Mario Kart DS - Custom Tracks Grand Prix Nitro (CTGP Nitro)

CTGP Nitro
General
Author	CTGP Nitro team
Type	Game Hacks
Version	1.1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2024/04/11
Links
Download
Website

CTGP Nitro is a modification of Mario Kart DS that expands on the game with a selection of custom player-made courses, much like other Mario Kart modifications with a similar name.

Instead of replacing the existing tracks, it preserves the whole vanilla experience and adds new tracks, speedrunning quality of life improvements, online mode adjustments, new skins for characters and much more.

Features

• Speedometer and a Prolonged Rocket Boost indicator for all your Speedrunning needs.
• 104 courses available to play online.
• New alt-skin system to select from even more playable characters.
• 72 brand new Custom Tracks, bringing the total up to 104 courses to race on.
• Full localisation support.
• Supports English, Spanish PAL, French, German, Italian.

Installation

Please use the Xdelta program included to patch your ROM.

• Use the US patch if you have a US region ROM.
• Use the EU patch if you have a EU region ROM.
• Use the JP patch if you have a JP region ROM.

If you do not own a PC, and cannot run the included Xdelta program, please use this Online Patcher instead.

If you need a video tutorial on how to patch your MKDS ROM, you may follow the video below by Ermelber.

User guide

All content in CTGP Nitro is unlocked by default, so there is no need to use an AR code or a 100% save file.

Alt-skins

Currently, the following alt-skins are available in CTGP Nitro (made by various creators):

• Classic Daisy by Birdo
• Classic DK by Birdo
• Kangaroo Yoshi by AltairYoshi
• King Koopa by Southport
• Minecraft Mario by Rocoloco321
• Paper Dry Bones by Gren-aid
• Robo-Mario by JGG
• SNES Luigi by Southport
• Super Show Toad by Birdo
• Urban Waluigi by Southport
• Waralina & Waluma by Birdo
• Warupichi by Birdo

You can toggle between them by pressing L/R/X/Y on the Character Select screen.

Custom Tracks List

Life Cup	MONOCHROME RACEWAY (Rocoloco321)	MAKER MOUNTAIN (Gren-aid)	LLAMA CIRCUIT (Jacanapes)	MOONLIGHT LAKE (AltairYoshi)
Egg Cup	CLIFFSIDE SAND SLIDE (Egbert45)	TOY TIME GALAXY (Antiflex)	COLOR CIRCUIT (Rocoloco321, Okin & Rinorocks)	MARS COLONY 2150 (Prellit)
Moon Cup	WHITTLE WOODWAY (Casini Loogi)	MUSHROOM GARDEN (Xgone)	PIRANHA PLANT PASS (SuperGameCube)	SNOWFLAKE CANYON (Xgone)
POW Cup	PRO VANILLA LAKE 2 (Southport/CPU0 & karterfreak)	CARRERA CIRCUIT (Louis Miles)	SKY-HIGH ROAD (Southport)	ENVIRONMENT MAP CAVE (Antiflex)
Spiny Cup	Wii LUIGI CIRCUIT (Rocoloco321)	SNES CHOCO ISLAND 1 (Prellit)	Wii MOO MOO MEADOWS (Antiflex)	N64 TOAD'S TURNPIKE (NintyYoshi)
Boo Cup	Wii MARIO CIRCUIT (NintyYoshi)	3DS ALPINE PASS (Prellit)	N64 WARIO STADIUM (Mapper)	Tour NEW YORK MINUTE (Rocoloco321)
Chomp Cup	DOKAN COURSE (Nintendo)	NOKONOKO BEACH (Nintendo)	GCN MARIO CIRCUIT (Nintendo)	BETA PINBALL (Nintendo)
SNES Cup	SNES MARIO CIRCUIT 3 (MetaShrew)	SNES GHOST VALLEY 3 (Southport)	SNES BOWSER'S CASTLE 3 (Southport)	SNES RAINBOW ROAD (Southport)
Acorn Cup	CRYSTAL VILLAGE (Prellit)	GOOMBA LAKE (Southport)	AUTUMN FOREST (Eider & JorisMKW)	KARTVILLE (Rocoloco321 & Yoshidude4)
Freezie Cup	SNOWMAN VILLAGE (Prellit)	ROSALINA'S STARTRIP (Antiflex)	SNOWY THRILL TRAIL (AltairYoshi)	YOSHI MOUNTAIN (Southport)
Shine Cup	PYRENEAN HARBOUR (Prellit)	TOAD OASIS (Ermelber & Jelle)	CASCADE JUNGLE (Jelle)	MOTORCAT'S DIRT DERBY (Jacanapes)
Bell Cup	FLIP-OUT RIDGE (AltairYoshi)	LED-NEON TOWN (Xgone)	SKY-HIGH CATHEDRAL (Bertocho)	TOAD'S BBQ (Bertocho)
Turnip Cup	N64 LUIGI RACEWAY (Rocoloco321)	SNES MARIO CIRCUIT 2 (Mapper)	GBA SHY GUY BEACH (SGC)	Wii MUSHROOM GORGE (Prellit)
Coin Cup	N64 MARIO RACEWAY (Antiflex)	SMS BLOOPER SURFING SAFARI (Hailbot)	Tour MERRY MOUNTAIN (Eider)	Wii U ANIMAL CROSSING (Ermelber)
Bob-omb Cup	Wii U HYRULE CIRCUIT (Ermelber & Stomatol)	Wii COCONUT MALL (Ermelber & Yoshidude4)	GBA SNOW LAND (SuperGameCube)	Wii MOONVIEW HIGHWAY (Ermelber & Yoshidude4)
N64 Cup	N64 DK'S JUNGLE PARKWAY (SuperGameCube & Rocoloco321)	N64 YOSHI VALLEY (Casini Loogi)	N64 BOWSER'S CASTLE (SuperGameCube)	N64 RAINBOW ROAD (SuperGameCube & Rocoloco321)
Bee Cup	PRO MARIO CIRCUIT 2 (Jake02 & karterfreak)	SALTWATER LAKE (Rocoloco321, Bear, Remurin)	ALONSO PARK (Bertocho)	LAVA BEACH (Prellit)
Hammer Cup	GBA CHEEP CHEEP ISLAND (Ermelber & Casini Loogi)	SNES BOWSER'S CASTLE 1 (Prellit)	N64 KALIMARI DESERT (Ermelber & Yoshidude4)	Wii U SWEET SWEET CANYON (Rocoloco321)

Records

Extra Cup and course records will overwite the record data of other cups and courses.

If you wish to keep track of your records, it is recommended to use separate save data for each page of cups.

However, records for online play should be accurate. You don't need to worry about this if you just like to play casually.

Ghost Data

CTGP Nitro only has enough space to save 32 ghosts, 1 per course slot.

If you want to save Time Trial ghosts, it is highly recommended to use separate save data for each individual page of courses.

Local Multiplayer

Only Multi-card Multiplayer is supported. Single-card Multiplayer support is disabled.

You and the other players must each have a system in the Nintendo DS/3DS family and a way to load a copy of the same release of CTGP Nitro.

When selecting a cup in Local Multiplayer, please ensure that each player is on the correct cup page on the Cup Select.

Online Play

To prevent interference with people who play vanilla MKDS online, CTGP Nitro is restricted to Friends-Only. A selection of all 32 Nintendo Tracks as well as 30 Custom Tracks is available to choose from in the online course roster. All previously excluded Nintendo courses are also now available for online play.

• If you wish to play CTGP Nitro online you may connect to any Nintendo Wi-Fi replacement service of your choosing, such as Wiimmfi.
• Can't connect your DS to the internet? No problem. The melonDS emulator emulates online support, and can be used to play MKDS online with ease.
• A Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector may also work through a Windows XP/Vista Virtual Machine.
• Alternatively, a mobile device access point may be used or an alternate router can be set up for cheap. Additionally, it can be limited to the MAC Address of your Nintendo DS family system.

For more in-depth information about Mario Kart DS Online Play, please consult this guide made by MKDS Network.

For more information about using your Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector with Wiimmfi, refer to this video.

Screenshots

Media

CTGP Nitro 1.1.0 - Release Trailer (Mario Kart DS Modding Community)

CTGP Nitro - Release Trailer (Ver 1.0.0) NEW Features (Mario Kart DS Modding Community)

How to get Ermii Kart DS Legacy Edition (Ermelber)

Compatibility

CTGP Nitro can run on official hardware, MelonDS (you may need to turn off JIT), mobile emulators, and most flash carts.

It can run in DeSmuME, but performance may be degraded.

If you are playing CTGP Nitro through TWiLight Menu++ on a Nintendo 3DS/DSi, it is highly recommended to turn the setting SWI Halt Hook off for CTGP Nitro. Otherwise you will experience lag in-game that isn't normally there.

Changelog

1.0.0 2024/04/05

• Featuring:
  • Custom Tracks Worldwide: Race against opponents around the world or in the same continent without the need to share friend codes!
  • 6 new custom battle stages!
  • 16 new custom tracks!
  • New custom music!
  • All custom tracks available to race online! Scroll the track list faster using L/R.
  • New alt-skin lineup!
  • Race the full set of tracks in VS mode!
  • New options to play random custom tracks in VS and online!
  • Mirror mode online: 15% chance for any race to be mirrored!
  • A good number of bug fixes.
• Added Tracks:
  • 3DS ALPINE PASS by Prellit
  • ALONSO PARK by Bertocho
  • BLOOPER SURFING SAFARI by Hailbot
  • CLIFFSIDE SANDSLIDE by Egbert45
  • FLIP-OUT RIDGE by AltairYoshi
  • GBA CHEEP CHEEP ISLAND by Ermelber & Casini Loogi
  • LAVA BEACH by Prellit
  • LED-NEON TOWN by Xgone
  • MONOCHROME RACEWAY by Rocoloco321
  • N64 BOWSER'S CASTLE by SuperGameCube
  • N64 DK'S JUNGLE PARKWAY by SuperGameCube & Rocoloco321
  • N64 KALIMARI DESERT by Ermelber & Yoshidude4
  • N64 LUIGI RACEWAY by Rocoloco321
  • N64 RAINBOW ROAD by SuperGameCube & Rocoloco321
  • N64 YOSHI VALLEY by Casini Loogi
  • PRO MARIO CIRCUIT 2 by Jake02 & karterfreak
  • PYRENEAN HARBOUR by Prellit
  • ROSALINA'S STARTRIP by Antiflex
  • SALTWATER LAKE by Rocoloco321, Bear, Remurin
  • SKY-HIGH CATHEDRAL by Bertocho
  • SNES BOWSER'S CASTLE 1 by Prellit
  • SNES CHOCO ISLAND 1 by Prellit
  • SNES GHOST VALLEY 3 by Southport
  • TOAD'S BBQ by Bertocho
  • WHITTLE WOODWAY by Casini Loogi
  • Wii U SWEET SWEET CANYON by Rocoloco321
• Added Battle Stages:
  • CITY TRIAL by Hailbot
  • GOOMBA RUINS by Xgone
  • THE SKELD by Hyphen
  • TIMEBOMB TOWER by Yosomii
  • SNES BATTLE COURSE 1 by AltairYoshi
  • Switch URCHIN UNDERPASS by Ermelber
• Updated Tracks:
  • LLAMA CIRCUIT Jacanapes
  • GOOMBA LAKE by Southport
  • MOONLIGHT LAKE by AltairYoshi
  • MARS COLONY 2150 by Prellit
  • PRO VANILLA LAKE 2 by Southport & karterfreak
  • SKY-HIGH ROAD by Southport
  • SNES BOWSER'S CASTLE 3 by Southport
  • SNOWFLAKE CANYON by Xgone
  • Tour NEW YORK MINUTE by Rocoloco321 & Ermelber
• Removed Tracks:
  • ERMELBER CIRCUIT by Rocoloco321 & Ermelber
  • FRAPPE SNOWLAND 2 by Rocoloco321
  • GREEN HILL ZONE by Rover
  • ROULETTE ROAD by Rover
  • TOAD ROAD by NintyYoshi
  • SMO RC CAR CHALLENGE by Rocoloco321
  • SUNSHINE STATION by Rover
  • WII U SUPER BELL SUBWAY by Olivercomet & Eider

1.0.0 2022/02/05

• Alt Skins (toggle with L/R or X/Y on character select screen).
• 88 courses (56 custom tracks).
• Online multiplayer works with custom tracks now (selection time increased from 20 to 40 seconds as well).
• Saving ghosts is now possible.
• PRB Indicator and speedometer on the bottom screen.

0.0.1 2021/05/01

• Course pictures have their respective track
• Added cup icons and cup names
• 8 more courses have been added for the moon and chain chomp cup.
• L and R indicator graphic has been added to the select cup menu.
• X and Y cup scrolling added for people with broken L/R buttons.

Credits

• Project Lead- SGC.
• Logo design - Daniel (bepis™/pk dab).
• Title screen design - Birdo, SGC, Garhoogin.
• 2D graphics - Rodar DX!, SGC, Super, Rocoloco321.
• Programming: Gericom, Szymbar, Ermelber, Garhoogin, Rocoloco321, SGC.
• Debugging - Garhoogin, Rocolocco321, Szymbar, SGC, Hailbot, Marioiscool246.
• Development of CTs online - Garhoogin, Szymbar, UltimateARHacker, SGC.
• Play testing - SGC, Super, Hailbot, Xgone, Rocoloco321, Marioiscool246, Pikalex04, MasterLeo, Prellit, NinjaboySC, Southport, NintyYoshi.
• Spanish Localization - rocoloco321, Xgone, Super, Rodar DX!, Vard.
• French Localization - Antiflex, Mapper, Prellit, SombrAbsol, Yoshi Yoshi.
• Italian Localization - J0hnn0, Pikalex04.
• German Translation - ProfessorDoktorGamer, Makyx, Pikalex04, Polish.

External links

• Official website - https://dswiki.garhoogin.com/ctgp-n
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/mario-kart-ds-custom-tracks-grand-prix-nitro-ctgp-nitro-v1-0-0-release.607288
• Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/CAktUYP