Editing Ring (Mario Kart series)

A '''ring''' is an air-based, speed-boosting object that first appeared in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. They are typically found on longer gliding segments and provide a boost of speed when the player drives through them, but can also be found on regular jumps and act as air-based [[Dash Panel]]s. While the design of the rings varies between games and courses, they all share the same unique sound when glided through, similar to the ones made by the [[Launch Star]]s in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''{{'}}s [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]. There are many types of rings, being the normal rings, '''Star Rings''' (or '''Star Gates'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Drive through the Star Gates and get a good speed boost!|author=[[Jordan]] (closed captions), [[Play Nintendo]] channel|date=August 24, 2024|url=youtu.be/8c7G5AA27yU?t=474|title=Let’s Play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Back to School Challenge 🎒😎 <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo‬|timestamp=7:54|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 28, 2024}}</ref>), '''Boost Rings''', and the [[Dash Ring]] item. They function almost identically to the [[Plane]] Zippers from ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' and its [[Diddy Kong Racing DS|remake]].

Rings also appear in several different courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Three appear in the jump section near the start of [[Dolphin Shoals]], which are yellow and have four pointed sections coming off them. These rings are reached by jumping from the ramps beneath them, and the [[Dolphin]]s will occasionally jump through these rings. Another three appear on the ski-jump like gliding section towards the end of the third section of [[Mount Wario]]. These rings are silver with orange parts which say "Mount Wario" in white writing and a propeller on the top which is attached to the ring by an orange exclamation mark in a blue oval. Four Star Rings have been added in {{classic link|N64|Rainbow Road}}; two in the first gliding segment in the first section of the track, and two others before the final stretch positioned on the ground. Another pair of rings appear in [[Big Blue]], where they appear on the second jump of section two, and are similar to the [[Mount Wario]] ones in design, except now reading "Big Blue", lacking the exclamation mark and using a more futuristic looking design, with the blue antigravity glow due to the section being in [[anti-gravity]].

In the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' for ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', Star Rings appear on {{classic link|3DS|Rainbow Road}}, Boost Rings appear on {{classic link|Tour|Singapore Speedway}}, and normal rings appear on {{classic link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}. These last rings have an appearance similar to the Mount Wario rings, but with more saturated colors, no writings, a yellow glow, and an [[Item Box]] in the center.