[[File:NintendoGameCube-ShineSprite-MKDD.png|thumb|A Shine Sprite as seen in a [[Mario Kart (series)#Shine Thief|Shine Thief]] battle in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''.]]
Shine Sprites are also the focus of various mini[[Battle (Mario Kart series)|Battle]] gamesmodes in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' gamesseries]], namely ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!|Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
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