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R.O.B made a reappearance in Mario Kart DS. In this game, R.O.B. is a playable character, unlocked after finishing either of the two Mirror classes (either Nitro or Retro) with Gold Trophies on all four cups. He is one of the two heaviest characters in the game R.O.B.'s personal icon, seen on any kart he drives (in the absence of a user-created icon), is an image of an NES D-pad . A victory image depicting him with the other characters shows R.O.B. towering over the other racers, but in play he is average in size. During online Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection play, the original Famicom/NES difference is preserved; Japanese players will race a white Famicom Robot, while North American and European players will use a grey R.O.B. In all worldwide versions of the game, Famicom Robot is the unlockable staff ghost of the Desert Hills and Rainbow Road courses: discernable from R.O.B. by coloring. R.O.B. has two unique karts, the ROB-BLS and the ROB-LGS. Both are very fast and heavy but have wider handling. The ROB-BLS kart is an adaptation of R.O.B.'s base equipped with the Stack-Up accessory set, a steering wheel and four very small tires. The ROB-LGS is a tall set of stylistically matched legs with one large tire in back and two small tires in front. R.O.B. is the fifth non-Mario-related character to appear in a Mario Kart game; the first four were Pac-Man ,Ms. Pac-Man , Blinky and Mametchi in Mario Kart Arcade GP .
