Half-pipe (object)

This article is about the Mario Kart object. For the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Event, see Halfpipe.

A half-pipe in Mario Kart Tour

A half-pipe (also known as a halfpipe-style boost ramp) is a structure signaled by vertical dash panels (also known as half-pipe boost pads) that appears in the Mario Kart series, starting with Mario Kart Wii. It allows players to jump off the side of a course and perform a Jump Boost to gain a speed boost upon landing. Its panels are cyan, blue, and purple with scrolling white arrows on them and stripes across them, resembling those of a Glide Ramp, and despite the half-pipes' former North American name, they have only a signaling function, not giving any speed boost when touched. Said speed boost rather happens when the player lands after the jump, regardless of whether the vehicle landed on the half-pipe or not. Half-pipes may sometimes cause the player to be sent backwards.

History

Mario Kart Wii

A half-pipe in Template:Classic-link in Mario Kart Wii

Half-pipes are introduced in Mario Kart Wii, where they are known in North America as halfpipe-style boost ramps. The ramps appear in the Wii courses DK Summit, Wario's Gold Mine, Koopa Cape, Maple Treeway, Dry Dry Ruins, Bowser's Castle, and Rainbow Road. The retro courses Template:Classic-link and Template:Classic-link were updated with the addition of half-pipes. These ramps are also included in the battle stages Funky Stadium and Chain Chomp Wheel. When a player jumps, it is possible to perform a trick to receive a longer speed boost. The trick performed is the same one that is performed when the player jumps off a Dash Panel.

Mario Kart Tour

Larry performing a Jump Boost off a half-pipe on Wii Maple Treeway in Mario Kart Tour

After being absent from Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, half-pipes return in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing on Wii Maple Treeway and later appearing on Wii DK Summit, Wii Koopa Cape, N64 Yoshi Valley, and GCN DK Mountain. In this game, their mechanics are slightly altered, in that the Jump Boost is automatically performed as soon as the vertical jump starts, but if the jump is high enough, a second trick, named special trick, is performed. When this happens, the speed boost received upon landing is longer.

A different type of half-pipe, known as a super half-pipe, is introduced on Merry Mountain, and it differs from a normal half-pipe because of its magenta color. It leads to a longer boost upon landing without the need of a special trick, which cannot be performed when a player jumps from a super half-pipe. The super half-pipe also has a unique sound effect.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a blue half-pipe appears on Merry Mountain, in place of the super half-pipe present in the Mario Kart Tour rendition. It uses the same design as an Antigravity Panel, although it has no effect on a kart's anti-gravity properties.

Gallery

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  The half-pipe in DK Summit in Mario Kart Wii

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  The super half-pipe of Merry Mountain in Mario Kart Tour

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	U池技巧[?] U Chí Jìqiǎo	U Pool Skills
German	Halfpipe[?]	Half-pipe
Italian	Rampa a U[?]	U-ramp
Korean	하프파이프[?] Hapeupaipeu	Half-pipe
Portuguese	Rampa em U[?]	U-ramp
Spanish	Rampa en U[?]	U-ramp

References

Template:MKW may refer to:

• Template:Mario Kart Wii, covering Mario Kart Wii.
• Template:Mario Kart World, covering Mario Kart World.

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