Pipe Frame

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Pipe Frame
Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
The Pipe Frame in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration, Off-Road (MK7)
Acceleration, Handling (MK8)
Acceleration, Handling, Traction (MK8D)
Slipstreams (MKT)
Average stats Handling (MK7)
Speed (MK8)
None (MK8D)
Weak stats Speed, Weight (MK7)
Weight, Traction (MK8)
Speed, Weight (MK8D)
Appears in Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Super Smash Bros. Melee (trophy cameo) Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Pipe Frame (also formerly known simply as the Go-Kart until Mario Kart 7, also called Racing Kart in Super Smash Bros. Melee) is the original form of Kart that appears in the first three installments of the Mario Kart series and is the predecessor to the Standard Kart. Throughout the games it appears in, the kart has different colors depending on the driver. In its original appearances, the Pipe Frame acts as the one and only vehicle available. The abilities of the kart depend on the driver so the kart itself has no strong or weak points.

After a 10-year absence, the Pipe Frame returns in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as an unlockable kart body. It generally gives a boost in acceleration and handling while decreasing the weight and traction. The Pipe Frame also appears in Mario Kart Tour as the starting kart.

The Pipe Frame kart has a passing resemblance to an early '80s World Championship kart raced by Ayrton Senna, an icon in Japan due to his connections with Honda, and to modern micro karts known for their combination of small frames and powerful engines.

History

Mario Kart series

Super Mario Kart

The kart makes its first appearance in Super Mario Kart, designed as simple, small go-karts with different colors (red for Mario, blue for Luigi, pink for Peach, red-orange for Yoshi, green for Bowser, olive for Donkey Kong Jr., yellow for Koopa Troopa, and azure for Toad) and various performance traits for each character, along with an ability to boost by drifting.

Each character's kart has different engines; some use four-stroke and few others use two-stroke.

Mario Kart 64

The go-kart is redesigned in Mario Kart 64, featuring realistic-looking wheels, new colors for every character (red for Mario, green for Luigi, rose for Peach, blue for Toad, light-green for Yoshi, yellow for Donkey Kong, violet for Wario, and red-orange for Bowser) and a cubical engine with dual exhaust pipes. It also has a different handling stat compared to its predecessor.

This time, all karts use two-stroke engines, with the exception of Toad's kart which uses a softer sounding four-stroke engine instead.

Toad and Donkey Kong are the only characters to have their own unique engine sound from any other character.

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

The kart's design and colors for Mario Kart: Super Circuit remain unchanged from Mario Kart 64 aside from its handling, which reverted to that of Super Mario Kart to fit the game's two-dimensional environment.

Unlike in Mario Kart 64, all the karts now use four-stroke engines.

Mario Kart 7

After being absent in subsequent games after Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the Pipe Frame returns in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable kart body, using its same design from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. The character's emblem is shown underneath the engine. It is one of the three kart parts to have a different color for each character. The eight characters from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit retain the same color schemes, except for Peach, who has a slightly lighter pink color as in Mario Kart DS, and Daisy also retains the same color scheme from said game. Like in Super Circuit, it has a four-stroke engine with powerful-sounding exhausts. Its engine is similar to the Blue Seven and the Sprinter from Mario Kart Wii and sounds like a DOHC V6 and flat-six engine.

In terms of stats, the Pipe Frame slightly boosts acceleration, off-road, and drift, but slightly hinders top speed and weight, which makes it the polar opposite of the Gold Standard in a way. In terms of its hidden stats, however, it gives a strong boost in sea and air speeds, and a good boost in mini-turbo, while not hindering any other stat.

White Miis are the only color to receive a unique color, as no other character in the game uses a white Pipe Frame.

Color schemes
Character Color Icons
Mario
Mii (Red)
Red Pipe Frame
Luigi
Mii (Green)
Green Green Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Peach
Mii (Pink)
Pink Pink Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Yoshi
Mii (Light-green)
Chartreuse Lime Green Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Bowser
Mii (Orange)
Orange Orange Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong
Mii (Yellow)
Yellow Yellow Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Toad
Mii (Blue)
Blue Blue Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Koopa Troopa Neon Yellow Yellow-green Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Daisy Golden Yellow Light Orange Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Wario
Mii (Purple)
Purple Purple Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Rosalina Turquoise Turquoise Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Metal Mario Steel Gray Gray Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Shy Guy
Mii (Black)
Black Black Pipe Frame from Mario Kart
Honey Queen Burgundy Dark Magenta Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Wiggler
Mii (Brown)
Brown Brown Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Lakitu
Mii (Light-blue)
Cyan Cyan Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7
Mii (White) White White Pipe Frame from Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Pipe Frame reappears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe again as an unlockable kart body. This time, it now resembles the kart's original design from Super Mario Kart, featuring only one exhaust pipe instead of two as seen in Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart 7. Additionally, the character emblem is now located in the front. Unlike its predecessor, it is now has a two-stroke engine and its sound is shared with the Standard Kart, Teddy Buggy, Wild Wiggler, and the Sneeker, only having a softer exhaust noise. The engine sounds like a straight-four turbo rally from a Citroën C4 WRC.

Unlike past installments, the colors of the Pipe Frame are now shared with multiple characters, featuring 23 unique colors used among the 36 (41 in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) characters (and of those, twelve of the colors are exclusive to one character, counting alternate colors for Yoshi and Shy Guy, but excluding Miis aside from the brown color). The eight characters from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit once again retain the same color as they were in the original games, while Koopa Troopa now retains the yellow color from his Super Mario Kart artwork, while Daisy and Waluigi retain their respective colors from Mario Kart DS. All the Koopalings (except Morton) have unique colored steering wheels for their karts, as opposed to the standard black. Also, all the Koopalings have unique colored engines, as opposed to the standard goldenrod, and their wheel hinges are uniquely colored, instead of the usual gray. The Inkling Girl's orange variation uses the yellow Pipe Frame, though the icon on the kart selection screen shows the orange Pipe Frame instead.

Like the Standard Kart, Standard Bike, and Standard ATV, the Pipe Frame body is occasionally used by all the CPU-controlled characters. Most CPU racers will always pair the Pipe Frame with the Standard tires, but Donkey Kong and Koopa Troopa in Mario Kart 8, as well as Dry Bones and Ludwig in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, occasionally also use the Monster tires instead. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Toad is occasionally seen using this body equipped with the Slim tires; Toad, as well as the babies and Shy Guy, also equip it with the Parafoil. The 150cc staff ghosts for Donut Plains 3 and Cheese Land use Lakitu and Orange Yoshi on the Pipe Frame with the Monster tires. The 200cc staff ghost for Bone-Dry Dunes in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe uses Dry Bones on the Pipe Frame with the Wood tires.

In Mario Kart 8, the Pipe Frame gives a good boost in handling and a slight one in acceleration, but it hinders traction and slightly hinders weight. In terms of its hidden stats, it offers a good boost in sea and air handling, and slight boosts in sea and air speeds, anti-gravity handling and mini-turbo, while only slightly hindering anti-gravity speed. It shares its stats with the Wild Wiggler, Standard Bike, Flame Rider, Varmint, W 25 Silver Arrow, and City Tripper. Overall, the Pipe Frame has the second highest stat total of any kart body, and the third highest among all vehicles.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Pipe Frame's stats have been altered so that it now hinders speed, but gives a higher boost in acceleration and now slightly boosts traction. In terms of its hidden stats, it no longer increases water speed and now hinders air speed and air handling, while hindering anti-gravity speed further, with no compensation. It now only shares its stats with the Varmint and City Tripper.

An early version of the Pipe Frame's body featured the same design it had from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, with the only exception being that the character's emblem was located at the front, like in the body's final version.

The Mario Kart 8 version of the Pipe Frame was used in a LINE set of stickers based on the game, although lacked the emblem on the front and equipped with the tires from Super Mario Kart. It was also used in a Google Maps Easter egg for Mar10 Day 2018, which ran for a week ending March 17, 2018. The Pipe Frame's appearance in Google Maps later reappears in Mario Kart Tour.

Color schemes
Character(s) Body color Image
MarioRed YoshiBaby MarioBirdo (Red)Mii Racing Suits Red Red Mii's Pipe Frame body from Mario Kart 8
LuigiGreen Shy GuyBaby LuigiBowser Jr.Birdo (Green)Petey PiranhaMii Racing Suits Green Thumbnail of Baby Luigi's and green Mii's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
PeachCat PeachPink YoshiPink Shy GuyToadetteBaby PeachInkling Girl (Magenta)Villager (Female)Mii Racing Suits Pink Thumbnail of Baby Peach's and Villager girl's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
DaisyTanooki MarioOrange YoshiOrange Shy GuyBaby DaisyBirdo (Orange)WigglerMii Racing Suits Orange Thumbnail of Tanooki Mario's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
RosalinaLight-blue YoshiLight-blue Shy GuyLakituBaby RosalinaDry BonesInkling Boy (Cyan)Birdo (Light Blue)KamekMii Racing Suits Sky Blue Thumbnail of Baby Rosalina's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
YoshiInkling Girl (Lime Green)IsabelleMii Racing Suits Lime Green Thumbnail of light green Mii's and Isabelle's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Black YoshiShy GuyBlack Shy GuyKing BooDry BowserBirdo (Black)Mii Racing Suits Black Thumbnail of black Mii's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Yellow YoshiKoopa TroopaYellow Shy GuyDonkey KongInkling Girl¹Link (Champion's Tunic)Birdo (Yellow)Mii Racing Suits Yellow Thumbnail of yellow Mii's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
White YoshiWhite Shy GuyBirdo (White)Mii White Thumbnail of white Mii's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Blue YoshiToadBlue Shy GuyInkling BoyLinkBirdo (Blue)Mii Racing Suits Blue Thumbnail of Toad's, blue Mii's, and Link's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Gold MarioMetal Mario Metallic Gray Thumbnail of Metal Mario's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Pink Gold Peach Metallic Pink Thumbnail of Pink Gold Peach's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
WarioInkling Boy (Purple)Mii Racing Suits Purple Thumbnail of Wario's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Waluigi Dark-indigo Thumbnail of Waluigi's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
BowserVillager (Male) Orange-red Thumbnail of Villager boy's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Lemmy Dark-cyan² Thumbnail of Lemmy's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Larry Golden Yellow² Thumbnail of Larry's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Wendy Hot Pink² Thumbnail of Wendy's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Ludwig Dark-blue² Thumbnail of Ludwig's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Iggy Light-green² Thumbnail of Iggy's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Roy Dark-magenta² Thumbnail of Roy's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Morton Dark-gray² Thumbnail of Morton's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
Birdo Hot Pink MK8HotPinkPFIcon.png
Mii Racing Suits Dark-brown Thumbnail of brown Mii's Pipe Frame (with 8 icon), in Mario Kart 8.
¹ - Pipe Frame displayed as orange in menu
² - These Pipe Frame colors are specially made for each of the Koopalings, and unlike any other Pipe Frame in the game, feature differently-colored wheel hinges/pedals, steering wheel and engine/exhaust (which are normally gray, black, and goldenrod, respectively):
  • Lemmy's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are orange-red, and its engine and exhaust are medium orange.
  • Larry's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are azure, and its engine and exhaust are dark-cerulean.
  • Wendy's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are fuchsia, and its engine and exhaust are teal.
  • Ludwig's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are azure-blue, and its engine and exhaust are forest green.
  • Iggy's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are light-indigo, and its engine and exhaust are purple.
  • Roy's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges, pedals and steering wheel are rose-pink, and its engine and exhaust are purple-violet.
  • Morton's Pipe Frame's wheel hinges and pedals are forest green, and its engine and exhaust are dark slate gray. Its steering wheel remains black.

Mario Kart Tour

The Pipe Frame returns in Mario Kart Tour, retaining its Mario Kart 8 design and serving as the starter kart. It is classified as a Normal kart. It uses the same tires that it used in Google Maps, which are based on its original tires from the first three games. The Pipe Frame increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points earned for performing Slipstreams. Like the Landship and Koopa Clown, the Koopalings do not retain their unique color schemes from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, instead sharing the same color schemes as other drivers. It is the only available kart in several bonus challenges.

This game introduces three pixelated counterparts named the 8-Bit Pipe Frame, Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame, and Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame, and another variant that has the gold color scheme but with golden versions of the Pipe Frame’s tires, named the Gold Pipe Frame. Both are classified as High-End karts. The Pipe Buggy also belongs to the Pipe Frame family, but it has a different appearance.

In the screenshot used for New York Minute's Coin Rush mode, Gold Mario uses the Pipe Frame, but it is equipped with the Gold Tires instead of its regular tires, making it resemble the Gold Pipe Frame; however, Gold Mario uses the Gold Standard in-game. In an official screenshot showing the Bob-omb Cannon item, King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) drives a black Pipe Frame instead of a purple one. Similarly, in an official screenshot used for the token event in the Super Mario Kart Tour, Pauline is shown driving a white Pipe Frame instead of a magenta one. In a screenshot showing the Green Emblem, Luigi (Knight) is shown driving a pink gold Pipe Frame instead of a silver one. Some of the Pipe Frames do not match the colors of the used driver, such as Gold Koopa (Freerunning), who uses the black Pipe Frame, despite being gold. The color of the Pipe Frame also determines the color of the Super Glider for the driver.

The Pipe Frame is automatically unlocked after starting the game. It is also regularly obtainable from pipes, and is included in the Daily Selects set.

Color schemes
Character(s) Color Image
Baby MarioMarioRed YoshiRed Toad (Pit Crew)Red Koopa (Freerunning)Fire BroBirdo (Red)Mario (Hakama)Mario (Santa)Daisy (Holiday Cheer)Yoshi (Reindeer)Mario (Happi)Mario (SNES)Mario (Sunshine)Fire RosalinaBaby Mario (Koala)Mario (Golf)Mario (Aviator)Pauline (Cowgirl)Bowser (Santa)Donkey Kong (Gladiator)Red Mii Racing SuitPara-Biddybud Mii Racing SuitPiranha Plant Mii Racing Suit Red Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Baby LuigiLuigiGreen Toad (Pit Crew)Hammer BroGreen Shy GuyKoopa (Freerunning)Penguin LuigiBuilder LuigiLuigi (Painter)Luigi (Vacation)Luigi (Golf)Dr. LuigiLuigi (Chef)Petey PiranhaLuigi Mii Racing SuitPetey Piranha Mii Racing SuitBowser Mii Racing SuitHammer Bro Mii Racing SuitGreen Mii Racing SuitMoo Moo Mii Racing SuitReindeer Mii Racing Suit Green Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Baby PeachPeachToadettePink YoshiPink Toad (Pit Crew)Pink Shy GuyPeachettePeach (Kimono)Peach (Vacation)Baby Peach (Cherub)Toadette (Explorer)Cat PeachBuilder ToadettePeach (Happi)Penguin ToadettePeach (Yukata)Dr. PeachToadette (Sailor)Toadette (Astronaut)Dixie KongPink Shy Guy (Ninja)Peach Mii Racing SuitBirdo Mii Racing SuitPink Mii Racing SuitWendy Mii Racing Suit Pink Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
IggyYoshiBowser Jr.Birdo (Green)Yoshi (Egg Hunt)Cat LuigiBowser Jr. (Pirate)Yoshi Mii Racing SuitIggy Mii Racing SuitLight Green Mii Racing Suit Lime Green Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Baby DaisyKoopa TroopaLarryDaisyYellow Toad (Pit Crew)Yoshi (Kangaroo)Donkey KongBirdo (Yellow)Yellow Shy GuyBuilder MarioMario (Swimwear)Captain ToadDaisy ((Yukata)Penguin ToadYoshi (Kangaroo)Cat MarioDaisy (Thai Dress)Kitsune LuigiDonkey Kong Jr. (SNES)Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer)? Block Mii Racing SuitCheep Cheep Mii Racing SuitYellow Mii Racing SuitPokey Mii Racing SuitRoy Mii Racing Suit Yellow Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Orange YoshiBowserDiddy KongBirdo (Orange)Orange Shy GuyDaisy (Fairy)Peach (Explorer)Daisy (Swimwear)Daisy (Farmer)Dr. BowserLemmy Mii Racing SuitDaisy Mii Racing SuitOrange Mii Racing Suit Orange Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
LudwigToadToad (Pit Crew)Blue YoshiBoomerang BroBlue Koopa (Freerunning)Birdo (Blue)Blue Shy GuyToad (Party Time)Ice MarioBuilder ToadCat ToadMario (Racing)Penguin MarioToad (Astronaut)Lakitu (Party Time)Chargin' ChuckMario Mii Racing SuitToad Mii Racing SuitBlue Mii Racing SuitLudwig Mii Racing Suit Blue Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Baby RosalinaRosalinaBaby Rosalina (Detective)Rosalina (Swimwear)Rosalina (Chef)Rosalina Mii Racing SuitIce-Cream Mii Racing Suit Aqua-teal Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
LemmyLight-blue Toad (Pit Crew)Light-blue YoshiLakituBirdo (Light Blue)Ice BroLight-blue Shy GuyRosalina (Aurora)Rosalina (Volendam)Daisy (Sailor)Toad (Tourist)Funky KongKamekLarry (Wintertime)Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer)Dolphin Mii Racing SuitSpike Mii Racing SuitLarry Mii Racing SuitKoopa Clown Mii Racing Suit Cyan Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Purple Toad (Pit Crew)WarioPurple Koopa (Freerunning)Rosalina (Halloween)Mario (Halloween)King Boo (Luigi's Mansion)Wario (Hiker)Wario (Cowboy)NabbitWaluigi (Vampire)Nabbit Mii Racing SuitWario Mii Racing SuitPurple Mii Racing Suit Purple Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
WaluigiLuigi (Classic)Mario (Baseball)Cat RosalinaMario (Black Suit)Waluigi (Bus Driver)Shy Guy (Ninja)King Bob-omb Mii Racing SuitChain Chomp Mii Racing SuitWaluigi Mii Racing Suit Indigo Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
RoyWendyBirdoPaulinePeach (Halloween)Pauline (Rose)King Bob-omb Magenta Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Shy GuyKing BooMeowserCat Mii Racing SuitDry Bones Mii Racing SuitRocky Wrench Mii Racing SuitMorton Mii Racing SuitFish Bone Mii Racing Suit Gray Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Dry BonesMortonWhite Shy GuyPauline (Party Time)Peach (Wintertime)Mario (Chef)Peach (Wedding)White YoshiMario (Tuxedo)Dr. MarioWhite Tanooki MarioShy Guy (Pastry Chef)Birdo (White)King Boo Mii Racing SuitWhite Mii Racing SuitSanta Mii Racing SuitRoaring Racer Mii Racing SuitBlooper Mii Racing Suit White Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Black Shy GuyMario (Musician)Black YoshiMario (Samurai)Dry BowserGold Koopa (Freerunning)Birdo (Black)Dry Bowser Mii Racing SuitBlack Mii Racing Suit Black Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Monty MoleMario (Classic)Luigi (Lederhosen)Tanooki MarioTanooki RosalinaPoochyWigglerDonkey Kong Mii Racing SuitBronze Mii Racing SuitPastry Chef Mii Racing SuitGoomba Mii Racing SuitCastle Mii Racing SuitBrown Mii Racing SuitMonty Mole Mii Racing SuitWiggler Mii Racing Suit Brown Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Metal MarioMario (Satellaview)Luigi (Knight)Silver Mii Racing Suit Silver Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Yoshi (Gold Egg)Mario (King)Luigi (Gold Knight)Gold MarioDry Bones (Gold)Dry Bowser (Gold)Shy Guy (Gold)King Boo (Gold)King Bob-Omb (Gold)Chargin' Chuck (Gold)Petey Piranha (Gold)Wiggler (Gold)Gold Mii Racing Suit Gold Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
Pink Gold Peach Pink Gold Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour

Club Nintendo

"Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All"

Mario and Luigi driving karts
Mario and Luigi driving karts in the Club Nintendo comic "Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All".

In the Club Nintendo comic "Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All", Mario and Luigi are seen driving karts in their mission to find a spaceship shaped like the Nintendo 64. They compete against Wario and Bowser and make another reference to the Mario Kart games by dropping Banana Peels and making them crash. The karts seen in this comic resemble those seen in Mario Kart 64. Unlike their video game equivalents, though, they can also be turned into jet skis by pushing a button on their steering-wheels.

Mario Kirby Meisaku Video

A go-kart makes an appearance resembling the one in Super Mario Kart in the Mario segment of the Mario Kirby Meisaku Video where Mario drives it during his pursuit of the mysterious thief W. Eventually, after being attacked by some monsters, he spins out near a vegetable garden.

Super Mario-Kun

A kart. Page 145 of volume 6 of Super Mario-kun.

Go-karts are seen in the Mario Kart adaptions of Super Mario-Kun. The first time they appear, Mario races against other characters including Donkey Kong Jr. and Bowser.

Mario Artist: Paint Studio

Various Mario Kart 64 artwork can be used like a stamp in Mario Artist: Paint Studio. This includes all the characters driving their respective Pipe Frame karts, and two stand-alone images of Mario's red Pipe Frame itself.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

A go-kart appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy under the name "Racing Kart." The trophy can be obtained at random in the Lottery or in the game's single-player modes.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Pipe Frame is one of several karts used by the Koopa Troop during their ambush on Rainbow Road in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Mario hijacks one from a Koopa Troopa after the Bullet Bills from the Koopa General's bulldozer-like kart destroy his Standard Kart, though it too is destroyed by the General's vehicle.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Melee trophy

Name Image Game Description
Racing Kart Kart Super Mario Kart
9/92
The famous racing karts from the ever-popular Mario Kart racing series come loaded for speed with three different engine sizes: 50, 100, and 150 cc. The karts' handling differs with the characters driving them, but all of them utilize Mario Kart standards like drift, jump, and turbo. They're extremely durable and impossible to total.

Mario Kart series

Stat values are out of 6.

Mario Kart 7

  • Speed: -0.25
  • Sea Speed: +1
  • Air Speed: +0.5
  • Acceleration: +0.25
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Handling: 0
  • Sea Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Off-Road: +0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.5
  • Stability: 0
  • Drift: +0.25

Mario Kart 8

  • Ground Speed: 0
  • Water Speed: +0.25
  • Air Speed: +0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
  • Acceleration: +0.25
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Ground Handling: +0.5
  • Water Handling: +0.5
  • Air Handling: +0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25
  • Traction: -0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Ground Speed: -0.5
  • Water Speed: 0
  • Air Speed: -0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.5
  • Acceleration: +0.5
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Ground Handling: +0.5
  • Water Handling: +0.5
  • Air Handling: -0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25
  • Traction: +0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.5

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics
Special skill Slipstream Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
SNES Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1
GCN Dino Dino Jungle from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T**
London Loop R from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop R
3DS Toad Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit T
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
SNES Mario Circuit 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
SNES Choco Island 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1
Wii Maple Treeway from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Maple Treeway
GBA Battle Course 1 from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Battle Course 1
DS Mario Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Mario Circuit R/T
Squeaky Clean Sprint from Mario Kart Tour
Squeaky Clean Sprint

* 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.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Pipe Frame.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スケルトン[?]
Sukeruton
Skeleton
Chinese (simplified) 管架车[?]
Guǎnjià Chē
Pipe Frame Kart
Chinese (traditional) 管架車[?]
Guǎnjià Chē
Pipe Frame Kart
Dutch Skelter[?] Go-kart
German Go-Kart[?] Go-kart
Italian Tuboturbo[?] Pipe Turbo
Korean 스켈레톤[?]
Seukelleton
Skeleton
Portuguese (NOA) Tuboturbo[?] Pipe Turbo
Portuguese (NOE) Tubomóvel[?] Pipemobile
Russian Труботурбо[?]
Truboturbo
Pipe Turbo
Spanish Tubiturbo[?] Turbo Pipe