Rocket Start: Difference between revisions

[[File:Ninja Hideaway Race Start MK8 Deluxe.jpg|thumb|The flames coming out of the exhaust pipe determine the strength of the Rocket Start. Pictured is a [[Mii]] performing a Rocket Start in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.]]

In the ''Mario Kart'' series,  the Rocket Start technique 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}}).

[[File:MK7RocketStartReady.jpg|thumb|The technique can be used by holding {{button|3ds|A}} or {{button|3ds|Y}} while '''2''' appears onscreen in ''Mario Kart 7''.]]

In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', Rocket Starts are performed the same as in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' and ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', they are performed by pressing down on the accelerator when "1" appears on the screen

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*'''Tips & Tricks:''' ''At the race's start, tap the screen and hold on 2, then release at GO to take off with a Rocket Start! The closer you are to GO when you release, the longer your dash will last and the more bonus points you'll get. But be careful... You'll stall if you tap too early!''

*'''FYI! (From [[Ready, Set, Rocket Start]]):''' ''Tap and hold the screen when the countdown reaches 2, release at GO for a Rocket Start!''

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