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 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]], 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.

Although they are referred to as "half-pipes", most of them are technically quarter-pipes as they each consist of one side. A true {{wp|half-pipe}} would be two ramps on opposite sides of the racetrack, like on DK Summit.

[[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'', in which they are known in North America as halfpipe-style boost ramps.<ref name="NAMKW"/> They appear in the [[new course]]s [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]], [[Wii Wario's Gold Mine|Wario's Gold Mine]], [[Wii Koopa Cape|Koopa Cape]], [[Wii Maple Treeway|Maple Treeway]], [[Dry Dry Ruins (race course)|Dry Dry Ruins]], [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], and [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii)|Rainbow Road]], as well as the [[classic course|retro course]]s {{classic-link|GCN|Waluigi Stadium}} and {{classic-link|GCN|DK Mountain}}. They also appear in the battle courses [[Funky Stadium]] and [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]. When a player jumps off of 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]].

[[File:MKT Larry Half-pipe Trick.png|thumb|250px|left|[[Larry Koopa|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]] and later appearing on [[Wii DK Summit]], [[Wii Koopa Cape]], [[N64 Yoshi Valley]], and [[GCN DK Mountain]]. 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 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 in [[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 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]]'', half-pipes appear exclusively in courses added in the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] DLC. They appear 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'' version of the course) and {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}},<ref>Nintendo (November 21, 2022). [https://youtu.be/VJFzNnyw2ls?t=3 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Booster Course Pass - Wave 3 Release Date - Nintendo Switch], ''YouTube'', retrieved November 22, 2022.</ref> in the same positions as in the previous versions of these courses. In this game, half-pipes appear as curved [[Antigravity Panel]]s, and briefly enable [[anti-gravity]] while the player is airborne if the player wasn't already in anti-gravity.

MKWii-DKSummit5.png|The half-pipe in [[Wii DK Summit|DK Summit]] in ''Mario Kart Wii''

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

MK8D Merry Mountain Half-pipe.png|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

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