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MKDD Fake Item Box.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | MKDD Fake Item Box.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | ||
MKDS Fake Item Box Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | MKDS Fake Item Box Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | ||
Fake Item Box | MKW Fake Item Box Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' | ||
MKAGPDX Fake Item Box.png|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' | MKAGPDX Fake Item Box.png|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' | ||
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MKDS Fake Item Box Sprite.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | MKDS Fake Item Box Sprite.png|''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' | ||
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Template:Item-infobox The Fake Item Box, originally known as Fake Item[1][2], is an item found in the Mario Kart series. They resemble regular Item Boxes in their design, but unlike their regular counterparts, they do not bestow items to karts that pass through them - instead, the item acts as a hazard that flips vehicles over in a way similar to that caused by a Green Shell or a Red Shell. Fake Item Boxes are generally obtained by racers near the front of the race, being used as traps similarly to Bananas; however, as of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Fake Item Boxes cannot block incoming shells.
History
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 64
The Fake Item's first appearance is in Mario Kart 64. It can only be obtained if the player is in 1st or 2nd place, but CPUs can also obtain it in 3rd to 6th place. They appear identical to regular Item Boxes with a key difference: the question mark inside is upside-down (a ¿ instead of a ?). Karts that collide with one are blasted into the air. Like Bananas, they can be used to block incoming shells, though unlike Bananas, they cannot be tossed forward.
If placed midair, the Fake Item floats; this is the only game where Fake Items are unaffected by gravity.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
While Fake Items are absent in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Fake Items appear in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Here, they have a ¿ symbol and are also colored red. However, the color cannot be seen from a distance - only when approaching will they turn red. They can be destroyed by running into them with a Super Star or picked up with Hearts, while other obstacles pass through them, including all shells, eggs, Fireballs, and Chain Chomps.
Mario Kart DS
The Fake Item Box's next appearance is in Mario Kart DS. They have a new set of differences from a real Item Box: they lack a "?" entirely, they do not spin around, and they show up as red on the bottom screen's map. Their overall behavior is much the same as the previous game, though they do not bounce when thrown. Additionally, they get knocked away if a racer collides with them instead of exploding as all other iterations do. They can be obtained if the player is anywhere from 1st to 3rd place, with CPUs also being able to obtain them in 4th and 5th place. In Balloon Battle, they can be obtained if the player has two or more balloons.
Missions 4-6 and 7-8 involve collecting a number of Item Boxes while avoiding Fake Item Boxes.
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2
Fake Item Boxes appear in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 under the name Jack-in-the-boxes.[3] They look similar to the Fake Item Boxes of other games, but have a different effect when touched: Instead of flipping the kart out, it unleashes a toy jack-in-the-box clown to temporarily cover the screen while the speed of the kart decreases.
Mario Kart Wii
The Fake Item Boxes return to their Mario Kart: Double Dash!! look in Mario Kart Wii, with a style change to match the new style of the real ones, as well as being larger than in the previous games. They can be obtained from 1st to 5th place, with CPU-controlled players also being able to obtain it in 6th and 7th place. While they still have a ¿ sign inside, like in Double Dash!!, they can hide their red color at a distance - only on approaching do they turn red. Fake Item Boxes become blue instead if they belong to the blue team in team play. Much like in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Fake Item Boxes can be destroyed only by colliding into them. In N64 DK's Jungle Parkway, if a lightweight racer places a Fake Item Box close to the edge of the track near the ramp and a heavyweight rams them into it using a Mushroom, they will get sent flying onto a small island. This is best demonstrated in VS Mode using two human players. This is so far the most recent non-arcade Mario Kart game the Fake Item Box appears as a usable item, making it, the Thunder Cloud, and the POW Block the only three usable items in Mario Kart Wii to not reappear in any future non-arcade installments.
Trading card information
Description: "Deception. That's what the Fake Item Box is all about. It looks remarkably like a real Item Box except that the question mark inside of it is upside down. Many a racer has found out the hard way about the treachery of the Fake Item Box and those who drop them. But like the saying goes, it's always better to give than to receive. Words to live by when playing Mario Kart Wii, for sure."
Game Tip!: "Carefully drop a Fake Item Box within a cluster of other Item Boxes or directly behind a real Item Box so your rivals will run into it and crash."
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Fake Item Boxes make a reappearance in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, serving the same purpose as the Jack-in-the-boxes in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
The Fake Item Box makes its first appearance outside of the Mario Kart series in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, where it appears in Dream Events such as Dream Ski Cross.
Gallery
Artwork
- FakeItemBox MK64.png
Mario Kart 64
Sprites
Mario Kart 64 icon
- FakeItemBoxMK64.png
Mario Kart 64 sprite
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (unused)
Models
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | にせアイテムボックス Nise Aitemu Bokkusu びっくりばこ (Mario Kart Arcade GP 2) Bikkuri-bako[?] |
Fake Item Box Surprise Box |
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| German | Schwindel-Box[?] | Cheat Box | |
| Italian | Oggetto Finto (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) Falso oggetto (Mario Kart DS and microsite of Mario Kart DS) Oggetto finto (Mario Kart DS's instruction booklet and Mario Kart Wii)[?] |
Fake Item False item Fake item |
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| Korean | 가짜 아이템박스[?] Gajja Aitembakseu |
Fake Item Box | |
| Spanish | Bloque Sorpresa[?] | Surprise Block |
Trivia
- In Mario Kart Wii, if the player selects a team race or battle mode first and chooses the blue team, then exits and plays Grand Prix or solo Vs. mode, the Fake Item Boxes will be blue instead of red.
- A Fake Item Box was going to appear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, but was taken out for unknown reasons. It shares the same function as the Banana.
- The instruction booklets for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS erroneously state that the Fake Item Box can be used to block incoming shells, when they cannot in games following Mario Kart 64.
- There exist some unused leftovers for the Fake Item Box and Mega Mushroom in the files of Mario Kart 7.
- There also exist some unused leftovers for the Fake Item Box, Lucky Seven, and Super Leaf in the files of Mario Kart 8.
References
- ^ Mario Kart 64 English instruction booklet, page 13.
- ^ Mario Kart: Double Dash!! English instruction booklet, page 17.
- ^ RobertoLPDX (June 28, 2015). Let's Play: Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (Longplay). YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
