Editing Half-pipe (object)

{{about|the Mario Kart object|the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Event|[[Halfpipe]]}}
{{item infobox 
|image=[[File:MKT Half-pipe.png|250px]]<br>A half-pipe in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[list of games by date#2008|2008]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' ([[list of games by date#2022|2022]])
}}
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.

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]].

==History==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
[[File:GCNWaluigiStadium1-MKWii.png|thumb|250px|A half-pipe in {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
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]].

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
[[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'']]
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.

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''===
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.

==Courses with half-pipes==
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.

{| class=wikitable width=70% style="text-align:center;margin: 0 auto;"
! width=30% | Course
! width=25% | Original game
! width=15% | ''Mario Kart Wii''
! width=15% | ''Mario Kart Tour''
! width=15% | ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''
|-
|[[N64 Yoshi Valley|Yoshi Valley]]
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|-
|[[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]]
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[GCN DK Mountain|DK Mountain]]
|''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]]
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Wii Wario's Gold Mine|Wario's Gold Mine]]
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|
|-
|[[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]]
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]]
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Wii Dry Dry Ruins|Dry Dry Ruins]]
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|-
|[[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]]
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|
|-
|[[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]*
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Funky Stadium]]^
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|
|-
|[[Chain Chomp Wheel]]^
|''Mario Kart Wii''
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|
|-
|[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|Rosalina's Ice World]]
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|–
|
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps]]
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|–
|
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Merry Mountain]]
|''Mario Kart Tour''
|–
|style="background:plum"|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Tour Athens Dash|Athens Dash]]
|''Mario Kart Tour''
|–
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]
|''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' / ''Mario Kart Tour''
|–
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|-
|[[Piranha Plant Pipeline]]
|''Mario Kart Tour''
|–
|[[File:Check_mark.svg|17px]]
|
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=135px widths=240px>
MKWii-DKSummit5.png|The half-pipe on [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] in ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKT Super half pipe.png|The super half-pipe on [[Merry Mountain]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''
MK8D Merry Mountain Half-pipe.png|The half-pipe on Merry Mountain in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ハーフパイプ
|JpnR=Hāfupaipu
|JpnM=Half-pipe
|Chi=半管
|ChiR=Bàn Guǎn
|ChiM=Half-pipe
|Chi2=超級半管
|Chi2R=Chāojí Bàn Guǎn
|Chi2M=Super Half-pipe
|Chi3=U池技巧
|Chi3R=U Chí Jìqiǎo
|Chi3M=U Pool Skills
|Chi4=超級U池技巧
|Chi4R=Chāojí U Chí Jìqiǎo
|Chi4M=Super U Pool Skills
|Fre=Rampe en U
|FreM=U shaped ramp
|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>
|Ger=Halfpipe<ref name="MKT"/>
|GerM=Half-pipe
|Ita=Rampa a U<ref name="MKT"/>
|ItaM=U shaped ramp
|Ita2=Super rampa a U
|Ita2M=Super half-pipe
|Kor=하프파이프
|KorR=Hapeupaipeu
|KorM=Half-pipe
|Por=Rampa em U<ref name="MKT"/>
|PorM=U shaped ramp
|Spa=Rampa en U<ref name="MKT"/>
|SpaM=U shaped ramp
}}

==References==
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{{MKW}}
{{MKT}}
{{MK8}}
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Tour objects]]
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii objects]]
[[it:Rampa a U]]