Rocket Start: Difference between revisions

A '''Rocket Start''' (also referred to as a '''Rocket Boost''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Mario Kart 64'' Player's Guide. Pages 12 and 91.</ref> '''Turbo Start''',<ref>''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' instruction booklet, page 26.</ref> '''Boost Start''',{{ref needed}} or '''Head Start'''{{ref needed}}) is a technique used in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'']] series as well as the racing games of the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'']] franchise, such as ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. It is a powerful burst of speed that occurs at the beginning of every race, which easily accelerates racers to top speed from standing still. It is executed by holding the acceleration button at the correct time in the starting countdown, with each game having different timing to do so, although the general timing of the technique in most games is to press the button sometime when the number '''2''' or equivalent appears onscreen. If the player holds the button too early and over-revs when the final beep sounds, the player's vehicle will backfire and stall for a few seconds at the beginning of the course (sometimes known as a '''Dud Start'''{{ref needed}} or '''Fail Start'''{{ref needed}}).