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{{about|rail-bound freight cars|the vehicles from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart'' series]]|[[Kart]]|the Yoshi transformation from [[Yoshi's New Island]]|[[Mine-Cart Yoshi]]}} | {{about|rail-bound freight cars|the vehicles from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart'' series]]|[[Kart]]|the Yoshi transformation from [[Yoshi's New Island]]|[[Mine-Cart Yoshi]]}} | ||
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|image=[[File:DKCTF Mine Cart.png|250px]]<br>A Mine Cart from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | |image=[[File:DKCTF Mine Cart.png|250px]]<br>A Mine Cart from ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[ | |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' (December 12, 2018 update) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mine Carts''', also parsed '''Minecarts''' and referred to as simply '''Carts''' are vehicles found in several [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] and ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. | '''Mine Carts''', also parsed '''Minecarts''' and referred to as simply '''Carts''', are vehicles that are found in several [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] and ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. They often serve as a means of transportation in rollercoaster-type scenarios, where the characters are required to avoid incoming obstacles as the Mine Cart moves them forward. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ====''Donkey Kong Country''==== | ||
[[File:MineCartCarnage-SNES-2.png|thumb|left|The Kongs riding a Mine Cart in Mine Cart Carnage from ''Donkey Kong Country''.]] | [[File:MineCartCarnage-SNES-2.png|thumb|left|The Kongs riding a Mine Cart in Mine Cart Carnage from ''Donkey Kong Country''.]] | ||
Mine Carts first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where they | Mine Carts first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where they are featured in [[Mine Cart Carnage]] and [[Mine Cart Madness]]. After jumping into a Mine Cart, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] will not have any control over the Mine Cart's speed and can only jump with the Mine Cart. As such, the [[Kong]]s must carefully jump over any obstacle, pitfall, or enemy that gets in their path. [[Krash]]es are a type of [[Kremling]] who ride a Mine Cart in the opposite direction of the Kongs, as an attempt to ram into them. | ||
There are numerous tipped over Mine Carts throughout Mine Cart Carnage, | There are numerous tipped over Mine Carts throughout Mine Cart Carnage, acting as obstacles. These Mine Carts often appear at the dead-end of a rail, or on the very short rails before the level exit. | ||
In Mine Cart Carnage, the Kongs use a single Mine Cart throughout the whole level, and they carry the Mine Cart as they jump. In Mine Cart Madness, the | In Mine Cart Carnage, the Kongs use a single Mine Cart throughout the whole level, and they carry the Mine Cart as they jump. In Mine Cart Madness, they use multiple Mine Carts throughout the level and are able to jump out of them. The main purpose for doing so is to jump into the following Mine Cart positioned at the start of the next railing. Sometimes the following Mine Cart has a Krash in it, who sits motionlessly at the starting point of the rail. By jumping on the Krash, the Kongs can hijack its Mine Cart and ride it. | ||
Mine Carts | Mine Carts are replaced by [[Roller Coaster]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' and [[Toboggan]]s in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''. | ||
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====''Donkey Kong 64''==== | ====''Donkey Kong 64''==== | ||
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====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ====''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==== | ||
Minecarts return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the remade Wario's Gold Mine, however, they are actually helpful this time, since they are hovering on [[anti-gravity]] rails, and thus the players can gain [[Spin Boost]]s upon colliding with their wheels. | Minecarts return in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the remade Wario's Gold Mine, however, they are actually helpful this time, since they are hovering on [[anti-gravity]] rails, and thus the players can gain [[Spin Boost]]s upon colliding with their wheels. | ||
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''==== | |||
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', [[Mole Miner]]s can be seen riding Mine Carts on tracks in the background of [[Bananan Labyrinth]]. | |||
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''=== | ===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''=== | ||
