the race and battle from the character's perspective and can race by Tilt motion control the system. In first-person view, the player can also see the vehicle's steering wheel in front of the character with an emblem on it. The gyroscope, which gives the player the ability to steer the kart in first-person mode by tilting the Circle Pad, can be enabled or disabled by going to the Mario Kart Channel, going to the player's Mii icon on the bottom right, going to "Settings", and lastly selecting "Use" or "Don't Use" when going to "Gyro Sensor".

In a minor note, an extra track with beats is added to the course's music if the player gets ahead in first place at top speed (frontrunning). This track fades when the player slows down via braking, going off-road, or getting hit by an item. This happens only in 100cc, 150cc and Mirror class.

Motorbikes, which made their first appearance in Dry Bones Kart Wii, do not return in the game. Tricks, which were also introduced in Dry Bones Kart Wii, still return and can be used with Gliders for more speed. The manual for the game refers to tricks as Jump Boosts.

Items

To know the chance of getting these items, see Dry Bones Kart 7/Item Probabilities.

Many classic items make a return in Dry Bones Kart 7, including the POW Block and the Lightning Cloud from Dry Bones Kart Wii. The game introduces four new items; the Fire Flower, the Spiny Bombshell, the Super Leaf, and the Lucky Seven. The Mega Mushroom from Dry Bones Kart Wii is absent from the game. The Blue Spiny Shell from previous installments is also absent, along with Boo and the POW Question Block. Similar to its predecessors, players receive items by driving through an Item Box found on courses. When players drive through an Item Box, the Item Roulette will select an item. In addition to Item Boxes, Coins can be found on the track. Players can collect the coins by driving through them. Picking up a coin increases a player's top speed. If players collect ten coins, their kart is at maximum speed and cannot gain additional coins. Players lose coins if they get hit by an item or fall in a pit. Collecting a certain amount of coins unlocks vehicle parts to select them in the vehicle's customization menu. Also, unlike in its predecessor, the item warning sound will only play if a Spiny Bombshell or a Bullet Bill is approaching.

One prominent change to the classic items is that the Fake Item Box is now able to block shells again, after being unable to do this in Dry Bones Kart: Double Dash!! to Dry Bones Kart Wii.

Items found on tracks

Image	Name	Description
	Item Box	Item Boxes give players items.
	Coin	Players receive a small boost and an increase to their top speed. A maximum of 10 can be carried at one time.

Items received from Item Boxes

Image	Name	Description
	Fake Item Box	This item imitates an Item Box, but is colored red and has an upside down question mark. It causes opponents to flip over once hit. It can block item attacks.
	POW Block	Causes all racers ahead of the user to spin out and drop their items if used. They can avoid this item by either being in the air or pressing the use items button.
	Lightning Cloud	A thundercloud hovers over the recipient and strikes it with lightning after ten seconds. The user shrinks to very small size for 10 seconds, driving more slowly. Before this happens, the user has higher speed and acceleration while not losing speed when driving off-road, and may pass the cloud to an opponent by bumping into them.
	Banana Peel	Players that run over Bananas spin out.
	Triple Banana	Gives the player three Bananas that trail behind the kart. They can then be dropped or thrown one by one.
	Banana Bunch	This item gives the driver a trail of five bananas. Causes the five bananas to go flying, plays a crazy sound effect, and flips over the kart.
	Green Shell	Travels in a straight line and bounces off walls. Knocks over the player it hits.
	Triple Green Shell	Three Green Shells that protect the player from incoming attacks by rotating around its kart. They can then be thrown one by one.
	Red Shell	Chases after the closest player in front of the player and knocks it over. Throwing it backwards will make it travel in a straight line, like a Green Shell.
	Triple Red Shell	Three red shells that protect the player from incoming attacks by rotating around its kart. They can then be thrown one by one. CPU players can't get this item in Grand Prix and VS modes.
	Spiny Bombshell New Item	Flies over the other racers all the way to the player in the lead, then explodes on him, blasting him into the air.
	Mega Mushroom Unused Item	The driver grows bigger, which allows them to squash other racers by running over them, making them lose their items and slow down for a moment. The Mega Mushroom makes the racer invincible to all attacks except those from Stars, Bullet Bills, and Bloopers. It allows the user destroy items and course obstacles and gives the driver a speed boost. In addition, the player can go off-road without suffering any effect of slowing down. The effect lasts for 7.5 seconds but will be ended prematurely if the player is hit by a Lightning Bolt.
	Blue Spiny Shell Unused As An Item, Used As A Playable Character	A blue shell that flies directly to the racer in first place and explodes like a Bob-omb.
	Bob-omb	After being thrown or dropped, it explodes after a moment or when a player comes too close, blasting any kart into the air that gets caught in its blast radius. It will also chase after players that comes by.
	Mushroom	Gives the player a speed boost.
	Triple Mushroom	Same effect as the Mushroom. It can be used three times.
	Golden Mushroom	Same effect as the Mushroom. It can be used at will, but only for a moment after the first use.
	Bullet Bill	Transforms the player into a Bullet Bill, which rockets down the entire track at high speeds on auto-pilot for a time that is determined by the player's current position. The Bullet Bill is invincible and can knock over items, course hazards and other players, which makes them lose any item in their possession.
	Blooper	Sprays ink on all the players ahead of the user and reduces their visibility. The ink will go away after a moment or when the player receives a boost from a Mushroom or a Boost Pad.
	Lightning Bolt	Causes all players, except the user, to drop their item, shrink, and have their kart's top speed reduced for a moment, the effect being longer for the players that are leading the race. They can also get squashed by normal-sized players.
	Starman	The player obtains total invincibility for a moment and is able to knock over everything in its path including items, course obstacles and other players, making them lose their current item. In addition, the player receives a speed boost and the ability to drive off-road without losing any speed.
	Fire Flower New Item	Allows the player to throw fireballs that bounces off walls and cause other players to spin out of control on impact. Up to three fireballs are allowed at a time per player, throwing a fourth one will make the oldest one disappear. If ten fireballs are used, this item wears off immediately.
	Super Leaf New Item	Gives the player's kart a tail that can be used to deflect items, knock over opponents and collect coins. The tail will disappear after a moment or if the player is hurt.
	Lucky Seven New Item	Surrounds the player with seven items that rotates around its kart. The player receives a Mushroom, Banana, Green Shell, Red Shell, Blooper, Bob-omb, and a Star. CPU players can't get this item.

Characters

Many characters return from previous installments. There are also some new characters, like Baby Thunder Daisy, the rest of the Koopalings, and Lakithunder.

Default Characters

Lightweight Characters:
Dry Bones File:Baby Thunder Rosalina.png Baby Thunder Rosalina File:Baby Thunder Peach.png Baby Thunder Peach File:Baby Thunder Daisy.png Baby Thunder Daisy Lakithunder Hammer Bro. Koopa Troopa Lakitu Red Koopa Troopa Yellow Koopa Troopa Blue Koopa Troopa Paratroopa Green Paratroopa Yellow Paratroopa Blue Paratroopa File:Lemmy Koopa 3D.png Lemmy Koopa File:Wendy O Koopa 3D.png Wendy O. Koopa
Middleweight Characters:
File:KoopaKid-MiniBowser.png Koopa Kid File:MetalMarioMK7Solo.png Metal Mario File:Pink Gold Peach.png Pink Gold Peach File:600px-Blooper.PNG Blooper File:Monty Tank.png Monty Tank File:Iggy Koopa.png Iggy Koopa File:NSMBULarry.png Larry Koopa
Heavyweight Characters:
Bowser Dry Bowser File:508px-MP8Wario.png Wario File:Waluigi DBKWii.png Waluigi File:The True King Boo by evilwaluigi.png King Boo File:DarkBowserSMW3D.png Dark Bowser File:Ludwig Von Koopa 3D.png Ludwig von Koopa File:Roy Koopa.png Roy Koopa File:Morton Koopa Jr 3D.png Morton Koopa Jr.
Other Characters:
File:Miis.png Mii

Racecourses

Nitro Courses

Mushroom Cup

Paratroopa Circuit {{{2}}} Moo Moo Plains {{{2}}} Mushroom Canyon {{{2}}} Wet Bone's Factory {{{2}}}

Flower Cup

Dry Bones Circuit {{{2}}} Donut Mall {{{2}}} Spiny Summit {{{2}}} Buster Beetle's Silver Cave {{{2}}}

Star Cup

Lakithunder Circuit {{{2}}} Chain Chomp Island {{{2}}} Wiggler Forest {{{2}}} Shake Shake Volcano {{{2}}}

Special Cup

Goomba Desert {{{2}}} Bullet Bill City {{{2}}} Bowser's Castle {{{2}}} Rainbow Road {{{2}}}

Retro Courses

Shell Cup

N64 Paratroopa Raceway {{{2}}} Wii Mushroom Canyon {{{2}}} GBA Dry Bowser Castle 1 {{{2}}} DS King Boo's Mansion {{{2}}}

Banana Cup

SNES Ghost Bridge 2 {{{2}}} GBA Luigi Beach {{{2}}} DS Delfino Harbor {{{2}}} GCN Buzzy Beetle Stadium {{{2}}}

Leaf Cup

N64 Pink Gold Peach Snowland {{{2}}} DS Desert Dunes {{{2}}} N64 Spiny's Jungle Parkway {{{2}}} GCN Dry Bones Circuit {{{2}}}

Lightning Cup

SNES Dry Bones Circuit 4 {{{2}}} DS Lakitu Gardens {{{2}}} GCN Spiny Volcano {{{2}}} N64 Dry Bowser's Castle {{{2}}}

Unused Content

The Blue Spiny Shell and Mega Mushroom were going to appear in this game, and their codes still exist in the game's files.

Mega Mushroom

Blue Spiny Shell

Title Music

Title Screen - Dry Bones Kart 7 Music Extended