8-Bit Star
8-Bit Star from Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The 8-Bit Star is a High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour. It first appeared in the Super Mario Kart Tour and became the signature glider of Mario (SNES) in the Mario Tour and Wario (Cowboy) in the Wario vs. Waluigi Tour. The glider is a recreation of the Super Star's sprite from Super Mario Bros. with an 8-bit connecting pole, much like the 8-Bit Jumping Mario, 8-Bit Jumping Luigi, 8-Bit Fire Flower, 8-Bit Bullet Bill, and 8-Bit Super Mushroom. As evidenced by its French, Spanish, and Portuguese names, it also looks similar to the Starchute. Striking other drivers with Lightning grants more points than usual when using this glider.

Availability

Starting from the Snow Tour, the 8-Bit Star is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe.

As of the Battle Tour, it is also a part of the Daily Selects lineup.

Profiles and statistics

Statistics
Special skill   Lightning Plus
Favorite courses
(Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1T
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
DS DK Pass T
 
Los Angeles Laps R
 
3DS Rainbow Road
 
SNES Choco Island 1
 
SNES Choco Island 2R
 
SNES Rainbow Road T
 
SNES Rainbow Road R
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T
 
3DS Rosalina's Ice World
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
 
Berlin Byways 2
 
Sydney Sprint R/T
 
RMX Choco Island 1R/T
 
3DS Wario Shipyard
Favored courses
(Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1**
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1T**
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1R
 
Los Angeles Laps
 
Los Angeles Laps R/T
 
Los Angeles Laps T
 
DS DK Pass R*
 
3DS Rainbow Road T*
 
SNES Choco Island 1T
 
SNES Choco Island 1R
 
SNES Rainbow Road
 
SNES Choco Island 2***
 
GBA Sunset Wilds
 
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 2R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3R
 
Berlin Byways 2R
 
Tokyo Blur 4
 
Los Angeles Laps 2R
 
Los Angeles Laps 2R/T
 
GBA Sky Garden R
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 3
 
GBA Battle Course 1
 
SNES Donut Plains 3T
 
SNES Donut Plains 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.

  • Mario Kart Tour Official Twitter:
    • "You can find the 8-Bit Star glider in pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe that you can fire by clearing all of this tour's cups in blue."[1]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 8-bitスター[?]
8-bit Sutā
8-bit Star
Chinese 8-bit星星[?]
Bā "bit" Xīngxīng
8-Bit Star
French Aile étoile 8 bits[?] 8-bit Star Wing
German 8-Bit-Stern[?] 8-Bit Star
Italian Aquilone stella a 8 bit[?] 8-Bit Star Kite
Korean 8-bit스타[?] -
Portuguese Pairaestrela 8 bits[?] 8-Bit + pairar (hover) and estrela (star)
Spanish (NOA) Paraestrella de 8 Bits[?] 8-Bit Starchute
Spanish (NOE) Paraestrella de 8 bits[?] 8-bit Starchute

References

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (February 28, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved February 28, 2021.