Item (Mario Kart series)
An item is used as a power-up in the Mario Kart series. Players in the lead tend to get weaker items like Bananas and Green Shells, while those who are behind get powerful items like Lightning and Bullet Bills.
Table of items
Key
– The item appears in the game
– The item does not appear in the game
Notes
1 - This item was supposed to appear in the game, but it has been scrapped.
2 - This item doesn't appear in the original Mario Kart 8, but it does appear in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
3 - The Coin appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit and Mario Kart 7, but players cannot obtain it from an Item Box.
Off-Road (stat)
Off-Road is a stat that appears in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7. This stat determines how much speed the vehicle retains when traveling on off-road terrain, and in the latter game, its grasp on certain terrain. Vehicles with low off-road stats are slowed significantly and slide on ice easily.
Acceleration
Acceleration is a stat in the Mario Kart series that determines how quickly a vehicle reaches its top speed. Vehicles with low acceleration stats take longer to reach their top speed.
Handling
Handling is a stat in the Mario Kart series that determines how well a vehicle turns normally. Vehicles with low handling stats make wide turns and struggle on tracks with sharp turns, such as N64 DK's Jungle Parkway and SNES Mario Circuit 3.