Dash Panel: Difference between revisions

'''Boost Pads'''{{ref needed}} (also called '''Dash Panels'''<ref>{{ref quote|This flashing device is called a Dash Panel.|[[Lakitu]]|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}}</ref><ref>''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' instruction booklet. Page 31.</ref><ref>Knight, Michael. (2010) ''[[Prima Games|Prima]] Nintendo DS Pocket Guide''. Page 127.</ref><ref>Epstein, Joe, Garitt Rocha, and Alexander Musa. (2017) ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' Official Guide (from [[Prima Games]]). Page 11.</ref> or '''dash panels'''<ref>Grimm, Steven. (2003) ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Page 31.</ref><ref>''Mario Kart DS'' instruction booklet. Page 36.</ref><ref>Hodgson, David S. J. ''Mario Kart Wii'' Premiere Edition. Page 9.</ref><ref>von Esmarch, Nick. (2011) ''Mario Kart 7'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 46.</ref>, '''Speed Strips'''<ref>Stratton, Bryan, and Steve Stratton. (2001) ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 39.</ref>, '''Boost Panels'''{{ref needed}}, '''booster-arrow''' or '''booster arrow'''<ref>''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide, pages 59 & 67</ref>, '''zippers'''<ref>''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide, page 10</ref>, '''Nitro Ramps'''{{ref needed}}, '''Rainbow Ramps'''<ref>''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' Player's Guide, page 59</ref>, '''Dash Zones'''<ref>''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' instruction booklet, pages 31 & 32</ref>, '''Turbo Tiles'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' #41, page 89.</ref>, and '''Turbo Plates'''<ref>''Nintendo Power'' #41, page 89.</ref>) are special panels that appear as a stationary power-up in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. The appearance of these panels has changed throughout the series' history. Boost Pads give powerful bursts of speed for the player's [[Kart]] and are often used to achieve maximum speed on big jumps and slopes, as well as to gain advantage over opponents. If the player uses a [[Mushroom]] or a [[Mini-Turbo]] on any of these pads, nothing will happen; however, the player will go faster if they [[Slipstreaming|slipstream]] over one.