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This article is about the buses that appear as obstacles throughout the Mario Kart series. For the vehicle from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Royal Bus. For the Wiggler shaped vehicle which resembles a bus from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, see Wiggler Wagon. A Star Travel Bus from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. A Bus is an obstacle that frequently appears in the Mario Kart series. Buses appear in stages set on roads, such as Mushroom Bridge, and will drive around the stage with the other traffic. If the player gets hit by a bus, it will have the same effect as driving into a Banana, causing the player to spin out. Buses can not be destroyed or removed, but can be launched into the air by hitting them while using a Super Star, Bullet Bill or Chain Chomp, or by throwing a Bowser Shell at them. The buses may also honk their horns at the player after hitting them or being hit by an item. History Mario Kart 64 Buses first appeared in Mario Kart 64, where they only appear on Toad's Turnpike. The buses on this course are mainly yellow, with red and blue details on the sides, and a white and grey Nintendo logo on the back. In this game, they have the same engine sound as Donkey Kong's Kart. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! A Peach Beach Bus and Star Travel Bus from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Buses return in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where they appear in two courses, Mushroom Bridge and Mushroom City. This game features two different designs on the buses, as well as a similar vehicle, the Wiggler Wagon. One of the buses is blue and features Star Travel logos on the back and sides, and also has the company's name on the front of the bus. The number plate features the letters "STR". The other bus is deep maroon and pale pink, includes Peach Beach logos in the place of the Star Travel ones, and its number plate instead reads "SUN". If a bus is lifted into the air, it stops moving, whereas in future games, the bus continues to move even in the air. Mario Kart DS Buses appear again in Mario Kart DS, where they appear in Shroom Ridge and the returning retro course GCN Mushroom Bridge. The buses in this game are blue and have red, orange and yellow zig zags along the sides. These buses replace the originals in Mushroom Bridge, and is the only bus that appears on the course. Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe A Toad City Sightseeing Bus from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Although no new tracks in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use buses, they return in the retro track N64 Toad's Turnpike. However, much like the rest of the course, they have been redesigned. The buses all now represent one of the game's sponsors, and the bus is themed around that sponsor. Most of the buses are for the airlines within the game, Galaxy Air, Boomerang Bros. International Airlines, Paratroopa Airlines, as well as Toad City Sightseeing, a sponsor which only appears on these buses. Gallery A bus in Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 64. A bus in Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 64. A bus in Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 64. A bus in Mushroom Bridge from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. A bus in Mushroom Bridge from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. A bus in Mushroom Bridge from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. A bus in Mushroom City from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. A bus in Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart DS. A bus in Shroom Ridge from Mario Kart DS. Buses in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A bus in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A bus in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Buses in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A bus in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A bus in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A bus in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Buses in N64 Toad's Turnpike from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. [Edit] Mario Kart 64 Main Characters Lightweights Princess Peach • Toad • Yoshi Middleweights Mario • Luigi Heavyweights Donkey Kong • Wario • Bowser Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert Flower Cup Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway Star Cup Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle Special Cup DK's Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road Battle Mode Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper Enemies and obstacles Bat • Boulder • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Chomp • Chubby • Crab • Ghost • Lava • Mini Bomb Kart • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Porcupine • Snowman • Thwomp • Train • Yoshi Egg Background species Boo • Cheep Cheep • Fishin' Lakitu • Gray Bowser Statue • Lakitu • Moo Moo Items and objects Item Box items Banana • Boo • Fake Item Box • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Mushroom • Super Star Other Dash Panel • Kart • Pipe Frame • Ramp • Trophy Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstreaming Miscellaneous Finish Line • Gallery • Glitches • Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit • Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Sponsors • Staff • Starting Grid [Edit] Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Racers Light Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Koopa Paratroopa • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr. • Toad • Toadette Medium Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Waluigi Heavy Donkey Kong • Bowser • Wario • Petey Piranha • King Boo Karts Light Goo-Goo Buggy • Barrel Train • Bullet Blaster • Koopa Dasher • Para-Wing • Rattle Buggy • Toad Kart • Toadette Kart Medium Bloom Coach • Green Fire • Heart Coach • Red Fire • Turbo Birdo • Turbo Yoshi • Waluigi Racer Heavy Boo Pipes • DK Jumbo • Koopa King • Piranha Pipes • Wario Car Other Parade Kart Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Peach Beach • Baby Park • Dry Dry Desert Flower Cup Mushroom Bridge • Mario Circuit • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium Star Cup Sherbet Land • Mushroom City • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain Special Cup Wario Colosseum • Dino Dino Jungle • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road Battle courses Cookie Land • Block City • Nintendo GameCube • Pipe Plaza • Luigi's Mansion • Tilt-a-Kart Items Standard Banana • Fake Item Box • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Star • Trophy Special Birdo Egg • Bob-omb • Bowser's Shell • Chain Chomp • Giant Banana • Golden Mushroom • Green Fireball • Heart • Red Fireball • Red Shell • Yoshi Egg Objects Barrel Cannon • Dash Panel • Item Box • Kart • Mushroom Car • Ramp • Yoshi Cookie Background characters and species Baby Bowser • Boo • Donkey Kong Jr. • Fishin' Lakitu • Hammer Bro • Helicopter Yoshi • Kamek • Noki • Koopa Paratroopa • Pianta • Poochy • Shy Guy • Snifit • Toad • Train • Toadsworth Enemies and obstacles Bomb-car • Boulder • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Dinosaur • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Freezie • Ghost • Goomba • Gray Bowser Statue • Lava • Lava Bubble • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mushroom Car • Piranha Plant • Pit Plant • Pokey • Skating Shy Guy • Snowman • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Wiggler Wagon Techniques Double Dash • Drift • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide-Attack Miscellaneous All-Cup Tour • Daisy Cruiser • Finish Line • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Single-appearance sponsors • Multiple-appearance sponsors • Staff • Starting Grid [Edit] Mario Kart DS Characters and their Karts Mario (Standard MR • B Dasher • Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC • Royale • Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS • Egg 1 • Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD • Mushmellow • 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK • Rambi Rider • Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR • Brute • Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW • Tyrant • Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS • Power Flower • Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB • Banisher • Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL • Gold Mantis • Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB • ROB-BLS • ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG) Cups and Courses Mushroom Cup Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion Flower Cup Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge Star Cup DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress Special Cup Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road Shell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit Banana Cup SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park Leaf Cup SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge Lightning Cup SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit Battle Mode Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • N64 Block Fort • GCN Pipe Plaza Items and objects Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Coin • Dash Panel • Emblem • Fake Item Box • Fire Chain • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Trophy Species, enemies, and obstacles Angry Sun • Big Bully • Bubba • Bus • Bumper • Car • Cargo truck • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chief Chilly • Eyerok • Fire Snake • Fishin' Lakitu • Flipper • Ghost • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pinball • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Swoop • Thwomp • Walking Tree • Wiggler Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstreaming Miscellaneous Item probability distributions • Finish Line • New sponsors • Pre-release and unused content • Recurring sponsors • Staff • Starting Grid [Edit] Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Racers Featherweight Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy Koopa Light Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi (Light Blue* · Black* · Red* · Yellow* · White* · Blue* · Pink* · Orange*) • Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light Blue* · Black* · Green* · Yellow* · White* · Blue* · Pink* · Orange*) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • Cat Peach* • Villager (Female)* • Isabelle* • Dry Bones • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl Medium Mario • Luigi • Iggy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Tanooki Mario* • Villager (Male)* • Inkling Boy Heavy Rosalina • Metal Mario (Gold ) • Pink Gold Peach • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy Koopa • Link* • King Boo Cruiser Bowser • Wario • Morton Koopa Jr. • Dry Bowser* Any Mii Vehicle parts Bodies Karts Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA* • W 25 Silver Arrow* • 300 SL Roadster* • Blue Falcon* • Tanooki Kart* • B Dasher* • Streetle* • P-Wing* • Koopa Clown Standard bikes Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper* • Master Cycle Zero ** Sport bikes Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle* ATVs Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler* • Inkstriker • Splat Buggy Tires Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires* • Triforce Tires* • Leaf Tires* • Ancient Tires ** Gliders Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite* • Paper Glider* • Paraglider ** Courses Nitro cups Mushroom Cup Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls Star Cup Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario Special Cup Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road Retro cups Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle Leaf Cup DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road DLC cups* Egg Cup GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit Crossing Cup GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue Battle Courses Wii U Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley NS Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • 3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass Other Items and objects Antigravity Panel • Banana • Barrel • Blooper • Board • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Bus • Car • Cargo truck • Crate • Crazy Eight • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain Pipe • Feather • Fire Flower • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Glide Ramp • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Lightning • Millstone • Mine Cart • Mushroom • Oil Slick • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Ring • Surfboard vehicle • Snowboy • Snowman • Spinner • Spiny Shell • Stamp • Super Horn • Volcanic Debris Enemies and species Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chomp • Deku Baba • Dolphin • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Fishin' Lakitu • Freezie • Frogoon • Ghost • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Hammer Knight • Keese • Little Bird • Manta • Maw-Ray • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti • Noki • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Raving Piranha Plant • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon Techniques Anti-gravity • Drift • Gravity • Highlight Reel • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstreaming • Spin Boost • Trick Miscellaneous Andrew Trego • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish Line • From the Pit • Highlight Reel • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Miiverse • Pre-release and unused content • Soundtrack • New sponsors • Returning sponsors • Staff (Deluxe) • Stamps • Starting Grid * - Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 • ** - Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • - Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 • - Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe