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| {{about|the Mario Kart object|the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Event|[[Halfpipe]]}}
| | [[File:GCNWaluigiStadium1-MKWii.png|thumb|250px|A Halfpipe-style Boost Ramp in [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Waluigi Stadium]]]] |
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| | A '''Halfpipe-style Boost Ramp'''<ref>"A challenging downhill course with a long series of halfpipe-style boost ramps for tricking over heavy snow banks."- ''Mario Kart Wii'' DK Summit official North American website description</ref> (also called a '''Half-pipe Boost Pad'''<ref>"The plentiful bumps and hills - plus new half-pipe boost pads - make this the best track for tricks."- ''Mario Kart Wii'' <small>GCN</small> Waluigi Stadium official North American website descrition</ref> or '''Half-pipe'''<ref>"The giant cannon that fires you to the mountaintop is just the first part of an incredible trip on this snow-covered track. Avoid the deepest drifts and look out for snowboarders as you pull off stunts on the half-pipe!"-''Mario Kart Wii'' DK Summit official European website description</ref>) is a type of [[Ramp|Boosted Ramp]] that only appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. The ramps are blue and purple with scrolling white arrows on them and stripes across them, and closely resemble a [[Glide Ramp]]. These ramps allow players to jump off of the side of a course and perform a [[Trick]] to gain a speed boost upon landing. Unlike Dash Panels, players must perform a jump, though not necessarily a trick, to receive the speed boost rather than simply touching it. The speed boost happens when the player lands the jump, but does not have to land it on the panel to receive the boost. The ramps appear in both nitro courses, such as [[Dry Dry Ruins (course)|Dry Dry Ruins]] and [[DK Summit]], and are also included in some updated retro courses, like [[Waluigi Stadium (GCN)|<small>GCN</small> Walugi Stadium]] and [[DK Mountain|<small>GCN</small> DK Mountain]]. These ramps are also included the battle stages [[Funky Stadium]] and [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]. |
| |image=[[File:MKT Half-pipe.png|250px]]<br>A half-pipe in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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| |first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[list of games by date#2008|2008]])
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| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' ([[list of games by date#2022|2022]]) | |
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| A '''half-pipe'''<ref name="MKT">''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=The giant cannon that fires you to the mountaintop is just the first part of an incredible trip on this snow-covered track. Avoid the deepest drifts and look out for snowboarders as you pull off stunts on the half-pipe!|title=Official ''Mario Kart Wii'' European website, DK Summit description}}</ref> (also known as a '''halfpipe-style boost ramp''')<ref name="NAMKW">{{cite|quote=A challenging downhill course with a long series of halfpipe-style boost ramps for tricking over heavy snow banks.|title=Official ''Mario Kart Wii'' North American website, DK Summit description}}</ref> is a structure signaled by '''vertical dash panels'''<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|date=April 27, 2008|title=''Mario Kart Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=978-0-7615-5970-2|page=60, 64, 72, 76, 84, 92, 96, 128, and 156|language=en-us}}</ref> (also known as '''half-pipe boost pads''')<ref>{{cite|quote=The plentiful bumps and hills - plus new half-pipe boost pads - make this the best track for tricks.|publisher=Official ''Mario Kart Wii'' North American website|title={{classic|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} description|language=en-us}}</ref> that appears in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series, first appearing in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. It allows players to jump off the side of a course and perform a [[Jump Boost]] to gain a speed boost upon landing. Its panels are cyan, blue, and purple with scrolling white arrows on them and stripes across them, resembling those of a [[Glide Ramp]]; despite their former North American name, half-pipes have only a signaling function, not giving any speed boost when touched. Said speed boost rather happens when the player lands after the jump, regardless of whether the vehicle landed on the half-pipe or not. Half-pipes may sometimes cause the player to be sent backwards. | |
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| Although they are referred to as "half-pipes," most of them are technically quarter-pipes as they appear on only one side of the track. A true {{wp|half-pipe}} would be two ramps on opposite sides of the track, like on [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] or in [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]].
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| ==History==
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| ===''Mario Kart Wii''===
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| [[File:GCNWaluigiStadium1-MKWii.png|thumb|250px|A half-pipe in {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
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| In ''Mario Kart Wii'', half-pipes are known in North America as halfpipe-style boost ramps.<ref name="NAMKW"/> When a player jumps off one of these ramps, it is possible to perform a [[Jump Boost|trick]] to receive a longer speed boost. The trick performed is the same one that is performed when the player jumps off a [[Dash Panel]].
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| ===''Mario Kart Tour''===
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| [[File:MKT Larry Half-pipe Trick.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Larry]] performing a Jump Boost off a half-pipe on Wii Maple Treeway in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
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| After being absent from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', half-pipes return in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', first appearing on [[Wii Maple Treeway]]. In this game, their mechanics are slightly altered in that the Jump Boost is automatically performed as soon as the vertical jump starts, but if the jump is high enough, a second trick, called a '''special trick''', is performed. When this happens, the speed boost received upon landing is longer.
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| A different type of half-pipe, known as a '''super half-pipe''', is introduced in this game and appears only on [[Merry Mountain]]. It visually differs from a regular half-pipe with its magenta color. Compared to a regular half-pipe, a super half-pipe leads to a longer boost upon a player landing without the need of a special trick, which cannot be performed when a player jumps from a super half-pipe. The super half-pipe also has a unique sound effect.
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| ===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
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| In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', half-pipes appear exclusively in courses added in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC. They appear as curved [[Antigravity Panel]]s and briefly enable [[anti-gravity]] while the player is airborne. On Merry Mountain, normal half-pipes replace the super half-pipe present in the ''Mario Kart Tour'' version.
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| ==Courses with half-pipes==
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| Courses with required half-pipes are marked with an asterisk (*), and battle courses are marked with a caret (^). A dash (–) indicates that the course cannot appear as a [[classic course]] in a previous game, due to it being present as a new course in its respective game. A shaded cell indicates that the course uses a super half-pipe.
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| ! width=30% | Course
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| ! width=25% | Original game
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| ! width=15% | ''Mario Kart Wii''
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| ! width=15% | ''Mario Kart Tour''
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| ! width=15% | ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''
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| |[[N64 Yoshi Valley|Yoshi Valley]]
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| |''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
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| |[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]]
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| |''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
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| |[[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]]
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| |''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
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| |[[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]]
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| |''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| |[[Wii Wario's Gold Mine|Wario's Gold Mine]]
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]]
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]]
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Wii Dry Dry Ruins|Dry Dry Ruins]]
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]*
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Funky Stadium]]^
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[Chain Chomp Wheel]]^
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| |''Mario Kart Wii''
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| |[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]]
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| |[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps]]
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| |''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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| |[[Merry Mountain]]
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| |''Mario Kart Tour''
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| |style="background:plum"|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
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| |[[Tour Athens Dash|Athens Dash]]
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| |''Mario Kart Tour''
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| |[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]
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| |''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''
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| |[[Piranha Plant Pipeline]]
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| |''Mario Kart Tour''
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| |}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery heights=135px widths=240px>
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| MKWii-DKSummit5.png|The half-pipe on [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] in ''Mario Kart Wii''
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| MKT Super half pipe.png|The super half-pipe on [[Merry Mountain]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''
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| MK8D Merry Mountain Half-pipe.png|The half-pipe on Merry Mountain in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=ハーフパイプ
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| |JapR=Hāfupaipu
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| |JapM=Half-pipe
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| |Chi=半管
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| |ChiR=Bàn Guǎn
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| |ChiM=Half-pipe
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| |Chi2=超級半管
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| |Chi2R=Chāojí Bàn Guǎn
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| |Chi2M=Super Half-pipe
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| |Chi3=U池技巧
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| |Chi3R=U Chí Jìqiǎo
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| |Chi3M=U Pool Skills
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| |Chi4=超級U池技巧
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| |Chi4R=Chāojí U Chí Jìqiǎo
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| |Chi4M=Super U Pool Skills
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| |Fre=Rampe en U
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| |FreM=U shaped ramp
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| |Fre2=Half-pipe<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoFrance|date=March 6, 2023|url=twitter.com/NintendoFrance/status/1632712632183541761|title=Foncez à travers la neige et lancez-vous sur les half-pipes du Pic DK, qui fait son arrivée dans la vague 4 du Pass circuits additionnels de #MarioKart 8 Deluxe !|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 7, 2023}}</ref>
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| |Ger=Halfpipe<ref name="MKT"/>
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| |GerM=Half-pipe
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| |Ita=Rampa a U<ref name="MKT"/>
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| |ItaM=U shaped ramp
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| |Ita2=Super rampa a U
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| |Ita2M=Super half-pipe
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| |Kor=하프파이프
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| |KorR=Hapeupaipeu
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| |KorM=Half-pipe
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| |Por=Rampa em U<ref name="MKT"/>
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| |PorM=U shaped ramp
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| |Spa=Rampa en U<ref name="MKT"/>
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| |SpaM=U shaped ramp
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