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{{Header Nav|game=Mario Kart Wii}} | {{Header Nav|game=Mario Kart Wii}} | ||
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{{Control selector|Wii Wheel + Remote, Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Classic Controller, GameCube Controller}} | {{Control selector|Wii Wheel + Remote, Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Classic Controller, GameCube Controller}} | ||
By driving through an [[ | By driving through an [[File:MarioKartWii ItemBlock.png|25px|item block]], you'll get an '''item''' that will help you - or hinder your rivals - during the race. Some items are more useful than others, and the further up the field you are the less powerful items you'll receive. Star, Mega Mushroom and Bullet Bill are examples of the most powerful items in the game as they provide speed boosts and invincibility. | ||
==Mushrooms== | ==Mushrooms== | ||
Mushrooms give you a speed boost, | Mushrooms give you a speed boost, while the Mega Mushroom also allows you to squish enemies. When using mushrooms, your kart is not slowed down by off-road conditions. | ||
===Mushroom=== | ===Mushroom=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii Mushroom.png|100px|right|Mushroom]] | ||
A single-use mushroom to give your racer a temporary speed boost. | A single-use mushroom to give your racer a temporary speed boost. Great if you need to cross an offroad area. | ||
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===Triple Mushroom=== | ===Triple Mushroom=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii TripleMushroom.png|100px|right|Triple Mushroom]] | ||
Three mushrooms together, to give you three separate boosts. | Three mushrooms together, to give you three separate boosts. If you use the second or third mushroom too quickly after the previous mushroom, the duration of the boost will be lengthened to when this mushroom wears off, but the speed will not be increased. | ||
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===Golden Mushroom=== | ===Golden Mushroom=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii GoldenMushroom.png|100px|right|Golden Mushroom]] | ||
Gives you a potentially infinite number of speed boosts, but only stays in your item slot for a short time after the initial use. | Gives you a potentially infinite number of speed boosts, but only stays in your item slot for a short time after the initial use. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Mega Mushroom=== | ===Mega Mushroom=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii MegaMushroom.png|100px|right|Mega Mushroom]] | ||
Makes you much bigger, which allows you to squash other players on contact, making them slow down and lose their items and give you a little speed boost. You are invincible to everything except Star, Bullet Bill, and Blooper, and you're immune to off-road slow-down effects. If the Lightning is used, you return to normal size. | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Shells== | ==Shells== | ||
Shells are offensive weapons, fired at other racers | Shells are offensive weapons, fired forward or backward at other racers. | ||
===Green Shell=== | ===Green Shell=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii GreenShell.png|100px|right|Green Shell]] | ||
Travels in a straight line after being fired | Travels in a straight line after being fired and bounces off walls for a short while before it breaks. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Triple Green Shells=== | ===Triple Green Shells=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii TripleGreenShell.png|100px|right|Triple Green Shell]] | ||
Three Green Shells. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items. | Three Green Shells. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Red Shell=== | ===Red Shell=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii RedShell.png|100px|right|Red Shell]] | ||
Travels along the track, homing in on the person in front of you. Can be blocked using an item held behind | Travels along the track, homing in on the person in front of you. Can be blocked using an item held behind you or made to crash on some tight corners. It does not bounce off walls and will break instead. If fired backwards, it loses its tracking ability. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Triple Red Shells=== | ===Triple Red Shells=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii TripleRedShell.png|100px|right|Triple Red Shell]] | ||
Three Red Shells. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items. | Three Red Shells. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items. They will follow the player closest to you and hit them. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
It's not advisable to fire this weapon if you are in first place. | ===Spiny Shell=== | ||
[[File:MarioKartWii BlueShell.png|100px|right|Blue Shell]] | |||
An advanced homing weapon that flies over the track and takes out the race leader—as well as anyone else in the vicinity—with a giant blue explosion. The Spiny Shell cannot be blocked or avoided unless the target has an activated Star, Mega Mushroom, or Bullet Bill, or is using a mushroom or dash panel at the exact moment of impact. It's not advisable to fire this weapon if you are in first place. | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Dropped Items== | ==Dropped Items== | ||
These items are dropped behind your vehicle as obstacles to other racers, but can also be fired ahead {{Control|using {{wii|Up|Dpad}}|by holding {{wii|Up|Nunchuk}} while pressing {{wii|Z}}|by holding {{wii-cc|Up|Lstick}} while pressing {{wii-cc|L}}|by holding {{gc|Up|Control}} while pressing {{gc|L}}}}. | These items are dropped behind your vehicle as obstacles to other racers, but can also be fired ahead {{Control|using {{wii|Up|Dpad}}|by holding {{wii|Up|Nunchuk}} while pressing {{wii|Z}}|by holding {{wii-cc|Up|Lstick}} while pressing {{wii-cc|L}}|by holding {{gc|Up|Control}} while pressing {{gc|L}}}}. | ||
===Banana=== | ===Banana=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii Banana.png|100px|right|Banana]] | ||
Causes anyone who runs over it to spin out of control for a few seconds | Causes anyone who runs over it to spin out of control for a few seconds and can block Red Shells. Hold side on the {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} to hold it behind you. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Triple Bananas=== | ===Triple Bananas=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii TripleBanana.png|100px|right|Triple Banana]] | ||
Three bananas. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the Bananas to trail behind your kart, protecting you from incoming Red Shells; press the button again to use a Banana normally. | Three bananas. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Neutral|Dpad}}|{{wii|Z}}|{{wii-cc|L}}|{{gc|L}}}} once will cause the Bananas to trail behind your kart, protecting you from incoming Red Shells; press the button again to use a Banana normally. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Bob-omb=== | ===Bob-omb=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii BobOmb.png|100px|right|Bob-Omb]] | ||
Explodes, causing anyone in the vicinity to lose control for a few seconds. Usually has a delay | Explodes, causing anyone in the vicinity to lose control for a few seconds. Usually has a delay but explodes prematurely if an enemy comes within the blast radius. Explodes very quickly when dropped backwards. Pressing {{Control|{{wii|Up|Dpad}}|{{wii|Up|Nunchuk}}|{{wii-cc|Up|Lstick}}|{{gc|Up|Control}}}} will throw it very far, whereas pressing {{Control|{{wii|Left|Dpad}}|{{wii|Left|Nunchuk}}|{{wii-cc|Left|Lstick}}|{{gc|Left|Control}}}} or {{Control|{{wii|Right|Dpad}}|{{wii|Right|Nunchuk}}|{{wii-cc|Right|Lstick}}|{{gc|Right|Control}}}} will throw normally. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Fake Item Box=== | ===Fake Item Box=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii FakeItemBox.png|100px|right|Fake Item Box]] | ||
From a distance, looks like a regular Item Box with an upside down question mark and a slight red tint, but will cause any racer who drives into it to lose control for a few seconds. | From a distance, looks like a regular Item Box with an upside down question mark and a slight red tint, but will cause any racer who drives into it to lose control for a few seconds. It also does not have the ability to block/stop other items coming from behind (e.g. Red Shell). | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Misc.== | ==Misc.== | ||
===Bullet Bill=== | ===Bullet Bill=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii BulletBill.png|100px|right|Bullet Bill]] | ||
Transforms you into a giant Bullet Bill, making you rocket down the track at high speeds on auto-pilot. Bullet Bill is unstoppable, invincible to everything and able to knock any player aside that comes in contact with him, which makes the player drop all items in his possession. | |||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Star=== | ===Star=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii Star.png|100px|right|Star]] | ||
Makes your racer invincible for a short period | Makes your racer invincible for a short period and increases the maximum speed and acceleration of your vehicle for its duration. The Star also allows you to drive off-road without suffering any slowdown and to knock over other players, forcing them to drop their items. It's a good idea to experiment with this, like trying to run an invincible person over while you are invincible and in Mega-mushroom state or getting hit by a Bullet Bill when you are invincible. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Blooper=== | ===Blooper=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii Blooper.png|100px|right|Blooper]] | ||
Sprays ink across the screens of your opponents, temporarily preventing them from seeing the track clearly. Can be cleared off faster than normal by using a Mushroom boost | Sprays ink across the screens of your opponents, temporarily preventing them from seeing the track clearly. Can be cleared off faster than normal by using a Mushroom boost or a booster on the track, but not by boosting with drifts or tricks. If you are in one player mode, the computer gets spurted with ink, and you are right behind them, this is a great time to over take them because they are slower when this happens. However, the ink will wipe off of them faster when they are behind you. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===POW Block=== | ===POW Block=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii PowBlock.png|100px|right|POW block]] | ||
Causes a quake that bumps all other racers off the ground, causing them to lose control temporarily. It can be avoided if your car is in the air at the moment of impact. You can also use the | Causes a quake that bumps all other racers off the ground, causing them to lose control temporarily. It can be avoided if your car is in the air at the moment of impact. You can also use the wheelie button as the third quake goes off to reduce the impact you receive. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Thunder Cloud=== | ===Thunder Cloud=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii ThunderCloud.png|100px|right|Thunder Cloud]] | ||
If you get | If you get a Thunder Cloud, it activates right away. The Thunder Cloud hovers above your racer, temporarily increasing your speed, acceleration, and off-road, and after a short period fires a lightning bolt that shrinks you. It can be passed to other racers by bumping into them, like a "hot potato." If you drive off of a cliff, through a cannon, into deep water, or into lava you will lose the Thunder Cloud. | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Lightning=== | ===Lightning=== | ||
[[ | [[File:MarioKartWii Lightning.png|100px|right|Lightning]] | ||
Fires a lightning bolt on all other racers, shrinking them and reducing their speed. If a racer is in the air, or over a jump at the time, they will fall straight down. | Fires a lightning bolt on all other racers, shrinking them and reducing their speed. If a racer is in the air, or over a jump at the time, they will fall straight down. Racers closer to first place will be shrunk for longer, whereas players close to last will be shrunk for a very short duration. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 6 July 2024
Select controller:By driving through an 
, you'll get an item that will help you - or hinder your rivals - during the race. Some items are more useful than others, and the further up the field you are the less powerful items you'll receive. Star, Mega Mushroom and Bullet Bill are examples of the most powerful items in the game as they provide speed boosts and invincibility.
Mushrooms[edit | edit source]
Mushrooms give you a speed boost, while the Mega Mushroom also allows you to squish enemies. When using mushrooms, your kart is not slowed down by off-road conditions.
Mushroom[edit | edit source]
A single-use mushroom to give your racer a temporary speed boost. Great if you need to cross an offroad area.
Triple Mushroom[edit | edit source]
Three mushrooms together, to give you three separate boosts. If you use the second or third mushroom too quickly after the previous mushroom, the duration of the boost will be lengthened to when this mushroom wears off, but the speed will not be increased.
Golden Mushroom[edit | edit source]
Gives you a potentially infinite number of speed boosts, but only stays in your item slot for a short time after the initial use.
Mega Mushroom[edit | edit source]
Makes you much bigger, which allows you to squash other players on contact, making them slow down and lose their items and give you a little speed boost. You are invincible to everything except Star, Bullet Bill, and Blooper, and you're immune to off-road slow-down effects. If the Lightning is used, you return to normal size.
Shells[edit | edit source]
Shells are offensive weapons, fired forward or backward at other racers.
Green Shell[edit | edit source]
Travels in a straight line after being fired and bounces off walls for a short while before it breaks.
Triple Green Shells[edit | edit source]
Three Green Shells. Pressing 
once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items.
Red Shell[edit | edit source]
Travels along the track, homing in on the person in front of you. Can be blocked using an item held behind you or made to crash on some tight corners. It does not bounce off walls and will break instead. If fired backwards, it loses its tracking ability.
Triple Red Shells[edit | edit source]
Three Red Shells. Pressing once will cause the shells to start orbiting your racer, forming a protective shield around the vehicle against other racers and most items. They will follow the player closest to you and hit them.
Spiny Shell[edit | edit source]
An advanced homing weapon that flies over the track and takes out the race leader—as well as anyone else in the vicinity—with a giant blue explosion. The Spiny Shell cannot be blocked or avoided unless the target has an activated Star, Mega Mushroom, or Bullet Bill, or is using a mushroom or dash panel at the exact moment of impact. It's not advisable to fire this weapon if you are in first place.
Dropped Items[edit | edit source]
These items are dropped behind your vehicle as obstacles to other racers, but can also be fired ahead using 
.
Banana[edit | edit source]
Causes anyone who runs over it to spin out of control for a few seconds and can block Red Shells. Hold side on the to hold it behind you.
Triple Bananas[edit | edit source]
Three bananas. Pressing once will cause the Bananas to trail behind your kart, protecting you from incoming Red Shells; press the button again to use a Banana normally.
Bob-omb[edit | edit source]
Explodes, causing anyone in the vicinity to lose control for a few seconds. Usually has a delay but explodes prematurely if an enemy comes within the blast radius. Explodes very quickly when dropped backwards. Pressing will throw it very far, whereas pressing 
or 
will throw normally.
Fake Item Box[edit | edit source]
From a distance, looks like a regular Item Box with an upside down question mark and a slight red tint, but will cause any racer who drives into it to lose control for a few seconds. It also does not have the ability to block/stop other items coming from behind (e.g. Red Shell).
Misc.[edit | edit source]
Bullet Bill[edit | edit source]
Transforms you into a giant Bullet Bill, making you rocket down the track at high speeds on auto-pilot. Bullet Bill is unstoppable, invincible to everything and able to knock any player aside that comes in contact with him, which makes the player drop all items in his possession.
Star[edit | edit source]
Makes your racer invincible for a short period and increases the maximum speed and acceleration of your vehicle for its duration. The Star also allows you to drive off-road without suffering any slowdown and to knock over other players, forcing them to drop their items. It's a good idea to experiment with this, like trying to run an invincible person over while you are invincible and in Mega-mushroom state or getting hit by a Bullet Bill when you are invincible.
Blooper[edit | edit source]
Sprays ink across the screens of your opponents, temporarily preventing them from seeing the track clearly. Can be cleared off faster than normal by using a Mushroom boost or a booster on the track, but not by boosting with drifts or tricks. If you are in one player mode, the computer gets spurted with ink, and you are right behind them, this is a great time to over take them because they are slower when this happens. However, the ink will wipe off of them faster when they are behind you.
POW Block[edit | edit source]
Causes a quake that bumps all other racers off the ground, causing them to lose control temporarily. It can be avoided if your car is in the air at the moment of impact. You can also use the wheelie button as the third quake goes off to reduce the impact you receive.
Thunder Cloud[edit | edit source]
If you get a Thunder Cloud, it activates right away. The Thunder Cloud hovers above your racer, temporarily increasing your speed, acceleration, and off-road, and after a short period fires a lightning bolt that shrinks you. It can be passed to other racers by bumping into them, like a "hot potato." If you drive off of a cliff, through a cannon, into deep water, or into lava you will lose the Thunder Cloud.
Lightning[edit | edit source]
Fires a lightning bolt on all other racers, shrinking them and reducing their speed. If a racer is in the air, or over a jump at the time, they will fall straight down. Racers closer to first place will be shrunk for longer, whereas players close to last will be shrunk for a very short duration.