Editing Half-pipe (object)

[[File:MKT Half-pipe.png|thumb|250px|A half-pipe in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

A '''half-pipe'''<ref>''Mario Kart Tour'' in-game name</ref><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> (also known as a '''halfpipe-style boost ramp''')<ref name="NAMKW">"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> is a structure signaled by '''vertical dash panels'''<ref>David S. J. Hodgson (April 27, 2008). ''Mario Kart Wii PRIMA Official Game Guide''. ''Prima Games''. Pages 60, 64, 72, 76, 84, 92, 96, 128, and 156.</ref>  (also known as '''half-pipe boost pads''')<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 description</ref> that appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. 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]], and despite the half-pipes' former North American name, they 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.

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

Half-pipes are introduced in ''Mario Kart Wii'', where they are known in North America as '''halfpipe-style boost ramps'''.<ref name="NAMKW"/> The ramps appear in both nitro courses, such as [[Dry Dry Ruins (race course)|Dry Dry Ruins]] and [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]], and some updated retro courses, such as {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} and {{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}. These ramps are also included in the battle stages [[Funky Stadium]] and [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]. When a player jumps, 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]].

[[File:MKT Larry Half-pipe Trick.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]] performing a Jump Boost off a half-pipe in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]

After being removed from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', half-pipes return in ''Mario Kart Tour'', first appearing on {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} and later appearing on {{classic-link|Wii|DK Summit}}, {{classic-link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}, and {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}. 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, named '''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 on [[Merry Mountain]], and it differs from a normal half-pipe because of its magenta color. It leads to a longer boost upon 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.

In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', a blue half-pipe appears on Merry Mountain,<ref>Nintendo (September 13, 2022). [https://youtu.be/UJ9Iz7HhU-I?t=3336 Nintendo Direct 9.13.2022]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 13, 2022.</ref> replacing the super half-pipe present in the ''Mario Kart Tour'' rendition. It uses the same design as the [[Antigravity Panel]], albeit karts that perform tricks off the half-pipe do not lose their [[anti-gravity]] properties.

MKT Super half pipe.png|The super half-pipe of [[Merry Mountain]] in ''Mario Kart Tour''

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