Editing 3DS Piranha Plant Slide

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|title=Piranha Plant Slide

|image=[[File:PPS MK7.png|270px]][[File:PPS2.png|270px]]

|appearances=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])

|cups=[[Star Cup]] (MK7)<br>[[Lightning Cup]] (MK8)

|ghost=2:20.186 by Nin★tBando (MK7)<br>2:23.991 by Nin★Polly (MK8)

|expert_ghost=2:06.540 by Nin★JIKU (MK7)

|based=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

|wifi=Available  

|music=[[File:PP Pipeway.ogg]] (MK7)<br>[[File:MK8-Music-3DS-PiranhaPlantSlide.ogg]] (MK8)

|map=''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 PiranhaPlantSlide.png|190px]]<br>[[File:Piranha Rider.png|190px]]<br>''Mario Kart 8''<br>[[File:MK8 3DS Piranha Plant Slide Map.png|200px]]

'''Piranha Plant Slide''' (known as '''Piranha Plant Pipeway''' in Europe and Australia) is the first course of the [[Star Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. It is based on the underground levels of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', and appears to take place in a sewer. It consists of floating blocks, two blue [[Goomba]]s, one [[Big Goomba]], and, of course, [[Piranha Plant]]s. Even the music for the track contains parts of the Underground theme.

===''Mario Kart 7''===

[[File:Piranhaslider.png|thumb|240px|left|[[Mario]] races through the underwater portion.]]

The start of the track begins at a castle and immediately goes into a pipe in the same fashion as the World 1-2 in the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' The track is mainly underground. It has flowing water that can cause the player to speed up when driven on, similar to [[Koopa Cape]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. There is a huge Piranha Plant in the middle of the road which causes the track to split for a bit. After passing the Piranha Plant, two Goombas are encountered. Both are blue similar to the underground ones in ''Super Mario Bros.'' A huge jump right after the Goombas leads the player to regular ground. Players also have the option to jump and drive on the floating bricks and collect the [[Coin]]s on them before landing on the ground. A few pipes on the ground provide jumps for the player. Soon, the player must go down a huge pipe into a section that is underwater. Some pipes blow wind that allows for players to be blasted to higher ledges. Another Piranha Plant blocks the path causing players to have to maneuver around it, though players can drive above it using the wind pipes. Then, players drive up a ramp which takes them above ground to a fortress with three pipes welling water that the player must avoid. They will land on a grassy area, with walls, trees and bushes heavily resembling the ''Super Mario Bros.'' backgrounds. Some [[Board (Super Mario 3D Land)|Board]]s featuring Goombas are placed in the road, too, and there are gaps in the fences where players can use a Mushroom to cut through the grass.

===''Mario Kart 8''===

[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide.jpg|thumb|240px|left|The underwater portion in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]

Piranha Plant Slide returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the second track in the [[Lightning Cup]]. The course is updated to have ambient lighting, better shading and live-recorded music. The underwater version of the music has been removed. The starting banner, though remains castle-themed, has been expanded to resemble the exterior of the larger castles, such as the one found at [[World 1-3 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-3]] of ''Super Mario Bros.'', with towers added to the expanded walls on the side, replacing the flagpoles. The banner and towers also serve as stands for several [[Toad (species)|Toads]] and [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s.

{{right|[[File:MK8-Course-3DS PiranhaPlantSlide-startingline.png|thumb|240px|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]}}

The most significant change done to the course is the alteration of the underwater section. The chute that enters the water now goes straight down and is wider, larger, and has three slides, instead of a small spherical hole in the wall. The chute and the underwater section are also now an anti-gravity segment, with the track going down and then curving upward towards the glide ramp through a large tank populated with [[Cheep Cheep]]s, rather than through a closed tube. The glide ramp is thus much steeper in this version. Furthermore, the pipes that blow racers up to the higher ledge only work during the second lap.

The three slides at the start/finish line have a ramp added at the end, allowing racers to perform tricks on them. The Star Cup sign at the entrance to the tunnel has also been removed. In addition, the first of the two grass shortcuts during the last stretch has been removed, likely due to it being easily done without a mushroom via gliding over it in ''Mario Kart 7''; however, gliding over it outside of 200cc is impossible without a [[Mushroom]] due to the gliding section being made much steeper. Small Piranha Plants from [[Royal Raceway|<small>N64</small> Royal Raceway]] have been added throughout the above ground section of the course.

The Staff Ghost for this course is [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], as a possible throwback to being the boss of a [[Pipe Land|pipe-themed world]]. Ever since the Version 4.0 update, players can now glide over the castle gate on 200cc.

===3DS appearance===

PiranhaPlantSlideStart.jpg|[[Luigi]] at the starting gate.

PiranhaPlantSlideTunnel.jpg|In the tunnel.

PiranhaPlantSlideUnderwater.jpg|Underwater segment of the race.

PiranhaPlantSlideGlide.jpg|Coming out of the underwater segment.

===Wii U appearance===

MK83DSPiranhaPlantSlide.png|A released screenshot of the course revealing the name of the track.

MK8- 3DS Piranha Plant Slide.PNG|The track's icon.

PiranhaPlantSlideMK8.png|The start of the track.

WiiU MarioKart8 scrn17 E3.png|Bowser in the updated course in ''Mario Kart 8''.

Toadpiranhaplantslide.jpg|The anti gravity section.  

3DSPPSLIDE.PNG|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course.

{{Foreignname

|Spa=Tuberías Planta Piraña

|SpaM=Piranha Plant Pipes

|Fra=Égout Piranha

|FraM=Piranha Sewer

|ItaM=Piranha Pipe Labyrinth

|RusM=Piranha Plant's Canal

|Kor=뻐끔 슬라이더

|KorR=Ppeokkeum Seullaideo

|ChiM=Piranha Plant Slide

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