Yellow Hard Hat Balloon

Yellow Hard Hat Balloon
The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon in Mario Kart Tour
Type	Glider
Associated character	Builder Mario
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour
Variants Gold Hard Hat Balloon

The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon is a High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the 2023 New Year's Tour as the signature glider of Builder Mario. In a similar vein to the Mario's Hat Balloon and Luigi's Hat Balloon, the glider is a balloon that is based on Builder Mario's hardhat, hence the name. The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon provides better chances of getting Mega Mushrooms from Item Boxes and increases the number of bonus points earned for hitting drivers using a Mega Mushroom.

A gold variant named the Gold Hard Hat Balloon debuted alongside the Yellow Hard Hat Balloon in the 2023 New Year's Tour and is also classified as a High-End glider.

Availability

The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon is not currently obtainable from regular pipes, and it is not currently part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the glider's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
New Year's Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop December 27, 2022 – January 3, 2023
	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Mario Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Ninja Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Yoshi Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Spring Tour	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Bowser Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Mii Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Night Tour	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Pipe Tour	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Sunshine Tour	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Vacation Tour	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)
Summer Tour (2023)	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)

Profiles and statistics

Statistics

Special skill	Mega Mushroom Plus
Favorite courses (Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T GBA Sky Garden R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R/T N64 Kalimari Desert 2T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T SNES Ghost Valley 2 Piranha Plant Cove 2 Piranha Plant Cove 2T Tokyo Blur 4T Bangkok Rush R/T Bangkok Rush 2T Bangkok Rush 3R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R GBA Riverside Park GCN DK Mountain T DS Shroom Ridge R/T 3DS Mario Circuit R/T DS Mario Circuit R/T DS Mario Circuit T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T Wii Dry Dry Ruins T Wii Dry Dry Ruins R Madrid Drive 2 N64 Yoshi Valley R/T GBA Yoshi Desert T Berlin Byways T Athens Dash R/T Athens Dash 2R/T London Loop 2R/T Berlin Byways 2R/T DS Airship Fortress T SNES Bowser Castle 3R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge T Piranha Plant Cove 3T Wii Daisy Circuit T RMX Choco Island 1R/T N64 Mario Raceway T New York Minute 2R/T Vancouver Velocity T Vancouver Velocity 2R/T Rome Avanti 2T GBA Lakeside Park R/T Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T DS DK Pass T Wii DK Summit T RMX Vanilla Lake 2T London Loop 3T Rome Avanti 3T Berlin Byways 3R/T Madrid Drive 3R/T
Favored courses (Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)	3DS Daisy Hills R/T* SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T* 3DS Toad Circuit R/T SNES Ghost Valley 2R/T** SNES Donut Plains 3R/T** GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T*** GBA Battle Course 1 N64 Kalimari Desert 2R GBA Cheep-Cheep Island SNES Ghost Valley 2R Piranha Plant Cove R/T Tokyo Blur 4R Bangkok Rush T Bangkok Rush 3T Bangkok Rush 2R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 3DS Piranha Plant Slide R Piranha Plant Cove 2T GBA Riverside Park R/T Wii Coconut Mall T GCN DK Mountain R/T Wii Coconut Mall R/T DS Shroom Ridge T GCN DK Mountain R 3DS Mario Circuit T 3DS Wario Shipyard T N64 Yoshi Valley T GBA Yoshi Desert R/T London Loop T Berlin Byways 2T Athens Dash 2T Athens Dash T SNES Bowser Castle 3T Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T Wii Daisy Circuit R/T GBA Peach Circuit R/T N64 Mario Raceway R/T New York Minute R/T Rome Avanti 2R/T Rome Avanti T Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T GBA Lakeside Park T Madrid Drive 2T Wii DK Summit R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 2R/T Madrid Drive 3T Rome Avanti 3R/T
* 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.

• Spotlight Shop description:
  • English:
    Taking after Builder Mario's helmet, the Yellow Hard Hat Balloon is here!
    Aim for a big comeback with its Mega Mushroom Plus special skill!
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      ビルダーマリオのヘルメットがモチーフ！ビルダーメットバルーンが登場！
      スペシャルスキルのきょだいキノコプラスで 大逆転を目指そう！
    • Chinese (Simplified):
      设计主题是建筑工马力欧的头盔！建筑工头盔气球登场！
      使用特殊技能“巨大蘑菇 提升”，争取逆转局势！
    • Chinese (Traditional):
      以建築工人瑪利歐的頭盔為設計概念 建築工人頭盔氣球登場！
      使用特殊技能巨大蘑菇 強化以盛大逆轉為目標吧！
    • French:
      Eh non, ce n'est pas le casque de Mario ouvrier... mais l'aile Casque de chantier jaune !
      Remontez le peloton grâce à sa spécialité méga champi + !
    • German:
      Der Gelb-Bauhelm-Ballon, der wie Baumeister-Marios Helm aussieht, ist da!
      Plane ein großes Comeback mit seiner Spezialausstattung Mega-Pilz+!
    • Italian:
      È disponibile l'Elmetto giallo, ispirato al casco di Mario costruttore!
      Vai alla grande con la sua abilità speciale megafungo plus!
    • Korean:
      빌더마리오의 헬멧을 모티브로 한 빌더헬멧글라이더가 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 거대버섯 플러스로 대역전을 노리자!
    • Portuguese:
      O Capacete Construtor, inspirado no capacete do Mario construtor, já está disponível!
      Use sua característica especial, o megacogumelo+, para recuperar a liderança.
    • Spanish (Latin America):
      ¡Es igual al casco de Mario constructor! ¡Ya está aquí el Casco constructor!
      ¡Remonta en la partida con su característica especial, el mega champiñón +!
    • Spanish (Europe):
      ¡Pero si es igualito que el casco de Mario Constructor! ¡Ya está aquí el Casco Obra Mario!
      ¡Haz que tus rivales muerdan el polvo con su característica especial, megachampiñón +!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ビルダーメットバルーン Birudā Metto Barūn	Builder Helmet Balloon		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	建筑工头盔气球 Jiànzhú gōng tóukuī qìqiú	Builder Helmet Balloon		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	建築工人頭盔氣球 Jiànzhú gōngrén tóukuī qìqiú			[?]
French	Casque de chantier jaune	Yellow Site Helmet		[?]
German	Gelb-Bauhelm-Ballon	Yellow Construction Helmet Balloon		[?]
Italian	Elmetto giallo	Yellow Helmet		[?]
Korean	빌더헬멧글라이더 Bildeo Helmet Geullaideo	Builder Helmet Glider		[?]
Portuguese	Capacete Construtor	Constructor Helmet		[?]
Spanish (Latin America)	Casco constructor	Builder Helmet		[?]
Spanish (Europe)	Casco Obra Mario	Mario Work Helmet		[?]