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| |name=Item Box | | |name=Item Box |
| |image=[[File:ItemBoxMK8.png|200px]]<br>The Item Box in its ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' appearance | | |image=[[File:ItemBoxMK8.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' |
| |effect=Gives an item when broken | | |effect=Gives an item when broken |
| |first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) | | |first_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]]) |
| |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) | | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]]) |
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| '''Item Boxes''' (or '''item boxes''') are boxes found in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. Item Boxes look like [[? Block]]s but are transparent and often multicolored, and in more recent games, they have an iridescent checkerboard pattern. When a character passes through them, they get a random [[List of items|item]]. These blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. They have appeared in all the ''Mario Kart'' games, except ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', where [[? Panel]]s are used instead. [[Fake Item Box]]es appear as items from the real Item Boxes and can be used in a similar way to [[Banana]]s, but they have a bigger impact by making racers flip over instead of spinning out. As seen in [[Toad's Factory]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', Item Boxes can be made out of [[Brick Block]]s.
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| The positions in which players are in a race determine what kinds of items they will get. For example, someone in first place may get a [[Green Shell]] or a Banana, while someone in last place may get a [[Super Star]], a [[Golden Dash Mushroom]], [[Lightning]], or a [[Bullet Bill]].
| | '''Item Boxes''' (or '''item boxes''') are boxes featured mainly in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. They first appear in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', replacing the [[? Panel]]s of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', and return in all subsequent games. Item Boxes resemble [[? Block]]s but have a generally translucent and multicolored design, and would receive an iridescent checkerboard pattern later on. When a character passes through them, they get a random [[List of items|item]]. Item Boxes have a hazardous counterpart, [[Fake Item Box]]es, which do not grant items but flip players over. Item Boxes always hand out items depending on racers' positions, with more effective items going to gradually lower ranked players, with players in first position usually receiving either just a [[Green Shell]] or a [[Banana Peel|Banana]]. |
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| By holding and not releasing the "use item" button on a controller, players can hold some items behind them, such as Bananas and shells, referred to as "dangling."<ref>''Mario Kart DS'' English instruction booklet. Page 10.</ref> This allows players to protect themselves from rear attacks or collisions with other racers. | | By holding and not releasing the "use item" button on a controller, players can hold some items behind them, such as Bananas and shells, referred to as "dangling."<ref>{{cite|title=''Mario Kart DS'' instruction booklet|page=10|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> This allows players to protect themselves from rear attacks or collisions with other racers and, in most of its appearances, collect another item for use after the existing one is used up or is destroyed. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== |
| ====''Mario Kart 64''==== | | ====''Mario Kart 64''==== |
| [[File:MK64 Item Box.png|thumb|right|150px|The octahedron shape of an item box in ''Mario Kart 64'']] | | [[File:MK64 Item Box.png|thumb|100px|Screenshot from ''Mario Kart 64'', showing their original octahedron shape]] |
| [[File:MK64SidewaysItemBox.png|thumb|left|A sideways item box from Luigi Raceway]]
| | ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' is the first game to utilize Item Boxes, replacing [[? Panel]]s from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. Instead of being flat, square, and yellow like ? Panels, they have an [[wikipedia:octahedron|octahedron shape]] with a ? in the center, and are multicolored and translucent. Colliding with an Item Box will provide the character with a random item; the item received is determined based on the place of the character - the farther back they are, the more powerful items they will get. Unlike ? Panels, Item Boxes respawn almost immediately after being used. The items can also be held behind the karts, a feature that did not exist with ? Panels. |
| ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' is the first game to utilize Item Boxes, replacing [[? Panel]]s from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. Instead of being flat, square, and yellow like ? Panels, they have an [[wikipedia:octahedron|octahedron shape]] with a ? in the center, and are multicolored. Colliding with an Item Box will provide the character with a random item; the item received is determined based on the place of the character - the farther back they are, the more powerful items they will get. Unlike ? Panels, Item Boxes respawn almost immediately after being used. | |
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| Throughout the game, there are two item boxes with the unusual characteristic of providing nothing but [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]s; they are marked with a sideways "?" and appear hanging from the [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]] balloon and atop a large rock on [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Troopa Beach]].
| | Two of the Item Boxes and provide only [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]]s,<ref>{{cite|quote=Collect this box to receive a Spiny Shell.|author=Owsen, Dan, Scott Pelland, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Mario Kart 64'' Player's Guide|page=19}}</ref> and are marked with a sideways question mark. They appear hanging from the balloon in [[N64 Luigi Raceway|Luigi Raceway]] and atop a large rock on [[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|Koopa Troopa Beach]]. |
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| ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | | ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== |
| [[File:MKSC Mario Circuit 1 Item Box.png|240px|thumb|left|An item box in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' in an isolated location of [[SNES Mario Circuit 1|Mario Circuit 1]]]] | | [[File:ItemBox MKSC.png|thumb||left|Artwork from ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', the first game in which Item Boxes are redesigned]] |
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| | Item Boxes return in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', where they have been redesigned: they are cube-shaped, have white outlines, are not translucent, and have a bolder question mark on each of their faces, which themselves have different colors. Most are found in groups of three but some boxes are isolated in uncommon locations in the track. The Item Boxes rotate on one axis, except in Single-Pak Multiplayer, where they shrink and extend slightly instead. |
| Item Boxes take on a different appearance in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. Here, they look like cubes that change color instead of their previous octahedron shape. Most are found in groups of 3 but some boxes are isolated in uncommon locations in the track. Other than appearance and location changes, no functional changes have been made. | |
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| ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | | ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== |
| [[File:MKDD Double Item Box.png|thumb|100px|The Double Item Box, which first appeared in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'']] | | [[File:MKDD ItemBox.png|thumb|100px|Artwork from ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'', showing its second redesign]] |
| In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Item Boxes make a reappearance, along with a new variety named Double Item Boxes. Unlike regular Item Boxes, Double Item Boxes grant both the driver and the thrower items. Item Boxes in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' take on a different appearance from their previous appearances: they are still shaped like cubes, but they have a checkerboard texture, similar to a race flag. | | In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Item Boxes make a reappearance, along with a new variety named Double Item Boxes. Unlike regular Item Boxes, Double Item Boxes grant both the driver and the thrower items. Item Boxes have once again been redesigned: they are still shaped like cubes, but they have a checkerboard texture, gain beveled edges, and feature translucency with one question mark like in ''Mario Kart 64'', though the question mark itself is bolder and wider and has a blue outline. Also like in ''Mario Kart 64'', they rotate sideways. Items themselves can now be lost and fall on the ground, such as when the player is struck by Lightning. |
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| ''Double Dash!!'' is the first game where Item Boxes can move independently around the track - some in [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] or [[Mushroom City]] will follow the track like the other cars, while some in [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] or [[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]] will move back and forth along a piece of track. Moving Item Boxes respawn where they were last broken, except in Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City, where they respawn in the pipe shortcut and in alleyways, respectively. The player will be considered out of bounds if they enter the alleyways in Mushroom City.
| | Item Boxes can travel independently for the first time. In [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] or [[Mushroom City]] they will follow the track like the other cars, while some in [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]] or [[GCN Sherbet Land|Sherbet Land]] just travel back and forth. Moving Item Boxes respawn where they were last broken, except in Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City, where they respawn in the pipe shortcut and in alleyways, respectively. It is also the only game where items from Item Boxes cannot be dangled. |
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| In split-screen mode except for Battle Course stages, Item Boxes are brighter checkerboard texture than the normal checkerboard texture. In the mini-game Bob-omb Blast, Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes only grant players the [[Bob-omb]] item, and have their "?" replaced with a Bob-omb to show this. | | In split-screen mode except for Battle Course stages, Item Boxes are brighter checkerboard texture than the normal checkerboard texture. In Bob-omb Blast, Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes only yield [[Bob-omb]]s, with the question mark icon depicting a Bob-omb icon to reflect this. |
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| Any Double Item Boxes are replaced with single Item Boxes when a ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' course appears in a later game.
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| ====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' / ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2'' ==== | | ====''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' sub-series==== |
| [[File:ToadItemBoxes.png|thumb|left|The hexagonal item boxes from ''Mario Arcade GP 2'']] | | [[File:ToadItemBoxes.png|thumb|The hexagonal item boxes from ''Mario Kart Arcade GP 2'']] |
| Item Boxes in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' and [[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2|its sequel]] serve the same function. However, they are depicted with a honeycomb-like hexagonal structure instead of cubic. | | Item Boxes in the [[Mario Kart (series)#Arcade games|''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' sub-series]] are designed with a honeycomb-like hexagonal structure instead, but they still work the same way. |
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| ====''Mario Kart DS''==== | | ====''Mario Kart DS''==== |
| [[File:ItemBoxMKDS.png|thumb|An Item Box as it appears in ''Mario Kart DS'']]
| | The Item Boxes of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' are based on their appearance in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', except with the beveled edges replaced with white borders, the checkerboard pattern using rainbow and transparent squares, and the question mark made smaller and recolored to be gray with a black outline. Double Item Boxes do not return due to the lack of a two-driver mechanic. The player is usually able to dangle Item Boxes but with exceptions such as [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] and [[Blooper]]. They also do not appear physically in the racer's hands and are no longer dropped when the player is hit by shells. |
| In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the boxes have a similar appearance to the boxes in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'', being slightly more square with white borders and including transparent areas, and serve the exact same function. Like in the previous games, they still grant the player an item depending on the player's place.
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| In the [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|Mission Mode]] of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', the player's task occasionally is to destroy a certain amount of Item Boxes (which often contain [[Mushroom]]s to give the driver a boost). | | In [[DS DK Pass|DK Pass]], there is an Item Box atop a large hill that always yields either a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Triple Mushroom]], a Mushroom, or rarely a [[Red Shell]]. Similar Item Boxes appear during missions where the player has to win a racer against an opponent. |
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| In [[DS DK Pass|DK Pass]], there is an item box sitting on top of a large hill that acts rather unusually. It will give the player, no matter what place they are in, a [[Super Star|Star]], [[Mushroom#Mario Kart series|Triple Mushrooms]], a single Mushroom, or (rarely) a [[Red Shell]]. This is the only location of such in the entire game, but it also appears in missions where the player must beat someone else (like [[Yoshi]], a [[Chain Chomp]] or a [[Car (obstacle)|red car]]). | | In multiplayer battle mode, defeated players can deploy unlimited Item Boxes in the manner of Bananas, but with a short pause between each one deployed. |
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| In multiplayer battle mode, defeated players have an unlimited supply of item boxes (though there is a delay time for each use) and can deploy them similar to a banana. These help other players get items. The ghost item boxes disappear after a while.
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| ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== |
| [[File:MKW Item Box Artwork.png|thumb|left|100px|An item box as seen in ''Mario Kart Wii'']]
| | Item Boxes return in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where they lose their checkerboard textures and white outlines and have with dot textures and more rounded corners. They also now change colors, and the question mark is slightly wider and white with a blue outline as in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' They act in a similar manner as in the previous games and nothing has been changed relating to function when an item is received. However, they do reappear at a slower rate than its precedents. Item Boxes are shown to be produced from [[Brick Block]]s in [[Toad's Factory]]. |
| In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', the item boxes lose their checkerboard textures and gain rainbow dot textures. They act in a similar manner as in the previous games and nothing has been changed relating to function when an item is received. However, they do reappear at a slower rate than its precedents. It is seen that Item Boxes are created out of [[Brick Block]]s in [[Toad's Factory]].
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| The concept of a "super" item box returns only in the battle mode stage, [[Chain Chomp Wheel]]. There, some item boxes float in the center of a large ring, bearing in shape of a star. If players can aim correctly and touch the item boxes, they mostly receive a [[Super Star|Star]] or the occasional [[Mushroom]].
| | In [[Chain Chomp Wheel]], some Item Boxes are in the center of a large star-shaped ring, and such Item Boxes often yield a [[Super Star|Star]] or the occasional [[Mushroom]]. |
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| In multiplayer modes, Item Boxes have spinning question marks inside them as opposed to being static in single-player mode. | | In multiplayer modes, Item Boxes have spinning question marks inside them as opposed to being static in single-player mode. |
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| ====''Mario Kart 7''==== | | ====''Mario Kart 7''==== |
| [[File:MK7 Current.png|thumb|Item Boxes in ''Mario Kart 7'']] | | [[File:MK7 Current.png|thumb|Item Boxes in ''Mario Kart 7'']] |
| Item Boxes return in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' with the same design and purpose as ''Mario Kart Wii'', with a rainbow-colored texture slightly less biased against the red area. Unlike in ''Mario Kart DS'', they do not appear on the bottom screen's map. | | Item Boxes return in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' with mostly the same design as ''Mario Kart Wii'', except they do not change colors, the blue outline of the question mark is more pronounced, and the question mark itself is flat and floats up and down. Dangled items are no longer uncontrollably flung when the player is hit from the front, and items such as the [[Bob-omb]] and Spiny Shell no longer cause items in reserve to dissipate. Unlike in ''Mario Kart DS'', they do not appear on the bottom screen's map. |
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| While the "super Item Box" of DK Pass remains intact, the Spiny Shell-only Item Boxes from Luigi Raceway and Koopa Troopa Beach have been replaced with a regular Item Box and a [[Coin]] respectively. | | While the "super Item Box" of {{classic|DS|DK Pass}} remains intact, the Spiny Shell-only Item Boxes from {{classic|N64|Luigi Raceway}} and {{classic|N64|Koopa Troopa Beach}} have been replaced with a regular Item Box and a [[Coin]] respectively. {{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} also retains its unique item roulette sound. |
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| ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | | ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== |
| Item Boxes reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', holding the same function as in previous encounters. The appearance remains about the same from ''Mario Kart 7'', except it is a crystalline grey instead of a rainbow color and the ? is slightly larger. One difference between the games is that players can no longer hold two items at once (like in ''Super Mario Kart''), and items will appear in the drivers' hands (like in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''), or in the case of the triple items and the [[Crazy Eight]], automatically activate by themselves. | | Item Boxes reappear in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' with the same function as in previous games. The appearance remains about the same from ''Mario Kart 7'', except it is a crystalline gray instead of a rainbow color, and the question mark is slightly larger, features a beveled outline, and now pulsates. This time, dangling no longer results in a freed item slot, while items also appear in the drivers' hands, a detail returning from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. Some items, such as the [[Triple Bananas]] and [[Crazy Eight]], activate automatically. Items are no longer lost when the player falls off the track, and when they are lost, they do not fall on the ground. The box has a new sound effect, for both the Item Box itself and the item roulette. In ''Mario Kart 8'', the items players can receive are solely determined by their distance behind the leader, rather than position. In [[Animal Crossing]], there are Item Boxes after the glider segment that are held up by balloons, which can be obtained by either gliding through the Item Box or by breaking the balloon. The Item Boxes in certain stages have special sound effects from their respective games, as opposed to the normal sound; Animal Crossing's play a variant of the music when a profile is loaded or saved, [[Hyrule Circuit]]'s play the chest opening jingle from ''The Legend of Zelda'' games. |
| Unlike previous games, it now has a new sound effect, for both the Item Box itself and the item roulette.
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| In ''Mario Kart 8'', the items players can receive are solely determined by their distance behind the leader, rather than position. ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' uses both distance and position to determine items. | |
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| In [[Animal Crossing]], there are Item Boxes after the glider segment that are held up by balloons, which can be obtained by either gliding through the Item Box or by breaking the balloon. The Item Boxes in certain stages have special sound effects from their respective games, as opposed to the normal sound; Animal Crossing's play a variant of the music when a profile is loaded or saved, [[Hyrule Circuit]]'s play the chest opening jingle from ''The Legend of Zelda'' games, and [[Urchin Underpass]]'s play the stat slot sound from ''Splatoon''.
| | ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' retains not only Item Boxes but also Double Item Boxes, though without the two-driver mechanic. The player can only use one item at a time and receive a second item from a standard Item Box if there is a slot available. Additionally, Double Item Boxes are no longer randomly generated; rather, they appear in the same spot every time. There are two courses that do not have Double Item Boxes: {{classic link|GCN|Baby Park}} and {{classic link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}. In this game, the item given is now determined by both distance and position. [[Urchin Underpass]]' play the stat slot sound from ''Splatoon''. {{classic|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} also retains its unique item roulette sound. The time for an Item Box to regenerate was shortened slightly in version 2.0,<ref>{{cite|quote=Shortened the time it takes for an item box to regenerate when it gets taken by someone else.|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Update History {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} Support|publisher=Nintendo UK|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Nintendo-Switch/Game-Updates/Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-Update-History-1558546.html}}</ref> and furthered in version 2.1.0 to the point of regenerating near instantaneously.<ref>{{cite|quote=Further shortened the time it takes for item boxes to regenerate after another player takes them.|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Update History {{!}} Nintendo Switch {{!}} Support|publisher=Nintendo UK|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Nintendo-Switch/Game-Updates/Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe-Update-History-1558546.html}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' features the return of Double Item Boxes. Like in ''Double Dash!!'', players can once again hold up to two items at once, even if they do not equip the first item. However, unlike in ''Double Dash!!'', ''Deluxe'' uses the same arrangement as previous games in that the second item is merely held in reserve while the first item is in play, and the player can get a second item from a standard Item Box if they have one in their main slot. There are two courses in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' that do not have Double Item Boxes: {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}} and {{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}}. | |
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| ====''Mario Kart Tour''==== | | ====''Mario Kart Tour''==== |
| [[File:MKT Frenzy Item Box Bobomb.png|thumb|right|120px|A Frenzy Item Box found in a ''Mario Kart Tour'' [[Goomba Takedown]] challenge, giving the player a [[Bob-omb]] [[Frenzy]]]] | | [[File:MKT Frenzy Item Box Bobomb.png|thumb|120px|A Frenzy Item Box found in a ''Mario Kart Tour'' [[Goomba Takedown]] challenge, giving the player a [[Bob-omb]] [[Frenzy]]]] |
| Item Boxes return once again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' with similar design and functionality to ''Mario Kart 8''. Replacing the Double Item Box is a feature allowing each character to hold two or three items on certain courses. When the racer drives through an Item Box, an item will be rolled in all empty item slots; if the Auto-Item feature is turned on, the remaining items will be used and all slots will be rolled. When all three item slots (if available) show the same item, [[Frenzy]] mode is activated, granting the player invincibility and allowing infinite uses of that item for a short time. | | Item Boxes return once again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' with the same design as ''Mario Kart 8''. They reappear much faster than in previous games. Replacing the Double Item Box is a feature allowing each character to hold two or three items on certain courses. When the racer drives through an Item Box, an item will be rolled in all empty item slots; if the Auto-Item feature is turned on, the remaining items will be used and all slots will be rolled. When all three item slots (if available) show the same item, [[Frenzy]] mode is activated, granting the player invincibility and allowing infinite uses of that item for a short time. |
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| In general, if a racer drives through a spot where an Item Box that was broken by another driver is supposed to be, they will still obtain items even if the Item Box has not respawned yet; this is contrary to previous appearances, where racers would miss getting an item from an Item Box in the time it took to respawn. A ''Mario Kart Tour'' feature on the {{wp|App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|App Store}} states that players can miss an Item Box if it has not physically reappeared after breaking;<ref>[https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1533872240 5 Speedy Tips for Mario Kart Tour]. ''apple.com'' (United States). Retrieved February 12, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220212163155/https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1533872240 Archived] February 12, 2022, 16:31:55 UTC via Wayback Machine.) "''If a racer in front of you gets an Item Box, you’ll miss it before it respawns.''"</ref> this is only true regarding Item Boxes found within [[Clampy|Clampies]], which do not reappear until a Clampy closes and reopens its valves to produce another Item Box. | | In general, if a racer drives through a spot where an Item Box that was broken by another driver is supposed to be, they will still obtain items even if the Item Box has not respawned yet; this is contrary to previous appearances, where racers would miss getting an item from an Item Box in the time it took to respawn. A ''Mario Kart Tour'' feature on the {{wp|App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|App Store}} stated that players can miss an Item Box if it has not physically reappeared after breaking;<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20220212163155/https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1533872240|title=5 Speedy Tips for Mario Kart Tour|publisher=apple.com|location=United States|accessdate=February 12, 2022 ({{file link|App Store screenshot story 5 Speedy Tips for MKT.png|Screenshot}})|quote=If a racer in front of you gets an Item Box, you'll miss it before it respawns.}}</ref> this is only true for Item Boxes found within [[Clampy|Clampies]], which do not reappear until a Clampy closes and reopens its valves to produce another Item Box, or when [[Car (obstacle)|traffic]] breaks the Item Boxes. |
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| Some bonus challenges contain Item Boxes with the question mark replaced by the image of an item, such as a [[Bob-omb]]. These will immediately give the player one of that item, regardless of how many item slots the driver has. The player also cannot activate a Frenzy with such Item Boxes, even if three are collected. Another special type of Item Box introduced in the [[Valentine's Tour]] has a pink appearance with a rainbow outline on the question mark, and immediately activates a Frenzy of a given item. This special Item Box appears in the [[Goomba Takedown]] bonus challenges held at [[SNES Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Vanilla Lake 1]] and [[Wii Mushroom Gorge]], as well as the [[Take them out quick!]] bonus challenge held at [[N64 Frappe Snowland]]. | | Some bonus challenges contain Item Boxes with the question mark replaced by the image of an item, such as a [[Bob-omb]]. These will immediately give the player one of that item, regardless of how many item slots the driver has. The player also cannot activate a Frenzy with such Item Boxes, even if three are collected. Another special type of Item Box introduced in the [[Valentine's Tour]] has a pink appearance with a rainbow outline on the question mark, and immediately activates a Frenzy of a given item. This special Item Box appears in the [[Goomba Takedown]] bonus challenges held at [[SNES Mario Circuit 2]], [[SNES Vanilla Lake 1]] and [[Wii Mushroom Gorge]], as well as the [[Take them out quick!]] bonus challenge held at [[N64 Frappe Snowland]]. |
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| ====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''==== | | ====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''==== |
| Item Boxes appear once again in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', this time as a gate customization option. Any racer who drives through the customized gate will trigger an item roulette. | | Item Boxes appear once again in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', where they act identically to ''Mario Kart 8''. Here, they act as a gate customization option. Any racer who drives through the customized gate will trigger an item roulette. |
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| An Item Box appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|sticker]]. In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], the sticker can be used by any fighter to increase the power of ice-based attacks by eight points. The artwork shown in the sticker is the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' version of the Item Box.
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| [[File:MPT ItemBattle.JPG|thumb|Item Battle mode in ''Mario Power Tennis'']]
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| Item boxes appear in ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. As in the ''Mario Kart'' series, they give players an item when hit, in this case using the tennis ball. In ''Mario Power Tennis'', Item Boxes make the same sound as in ''Mario Kart Double Dash!!'' when broken.
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| | [[File:Dream Race Item Box.png|thumb|left|An Item Box in [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Race]], a Dream Event in the Wii version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'']] |
| Item Boxes appear in the [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Race]] and [[Dream Platform]] events that appears in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', and the [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Nintendo DS)|Dream Race]], [[Dream Canoe]], [[Dream Shooting]] and [[Dream Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games)|Dream Long Jump]] events in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|edition]], taking their design from the more recent ''Mario Kart'' games. The items that can be obtained from these boxes vary depending on the event being played and in some events, the position of the player when they collect the Item Box. | | In the [[Mario & Sonic (series)|''Mario & Sonic'' series]], Item Boxes appear in various [[Dream Event]]s, functioning identically as in the ''Mario Kart'' games, but the items that they give vary, depending on the event or even position of the player. In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', Item Boxes only appear in the [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Wii)|Dream Race]] and [[Dream Platform]] events. In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', Item Boxes appear in the [[Dream Race (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for Nintendo DS)|Dream Race]], [[Dream Canoe]], [[Dream Shooting]] and [[Dream Long Jump (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games)|Dream Long Jump]] events. The items that can be obtained from these boxes vary depending on the event being played and in some events, the position of the player when they collect the Item Box. In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', Item Boxes appear in [[Ski Cross Racing]], [[Rocket Ski Jumping]], [[Extreme Snowboarding]] and [[Ski Shooting]]. In the game's [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]], Item Boxes appear in both the [[Dream Alpine (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Alpine (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Alpine, the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Ski Cross (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Ski Cross, the [[Dream Snowboard Cross (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Snowboard Cross (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Snowboard Cross, [[Dream Short Track]], [[Dream Bobsleigh]], [[Dream Ice Hockey]], [[Dream Curling]] and [[Dream Snowball Fight]]. Additionally, in Dream Ice Hockey, one of the events that may occur when collecting a [[Wild Ball]] is a large number of Item Boxes appearing on the rink. |
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| Item boxes appear in many of the [[Dream Event]]s in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', where they function as usual, giving players items when collected. In the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|version]], Item Boxes appear in [[Ski Cross Racing]], [[Rocket Ski Jumping]], [[Extreme Snowboarding]] and [[Ski Shooting]]. In the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|version]], Item Boxes appear in both the [[Dream Alpine (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Alpine (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Alpine, the [[Dream Ski Cross (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Ski Cross (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Ski Cross, the [[Dream Snowboard Cross (Individual)|Individual]] and [[Dream Snowboard Cross (Team)|Team]] versions of Dream Snowboard Cross, [[Dream Short Track]], [[Dream Bobsleigh]], [[Dream Ice Hockey]], [[Dream Curling]] and [[Dream Snowball Fight]]. Additionally, in Dream Ice Hockey, one of the events that occurs when collecting a [[Wild Ball]] is a large number of Item Boxes appearing on the rink.
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| [[File:Bowser's Shocking Slipup.jpg|thumb|left|Item Boxes in [[Bowser's Shocking Slipup]]]] | | [[File:Bowser's Shocking Slipup.jpg|thumb|Item Boxes in [[Bowser's Shocking Slipup]], a minigame in ''Mario Party: Star Rush'']] |
| Item Boxes make an appearance in the minigame, [[Bowser's Shocking Slipup]] in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. Here, depending on the timing hit, they can deliver [[Lightning|Lightning Bolt]]s to [[Bowser]] or cause [[Banana|Banana Peel]]s to spawn, which can stun players. Double Item Boxes appear and give out twice the number of items. During the second phase of the battle, Item Boxes spin faster. | | Item Boxes make an appearance in the minigame, [[Bowser's Shocking Slipup]] in ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''. Here, depending on the timing hit, they can deliver [[Lightning|Lightning Bolt]]s to [[Bowser]] or cause [[Banana|Banana Peel]]s to spawn, which can stun players. Double Item Boxes appear and give out twice the number of items. During the second phase of the battle, Item Boxes spin faster. |
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| ===Artwork===
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| ItemBox MKSC.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
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| MKDD ItemBox.png|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
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| MKDD Double Item Box.png|Double Item Box, ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
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| MKW Item Box Artwork.png|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
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| Itembox MK7.png|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
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| ItemBoxMK8.png|''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
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| MK8-Line-Item-OK.gif|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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| MK8-Line-Item-NO.gif|''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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| Facebook MarioKartDE 2017-05-02.jpg|Image macro of an Item Box from the official German ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' Facebook page
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| SNW MKKC Group Artwork.jpg|Group artwork for Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge from [[Super Nintendo World]]
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| ItemBoxMK64.png|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
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| Mksc item box.png|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
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| MKT ItemBox.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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| MKT ItemBox.gif|''Mario Kart Tour''
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| MKT 138CB.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' ([[List of badges in Mario Kart Tour|badge]])
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| Dream Race Item Box.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''
| | ItemBoxMKDS.png|''Mario Kart DS'' model |
| MKT New York Minute 3 Website Scene.png|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' | | MKW Item Box Artwork.png|''Mario Kart Wii'' artwork |
| MKT Item Box.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' | | MK8-Line-Item-NO.gif|''Mario Kart 8'' LINE sticker |
| | MKT 138CB.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' badge |
| | MKT Item Box.png|''Mario Kart Tour'' screenshot |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| {{foreign names | | {{foreign names |
| |Jap=アイテムボックス | | |Jpn=アイテムボックス |
| |JapR=Aitemu Bokkusu | | |JpnR=Aitemu Bokkusu |
| |JapM=Item Box | | |JpnM=Item Box |
| |Chi=道具箱<br>''Dàojù Xiāng''<br>问号方块<ref>腾讯NintendoSwitch (March 27, 2020). [https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv5319257 想在《马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版》中占据上风？这些游戏小技巧值得一试]. ''Bilibili''. Retrieved March 27, 2020. ([http://web.archive.org/web/20201124224147/https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv5319257 Archived] November 24, 2020, 22:41:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> <small>(Chinese release of ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'')</small><br>''Wènhào Fāngkuài'' | | |Chi=道具箱 |
| |ChiM=Item Box<br><br>Question Block<br><br> | | |ChiR=Dàojù Xiāng |
| |Dut=Voorwerpdoos<br>Voorwerpkist <small>(''Mario Kart 8'' electronic manual)</small> | | |Chi2=问号方块 |
| | |Chi2C=<ref>{{cite|author=腾讯NintendoSwitch|date=March 27, 2020|url=www.bilibili.com/read/cv5319257|title=想在《马力欧卡丁车8 豪华版》中占据上风？这些游戏小技巧值得一试|publisher=Bilibili|language=zh-hans|accessdate=March 27, 2020|archive=web.archive.org/web/20201124224147/https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv5319257}}</ref> |
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| | |Chi2R=Wènhào Fāngkuài |
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| | |Dut2N=''Mario Kart 8'' electronic manual |
| |DutM=Item Box | | |DutM=Item Box |
| |Fra=Boîte à objets<br>Boîte à bonus <small>(''Mario Kart 64'' instruction booklet)</small> | | |Dut2M=Item Box |
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| |Ita=Cubo oggetto<br>Riquadro Oggetti <small>(''Mario Kart 64'' instruction booklet)</small><br>Blocco "?" <small>(''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' website)</small><br>Scatola <small>(''Mario Kart DS'' website)</small><br>Scatola oggetto <small>(''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart 7'' websites)</small> | | |Ita=Cubo oggetto |
| |ItaM=Item cube<br>Item Square<br>"?" block<br>Box<br>Item box | | |Ita2=Riquadro Oggetti |
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- “Touch an Item Box to break it open!”
- —Lakitu, Mario Kart Tour
Item Boxes (or item boxes) are boxes featured mainly in the Mario Kart series. They first appear in Mario Kart 64, replacing the ? Panels of Super Mario Kart, and return in all subsequent games. Item Boxes resemble ? Blocks but have a generally translucent and multicolored design, and would receive an iridescent checkerboard pattern later on. When a character passes through them, they get a random item. Item Boxes have a hazardous counterpart, Fake Item Boxes, which do not grant items but flip players over. Item Boxes always hand out items depending on racers' positions, with more effective items going to gradually lower ranked players, with players in first position usually receiving either just a Green Shell or a Banana.
By holding and not releasing the "use item" button on a controller, players can hold some items behind them, such as Bananas and shells, referred to as "dangling."[1] This allows players to protect themselves from rear attacks or collisions with other racers and, in most of its appearances, collect another item for use after the existing one is used up or is destroyed.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Screenshot from
Mario Kart 64, showing their original octahedron shape
Mario Kart 64 is the first game to utilize Item Boxes, replacing ? Panels from Super Mario Kart. Instead of being flat, square, and yellow like ? Panels, they have an octahedron shape with a ? in the center, and are multicolored and translucent. Colliding with an Item Box will provide the character with a random item; the item received is determined based on the place of the character - the farther back they are, the more powerful items they will get. Unlike ? Panels, Item Boxes respawn almost immediately after being used. The items can also be held behind the karts, a feature that did not exist with ? Panels.
Two of the Item Boxes and provide only Spiny Shells,[2] and are marked with a sideways question mark. They appear hanging from the balloon in Luigi Raceway and atop a large rock on Koopa Troopa Beach.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Artwork from
Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the first game in which Item Boxes are redesigned
Item Boxes return in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, where they have been redesigned: they are cube-shaped, have white outlines, are not translucent, and have a bolder question mark on each of their faces, which themselves have different colors. Most are found in groups of three but some boxes are isolated in uncommon locations in the track. The Item Boxes rotate on one axis, except in Single-Pak Multiplayer, where they shrink and extend slightly instead.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Artwork from
Mario Kart Double Dash!!, showing its second redesign
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Item Boxes make a reappearance, along with a new variety named Double Item Boxes. Unlike regular Item Boxes, Double Item Boxes grant both the driver and the thrower items. Item Boxes have once again been redesigned: they are still shaped like cubes, but they have a checkerboard texture, gain beveled edges, and feature translucency with one question mark like in Mario Kart 64, though the question mark itself is bolder and wider and has a blue outline. Also like in Mario Kart 64, they rotate sideways. Items themselves can now be lost and fall on the ground, such as when the player is struck by Lightning.
Item Boxes can travel independently for the first time. In Mushroom Bridge or Mushroom City they will follow the track like the other cars, while some in Peach Beach or Sherbet Land just travel back and forth. Moving Item Boxes respawn where they were last broken, except in Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City, where they respawn in the pipe shortcut and in alleyways, respectively. It is also the only game where items from Item Boxes cannot be dangled.
In split-screen mode except for Battle Course stages, Item Boxes are brighter checkerboard texture than the normal checkerboard texture. In Bob-omb Blast, Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes only yield Bob-ombs, with the question mark icon depicting a Bob-omb icon to reflect this.
Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series[edit]
The hexagonal item boxes from
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2Item Boxes in the Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series are designed with a honeycomb-like hexagonal structure instead, but they still work the same way.
Mario Kart DS[edit]
The Item Boxes of Mario Kart DS are based on their appearance in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, except with the beveled edges replaced with white borders, the checkerboard pattern using rainbow and transparent squares, and the question mark made smaller and recolored to be gray with a black outline. Double Item Boxes do not return due to the lack of a two-driver mechanic. The player is usually able to dangle Item Boxes but with exceptions such as Spiny Shell and Blooper. They also do not appear physically in the racer's hands and are no longer dropped when the player is hit by shells.
In DK Pass, there is an Item Box atop a large hill that always yields either a Star, Triple Mushroom, a Mushroom, or rarely a Red Shell. Similar Item Boxes appear during missions where the player has to win a racer against an opponent.
In multiplayer battle mode, defeated players can deploy unlimited Item Boxes in the manner of Bananas, but with a short pause between each one deployed.
The Item Box roulette sound effect of Waluigi Pinball has arcade-like noises, fitting the theme.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Item Boxes return in Mario Kart Wii, where they lose their checkerboard textures and white outlines and have with dot textures and more rounded corners. They also now change colors, and the question mark is slightly wider and white with a blue outline as in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! They act in a similar manner as in the previous games and nothing has been changed relating to function when an item is received. However, they do reappear at a slower rate than its precedents. Item Boxes are shown to be produced from Brick Blocks in Toad's Factory.
In Chain Chomp Wheel, some Item Boxes are in the center of a large star-shaped ring, and such Item Boxes often yield a Star or the occasional Mushroom.
In multiplayer modes, Item Boxes have spinning question marks inside them as opposed to being static in single-player mode.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Item Boxes in
Mario Kart 7Item Boxes return in Mario Kart 7 with mostly the same design as Mario Kart Wii, except they do not change colors, the blue outline of the question mark is more pronounced, and the question mark itself is flat and floats up and down. Dangled items are no longer uncontrollably flung when the player is hit from the front, and items such as the Bob-omb and Spiny Shell no longer cause items in reserve to dissipate. Unlike in Mario Kart DS, they do not appear on the bottom screen's map.
While the "super Item Box" of DS DK Pass remains intact, the Spiny Shell-only Item Boxes from N64 Luigi Raceway and N64 Koopa Troopa Beach have been replaced with a regular Item Box and a Coin respectively. DS Waluigi Pinball also retains its unique item roulette sound.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Item Boxes reappear in Mario Kart 8 with the same function as in previous games. The appearance remains about the same from Mario Kart 7, except it is a crystalline gray instead of a rainbow color, and the question mark is slightly larger, features a beveled outline, and now pulsates. This time, dangling no longer results in a freed item slot, while items also appear in the drivers' hands, a detail returning from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Some items, such as the Triple Bananas and Crazy Eight, activate automatically. Items are no longer lost when the player falls off the track, and when they are lost, they do not fall on the ground. The box has a new sound effect, for both the Item Box itself and the item roulette. In Mario Kart 8, the items players can receive are solely determined by their distance behind the leader, rather than position. In Animal Crossing, there are Item Boxes after the glider segment that are held up by balloons, which can be obtained by either gliding through the Item Box or by breaking the balloon. The Item Boxes in certain stages have special sound effects from their respective games, as opposed to the normal sound; Animal Crossing's play a variant of the music when a profile is loaded or saved, Hyrule Circuit's play the chest opening jingle from The Legend of Zelda games.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe retains not only Item Boxes but also Double Item Boxes, though without the two-driver mechanic. The player can only use one item at a time and receive a second item from a standard Item Box if there is a slot available. Additionally, Double Item Boxes are no longer randomly generated; rather, they appear in the same spot every time. There are two courses that do not have Double Item Boxes: GCN Baby Park and DS Shroom Ridge. In this game, the item given is now determined by both distance and position. Urchin Underpass' play the stat slot sound from Splatoon. DS Waluigi Pinball also retains its unique item roulette sound. The time for an Item Box to regenerate was shortened slightly in version 2.0,[3] and furthered in version 2.1.0 to the point of regenerating near instantaneously.[4]
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Item Boxes return once again in Mario Kart Tour with the same design as Mario Kart 8. They reappear much faster than in previous games. Replacing the Double Item Box is a feature allowing each character to hold two or three items on certain courses. When the racer drives through an Item Box, an item will be rolled in all empty item slots; if the Auto-Item feature is turned on, the remaining items will be used and all slots will be rolled. When all three item slots (if available) show the same item, Frenzy mode is activated, granting the player invincibility and allowing infinite uses of that item for a short time.
In general, if a racer drives through a spot where an Item Box that was broken by another driver is supposed to be, they will still obtain items even if the Item Box has not respawned yet; this is contrary to previous appearances, where racers would miss getting an item from an Item Box in the time it took to respawn. A Mario Kart Tour feature on the App Store stated that players can miss an Item Box if it has not physically reappeared after breaking;[5] this is only true for Item Boxes found within Clampies, which do not reappear until a Clampy closes and reopens its valves to produce another Item Box, or when traffic breaks the Item Boxes.
Some bonus challenges contain Item Boxes with the question mark replaced by the image of an item, such as a Bob-omb. These will immediately give the player one of that item, regardless of how many item slots the driver has. The player also cannot activate a Frenzy with such Item Boxes, even if three are collected. Another special type of Item Box introduced in the Valentine's Tour has a pink appearance with a rainbow outline on the question mark, and immediately activates a Frenzy of a given item. This special Item Box appears in the Goomba Takedown bonus challenges held at SNES Mario Circuit 2, SNES Vanilla Lake 1 and Wii Mushroom Gorge, as well as the Take them out quick! bonus challenge held at N64 Frappe Snowland.
Like in previous appearances, DS Waluigi Pinball retains its unique item roulette sound.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
Item Boxes appear once again in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, where they act identically to Mario Kart 8. Here, they act as a gate customization option. Any racer who drives through the customized gate will trigger an item roulette.
Mario & Sonic series[edit]
In the Mario & Sonic series, Item Boxes appear in various Dream Events, functioning identically as in the Mario Kart games, but the items that they give vary, depending on the event or even position of the player. In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Item Boxes only appear in the Dream Race and Dream Platform events. In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Item Boxes appear in the Dream Race, Dream Canoe, Dream Shooting and Dream Long Jump events. The items that can be obtained from these boxes vary depending on the event being played and in some events, the position of the player when they collect the Item Box. In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Item Boxes appear in Ski Cross Racing, Rocket Ski Jumping, Extreme Snowboarding and Ski Shooting. In the game's Wii version, Item Boxes appear in both the Individual and Team versions of Dream Alpine, the Individual and Team versions of Dream Ski Cross, the Individual and Team versions of Dream Snowboard Cross, Dream Short Track, Dream Bobsleigh, Dream Ice Hockey, Dream Curling and Dream Snowball Fight. Additionally, in Dream Ice Hockey, one of the events that may occur when collecting a Wild Ball is a large number of Item Boxes appearing on the rink.
Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]
Item Boxes make an appearance in the minigame, Bowser's Shocking Slipup in Mario Party: Star Rush. Here, depending on the timing hit, they can deliver Lightning Bolts to Bowser or cause Banana Peels to spawn, which can stun players. Double Item Boxes appear and give out twice the number of items. During the second phase of the battle, Item Boxes spin faster.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Trading card information: Usually found strung out in a single line across the track, Item Boxes contain all of the Power-Ups, offensive and defensive items that make the Mario Kart series so interesting and enjoyable. From Bananas to Bob-ombs, don't miss your chance to hit an Item Box because you're definitely going to want what's inside. And if you use the Items to your advantage, they'll help you win!
- Game Tip!
Item Boxes aren't always found in obvious locations. On some tracks you'll find them being pulled behind moving objects. Grab them anywhere you can!
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Item Box.
Mario Kart 8 LINE sticker
Mario Kart Tour screenshot
Names in other languages[edit]
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アイテムボックス[?]
Aitemu Bokkusu
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Item Box
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道具箱[?]
Dàojù Xiāng
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Item Box
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问号方块[6]
Wènhào Fāngkuài
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Question Block
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Chinese release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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| Dutch
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Voorwerpdoos[?]
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Item Box
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| Voorwerpkist[?]
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Mario Kart 8 electronic manual
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| French
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Boîte à objets[?]
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Item box
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| Boîte à bonus[?]
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Bonus box
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Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet
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Itembox[?]
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Item Box
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| Italian
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Cubo oggetto[?]
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Item cube
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| Riquadro Oggetti[?]
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Item Square
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Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet
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| Blocco "?"[?]
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"?" block
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! website
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| Scatola[?]
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Box
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Mario Kart DS website
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| Scatola oggetto[?]
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Item box
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Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7 websites
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| Korean
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아이템박스[?]
Aitem Bakseu
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Item Box
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| Portuguese
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Caixa de itens[?]
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Item box
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| Spanish
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Caja de objetos[?]
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Item box
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| Swedish
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Objektlåda[?]
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Item box
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References[edit]
- ^ 2005. Mario Kart DS instruction booklet. Nintendo of America. Page 10.
- ^ "Collect this box to receive a Spiny Shell." – Owsen, Dan, Scott Pelland, and Paul Shinoda. Mario Kart 64 Player's Guide. Page 19.
- ^ "Shortened the time it takes for an item box to regenerate when it gets taken by someone else." – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update History | Nintendo Switch | Support. Nintendo UK.
- ^ "Further shortened the time it takes for item boxes to regenerate after another player takes them." – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update History | Nintendo Switch | Support. Nintendo UK.
- ^ "If a racer in front of you gets an Item Box, you'll miss it before it respawns." – 5 Speedy Tips for Mario Kart Tour. United States: apple.com. Archived February 12, 2022, 16:31:55 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 12, 2022 (ScreenshotMedia:App Store screenshot story 5 Speedy Tips for MKT.png).
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| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
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| Playable characters |
Fully playable
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Amy • Blaze • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Luigi • Mario • Metal Sonic • Mii • Peach • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
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| Guest characters
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Birdo1 • Cream1 • Diddy Kong1,2 • Dry Bones1 • Dry Bowser1,2 • Eggman Nega1 • Espio1,2 • Jet1,2 • Larry1,2 • Ludwig1 • Nabbit1,2 • Omega1 • Rosalina1,2 • Rouge1,2 • Roy1 • Sticks1,2 • Toad1,2 • Wave1,2 • Wendy1,2 • Zavok1,2 • Zazz1,2
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| Additional team members
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Birdos1,2 • Boom Booms2 • Chao • Egg Pawns1,2 • Pom Pom1 • Toads • Yoshis1
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| Non-playable characters |
Guest characters3
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Nabbit • Omega • Rouge • Toad (Blue Toad · Green Toad · Yellow Toad)
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| Other characters and species
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Animals3 • Big2 • Birdo2 • Boy in Mario Suit and Boy in Sonic Suit1 • Chao • Charmy • Cream2 • Horse1,2 • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu2,3 • Omochao2,3 • Orbot & Cubot • Pianta2 • Shy Guys • Toads • Yoshis
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| Enemies and obstacles
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Boos1 • Bullet Bills1 • Castles1 • Egg Flappers1 • Goombas1 • Goomba Towers1 • Koopa Paratroopas1 • Moto Bugs1 • Octus2 • Piranha Plants1 • Spinies1 • Thwomps1 • Warp Pipes1
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| Items
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? Block1 • Blooper1 • Brick Block1 • Bullet Bill1 • Chaos Emerald1,2 • Coin1,2 • Dash Panel1 • Empty Block1 • Fire Flower1,2 • Flame Shield1,2 • Fruit1,2 • Golden Dash Mushroom1 • Green Shell1 • Item Box1 • Moto Bug2 • POW Block1 • Power Sneakers/Speed Up1,2 • Red Shell2 • Ring1,2 • Shield1,2 • Spiny Shell1,2 • Spring1 • Star Coin1 • Super Star1
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| Events |
Nintendo 3DS
version1 |
Olympic events
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100m • 110m Hurdles • Long Jump • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • Boxing • Table Tennis • Beach Volleyball • Equestrian • BMX • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Football • Golf
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| Plus Events
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100m Plus • 110m Hurdles Plus • Long Jump Plus • Javelin Throw Plus • 100m Freestyle Swimming Plus • Archery Plus • Boxing Plus • Table Tennis Plus • Beach Volleyball Plus • Equestrian Plus • BMX Plus • Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus • Football Plus • Golf Plus
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| Wii U version2 |
Olympic events
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100m • 100m Freestyle Swimming • 4x100m Relay • Archery • Beach Volleyball • Boxing • BMX • Equestrian • Football • Javelin Throw • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Rugby Sevens • Table Tennis • Triple Jump
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| Duel Events
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Duel Football • Duel Rugby Sevens • Duel Beach Volleyball
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| Arcade Edition3
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Hammer Throw • 100m • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • 100m Hurdles • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Long Jump • Trampoline • 4x100m Relay
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| Miscellaneous
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Gallery • Staff (Wii U / Nintendo 3DS) • Stamps
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| Mario Kart Tour
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| Drivers
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| Normal
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Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy • Dry Bones • Iggy • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Morton • Roy • Wendy
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| Super
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Mario • Peach • Yoshi • Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Rosalina • Luigi • Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Yellow Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Toad (Pit Crew) • Orange Yoshi • Green Toad (Pit Crew) • Pink Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Purple Toad (Pit Crew) • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lakitu • Bowser Jr. • Wario • Waluigi • King Boo • Black Shy Guy • Red Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo • Pink Shy Guy • Birdo (Light Blue) • Hammer Bro • Boomerang Bro • Ice Bro • Fire Bro • Birdo (Yellow) • Monty Mole • Green Shy Guy • Blue Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo (Blue) • Purple Koopa (Freerunning) • Light-blue Shy Guy • Blue Shy Guy • Birdo (Orange) • White Shy Guy • Koopa (Freerunning) • Orange Shy Guy • Birdo (Red) • Yellow Shy Guy • Birdo (Green)
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| High-End
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Metal Mario • Peachette • Pauline • Mario (Musician) • Peach (Kimono) • Mario (Hakama) • Rosalina (Halloween) • Peach (Vacation) • Mario (Santa) • Pink Gold Peach • Daisy (Holiday Cheer) • Yoshi (Reindeer) • Pauline (Party Time) • Mario (Happi) • Toad (Party Time) • Peach (Wintertime) • Penguin Luigi • Ice Mario • Baby Peach (Cherub) • Rosalina (Aurora) • Mario (Classic) • Luigi (Classic) • Baby Rosalina (Detective) • Yoshi (Egg Hunt) • Black Yoshi • Builder Mario • Builder Toad • Daisy (Fairy) • Mario (Chef) • Peach (Wedding) • Rosalina (Swimwear) • Mario (Swimwear) • Captain Toad • Toadette (Explorer) • Daisy (Yukata) • Mario (SNES) • Mario (Sunshine) • Mario (Halloween) • Peach (Halloween) • Peach (Explorer) • Builder Luigi • Fire Rosalina • Luigi (Lederhosen) • Cat Peach • Cat Toad • Pauline (Rose) • Penguin Toad • Mario (Racing) • White Yoshi • Baby Mario (Koala) • Builder Toadette • Mario (Tuxedo) • Luigi (Painter) • Daisy (Swimwear) • Mario (Baseball) • Peach (Happi) • Penguin Mario • Yoshi (Kangaroo) • Tanooki Mario • Tanooki Rosalina • Mario (Satellaview) • Penguin Toadette • Cat Rosalina • Luigi (Vacation) • Mario (Golf) • Luigi (Golf) • Mario (Aviator) • Mario (Samurai) • Peach (Yukata) • Yoshi (Gold Egg) • Rosalina (Volendam) • Daisy (Farmer) • Dr. Mario • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Peach • Cat Mario • Cat Luigi • Rosalina (Chef) • Daisy (Thai Dress) • Daisy (Sailor) • Toadette (Sailor) • White Tanooki Mario • Luigi (Knight) • Mario (King) • Luigi (Chef) • Kitsune Luigi • Toad (Astronaut) • Toadette (Astronaut) • Poochy • Toad (Tourist) • Luigi (Gold Knight) • Pauline (Cowgirl) • Mario (Black Suit) • Gold Mario • Dry Bowser • King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) • Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) • Waluigi (Bus Driver) • Gold Koopa (Freerunning) • Wario (Hiker) • Dry Bones (Gold) • Funky Kong • Dixie Kong • Dry Bowser (Gold) • Wario (Cowboy) • Nabbit • Bowser Jr. (Pirate) • King Bob-omb • Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) • Shy Guy (Gold) • King Boo (Gold) • Bowser (Santa) • Lakitu (Party Time) • Birdo (Black) • Shy Guy (Ninja) • King Bob-omb (Gold) • Kamek • Waluigi (Vampire) • Meowser • Chargin' Chuck • Pink Shy Guy (Ninja) • Birdo (White) • Dr. Bowser • Petey Piranha • Chargin' Chuck (Gold) • Petey Piranha (Gold) • Larry (Wintertime) • Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer) • Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer) • Donkey Kong (Gladiator) • Wiggler • Wiggler (Gold) • Mii Racing Suits
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| Vehicle parts
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| Karts |
Normal
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Pipe Frame • Birthday Girl • Mushmellow • Koopa Dasher • Biddybuggy • Blue Biddybuggy • Cheep Charger • Pink Mushmellow • Birthday Girl Rosalina • Green Kiddie Kart • Red Kiddie Kart • Bullet Blaster • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Landship • Pipe Buggy • Warship • Green Cheep Charger
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| Super
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Mach 8 • Daytripper • Turbo Yoshi • Soda Jet • Super Blooper • Gold Blooper • Royale • Cloud 9 • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner • White Royale • Zucchini • Red Streamliner • Red Turbo Yoshi • Blue Seven • Super 1 • Dasher II • Tea Coupe • Yellow Turbo Birdo • Egg 1 • Birthday Girl Daisy • Red Standard 8 • Green Standard 8 • Cucumber • Blue Royale • Blue Turbo Yoshi • Orange Turbo Yoshi • Pink Turbo Yoshi • Light-blue Turbo Yoshi • Yellow Turbo Yoshi • Flame Flyer • Barrel Train • DK Jumbo • Chrome DK Jumbo • Koopa Clown • Dark Clown • Para-Wing • Turbo Birdo • Light-blue Turbo Birdo • Bolt Buggy • Rambi Rider • Blue Turbo Birdo • Orange Turbo Birdo • Red Turbo Birdo • Green Turbo Birdo
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| High-End
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B Dasher • Black B Dasher • Yellow Taxi • Quickshaw • Kabuki Dasher • Circuit Special • Black Circuit • Bumble V • Queen Bee • Trickster • Ghost Ride • Macharon • Carrot Kart • Cheermellow • Wild Wing • Radish Rider • Wildfire Flyer • Ribbon Rider • Double-Decker • Swift Jack • Red B Dasher • Jingle Bells • Platinum Taxi • Glam Bruiser • Gilded Prancer • Ice-blue Poltergust • P-Wing • Apple Kart • Comet Tail • Bright Bunny • Dozer Dasher • Clanky Kart • Wild Black • Karp Kart • Prancer • Rose Queen • Green Apple Kart • Choco Macharon • Gold Egg • Sweet Daytripper • Red Taxi • Pink Wing • Happy Ride • Blue Soda • Clackety Kart • Gold Clanky Kart • Festival Girl • Black Kabuki Dasher • 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Gold Pipe Frame • Surf Sailer • Star-Spangled Flyer • Green Circuit • Sports Coupe • Pumpkin Kart • Dark Trickster • Sunset Cloud • Steel Driver • Holiday King • Gold Snow Skimmer • Dreamy Egg • Fast Frank • Iron Cucumber • Cat Cruiser • Wild Pink • Rose Taxi • B Dasher Mk. 2 • Decal Streamliner • Orange Streamliner • White Turbo Yoshi • Sakura Quickshaw • Jet Cruiser • Inferno Flyer • Rambi Runner • Pink Dozer • Grand Badwagon • Paintster • Lime Tea Coupe • Sunny Surf Sailer • Pinch Hitter • Cleanup Hitter • Ice Dozer • Green Double-Decker • Black Cat Cruiser • Red B Dasher Mk. 2 • Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 • Classic B Dasher Mk. 2 • Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2 • Metal B Dasher Mk. 2 • Cream B Dasher Mk. 2 • Green B Dasher Mk. 2 • Tanooki Kart • Gold Pumpkin Kart • Lunar Cruiser • Sleigh Rider • White Snow Skimmer • Frosty Bells • Frost Wing • Gray Cat Cruiser • Sports Coupe 2022 • Roaring Racer • Jukebox Buggy • Sneeker • Green Lightning • Cupid's Arrow • Wild Slugger • Prop Kart • Magma Broom • Star Broom • Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Warrior Wagon • Armored Rider • Black Turbo Yoshi • Gold Bunny • Flower Kart • Dragonfly • Firefly • Daikon Rocket • Capsule Kart • Blue-Green Capsule Kart • White Bruiser • Coconut 1 • Pink Capsule Kart • Cream Cat Cruiser • Green Cat Cruiser • Goo-Goo Buggy • Goo-Goo Pink • Gold Kiddie Kart • Sweet Ride • White Fast Frank • Tuk-Tuk Kart • Tropical Truck • Gold Zucchini • Lightning Streamliner • Flowery Badwagon • Coral Jet Cruiser • Watermelon Kart • Ice-Cream Minibus • Chocolate Banana Minibus • Strawberry Soft Swerve • Shielded Speedster • Gold Standard • Gold Double-Decker • Black Carriage • Green Speeder • Flaming Speeder • Gold Sweet Ride • Streetle • Blue Speeder • Swift Talon • Gold Eagle • Blazing Eagle • Camo Tanooki Kart • Gold Rambi Rider • Moo Moo Offroader • Pink Speeder • Pink Sneeker • Gold Jingle Bell • Holiday Speeder • Wild Gold • Rainbow Taxi • Blooper Shuttle • Gold Lunar Cruiser • Gold Quickshaw • Pineapple 1 • Hot Pot Hot Rod • Rainbow Streetle • Gold Capsule Kart • Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Taiko Drum Dasher • Sakura Sports Coupe • Bright Girl • Huffin Puffin Egg • Jumbo Jetter • Gold Paintster • Silver Flower Kart • Bronze Cucumber • Cream Classic • Red Comet • Pink Comet • Green Comet • Gold Comet • Mach 8-R • Gold Cupid's Arrow • Silver Cupid's Arrow • Silver Warrior Wagon • Gold Warrior Wagon • Black Shielded Speedster • Gold Shielded Speedster • Yeehaw Wagon • Desert Rose Wagon • Yellow Sub Scooter • Blue Sub Scooter • Gold Driver • Dolphin Drifter • Purple Rattle Buggy • Goo-Goo Gold • Gold Wild Slugger • Spicy Zucchini • Chocolate Mint Soft Swerve • Gold Soft Swerve • Monarch Kart • Gold Monarch Kart • Black B Dasher Mk. 2 • Gold B Dasher • Badwagon • Blue Badwagon • Gold Train • Bruiser • Snow Skimmer • Offroader • Banana Master • Poison Apple Kart • Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Charger • Dark Buggy • Koopa King • Brown Offroader • Cact-X • Pirate Sushi Racer • Silver Bullet Blaster • Head Honcho • DK Maximum • Sushi Racer • Gilded King • Crawly Kart • Black Dozer • Party-Wing • Penguin Slider • Black Penguin Slider • Cact-Ice • Black Turbo Birdo • Purple Bunny • Jade Hop Rod • Crimson Hop Rod • Dark Hop Rod • Kamek's Zoom Broom • Silver King • Vampire Flyer • Red Crawly Kart • Yellow Offroader • Cact-R • Cheership • Candy Clown • Tiger Bruiser • Combo Cruiser • Sakura Hop Rod • White Turbo Birdo • Green-Yellow Capsule Kart • Piranha Pipes • Red Offroader • Goo-Goo Black • Cact-B • Gold Bullet Blaster • Red Vampire Flyer • Gold Trickster • Gold Bruiser • Black Sneeker • Purple Dozer • Blue Crawly Kart • Rainbow Pipe Buggy • Gold Hop Rod • Black Jingle Bell • Gold Sushi Racer • Dry Bones Dasher • Waluigi Racer Mk. 2 • Chain Chomp Chariot • Fish Bone Ferry • Gold Fish Bone Ferry • Wiggler Egg • Boo Pipes • Gold Pipes • Wild Wiggler
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| Gliders |
Normal
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Super Glider • Parachute • Parafoil • Paper Glider • Droplet Glider • BBIA Parafoil • Minion Paper Glider • Piston Glider • Piranha Plant Parafoil
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| Super
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Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Oilpaper Umbrella • Lightning Oilpaper • Pink Flower Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Mario • ? Block • Plaid Ribbon • Eggshell Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Luigi • Mushroom Glider • Bob-omb Parafoil • Shell Parachute • Wario Wing • Waluigi Wing • BaNaNa Parafoil • Blue Flower Glider
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| High-End
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Gold Glider • Fare Flier • Purple Oilpaper Umbrella • Full Flight • Strawberry Crêpe • Le Tricolore • Starchute • Royal Parachute • Glitter Glider • Soaring Jack • Gift Glider • New Year's 2020 • New Year's Kite • Fireworks Parachute • Crimson Crane • Blizzard Parasol • Blizzard Balloons • Sweetheart Glider • Heart Balloons • Luma Parafoil • Rainbow Starchute • Bright Glider • Safety Glider • Daisy Glider • Pink Gold Paper Glider • Butterfly Sunset • Chocolate Donut • Gold Crane • Chocolate Banana Crêpe • Strawberry Donut • Silver Bells • Silver-and-Gold Hearts • Manta Glider • Treasure Map • Butterfly Wings • Great Sail • Festival Wings • 8-Bit Star • Super Mario Kart Glider • Star-Spangled Glider • Spider Glider • Sunset Balloons • Silver Starchute • Jolly Bells • Butterfly Prism • Planet Glider • New Year's 2021 • Gold New Year's Kite • Toe-Bean Balloons • Calico Parafoil • Black Great Sail • Silver Manta Glider • Rose Parasol • Snow Crystals • 8-Bit Fire Flower • Surf Master • Starry Great Sail • Black Toe-Bean Balloons • 8-Bit Bullet Bill • Glinting Glider • Flying Easel • Sunny Surf Master • Polka-Dot Manta Glider • Home-Field Glider • Gold Home-Field Glider • Springtime Crane • Yukata Ribbon • Silver Surf Master • Ship's Wheel • Tanooki Parafoil • Gold Tanooki Parafoil • Magic Parasol • 8-Bit Super Mushroom • Meteor Balloons • Pink Gold Meteors • Galaxy Glider • Candlelight Flight • Gold Penguin Wingtip • Aurora Balloons • New Year's 2022 • Black Cat Parafoil • Cat Parafoil • Gold Toe-Bean Balloons • Glittering Parasol • Luigi Parafoil • Sky-High Flyer • Record Setter • Mario's Mustache • Luigi's Mustache • Origami Glider • Sakura Origami Glider • Gold Eggshell Glider • Green Sprout • Magniflying Glass • Flybrary Book • Pink Magniflying Glass • Cream Toe-Bean Balloons • Green Cat Parafoil • Candlelight Flight Cake • Pretzel Glider • Tulip Corsage • Red and Gold Umbrella • 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom • Tropical Balloons • Fire Manta Glider • Mint & Berry Balloons • Vanilla & Chocolate Balloons • Icy Mario's Mustache • Flying Flappers • Silver Luigi's Mustache • Mario's Hat Balloon • Luigi's Hat Balloon • Gold Cloud Balloons • White Waves Origami Glider • Chocolate Pretzel • Para-Panini • Silver Candlelight Flight • Autumn Leaves • Calico Toe-Bean Balloons • Wonderful Garnet • Festive Holly • Yellow Hard Hat Balloon • Fuzzy Kite • Gold Hard Hat Balloon • New Year's 2023 • Gold Meteors • Rainbow Fare Flier • Stealth Glider • Gold Umbrella • Wonderful Diamond • Gold Candlelight Flight • 8-Bit Super Glider • Gold 8-Bit Glider • 8-Bit Block Glider • 8-Bit Goomba • Bright Ribbon • Yoshi's Cookies • Smiley Flower Glider • Golden Glider • Gold Tulips • Gold Manta Glider • Red Checkered Glider • Pink Checkered Glider • Green Checkered Glider • Gold Checkered Glider • Gold Origami Glider • Gold Bells • Glittering Glider • Red Emblem • Green Emblem • Mario Bros. Parafoil • Mosaic Starchute • Jellychute • Wavy Great Sail • Dolphin Great Sail • Pink Bubble Balloon • Mario Golf Cap • Luigi Golf Cap • Gold Mario Golf Cap • Melon & Banana Balloons • Spooky Sprinkle Balloons • Gold Chocolate Balloons • Royal Flush • Rainbow Bells • Gold Mario's Hat Balloon • Swooper • Bullet Bill Parachute • Cloud Glider • Rainy Balloons • Wicked Wings • Gold Swooper • Banana Wingtip • Tropical Glider • Dragon Wings • Blooper Wingtip • Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella • Cheep Cheep Masks • Dry Bowser Umbrella • Penguin Wingtip • Bright Balloons • Ninja Scroll • Dream Glider • Vampire Wings • Golden Wings • Wario's Mustache • Waluigi's Mustache • Wonderful Wings • Wicked Topaz • Piranha Plant Balloons • Secret Scroll • Lava Rocks • Black Starchute • Boo Masks • Nabbit Parachute • Gold Boo Masks • Roy Oilpaper • Rainbow Flappy Wings • Gold Flappy Wings • Wiggler Parachute • Gold Piranha Plant Balloons • Baby Mario Hanafuda • Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda • Peach Hanafuda • Barrel Hanafuda • Blooper Hanafuda • Cape Mario Hanafuda • Bullet Bill Hanafuda • Boo Hanafuda • Piranha Plant Hanafuda • Goomba Hanafuda • Jumping Mario Hanafuda • Bowser Hanafuda
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| Tires
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Blue Standard • Cyber Slick • Gold Tires • Metal • Monster • Mushroom • Off-Road • Red Monster • Retro Off-Road • Roller • Slick • Slim • Sponge • Standard • Wood
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| Courses
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| New courses |
City courses
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New York Minute (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Tokyo Blur (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • London Loop (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Vancouver Velocity (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Los Angeles Laps (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Berlin Byways (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Sydney Sprint (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Singapore Speedway (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Amsterdam Drift (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Bangkok Rush (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Athens Dash (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Rome Avanti (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Madrid Drive (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Other
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Merry Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ninja Hideaway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky-High Sundae (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Cove (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi's Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Pipeline (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Squeaky Clean Sprint (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Remix courses
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RMX Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Classic courses |
SNES courses
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Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) • (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| N64 courses
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Luigi Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Kalimari Desert (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T) (tour appearances) • Frappe Snowland (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Royal Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Valley (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| GBA courses
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Peach Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Riverside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Boo Lake (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Luigi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky Garden (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep-Cheep Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sunset Wilds (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Snow Land (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Desert (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Lakeside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 4 (R) (tour appearances)
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| GCN courses
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Baby Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mushroom Bridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Cruiser (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Stadium (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dino Dino Jungle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| DS courses
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Luigi's Mansion (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Pinball (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shroom Ridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Pass (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Airship Fortress (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Peach Gardens (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Wii courses
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Mushroom Gorge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Coconut Mall (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Summit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Cape (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Maple Treeway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dry Dry Ruins (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Moonview Highway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| 3DS courses
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Toad Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Hills (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep Cheep Lagoon (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shy Guy Bazaar (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rock Rock Mountain (R, T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Slide (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Wario Shipyard (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Neo Bowser City (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rosalina's Ice World (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
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| Battle courses |
New courses
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New York Minute B (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade B (tour appearances)
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| Classic courses
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GBA Battle Course 1 (tour appearances) • GCN Cookie Land (tour appearances) • DS Twilight House (tour appearances)
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| Other
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| Bonus challenges
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Ready, Set, Rocket Start • Ring Race • Do Jump Boosts • Big Reverse Race • Goomba Takedown • Glider Challenge • Steer Clear of Obstacles • Vs. Mega • Smash Small Dry Bones • Break Item Boxes • Time Trial • Combo Attack • Take them out quick! • Snap a Photo • Precision Gliding • Big Reverse Race vs. 100
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| Cups
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Baby Daisy Cup • Baby Luigi Cup • Baby Mario Cup • Baby Peach Cup • Baby Rosalina Cup • Birdo Cup • Boomerang Bro Cup • Bowser Cup • Bowser Jr. Cup • Cat Peach Cup • Chargin' Chuck Cup • Daisy Cup • Diddy Kong Cup • Dixie Kong Cup • Donkey Kong Cup • Dry Bones Cup • Dry Bowser Cup • Fire Bro Cup • Fire Rosalina Cup • Funky Kong Cup • Gold Mario Cup • Hammer Bro Cup • Ice Bro Cup • Ice Mario Cup • Iggy Cup • Kamek Cup • King Bob-omb Cup • King Boo Cup • Koopa Troopa Cup • Lakitu Cup • Larry Cup • Lemmy Cup • Ludwig Cup • Luigi Cup • Mario Cup • Metal Mario Cup • Mii Cup • Monty Mole Cup • Morton Cup • Nabbit Cup • Pauline Cup • Peach Cup • Peachette Cup • Pink Gold Peach Cup • Poochy Cup • Rosalina Cup • Roy Cup • Shy Guy Cup • Tanooki Mario Cup • Toad Cup • Toadette Cup • Waluigi Cup • Wario Cup • Wendy Cup • Yoshi Cup
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| Tours |
2019
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New York Tour • Tokyo Tour • Halloween Tour • Paris Tour • Winter Tour • London Tour • Holiday Tour
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| 2020
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New Year's Tour • Ice Tour • Valentine's Tour • Vancouver Tour • Mario Bros. Tour • Baby Rosalina Tour • Hammer Bro Tour • Yoshi Tour • Trick Tour • Flower Tour • Jungle Tour • Cooking Tour • Peach Tour • Marine Tour • Exploration Tour • Wild West Tour • Pirate Tour • Summer Festival Tour • Super Mario Kart Tour • Los Angeles Tour • 1st Anniversary Tour • Halloween Tour • Sunset Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Winter Tour • Rosalina Tour • New Year's 2021 Tour
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| 2021
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Berlin Tour • Cat Tour • Peach vs. Daisy Tour • Snow Tour • Mario Tour • Yoshi Tour • Ninja Tour • Sydney Tour (April–May) • Bowser vs. DK Tour • Trick Tour • Wedding Tour • Paris Tour • Summer Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Mario vs. Peach Tour • Frost Tour • Kamek Tour • Sydney Tour (September) • 2nd Anniversary Tour • Autumn Tour • Halloween Tour • Toad vs. Toadette Tour • Space Tour • Holiday Tour • Penguin Tour • New Year's 2022 Tour
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| 2022
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Singapore Tour • Wario vs. Waluigi Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Sky Tour • Mii Tour • Samurai Tour • Yoshi Tour • Amsterdam Tour • Doctor Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May) • Cat Tour • Metropolitan Tour • Bangkok Tour • Piranha Plant Tour • Ocean Tour • Sundae Tour • Bowser Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Anniversary Tour • Battle Tour • Halloween Tour • Autumn Tour • Animal Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December) • Holiday Tour • New Year's Tour
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| 2023
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Space Tour • Winter Tour • Exploration Tour • Doctor Tour • Mario Tour • Ninja Tour • Yoshi Tour • Spring Tour • Bowser Tour • Mii Tour • Princess Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Night Tour • Pipe Tour • Sunshine Tour • Vacation Tour • Summer Tour • Sundae Tour • Anniversary Tour
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| Items |
Regular items
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Banana • Green Shell • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Bob-omb • Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Bullet Bill • Blooper • Lightning • Super Horn • Coin • Star • Feathera
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| Special items
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Triple Bananas • Giant Banana • Triple Green Shells • Bowser's Shell • Double Bob-ombs • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Boomerang Flower • Ice Flower • Heart • Yoshi's Egg • Birdo's Egg • Bubble • Banana Barrels • Mushroom Cannon • Bob-omb Cannon • Lucky Seven • Dash Ring • Coin Box • Hammer • Giga Bob-omb • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Capsule
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| Inventory items
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Coin • Coin Rush ticket • Event tokena • Grand Star • Item ticket • Level-boost ticket • Point-boost ticket • Points-cap ticketa • Ruby • Star ticket • Team tokena • Quick ticket
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| Course elements |
Interactable
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Banzai Bill • Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Bath Bomb • Barrel Cannon • Beach Ball • Big egg • Blimp • Bob-omb Car • Bone Piranha Plant • Boulder • Burner • Bus • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Ceiling Needle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Crate • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Exploring Shy Guy • Falling Pillar • Festive tree • Fire Piranha Plant • Flipper • Floaty • Flying Shy Guy • Fuzzy • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring • Goat • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Half-pipe • Hoop • Hot-air balloon • Inky Piranha Plant • Jack-o'-lantern • Jar • Jellybeam • Jump Boost field • Kadomatsu • Kanaami Road • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile • Maw-Ray • Mecha Cheep • Metal ball • Mud • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pipe • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Puddle • Ramp • Rocky Wrench • Rolling rock • Shoe • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Snow block • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowperson • Soccer Ball • Spider Web • Spring egg • Star Ring • Star Thwomp • Stilt Guy • Swoop • Table • Thwomp • Toy Duck • Toy Goomba • Traffic cone • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser • Wiggler • Wiggler Wagon • Whomp • Winged Cloud • Wooden cutout
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| Non-interactable
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Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Boo Buddies • Bulber • Goonie • Huffin Puffin • Ice • Incoming Chomp • Nep-Enut • Note Block • Painting • Petal Guy • Shy Guy Tent • Star Bit • Vase
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| Techniques
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Drift • Hop • Jump Boost • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream
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| Favored and favorite courses
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New (Amsterdam Drift · Athens Dash · Bangkok Rush · Berlin Byways · London Loop · Los Angeles Laps · New York Minute · Paris Promenade · Piranha Plant Cove · Rome Avanti · Singapore Speedway · Sydney Sprint · Tokyo Blur · Vancouver Velocity) • Remix • Super Mario Kart (SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN) • Mario Kart DS (DS) • Mario Kart Wii (Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) • Battle
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| Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings |
City courses
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Amsterdam (Canal) • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) • Bangkok • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) • Sydney • Tokyo • Vancouver
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| Other
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Boo Woods • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • Luigi's Mansion • Peach's Castle
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| Galleries |
Miscellaneous
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Artwork • Badges • Screenshots • Sprites and models
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| Course icons
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Original courses • Remix courses • SNES courses • N64 courses • GBA courses • GCN courses • DS courses • Wii courses • 3DS courses • Battle courses
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| Related content on social media
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"I Love Mario Kart Tour" • #MKTPerfectShot • MKT Report
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| Miscellaneous
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Action names in other languages • Badges (Common badges) • Challenge cards • Coin Rush • Emblem • Experience Point • Finish line • Frenzy • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Media • Mii Racing Suit profiles and statistics (Red–Dolphin · Cheep Cheep–Pokey · Piranha Plant–Koopa Clown) • Pipe • Pre-release and unused content • Race points system • Special pipe • Special skill • Sponsors • Trick animations • Underwater driving • Update history
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