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Hot-air balloon
	; Model of a yellow and orange Hot-air balloon from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance	Mario Kart 64 (1997)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)

Latest revision as of 02:18, April 7, 2025

This article is about the object in the Mario Kart series. For the objects used as platforms in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, see Hot Air Balloon (Donkey Kong franchise). For the Yoshi transformation, see Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi.

Hot-air balloons^[1] are recurring objects in the Mario Kart series, usually serving as background objects.

History

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 64

A hot-air balloon first appears in Mario Kart 64 on Luigi Raceway. It has a picture of Luigi on a cyan background. During the race it will lower towards the road, allowing racers to collect the Item Box attached to it, which will always give the player a Spiny Shell regardless of their placement on the race.

Mario Kart Wii

In Mario Kart Wii, a hot-air balloon appears in Mario Circuit and by extension, the trophy ceremony and the congratulation screen for completing each cup in one engine class. It has a colorful appearance and text that reads "MARIO GRAND PRIX".

Mario Kart 7

Hot-air balloons in Mario Kart 7

In Mario Kart 7, hot-air balloons appear in Daisy Hills. They either have red and white squares, dark and light blue horizontal lines, or vertical yellow and orange lines. Touching a balloon will cause the player to bounce off it. The hot-air balloon also returns in N64 Luigi Raceway, although the item box hanging below it is a regular item box. In addition, a Mii pilots it.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Hot-air balloons in Mario Kart 8.

Hot-air balloons reappear in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, appearing as background objects in N64 Royal Raceway, Mount Wario, GCN Baby Park, and Tour Paris Promenade. In Royal Raceway, balloons are designed after Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and Rosalina, and have Toads standing inside their baskets, while the balloons in Mount Wario are designed after Mario, Luigi, and Wario. Colliding with a balloon will slow down the driver slightly.

Mario Kart Tour

Hot-air balloons reappear in Mario Kart Tour. They appear in all versions of 3DS Daisy Hills, DS DK Pass R/T, N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R, Wii Maple Treeway T, all versions of Paris Promenade, 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R, N64 Royal Raceway and its trick variation, Vancouver Velocity R, GCN Yoshi Circuit T, Wii Koopa Cape R, all variations of GCN Baby Park, and DS Shroom Ridge T. Yoshi-themed hot-air balloons also appear in the background of N64 Yoshi Valley. Hot-air balloons with Arrow Signs appear on all variations of DS Peach Gardens. They also appear in a Glider Challenge in GCN Yoshi Circuit in the 2019 Paris Tour and a Do Jump Boosts challenge in DS DK Pass in the 2019 Winter Tour. Landing on top of a balloon gives the player a Jump Boost. Balloons appear in the same patterns as they did in Mario Kart 7, and can also have vertical purple and white lines. In Vancouver Velocity R, the balloons contain Snowpeople; however, the balloons in N64 Royal Raceway no longer contain Toads. The hot-air balloon in N64 Luigi Raceway also returns.

Super Mario series

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Mario, Luigi and Peach next to a hot-air balloon.

During the intro to Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Mario, Peach, and Luigi are seen arriving to Dinosaur Land via a hot-air balloon branded with Mario's signature red "M". This hot-air balloon is also seen in the all exits cutscene, where Luigi is seen throwing Mario masks down to the land below, followed by Mario landing in the balloon as a "Congratulations" banner flies by.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Mario and Princess Peach on a hot-air balloon.

Two hot-air balloons appear in the ending cutscene of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. They seem to be owned by Bowser, as they have his logo on them as well as spikes. Yellow Toad and Blue Toad ride in one and Luigi rides in the other to leave Bowser's Castle. Luigi lands his to let Mario and Peach in, but he gets left behind while holding the door open. Thankfully, Blue Toad offers him a ride in the other balloon, and the hot-air balloons are seen flying back to Peach's Castle.

Yoshi's Crafted World

In Yoshi's Crafted World, five hot-air balloon crafts appear in the skies of the course Yoshi Pulls Some Strings.

Super Princess Peach

Princess Peach and Perry next to a hot-air balloon.

In Super Princess Peach, a hot-air balloon resembling Perry makes its debut in Giddy Sky 7-3. Perry describes it as "a strange device that uses fire to float in the air". In this case, while Peach is standing on the wicket basket, Peach must use the Rage Vibe to heat the burner. As the hot-air balloon rises, Peach can collect Crystals to retain her Rage vibe. Peach can manuever the hot-air balloon depending on where she is standing on the wicket basket (ex. if Peach stands on the left side of the basket, the hot-air balloon will move to the left). The hot-air balloon also appears in Giddy Sky 7-4 and Bowser's Villa 8-4.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

In Super Mario Party Jamboree, a hot-air balloon serves as a mode of transportation to the characters to the various locations in the game, and to the player it serves the role of being a hub where they can choose a game mode to play.

Gallery

Mario Kart 64
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 7
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour
Super Princess Peach
LEGO Super Mario

References

^ "COMPLETING ALL GOALS When you complete all 96 goals in Super Mario World, you get another short movie. This one starts out with Luigi, in a hot-air balloon, throwing what appear to be Mario Bros. masks over the side. A message appears, saying that you can now play a slightly different Dinosaur Land. What the heck? The scene switches to Mario, on the ground, booting a Koopa Troopa out of his Shell and running off. One of Luigi’s Mario Bros. masks falls near him. The poor Koopa, feeling a little exposed, puts on the mask to become some sort of peculiar bobble-head version of Mario. We return to Luigi in the hot-air balloon, still chucking masks over the side. Mario flies into the balloon, and a “CONGRATULATIONS” banner floats across the top of the balloon, with an invitation to press START. When you press START, you return to Dinosaur Land, but it is different. The color scheme has gone from spring greens and yellows to autumnal oranges and browns. All of your completed goals are still completed, but some of your enemies take on a different appearance. There’s no in-game benefit to completing all the goals again, but if you want to check out the new decor, go ahead." – Stratton, Bryan (February 26, 2002). Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3913-1. Page 104.

[1] "COMPLETING ALL GOALS When you complete all 96 goals in Super Mario World, you get another short movie. This one starts out with Luigi, in a hot-air balloon, throwing what appear to be Mario Bros. masks over the side. A message appears, saying that you can now play a slightly different Dinosaur Land. What the heck? The scene switches to Mario, on the ground, booting a Koopa Troopa out of his Shell and running off. One of Luigi’s Mario Bros. masks falls near him. The poor Koopa, feeling a little exposed, puts on the mask to become some sort of peculiar bobble-head version of Mario. We return to Luigi in the hot-air balloon, still chucking masks over the side. Mario flies into the balloon, and a “CONGRATULATIONS” banner floats across the top of the balloon, with an invitation to press START. When you press START, you return to Dinosaur Land, but it is different. The color scheme has gone from spring greens and yellows to autumnal oranges and browns. All of your completed goals are still completed, but some of your enemies take on a different appearance. There’s no in-game benefit to completing all the goals again, but if you want to check out the new decor, go ahead." – Stratton, Bryan (February 26, 2002). Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3913-1. Page 104.

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-{{rewrite-expand|include ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' information}}
+{{about|the object in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|the objects used as platforms in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''|[[Hot Air Balloon (Donkey Kong franchise)]]|the Yoshi transformation|[[Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi]]}}
-{{about|the object in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series|the objects used as platforms in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''|[[Hot Air Balloon]]|the Yoshi transformation|[[Hot-Air Balloon Yoshi]]}}
+{{item infobox
-{{species infobox
-|title=Hot-air balloon
 |image=[[File:MKT HotairBalloon.png|180px]]<br>Model of a yellow and orange Hot-air balloon from ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
 |first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
-|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
 }}
-'''Hot-air balloons''' are recurring objects in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, usually serving as background objects.
+'''Hot-air balloons'''<ref>{{cite|quote='''COMPLETING ALL GOALS''' When you complete all 96 goals in ''Super Mario World'', you get another short movie. This one starts out with Luigi, in a hot-air balloon, throwing what appear to be Mario Bros. masks over the side. A message appears, saying that you can now play a slightly different Dinosaur Land. What the heck? The scene switches to Mario, on the ground, booting a Koopa Troopa out of his Shell and running off. One of Luigi’s Mario Bros. masks falls near him. The poor Koopa, feeling a little exposed, puts on the mask to become some sort of peculiar bobble-head version of Mario. We return to Luigi in the hot-air balloon, still chucking masks over the side. Mario flies into the balloon, and a “CONGRATULATIONS” banner floats across the top of the balloon, with an invitation to press START. When you press START, you return to Dinosaur Land, but it is different. The color scheme has gone from spring greens and yellows to autumnal oranges and browns. All of your completed goals are still completed, but some of your enemies take on a different appearance. There’s no in-game benefit to completing all the goals again, but if you want to check out the new decor, go ahead.|author=Stratton, Bryan|date=February 26, 2002|title=''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2–Prima’s Official Strategy Guide''|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3913-1|page=104}}</ref> are recurring objects in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, usually serving as background objects.
 ==History==
 ===''Mario Kart'' series===
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 ====''Mario Kart 7''====
-[[File:DaisyMK7.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Hot-air balloons in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
+[[File:MK7 Daisy Hills Daisy.png|thumb|200px|left|Hot-air balloons in ''Mario Kart 7'']]
 In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', hot-air balloons appear in [[3DS Daisy Hills|Daisy Hills]]. They either have red and white squares, dark and light blue horizontal lines, or vertical yellow and orange lines. Touching a balloon will cause the player to bounce off it. The hot-air balloon also returns in {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}}, although the item box hanging below it is a regular item box. In addition, a [[Mii]] pilots it.
 {{br}}
 ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
-Hot-air balloons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', appearing as background objects in {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}, [[Mount Wario]], {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, and {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}. In Royal Raceway, balloons are designed after [[Princess Peach]], [[Princess Daisy]], and [[Rosalina]], and have [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s standing inside their baskets, while the balloons in Mount Wario are designed after [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]]. Colliding with a balloon will slow down the driver slightly.
+[[File:MK8 N64 Royal Raceway.png|thumb|200px|Hot-air balloons in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
+Hot-air balloons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', appearing as background objects in {{classic link|N64|Royal Raceway}}, [[Mount Wario]], {{classic link|GCN|Baby Park}}, and {{classic link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}. In Royal Raceway, balloons are designed after [[Princess Peach]], [[Daisy|Princess Daisy]], and [[Rosalina]], and have [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s standing inside their baskets, while the balloons in Mount Wario are designed after [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Wario]]. Colliding with a balloon will slow down the driver slightly.
 ====''Mario Kart Tour''====
-Hot-air balloons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They appear in all versions of {{classic|3DS|Daisy Hills}}, [[DS DK Pass|{{classic|DS|DK Pass R/T}}]], [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|{{classic|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach R}}]], [[Wii Maple Treeway|{{classic|Wii|Maple Treeway T}}]], all versions of Paris Promenade, [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|{{classic|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain R}}]], {{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}} and its trick variation, [[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity R]], [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|{{classic|GCN|Yoshi Circuit T}}]], [[Wii Koopa Cape|{{classic|Wii|Koopa Cape R}}]], all variations of {{classic|GCN|Baby Park}}, and [[DS Shroom Ridge|{{classic|DS|Shroom Ridge T}}]]. Yoshi-themed hot-air balloons also appear in the background of {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}. Hot-air balloons with [[Arrow Sign]]s appear on all variations of {{classic-link|DS|Peach Gardens}}. They also appear in a [[Glider Challenge]] in {{classic|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} in the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]] and a [[Do Jump Boosts]] challenge in {{classic|DS|DK Pass}} in the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019 Winter Tour]]. Landing on top of a balloon gives the player a Jump Boost. Balloons appear in the same patterns as they did in ''Mario Kart 7'', and can also have vertical purple and white lines. In Vancouver Velocity R, the balloons contain [[Snowman|Snowpeople]]; however, the balloons in {{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}} no longer contain Toads. The hot-air balloon in {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} also returns.
+Hot-air balloons reappear in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. They appear in all versions of {{classic|3DS|Daisy Hills}}, [[DS DK Pass|{{classic|DS|DK Pass R/T}}]], [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|{{classic|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach R}}]], [[Wii Maple Treeway|{{classic|Wii|Maple Treeway T}}]], all versions of Paris Promenade, [[3DS Rock Rock Mountain|{{classic|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain R}}]], {{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}} and its trick variation, [[Vancouver Velocity|Vancouver Velocity R]], [[GCN Yoshi Circuit|{{classic|GCN|Yoshi Circuit T}}]], [[Wii Koopa Cape|{{classic|Wii|Koopa Cape R}}]], all variations of {{classic|GCN|Baby Park}}, and [[DS Shroom Ridge|{{classic|DS|Shroom Ridge T}}]]. Yoshi-themed hot-air balloons also appear in the background of {{classic link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}. Hot-air balloons with [[Arrow Sign]]s appear on all variations of {{classic link|DS|Peach Gardens}}. They also appear in a [[Glider Challenge]] in {{classic|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}} in the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]] and a [[Do Jump Boosts]] challenge in {{classic|DS|DK Pass}} in the [[Winter Tour (2019)|2019 Winter Tour]]. Landing on top of a balloon gives the player a Jump Boost. Balloons appear in the same patterns as they did in ''Mario Kart 7'', and can also have vertical purple and white lines. In Vancouver Velocity R, the balloons contain [[Snowman|Snowpeople]]; however, the balloons in {{classic|N64|Royal Raceway}} no longer contain Toads. The hot-air balloon in {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} also returns.
+===''Super Mario'' series===
+====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
+[[File:Mario Picnic in Dino Land.png|thumb|left|200px|Mario, Luigi and Peach next to a hot-air balloon.]]
+During the intro to ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', Mario, Peach, and Luigi are seen arriving to [[Dinosaur Land]] via a hot-air balloon branded with Mario's signature red "M". This hot-air balloon is also seen in the all exits cutscene, where Luigi is seen throwing Mario masks down to the land below, followed by Mario landing in the balloon as a "Congratulations" banner flies by.
+====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
+[[File:NSMBW Hot-air balloon.png|thumb|200px|right|Mario and Princess Peach on a hot-air balloon.]]
+Two hot-air balloons appear in the ending cutscene of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. They seem to be owned by [[Bowser]], as they have his logo on them as well as spikes. [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]] and [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] ride in one and Luigi rides in the other to leave [[Bowser's Castle]]. Luigi lands his to let Mario and Peach in, but he gets left behind while holding the door open. Thankfully, Blue Toad offers him a ride in the other balloon, and the hot-air balloons are seen flying back to [[Peach's Castle]].
+{{br}}
 ===''Yoshi's Crafted World''===
 In ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'', five hot-air balloon [[List of crafts in Yoshi's Crafted World|crafts]] appear in the skies of the course [[Yoshi Pulls Some Strings]].
+===''Super Princess Peach''===
+[[File:SPP Hot air balloon.png|thumb|200px|Princess Peach and Perry next to a hot-air balloon.]]
+In ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', a hot-air balloon resembling [[Perry]] makes its debut in [[Giddy Sky 7-3]]. Perry describes it as "a strange device that uses fire to float in the air". In this case, while Peach is standing on the wicket basket, Peach must use the [[Rage]] [[Vibe]] to heat the burner. As the hot-air balloon rises, Peach can collect [[Crystal (Super Princess Peach)|Crystal]]s to retain her Rage vibe. Peach can manuever the hot-air balloon depending on where she is standing on the wicket basket (ex. if Peach stands on the left side of the basket, the hot-air balloon will move to the left). The hot-air balloon also appears in [[Giddy Sky 7-4]] and [[Bowser's Villa 8-4]].
+===''Super Mario Party Jamboree''===
+[[File:SMPJ Hub Island.png|thumb|left|200px]]
+In ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', a hot-air balloon serves as a mode of transportation to the characters to the various locations in the game, and to the player it serves the role of being a hub where they can choose a game mode to play.
+{{br}}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 MK64luigiraceway2.png|''Mario Kart 64''
+SMA2-FallBalloon.png|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
+SMA2-CompletionGoals.png|''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''
 MarioCircuit MKWii.png|''Mario Kart Wii''
 Peach Glides in Daisy Hills.png|''Mario Kart 7''
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 LuigiRacewayMK7Balloon.jpg|''Mario Kart 7''
 MK8N64RoyalRaceway.png|''Mario Kart 8''
-MK8-Course-MountWario.jpg|''Mario Kart 8''
+MK8 Mount Wario.png|''Mario Kart 8''
 MKT Hot air balloon.png|''Mario Kart Tour''
 MKT Vancouver Velocity Scene 2.jpg|''Mario Kart Tour''
+Giddy Sky 7-4.png|Giddy Sky 7-4.png|''Super Princess Peach''
 Lego SM-71419 Peach's Garden Balloon Ride.png|[[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']]
 </gallery>
+==References==
+<references/>
 {{MK64}}
-{{MKW}}
+{{Mario Kart Wii}}
 {{MK7}}
 {{MK8}}
 {{MKT}}
+{{SPP}}
 [[Category:Balloons]]
 [[Category:Aircraft]]
+[[Category:LEGO Super Mario objects]]
 [[Category:Mario Kart 64 objects]]
 [[Category:Mario Kart Wii objects]]
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 [[Category:Mario Kart 8 objects]]
 [[Category:Mario Kart Tour objects]]
+[[Category:Super Princess Peach objects]]
+[[it:Mongolfiera]]

Hot-air balloon
Model of a yellow and orange Hot-air balloon from Mario Kart Tour
First appearance	Mario Kart 64 (1997)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024)

[Edit] Mario Kart 64
Drivers	Lightweights	Peach • Toad • Yoshi
	Middleweights	Mario • Luigi
	Heavyweights	D.K. • Wario • Bowser
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
	Flower Cup	Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
	Star Cup	Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
	Special Cup	D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
	Battle Mode	Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper
Enemies and obstacles		Baby Penguin • Bat • Boulder • Bus • Cactus • Car • Cargo truck • Chomp • Chubby • Crab • Ghost • Giant Egg • Ice • Lava • Mini Bomb Kart • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Porcupine • Snowman • Thwomp • Train
Background species		Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Bowser Statue • Cheep Cheep • Lakitu • Moo Moo
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Banana Bunch • Boo • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Dash Panel • Hot-air balloon • Kart • Pipe Frame • Ramp • Trophy
Techniques		Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide • Slipstream • Spin-Turn
Music		Luigi Raceway • Rainbow Road
Miscellaneous		Ask Dan • Castle Grounds • Cold Crossword Challenge • Driver's Points • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit • Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks • Mario Kart Logic Puzzle • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff

[Edit] Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small		Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large		Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any		Mii
Vehicles
Karts	Small	Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
	Medium	Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
	Large	Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes	Small	Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
	Medium	Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
	Large	Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix	Mushroom Cup	Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
	Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
	Star Cup	Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
	Special Cup	Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix	Shell Cup	GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
	Banana Cup	N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
	Leaf Cup	DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
	Lightning Cup	SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages	Wii stages	Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Battle stages	Retro stages	SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Other		Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects	Item Box items	Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Items and objects	Other	Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species		Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles		Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Ice • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Music		"Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit"
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii item-matching game • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards

[Edit] Mario Kart 7
Drivers	Starting	Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
Drivers	Unlockable	Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and parts	New karts	Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
	Retro karts	B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
	Tires	Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
	Gliders	Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses	Mushroom Cup	Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
	Flower Cup	Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
	Star Cup	Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
	Special Cup	DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
	Shell Cup	N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
	Banana Cup	N64 Koopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
	Leaf Cup	N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
	Lightning Cup	Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle stages	Retro stages	GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore
Battle stages	New stages	Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Items		Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Objects		Cannon • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Ramp • Ring • Water Geyser
Enemies and obstacles		Banzai Bill • Barrel • Board • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bumper • Car • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cutting torch • Drain pipe • Fish Bone • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Goomba • Honey • Ice • Jar / Snake jar • Lava • Mountain Goat • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Table • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser
Background characters		Birdo • Boo • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad • Unagi
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Miscellaneous		Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Ghost • Glitches • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Kart • Multimedia • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Underwater driving • Trophy

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[Edit] Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Ice • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic cone • Train^a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Shoe^c • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Star Thwomp^a • Stilt Guy^c • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam (Canal)^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Worldwide	My Nintendo Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Community Challenge
		North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	2017 online tournaments • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Nintendo Music • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Related Play Nintendo activities			Mario Kart 8 Party Starter • Take a spin in one of these beauties! • Get behind the wheel! featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • Gaming gardens trivia quiz • Leaf it to me • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Memory Match-Up • One cup, four tracks… • Racing through this poll
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass

[Edit] Super Princess Peach
Characters	Princess Peach • Perry • Mario • Luigi • Toad • Toadsworth
Peach's vibes	Joy • Rage • Gloom • Calm
Perry's forms	Bowlbrella • Chargebrella • Dashbrella • Floatbrella • Poundbrella • Slidebrella • Subrella
Bosses	Petey Piranha • Hoo • King Boo • Wiggler • Gooper Blooper • Blizzaurus • Giant Kamek • Army Hammer Bro • Bowser
Worlds	Ladida Plains • Hoo's Wood • Shriek Mansion • Fury Volcano • Wavy Beach • Gleam Glacier • Giddy Sky • Bowser's Villa
Enemies	Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother (Calm) • Banzai Bill (Mad) • Big Boo (Mad) • Big Chain Chomp • Blindfold Boo • Blooper (Glad) • Blurp (Mad) • Bob-omb (Glad) • Boo (Mad) • Bullet Bill (Mad) • Cannon (Calm) • Chain Chomp (Calm) • Cheep Cheep (Sad) • Dry Bones (Sad) • Fang (Glad) (Kōmori) • Fishing Boo (Calm) • Goomba (Mad · Sad) • Goombette • Green Koopa (Mad) • Hammer Bro (Calm) • Hothead • Kamek • Lakitu (Calm) • Lil' Sparky • Mecha-Spike Top (Mad) • Mihari • Nipper Plant (Sad) • Parabomb (Glad) • Paragoomba (Sad) • Paratroopa (Mad) • Piranha Plant (Glad) • Podoboo • Pokey (Mad) • Ptooie (Glad) • Raven (Sad) • Red Koopa (Glad) • Red Paragoomba (Mad) • Red Paratroopa (Glad) • Rex (Sad) • Spike (Mad) • Spiny (Sad) • Starfish • Tamago • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted (Glad) • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Plant (Calm) • Walruss
Items	Coin • Courage Soda • Crystal • Endless Vibe • Five Coin • Music score • Natural Power • Puzzle Piece • Tough Coffee • Vibe Tea
Objects	! Block • ! Cloud • ! Switch • Balloon • Bowser Statue • Cloud • Donut Block • Flamethrower • Flatbed Ferry • Goal gate • Heart Panel • Honō • Hot air balloon • Icicle • Koopa Shellceiver • Lakitu's Cloud • Lava Geyser • Message Block • Party Ball • Peach statue • Quicksand • Rock (big) • Rock (small) • Rockethand • Rotating Block • Shikake • Spikes • Spotlight • Torpedo tube • Wall • Warp Pipe
Moves	Bowlbrella • Chargebrella • Dashbrella • Floatbrella • Poundbrella • Slide Kick • Slidebrella • Subrella • Vibe (Calm, Gloom, Joy, Rage)
Minigames	Toad Jump • Toad Shot • Toad Tote
Miscellaneous	Multimedia • Parasol Fall • Peach Hit Five • Pre-release and unused content • Staff