8-Bit Pipe Frame

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Not to be confused with 8-Bit Pipe.
8-Bit Pipe Frame
8-Bit Pipe Frame from Mario Kart Tour
The 8-Bit Pipe Frame in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The 8-Bit Pipe Frame is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Super Mario Kart Tour and is the signature kart of Mario (SNES). The kart is based on the Pipe Frame, but with a voxelized appearance, including the tires. Unlike the regular Pipe Frame, this kart only has a red color regardless of the driver. Despite the kart's overall appearance, the driver's emblem still has a modern appearance, unless the player uses either Mario (SNES) or Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES). The 8-Bit Pipe Frame extends the duration of Mini-Turbo speed boosts and increases the points earned for performing Mini-Turbos.

While the kart is called "8-Bit", the game it pays homage to, Super Mario Kart, is a 16-bit game.

A yellow variant named the Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame made its debut in the 2022 Mii Tour, while a gold variant called the Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame debuted in the 2023 Mario Tour. Like the 8-Bit Pipe Frame, these variants are also classified as High-End karts.

Availability[edit]

The 8-Bit Pipe Frame is not currently available in regular tour pipes, and it is not currently a part of the Daily Selects set. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour Availability
Super Mario Kart Tour Super Mario Kart Pipe 1
(Spotlight)
Super Mario Kart Pipe 2
Mario Tour (2021) Mario Pipe 1
Mario Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Summer Tour (2021) Mario (SNES) Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
July 6, 2021 – July 13, 2021
Frost Tour Red-Hot Pipe
Piranha Plant Tour Piranha Plant Pipe 1
Piranha Plant Pipe 2
(Spotlight)
Mario Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
March 7, 2023 – March 14, 2023
Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2023) Spotlight Shop
(Daily Spotlight)

Statistics[edit]

Special skill Mini-Turbo Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
RMX Rainbow Road 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1
SNES Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
GCN Yoshi Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
RMX Choco Island 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1T
RMX Choco Island 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1R
Tokyo Blur T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur T
Tokyo Blur from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur
SNES Rainbow Road T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road T
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T
RMX Rainbow Road 2 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2
SNES Donut Plains 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 2
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1R
Wii Koopa Cape R from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Koopa Cape R
SNES Ghost Valley 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Ghost Valley 2R
DS Mario Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
DS Mario Circuit
Wii Dry Dry Ruins from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Dry Dry Ruins
Athens Dash 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash 2
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R*
RMX Rainbow Road 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1T
RMX Rainbow Road 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1R**
SNES Mario Circuit 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
RMX Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1*
GCN Yoshi Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit
Los Angeles Laps from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps
Los Angeles Laps T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps T
Tokyo Blur R from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur R
Tokyo Blur R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur R/T
SNES Rainbow Road from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road**
SNES Rainbow Road R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R
SNES Mario Circuit 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2
RMX Rainbow Road 2R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 2R
SNES Donut Plains 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 2R
Sydney Sprint R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint R/T
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T
RMX Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Vanilla Lake 1***
Berlin Byways T from Mario Kart Tour
Berlin Byways T
3DS Piranha Plant Slide from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
GCN Daisy Cruiser T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser T
SNES Ghost Valley 2T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Ghost Valley 2T
Wii Dry Dry Ruins T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Dry Dry Ruins T
Wii Dry Dry Ruins R from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Dry Dry Ruins R
Athens Dash T from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash T
Rome Avanti 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Rome Avanti 2T

* 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[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 8-bitスケルトン
8-bit Sukeruton
8-bit Pipe Frame

Chinese (simplified) 8-bit管架车
8-bit Guǎnjià Chē
8-bit Pipe Frame

Chinese (traditional) 8-bit管架車
8-bit Guǎnjià Chē
8-bit Pipe Frame

French Rétro 8 bits
8-bit Pipe Frame
German 8-Bit-Go-Kart
8-Bit Pipe Frame
Italian Tuboturbo a 8 bit
8-Bit Pipe Frame
Korean 8-bit스켈레톤
8-bit Seukelleton
8-bit Pipe Frame

Portuguese Tuboturbo 8 bits
8-bit Pipe Frame
Spanish (NOA) Tubiturbo de 8 Bits
8-Bit Pipe Frame
Spanish (NOE) Tubiturbo de 8 bits
8-bit Pipe Frame