Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Banana »Item | This slippery weapon causes karts to spin out. Running over a Banana Peel will make you lose four Coins. Computer-controlled Donkey Kong Jr. often uses this weapon.
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| A Banana Peel as it appears on the racetrack.
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Boo »Item | Allows a racer to steal the other player's item, while simultaneously rendering your racer temporarily invisible to other players. Only appears in Battle mode.
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Bowser »Playable character | One of eight selectable characters. Bowser has slow acceleration, but a very high top speed, matched only by Donkey Kong Jr.
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Cheep Cheep »Enemy | It flops around Koopa Beaches. If you run into it, you'll spin out and lose four Coins.
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Chomp »Enemy | He stays in one area, bouncing back and forth off of barriers. Found in certain courses in 2-player Match Race mode only.
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Coin »Item | A set of two Coins from a Question Block. Each Coin increases your maximum speed, but any Coins over 10 are surplus.
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| A Coin found on the racetrack. Each Coin increases your maximum speed, but any Coins over 10 are surplus.
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Donkey Kong Jr. »Playable character | One of eight selectable characters. Like Bowser, DK Jr.'s high top speed makes up for his slow acceleration.
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Egg »Item | Dropped or thrown by computer-controlled Yoshi. Hitting this will make you spin out and lose four Coins.
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Feather »Item | Lets your racer do one high, spinning jump over obstacles or walls.
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Fireball »Item | Dropped or thrown by computer-controlled Bowser. Hitting these will make your kart spin out, and you'll lose four Coins.
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Green Shell »Item | A projectile that can be placed on the track or shot out in a straight line. Hitting one will make you spin out and lose four Coins. Also, this is Koopa Troopa's weapon when computer-controlled.
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| A Green Shell as it appears on the racetrack.
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Jump »Item | Short ramps that launch karts into the air.
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Koopa Troopa »Playable character | One of eight selectable characters. An all-around racer with good traction, similar to Toad.
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Lakitu »NPC | The "owner" of the Mario Grand Prix, Lakitu controls the start signal for all the races. For a cost of two Coins, he will rescue your kart if it goes underwater or off the track.
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Lightning »Item | Temporarily shrinks every racer except the one who used it.
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Luigi »Playable character | An average racer, like his brother Mario.
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Mario »Playable character | One of eight selectable characters. Like Luigi, Mario is a racer with average abilities.
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Monty Mole »Enemy | A mole that hops out of the ground and sticks to your kart, slowing you down. Jump a few times to send him flying off.
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Mushroom »Item | Gives you a temporary boost of speed.
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Oil Slick »Item: Hazard | Found on some Mario Circuit tracks. Jump over them, or drive over them at very slow speeds to avoid spinning out.
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Pipe »Item: Hazard | Pipes have popped up in some courses just to get in the way.
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| Pipes have popped up in some courses just to get in the way.
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Piranha Plant »Enemy | Found in Choco Island courses. Hitting it will make you spin out and lose four Coins.
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Poison Mushroom »Item | Dropped or thrown by computer-controlled Princess Toadstool and Toad, these will temporarily shrink your character. If you don't want to wait for the effect to wear off, you can also drive into another Poison Mushroom to grow back to normal size.
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Princess Peach Toadstool »Playable character | Much like Yoshi, Princess has fast acceleration, but a low top speed.
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Question Block »Item | Drive over this square on the track to get a random item.
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Red Shell »Item | A projectile that will home in on the nearest kart.
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| A Red Shell as it appears on the racetrack.
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Star »Item | Temporarily gives your racer invincibility, and a small speed increase. Computer-controlled Mario and Luigi have this weapon at their disposal.
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Thwomp »Enemy | A spike-less hunk of stone that moves up and down (starting on the second lap), aiming to squash unlucky racers. Touching the flashing Thwomps in Rainbow Road will make your kart spin out, and you'll lose four Coins.
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Toad »Playable character | Like Koopa Troopa, Toad doesn't have great top speed, but corners well.
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Yoshi »Playable character | One of eight selectable characters. Yoshi has the fastest acceleration, but a very low top speed like Princess Toadstool.
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Zipper »Item | Gives your kart a short speed boost after driving over it.
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