8-Bit Pipe Frame

Not to be confused with 8-bit pipe.

8-Bit Pipe Frame
The 8-Bit Pipe Frame in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour

The 8-Bit Pipe Frame is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Super Mario Kart Tour and is the signature kart of Mario (SNES). The kart is based on the Pipe Frame, but with a voxelized appearance, including the tires. Unlike the regular Pipe Frame, this kart only has a red color regardless of the driver. Despite the kart's overall appearance, the driver's emblem still has a modern appearance, unless the player uses either Mario (SNES) or Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES). The 8-Bit Pipe Frame extends the duration of Mini-Turbo speed boosts and increases the points earned for performing Mini-Turbos.

While the kart is called "8-Bit", the game it pays homage to, Super Mario Kart, is a 16-bit game.

A yellow variant named the Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame made its debut in the 2022 Mii Tour, while a gold variant called the Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame debuted in the 2023 Mario Tour. Like the 8-Bit Pipe Frame, these variants are also classified as High-End karts.

Availability

The 8-Bit Pipe Frame is not currently available in regular tour pipes, and it does not currently appear in the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Super Mario Kart Tour	Super Mario Kart Pipe 1 (Spotlight)
	Super Mario Kart Pipe 2
Mario Tour (2021)	Mario Pipe 1
	Mario Pipe 2 (Spotlight)
Summer Tour (2021)	Mario (SNES) Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 July 6, 2021 – July 13, 2021
Frost Tour	Red-Hot Pipe
Piranha Plant Tour	Piranha Plant Pipe 1
	Piranha Plant Pipe 2 (Spotlight)
Mario Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop March 7, 2023 – March 14, 2023
	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Mario Tour (2024)	Spotlight Shop March 5, 2024 – March 12, 2024
	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)

Profiles and statistics

Statistics

Special skill	Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	RMX Rainbow Road 1 SNES Mario Circuit 1 RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit T RMX Choco Island 1T RMX Choco Island 1R Tokyo Blur T Tokyo Blur SNES Rainbow Road T SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T RMX Rainbow Road 2 SNES Donut Plains 2 GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R RMX Vanilla Lake 1R Wii Koopa Cape R SNES Ghost Valley 2R DS Mario Circuit Wii Dry Dry Ruins Athens Dash 2 Athens Dash 3T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	SNES Mario Circuit 1R* RMX Rainbow Road 1T RMX Rainbow Road 1R** SNES Mario Circuit 1T RMX Mario Circuit 1* GCN Yoshi Circuit Los Angeles Laps Los Angeles Laps T Tokyo Blur R Tokyo Blur R/T SNES Rainbow Road** SNES Rainbow Road R SNES Mario Circuit 2 RMX Rainbow Road 2R SNES Donut Plains 2R Sydney Sprint R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T RMX Vanilla Lake 1*** Berlin Byways T 3DS Piranha Plant Slide GCN Daisy Cruiser T SNES Ghost Valley 2T Wii Dry Dry Ruins T Wii Dry Dry Ruins R Athens Dash T Rome Avanti 2T Athens Dash 3R
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Spotlight Shop description:
  • English:
    The 8-Bit Pipe Frame based on classic pixel art is here! Aim for the high score with its special skill, Mini-Turbo Plus!
  • Other languages: show
    • Japanese:
      ドットの風合いを再現したマシン8-bitスケルトンが登場！
      スペシャルスキルはミニターボプラス ミニターボをしてハイスコアを目指そう！
    • Chinese (simplified):
      重现像素风质感的车辆8-bit管架车登场！
      使用特殊技能“迷你加速 提升”，使出迷你加速，争取刷新最佳得分吧！
    • Chinese (traditional):
      重現了點陣圖風格的車輛8-bit管架車登場！
      特殊技能是迷你加速 強化使用迷你加速並以獲得高分為目標吧！
    • French:
      Le Rétro 8 bits, inspiré du pixel art classique, est arrivé !
      Visez le plus haut score avec sa spécialité mini-turbo + !
    • German:
      Der 8-Bit-Go-Kart im klassischen Pixel-Art-Look ist da!
      Hol dir den Highscore mit seiner Spezialausstattung Mini-Turbo+!
    • Italian:
      Il Tuboturbo a 8 bit con effetto pixellato è disponibile!
      Usa la sua abilità speciale miniturbo plus per raggiungere un punteggio alto!
    • Korean:
      도트 그래픽을 재현한 머신인8-bit스켈레톤이 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 미니 터보 플러스로 미니 터보를 사용해 하이스코어를 노리자!
    • Portuguese:
      O Tuboturbo 8 bits chegou, no estilo clássico de arte pixelada!
      Consiga altas pontuações com a sua característica especial, o miniturbo+!
    • Spanish (Latin America):
      ¡Llega el Tubiturbo de 8 Bits con su inconfundible arte pixelado!
      ¡Consigue la mejor puntuación con su característica especial, el miniturbo +!
    • Spanish (Europe):
      ¡Llega el Tubiturbo de 8 bits con su inconfundible arte pixelado!
      ¡Consigue la mejor puntuación con su característica especial, el miniturbo +!

Gallery

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  Mario (SNES) tricking in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame on RMX Rainbow Road 1

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  Mario (SNES) in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame on SNES Vanilla Lake 1R

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  Mario (SNES) tricking in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame on Tokyo Blur 4

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  Mario (SNES) tricking in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame

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  Mario (SNES) tricking in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame on SNES Ghost Valley 1

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  Mario (SNES) tricking in the 8-Bit Pipe Frame on GCN Yoshi Circuit

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	8-bitスケルトン[?] 8-bit Sukeruton	8-bit Pipe Frame
Chinese (simplified)	8-bit管架车[?] 8-bit Guǎnjià Chē	8-bit Pipe Frame
Chinese (traditional)	8-bit管架車[?] 8-bit Guǎnjià Chē	8-bit Pipe Frame
French	Rétro 8 bits[?]	8-bit Pipe Frame
German	8-Bit-Go-Kart[?]	8-Bit Pipe Frame
Italian	Tuboturbo a 8 bit[?]	8-Bit Pipe Frame
Korean	8-bit스켈레톤[?] 8-bit Seukelleton	8-bit Pipe Frame
Portuguese	Tuboturbo 8 bits[?]	8-bit Pipe Frame
Spanish (NOA)	Tubiturbo de 8 Bits[?]	8-Bit Pipe Frame
Spanish (NOE)	Tubiturbo de 8 bits[?]	8-bit Pipe Frame