Editing Underwater driving

Although the mechanic was introduced in ''Mario Kart 7'', ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' features a similar mechanic, where the players could race underwater by riding on [[Enguarde the Swordfish]] or via their barrels. It is featured in [[Salty Sea (race course)|Salty Sea]], [[Shimmering Sea]] and [[Open Ocean]].

In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', if a driver goes into the water, they can drive underwater for about four seconds until [[Lakitu]] pulls them out. This allows them to potentially get back onto the racecourse unassisted.

In ''Mario Kart 7'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', when driving underwater, the handling, speed, and drifting of most [[driver]]s, vehicles, and [[tire]]s are different than usual. For some examples from ''Mario Kart 7'', the [[Egg 1]] would become faster, while the [[Barrel Train]] would become slower. In ''Mario Kart 8'', the [[Badwagon]] strongly excels while underwater, but it has among the worst underwater statistics in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.

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|align=center|{{classic link|SNES|Koopa Troopa Beach 2}}

|The ocean. Can only be fallen into during a [[Glider Challenge]].<ref name="glider">{{cite|language=en|author=HalfHydra|date=March 8, 2022|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDnu1PoDbL0|title=Glider Challenge Exploration|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 8, 2022}}</ref>

|align=center|{{classic link|SNES|Vanilla Lake 2}}

|align=center|{{classic link|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach}}

|align=center|{{classic link|GBA|Boo Lake}}

|align=center|{{classic link|GBA|Cheep-Cheep Island}}

|align=center|''Mario Kart Tour''

|align=center|{{classic link|GCN|Dry Dry Desert}}

|align=center|{{classic link|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}}

|align=center|{{classic link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}

|align=center|{{classic link|DS|Cheep Cheep Beach}}

|align=center|{{classic link|DS|Wario Stadium}}

|align=center|{{classic link|Wii|Koopa Cape}}

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|Cheep Cheep Lagoon}}

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|Wario Shipyard}}

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|DK Jungle}}

|align=center|''Mario Kart 7''<br>''Mario Kart 8''<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|Rosalina's Ice World}}

|align=center|''Mario Kart 7''<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''

|align=center|{{classic link|3DS|Bowser's Castle}}

|Every part of the track except for a large antigravity curve after the [[Maw-Ray]]. This includes the [[Finish Line (object)|Finish Line]].

|align=center|{{classic link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}}

|align=center|{{classic link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}

|align=center|{{classic link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}

|Before the final turn.

Additionally, {{classic link|DS|Palm Shore}} is the only battle course to contain underwater driving.

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GCN Sherbet Land Underwater.png|{{classic link|GCN|Sherbet Land}}

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==Notes==

*{{classic link|DS|Palm Shore}} is the only battle course to include underwater driving, Dolphin Shoals and Piranha Plant Cove are the only courses to start underwater, and SNES Donut Plains 3 is the only course to have its underwater section removed in a later installment, in this case ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', though the player's screen does become wet and a propeller will pop out for a short moment when going out of bounds into the lake.

*In ''Mario Kart Tour'', the first variants of [[Tour Singapore Speedway|Singapore Speedway]] and [[Tour Bangkok Rush|Bangkok Rush]] have shallow bodies of water that trigger the underwater propeller, but the player themselves are not usually fully submerged in it. In Singapore Speedway, the propeller appears when a back portion of small kart (such as a [[Pipe Frame]] driven by small and medium drivers) is submerged in the pool of it, while in Bangkok Rush, the propeller appears when the player uses a small driver and a small kart next to the start of the river section. In the courses' appearances in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', these sections affect every player the same way as when driving underwater, but the propeller does not appear. A new shallow body of water is added in {{classic link|Tour|Vancouver Velocity}} that triggers the underwater propeller, just before the player is respawned by [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]].