Halfpipe
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Halfpipe
Halfpipe is an event in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, as well as a type of ramp in Mario Kart Wii.
Appearances
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Halfpipe appears as an event in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. In the Nintendo DS version, there is a Dream Event called Deluxe Halfpipe. The player will go up and down the halfpipe doing tricks to earn points. Some of the tricks are backflip, double backflip and front flip. Tricks are done by shaking the Wii Remote.
Mario Kart Wii
Halfpipes are ramps at the sides of some courses that the player can trick off to get a boost of speed. They are blue with white arrows on them.
Race Courses
The halfpipes appear in the following courses:
- DK Summit
- Wario's Gold Mine
- Koopa Cape
- Maple Treeway
- Dry Dry Ruins
- Bowser's Castle
- Rainbow Road
- GCN Waluigi Stadium
- GCN DK Mountain
Battle Courses
Halfpipes also appear in the following battle courses:
Trivia
- Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii is the only course to have a halfpipe that is mandatory to drive on.
