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[[Image:MKwii Itembox.jpg|thumb|200px|An '''Item Box''' in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'']] | [[Image:MKwii Itembox.jpg|thumb|200px|An '''Item Box''' in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'']] | ||
'''Item Boxes''' are boxes in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. Item Boxes look like [[? Block]]s but are transparent and often blue, and in more recent games they have a iridescent checker board pattern. When a character passes through them, they will get a random item. These blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. They have appeared in all the Mario Kart games, except [[Super Mario Kart]] where they used [[? Panels]]. | '''Item Boxes''' are boxes in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. Item Boxes look like [[? Block]]s but are transparent and often blue, and in more recent games they have a iridescent checker board pattern. When a character passes through them, they will get a random item. These blocks also appear in ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. They have appeared in all the Mario Kart games, except [[Super Mario Kart]] where they used [[? Panels]]. | ||
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The name Item Box has another meaning in the ''Mario Kart'' series: It is also used for the small box at the top of the screen which shows the player his current item. | The name Item Box has another meaning in the ''Mario Kart'' series: It is also used for the small box at the top of the screen which shows the player his current item. | ||
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Image:MKDD_ItemBox.jpg|An Item Box in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''. | |||
Image:MKAGP2itemboxes.jpg|In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'', Item Boxes have an hexagonal design. | |||
Image:MK64_Item_Box.PNG|An Item Box seen in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. | |||
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Revision as of 14:48, March 8, 2008
Item Boxes are boxes in the Mario Kart series. Item Boxes look like ? Blocks but are transparent and often blue, and in more recent games they have a iridescent checker board pattern. When a character passes through them, they will get a random item. These blocks also appear in Mario Tennis and Mario Power Tennis. They have appeared in all the Mario Kart games, except Super Mario Kart where they used ? Panels.
In the Mission Mode of Mario Kart DS, the player's task occasionally is to destroy a certain amount of Item Boxes (which often contain Mushrooms to give the driver a boost).
There are also Fake Item Boxes and Double Item Boxes.
The name Item Box has another meaning in the Mario Kart series: It is also used for the small box at the top of the screen which shows the player his current item.
- MKDD ItemBox.jpg
An Item Box in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
- MKAGP2itemboxes.jpg
In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Item Boxes have an hexagonal design.
- MK64 Item Box.PNG
An Item Box seen in Mario Kart 64.
