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''' | A '''drift''' (also referred to as a '''power slide'''<ref>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction booklet, page 12.</ref> or '''Power-slide'''<ref>''Mario Kart DS'' Mission Mode: 1-8</ref>) is a move in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], allowing the [[kart]] to keep speed around corners, at a cost of a bit of handling. Beginning with ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', it is possible to use both directions of the D-Pad (left and right) simultaneously while in a drift to cause the kart to get a short, but helpful [[Mini-Turbo]] when the drift is ended. In most ''Mario Kart'' games, the player must [[Hop (move)|hop]] before being able to drift. The exceptions to this are in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', where there is no hop button – the player simply needs to keep press the {{button|gcn|R}} button (or {{button|gcn|L}} button) instead – and in the ''Mario Kart Arcade GP'' sub-series, where the player needs to tap the brake to enable drifting. | ||
Due to the emergence of the "[[Mini-Turbo|snaking]]" technique in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', starting from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', performing Mini-Turbos by drifting has been simplified by becoming time-based rather than by tilting/pressing the control pad multiple times. ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' also introduced the "inside drifting" mechanic, in which the vehicle will commit to the turn by going to the inside instead of drifting to the outside when the player attempts to drift. All [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|sport bikes]] in the ''Mario Kart'' series uses this mechanic. | Due to the emergence of the "[[Mini-Turbo|snaking]]" technique in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', starting from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', performing Mini-Turbos by drifting has been simplified by becoming time-based rather than by tilting/pressing the control pad multiple times. ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' also introduced the "inside drifting" mechanic, in which the vehicle will commit to the turn by going to the inside instead of drifting to the outside when the player attempts to drift. All [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|sport bikes]] in the ''Mario Kart'' series uses this mechanic. | ||
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Revision as of 14:46, July 9, 2019
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A drift (also referred to as a power slide[1] or Power-slide[2]) is a move in the Mario Kart series, allowing the kart to keep speed around corners, at a cost of a bit of handling. Beginning with Mario Kart 64, it is possible to use both directions of the D-Pad (left and right) simultaneously while in a drift to cause the kart to get a short, but helpful Mini-Turbo when the drift is ended. In most Mario Kart games, the player must hop before being able to drift. The exceptions to this are in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, where there is no hop button – the player simply needs to keep press the button (or button) instead – and in the Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series, where the player needs to tap the brake to enable drifting.
Due to the emergence of the "snaking" technique in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS, starting from Mario Kart Wii, performing Mini-Turbos by drifting has been simplified by becoming time-based rather than by tilting/pressing the control pad multiple times. Mario Kart Wii also introduced the "inside drifting" mechanic, in which the vehicle will commit to the turn by going to the inside instead of drifting to the outside when the player attempts to drift. All sport bikes in the Mario Kart series uses this mechanic.
In some games, one can perform a long powerslide by steering at the opposite direction while holding the drift button (when drifting to the left, steer right and vice versa), at the cost of speed. However, starting from Mario Kart Wii, performing this technique would delay the Mini-Turbo and causing it to take longer to charge.
Official Descriptions
Mario Kart 7
- Instruction Manual: "Drifting allows you to take sharp corners without slowing down. To drift, press and hold while entering a turn. While drifting, you can change the angle of your turn by moving ."
Mario Kart 8
- Instruction manual: "Drift around sharp corners without reducing speed! With held down, hold and use to turn."
Gallery
Larry Koopa doing the "inside drifting" with the Sport Bike in Mario Kart 8
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Japanese | ドリフト[?] Dorifuto |
Drift | |
German | Drift[?] | Drift | |
Italian | Slittata Derapata (Mario Kart Wii and onwards)[?] |
Slide Sideslip |
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Russian | Управляемый занос[?] Upravlyayemyy zanos |
? | |
Spanish | Derrapar[?] | To skid |