- This article is about the kart in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! For the full-sized engine with the same name, see Barrel Train (Mario Party 8).
Barrel Train | |
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Barrel Train in Mario Kart Tour | |
Size class | MKDD: Light MK7 and MKT: Any |
Strong stats | Speed (MKDD) Speed, Weight (MK7) |
Average stats | Weight (MKDD) Acceleration, Off-Road (MK7) |
Weak stats | Acceleration (MKDD) Handling (MK7) |
Appears in | Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (sticker cameo), Mario Kart 7, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (trophy cameo), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo), Mario Kart Tour |
The Barrel Train is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It is a traction engine with elements of a railroad locomotive and a barrel, and it resembles the train from Kalimari Desert as well as the K64 from Paper Mario. Its horn makes the sound of a train whistle. Like any steam engine, the Barrel Train's exhaust pipe is a smokestack.
History
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
The Barrel Train first appears in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! as a lightweight kart serving as the signature kart of Diddy Kong (although the Prima Official Strategy Guide claims it does not have any associated character[1]). It can be unlocked by winning the Star Cup on 150cc. The Barrel Train is the heaviest lightweight kart in the game; its weight is tied with the middleweight Red Fire and Heart Coach karts. It is also the only lightweight kart that can push around the middleweight Green Fire and Bloom Coach karts. According to the game stats, it is tied with the Bullet Blaster as the fastest lightweight kart. However, it also has the weakest acceleration of its weight class.
Although the game shows a four-star speed stat, the Barrel Train's top speed is tied with that of the Bullet Blaster, DK Jumbo, and Piranha Pipes, and its small size enables it to avoid most hazards more easily. It also has the weakest traction of all karts, as it still maintains its speed briefly after getting hit by the Lightning item. However, while it has a two-star acceleration stat, the Barrel Train accelerates equally to the Green Fire and Wario Car. Finally, the Barrel Train is one of the two four-star speed karts to lose the least amount of speed upon going off-road, with the other being the Piranha Pipes.
The Barrel Train is one of the only four karts to have a unique engine sound, the other three being the DK Jumbo, Koopa King, and Parade Kart.
The train whistle made by the Barrel Train's horn is identical to the train from Animal Crossing.
Mario Kart 7
The Barrel Train appears again in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable kart body. The main difference is that it can be ridden by anyone - not only small but also medium and large-sized characters - and it now lacks the green platform, and only contains four wheels of the player's choice, thus eliminating the second racer's place, and making the kart only for one racer. The star decals on the front and the sides are also removed, filled in by the selected character's emblem.
The Barrel Train offers a small speed and weight boost, while hindering handling. In fact, it is tied with the Bumble V and Bruiser for having the worst handling of all kart bodies. In terms of its hidden stats, the Barrel Train offers one of the best mini-turbo boosts (tied with the Bumble V and Koopa Clown), but it also has the worst sea speed of all kart bodies.
Equipping the Barrel Train with Slim tires makes it resemble the original version, despite the missing platform.
Similar to the Tiny Tug, the kart has a low-revving diesel engine, and its sound is derived from an actual steam train.
Mario Kart Tour
The Barrel Train returns in Mario Kart Tour, classified as a Super kart. It uses its design from Mario Kart 7, making it the only kart originating in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to not retain the item user's handlebar. The star decals return on the sides of the kart. It uses the Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, slightly resembling its original tires (although a pre-release screenshot shows it with the Pipe Frame's tires instead). The Barrel Train increases the duration of Rocket Start boosts and the amount of points earned upon performing a Rocket Start.
The 2019 Paris Tour introduced a gold variant of the vehicle, named the Gold Train, which is classified as a High-End kart.
Mario Party series
The Barrel train appears in Mario Party 8 exclusively on Shy Guy's Perplex Express. The Barrel Train will appear whenever a player lands on a DK Space, replacing the train's current engine, which could be either Shy Guy's standard one or Bowser's Bad-Breath Express. In Party mode, the first player who reaches the Barrel Train will be given a Star from DK for free. In Star Battle Arena, DK will double the player's coin total.
The Barrel Train will leave either after someone reaches it, or if somebody lands on a Bowser Space. If the player lands on a Bowser Space, the Bad-Breath Express will come, instead.
Notably, the Barrel Train was resigned, looking much more like an actual steam train.
Super Smash Bros. series
Various items of the Barrel Train have appeared throughout the Super Smash Bros. series. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, there is a sticker of the Barrel Train that can be equipped to any fighter in The Subspace Emissary to increase their leg attack power by 19 points. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, there is a trophy of Donkey Kong in the Mario Kart 7 incarnation of the Barrel Train. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there is an Advanced-class support spirit of a Barrel Train that takes up one support slot, and using it on a fighter boosts the power of their dash attacks. In World of Light, the spirit appears in the badlands region on the east side of the Light Realm map, and the spirit's puppet fighters are Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, fought on the Spirit Train stage.
Profiles and statistics
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart 7
- Speed: +0.25
- Sea Speed: -0.75
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Acceleration: 0
- Weight: +0.25
- Handling: -0.5
- Sea Handling: 0
- Air Handling: 0
- Off-Road: 0
- Mini-Turbo: +1.5
- Stability: 0
- Drift: -0.25
Mario Kart Tour
Special skill | Rocket Start Plus | |||||
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. |
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sticker Barrel Train |
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Artwork from: Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | ||||||||
Effects in The Subspace Emissary: [Leg] - Attack +19 | ||||||||
Usable by: Anyone |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Trophy Donkey Kong + Barrel Train |
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Category: Series Related | ||||||||
How to unlock: Random | ||||||||
This mean machine may look like it was meant for the tracks, but really it was made to soar. That fine wood finish isn't so great in the water, though. I bet more than a few players have fond memories of the Barrel Train and its first driver, Diddy Kong. (American English) | ||||||||
This kart might look like it needs to be on rails, but it's actually great in mid-air. Like any barrel, though, it has a tendency to float. In a race that comes down to speed in water, it'll get left behind. The name "Barrel Train" might ring a bell for Mario Kart veterans – it was Diddy Kong's kart! (British English) |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit
# | Name | Image | Series / game | Type | Class | Strength / effect(s) | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
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Opponent(s) | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | ||||||||
82 | Barrel Train | Mario Kart Series | Support (1) | Advanced | Dash Attack ↑ | World of Light (Light Realm); Spirit Board | Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong |
Rule: Item: Bullet Bill
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Spirit Train | Rainbow Road - Mario Kart: Double Dash!! |
Gallery
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Diddy Kong and Bowser Jr. in the Barrel Train on Peach Beach
Mario Kart 7
Metal Mario in the Barrel Train
Mario Kart Tour
Diddy Kong in a pre-release version of the Barrel Train on GCN Dino Dino Jungle
Diddy Kong tricking in the Barrel Train on 3DS Rainbow Road
Builder Mario tricking in the Barrel Train on RMX Choco Island 1R/T
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | タルポッポ Tarupoppo |
From「樽」(taru, "barrel") and「ポッポ」(poppo, an onomatopoeic word for puffing steam train engine) |
Chinese | 木桶嘟嘟 Mùtǒng Dūdū |
From「木桶」(mùtǒng, "barrel") and「嘟嘟」(dūdū, onomatopoeia for train sounds) |
Dutch | Locomobiel |
From locomotive and mobiel ("mobile") |
French | Loco Tonneau |
From locomotive and tonneau ("barrel") |
German | Kokoloko |
From kokosnuss ("coconut") and lokomotive ("locomotive") |
Italian | Barile Ciuf-Ciuf |
Choo-Choo Barrel |
Korean | 나무통기차 Namutong Gicha |
Wooden Barrel Train |
Portuguese (NOA) | Locomokong |
From locomotiva ("locomotive") and "Kong" |
Portuguese (NOE) | Locomopipa |
From locomotiva ("locomotive") and pipa ("barrel") |
Russian | Паровозик Parovozik |
From паровоз (parovoz, "train") with diminutive suffix -ик ("-ik") |
Spanish | Locomokong |
From locomotora ("locomotive") and "Kong" |
References
- ^ Hodgson, David S. Mario Kart: Double Dash PRIMA's Official Strategy Guide. Page 34.