Editing Mini-Turbo

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[[File:DaisyMKWii2.png|thumb|The Mini-Turbo in action as seen in ''Mario Kart Wii''. In most games, the charging of Mini-Turbo is indicated by blue sparks igniting from the rear wheels.]]

The '''Mini-Turbo'''<ref>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction booklet, page 12.</ref><ref>Nintendo of Europe (2005). [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Mario_Kart_DS.pdf Mario Kart DS manual]. ''Nintendo of Europe CDN''. Retrieved January 18, 2016.</ref><ref>Nintendo of Europe (2014). [https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/mario_kart_8/ElectronicManual_WiiU_MarioKart8_EN.pdf Mario Kart 8 manual]. ''Nintendo of Europe CDN''. Retrieved January 18, 2016.</ref>, also known as '''Turbo Slide''', '''Boost Slide''', '''Slide Boosting''', or simply a '''Boost''', is a technique used in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. It consists of a short speed boost following a successful [[Drifting|drift]]. It appears in every game in the series since ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.<ref name="SMKNOG"/> Especially in the games in which Mini-Turbo is manually charged, several consecutive Mini-Turbo boosts can be immediately charged one after the other in order to maintain an higher speed; said technique is known as '''snaking''' due to the need to alternate the directions of the drifts on straightaways, creating peculiar waving lines.

What is commonly known as ''boost counter''<ref name="SMKTAS">[http://tasvideos.org/GameResources/SNES/SuperMarioKart.html Game Resources / SNES / Super Mario Kart]. ''TASVideos''. Retrieved February 19, 2018.</ref> is a value which is meant to start at 0 when a drift begins and gradually increase while drifting, at a rate that can vary depending on certain conditions. When a certain threshold value is reached, an event happens, which might either be a cosmetic event (sparks appearing indicating that the full charge of a degree of Mini-Turbo is near) or the charge of a certain degree of Mini-Turbo (either Mini-Turbo, Super Mini-Turbo or Ultra Mini-Turbo). Once drifting ends, the counter resets and the degree of Mini-Turbo charged is released.

This method of Mini-Turbo charging relies on the player steering toward the outside of the turn, then toward the inside and then toward the outside again during a drift to charge a Mini-Turbo.<ref name ="MK64manual">[http://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Mario_Kart_64_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdf Official manual of ''Mario Kart 64'']. Retrieved February 19, 2018.</ref> After the first time the player correctly steers toward the outside of the turn, there are visual indicators coming from the driving wheels that the Mini-Turbo has been half charged, either a different colors of the letters or sparks coming out of the tires. When the Mini-Turbo is fully charged, said indicators change color again. After charging it, the Mini-Turbo is released by releasing the drift button.

===''Super Mario Kart''===

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The Mini-Turbo boost is introduced in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' (where it is a technique documented only in the official guides<ref name="SMKNOG">{{media link|SMK NOG Mini-Turbo.png|An excerpt of the ''Nintendo Official Gudiebook'' of ''Super Mario Kart'' describing the Mini-Turbo}}.</ref> and improperly commonly known as '''Boost'''<ref name="SMKboost">Joe Bernier. [http://www.mariokart64.com/smk/whatisnbt.php NBT (New Boost Technique) Strategy Description]. ''SMK Players' Page''. Retrieved January 18, 2016.</ref>), using the boost counter as charging method. Said counter is increased every time a combination of three buttons are pressed: {{button|snes|B}}, {{button|R}} or {{button|L}}, {{button|Padleft}} or {{button|Padright}}.<ref name="SMKTAS"/> The counter is reset to 0 and the Mini-Turbo is released when this combination of buttons is no longer pressed.

===''Mario Kart 64''===

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In ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' Mini-Turbos are now officially documented in the manual and their charging method is changed to manual charging.<ref name ="MK64manual"/> Said charging is denoted by a change in the color of the smoke trails (which resemble letters V and E) that come out from the rear tires, from white to yellow to indicate an half charge and from yellow to orange to indicate a full charge. The release has no animation associated and is denoted by drivers shouting. According to the speedometer, a Mini-Turbo gradually increases the player's top speed for a few seconds.

===''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''===

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''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' fully resuses the Mini-Turbo mechanics of ''Super Mario Kart'', both in terms of charging and in terms of reduced slowdown in off-road terrains.

===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===

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===''Mario Kart DS''===

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In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' Mini-Turbos are again manually charged, although unlike in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', the steering toward the inside of the turn is mandatory again. The charging animation is similar, but with sparks' color reversed from blue, then orange. There is no evident animation following the release, but a small sound is associated with it along with a revving up of the engine (a similar sound as if driving through a [[Dash Panel]] or using a [[Mushroom]]), along with a wind lines on the screen akin to [[Slipstream]]ing. Like in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', there is a hidden Mini-Turbo stat that determines how long a boost lasts. Karts with higher handling and lower weight tend to have a stronger Mini-Turbo boost, with [[Dry Bomber]] being the strongest and the [[Tyrant]] being the weakest.

===''Mario Kart Wii''===

|colspan="2"|boost counter<ref name="BCM">Mister Wu (February 18, 2018). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180915052241/https://forums.mkboards.com/threads/meet-the-boost-counter-mini-turbos-best-friend-since-1992.41626/ Meet the Boost Counter, Mini-Turbo's best friend since 1992!]. ''MKBoards''. Retrieved February 19, 2018.</ref>

The imminent charge of a Mini-Turbo or Super Mini-Turbo boosts is denoted by respectively blue and orange sparks coming out of the vehicle. More vibrant sparks coming out of the driving wheels of the vehicle indicate the Mini-Turbo or Super Mini-Turbo is ready and its release is denoted by flames coming from the exhaust pipes along with a nitrous-like noise and racers shouting.  

Furthermore a special Mini-Turbo can be charged while standing still by holding both the jump/brake button and the acceleration button at the same time. It is fully charged in 75 frames and blue sparks indicating its imminent charge are missing. Karts in this case only charge a regular Mini-Turbo and not a Super Mini-Turbo. This kind of Mini-Turbo is released immediately when the jump/brake button is no longer pressed.

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

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

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In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the boost counter is again used as charging method, reusing the charging rate and thresholds of ''Mario Kart Wii'', with the only exception of blue sparks signaling the incoming charge of a Mini-Turbo boost that now appear when said boost is half charged. Furthermore, the orange sparks indicating the incoming charge of a Super Mini-Turbo boost are missing and the characters shout only from the Super Mini-Turbo. Importantly, unlike in ''Mario Kart Wii'', in ''Mario Kart 8'' [[bike]]s can perform a Super Mini-Turbo and the charge continues when the vehicle is detached from the ground, provided that the drift button is held. When a Super Mini-Turbo is charged in [[anti-gravity]] mode, the vehicle parts that normally glow blue will change color to orange, then return to blue when the Mini-Turbo is released.

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

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''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' introduces a third level of Mini-Turbo known as '''Ultra Mini-Turbo''' (which was first introduced in ''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''), that is indicated by purple (pink in the British English version) sparks and a purple glow in anti-gravity mode, and grants a boost that is even longer than the one of the Super Mini-Turbo. This kind of Mini-Turbo can only be performed if Smart Steering is disabled. Ultra Mini-Turbo also has a slightly different sound effect that indicates its charge.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===

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''Mario Kart Tour'' reuses the Mini-Turbo mechanics of ''Mario Kart 7'', with the impossibility of increasing the boost counter in mid-air, but features many additions from ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', in particular the Ultra Mini-Turbos, that cannot be charged when autodrifting, and the internal statistics affecting the duration, strength and boost counter thresholds of the various Mini-Turbo stages, with the time coded in seconds instead of frames.

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